Ah, I had the impression HIPAA was mainly for health-related stuff, and
that things like the degrees you've earned were basically public record.
There is another law that helps protect academic records.
Nightfox wrote to Utopian Galt <=-
Interesting.. When I've gotten a new job, I've never had to directly provide proof of my degrees, so I thought they were able to contact the colleges and verify with them.
Mortar M. wrote to Nightfox <=-
I always thought organizations hiring for a job could contact the college or university you attended and asked for verification of your degree.
Negative. The HIPAA privacy act disallows thrid-party access to
personal documents without the owner's approval.
HIPAA, as far as US laws go, is about health information privacy, so I'm confused on why it would cover things that are not health information.
Ah, I had the impression HIPAA was mainly for health-related stuff...
There is another law that helps protect academic records.
HIPPA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) is about protecting your medical and health records.
Could it be that universities have fallen so low that the degrees are no longer required?
Ahhh... I see we have another leftoid shill.
"Unsubstantiated", nope.
"Hard facts", simply what the corporations are saying publically.
But telling people not to believe what they see with their own eyes is your job, isn't it?
FSXnet having a no-politics rule, this is the sort of post that I am generally very happy _not_ to see here.
FSXnet having a no-politics rule, this is the sort of post that I am generally very happy _not_ to see here.
Oops! Wish I'd seen this before I replied. Sorry.
FSXnet having a no-politics rule,
*Laugh* That's a joke. FSXnet seems to be the place where the
delusional Left hides.
And why do I care about your happiness?
While I was reading your message, I was actually in the process of agreeing with you.
Then I read your Origin line, and the credibility of your message went right out the window. :(
Practice what you preach, please.
* Origin: Off the Wall - St. Peters, Missouri - #VoteBlue (21:4/142)
Except you're happy to get your little jab in with your origin line, eh?
Second time I've seen someone say this. What's wrong with the origin? It looks normal to me.
Second time I've seen someone say this. What's wrong with the origin? It >> looks normal to me.* Origin: Off the Wall - St. Peters, Missouri - #VoteBlue (21:4/142) >>Except you're happy to get your little jab in with your origin line, eh? >>
The poster was complaining about politics being included in messages, but every message they post includes '#VoteBlue' in the origin line, which is
a political statement.
If you are going to complain about political speach in an echo,
it would be a very good idea to omit any/all politics of any type/color/wing from your objection message.
Al wrote to MIKE POWELL <=-
* Origin: Off the Wall - St. Peters, Missouri - #VoteBlue (21:4/142)
Except you're happy to get your little jab in with your origin line, eh?
Second time I've seen someone say this. What's wrong with the origin? It
looks normal to me.
The poster was complaining about politics being included in messages, but every message they post includes '#VoteBlue' in the origin line, which is
a political statement.
#VoteBlue is not political speech. It is a hashtag that was in the
origin line.
If you are going to complain about political speach in an echo,
I guess someone was getting political. We try to avoid that here about.
it would be a very good idea to omit any/all politics of any type/color/wing from your objection message.
There was no politics in the request to refrain from politics.
#VoteBlue is a hashtag, nothing more, nothing less.
#VoteBlue is not political speech. It is a hashtag that was in the
origin line.
Baloney. It's clearly a political statement. Are you kidding?
There was no politics in the request to refrain from politics.
#VoteBlue is a hashtag, nothing more, nothing less.
Come on dude. Just because you agree with the *political* statement of
that "hashtag", doesn't change what it is.
There was no politics in the request to refrain from politics.
#VoteBlue is a hashtag, nothing more, nothing less.
.. and denial is a river in Egypt.
Try doing an online search for what you call that "nothing more than a hashtag and see what it means and where it points to.
Accession wrote to Gamgee <=-
Hey Gamgee!
On Mon, Jan 05 2026 15:04:22 -0600, you wrote:
I chose not to reply to his post.
Probably better off than I am, then. Just means we get to see another
off the wall response from him. Sorry about that. ;)
Ah, I see. You don't like #VoteBlue so it is wrong and should be
banned.
I haven't agreed with Gamgee on all things in the past, particularly political things, but I side with him here. No politics means we shouldn't have things like #voteblue which come off as very passive aggressive in a no politics zone. Remove it so we can all move on, please.
There was no politics in the request to refrain from politics.
#VoteBlue is a hashtag, nothing more, nothing less.
Ah, I see. You don't like #VoteBlue so it is wrong and should be
banned.
Gotcha.
