I need to hit the hay because I have to get up in four hours to take the kids to school, so I'm going to keep this brief.
1.) I have explained my reasons for Nuking that post in the Miscellaneous Discussion Thread on WoV as well as what Rules I believe the post linking to the site violated.
2.) (Almost) The entirety of the text of that website has since been quoted in that thread, but the person in question's name has been changed to one of his handles. As a result, I do not believe the current standing post violates any WoV Rules. In most cases, there would be a copyright issue in quoting an entire webpage, but not in this case, because the site in question makes no claims of copyright that I can see.
3.) I am deferring the decision of whether or not the original thread can be reposted to the Wizard, so I am awaiting a response on that.
4.) I am aware that there was an issue with Bob Dancer and WizardofNothing, and I was also aware that Dancer wrote about it. I understand that Dancer later removed that posting from LVA (or wherever it was) and I don't recall ever reading it until I saw it on the website in question. My understanding was that the matter between the two had been resolved, so Dancer removed the articles.
5.) I wouldn't know about any of WizardofNothing's dealings with other people outside of the Forum. How would I? Does anyone think he would tell me about them? Does anyone think the people in question would tell me about them? They never did. I heard some murmurings about him, but nobody ever told me anything specific. Other than Admins, I only speak off of the Forum regularly to a few other people who are on the Forum, which break down as follows:
-One is an AP who lives near me and is one of my best friends.
-One knows of AP, but doesn't do it regularly, lives near me and is one of my best friends.
-One is an AP in Vegas and is one of my best friends.
-One lives fairly close to me and is a good friend of mine, he is not an AP.
-One does not live in Vegas, and does not live close to me, but he is a good friend of mine and we often talk on the phone. He is not an AP, per se, and does not go to casinos very often.
-There are two others who are AP's, do not live close to me and who I only speak to on the phone once in a while.
Therefore, the notion that I would have first hand knowledge of any of WoN's affairs that do not directly involve me is silly.
I live several hundred miles away from anywhere that WizardofNothing does anything and I have my kids some 70% of the time. The only times I even leave my general area are when I have three (or more) days in a row without the kids, and that is a fairly rare event. I write about gambling, which is my primary income and am otherwise a low-rolling machine hustler.
6.) Anyway, I made my decision based on my interpretation of the Forum Rules and for no other reason. If something similar was being said on a website that someone linked to concerning a different person, and that website contained detailed personal information, I would have made the same decision.
I alluded to this on the thread, but one of my concerns (other than mentioning his wife's personal information and picture on that site when it does not appear she is accused of anything) is that I think allowing something like that could set a precedent that could be a problem in the future.
For example, let's say someone knows KewlJ's personal information and posts that on a website and creates a thread on WoV linking to the website claiming KewlJ ripped him off; should we allow that thread to stand? My opinion is that a thread like that should not be allowed to stand due to the sharing of personal information. I could be wrong.
I know this seems different in the eyes of many people, but the question is where do you draw the line, then, on what types of accusations and backstory that a person can have that should result in us allowing links to websites that contain much of their personal information? That's really not the sort of judgment call I want to be making. Much better, in my opinion, is that we just don't allow the posting of non-volunteered personal information at all in any case.
I reiterate that I have deferred to the Wizard on this matter and am waiting for his decision. Whatever he decides is final and I have no argument to make either for or against whatever he decides.
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