The CriticalDance.com Rules, Policies, and Disclaimers contain the following text:<P><I>"You agree, through your use of this service, that you will not use this<BR>BB to post any material which is knowingly false and/or defamatory,<BR>inaccurate, abusive, vulgar, hateful, harassing, obscene, profane,<BR>sexually oriented, threatening, invasive of a person's privacy, or<BR>otherwise violative of any law."</I><P>There have been several recent messages in the "Issues" forum which have been inarguably in violation of that agreement.<P>The CriticalDance.com staff, after devoting a great deal of time and discussion to this issue and after repeated efforts -- both public and private -- to resolve the situation, have temporarily suspended this member's posting privileges.<P>This is the first time a member has ever been suspended from CriticalDance.com, (In the distant past, a particular screen name was suspended, because that name had certain administrative privileges; that user was invited to continue participating under a different name, and did so) and it's not a step we have taken lightly; a great deal -- some would say, an inordinate amount -- of staff time and discussion has been devoted to this issue.<P>We hope that all involved, including the member in question, will soon resume discourse that, while occasionally passionate, is always respectful.<P>The Administrators and Moderators<p>[This message has been edited by Moderators (edited May 09, 2002).]
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