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Originally Posted by kennyc
AH, I see where it's coming from now.
Zelda, Someone who takes something that is not theirs, is a thief. Do you have another definition?
Please spend your time enforcing the guidelines against personal attacks if you would please. Please read back through the postings in this thread rather the focus on one that someone has "reported"
Thank you.
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Kenny, as someone who loves to read and reads a lot (you must be, or you wouldn't be here), I am sure you understand and can appreciate the power of words. Whether or not copyright infringement can be considered theft is arguable (from a purely legal standpoint, I'll point out that it's not), however THAT question is open for discussion here. There is however an important difference between discussing a person's viewpoint, and attacking the person themselves, which I am sure you can appreciate. The first is absolutely fine, the second is not acceptable. Calling our members "thieves" is not acceptable, even if you disagree with their point of view.
And, since I have not had time to read this entire thread, I'll add that
the above goes for EVERYONE, not only Kenny. As we say in our guidelines, please disagree with the post, not the poster, and avoid personal attacks and name-calling.
Kenny, specifically, if you feel a particular post is inappropriate or a personal attack, please report it rather than responding in kind. You have reported posts in the past, so I know you know how to do it. As for the specific posts you linked, I can see that they are disagreeing with your ideas, but I don't see a
personal attack in them.
Now, please let's get back to the discussion, but keep it polite and civil, EVERYONE.