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Well, it seems that plenty of people don't like a little sarcasm. It just seems odd that places like Zdnet - that can be harmed by public criticism etc... - allow anonymous posting while mozillazine stifles would be anonymous users from using their forum.

Anyways, for anyone interested there is a really good research paper on Public Forums, calledWhose Forum is this Anyway?

I guess it's an American thing to use litigation as sarcasm. When I was in Switzerland I went Canyoning - two weeks before 21+ kids died at the same place I went. Anyways, when my group was being driven up the mountain in our van - some guy backed up into the van. Wham. Someone in the back seat yelled out, "I'm suing". To which, the drive - a swiss local - replied, "This is Switzerland, go back to America."

Go read the research paper.
Joseph Elwell.

"Rules of Engagement" are as old as conflict itself, and as silly as it might sound, they're better than nothing at all.

In regards to this particular gem, i'm not entirely sure how this is a "new" revelation - impersonating enemy leaders has always been "illegal", in any form - whether it be cardboard cutouts or professional actors.
Digital imaging is just another form of said impersonation. Why, exactly, did we need a study to show this to be true? Ah, the tax money hard at work.


This is a little off topic, but there's always room for informational links on the Laws of War, so i say :).

What are the rules of Engagement? - about.com

Y! - The Rules of War

Rules of Warfare - Arms Control

The Geneva Convention(s) - Modern "Laws of War".


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