[Imc] Fwd: Re: posting at the U-C IMC

Mon Dec 17 07:53:20 UTC 2001

>Delivered-To: mediageek-org-paul-imc at mediageek.org
>Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2001 23:03:34 -0800 (PST)
>From: Gary Larrabee <gary_larrabee at yahoo.com>
>Subject: Re: posting at the U-C IMC
>To: "Paul R." <paul-imc at mediageek.org>
>
>Thank You,
>
>Gary Larrabee
>
>
>
>"Paul R." <paul-imc at mediageek.org> wrote:
>>Mr. Larrabee,
>>
>>Thank you for your response to my e-mail. The U-C IMC's Steering Group
>>considered your response and we are willing to allow your future posts to
>>be left on the Newswire in exchange for your cooperation with a simple 
>>request.
>>
>>As I noted in my prior e-mail, we at the Urbana-Champaign IMC are primarily
>>concerned with making sure that our website's Newswire is not monopolized
>>by any given person or group. We are not interested in censoring what you
>>post, we only ask that the frequency of your posts be such that they do not
>>dominate our Newswire.
>>
>>Therefore our Steering Group requests that you post no more often than once
>>per week to our website's Newswire. It already appears that you are
>>posting at about this frequency, and we thank you for your cooperation. We
>>also appreciate your no longer putting direct links and prices ! of your 
>>book
>>in your posts.
>>
>>We hope this cooperation will continue. Please contact me if you have any
>>questions.
>>
>>Respectfully,
>>
>>Paul Riismandel
>>U-C IMC Steering Group Member
>>
>>
>>At 02:33 PM 12/9/2001 -0800, you wrote:
>>
>> >Dear Mr. Rismandel;
>> >
>> >You have made some false assumptions and have treated my postings
>> >unfairly. I also post on other patriotic sites besides Indy Media.
>> >
>> >You accuse me of advertising. I have done nothing more than what you are
>> >specifically making available to your contributors.
>> >
>> >You have an area that states that you may post relative web sites in which
>> >I am assuming means relative material as to the article posted. I have a
>> >very large web site with about 200 articles on 200 pages of which most are
>> >written by me. The theme of my web site is unity of faiths to fight
>> >against the NWO. Each page has a index of other articles and! I point them
>> >to an article that is relative to the one I have posted. So your space to
>> >post my web site I use as well as posting the web site with my signature.
>> >I also have a link to Indy Media sites on my links page.
>> >
>> >It appears by your letter that you may be part of the problem that we are
>> >fighting against. I hope this is not the case.
>> >
>> >Many of these articles point out how we the people are being deceived and
>> >there is about to be a trap sprung that will take away all our rights. I
>> >believe this is of local interest.
>> >
>> >Primarily the right of free speech. From your letter I have the feeling
>> >that this may be sooner even than I expected.
>> >
>> >This is a warning of what is happening to every person living on this
>> >earth and by not allowing free speech you are playing into the hands of
>> >those trying to take away our rights.
>> >
>> >On your own site you i! nvite people to post more than one article at a
>> >time. I do not do this, I post about 3 or 4 posts per week. I would expect
>> >more participation in your site if people had an opportunity to read more
>> >view points. Unless all Indy Media bans me they will soon learn to turn to
>> >other sites to read what I have to say.
>> >
>> >The fact that you are censoring my article is strong evidence that you may
>> >be discriminating against people who are standing up for everyones
>> >constitutional rights.
>> >
>> >I promote Indy Media sites and increase the traffic. Your discrimination
>> >is unfair and will soon be known to the people if you do it unjustly. I
>> >have received letters from readers stating that people appreciate what I
>> >am alerting them of and ask that I keep it up.
>> >
>> >If you would point out where I have done something wrong. I would correct
>> >it and try to operate with in your guide lines. ! I am not a book store 
>> and
>> >have written only one self published book. On a couple occasions I have
>> >posted the web page of the book and on one occasion I posted the price of
>> >the book. This was brought to my attention and I have not done it anymore,
>> >so this is not the reason you are hiding my articles.
>> >
>> >Indy Media is a wonderful avenue for people of the world of different
>> >backgrounds and races to communicate and get to know each other. My goal
>> >is to motivate people to take a stand and let them know what is about to
>> >happen and I point out that our only chance to change things is to come
>> >into unity as a common force.
>> >
>> >You have the power to be a part of keeping our freedom or taking it away.
>> >
>> >We will all be known by our actions.
>> >
>> >Gary Larrabee
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >"Paul R." wrote:>>Mr. Larrabee,
>> >>
>> >>I am contacting you on behalf of the Steering Group of the 
>> Urbana-Champaign
>> >>Independent Media Center. You have been posting on a near-daily basis to
>> >>our website's Newswire for several weeks. You may have noticed that many
>> >>of your posts have been relegated to the "hidden posts" area because they
>> >>have been found to violate our Appropriate Use Policy
>> >>(http://urbana.indymedia.org/website_policy.php3). The main reason why
>> >>many of your posts have been hidden is because they appear to be primarily
>> >>solicitations to buy books from your website.
>> >>
>> >>In addition the frequency of your posts is becoming a problem. Our's is a
>> >>relatively low-traffic site, therefore a daily posting by anyone is
>> >>excessive, especially because your posts do not seem to be specifically
>> >>oriented towards our local community --evidenced by t! he fact that you
>> >>post them on many other IMC's. Thus, the Steering Group is preparing 
>> to begin
>> >>hiding all of your posts in the "hidden posts" area.
>> >>
>> >>You are being notified so that you have an opportunity to modify your
>> >>posting behavior to comply with our Appropriate Use Policy. In order for
>> >>us to consider not hiding all of your future posts you must indicate to us
>> >>by e-mail your intention to comply with this policy within seven
>> >>days. Please send e-mail to info at urbana.indymedia.org. If you do not
>> >>contact us within seven days we will begin hiding all of your posts at 
>> that
>> >>time.
>> >>
>> >>If you do not contact us in the next seven days and in the future you wish
>> >>to use the U-C IMC website in compliance with the Appropriate Use Policy,
>> >>please e-mail us at info at urbana.indymedia.org and the Steering Group will
>> >>consider ceasing! to hide your posts.
>> >>
>> >>Respectfully,
>> >>
>> >>Paul Riismandel
>> >>U-C IMC Steering Group Member
>> >
>> >
>> >Gary Larrabe! e
>> >International Branch of the Lion of Judah
>> >http://www.ourchurch.com/member/b/branch/
>> >
>> >
>> >
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>> >Greetings.
>
>
>Gary Larrabee
>International Branch of the Lion of Judah
>http://www.ourchurch.com/member/b/branch/
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