Green Slime (300 posts later):
It's been over 300 posts since the Green Slime first popped up. Many posts have been thoughtful comment on a subject that obviously touches the sensibilities of many long-time SI members.
Josef Svejk's silent comment (spamming many threads with a www.datek.com link ) is, IMO, telling. His point, I believe, is that since his link is obviously spam, and objectionable, so therefore must be SI's now-blue link.
Svejk's latest post also raises, to my mind, interesting points:
exchange2000.com
IMO, Brad Dryer's April 98 post: "we will not bombard you" with "other forms of solicitation," and "you will have the ability to turn them off," did not establish a legal, contractual obligation. I was unaware, though, of the solicitation on the SI homepage that Svejk points out: exchange2000.com.
My belief is that this inducement does create a contractual obligation. SI is obliged to enable members to "elect to permanently turn off advertising banners."
The blue-slime, however, is not a banner. (I assume GNET had legal assurances to that effect prior to launching it.) Where SI and GNET come up short, with this launch, is not in legalities, but in spirit, in ethics.
I, too, find hope in the length of time it is taking SI to respond to the controversy. I hope it means it is building a disabler and wishes to respond at the time of its launch.
If not, it's sad. They broke their word.
Best wishes,
Tom |
