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by rz2k 3351 days ago
The logic is sound, and I see that it was mostly written in 2011, but I can also see it being harmful.

How about an IETF RFC to clarify?

Libraries operate under a lot of unwritten social conventions, perhaps even more than most other institutions. (robots.txt even if largely ignored is a popular convention) Aggressive or confrontational wording, regardless of whether they are "right" doesn't seem in libraries' interests.