On Wed, 17 Jul 2013, Tanner Swett wrote: > On Jul 17, 2013, at 5:39 PM, Kerim Aydin wrote: > > This gap does not appear in any of the other players' headers that I spot > > checked. While I know this NOW, I might be able to compensate in future > > play. > > However, for interpreting actions made PRIOR to this investigation, any > > interpretation favoring receipt time (rather than send time) would put me > > at > > a severe and consistent disadvantage over other players in controlling the > > timing of my public forum posts, and thus violate my R101 right of > > participation om the fora relative to other players. > > With support, I intend to raise an eyebrow skeptically. > > How does "the right to participate in the fora" entail "the right to > successfully time the sending of a message so that it takes effect immediately > before a deadline, thereby preventing other players from responding to it > before the deadline"?
It doesn't on its own. But assuming a majority of players have that ability, then it is part of standard 'participation'. So if that participation is then restricted for certain people, it limits participation, and therefore the right.
