03-14-2010, 12:36 PM | #1 |
Member
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Milwaukee, WI
Posts: 688
|
Posting Private Messages
Terms of Service or Privacy Issue?
http://forums.segwaychat.com/showpos...96&postcount=7 · Post or transmit private messages sent to you by another member, in email, or by a moderator or administrator without their express permission. · Post or transmit any information, software or other material which violates or infringes upon the rights of others, including material which is an invasion of privacy or publicity rights or which is protected by copyright, trademark or other proprietary right, or derivative works with respect thereto, without first obtaining permission from the owner or right holder. The above post references an older version on the ToS. I couldn't find this in the latest version posted on the site. I thought posting a "private message" was not allowed without the permission of the author/sender. Is this still the case? |
03-17-2010, 10:03 AM | #2 |
Uber Administrator
Wise Segway Elder Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Greater Boston
Posts: 6,996
|
It was implied in the current TOS about invading other people's privacy, but has now been made explicit. You should not publicly share PMs or emails sent to you without the sender's explicit permission to do so.
John
__________________
-- An original Segway employee, 2001-2005 |
03-18-2010, 05:53 AM | #3 |
Member
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Milwaukee, WI
Posts: 688
|
Thank you John.
|
03-18-2010, 06:01 AM | #4 |
Member
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Milwaukee, WI
Posts: 688
|
For those interested, the Terms of Service section that applies:
Section 8.1 (v) any information, software or other material which violates or infringes upon the rights of others, including material which is an invasion of privacy or publicity rights (posting a private message or email, for instance) or which is protected by copyright, trademark, non-disclosure agreements, or other proprietary right, or derivative works with respect thereto, without first obtaining permission from the owner or right holder; |
03-18-2010, 12:12 PM | #5 | |
Advanced Member
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Sacramento, CA, USA.
Posts: 2,608
|
replies/forwarding to include a wider audience may be grounds for banning from SC
Based on what I read below, quoting someone's post (as I have done) is acceptable. However what about the following scenarios focusing on the "transmit" (not the "post") part of the below policy:
1) I have a list of people I send email to for a community glide in my local area. I accidentally leave someone off the list as send out a message to all of them using SC when I set up a glide. Unfortunately, anyone on the list noticing my ommission risks banning by forwarding my message to this overlooked person. 2) A dealer sends me a great quote for a pair of Li-Ion batteries. It's a bit too high for me, but I know a fellow glider in the dealer's area would happily jump at that deal. Unfortunately, I can't conveniently forward the message to my fellow glider to facilitate them setting up a deal. 3) Someone sends me an abusive or offensive message. Unfortunately, I cannot forward this message to the moderator as evidence for taking action to stop this activity. I am not questioning how the site is run...this would be a bannable act on my part. I am helping clarify the policy by bringing up scenarios that might be misinterpretted as "acceptable" by the community yet a moderator could rightfully start banning people over. Also, I'm making sure that scenarios be considered in advance, so that policy doesn't result in unintended consequences. ps - I do understand that moderators use their judgement (especially in the last case), but just that alone invites a subjective interpretation of any scenario and potentially arbitrariness or selective enforcement. Quote:
|
|
03-18-2010, 09:21 PM | #6 |
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Galactic Sector ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha
Posts: 2,086
|
Well said, polo pro.
__________________
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. "...if you insist on being imprecise in use and unique in definition, you should hardly be surprised that your attempts at communication are poorly understood." -a wise man |
03-19-2010, 08:28 AM | #7 | |||
Advanced Member
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: North west England, UK.
Posts: 3,043
|
I think common sense is in order here.
Quote:
Quote:
Quote:
Mods don't ban people willy nilly as far as I know. You have to be up to something for some contact from them. In summary, the mods have discretion and should use it reasonably. The rules are not always black and white.
__________________
Gareth Brandwood The comments posted are made by the fat figners of the individual and do not necessarily represent the views of the brain. |
|||
03-19-2010, 09:18 AM | #8 |
Junior Member
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Pasadena & Ocean City, MD, USA
Posts: 83
|
You people really need to find something constructive to do with your time. I fall on the sword. I DID it. I made it right with the person I offended and publicly apologized. It wasn't even a violation of the TOS when I did it, except by some long stretch, convoluted interpretation of the old TOS. They have since been changed. How much of your life are you going to waste??? To quote my mother, go out and play, it's nice outside.
|
03-19-2010, 03:29 PM | #9 |
Member
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: SW Missouri, near Springfield
Posts: 875
|
russ 498: You have a PM.
__________________
Lily Kerns ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Faculty: To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. |
03-19-2010, 07:15 PM | #10 | |
Advanced Member
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: North west England, UK.
Posts: 3,043
|
It's not all about you...
Quote:
__________________
Gareth Brandwood The comments posted are made by the fat figners of the individual and do not necessarily represent the views of the brain. |
|
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | |
|
|