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160704 No. 160704 ID: 643a77
So a few posters, myself included have brought up the topic of the abundance of illegal drug-related threads on the site. A few people have asked that such threads be moderated, just as thread of a sexual nature are.

However, in my last thread I created about the topic I was told by Fenolio, and I quote: "We disallow sex things because of the web host, and we disallow sex threads because people abused the "grey area" of the rules. Talking about drugs is okay with our web host as far as i know. ...I would just direct you to the 'hide' feature in that case." (link to that comment here: >>160417)

Well I took it upon myself to email this websites webhost directly. I was told by them that drug related thread are most certainly not allowed. Their exact words were "Our Terms of service does not permit illegal activity." Not only that, this website has it's own rules against "planning or conducting any activities which violate United States law." I think discussing drug use would fall under "conducting".

I will again state my premise of this thread. I think that threads about using illegal drugs should be regulated just as threads about sexual topics are. If a serious discussion is wanted about drugs, it should be moved to /dis/. What topics would fall under this rule can also be discussed here.
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>> No. 160705 ID: 643a77
>>160704
For the record, they are currently discussing illegal drugs in this thread: http://www.ponychan.net/chan/oat/res/39368009.html
>> No. 160706 ID: 6f818a
Do you literally not know the difference between conducting and discussing?
>> No. 160707 ID: 492920
>mailing the webhost and trying to get the site in trouble because people are talking about something you don't like

>I think discussing drug use would fall under "conducting".
You thought wrong.

Fucking stop it.
>> No. 160708 ID: 643a77
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160708
>>160707
Discussing how to do drugs would be illegal. And I wasn't trying to get anyone in trouble. If what Fenolio said was true, and it wasn't against the webhost's rules then they would have told me that.

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>> No. 160709 ID: 6f818a
>>160708

Since when?

Forward me the email chain, please. [email protected]
>> No. 160710 ID: 643a77
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160710
>>160709
That's what the webhost told me when I emailed them.
>> No. 160711 ID: 6f818a
>>160710

It sounds like they told you "Our Terms of service does not permit illegal activity". Talking about drugs isn't illegal.

Nor does it appear to be against their acceptable use policy.
>> No. 160712 ID: 1899e2
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>>160708
And if it was, they would have told you that, too.

Or they could just say nothing at all because some desk jockey taking emails doesn't want to make any waves.
>> No. 160713 ID: 643a77
>>160711
Neither is talking about sex, but you guys cracked down on that anyway.

But if that's your stance, at what point does discussion become "planning" when you are openly and graphically discussing doing drugs and suggesting them to others? This is important to know.
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>>160712
If they had told me that, then I wouldn't have mentioned it. But he didn't.
>> No. 160715 ID: 6f818a
>>160714

>2.Transmission, distribution or storage of any adult material. This includes, without limitation, all pornography or otherwise lewd or obscene content.

We've had issues with the host about sexual content. We haven't had issues with them about drug content, because it isn't against their terms of service, nor is it illegal in any way, shape or form.

Locking this thread because the issue has been resolved, other then the "I don't like thing" issue you seem to be having, which is entirely 100% a personal problem.
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