I think* linkspam has the "won't delete links on request" policy specifically because of the amount of backpedaling and ass-covering done by people with real-world cred (in SFF circles) during Racefail(s). And in that case, I'm really glad they did it, because having an archive that didn't link to anything said by Teresa Nielsen-Hayden or Elizabeth Bear or Lois McMaster Bujold, or any of the "names" would have been useless for following what was going on.
It feels different when it's relative nobodies on the internet, but I'm not sure where a bright line would be drawn if the policy were changed to apply only to "famous" people.
*I am speculating here. I watch linkspam, but I don't know why their policies are as they are.
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Date: 2010-02-08 04:46 am (UTC)It feels different when it's relative nobodies on the internet, but I'm not sure where a bright line would be drawn if the policy were changed to apply only to "famous" people.
*I am speculating here. I watch linkspam, but I don't know why their policies are as they are.