Humorously bizarre prohibition in RCN TOS

Kenny Donahue kennyd at mc.com
Mon Jun 9 15:59:10 EDT 2003


Hardware aka, MARK 13.
Cheated. used the web. google and imdb.com
I could use the extra life.
Kenny

Erik Price wrote:

>
>
> Michael O'Donnell wrote:
>
>> In the page at
>>
>>   http://www.rcn.com/customer/internet_access_agreemnt.php
>>
>> ...can be found this unexpected prohibition:
>>
>>
>>> (m) Scrolling.  You agree not to cause the screen
>>> to "scroll" faster than other subscribers or users
>>> are able to type to it, or any action to a similar
>>> disruptive effect on or through the Access Service.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> I think this is just a clumsy attempt to ban certain
>> anti-social behaviors displayed in certain chat
>> settings, but I definitely did a double-take when I
>> first saw it...       (this from a discussion about
>> RCN on another list, BTW - I'm not an RCN customer)
>
>
> That just brought back some memories, Michael.
>
> Yep, I think this term originally comes from AOL.  When I was a yoot 
> (1994) I had a macro that would post random comments* into the current 
> chat room and was sometimes accused of "scrolling" by the 
> TOS-advisors**.  Back then it was five bucks an hour to use AOL at 
> night, and ten bucks an hour during the day!!!
>
> * My favorite was "Get right on down to Reno's for your radiation-free 
> reindeer steaks!  Hurry, while stocks last!"  (An extra life and 
> 10,000 bonus points awarded to whoever knows what movie this line is 
> from.)
>
> ** Terms-of-Service
>
>
>
> Erik
>
>
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