well I suppose it's convenient for peados...even sponsored by lifestyles
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Sun 18 May 2008, 9:32,
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I went ahead and posted thiswww.b3ta.com/questions/bugs_and_feature_requests/post161475
I think it might be a good step in the direction of a happy board.
(I think it might be a good step in the direction of a happy board.
gronkpan @vomitinglarry.bsky.social,
Sun 18 May 2008, 9:42,
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Who decides who is in the 'friendly clique'?
my other username is a porsche , posting shit pictures so you don't have to,
Sun 18 May 2008, 9:45,
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I'm guessing that the mods are the experts. gronkpan @vomitinglarry.bsky.social,
Sun 18 May 2008, 9:46,
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So as well as keeping inappropriate stuff off the board,they also have to assess hundreds if not thousands of people for friendliness?
( my other username is a porsche , posting shit pictures so you don't have to,
Sun 18 May 2008, 9:48,
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CUNT CUNT CUNTFUCKING SHITBOOTS
There. One less person they have to assess.
(There. One less person they have to assess.
The Coast Of Yemen,
Sun 18 May 2008, 9:48,
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twatnoodlesmake that two
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Jamnog Sardines in her eyebrows, lobsters up and down,
Sun 18 May 2008, 10:49,
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They don't do an ideal job with the appropriate stuff already tbh
Dixipoos Bye Bye Blackbird,
Sun 18 May 2008, 9:53,
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^this with ***** onedit: post linked as this is not safe for work
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Sun 18 May 2008, 9:55,
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Errr....knobs aren't safe for work, can you link it pease?
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Colonel Boris "...a desperate Buzzfeed imitation...",
Sun 18 May 2008, 10:26,
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i find this comment inappropriateand demand its instant removal.
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god save the queen making another unremarkable comeback,
Sun 18 May 2008, 10:23,
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hahaha I get itThis is a pisstake, right? :D
( Dixipoos Bye Bye Blackbird,
Sun 18 May 2008, 9:53,
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but maybe it's easier to work out who is nice rather than who is an arseSo the mods might be good at that.
Either way there's one thing that I can say they're very good at: Not trying to censor anyone.
(Either way there's one thing that I can say they're very good at: Not trying to censor anyone.
gronkpan @vomitinglarry.bsky.social,
Sun 18 May 2008, 10:02,
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But surely your idea is all about some sort of censorship? Dixipoos Bye Bye Blackbird,
Sun 18 May 2008, 10:03,
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It's more about breaking people in gently.I don't know about you, but if I tried to join b3ta these days I wouldn't bother.
People get really nasty.
(People get really nasty.
gronkpan @vomitinglarry.bsky.social,
Sun 18 May 2008, 10:08,
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Fehmy first post was shot down in flames four years ago, but it didn't stop me
it's the only way they will learn
(it's the only way they will learn
emvee cruor deo cruoris,
Sun 18 May 2008, 10:13,
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I don't think that's true.If you're friendly and point out their mistake, they normally take it on board.
( my other username is a porsche , posting shit pictures so you don't have to,
Sun 18 May 2008, 10:14,
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Oh, I've been shot down plenty of times.that's not so much what I'm talking about, it's more just when someone posts one or two pictures and then has a bunch of imaginary rules and people posting 250kb FAIL.gifs when someone posts a slightly too big picture.
MAYBE WE SHOULD JUST TRY AND BE NICER.
(MAYBE WE SHOULD JUST TRY AND BE NICER.
gronkpan @vomitinglarry.bsky.social,
Sun 18 May 2008, 10:16,
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I'm generally niceI don't get upset over a few k on a pic
but if someone comes on and posts something abysmally wrong, like a "why doesn't someone photoshop this it would be really funny" new thread, then I think they need to be shot down
(but if someone comes on and posts something abysmally wrong, like a "why doesn't someone photoshop this it would be really funny" new thread, then I think they need to be shot down
emvee cruor deo cruoris,
Sun 18 May 2008, 10:28,
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You're not wrong there.But I don't think this is a practical solution.
Maybe people should be naughty stepped for excessive or unnecessary flaming.
(Maybe people should be naughty stepped for excessive or unnecessary flaming.
my other username is a porsche , posting shit pictures so you don't have to,
Sun 18 May 2008, 10:13,
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who flames unnecessarily?I haven't seen much flaming just for the hell of it round here. b3ta is pretty good in that respect.
As for excessive...then you would be naughty-stepping an awful lot of regulars who are displeased at having their (or others) work pushed off the board by a noobie starting a talk thread or stealing an image.
