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If users of this forum get warned for copying and posting published information from other sites without permission, why has it become acceptable for users of this forum to use photographs of other users without their consent for malicious purposes?
I spoke with an attorney friend of mine this evening who indicated the use of such photographs of others on such a forum, if disapproved and considered objectionable by the photographee, is a violation of the law and subject to suit.
Perhaps it should be remembered that a) this is a message forum for a sport; nothing here is life and death, and b) the reason why many users of message boards acquire and use handles is to allow them to voice opinion on matters without repercussion or judgement of others on a personal level. If preferred, we can erase all monikers and enforce users to use their first and last name as their user ID.
This should especially be considered by those who do not hold the above perspective, but perhaps should.
At the end of the day, this is basketball and we are all fans of the same school and program. How we define that "fandom" is unique to the individual; while some only believe in expressing the positives for a myriad of reasons, others also share ways in which what they conceive as weaknesses be strengthened.
There should be no place for some of the antics that occur on this message board; and perhaps if and when our school becomes big-time enough to sign on with Rivals we will see this change. For now, it is incumbent of each of us to maintain some sort of "house rules". I'd hope we'll see no more photos of other users posted without their permission, as well as the impersonation of others through bogus users names created by an admin from this site, which has also occurred in the past.
Lets keep this forum enjoyable to read; and whether a poster wishes to believe everything VCU does is always the very best in the world at all times or whether a poster believes there are a million areas for improvement, both should be able to express that opinion with that understanding that the goal is common; success for VCU.
I spoke with an attorney friend of mine this evening who indicated the use of such photographs of others on such a forum, if disapproved and considered objectionable by the photographee, is a violation of the law and subject to suit.
Perhaps it should be remembered that a) this is a message forum for a sport; nothing here is life and death, and b) the reason why many users of message boards acquire and use handles is to allow them to voice opinion on matters without repercussion or judgement of others on a personal level. If preferred, we can erase all monikers and enforce users to use their first and last name as their user ID.
This should especially be considered by those who do not hold the above perspective, but perhaps should.
At the end of the day, this is basketball and we are all fans of the same school and program. How we define that "fandom" is unique to the individual; while some only believe in expressing the positives for a myriad of reasons, others also share ways in which what they conceive as weaknesses be strengthened.
There should be no place for some of the antics that occur on this message board; and perhaps if and when our school becomes big-time enough to sign on with Rivals we will see this change. For now, it is incumbent of each of us to maintain some sort of "house rules". I'd hope we'll see no more photos of other users posted without their permission, as well as the impersonation of others through bogus users names created by an admin from this site, which has also occurred in the past.
Lets keep this forum enjoyable to read; and whether a poster wishes to believe everything VCU does is always the very best in the world at all times or whether a poster believes there are a million areas for improvement, both should be able to express that opinion with that understanding that the goal is common; success for VCU.
) I just think it could and should be settled elsewhere.