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night_knives [2016/03/02 16:18] – replaced Facebook links w/interwiki links throughout Carlos Pedrazanight_knives [2016/03/16 01:27] – adds 1701News column Carlos Pedraza
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 ====== Axanar's Night of the Long Knives ====== ====== Axanar's Night of the Long Knives ======
 **//Axanar admin admits he monitors donors' 'negative' activities on Facebook//** **//Axanar admin admits he monitors donors' 'negative' activities on Facebook//**
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 +<wrap em>UPDATE</wrap> Mar. 15 — Former Axanar supporter Sandy Greenberg tells his story on 1701News: "[[http://1701news.com/node/1081/troll-alec-peters-built.html|The Troll that Alec Peters Built]]."
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 FEB. 21 — On the eve of filing its [[lawsuit]] response, Axanar closed off its Facebook groups to the public, deleted dissenting discussion threads and summarily ejected donors deemed unsupportive. FEB. 21 — On the eve of filing its [[lawsuit]] response, Axanar closed off its Facebook groups to the public, deleted dissenting discussion threads and summarily ejected donors deemed unsupportive.
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 > The production team has made the decision to set this group as 'closed,' instead of 'public' ... the decision was unanimous. ... Content can no longer be shared with non-members, which is unfortunate, but now we feel that it's <wrap hi>a prudent decision to keep out the riffraff.</wrap>(({{::terry-riffraff.jpg?linkonly|View screenshot}} of Terry McIntosh Facebook post on the Axanar Fan Group, 2/20/16.)) <wrap lo>[emphasis added]</wrap> > The production team has made the decision to set this group as 'closed,' instead of 'public' ... the decision was unanimous. ... Content can no longer be shared with non-members, which is unfortunate, but now we feel that it's <wrap hi>a prudent decision to keep out the riffraff.</wrap>(({{::terry-riffraff.jpg?linkonly|View screenshot}} of Terry McIntosh Facebook post on the Axanar Fan Group, 2/20/16.)) <wrap lo>[emphasis added]</wrap>
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 +==== Hurting the Case ====
 +Copyright expert Stephen Carlisle of Nova Southeastern University decried these actions, suggesting they may hurt the character of Axanar's defense in its copyright case:
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 +> If you need further proof of the true intentions of these so-called “fair use” and “free speech” crusaders, it's that persons who are critical of Axanar’s ethics and legal positions have their posts on Axanar’s Facebook page deleted and their ability to post on the Axanar page revoked.(([[http://copyright.nova.edu/fair-use-claims/|Nova Southeastern University Copyright Office, Stephen Carlisle, "The Growing Problem of Phony 'Fair Use' Claims: From Michelle Shocked to Axanar"]], 3/11/16.))
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 +==== Seeking Answers ====
  
 Axanar donor Sandy Greenberg, took to another Star Trek Facebook group to ask why he'd been ejected and got a terse response from McIntosh, also an admin at the other group: Axanar donor Sandy Greenberg, took to another Star Trek Facebook group to ask why he'd been ejected and got a terse response from McIntosh, also an admin at the other group:
  
 > **Sandy Greenberg -> Star Trek** \\ Since the Admins here seem to be the same for the Axanar Fan page, could someone please explain to me why myself and several others were removed from that page yesterday? As far as I am aware I didn't violate any of the page guidelines and would like an explanation. \\ \\ **Terry McIntosh** \\ Nope.(({{::terry-nope.jpg?linkonly|View screenshot}} of Sandy Greenberg's Facebook post, retrieved 2/21/16)) > **Sandy Greenberg -> Star Trek** \\ Since the Admins here seem to be the same for the Axanar Fan page, could someone please explain to me why myself and several others were removed from that page yesterday? As far as I am aware I didn't violate any of the page guidelines and would like an explanation. \\ \\ **Terry McIntosh** \\ Nope.(({{::terry-nope.jpg?linkonly|View screenshot}} of Sandy Greenberg's Facebook post, retrieved 2/21/16))
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 ===== 'Public Butthurt' ===== ===== 'Public Butthurt' =====