[IMC-bristol] Guidance still required

[ian]

another week another flame war. phew

okay heres my tuppence.  There has become an increasing problem with users 
of the site abusing the newswire / comments.  All crash was trying to do 
was to rein this in a bit - and I'm 100% behind him. JV's e-mail address 
has been in the public domain for quite a long time - as sam pointed out.

The comments function is to allow people to comment on the given posting - 
not for people to use it as some kind of chat room.  Theres lots of forums 
out that will cater for idle chit chat  eg http://altbristol.org.uk/ or 
http://www.urban75.net/vbulletin/    This isn't anything to do with being 
PC but a respectful request for users of the site to remember what BIMCs 
purpose is - an alternative news service for Bristol & the Southwest.

Please keep comments on topic.

I haven't appreciated in the slightest the language that James is using. I 
find it disrespectful, unnecessary & inappropriate for a public e-mail 
list.  If we can't be polite to one another whats the fuckin point?

Crash has been involved in BIMC since its inception and I find his input a 
valuable contribution (along with JV's STW newsletter i might add).  There 
is absolutely no need for Crash to step back from admin-ing the site as in 
my opinion he hasn't abused his position.  Crash - I myself wrote to Paul K 
& Zaskar last week asking them both to calm it down after their public 
online tiff ended up in two threads being removed. I hope that answers your 
question.

Banging out the stories that are of interest to the people of Bristol is 
the most important thing here - all the rest is peripheral.

best
ian



At 14:02 01/12/2003 +0000, you wrote:
>Dear All,
>
>I am still waiting for guidance from other collective members on the 
>issues raised. Since my private email to James Venables who has now sent 
>several emails to this public list, his posts are becoming increasingly 
>unpleasant (e.g. 'fuck-wits on high'). I am not enjoying reading this kind 
>of stuff directed to me, so I think it better if I wait for guidance from 
>others. I never expected a 'take it or leave it' comment, sent in private, 
>to result in a public exchange of insults.
>
>I am particularly disappointed that no-one has offered me any guidance on 
>whether it is an invasion of privacy to write unsolicited emails to users 
>who supply email addresses to the site. Or is it only appropriate to write 
>to users who have supplied emails, say within the last three months, one 
>month or week?
>
>While this continues to be unresolved and there is an outstanding request 
>to have me removed from the collective, I do not believe I should continue 
>to participate in the admin of BIMC.
>
>Regards,
>
>Crash.
>
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