[AC-Admins] Something I would like for you to take care of

[Scott Garron]

(Note to the admins list - This post made it as far as the moderator
queue, but disappeared for some reason.  I left most of the meat of it
in the quoted parts)

Sky wrote:
> You guys really want freedom then that should include not imposing on
>  the freedom of others.

      Please explain how your freedom was imposed upon in the scope of
the entire network.

> Look, I understand that there are obviously strange people on the 
> net. But this guy in #babyfur calling me a nigger when I have a 
> bi-racial family member doesn't sit well with me.

      You're free to insult him right back, or ignore the text that he is
sending to you through the Internets, or leave his channel and start
another.  When it comes down to it, who is he to you and why should it
matter what words he, a completely random stranger, chooses to use?

> Also him attacking me for no reason whatsoever and being a prick is 
> completely uncalled for.

      While it may be uncalled for, he's within his rights to do so.  Let
it reflect on his character.  The way I see it, it's one of two
scenarios:  1.  He's satisfying his boredom by just trying to get a rise
out of you and get a chuckle from your reaction, but doesn't actually
mean what he's saying.  or 2. He is actually a bigot, means what he
says, and is generally a big meanie.  Whichever it is, he's only
reflecting badly on his own character, in your eyes, by doing what he's
doing.  Don't let it get to you, 'cause, well, he wins if he succeeds.

> Then he tells me "I hope you die in your sleep." Well, I don't really
>  take threats like that lightly. I don't care who they are from or 
> how vague they are. Next time I WILL take legal action against this 
> guy. And he can explain to the FBI why he wants to have his cake and
>  eat it too. No matter how vague his wording.

      A threat would be more worded as, "I shall find out where you live,
stalk you, wait for you to go to sleep, break in your house, and stab
you in the neck."  Wishing death on someone is _NOT_ a threat because
there has to be willful intent to carry out the action stated.  Your
threat to take legal action in response, however, is actually considered
to be a threat, in legal terms.  If you mentioned legal action to him,
you're the one who stands to lose something in this altercation, not him.

> The admins probably don't care and I have a log. This is obviously 
> harassment and even though it's the internet I know that people still
>  aren't allow to harass you.

      The network provides some tools to handle "harassment" by way of
channel modes and the silence command.  Your client provides a tool
called ignore.  Your brain provides some tools to handle harassment as 
well, since you can just mentally choose to ignore, take with a grain of 
salt, and not respond to what he's saying.

> I don't know why you let this guy run crazy, but he is a bad apple. 
> Even amongst his own kind. If he even is a fur.

      Before I got this e-mail, I didn't know he existed.

> He is threatening me. It's not acceptable. I have a log. I would like
> you to consider doing something about this. His name is Dylan. He is
> an operator on that chat.

      What do you propose we do?

> If it's freedom you should be able to walk into that room and talk.

      Yes, you are free to walk into a room and talk.  If you don't like
what goes on in that room or how that room is managed, you're free to 
create your own room, invite your friends, and talk there instead.  If 
the creator or moderator of a channel doesn't like what you're saying, 
they're also free to put a gag on you, ban you, and/or kick you from 
their channel, as you are free to do in your own channel.  Channel 
registration with Chanserv is free and open on this network.

> You create a name and go there and just try to start talking when he 
> is there. See what happens. But he probably will be more crafty now 
> that one of the admins knows I'm pretty mad about this.

      I've done so, and so far, no problems.

> I'm sorry it has to come to this. If you won't do something about it 
> then I suppose I'll just voluntarily leave anthrochat. I'm sure that 
> won't be any sweat off your backs. You obviously have enough to deal 
> with. So I apologize about that in advance.

      You're free to leave the _entire network_ over the actions of _an
individual_ if you want.  In the end, you're right, it's no skin off our
backs.  It just seems kinda ... over reactive.

> I think the bastard needs to leave anthrochat, because that could 
> pose a security threat. He is obviously a troll. A very stupid troll 
> at that.

      Trolls are people, too.

-- 
Scott "Simba" Garron
One of AnthroChat's Founders