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Sun 18 May 2008, 10:20,
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As for excessive...then you would be naughty-stepping an awful lot of regulars who are displeased at having their (or others) work pushed off the board by a noobie starting a talk thread or stealing an image.
WHAT??? A 60K IMAGE ON MY WATCH?*fail image*
I'd call that unnecessary, and much less productive than just being fluffy and pointing out their image is slightly bigger than it should be.
(I'd call that unnecessary, and much less productive than just being fluffy and pointing out their image is slightly bigger than it should be.
my other username is a porsche , posting shit pictures so you don't have to,
Sun 18 May 2008, 10:22,
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this^^^i try to to be nice and post the helpful lemony link with a for future reference type comment.
( god save the queen making another unremarkable comeback,
Sun 18 May 2008, 10:25,
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The only problem with lemonylast time I looked is the GIMP pages were broken.
It may be worthwhile writing an optimisation guide for GIMP. I would but unfortunately while I'm fine with JPGs I suck with GIFS :(
(It may be worthwhile writing an optimisation guide for GIMP. I would but unfortunately while I'm fine with JPGs I suck with GIFS :(
boris the spider,
Sun 18 May 2008, 10:26,
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i had'nt noticed its flawsit's more about making the point that there are image size guidelines, who really ever read all of the faqs before posting? in my own case i didn't even have a clue what optimisation was
and went over size by a wee bit with a couple of posts. it was the lovely ms tutt who very nicely pointed out the error of my ways and i made an effort to sort it out thereafter. not ms tutt you understand but my size issues.
(and went over size by a wee bit with a couple of posts. it was the lovely ms tutt who very nicely pointed out the error of my ways and i made an effort to sort it out thereafter. not ms tutt you understand but my size issues.
god save the queen making another unremarkable comeback,
Sun 18 May 2008, 10:34,
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oh yeahi'm not trying to knock it much -- even though the photoshop bits are the ones that i've been able to read it's still helpful. there's a few things which are program-specific which don't work in the gimp (at least not for someone who doesn't know it well, which still includes me) which was my only real knock.
( boris the spider,
Sun 18 May 2008, 10:35,
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Most of the time that I've seen large images it has been:GSTQ posting his lemony link.
Someone saying 50kb only etc but not in too bad a way. (what I do, I've even offered to optimise a couple of times...)
There are a couple of twats that post fail, but not many
Then again, my bed time is about lunchtime in the UK and maybe I don't see it all.
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Sun 18 May 2008, 10:32,
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Someone saying 50kb only etc but not in too bad a way. (what I do, I've even offered to optimise a couple of times...)
There are a couple of twats that post fail, but not many
Then again, my bed time is about lunchtime in the UK and maybe I don't see it all.
It's generally worse in the UK dayshift.Perhaps because of people at work taking out their misery on newbies.
( my other username is a porsche , posting shit pictures so you don't have to,
Sun 18 May 2008, 10:34,
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being nice is much easier than being a an over zealous nazinot as funny admittedly.
i tend to put the boot in only after trying to be nice a couple of times or if someone really is taking the piss.
(i tend to put the boot in only after trying to be nice a couple of times or if someone really is taking the piss.
god save the queen making another unremarkable comeback,
Sun 18 May 2008, 10:37,
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You're joking, right?When I joined B3ta it was about four months after first looking at it and I still made sure I waited a week before posting anything so that there wasn't a nice L plate. Because while in the FAQ it says something like "You get a learner plate so that people will make allowances" what it actually means is "Come on everyone! Be a cunt to me because I've committed the crime of not knowing that the 50k guideline is actually a capital law!"
Not everyone has as much time to burn as I had at the time, so most people don't do this "sit around for months" lark, and then they get about twenty replies to their first attempt basically calling them a retard (which is also, I believe, banned in the FAQ. Not that those who constantly shout "FAQ!" appear to consider all of it of equal weight.)
(Not everyone has as much time to burn as I had at the time, so most people don't do this "sit around for months" lark, and then they get about twenty replies to their first attempt basically calling them a retard (which is also, I believe, banned in the FAQ. Not that those who constantly shout "FAQ!" appear to consider all of it of equal weight.)
boris the spider,
Sun 18 May 2008, 10:26,
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Perhaps we should start quoting this at flamers.There is somebody really annoying on the board, is it OK to be rude to them?
Absolutely not. If you are really annoyed by another boarder, you can click the 'Ignore' button under their posts and everything they post will be hidden from you (you can always un-ignore them later if you like). Please don't be horrible to other people just because they are new, or you didn't like their picture, or posted something that bothers you. If you can't say anything nice, then don't say anything.
