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Zonie63 -> RE: Lets be honest have you ever reported anyone (1/16/2013 4:42:38 AM)
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ORIGINAL: metamorfosis
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ORIGINAL: Mezrem
You are bitching because people want to enforce rules? So if someone is ever stealing your stuff don't call the cops, handle it yourself.
Actually, I think that's exactly what he's saying.
Pam
I think there would be a difference between calling the cops over something illegal/violent and reporting a post for violating the Terms of Service. Violating TOS is not a crime; you can't get arrested for that.
I would think a forum like this is more analogous to walking into a store, restaurant, club, or any other privately-owned establishment. The owners or management can make their own rules and enforce them, as some places might have signs which read "we reserve the right to refuse service to anyone."
Would I, as a patron, have a responsibility to report another patron's violation of the rules to the management? I guess it would largely depend upon the circumstances. If they're doing something harmful to others, then I could see it, but if they're just violating the dress code or something silly like that, I can't see why I would report something like that.
Since school examples are being brought up in this thread, I think some things are different than others. If someone is actually bullied, then they may try to handle it themselves or report it to higher ups. Whether it's seen as "weak" is circumstantial. But that would still be different from a situation where someone might report a couple of people for smoking a joint in some isolated corner somewhere and not otherwise bothering anyone. If someone reported that, then they'd be a snitch, a narc. Nobody likes a snitch or a tattle-tale. I don't know that it's "weak," but it might be perceived as "low" by some people.
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