Mike Duvos writes:
Brent E. Turvey (bturvey@connix.com) wrote:
: This NG is not a certified twelve-step program operating under : anonymity. This is not even a group of people in recovery operating : under any kind of professional guidance at all. It is in essence a : PUBLIC FORUM on a given topic. There are no secrets, and no reasonable : expectation of privacy. There is also no necessitation for legal : confidance.
This has been discussed before. Most people are aware of how Usenet works, and people who don't want their posts linked to their real life identities can post anonymously.
: It's also unmoderated. Anyone can look in at any time that they want and : review any posts current and past that they see fit thanks to the good : people at Dejanews. And anyone can post whatever they want.
Yup.
: However there are a number of individuals engaged in exploitative : behaviors with the survivors here and other places on the net. Any : therapist or other certified mental health professional can give you a : better and more complete definition of "exploitative behaviors" than I : could do here.
Changing our tune a bit, aren't we Brent? The infamous list was advertised as a list of predatory offenders and abusers. Now it seems to be just a list of people whose Usenet interactions with others you choose to characterize as "exploitative."
: It is mainly for the reason of professional ethics and responsibility : that I posted the list of people to be careful of earlier this month. : Incumbent in that responsibility is my desire to offer potential victims : a survival tool.
Quite frankly, Brent, you offering the survivors in this newsgroup a "survival tool" is much like a person on fire offering a gathering of penguins an ice cube. The patrons of this newsgroup are Past Masters of survival. You, on the other hand, are a master only of sticking your foot into one bodily opening, while simultaneously sticking your head up another.
: By posting that list, I made it totally available to not : only the frequent and infrequent subscribers to aar, to explore on their : own as they see fit, but to the law enforcement agencies who now monitor : usenet as well.
Who, I am sure, are laughing hysterically at all of this. Please continue to pee on your chances of ever doing this professionally at every opportunity.
: No strict personal agenda; only a professional one. No personal attacks. : Just observations of behavior.
Goodness Brent, do you really think we need you to observe peoples behavior for us? Most of us who have been around the Net since the clever little protocols were designed by the engineers, and who can even remember events like "The Great Renaming", and the origins of Kibo, are fairly astute judges of human behavior. We have seen all sides of every imaginable issue argued from every conceivable perspective, and we know the names of all the major players and where they stand on each one.
: -- : Brent E. Turvey, MSc Forensic Science : bturvey@connix.com : http://www.connix.com/~bturvey/profile.html
Anyone want to join me in nominating Mr. Turvey for the coveted "KOTM" degree? I think...
Brent E. Turvey, MSc Forensic Science, KOTM Usenet
has a very nice ring to it. He's definitely goofier than Drs. Grubor and Vulis. I also suggest you visit his unintentionally funny writings on autoerotic asphyxiation on the Web. Brent is a man of many talents. :)
-- Mike Duvos $ PGP 2.6 Public Key available $ mpd@netcom.com $ via Finger. $
Is Brent as goofy as the ASALA terrorist (about to be fired by Earthweb for net-abuse), or even goofier? --- Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM Brighton Beach Boardwalk BBS, Forest Hills, N.Y.: +1-718-261-2013, 14.4Kbps