If there is somebody on the board who doesn't know what to do, you can always point them in the direction of this FAQ in a friendly way (or use the secret code).
There are moderators about to deal with people who abuse the messageboard, replying to somebody calling them a cunt isn't very constructive and will just encourage people to keep trolling.
(Absolutely not. If you are really annoyed by another boarder, you can click the 'Ignore' button under their posts and everything they post will be hidden from you (you can always un-ignore them later if you like). Please don't be horrible to other people just because they are new, or you didn't like their picture, or posted something that bothers you. If you can't say anything nice, then don't say anything.
If there is somebody on the board who doesn't know what to do, you can always point them in the direction of this FAQ in a friendly way (or use the secret code).
There are moderators about to deal with people who abuse the messageboard, replying to somebody calling them a cunt isn't very constructive and will just encourage people to keep trolling.
my other username is a porsche , posting shit pictures so you don't have to,
Sun 18 May 2008, 10:33,
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I like thisenough I even clicked.
I think I'll start doing this. I'll quote section and paragraph, too.
(I think I'll start doing this. I'll quote section and paragraph, too.
boris the spider,
Sun 18 May 2008, 10:34,
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Maybe I'm asleep when the really bad flamers come outbut I've only ever seen a good bumming given to those that post talk, spam, stolen or nsfw images and I think that's deserved, they should have read the FAQ and know not to do it. As for the 50kb limits there are some (no names on uncoded lines) that whip out a flail every time someone posts a 60kb image and maybe that should be stopped.
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Sun 18 May 2008, 10:37,
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yeah i think the worst is during the daythe gayshift is a bit more accepting, perhaps because anyone wanting to post fail pictures would run out of inspiration ten minutes after doctor dyslexia started posting oversized images on the board, or perhaps because there's not so many stressed office-workers on.
( boris the spider,
Sun 18 May 2008, 10:43,
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ARF!!Or Sir Pigeon Nipples posting talk threads...
Or Postbear putting a pretty bad taste (but usually obscenely funny) comment or image up...
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Sun 18 May 2008, 10:47,
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Or Postbear putting a pretty bad taste (but usually obscenely funny) comment or image up...
I've had SPN on ignore (with Mongy) since the scat porn episode. Dixipoos Bye Bye Blackbird,
Sun 18 May 2008, 10:49,
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what did SPN do in the scat thingo?I know mongy was posting chocolate cake porno but I guessed it was a hijack.
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Sun 18 May 2008, 10:53,
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It was hijacked by SPN, who hijacked Mongy's accountThey both thought it would be funny to post scat porn on the site using each other's accounts
( Dixipoos Bye Bye Blackbird,
Sun 18 May 2008, 11:02,
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EH???? any admissions from either side?...it is kinda funny in some senses...
How come they weren't banned?
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Sun 18 May 2008, 11:03,
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How come they weren't banned?
the gayshift has a certain relaxed charmeven if i must confess to generally having doctor dyslexia on ignore. it makes the board a slightly more aesthetically pleasing experience if you're going to be around on the gayshift.
on the other hand, it can perhaps afford to be more relaxed because there's fewer people around. if ther'es a hundred people trying to post then it's a lot more irritating when someone posts total crap and keeps the board moving so fast.
(on the other hand, it can perhaps afford to be more relaxed because there's fewer people around. if ther'es a hundred people trying to post then it's a lot more irritating when someone posts total crap and keeps the board moving so fast.
boris the spider,
Sun 18 May 2008, 10:50,
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Aye, agreedThe board is also much nicer without Dexion's 2 frame animations raping my eyes.
( Dixipoos Bye Bye Blackbird,
Sun 18 May 2008, 10:52,
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i've not ignored them yeti think goldenfanjita's the only other person i've got on ignore because he's just acting like a twat to make some point he's never made clear.
( boris the spider,
Sun 18 May 2008, 10:59,
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not muchposted scribbly paint-drawings that offend my eyes and generally entertained herself. good luck to her and she'll generally stay on ignore for the sake of my poor abused eyeballs
( boris the spider,
Sun 18 May 2008, 10:59,
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welli seem to recall ignoring him in the past but he's certainly not on the list at the minute and i can't remember why i'd have ignored him in the first place. i've made an effort to take the whole thing less seriously in the last few months because i was becoming the kind of weird over-earnest freak that i normally laugh about...
( boris the spider,
Sun 18 May 2008, 11:06,
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there's nothing like a good flamingfortunately most people tend to get over them and come back for more.it still amuses me how intimidated i was at posting stuff on here and how bothered i got ( fairly short lived) when i either got flamed or ignored, i was a 40 year old bloke, done a degree in art with brutal crit's almost weekly, never mind all the shit i'd get at work. maybe it was down to my total lack of knowledge about message boards and my ineptitude with photoshop. before i started on here i'd never been anywhere near either.
now you can all just fuck off if you don't like what i do.
