Hee.
Mal: Well, you were right about this being a bad idea. Zoe: Thanks for sayin', sir.
'Serenity'
Bureaucracy 3: Oh, so now you want to be part of the SOLUTION?
A thread to discuss naming threads, board policy, new thread suggestions, and anything else that has to do with board administration and maintenance. Guaranteed to include lively debate and polls. Natter discouraged, but not deleted.
Current Stompy Feet: ita, Jon B, DXMachina, P.M. Marcontell, Liese S., amych
Jesse - Mar 10, 2006 11:09:22 am PST #6483 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
§ ita § - Mar 25, 2006 6:13:34 am PST #6484 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
There was a time here when Bit Torrent was the filesharing that dared not speak its name.
Now we're linking to illegal downloads all through Minearverse.
I'm queasy about this, but can't quite articulate where the boundary is.
I know Tim doesn't care, and wants it all out in the world, and I totally sympathise with that. I just don't want us to be such a clear vehicle for something that's undoubtedly illegal.
Lee - Mar 25, 2006 6:20:09 am PST #6485 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
I agree with ita.
Jessica - Mar 25, 2006 6:37:53 am PST #6486 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I just don't want us to be such a clear vehicle for something that's undoubtedly illegal.
I agree, too.
Polter-Cow - Mar 25, 2006 6:40:30 am PST #6487 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I took out the link.
Laura - Mar 25, 2006 6:44:10 am PST #6488 of 10001
Our wings are not tired.
Some discretion would be nice. I have asked questions when I was having issues in technology and have back channeled on the subject. It doesn't feel like our policy should Pirates R Us. Don't know what solution to suggest. A polite reminder that such activities are not endorsed by the board?
eta: I don't think the discussion was directed at you specifically P-C, but the trend in that thread in general, but go you with the cute edit.
JenP - Mar 25, 2006 6:50:27 am PST #6489 of 10001
I just don't want us to be such a clear vehicle for something that's undoubtedly illegal.
Ah. Good point. I think my desire to see the eps eclipsed my caution alarms. Is it just the direct links that are at issue, or is it best not to post even written out URLs to avail. dls posted (or the torrent thingy that someone else posted in Minearverse)?
(Edited to take out reference to "people" which might be easily confused with "The Secret Cabal," which was not my intention and just never ends well.)
DXMachina - Mar 25, 2006 7:11:09 am PST #6490 of 10001
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
I also agree. It's one thing to point someone to a torrent site. It's another to actually link the torrent. The last thing we need is a C&D letter, or worse.
msbelle - Mar 25, 2006 7:15:51 am PST #6491 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
in agreement with ita/DX.
A polite reminder that such activities are not endorsed by the board?
this would be good.
Allyson - Mar 25, 2006 7:36:42 am PST #6492 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Agree as well. It was sort of freaking me out a little bit.
ETA: Not that anyone needed my concurrence. It occured to me when Kristen linked up scripts, and I got an e from Simon saying that they'd not link on Whedonesque to protect Kristen.
Whedonesque doesn't allow torrent links for the same reason.
I think admins should be able to delete torrent links with a note: Torrent links aren't allowed. Go backchannel, my friend.
Or you know, something actually cool.