Rosnet

Discussion in 'SF Open Government' started by invert_nexus, Nov 12, 2006.

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Should Rosnet be reinstated?

  1. Yes.

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  2. No.

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  3. Whatever.

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  1. invert_nexus Ze do caixao Valued Senior Member

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    I happened to be perusing the ban list today and noticed that Rosnet has been permabanned.
    For SPAM.

    I seem to recall him posting some threads that could be considered spam. I forget the titles of the threads, but they were all the same title and only contained links to another of the threads.
    Something to do with AI if I remember correctly.
    Leopold replied to the threads in his "Reported" fashion.

    A couple of issues are at hand here.

    One.
    It is not, in my opinion, kosher to permaban a member, especially a longtime member, without some type of warning or similar. I suspect that Rosnet was not warned for his action. I actually doubt that he even knows that he is permabanned as opposed to a temp ban.

    Thus, I would request that in certain cases such as this, that warnings be issued before banning. Of course, these things must be judged on a case by case basis. A new member who is spamming in a similar manner might not get the warning. But, Rosnet was not a new member. Nor did he have a history of 'spam.


    Two.
    The threads, if I recall the titles correctly, were actually quite witty and clever.
    They could be considered spam, in a way, but only to someone who was unable to see the deeper issue.
    A series of threads with no content aside from a vague intimation of artificial intelligence and self-referencing links...
    Get it?
    If not, then you have no right to pass judgment. Because the point is quite clear to me and I am sure that there are many others who can easily grasp what the point of the threads were.

    Spam?
    No.


    Bring back Rosnet.
    His banning was wrong.
     
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  5. invert_nexus Ze do caixao Valued Senior Member

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    Ok.
    So he expected a ban.
    A permaban?
    I doubt that.

    I still think he should be reinstated.
    Just my opinion.

    As I said, his thread was actually an interesting statement expressed in an interesting manner.
    Unless, of course, I was interpreting more into it than actually existed. Wouldn't be the first time.
    I don't think so though.
     
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  7. leopold Valued Senior Member

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    i sent rosnet the following PM:
    posters have been perma banned for spamming the board rosnet. thought you should know

    in reply:
    Thanks! I was bored... It wasn't completely spam though... And the last link is actually completely legitimate. I didn't want to repost that post in there.

    according to the temp ban by james rosnet was indeed warned about spamming.

    the perma ban was by pseudo.
    rosnet was online a day or so ago, maybe he PM'ed james or pseudo and told them to fuck themselves or something.
     
  8. invert_nexus Ze do caixao Valued Senior Member

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    Hmm.
    So. He was temp banned then it was changed to a permaban?
    Well. Might be more going on than is apparent then. In that case, all bets are off.

    As he said in his pm to you, it wasn't really spam.
    I didn't check out all the threads so have no idea what the 'last link' linked to. It's possible that the last link ruined the whole thing....

    As I interpreted it, it was really quite ingenious.
    The perfect model of human cognition.
    A bootstrap process. Self-referencing links that create something from nothing. The content existing in the spaces between rather than in the open.

    I think it would really be a shame for him to be permabanned for that.
    Even a temp ban would be shameful for such an ingenious display. James should be ashamed of himself. But, I forgive him as he is a physicist and the realm of cognition is a strange and mysterious abyss to him.
     
  9. leopold Valued Senior Member

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    apparently so. the original ban was for 3 days, james even stated in the comments that it was for spam after being warned.

    i seriously doubt if pseudo would make it permanent for such a minor offense.
    but you never know, and they are still "new" around here.
     
  10. Athelwulf Rest in peace Kurt... Registered Senior Member

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    I think what we need is an explanation from the admins. This is the only way we're gonna know for sure what happened and why.
     
  11. outlandish smoki'n....... Registered Senior Member

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    verite
    will you care if I'm banned?
     
  12. thedevilsreject Registered Senior Abuser Registered Senior Member

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    rosnet shouldnt have been banned, the offense was so minor that she only needed a warning; a permaban is wayyy over the top
     
  13. Athelwulf Rest in peace Kurt... Registered Senior Member

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    Bump for great justice.

    I kinda would. You're one of the fun people to have around.

    And, "verite"?

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  14. draqon Banned Banned

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    ummm...we are not gods to decide who to perish into nothingness...let freedom be in our kingdom.

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  15. thedevilsreject Registered Senior Abuser Registered Senior Member

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    well she isnt banned anymore so it was overturned at least
     
  16. draqon Banned Banned

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    at last...there is some light within these halls of ancient library filled with dust, hatred, and oppresion.
     
  17. invert_nexus Ze do caixao Valued Senior Member

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    Athelwulf,

    He meant to say "vertie".


    Outlandish,

    Where have you been? I already spoke up for you when you were banned for that stupid thing with Nickelodeon. I didn't raise too much of a fuss because it was only a temp ban, but I did raise objections.


    To the powers that be,

    Thank you.
    Good call.
     
  18. thedevilsreject Registered Senior Abuser Registered Senior Member

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    invert....supreme justice on sci

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  19. Rosnet Philomorpher Registered Senior Member

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    Hey. Thank you for your concern. As you can see I've been unbanned.

    Yes, JamesR banned me first, for a week. Then after the week was over I came in and discovered that I had been permanently banned by pseud0. So I sent private messsages to JamesR and pseud0 (well I registered as another user, Stoner...). And now I'm ubanned! Probably this thread helped. Thanks!
     
  20. Rosnet Philomorpher Registered Senior Member

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    Hm... sorry, but yes, you were doing that. I hadn't thought of it. But that is an interesting observation.
     
  21. Rosnet Philomorpher Registered Senior Member

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    "He"... Just thought I'd clarify...
     
  22. invert_nexus Ze do caixao Valued Senior Member

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    Heh.
    Nice anagram.
    What the hell is a 'rosnet' anyway?

    Pity.
    But, then again, the accidental isomorphism could easily be taken as another interesting play on the properties of intelligence and cognition.

    You are a tricky one, eh?
    Circles within circles and colors that taste like music?


    Anyway.
    Welcome back.
     
  23. Rosnet Philomorpher Registered Senior Member

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    Thank you.
    Rosnet... didn't notice? Another anagram- a special case of the anagram, actually, slightly more ordered than usual. Fact is, I couldn't think of a good name at that time...
     

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