A Refresher Course for our Members:

[code1211]

Just a quick "Thank You" to all of the Moderators and administrators who run this play pen. I thoroughly enjoy reading the posts and running off at the mouth. Fingers.

Pushing the opinions of others into my little head helps to stretch my own sensibilities. I'm sure that this vent has helped many of our number to avoid going postal.

 

[Toro]

You'd be cute if you weren't so damn, bossy.

Are you kidding?

It makes her even hotter!

 

[Darkwind]

You'd be cute if you weren't so damn, bossy. Make Gunny give us the refresher course next time.

When Gunny retires and appoints Echo as his heir, maybe you will have learned to accept women in positions of authority.

Gunny is going to appoint EZ as his hair?

 

[Xenophon]

Rules are for lesser men.

 

[RadiomanATL]

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I generally like the rules of USMB and appreciate their right to impose whatever rules they like. This site is one of the few on the web that actually allows and encourages free speech to the point where people can feel comfortable posting essentially whatever they want, no matter how unpopular or factually unsound or even offensive...

But I still contend that it isn't a copywright violation to post articles in their entirety as long as you reference the source fully. I have no problem with the rule, however, as it prevent yahoos from posting ridiculously long posts which can mistakenly be attributed to the poster, and which take up too much space. But my understanding (and I could be wrong) is that once something is published, it is in no way a copywright violation to circulate that publication in it's entirety ON THE INTERNET, so long as it isn't done for gain and so long as proper due is given.

I could be wrong. But as I said, I like the rule or you have idiots who never post their own crap and just pull stuff from other places and bore the crap out of everyone who reads it, but I don't believe it's an actual infringement.

You could be correct AB. There have been many instances where I've come across the very same article written by the very same person on several different websites, when I'm sure the author didn't publish it to all them him/herself.

But, as Dell pointed out, if the board is taking heat from people about posting full articles, I'd say rule against it. That and your point. Some twits here post ridiculously long articles, and then reply's are made using quote, and pages get absurdly long.

How long?

 

[Midnight Marauder]

EZ said "Member."

 

[Ringel05]

You'd be cute if you weren't so damn, bossy. Make Gunny give us the refresher course next time.

When Gunny retires and appoints Echo as his heir, maybe you will have learned to accept women in positions of authority.

Dillo must not be married.

 

[Ringel05]

One point this has reminded me of is sometimes the author will have attached the phrase 'no reproduction of this article (etc.) in whole or part without written permission of the author'. I have, until now, forgotten to look for that.

 

[Oddball]

EZ said "Member."

Yeah...yeah....Then she said "staff"...heh-heh-heh.....

 

[Samson]

Octopus and Squid vs Wimmin should be added to the description of "pornographic acts."

 

[strollingbones]

Octopus and Squid vs Wimmin should be added to the description of "pornographic acts."

note how 3 mods all ignore the question about the flashing mal and all....





i had forgotten what a little perv you are...thanks for reminding me

 

[Anguille]

Octopus and Squid vs Wimmin should be added to the description of "pornographic acts."

note how 3 mods all ignore the question about the flashing mal and all....





i had forgotten what a little perv you are...thanks for reminding me

That flashing is making me feel seasick.

 

[dilloduck]

Octopus and Squid vs Wimmin should be added to the description of "pornographic acts."

note how 3 mods all ignore the question about the flashing mal and all....





i had forgotten what a little perv you are...thanks for reminding me

That flashing is making me feel seasick.

oh great ! Another topic for eel lady to go bananas about. Is it interfering with your rights ?

 

[Samson]

Octopus and Squid vs Wimmin should be added to the description of "pornographic acts."

note how 3 mods all ignore the question about the flashing mal and all....





i had forgotten what a little perv you are...thanks for reminding me

If anyone's forgotten how preverted I am, then I'm clearly not posting enough.