From: Abolhassan Astaneh-Asl
Date: April 19, 2008
Subject: Weak Rivets of Titanic, Weak Steel Bearing Walls of WTC, Weak
Levees of New Orleans- Weak Gussets of I-35W Bridge= 6000 deaths
Dear SEA-Int. Friends:
Thank you for comments you made yesterday on "Weak Rivets, ... " and in
response to an e-mail by my scientist friend Mike. Unfortunately, some
are somewhat impolite and not at the level of a structural engineering
professional posting on a professional site. I will send the one that is
polite in my view to my scientist friend. I just can't share the rest
with him or anyone else outside my Seaint tribe. My yard stick for
this are the policies posted on almost all forums and comment sites (I
am surprised that SEAINT does not have a moderator nor "posting
policy" to ensure that inappropriate comments are not posted. May be
there is such a note and I have not seen it, but if there is not Seaint
should have one just for the sake of protecting itself against lawsuits
for providing means of delivery for unlawful statements and posting them
permanently for public view.
As an example, I have taken the following from the Comments section of
the Pioneer Press newspaper in St. Paul Minnesota , a very fine paper
(www.twincities.com):
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"/The Pioneer Press is happy to host community conversations about news
and life in the Twin Cities. As hosts, we expect guests will show
respect for each other. That means we don't threaten or defame each
other, and we keep conversations free of personal attacks. Witty is
great. Abusive is not. If you think a post violates these standards,
don't escalate the situation. Instead, flag the comment to alert us.
We'll take action if necessary./
/It's not hard. This should be a place where people want to read and
contribute -- a place for spirited exchanges of opinion. So those who
persist with racist, defamatory or abusive postings risk losing the
privilege to post at all."
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Sincerely,
Abolhassan Astaneh-Asl, Ph.D., P.E.
Professor and Consultant on Structural Engineering, Earthquake
Engineering and
Protection of Buildings and Bridges against Blast and Impact.
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