Board Thread:News and Announcements/@comment-5732937-20130524065621/@comment-7472785-20130525171159

Sort of seems to me the admins want it and I should be happy we were asked beforehand...

So far a dozen out of 129 users responded, with a clear minority against, though there still is the silent majority.

Since the basis is getting evidence for bannable offenses, I maintain to limit access to admins only. I also maintain a limit on storage time (who needs year old log files clogging up storage space?)

And I maintain that I'm not convinced of need nor of efficiency of solution (since in reference to the poll it was said that it can be manipulated by creating multiple accounts, so what use is banning one?).

As I said, to me it's a matter of principle - no different to the government, in its constant thrive to protect the population, planting microphones on a public place and recording all conversaations, so that an individual can get proof, if someone insulted/harrassed/mobbed him/her and asks for punishment. As useful it may be in rare individual cases, in general we don't need to be pampered by pro-active measures against things one can defend oneself against.

Scouting a crowd with explosive smelling dogs is one thing - installing audio- and video-recorders quite another...

...and if anyone says but this is the internet, not the real world, then I can only say that the internet is run by, filled by, used by real people, and I see no reason why separate social rules and courtesy should apply or be applied.