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View Poll Results: Should Copyright/Piracy threads be against the rules? | |
Ban Copyright Threads. It’s a political issue anyway.
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Copyright Threads are OK. If you don’t like them, don’t read them.
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Fleh!
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6th September 2005, 03:18 AM
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| | Flumph Herder
Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Michigan
Posts: 559
| Should Copyright/Piracy threads be against the rules?
Doesn’t it seem that those Copyright/Piracy threads usually end up being locked after lots of rancor?  !
Who thinks they should be against the rules just like politics, religion & abusive slams?
Sam
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6th September 2005, 03:22 AM
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| | I love the knight life
Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Victoria, Australia
Posts: 4,774
| Should be in Meta.
Don't see a problem with them, they are topical and relevant converstaions that relate to the gaming industry. | |
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6th September 2005, 03:23 AM
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| | Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2002
Posts: 1,994
| I don't know-- copyright threads are far more relevant to people here than most religion/politics.
I think Morrus had the right idea when he said that he was going to be watching the thread closely, with no tolerance for uncivil behavior. The threads are, more or less, necessary, as is an increased level in vigilance while dealing with them.
Eventually, we might reach a point where any new copyright thread gets closed and linked to the old ones, but I don't think it's quite that bad yet. Every forum has its recurring vitriol topics-- and I'd say one of ours is obviously copyright. | |
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6th September 2005, 03:30 AM
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| | Penguin Herder
Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: New York City
Posts: 16,565
| Legal, Ethical, Moral =/= Political.
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6th September 2005, 03:34 AM
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| | Epic Oozemaster
Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Columbus, Ohio
Posts: 49,401
| the threads are fine, some of the posts in the threads though need dealt with | |
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6th September 2005, 03:39 AM
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| | Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Kaunakakai, Molokai, Hawaii, USA
Posts: 13,524
| AFAIC, it's a purely legal discussion. | |
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6th September 2005, 03:55 AM
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| | Playing a train song.
Join Date: Aug 2004
Posts: 720
| I think they are o.k. It heats up sometimes but I think they are worthwhile threads.
-Shay | |
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6th September 2005, 03:56 AM
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| | Admin Wolf
Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: OH
Posts: 2,918
| They are fine. They are easy enough to avoid reading if one has no interest in them. Certainly there is an occasional post that gets out of hand, but those can be dealt with if need be. | |
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6th September 2005, 04:02 AM
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| | Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Kaunakakai, Molokai, Hawaii, USA
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Originally Posted by shaylon I think they are o.k. It heats up sometimes but I think they are worthwhile threads. | Most arguments heat up because some believe the licenses either have so little protection or too much restrictions.
That and the fact both have not been tested in the court of law yet. | |
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6th September 2005, 04:06 AM
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| | Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: West Lafayette, IN
Posts: 2,657
| If they bug you so much, and they always end in unproductive slugfests, then just ignore them.
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6th September 2005, 04:07 AM
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| | Moderatarrrrh...
Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: New Zealand
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| Moved to Meta.
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6th September 2005, 04:36 AM
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| | Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2002
Posts: 1,823
| Yay, lets turn this forum into a place where people can just agree with each other, the forum would be much more friendly without heated arguments! Or not. Where's the rolleyes smiley when you need it?
A vocal NO here. A forum should be censored as little as possible. If you cannot handle a debate of a particular (on topic!) subject, thats your problem, not mine, not the forums or the government.
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6th September 2005, 05:46 AM
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| | Moderatarrrrh...
Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: New Zealand
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| Closed at original poster's request.
Anyone who wishes to discuss similar concerns is welcome to start another thread.
-Hyp.
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