Arch Linux Mirror Loli.forsale Removed After Name Complaint

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Post by Famicoman » Tue, Jul 25, 2017, 9:41 AM UTC

Arch Linux Mirror Loli.forsale Removed After Name Complaint
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Re: Arch Linux Mirror Loli.forsale Removed After Name Complaint

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Post by JadeNB » Tue, Jul 25, 2017, 10:22 AM UTC

Is this anything but a fit of pique on the part of the maintainer of the mirror? It seems that the maintainer is mainly saying "because I have done many good things, no-one is allowed to complain about anything I do." It seemed that the notification was polite and professional, and made very clear that it involved no personal judgement, only a response to user demand. (The free-speech issue seems to be a red herring; no-one is, as far as I can tell, denying his right to name his mirror as he pleases. As the saying goes, "free speech is the right to say whatever you please, but not the right to have anyone listen.")

Re: Arch Linux Mirror Loli.forsale Removed After Name Complaint

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Post by medokin » Tue, Jul 25, 2017, 10:23 AM UTC

Please remove also Arch from your name, because it offends my identification as an arch.

Re: Arch Linux Mirror Loli.forsale Removed After Name Complaint

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Post by ddavis » Tue, Jul 25, 2017, 10:27 AM UTC

What is offensive about the domain name? Just curious.

Re: Arch Linux Mirror Loli.forsale Removed After Name Complaint

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Post by konart » Tue, Jul 25, 2017, 10:29 AM UTC

Another CoralineAda?

Re: Arch Linux Mirror Loli.forsale Removed After Name Complaint

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Post by kw71 » Tue, Jul 25, 2017, 10:30 AM UTC

ddavis wrote: post #4

What is offensive about the domain name? Just curious.

"loli" is a 4chanism for a sexual target who is underage

Re: Arch Linux Mirror Loli.forsale Removed After Name Complaint

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Post by ourcat » Tue, Jul 25, 2017, 10:31 AM UTC

ddavis wrote: post #4

What is offensive about the domain name? Just curious.

Short for "Lolita"?

Re: Arch Linux Mirror Loli.forsale Removed After Name Complaint

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Post by konart » Tue, Jul 25, 2017, 10:31 AM UTC

ddavis wrote: post #4

What is offensive about the domain name? Just curious.

Loli is a term used to describe young girls (short form of lolita - "a slang term for a sexually attractive, seductive or precocious young girl" (c) wiki)

Somebody didn't like the joke about selling one.

Re: Arch Linux Mirror Loli.forsale Removed After Name Complaint

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Post by viraptor » Tue, Jul 25, 2017, 10:32 AM UTC

ddavis wrote: post #4

What is offensive about the domain name? Just curious.

It's basically "young girls for sale". Not an idea many people and projects want to have a connection to.

Re: Arch Linux Mirror Loli.forsale Removed After Name Complaint

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Post by zimpenfish » Tue, Jul 25, 2017, 10:32 AM UTC

JadeNB wrote: post #2

Is this anything but a fit of pique on the part of the maintainer of the mirror? It seems that the maintainer is mainly saying "because I have done many good things, no-one is allowed to complain about anything I do." It seemed that the notification was polite and professional, and made very clear that it involved no personal judgement, only a response to user demand. (The free-speech issue seems to be a red herring;…

To be honest, if I was the Arch people, I'd boot him from the project just for the ridiculous self-preening nature of that email. And also for calling himself "Alucard".

(This is why I'm not in charge of things, mind.)