rec.autos.simulators

Note that I didn't start this thread, just added my opinion to it.

I told RSC that I wouldn't agree to them attaching warning avatars
to my posts, and told them I no longer was giving them permission
to host my posts. They complied and deleted my posts. They also
banned me (at least I got an email from Mbrio stating that they
banned me).

I'm no longer being "abused, harassed, defamed, and/or falsely
accused" by RSC, so my personal dealings with them are over.
However, it's apparent they still are doing the same thing to
other people, which I think is wrong, so I'm just doing my
part by adding to this thread.

What actions are you referring to? All I've posted is that I don't
approve of RSC attaching warning avatars to the posts on it's forum.
How could this possible harm you?

Again note, I didn't start this thread, merely added my experiences
with RSC to it.

   I was ignoring this thread til that line popped into view.  
dave henrie

I was being sarcastic here. Obviously a class action lawsuit
would require building a list of plaintiffs. Do you see anyone
posting here about wanting to join in?

I think it's wrong for RSC to attach warning avatars on forum
posts. If this behavior ever did result in legal action, it
would be the fault of the RSC moderators who chose to do this,
not the victims of their abuse, harassment, false accusations
and/or defamatory content.

It's not RSC, but the people who post there that do the contributing.
When RSC went down before, a temporary one was created that served
the community just as well.

I'd be impressed if people managed to successfully file a class-action
lawsuit against a company that provides them a non-necessary service
that they don't pay for.

Extreme cases, like mine:

First a RSC moderator edits a post of my to delete a link to a widely
available (back in 2002) video of David Coulthard doing a qualifying
lap back from 2002. I had a yellow warning avatar attached to all my
posts, and a private email stating it was because in that moderator's
opinion, that any video showing a F1 car would be copywrighted. Another
person posted in a thread asking why I got a yellow warning.

I responded to the moderator that the video in question had been in the
public domain for a long time, but agreed not to post a link to it at RSC.
The moderator insisted on leaving the yellow warning unless I got the
FIA to mail a letter to RSC stating I had permission to host the video.
I responded back that this was the equivalent of being "assumed guilty
until proven innocent" and that it was also the equivalent of defamation
of character.

Then a RSC moderator responded that I could no longer post a link to
any video, including the videos I personally made (I've made
a lot of racing game videos, and have posted these at many forums).

About the same time, Mbrio privately mailed to me that my reference to
"defamation of character" was "extremely serious", and unless I sent a
written letter agreeing to their policies within 24 hours, I would be
banned. I responded that I never agreed to having a warning avatar
attached to my posts, that I no longer wanted to be a member of RSC,
and wanted all of my posts deleted, as I considered my posts to be
copyrighted, and because of their violation of the original member
agreement, I was no longer giving them permission to host my posts.
Mbrio later sent me a regular email stating that I had been banned
and that all my posts were deleted as requested.

I used jeffr. My profile includes my real name, and a link to
my web page (http://jeffareid.net), which also includes my real
name and email address.

Note that I'm using my real name here.

My profile at all the forums I've joined contains my real name, my
email address, and a link to my web site (http://jeffareid.net), which
also includes my real name. Within the forums, I've made many posts
with my email address and my web page. I've received many emails and
occasional phone calls from other forum members.

Getting back on topic (from my previous posts), look at what's happened
recently at RSC. One of the (ex?) moderators at RSC now works with or
for First / iRacing, which is sending legal threats to a lot of web
sites that host NR2003 mods. For example, look for iRacing on this
web page: http://thepiratebay.org/legal.php. (Pirate Bay may be a bad
example, but no one else posts the legal threats they receive).

One of the developers of Live For Speed was (is?) a moderator
for RSC's Live For Speed forum. (Live For Speed now has it's own
forums).

I'm wondering if RSC will allow posts or links to any mod for
any game anymore. Finding and downloading mods for games is one
of the main reasons I visit game forum sites, so I'll have to
search elsewhere now.

I started two threads about slicks for all cars in Live For Speed.
Mods to allow slicks for all cars have been created for S1 and S2.
In the first older thread regarding S1, any link to such a mod was
not allowed at RSC because the author of one particular mod is
banned at RSC. In the more recent thread regarding S2 alpha, another
RSC (ex?) member created such a mod, but RSC also removed the link to
that mod.

If you're intersted, the LFS S1 slick mod can be found here:
http://www.phlos.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=6
(you'll need to join and reply to the thread to unlock the mod,
but no money is asked for).

The LFS S2 slick and other mods can be found here:
http://koti.mbnet.fi/kegetys/lfs/