"Jeff Reid" > wrote in
news:4RANe.100042$E95.69983@fed1read01:

>> If I were given a warning for something I posted, rather than lashing
>> out at the moderators, I'd re-examine my own behavior and if I felt
>> the warning was unwarranted I would contact the moderators privately.
>> I'm certain doing that would provide a positive result in all but
>> the most extreme cases.
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> Extreme cases, like mine:
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> First a RSC moderator edits a post of my to delete a link to a widely
> available (back in 2002) video of David Coulthard doing a qualifying
> lap back from 2002. I had a yellow warning avatar attached to all my
> posts, and a private email stating it was because in that moderator's
> opinion, that any video showing a F1 car would be copywrighted.
> Another person posted in a thread asking why I got a yellow warning.
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> I responded to the moderator that the video in question had been in
> the public domain for a long time, but agreed not to post a link to it
> at RSC. The moderator insisted on leaving the yellow warning unless I
> got the FIA to mail a letter to RSC stating I had permission to host
> the video. I responded back that this was the equivalent of being
> "assumed guilty until proven innocent" and that it was also the
> equivalent of defamation of character.
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> Then a RSC moderator responded that I could no longer post a link to
> any video, including the videos I personally made (I've made
> a lot of racing game videos, and have posted these at many forums).
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> About the same time, Mbrio privately mailed to me that my reference to
> "defamation of character" was "extremely serious", and unless I sent a
> written letter agreeing to their policies within 24 hours, I would be
> banned. I responded that I never agreed to having a warning avatar
> attached to my posts, that I no longer wanted to be a member of RSC,
> and wanted all of my posts deleted, as I considered my posts to be
> copyrighted, and because of their violation of the original member
> agreement, I was no longer giving them permission to host my posts.
> Mbrio later sent me a regular email stating that I had been banned
> and that all my posts were deleted as requested.
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Thats it? YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING? All this angst, all this
indignation over a yellow warning icon? Gosh. It is a wonder your kids
haven't been run out of school, or that your wife still walks down the
street in public with you. I'm suprised that grocers sell you food since
EVERYONE knows you have a yellow icon.

I'm sorry I ever got involved in this thread. I'm done. I cannot
believe that this is the reason for all these posts. Good day to all.
Ask me a question about a sim, ask me how to be a really slow sim driver,
but don't expect me to contribute to this drivel any further.
dave henrie