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Change to DW Terms of Service

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Dear all

A minor, but important, change to the terms of service:
Any subject matter that may be off-topic or is intended only to cause disruption or harm to others may be removed without notice. This includes the badmouthing of other Buddhist discussion forums and this includes no active links to sites that permit gossip and negative views towards other Buddhist forums, trolling, meta-discussion (i.e. discussion about discussion), unsubstantiated allegations against members, solicitation of funds, proselytizing, and the advocating or promotion of illegal activity.
The change was due to a number of people coming to Dhamma Wheel in recent times advocating the use of illicit 'recreational' drugs. The clause gives us the administrative justification to remove threads promoting drug consumption as well as other illegal activities.
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Ben
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Re: Change to DW Terms of Service

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Hi Ben and Mods,
May I suggest changing the wording in this part
This includes the badmouthing of other Buddhist discussion forums and this includes no active links to sites that permit gossip and negative views towards other Buddhist forums
I found it quite hard to read and understand what was meant, as it seams to jump back on, and negate itself in the underlined part.
maybe change to
"or linking to active discussions..."
or
"e.g. linking to active discussions"

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Ben wrote:Dear all

A minor, but important, change to the terms of service:
Any subject matter that may be off-topic or is intended only to cause disruption or harm to others may be removed without notice. This includes the badmouthing of other Buddhist discussion forums and this includes no active links to sites that permit gossip and negative views towards other Buddhist forums, trolling, meta-discussion (i.e. discussion about discussion), unsubstantiated allegations against members, solicitation of funds, proselytizing, and the advocating or promotion of illegal activity.
The change was due to a number of people coming to Dhamma Wheel in recent times advocating the use of illicit 'recreational' drugs. The clause gives us the administrative justification to remove threads promoting drug consumption as well as other illegal activities.
kind regards,

Ben
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Re: Change to DW Terms of Service

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Cittasanto:
Thanks, we will look at the wording of that clause.

Reductor:
US Law.
Again, we may tweak the wording.
kind regards,

Ben
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Re: Change to DW Terms of Service

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Ben wrote:... and the advocating or promotion of illegal activity.
The change was due to a number of people coming to Dhamma Wheel in recent times advocating the use of illicit 'recreational' drugs. The clause gives us the administrative justification to remove threads promoting drug consumption as well as other illegal activities.
kind regards,

Ben[/quote]
Hi, Ben,
I'm in favour of a change in this direction but I'm not so sure that using the law as a pretext for removing such material is sending the right message. Could you say, "DW policy is to discourage use of drugs, legal or not, as violations of the fifth precept," OWTTE?

:namaste:
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Ben wrote:Cittasanto:
Thanks, we will look at the wording of that clause.

Reductor:
US Law.
Again, we may tweak the wording.
kind regards,

Ben
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Kim OHara wrote:
Ben wrote:... and the advocating or promotion of illegal activity.
The change was due to a number of people coming to Dhamma Wheel in recent times advocating the use of illicit 'recreational' drugs. The clause gives us the administrative justification to remove threads promoting drug consumption as well as other illegal activities.
kind regards,

Ben
Hi, Ben,
I'm in favour of a change in this direction but I'm not so sure that using the law as a pretext for removing such material is sending the right message. Could you say, "DW policy is to discourage use of drugs, legal or not, as violations of the fifth precept," OWTTE?

:namaste:
Kim[/quote]

I agree that 5th precept would be better, but I think it is important that people get the message that it is not OK to advocate illegal (and immoral) activity on a Buddhist forum.
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