Indeed, but - as you imply yourself - it comes down to personal opinion of an imageand if you don't like an image, there are things in place to hide and get rid of it.
It's an awful image - yet a well known one. TV, film, Book, Magazine, it's - dare I say it - an iconic image from a troubled time. In a challenge which asks for 'History' to be taken into account, it's fairly obvious given the vast membership of b3ta that there may be one or two 'less than desirable' aspects of history used for challenge entries, especially given the nature of b3ta itself.
It's not really up to the members to police b3ta on things like this, it's up to the individual to like it or lump it, and if they don't like it, there are ways around it to avoid having to see it. If something IS too much for the general consensus, or perhaps goes a little too far, then we have Mods.
(It's an awful image - yet a well known one. TV, film, Book, Magazine, it's - dare I say it - an iconic image from a troubled time. In a challenge which asks for 'History' to be taken into account, it's fairly obvious given the vast membership of b3ta that there may be one or two 'less than desirable' aspects of history used for challenge entries, especially given the nature of b3ta itself.
It's not really up to the members to police b3ta on things like this, it's up to the individual to like it or lump it, and if they don't like it, there are ways around it to avoid having to see it. If something IS too much for the general consensus, or perhaps goes a little too far, then we have Mods.
The Great Architect is still waiting for his account to be deleted on,
Thu 21 Aug 2008, 17:22,
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Oh I totally see your point, I do.I'm basing my opinion solely on my opinion, but appreciating my own hypocrisy in the process. I think maybe perhaps I've not got as much.... perspective as others on some things. Maybe that'll come with age, maybe it won't.
I think people should be able to say 'that's not funny' etc, though.
(I think people should be able to say 'that's not funny' etc, though.
Captain Wow currently being a cunt in Infamous,
Thu 21 Aug 2008, 17:24,
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indeed they should, that's what makes b3ta great.I was just thinking that, to the casual poster, (which I assume the poster of the image above is, along with many others) it doesn't really help them get a feel for b3ta, as in one breath people might say delete something, and then if they view the board later on and see a diff. thread deleted, suddenly that deleter will be called a c*nt.
They can't win.
(They can't win.
The Great Architect is still waiting for his account to be deleted on,
Thu 21 Aug 2008, 17:29,
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but that's a problem with people being weirdly "board nazi-ish" about deleting threadsor is there actually some problem that arises from a thread deletion, beyond people losing valuable post counts?
I've never fully understood the hoo-hah
(I've never fully understood the hoo-hah
HappyToast Groat froth,
Thu 21 Aug 2008, 17:30,
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I have no idea, but it happens, and people who see the board can see what happens when a thread gets deleted.So it doesn't really give them much to take on board if in one ear people are saying 'delete that you c*nt, and then later on when someone perhaps does delete something, maybe for something far less trivial, suddenly it's as if the 'offender' has personally come into our homes on christmas day and pissed on our turkey.
It doesn't matter to the casual observer if it's a 'weird' board nazi-ish thing to do, it happens anyway. It's surely easier for people to exercise control over what they see, as I said above. if they don't like it, hide/adblock it and don't comment, or at least if they do comment, make it constructive.
otherwise, this place just becomes an extended youtube comments section
(It doesn't matter to the casual observer if it's a 'weird' board nazi-ish thing to do, it happens anyway. It's surely easier for people to exercise control over what they see, as I said above. if they don't like it, hide/adblock it and don't comment, or at least if they do comment, make it constructive.
otherwise, this place just becomes an extended youtube comments section
The Great Architect is still waiting for his account to be deleted on,
Thu 21 Aug 2008, 17:36,
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I actually recommened a thread deletion the other day :)
Quijibo Esq. BSc. May contain traces of nuts,
Thu 21 Aug 2008, 18:03,
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i think the best thing to do is link images that might be nsfw.no need to delete a thread then.
(
urbane legend i have known the inexorable sadness of pencils,
Thu 21 Aug 2008, 18:16,
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aye, another fine and simple solution to avoid the wobbling :) The Great Architect is still waiting for his account to be deleted on,
Thu 21 Aug 2008, 18:22,
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I only find that I lose track of conversationsbut that's easily rectified.
Archie- I see and agree with what you've said, I've never quite got it either.
(Archie- I see and agree with what you've said, I've never quite got it either.
Captain Wow currently being a cunt in Infamous,
Thu 21 Aug 2008, 17:36,
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