(now you can all just fuck off if you don't like what i do.
god save the queen making another unremarkable comeback,
Sun 18 May 2008, 10:49,
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NO, YOU FUCK OFFAND LOOK AT MY MOST IGNORED-EVER IMAGE WHILE YOU DO SO
I think it got a sum total of no responses on post and repost. Now that hurts more than a flaming. Bah.
(I think it got a sum total of no responses on post and repost. Now that hurts more than a flaming. Bah.
boris the spider,
Sun 18 May 2008, 10:51,
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my other username is a porsche , posting shit pictures so you don't have to,
Sun 18 May 2008, 10:54,
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cheersi even did a click for big on it.
i cant' remember the point now even though it was only a couple of weeks ago. i think someone mentioned cradle of filth and the i love horses link had been posted a couple of times.
(i cant' remember the point now even though it was only a couple of weeks ago. i think someone mentioned cradle of filth and the i love horses link had been posted a couple of times.
boris the spider,
Sun 18 May 2008, 11:02,
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just out of sheer spite*clicks
we've all had some of those, mine are generally ones i've spent at least a couple of hours doing.
i love the vagueries? of the board. it's as much to do with timing as talent and of course being in with the cool kids.
i also prey that one of the 'star' posters or a complete numpty don't post directly after me, it's the kiss of death for any image.
(we've all had some of those, mine are generally ones i've spent at least a couple of hours doing.
i love the vagueries? of the board. it's as much to do with timing as talent and of course being in with the cool kids.
i also prey that one of the 'star' posters or a complete numpty don't post directly after me, it's the kiss of death for any image.
god save the queen making another unremarkable comeback,
Sun 18 May 2008, 10:56,
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vagaries, i think? or vagiaries.that one took maybe half an hour or so to get looking half decent, mainly because i was a bit out of practice and it was hard finding decent blood without trying to draw it myself. as you say, it's part of the board, and when you post. and whether everyone loves you.
( boris the spider,
Sun 18 May 2008, 11:01,
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Ovaries? my other username is a porsche , posting shit pictures so you don't have to,
Sun 18 May 2008, 11:04,
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Everywhere in the net and in real life, there are certain expectations to be met when joining something newIt's up to the person to check it out, look at how things work and join in - every now and again they might fuck up royally and might get flamed by some of the less patient members, but it's all part of life's rich tapestry and learning. Even places like "Hilda's Knitting Forum" is going to be populated by people who treat newbies who fuck up with some kind of contempt.
I personally think b3ta /board is one of the more fluffier areas of the internet.
Cliques, cliques, cliques.. They existed before the wheel was invented and are nothing new.
That said, if I was new and posted for the first time on the gayshift, I don't think I would ever come back.
(I personally think b3ta /board is one of the more fluffier areas of the internet.
Cliques, cliques, cliques.. They existed before the wheel was invented and are nothing new.
That said, if I was new and posted for the first time on the gayshift, I don't think I would ever come back.
Dixipoos Bye Bye Blackbird,
Sun 18 May 2008, 10:17,
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The cliques at Hilda's Knitting Forumare complete cunts
( emvee cruor deo cruoris,
Sun 18 May 2008, 10:31,
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Tell me about itThey told me to fuck off to b3ta
( Dixipoos Bye Bye Blackbird,
Sun 18 May 2008, 10:53,
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mods are lazy and have multiple standards.They wouldn't bother working out who is nice and second, being nice depends on the post.
I don't flame simply because they have an L plate. I don't cry fail when a noob posts a 100kb still. I blast if someone starts a talk thread when they should know better. I pay out when someone posts a stolen image. I complain when someone posts NSFW and isn't censored.
Normally if a noob posts and it is a reasonable image, ie I like it, I will say hello, welcome and tell them they get a surprise when they click their L-plate.
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Sun 18 May 2008, 10:10,
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I don't flame simply because they have an L plate. I don't cry fail when a noob posts a 100kb still. I blast if someone starts a talk thread when they should know better. I pay out when someone posts a stolen image. I complain when someone posts NSFW and isn't censored.
Normally if a noob posts and it is a reasonable image, ie I like it, I will say hello, welcome and tell them they get a surprise when they click their L-plate.
haha"mods are lazy and have multiple standards."
