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> 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. Extreme cases, like mine: 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. 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. 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). 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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