[Lara]

As far as I know all the hasty pastry posts from a certain date (and I'd have to find that date it was added 'cause I don't know it off the top of my head - obviously not top priority in my head) are covered by Creative Commons License.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/.../2.0/legalcode

Edited to add the url I meant to post: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/

Frankly I've never understood Creative Commons despite having read it a dozen times.

I think there are situations where it is appropriate (a special sticky post in SOS forum comes to mind), and I think there are situations where it is not appropriate.

I would really dislike seeing mass copying of threads and posts. That's already happened here in the past on one forum and it involved a thread with mulitple posts from people who would never know that their words had been copied over here without their permission.

So, my personal opinion is that this matter be treated with extreme care and caution.

[Thelma]

chemar

don't take it wrong just wanted your opinion, personal opinion. and John of course has the final one.

Did you call yourself Chemar on BT.

[Chemar]

yes Thelma

I have always been "Chemar" on BT although I dont post there anymore.

I do just want to post a note of caution on these old posts....we are already having to edit some because PEOPLE'S EMAIL ADDRESSES are showing on them and being copied and posted.

I still feel we need to wait for DocJohn's directive before posting these....
but especially want to request that anyone posting them here MUST please edit out the email addys and any other personal information on other people.
Mods really arent going to have the time to start reading thru pages of these posts to have to protect people's personal information...

[Chemar]

updating

it is also important NOT to post other people's writings at this time until we hear from DocJohn on his directive for these posts....if any are to be copied and posted here, they should be the OP posting their own posts, NOT someone else's

thanks

[Doody]

Boy...I don't know. I can see posting old stuff of my own, but I'd be very uncomfortable about copying an old thread or post done by someone else. There may be reason that they don't appreciate it.

For instance, if someone else took a post of mine from BT that they thought were interesting, it might be something I would not want to have copied.

Then again...I really don't care. Whatever Doc John thinks is best is all good for me. He rocks with his infinite wisdom in running boards.

[Chemar]

Originally Posted by Doody

Boy...I don't know. I can see posting old stuff of my own, but I'd be very uncomfortable about copying an old thread or post done by someone else. There may be reason that they don't appreciate it.

For instance, if someone else took a post of mine from BT that they thought were interesting, it might be something I would not want to have copied.

exactly Doody and this is already happening so we are really asking members to please put a hold on this until we know how we are going to allow it

We certainly want to preserve the posting record and arent in any way trying to stop that from being done...many here have a very looooong history on the old boards and even going through to today's BT and NT and so we are very understanding and supportive of that.

But

there are MANY ramifications from this, from copyright to people's personal wishes over their old posts as well as the problem with so much personal info, like email addys being in those old posts....people arent realising when they copy these posts and paste them here that the personal email addys of others are showing, along with THEIR posts!
That is something we really cant do

anyway

we will wait for Doc to come on when he has investigated this fully and he will give his directive

[Alffe]

Shakes head at Doody who is once again sucking up to the admin.

Well, I have such mixed emotions about old BT. I logged into the old SOS forum (thanks to someone who posted those urls) and it saddened me because I missed so many people who were apart of our family there..to the best of my knowledge only dear Pter has passed away so there is hope that the others will find us.

I'm pretty sure that trying to copy and paste will just confuse people, unless it's strictly informational, ie: meds, symptoms...etc.