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[challenge entry] Too Subtle for a first compo Entry?

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(goldfish_memory, Mon 5 Jun 2006, 15:55, archived)
# i'm too lazy to read it
if you're too lazy to make it 50kb from 121.44 kB
knobber.
(I helped save b3ta! TopUpTheTea you ain't seen me, right?, Mon 5 Jun 2006, 15:57, archived)
# hahaha
OOF!
(I helped save b3ta! wefbhweiufhweiu party, Mon 5 Jun 2006, 15:58, archived)
# I'm too lazy for my car
Too lazy for my car
Too lazy by far!
(I helped save b3ta! Hamster Trippin' aka Mr. Titts, Mon 5 Jun 2006, 15:59, archived)
# dear lord
why did you have to dredge that up?
...I'm a model, you know what I mean...
(I helped save b3ta! st3x, Mon 5 Jun 2006, 16:01, archived)
# From the very depths of hades itself
(I helped save b3ta! Hamster Trippin' aka Mr. Titts, Mon 5 Jun 2006, 16:02, archived)
# seconded
*Twice!*
(I helped save b3ta! st3x, Mon 5 Jun 2006, 16:04, archived)
# I'm too lazy for my shiiiirrrrt
(I helped save b3ta! mr horrible up yours, dickface, Mon 5 Jun 2006, 16:03, archived)
# so lazy
it hurts?
(I helped save b3ta! mediocre ha ha ha, you're reading this, Mon 5 Jun 2006, 16:08, archived)
# I'm too lazy for my cat
what do you think about that?
(I helped save b3ta! mediocre ha ha ha, you're reading this, Mon 5 Jun 2006, 16:01, archived)
# NO!!!
WHY!!!
(I helped save b3ta! st3x, Mon 5 Jun 2006, 16:02, archived)
# Fucking hell!
What's stuck up your arse then?
Why do you feel the need to enforce this? Are you a moderator?
(I helped save b3ta! OneSullenBrit *air sandwiches*, Mon 5 Jun 2006, 16:00, archived)
# if i was a moderator
i would just change it to a link.
(I helped save b3ta! TopUpTheTea you ain't seen me, right?, Mon 5 Jun 2006, 16:01, archived)
# and...
...breathe...
(I helped save b3ta! st3x, Mon 5 Jun 2006, 16:02, archived)
# I used to go o nthe talk board, but I'm phasing it out because it consumes me.
But coming here, and reading 'omg it's too big!!1' on each thread makes me remember why I stopped coming to the main board.

How does it look to new people coming here? People who might be bloody good drawers/artists/photoshoppers?
(I helped save b3ta! OneSullenBrit *air sandwiches*, Mon 5 Jun 2006, 16:05, archived)
# have you got monthly limits?
cause i do, and for god sake, rules are rules so if you don't like it you can fuck off back to the talk board (:
(I helped save b3ta! TopUpTheTea you ain't seen me, right?, Mon 5 Jun 2006, 16:06, archived)
# Monthly limits?
How quaint. ;)
(Psychosomatic Tumor Laugh your life cause there ain't much to cry for, Mon 5 Jun 2006, 16:07, archived)
# *pouts*

it's not my fault, but i get charged if i go over, which i do every month ):
(I helped save b3ta! TopUpTheTea you ain't seen me, right?, Mon 5 Jun 2006, 16:08, archived)
# *understands*
The quarter suddenly drops, so to say. Such limits are a rather unfamiliar concept here, all the ISPs do it cap the bandwidth. :|
(Psychosomatic Tumor Laugh your life cause there ain't much to cry for, Mon 5 Jun 2006, 16:13, archived)
# It's a euphamism
Never ever ever ask a lady about her 'monthly limits'
(I helped save b3ta! Hamster Trippin' aka Mr. Titts, Mon 5 Jun 2006, 16:09, archived)
# Well, equally, I could tell you to fuck off.
It's not your responsibility to enforce rules. If you have a montly limit, it's your responsibility to not exceed them. So don't go to websites that have large files.

But if I were new here, and I saw you (and others) bitching about filesizes, then it wouldn't really make me want to stick around.
(I helped save b3ta! OneSullenBrit *air sandwiches*, Mon 5 Jun 2006, 16:10, archived)
# i don't really give a shit to be honest

if people can't be bothered to read the rules, then i'm going to keep telling them until they fucking well pay attention.
(I helped save b3ta! TopUpTheTea you ain't seen me, right?, Mon 5 Jun 2006, 16:12, archived)
# no, its EVERYONE'S repsonsibility who uses the board to ensure they treat it with respect for the other users...
if not, this place becomes very elitist to only those with super fast broadband/no bandwidth restrictions.

one reason an FAQ has been put up in the first place
(I helped save b3ta! The Great Architect is still waiting for his account to be deleted on, Mon 5 Jun 2006, 16:14, archived)
# don't go to website with large files??
that's the point in the rules you fucktard
to keep the file sizes low so people CAN come here
sheesh
(I helped save b3ta! Ironman tetsuo Back once again with the renegade mastah!, Mon 5 Jun 2006, 16:14, archived)
# ahh so it's not just me then

