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Jeff Pearlman: SJ.com is for loosers!!11!!11!!

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by Songbird, Jun 21, 2017.

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  1. justgladtobehere

    justgladtobehere Well-Known Member

    I wish I knew 1% of what you are talking about. The other board, the outing on Twitter. No clue and I'm afraid to ask.
     
    justgladtobehere, Jun 27, 2017
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  2. Moderator1

    Moderator1 Moderator Staff Member

    Don't be afraid but, well, yeah, don't ask either. Unless you have plenty of advil nearby.

    There has never, as far as I've been told through three owners, been a "rule" about PMs. It is like an email, a letter, whatever. Send at your own risk, it becomes the property of the receiver. Now, I think posting what someone sends you privately is not something anyone should do. If I've done it over 16 years here, it has been rare and likely without thinking (and I apologize if that's the case). But no one has ever told me about it being a rule.
     
    Moderator1, Jun 27, 2017
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  3. outofplace

    outofplace Well-Known Member

    Honestly, I also thought it was a rule. I agree that it shouldn't be done, but it is good to know the actual rules.
     
    outofplace, Jun 27, 2017
    #279
  4. typefitter

    typefitter Well-Known Member

    I think there's a difference between an obviously private PM from a good person who would like a bit of confidence and someone writing you something vile. Why should the latter expect you to be bound by some code? There's a collection of unhinged PMs from a certain poster that circulates like a battered old copy of Faces of Death. Good. You heap that amount of shit on people, it's going to come out eventually, and you should have no expectation that it won't. But if someone comes to you with sincerity about something personal, it would be pretty awful to post that anywhere.

    Not all PMs are equal, is what I'm trying to marblemouth.
     
    typefitter, Jun 27, 2017
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  5. TheSportsPredictor

    TheSportsPredictor Well-Known Member

    Looks like getting out of the rat race wasn't the solution, either.
     
    TheSportsPredictor, Jun 27, 2017
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  6. Dick Whitman

    Dick Whitman Well-Known Member

    Fuck him. I'm tired of his Eddie Haskell act.
     
    Dick Whitman, Jun 27, 2017
    #282
  7. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    Was mentioned as a rule previously:


    Posting Private Emails and Messages Without the Author's Permission

    This is an invasion of privacy, possibly unlawful, and members who violate this will be subject to the disciplinary process.


    New rules and guidelines
     
    YankeeFan, Jun 27, 2017
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  8. TheSportsPredictor

    TheSportsPredictor Well-Known Member

    I see it now. Right below personal atracks
     
    TheSportsPredictor, Jun 27, 2017
    #284
  9. outofplace

    outofplace Well-Known Member

    Is there any chance this can be handled with the offending poster rather than locking the thread?

    To be clear, I'm talking about Dickie, not YF. I think discussions of matters such as board policy and board history are good for SJ.com.
     
    outofplace, Jun 27, 2017
    #285
  10. Dick Whitman

    Dick Whitman Well-Known Member

    No, it can't. Fuck him. And you should be above kissing his ass.
     
    Dick Whitman, Jun 27, 2017
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  11. QYFW

    QYFW Well-Known Member

    Pretty awful to ignore it as well.
     
    QYFW, Jun 27, 2017
    #287
  12. Moderator1

    Moderator1 Moderator Staff Member

    That needs to be revised because it is not an invasion of privacy. I send it to you, it is yours to do with as you wish. Now if someone goes in and posts an email/PM of YOURS without permission, I can see it. But you posted stuff sent to you? I'd love to see that come to court as an invasion of privacy.

    Bottom line: you shouldn't do it because it is a shitty thing to do. But while it is indeed a written rule, I've never been told about it or told to enforce it. I don't think any of the others have either
     
    Moderator1, Jun 27, 2017
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