I haven't agreed with Gamgee on all things in the past, particularly political things, but I side with him here. No politics means we
shouldn't have things like #voteblue which come off as very passive aggressive in a no politics zone. Remove it so we can all move on,
please.
I chose not to reply to his post.
My money was on his "I didn't say that" game -- I used to have a QWK
tagline dedicated to his favorite thing to say -- but I guess Al decided to cut his losses instead.
..but I guess Al decided to cut his losses instead.
Dumas Walker wrote to GAMGEE <=-
Yeah, no worries. He's now stated that he's done with the thread.
Pretty standard practice for somebody like that.
Al has a pretty serious case of TDS, and the prognosis isn't good. ;-)
I think he just likes to play silly games, and also to get the last
word in. As a moderator and echo participant, I dealt with his
nonsense for several years. He and Dr. What are someone else's
problems now.
My money was on his "I didn't say that" game -- I used to have a QWK tagline dedicated to his favorite thing to say -- but I guess Al
decided to cut his losses instead.
..but I guess Al decided to cut his losses instead.
Doubtful. He'll continue to argue just to argue.
Stop feeding the troll, and he'll eventually go away or participate in a different conversation unrelated to the subject.
No. I'm simply pointing out that YOU are treating one set of opinions as "political" and another set as "non-political". Unequal application of the rules is never correct.
#VoteBlue is not political speech. It is a hashtag that was in the origin line.
I think that means I could use the hashtag #HitlerWasTheBest and
nobody would complain because it is just a hashtag.
I'll not comment on the thing further.
I'll not comment on the thing further.
Yay! Ideal outcome!
(I've been resisting commenting more, expressly because this network has the rules it does because it should be fun (or at least kind, if the topic is not fun), and I hardly want to add more than necessary to a conversation that I'm hoping will stop.)
Adept wrote to Al <=-
So, on that note, anyone make any interesting resolutions for the new year? I generally don't, but, "I'll draw something every day for a
month" or something would be a neat resolution.
I think that means I could use the hashtag #HitlerWasTheBest and nobody
would complain because it is just a hashtag.
I always thought organizations hiring for a job could contact the college
or university you attended and asked for verification of your degree.
Negative. The HIPAA privacy act disallows thrid-party access to personal documents without the owner's approval.
NIGHTFOX (21:1/137) wrote to Mortar M. <=-
Ah, I had the impression HIPAA was mainly for health-related stuff, and that things like the degrees you've earned were basically public
record.
Mortar M. wrote to Dr. What <=-
Could it be that universities have fallen so low that the degrees are no longer required?
Not all jobs require a degree, but these tend to be low-level
positions.
Educational requirements are up to the employer. ---
Mortar M. wrote to Dr. What <=-
But too many graduates are coming out with degrees but obviously don't have the education that's supposed to go with that degree.
That's a very broad, and I suspect, unsubstantiated claim. Unless you have hard facts to back that up.
Adept wrote to Dr. What <=-
FSXnet having a no-politics rule,
this is the sort of post that I am
generally very happy _not_ to see here.
Please help us keep it that way, so we can have a place that _isn't_ constantly about one stupid leader or another. Or insulting each other.
We get enough of that elsewhere.
Adept wrote to Dr. What <=-
So you're intentionally breaking the rules of the network?
Just checking, as I'm uncertain on how much a person can get banned
from the network, as most people are able to have a base level of
respect. So it hasn't happened much.
And it's annoying when Avon (or others) have to do extra work.
*shrug*. It's an appeal to empathy, that most non-sociopathic people
are able to understand.
If you don't, it's fine; it's just not fine for you to both violate the rules and continue to post here.
Since this is obviously not a group that I care about anyway. I'll
simply drop
this group from my feed.
FSXnet having a no-politics rule,
*Laugh* That's a joke. FSXnet seems to be the place where the
delusional Left
* Origin: Off the Wall - St. Peters, Missouri - #VoteBlue (21:4/142)
Second time I've seen someone say
this. What's wrong with the
origin? It looks normal to me.
Second time I've seen someone say this. What's wrong with the
origin? It looks normal to me.
Second time I've seen someone say this. What's wrong with the
origin? It looks normal to me.
When the poster damn near freaked out on someone for posting political stuff ends their message with #VoteBlue, they continued the politics themselves. A pot meet kettle, kind of thing.
Hey Dmxrob!
