On Sun, 17 Feb 2008 22:23:38 +0000, [H]omer wrote:

> The following is my opinion only, this is not an official FAQ.
>
> . COLA is unmoderated, therefore it is not possible to censor it
>
> Claims of censorship in an unmoderated group are just puerile and
> blatantly false. There's only three situations where a poster may
> be censured (although not necessarily censored):
>
> 1. Those who post in violation of their USENET / Internet Service
> Provider's AUP or the COLA charter, may be subsequently LARTed
> by anyone who takes offence. LARTs may, or may not result in a
> successful remedy.
> 2. Those who break the law (e.g. by stalking, threats, revealing
> others' personal information) may face criminal prosecution.
> 3. Some spam may be subject to CANCEL messages sent automatically
> or manually by USENET administrators. Ordinary users typically
> do not have the facility to cancel /others'/ messages, beyond
> making an appeal to such administrators.


By your own definition, Roy Schestowitz fits every single one of your
criteria.

1. Posting though Mark Kent's computer. A violation of his ISP's TOS. And
yes this has been verified.
2. Roy has made physical threats against people. He also seems to be
posting flatfish's real name.
3. SPAm? Schestowitz is the king of off topic SPAM and sorry but putting
[OT] in front of the message is a poor excuse.

So what are you going to do about Roy Schestowitz, [Homer] ?


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