Posted by Joel Shepherd on 06/15/05 04:57

In article <slrndat0jj.ib2.no.spam@thurston.blinkynet.net>,
Blinky the Shark <no.spam@box.invalid> wrote:

> Joel Shepherd wrote:
>
> > But I really think that communicating your wishes directly is likely
> > to go over better with more people, than kind of passive-aggressively
> > trying to block certain kinds of access to the photos ... particularly
> > if you don't explain to users _why_.
>
> My Overworked Buzzphrase detectors just went off, Joel.

You have multiple such detectors? Good lord. I'd call you paranoid but
I'm fearful of the din that could raise. ;-)

> I lock my home when I'm not there, and I lock my car. Sounds like that
> fits the description "passive-aggressive", from what I read in your post.

Uh, no. The OP isn't complaining about people stealing his/her images
per se. The complaint is that -- horrors! -- people are using the
"wrong" images to promote the band. So instead of just telling people
"Hey, we'd really appreciate if you used these other pictures when
promoting us", he/she is trying to introduce impediments to all of
his/her fans because they won't play by his/her rules.

Okay, so maybe that isn't "passive-aggressive" behavior, and maybe I am
guilty of loosely throwing around a buzzword: fine. I can live with the
guilt and shame. :-)

That doesn't alter my basic point though. This isn't an HTML problem:
it's a problem in communicating the band's wishes. I strongly suspect
they'd have more success in that regard if they plainly stated what
those wishes were, than if they introduce impediments for no clear
reason (at least, reasons unclear to their fans).

> It's the idea that using a lock (regardless of its effectiveness)
> shows *any* kind of *aggression* that makes no sense to me.

Sure. But introducing, without explanation, impediments to people who
are really just trying to help you ... well, it may not be aggressive,
but it doesn't strike me as particularly friendly either.

Speaking of friendly, don't you have some shark teeth to clean or
something?

--
Joel.

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