On Sat, Jan 03 2026 09:42:56 -0600, you wrote:
* Origin: Off the Wall - St. Peters, Missouri - #VoteBlue (21:4/142)
While I was reading your message, I was actually in the process of
agreeing with you.
Then I read your Origin line, and the credibility of your message went
right out the window. :(
They didn't "end their message" with #VoteBlue, it was part of the origin line not a statement anyone was making.
Oh yes, let's equate calling people names with common hashtags. That way yo can feel better about normalizing hate speech.
Ah, I see. You don't like #VoteBlue so it is wrong and should be
banned.
Yeah, no worries. He's now stated that he's done with the thread.
Pretty standard practice for somebody like that.
Al has a pretty serious case of TDS, and the prognosis isn't good. ;-)
Al wrote to Accession <=-
Second time I've seen someone say this. What's wrong with the
origin? It looks normal to me.
When the poster damn near freaked out on someone for posting political stuff ends their message with #VoteBlue, they continued the politics themselves. A pot meet kettle, kind of thing.
They didn't "end their message" with #VoteBlue, it was part of the
origin line not a statement anyone was making.
Dmxrob wrote to Accession <=-
* Origin: Off the Wall - St. Peters, Missouri - #VoteBlue (21:4/142)
While I was reading your message, I was actually in the process of
agreeing with you.
Then I read your Origin line, and the credibility of your message went right out the window. :(
Oh yes, let's equate calling people names with common hashtags. That
way you can feel better about normalizing hate speech.
* Origin: Off the Wall - St. Peters, Missouri - LGBTQ+You (21:4/142)
poindexter FORTRAN wrote to Al <=-
They didn't "end their message" with #VoteBlue, it was part of the origin line not a statement anyone was making.
The sysop certainly was making it, on a decidedly apolitical message network.
poindexter FORTRAN wrote to Dmxrob <=-
Re: Re: Hiring Practices
By: Dmxrob to Accession on Sun Jan 04 2026 05:13 pm
Oh yes, let's equate calling people names with common hashtags. That way yo can feel better about normalizing hate speech.
Wow. Just, wow. From what I recall, there was no name calling. To make
the jump to hate speech seems unmerited.
They didn't "end their message" with #VoteBlue, it was part of the
origin line not a statement anyone was making.
As you well know, the origin line is configured to whatever you want it
to be.
It's just as much a part of the message as ... the message. You
know all of this, and choose to argue about it anyway.
Al wrote to Gamgee <=-
They didn't "end their message" with #VoteBlue, it was part of the
origin line not a statement anyone was making.
As you well know, the origin line is configured to whatever you want it
to be.
Of course. And someone included the #VoteBlue hashtag in theirs. So
what?
It's just as much a part of the message as ... the message. You
know all of this, and choose to argue about it anyway.
It's not been discussed by anyone. It's not been thrown at anyone.
You are offended by it and I am not. Oh well.
Feel free to netmail me if you want to hear my further comments but I
am happy to drop it.
Of course. And someone included the #VoteBlue hashtag in theirs. So
what?
So, it's a political statement, which isn't allowed here. Stop
pretending you don't realize that.
It's not been discussed by anyone. It's not been thrown at anyone.
There've been several messages in here about it. Stop pretending you
don't see them.
You are offended by it and I am not. Oh well.
Offended isn't the correct word, but whatever.
Feel free to netmail me if you want to hear my further comments but I
am happy to drop it.
No point in that, as you're dug in and won't listen anyway.
No need to reply, as I'm done with this.
You and your "pal" both reflect a common trait of those who #VoteBlue - "Rules for Thee, but not for Me".
I signed up for a 90-day writing sprint. One hour per day, 6 days a
week. I've done 30-day NANOWRIMOs before, with the intention of getting
a practical first rough draft, this challenge aims to have a complete
book in 90 days.
My resolution this year is to write consistently, get published (or self-published) and see if I can make some income writing.
As you well know, the origin line is configured to whatever you want it
to be. It's just as much a part of the message as ... the message. You know all of this, and choose to argue about it anyway.
Who was calling anyone names?
Feel free to netmail me if you want to hear my further comments but I am happ to drop it.
Feel free to netmail me if you want to hear my further comments but I am happ >> to drop it.
You claimed you were doing so several days ago and, yet, here you still
are.
MIKE POWELL wrote to GAMGEE <=-
As you well know, the origin line is configured to whatever you want it
to be. It's just as much a part of the message as ... the message. You know all of this, and choose to argue about it anyway.
And he continues to do so after claiming he is letting it go.
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