*phew*
(I helped save b3ta! TopUpTheTea you ain't seen me, right?, Mon 5 Jun 2006, 16:17, archived)
# Nope, it's not just you.
Following a couple of simple rules isn't exactly rocket science; anyone who can't follow them deserves all they get...
(I helped save b3ta! Doc G and Sid the Monkey may contain traces of spatula, Mon 5 Jun 2006, 16:20, archived)
# ^this



...with tits
(I helped save b3ta! Hamster Trippin' aka Mr. Titts, Mon 5 Jun 2006, 16:17, archived)
# small handfulls
or grandma's pendulas that you can set your watch by?
(I helped save b3ta! discomeats This canoe, Mon 5 Jun 2006, 16:19, archived)
# I don't mind
as long as there's tits
(I helped save b3ta! Hamster Trippin' aka Mr. Titts, Mon 5 Jun 2006, 16:20, archived)
# with tits??
*fondles*
(I helped save b3ta! Ironman tetsuo Back once again with the renegade mastah!, Mon 5 Jun 2006, 16:20, archived)
# learning is fun.
(I helped save b3ta! discomeats This canoe, Mon 5 Jun 2006, 16:18, archived)
# actually, this is a community
not a democracy, not a public service page. If
people don't like getting razzed for doing stupid
things like posting huge jpg pictures of text that
could easily be small gifs, then they can ignore
the criticism or try harder or fuck off. You
don't have to be a mod to criticize someone.

Now, please fuck off.
(I helped save b3ta! Purple Onion, Mon 5 Jun 2006, 16:19, archived)
# cor!
you tell 'im!

/first time I've ever heard you 'turn the screw' blog
(I helped save b3ta! The Great Architect is still waiting for his account to be deleted on, Mon 5 Jun 2006, 16:20, archived)
# (the fuck off part is a joke, by the way)

(I helped save b3ta! Purple Onion, Mon 5 Jun 2006, 16:21, archived)
# *huggles*

(;
(I helped save b3ta! TopUpTheTea you ain't seen me, right?, Mon 5 Jun 2006, 16:22, archived)
# if they're such good drawers/artists...
maybe they should brush up on their reading skills with a trip to the FAQ... no?
(I helped save b3ta! The Great Architect is still waiting for his account to be deleted on, Mon 5 Jun 2006, 16:08, archived)
# It looks fine
to all the new people who can be bothered to read the FAQ and optimise their images.
(asdfasdfasdf, Mon 5 Jun 2006, 16:09, archived)
# It's the attitude, not the context.
(I helped save b3ta! OneSullenBrit *air sandwiches*, Mon 5 Jun 2006, 16:11, archived)
# it's your ignorance
not your ugly face
(I helped save b3ta! Ironman tetsuo Back once again with the renegade mastah!, Mon 5 Jun 2006, 16:16, archived)
# won't somebody think of the dial-up?!
the limits thing is a valid point with bt swearing they are gonna enforce it from now on. But i get your point too. This is my first day back in 6 months, not for the 'limit thing', just because I phased from watching new folk gettin torched - and i've moved between jobs after graduating - which sucks...WORK IS THE EVIL!
(I helped save b3ta! st3x, Mon 5 Jun 2006, 16:11, archived)
# There is of course another route, that used to be popular.

"Offering assistance" such as kindly suggesting the gif format for larger images with lots of flat colour.
(I helped save b3ta! Kamikaze Stoat £4.09, Mon 5 Jun 2006, 16:18, archived)
# This is exactly what I'm on about.
"MAKE IT SMALLER YOU CUNT!" isn't exactly constructive.
(I helped save b3ta! OneSullenBrit *air sandwiches*, Mon 5 Jun 2006, 16:23, archived)
# is that what i said?
no. no it isn't.

has this person even taken any notice and done something about it? no.

so, if you want to run around after n00bs making thier images smaller for them so that they don't bother learning how to, go for it.
(I helped save b3ta! TopUpTheTea you ain't seen me, right?, Mon 5 Jun 2006, 16:26, archived)
# No, sorry, you didn't say CUNT.
Excuse me for not typing out your exact message, but I grow weary of an argument when I have to keep restating my point in different ways before the opposition can actually pay attention to it.

Would it really take 5 seconds out of your day to be polite to people, instead of calling them knobends? If you're really lazy, you could always have a little message with links in a word document, which you can copy+paste. The point is "That's too big for the board, try these tips to optimise it: XXXXXX" is much better than "knobber".
(I helped save b3ta! OneSullenBrit *air sandwiches*, Mon 5 Jun 2006, 16:32, archived)
# have you ever seen me post before?
obviously not.

if you hung around here often enough then you would realise why some of us are so hostile to people who don't pay attention to the rules.

it's not that people are ignoring your point of view, it's that we don't agree with it.

if you ever get spare time then feel free to look back through some more of my posts where you will see that i have previously made images smaller for n00bs, been polite, directed them to the FAQ, and it just doesn't work.

okay?
(I helped save b3ta! TopUpTheTea you ain't seen me, right?, Mon 5 Jun 2006, 16:38, archived)
# I love this place
I really really do
(I helped save b3ta! st3x, Mon 5 Jun 2006, 16:38, archived)
# twice (;
(I helped save b3ta! TopUpTheTea you ain't seen me, right?, Mon 5 Jun 2006, 16:40, archived)
# in the face
(I helped save b3ta! Ironman tetsuo Back once again with the renegade mastah!, Mon 5 Jun 2006, 16:52, archived)
# I got your point, and it is a valid one, but
People *are* pretty civilized here, at least
during the day.

