“From: mybarackobama@barackobama.com <mybarackobama@barackobama.com>
Subject: Warning: Your Blog Post
To: ............@.............com
Date: Tuesday, June 3, 2008, 2:23 PM
Thank you so much for your involvement in the My.BarackObama online community. Your voice is valued here; however, we have had to remove your recent comments on the HQ Blog. They detract from a welcoming community where all people can engage in positive discourse. Please join us in moving beyond the divisive politics of the past.
This is your first warning. I would encourage you to review our Terms of Service: http://origin.barackobama.com/terms/
Thanks for your understanding and cooperation in maintaining a respectful dialogue on our website.
Dianne
Obama for America “
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For obvious reasons the Obama campaign should not loose some devoted volunteers like me (and few others to whom it has happened in these last days) because some infiltrator has seen an advantage in having us removed and not being able to work for Obama campaign by reporting on a post. I personally am very cautious about my posts, but this is a political campaign and I do have strong opinions based on researching facts.
Please let me know how would you resolve this problem, what practical steps could be taken by the administrator to be able to:
remove the injurious infiltrators (or “trolls”) and their messages
make sure that people who are innocent were not getting upset or endangered by a vengeful report.
An obvious thing to check is the profile of the reporter and of the accused. If someone has been here for awhile and has a number of activities and points, it is less likely that this person is an infiltrator.
There has been an intensified infiltrating activity here since the last weekend. They usually are registered for a moment or a day. We are a very free community, and this a special attraction. We want maintain this free, artistic and open minded vision of the world. Please leave here your thoughts and act, before this will happen to you.
I also believe that the administrator's letter should simply include the reported message (!) as well as acknowledgment of the strength of the profile of its author. We have Rights! We are the ones who make it all happen. By giving our time, thoughts, expressions and money. We are the one and a half million donors – volunteers.
I have invested in this campaign! I am an investor, not merely a blogger.
I am enclosing below my response to “Diane” (I have not yet received a response).
