Eric Klein: "No, Thank You!" to OH's use of me on FB
An open letter to Eric Klein, OH moderators and all of you:
Dear Mr. Klein:
I'm a pretty open person, and have given OH a lot of latitude to do what they want, but even *I* have to say that latest wrinkle in the OH drama ticks me off. To know that OH can take anything any one of us posts on here, no matter how personal, and cross-post it to the OH Facebook page is an outrageous and unacceptable breach of trust.
I DO have a Facebook account, but *I* decide what gets posted on Facebook. I'm really angry that OH feels they can take whatever we say here - supposedly a "safe haven", for want of a better word - and post it over on their FB page. It would be somewhat acceptable to do if the OH poster had "liked" the OH FB page, but this is not even necessary for my thoughts to turn up over there.
No, I don't personally care who knows that I've had WLS; I tell everyone. But I know that there are many, many people who, for whatever reason(s), won't even tell their families that they've had surgery. They come to OH with the belief that they are among friends (especially now that OH has adopted their stricter "no bullying" policies), only to find out that their trust can be betrayed.
The OH TOS state that they may use posts made on their website, but only as follows (bold text provided for emphasis):
Please note that when you post in public forums, on message boards and in chat rooms, all or parts of your posts are subject to being copied or reprinted by other community members. ObesityHelp reserves the right to use online posts or chats or parts thereof for use in online or printed material. ObesityHelp will not use the posters full name or online identity without prior written permission.
(Just an aside: the word is "poster's". Get it right, OH.) But if you repost something from OH onto FB, using a person's OH user name, and have NOT gotten "prior written permission", you are violating your OWN TOS.
Until OH asks my permission to repost anything of mine, my avatar will be as shown, my profile will be now private. I am sorry that people who would like to read my story here will no longer be able to, but this is how I am responding to what I perceive as a giant breach of trust.
Dear Mr. Klein:
I'm a pretty open person, and have given OH a lot of latitude to do what they want, but even *I* have to say that latest wrinkle in the OH drama ticks me off. To know that OH can take anything any one of us posts on here, no matter how personal, and cross-post it to the OH Facebook page is an outrageous and unacceptable breach of trust.
I DO have a Facebook account, but *I* decide what gets posted on Facebook. I'm really angry that OH feels they can take whatever we say here - supposedly a "safe haven", for want of a better word - and post it over on their FB page. It would be somewhat acceptable to do if the OH poster had "liked" the OH FB page, but this is not even necessary for my thoughts to turn up over there.
No, I don't personally care who knows that I've had WLS; I tell everyone. But I know that there are many, many people who, for whatever reason(s), won't even tell their families that they've had surgery. They come to OH with the belief that they are among friends (especially now that OH has adopted their stricter "no bullying" policies), only to find out that their trust can be betrayed.
The OH TOS state that they may use posts made on their website, but only as follows (bold text provided for emphasis):
Please note that when you post in public forums, on message boards and in chat rooms, all or parts of your posts are subject to being copied or reprinted by other community members. ObesityHelp reserves the right to use online posts or chats or parts thereof for use in online or printed material. ObesityHelp will not use the posters full name or online identity without prior written permission.
(Just an aside: the word is "poster's". Get it right, OH.) But if you repost something from OH onto FB, using a person's OH user name, and have NOT gotten "prior written permission", you are violating your OWN TOS.
Until OH asks my permission to repost anything of mine, my avatar will be as shown, my profile will be now private. I am sorry that people who would like to read my story here will no longer be able to, but this is how I am responding to what I perceive as a giant breach of trust.
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100% Agreed.
I stay out of the drama and post here to support and receive support. I don't want my WLS issues posted on Facebook. They are two different sites with two separate purposes for me. I will post less and possibly leave if this policy is not changed.
I stay out of the drama and post here to support and receive support. I don't want my WLS issues posted on Facebook. They are two different sites with two separate purposes for me. I will post less and possibly leave if this policy is not changed.
" I am not at all concerned with appearing to be consistent. In my pursuit after Truth I have discarded many ideas and learnt many new things." Ghandi 
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on 1/24/12 12:59 am
on 1/24/12 12:59 am
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http://www.facebook.com/help/?faq=204009289636711#How-do-I-take-a-screen-shot-to-document-abuse?
http://www.facebook.com/help/?faq=217091804975136#How-do-I-request-the-removal-of-my-image-for-privacy-law-reasons?
http://www.facebook.com/help/reportlinks
http://www.facebook.com/help/?faq=212722115425932
http://www.facebook.com/report
http://www.facebook.com/help/?faq=204009289636711#How-do-I-take-a-screen-shot-to-document-abuse?
http://www.facebook.com/help/?faq=217091804975136#How-do-I-request-the-removal-of-my-image-for-privacy-law-reasons?
http://www.facebook.com/help/reportlinks
http://www.facebook.com/help/?faq=212722115425932
On January 24, 2012 at 6:57 AM Pacific Time, Cre8tv wrote:
An open letter to Eric Klein, OH moderators and all of you:Dear Mr. Klein:
I'm a pretty open person, and have given OH a lot of latitude to do what they want, but even *I* have to say that latest wrinkle in the OH drama ticks me off. To know that OH can take anything any one of us posts on here, no matter how personal, and cross-post it to the OH Facebook page is an outrageous and unacceptable breach of trust.
I DO have a Facebook account, but *I* decide what gets posted on Facebook. I'm really angry that OH feels they can take whatever we say here - supposedly a "safe haven", for want of a better word - and post it over on their FB page. It would be somewhat acceptable to do if the OH poster had "liked" the OH FB page, but this is not even necessary for my thoughts to turn up over there.
No, I don't personally care who knows that I've had WLS; I tell everyone. But I know that there are many, many people who, for whatever reason(s), won't even tell their families that they've had surgery. They come to OH with the belief that they are among friends (especially now that OH has adopted their stricter "no bullying" policies), only to find out that their trust can be betrayed.
The OH TOS state that they may use posts made on their website, but only as follows (bold text provided for emphasis):
Please note that when you post in public forums, on message boards and in chat rooms, all or parts of your posts are subject to being copied or reprinted by other community members. ObesityHelp reserves the right to use online posts or chats or parts thereof for use in online or printed material. ObesityHelp will not use the posters full name or online identity without prior written permission.
(Just an aside: the word is "poster's". Get it right, OH.) But if you repost something from OH onto FB, using a person's OH user name, and have NOT gotten "prior written permission", you are violating your OWN TOS.
Until OH asks my permission to repost anything of mine, my avatar will be as shown, my profile will be now private. I am sorry that people who would like to read my story here will no longer be able to, but this is how I am responding to what I perceive as a giant breach of trust.
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