I've very nicely explained to many posters
how they could optimise their post by using
a GIF. I've almost universally been ignored.

Personally, I don't think something like this
is destroying the community. I got badly
razzed early on for posting something quite
glasscock. It didn't make me run away in tears,
but it did make me a lot more careful.

Like I said in another post, b3ta is a community,
a collection of people, in essence, a society.
Like all human institutions, it is far from
perfect. But by trying to tell people what
is 'polite' behaviour, are you so much better
than someone who is trying to tell someone else
to follow the accepted rules of the community?
(I helped save b3ta! Purple Onion, Mon 5 Jun 2006, 16:57, archived)
# Oi!
Tutt is merely trying to point out that there ARE rules . . .


(I helped save b3ta! Sir Aunty Grampa Dave the Hat - enjoying a post-meridian muncheon - Ta! Cannaoogim!?, Mon 5 Jun 2006, 16:13, archived)
# yeah I know that
and she is right to do so, especially if it costs her extra £££ to visit here ... and she is SO lovely...
(I helped save b3ta! st3x, Mon 5 Jun 2006, 16:14, archived)
# happy b3taday
gawsh, it's been a year? Where the hell did that go?
(I helped save b3ta! mr horrible up yours, dickface, Mon 5 Jun 2006, 16:00, archived)
# i dont know where it went
and i'm not too fussed to find out (:
(I helped save b3ta! TopUpTheTea you ain't seen me, right?, Mon 5 Jun 2006, 16:02, archived)
# dont forget
124358 bytes
(I helped save b3ta! executiverocker only wears C&A, Mon 5 Jun 2006, 16:05, archived)
# Too big for a first compo entry?
and no, it's not too subtle :)
(asdfasdfasdf, Mon 5 Jun 2006, 15:59, archived)
# subtle? I like your irony
(I helped save b3ta! The Great Architect is still waiting for his account to be deleted on, Mon 5 Jun 2006, 15:59, archived)
# Is it me or is it
FECKING GIGANTIC POST DAY!?


(I helped save b3ta! Sir Aunty Grampa Dave the Hat - enjoying a post-meridian muncheon - Ta! Cannaoogim!?, Mon 5 Jun 2006, 16:00, archived)
# *sigh*
(I helped save b3ta! TopUpTheTea you ain't seen me, right?, Mon 5 Jun 2006, 16:03, archived)
# Take your bifocals off
(I helped save b3ta! Hamster Trippin' aka Mr. Titts, Mon 5 Jun 2006, 16:03, archived)
# No, apparently
it's ENVIRONMENT DAY *shrugs*

(I helped save b3ta! Ptolemy the man with the silent pea, Mon 5 Jun 2006, 16:21, archived)
# It's so much like 10,000 spoons that I may have to throttle myself
(I helped save b3ta! The Rabid Ferret of Doom is no longer a badger, Mon 5 Jun 2006, 16:03, archived)
# but all you need is knife
(I helped save b3ta! The Great Architect is still waiting for his account to be deleted on, Mon 5 Jun 2006, 16:04, archived)
# bizarre..
that's my company!
(I helped save b3ta! Finite "Aardvark sorted out my shit!" on, Mon 5 Jun 2006, 15:59, archived)
# Well rest assured
you're not the only Managing Director to spend all day spazzing around on b3ta.

Give us all a discount and your secret's safe with us ;)
(I helped save b3ta! Ptolemy the man with the silent pea, Mon 5 Jun 2006, 16:04, archived)
# Is everyone using dialup?
It takes about half a second to download the whole page.
(I helped save b3ta! gareth_alien will be human again at, Mon 5 Jun 2006, 16:02, archived)
# its not about speed...
its about bandwidth - many people who use this, even on broadband, have severe bandwidth restrictions...
If people just bothered to read and digest the FAQ for the 'good of all' then it would help
(I helped save b3ta! The Great Architect is still waiting for his account to be deleted on, Mon 5 Jun 2006, 16:03, archived)
# Aaah,
Good point. I only use this site at work. Thankyou west sussex county council!
(I helped save b3ta! gareth_alien will be human again at, Mon 5 Jun 2006, 16:05, archived)
# I like how you work for the council and still use the term 'work'....
;-)
(I helped save b3ta! The Great Architect is still waiting for his account to be deleted on, Mon 5 Jun 2006, 16:07, archived)
#

This post would be too large even if it were funny.
(I helped save b3ta! Purple Onion, Mon 5 Jun 2006, 16:09, archived)
# subtle
and optimising???

*cries* all those poor innocent extra bytes
(I helped save b3ta! discomeats This canoe, Mon 5 Jun 2006, 16:13, archived)