cutting up a post

[Amedee Van Gasse (ub)]

TL;DR



On Tue, October 27, 2009 17:21, Douglas Pollard wrote:
> Steve Furbish wrote:
>> Douglas Pollard wrote:
>>
>>> IF anyone cares to go back and look I stated that what I wrote was a
>>> not
>>> a legal argument. Here again you took out and posted a small part of my
>>> statesmen that had no meaning without the rest of the statement. It is
>>> out of context.  I see you as one the cannot make an argument so
>>> instead
>>> seeks to distort anthers.  You call my arguments silly, look at your
>>> statement, "Get a lawyer and sue". WoW!  This also out of context, do
>>> you see what I mean.
>>>
>>>                                                             Doug
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> With all due respect Douglas I cared enough to look and yet saw no such
>> disclaimer openly stated in your little sub-thread. Nobody had to chop
>> your post to remove it because it wasn't clearly stated in the first
>> place. You did, however, mention  or use the words "right", "copyright",
>> "court", and "creative common" which have the natural tendency of
>> implying a legal argument. Furthermore, as one who has testified
>> thousands of times in court I can assure you that  breaking up a long
>> statement into it's shorter components is a very common tactic employed
>> by legal professionals in their "legal arguments". My suggestion if you
>> do not want your posts dissected and discussed - don't hit send.
>>
>> Steve
>>
>>
>>
> I have allowed several posts to go by without answering as I had said my
> piece and felt I was finished but the thread does not seem to want to
> die.  I am glad that some were interested enough to post. Most I think
> have been good arguments though I may disagree.   I think its a silly
> argument to say that by cutting up an argument into pieces and leaving
> out a major part can't change it's meaning is a bit silly.  I also feel
> that to argue that a e-mail posted here should meet some kind of legal
> standards.    Seems there is a belief that we should be posting in legal
> eze.  I feel sure that my informal disclaimer was understood by any that
> wanted to.   Which was in short, that the political putting of African
> Americans on welfare was a major contributer to inner city violence in
> the, "FCC and Internet", argument which this thread, "cutting up a
> post", referred to.  The explanation part of my statement was eliminated
> when IT was replied to.   Go back and read it.    MY posts not about me
> or even what I posted It was my belief that it is unfair to take
> someones book tear out a page and claim that is what the book is about.
> Do I expect interleaving to somehow stop? No. There is nothing wrong
> with interleaving and it serves a purpose.  But if it is used for the
> purpose of censoring  I see it as dishonest.  As best I can remember
> these lists are intended to be informal not legal argument. I stated
> before that I should not have even mentioned copyright as the post was
> not about copyright and that it brought in a legal argument. If by
> editing whether interline or censorship the meaning of the post has been
> changed in my opinion that is not fair use. As to remark that the
> statements are unclear it would seem that a reasonable response would
> be,  please explain these points. If a thing is said to be unclear does
> it make sense to comment on it when it is clearly not understood.   The
> most amazing thing about this is it seems that some have been somehow
> angered by this post.  I can see how  the persons who's post this was
> about would resent it.  Of course everyone is free to post on the
> subject but I won't be posting in reply as I have already said more than
> I care to an see no need to repeat myself.  IF you will look back my
> threads are about the only ones being commented on and if no one likes
> my topics why don't someone bring up something else so we can argue that.
>
>                                                                Doug
>
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