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I'm getting a bit tired of all this

'where's the line? You crossed the line' on b3ta recently regarding images.
If you want a line then you want censorship and as such I'd be asking for a whole slew of subjects to be off limits.
You can not have selective censorship on a site that has no rules.
If you don't agree with something posted that you find morally distasteful ( as I often do myself ) then you have the option to hide it, ignore it or possibly adblock it. Screaming about how wrong it is is like crying in the streets for Diana and is nothing more than a way for you to think you are declaring yourself morally superior to others.

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Pasanonic 's been known to cause insanity in laboratory mice, Sun 26 Apr 2009, 12:10, archived)

I hid it and noted my objection

Your right in what you say about censorship but I'm only saying stuff so a boundary is drawn, if enough people feel the same then that type of image won't be posted as frequently, it just becomes an unspoken rule.
I'm all for pushing the boundries, but if I think it's a step too far I'll pipe up and say so, nothing about moral superiority, just what I think / feel about something.

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Hellzapoppin, Sun 26 Apr 2009, 12:20, archived)

those type of images will be posted every time there's a school holiday

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The Great Architect is still waiting for his account to be deleted on, Sun 26 Apr 2009, 12:24, archived)

Yup

getting a reaction on the internet is always fun for teens, they learn eventually

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Hellzapoppin, Sun 26 Apr 2009, 12:30, archived)

That makes perfect sense until the 'if you don't agree' bit

which kind of fucks the other bit in the arse.

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my mum, Sun 26 Apr 2009, 12:21, archived)

If the general consensus seems to point to something

not being in good taste (as it appears with this post), then it does suggest a line has been crossed somewhere, regardless of there being no rules.

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Smallbrainfield, Sun 26 Apr 2009, 12:24, archived)

but is it actually a general consensus, or is it just people following a trend from the first reply?

I've seen some posts on b3ta that have been absolutely fine, but because the first reply was "FAIL", there were plenty of replies following it also saying FAIL :D

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Shada, Sun 26 Apr 2009, 12:29, archived)

Bit of both

I'd say. But sometimes more one than the other.

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Hellzapoppin, Sun 26 Apr 2009, 12:34, archived)

Yes but what I'm getting at is

that if you say "we can't have that because some of us don't like it" then I and others have every right to call for censorship of anything we don't like. Then the question of "Where is the line" becomes even more important.

I think if you can't realise what is bad taste then it's just a limitation of your brain function. But I also think if you can't discern what is an utter shite piece of photoshopping and decide not to waste a thread with it then you are also a bit dysfunctional or so desperate for peer interaction that any attention will do for you.

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Pasanonic 's been known to cause insanity in laboratory mice, Sun 26 Apr 2009, 12:33, archived)

Even severly autistic people can learn basic social interaction

but they have to be taught.

I think censorship is more an independent body deciding what is and isn't good for the general population (mods have that power)
So we are not demanding censorship, just letting somebody know we don't like it. If they post something good at a later date then I'll likely say I like it. Isn't that a large part of b3ta?

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Hellzapoppin, Sun 26 Apr 2009, 12:42, archived)

It's not like I disagree with your sentiment.

More that I'm trying to be devil's advocate. It's just not workable at b3ta. Plus we may have mods but we have no moderation beyond removal of spam and linking large images.

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Pasanonic 's been known to cause insanity in laboratory mice, Sun 26 Apr 2009, 13:09, archived)