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Authored by jimbob0i0 on Aug 21, 2013 13:09:44 GMT
I know PJ always enforced no politics but it is politics that has arguably closed our former home and causing the privacy ruckus...
Should this rule be maintained and enforced or should a certain latitude be taken to it - or at least a modification of what it means?
How about no promoting a political agenda? The politics surrounding Snowdon, Greenwald and Miranda all seem to be very relevant ... plus the interference with the ITC by the Whitehouse...
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Authored by ukjayb on Aug 21, 2013 13:17:29 GMT
I agree. I think there is a time and place for everything. "politics surrounding Snowdon, Greenwald and Miranda" and the closing of Groklaw are all relevant to the current situation. However politics concerning rep/dem or pro life/pro choice or other controversial political topics are certainly not relevant and should remain on the no-no list.
Any other thoughts?
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jmc
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Authored by jmc on Aug 21, 2013 13:34:43 GMT
I would agree too. No politics of the kind "If you live in country X vote for Y or don't vote for Z".
But if people think that governments are seriously misbehaving they should say so. I think recent events, not least those leading to the death of GL, are examples of such misbehaviour which should properly be discussed.
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Authored by drakaan on Aug 21, 2013 13:40:27 GMT
I think you're talking more about policy than politics, per-se. The actions taken by different actors is relevant regardless of whether it's a government agency or commercial entity (or private individual) for issues of security or privacy, true.
The main reason I think that politics shouldn't be a main focus here is that there are a number of other places that do a very good job of speaking about political issues related to rights in the world of technology (EFF, demandprogress, freepress, nnsquad).
There's *nobody* that does (or did) a better job of talking about the *legal* issues in the world of technology. I think there is a need for a lazer-sharp focus on that.
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Admin
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Authored by Admin on Aug 21, 2013 17:48:08 GMT
Yes, no politics allowed.
However, a lot of what we discuss has political relationships.
Therefore, I would like to suggest the following rule of thumb: Once political parties are being mentioned, it is time to stop.
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Kilz
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Authored by Kilz on Aug 26, 2013 14:01:17 GMT
No politics is a great rule that should be enforced regardless of degree. Because when politics enter in a argument soon follows. You are rarely, if ever, going to convince someone to change their political point of view. Its possible to start an argument by labeling something either left or right, no need to mention the parties.
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