Posted by Blinky the Shark on 06/15/05 06:03

Joel Shepherd wrote:
> 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. ;-)

It's a jungle out there!

>> 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. :-)

And I can live with that assessment. :)

> 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?

I had them bonded. No more worries. And look at this nice set my
cousin got:

http://blinkynet.net/sharks/stinkydent.html

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