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

Sat Jan 5 17:38:42 UTC 2002

Mr. Larrabee,

As you'll note in the e-mail's quoted below you agreed to post no more than 
once weekly to the Urbana-Champaign IMC website, however since Dec. 25 you 
have been posting once every 2-3 days, with your last two posts dated 
January 3 and 5.

Please immediately reduce your posting frequency to once per week -- your 
next post should occur no time before January 13.  If you do not follow 
these terms to which you agreed, the IMC steering group may hide all of 
your future posts from the U-C IMC website newswire.

Respectfully,

Paul
U-C IMC Steering Group Member

At 11:03 PM 12/16/2001 -0800, you wrote:

>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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