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Re: Please don't make unfounded legalistic demands

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  Re: Please don't make unfounded legalistic demands Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2015-08-27 01:29 +1000
    Re: Please don't make unfounded legalistic demands Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2015-08-26 09:04 -0700

#95659 — Re: Please don't make unfounded legalistic demands

Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> writes:

> I disagree with prohibiting people encumbered by such systems from
> participating.

I have no power to prohibit people here. I do strongly request that such
threatening legalistic screeds stay away from this forum.

> On 8/26/2015 5:02 AM, Jean-Michel Pichavant wrote:
> > I agree with you. Unfortunately my request for removing this
> > nonsense has been denied by my employer. To the point where I'm
> > restrincting myself from posting from time to time. I will probably
> > restrict myself even more.
>
> How about instead you augment your signature with "Please ignore the
> boilerplate below.

Better: Don't use that mail system to participate here, and instead post
using a mail system that doesn't add those obnoxious threats.

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  `\      notice until I got it set up. People complained because they |
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Ben Finney

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#95663

On Wednesday, August 26, 2015 at 8:59:44 PM UTC+5:30, Ben Finney wrote:
> Terry Reedy  writes:
> 
> > I disagree with prohibiting people encumbered by such systems from
> > participating.
> 
> I have no power to prohibit people here. I do strongly request that such
> threatening legalistic screeds stay away from this forum.

Does it really matter?
We see right here
- outright spam
- useful stuff
- borderline spam viz. interminable grumbles about top-posting, google-groups
html-mail etc etc etc with nary a python issue in sight

I dont think anyone would read these with the same eyes (so to speak).
Why not treat Jean-Michel (and such) mails with a corresponding double-standard?

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