I disagreed with your post up there ^ but this one's rather true... Something's blasted as NSFW because it contains the words "tits" and a quick sketch of something that looks vaguely balloon-like, but the picture of John and Yoko with cocks (which was ace and I clicked and enjoyed muchly) went by without comment.
Just depends who's around, when, and whether they're actually of a fair mind.
(I disagreed with your post up there ^ but this one's rather true... Something's blasted as NSFW because it contains the words "tits" and a quick sketch of something that looks vaguely balloon-like, but the picture of John and Yoko with cocks (which was ace and I clicked and enjoyed muchly) went by without comment.
Just depends who's around, when, and whether they're actually of a fair mind.
boris the spider,
Sun 18 May 2008, 10:29,
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What happened to HappyToast's pissing Marylin Monroe?I went to bed and forgot to check up on it. I know it didn't make the FP. Did he get naughty stepped for posting fantasy pissporn? I doubt it...And yeh the Ono and John ones got through. As did a few Nevermind covers... And the unbuggerable hedgehog got told off for posting a couple of concentric cicles bouncing up and down.
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Sun 18 May 2008, 11:08,
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actually the hedgehog who will never visit sodomis what was more or less in my mind about the balloon-like drawings. that was ridiculous -- in what way is that nsfw?
i tend to agree wtih the people who point out that the whole of b3ta's not safe for work. if i wasnt' in a secluded office i wouldn't look at any of it at work because my boss might be justifiably irritated that i'm wasting his bandwidth and time here...
(i tend to agree wtih the people who point out that the whole of b3ta's not safe for work. if i wasnt' in a secluded office i wouldn't look at any of it at work because my boss might be justifiably irritated that i'm wasting his bandwidth and time here...
boris the spider,
Sun 18 May 2008, 11:14,
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I know eh?The one on the left is SFW, the one on the right is bannable.
www2.b3ta.com/host/creative/63724/1211106356/cockntits.jpg
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Sun 18 May 2008, 11:26,
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www2.b3ta.com/host/creative/63724/1211106356/cockntits.jpg
those nipplesare vaguely heart-shaped.
/suddenly having a fantastic idea for a future direction in plastic surgery blog
(/suddenly having a fantastic idea for a future direction in plastic surgery blog
boris the spider,
Sun 18 May 2008, 11:30,
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Ahaha!One must indeed rule all the ears!
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Tahkcalb ω∞ for sigs,
Sun 18 May 2008, 11:51,
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being nice and polite to people on the internet?that goes against tradition.
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Sun 18 May 2008, 9:48,
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it's an unmarked threadjack encouraging politeness and nettiquettefrom someone who typically posts in capitals
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Sun 18 May 2008, 9:51,
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YOU MAKE IT SOUND LIKE I AM NOT FRIENDLY.WE ARE HAPPY FRIENDS THAT TALK ABOUT ALL SO NICE THINGS.
( gronkpan @vomitinglarry.bsky.social,
Sun 18 May 2008, 10:03,
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YES I LOVE TALKING IN CAPITALS IT LOOKS SO AMMUSINGAND I JUST WANT TO BE PEOPLE'S FRIEND ALSO!!!!!!!!!!1!
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Sun 18 May 2008, 10:05,
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Haha :DAdblock and the 'ignore' button can already be used by anybody to customise board happiness levels.
But they are so rarely employed, because so many of us enjoy our five minutes of snorting fury over anybody who dares to approach our sacred board with anything less than a 100% understanding of our complex system of rules and regulations.
*Wheels out extensive library of 'fail' images created purely to ridicule newcomers*
/rant
(But they are so rarely employed, because so many of us enjoy our five minutes of snorting fury over anybody who dares to approach our sacred board with anything less than a 100% understanding of our complex system of rules and regulations.
*Wheels out extensive library of 'fail' images created purely to ridicule newcomers*
/rant
Walrus Man Think hippy thoughts,
Sun 18 May 2008, 10:12,
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Convenient if you're a lazy cunt like me :D Dixipoos Bye Bye Blackbird,
Sun 18 May 2008, 9:52,
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Stupidity is epidemicin sports centres - I have seen signs the like of "this machine will not except 20p pieces" which had me virtually apoplectic.
Why, pray tell, is the pool closed for sprinters?
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Sun 18 May 2008, 10:01,
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Why, pray tell, is the pool closed for sprinters?
"This machine will not, except 20p pieces"? Dixipoos Bye Bye Blackbird,
Sun 18 May 2008, 10:03,
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Pfffft :DQuick TJ: Does anybody with nothing to do today fancy helping me out with a colouring-in job?
( Walrus Man Think hippy thoughts,
Sun 18 May 2008, 10:06,
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