Comments on: Yahoo! Silences Rebekka In Photo Theft Outrage http://dslrblog.com/yahoo-silences-rebekka-in-photo-theft-outrage/ Starting and Running a Successful Photography Business Mon, 28 Jun 2010 20:45:32 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Darby Sawchuk Photography http://dslrblog.com/yahoo-silences-rebekka-in-photo-theft-outrage/comment-page-1/#comment-6580 Darby Sawchuk Photography Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-6580 As Honou said, one of the flickr co-founders has apologized over the incident. His post about it is here: <a href = "http://www.flickr.com/help/forum/40074/page3/#reply213196">http://www.flickr.com/help/forum/40074/page3/#reply213196</a> As Honou said, one of the flickr co-founders has apologized over the incident. His post about it is here:

http://www.flickr.com/help/forum/40074/page3/#reply213196

]]> By: Honou Flammen http://dslrblog.com/yahoo-silences-rebekka-in-photo-theft-outrage/comment-page-1/#comment-6585 Honou Flammen Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-6585 It was a mistake to delete the photo and Flickr has apologized to Rebekka for that already. According to what I've read from Flickr admins, action was taken because of the inflammatory and harassing comments that were made by other people towards the accused party. Like it or not, Flickr has to police the community and take action when harassment is reported and verified; no matter what the cause or who it affects. A better course of action might have been to delete the offending comments and lock the photo from discussion, perhaps, if Rebekka or other Flickr admins couldn't keep up with removing abusive speech from the thread but what's done is done. There can be no community when the mob mentality takes over like that. It was a mistake to delete the photo and Flickr has apologized to Rebekka for that already. According to what I’ve read from Flickr admins, action was taken because of the inflammatory and harassing comments that were made by other people towards the accused party. Like it or not, Flickr has to police the community and take action when harassment is reported and verified; no matter what the cause or who it affects.

A better course of action might have been to delete the offending comments and lock the photo from discussion, perhaps, if Rebekka or other Flickr admins couldn’t keep up with removing abusive speech from the thread but what’s done is done. There can be no community when the mob mentality takes over like that.

]]> By: Chris Garrett http://dslrblog.com/yahoo-silences-rebekka-in-photo-theft-outrage/comment-page-1/#comment-6588 Chris Garrett Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-6588 It's good that they have apologised but simple curtesy would have required they speak to her *first* It’s good that they have apologised but simple curtesy would have required they speak to her *first*

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