what's with all the clowns ?

[Strandberg Junkie]

You did share a lot of info back in the day.

I removed many posts per your request too, as I'm still happy to do when it comes to your kids, for example.

I did. Very open and personable person. Didn't realize the huge pile of dog shit I was stepping in at the time.
With all due respect to present company. ?

Thank you in regard to the wife and kids. It's basically impossible for me to defend them without just opening
myself/the forum up to more spam.

 

[Monkey Man]

You added “implied consent”. That is changing the conditions of the type of consent. You changed the rule. It’s easier than enforcing them around here. You’d never get anything else done. I get it. But it’s still weak.

I used the term "expressly" loosely and was called out for it, so I made the sentence clearer.

To me, that's not changing the rules. "Permission", express or implied. Simple.

It's about "permission", you know? Forum culture has always viewed divulgence as permission in this context. It's rare to see peeps splitting hairs over it.

Heads-up:
I'm over this. Let's move on.

 

[shayno]

I did. Very open and personable person. Didn't realize the huge pile of dog shit I was stepping in at the time.
With all due respect to present company. ?

Thank you in regard to the wife and kids. It's basically impossible for me to defend them without just opening
myself/the forum up to more spam.

Andy Warhol once said, "In the future everyone will be famous for 15 minutes."

I guess he meant, whether they wanted it or not.

 

[Monkey Man]

Wise words brudda.

 

[T.V.]

I used the term "expressly" loosely and was called out for it, so I made the sentence clearer.

To me, that's not changing the rules. "Permission", express or implied. Simple.

It's about "permission", you know? Forum culture has always viewed divulgence as permission in this context. It's rare to see peeps splitting hairs over it.

Heads-up:
I'm over this. Let's move on.

You changed it. You know it. We all know it. Obviously, you’re the man. It’s your prerogative. I am all for moving on. But don’t blow smoke and pretend you “clarified”. You added a completely different type of consent to cover behavior that has already been identified and requested that you put a stop to. Instead of noting the behavior violated the rule, you changed the rule.

 

[Strandberg Junkie]

You changed it. You know it. We all know it. Obviously, you’re the man. It’s your prerogative. I am all for moving on. But don’t blow smoke and pretend you “clarified”. You added a completely different type of consent to cover behavior that has already been identified and requested that you put a stop to. Instead of noting the behavior violated the rule, you changed the rule.

e.g.; new members vs the old guard

?

I AM NOT T.V.
T.V. IS NOT ME.
NEITHER ARE ALTS
THE END

 

[Clig Herdunkachuk]

You know, this notion that change/evolution is some negative thing fascinates me.

People grow/change with time. Our understanding evolves with time. Standards and norms change and flex. To do otherwise is stagnation.

We’re constantly trying to “find the line”. The ”line“ is ever moving.

IOW... so what?

 

[Monkey Man]

You changed it. You know it. We all know it. Obviously, you’re the man. It’s your prerogative. I am all for moving on. But don’t blow smoke and pretend you “clarified”. You added a completely different type of consent to cover behavior that has already been identified and requested that you put a stop to. Instead of noting the behavior violated the rule, you changed the rule.

Dude, the intention hasn't changed one iota.

I made a mistake by using the term. I could've just said, "permission".

Also, so what if I did knowingly change the rule, which in my mind I did not? I mean, I made the friggin' rule FFS.

It's not like I need a referendum in order to alter The Constitution or anything. I have the ("implied" - just for you) reserved right to change the rules any time I damned-well please.

Disagree all you want. I agree that you've got a point on the minutia, hence my tweak, but as I keep implying, I didn't draft that before lawyers, expecting someone to go through it with a fine-toothed comb and call me out on the exact wording; the whole post was made mostly as a quick communication of the spirit of what we were hoping from OTC.

 

[T.V.]

Dude, the intention hasn't changed one iota.

I made a mistake by using the term. I could've just said, "permission".

Also, so what if I did knowingly change the rule, which in my mind I did not? I mean, I made the friggin' rule FFS.

It's not like I need a referendum in order to alter The Constitution or anything. I have the ("implied" - just for you) reserved right to change the rules any time I damned-well please.

Disagree all you want. I agree that you've got a point on the minutia, here my tweak, but as I keep implying, I didn't draft that before lawyers, expecting someone to go through it with a fine-toothed comb and call me out on the exact wording; the whole post was made mostly as a quick communication of the spirit of what we were hoping from OTC.

You had a rule in place. A member complained other members broke the rule and violated his privacy. You changed the rule to accommodate the offenders. Like I said, absolutely your prerogative. But in my opinion, a completely weak and poor way to run a website.

 

[Monkey Man]

Dude, nothing changed apart from the wording for clarity.

Can you not see that? I'm going about things as I always have. Donnie accepts the deal and has just said he's happy. Are you forgetting that he has "received" such posts literally for many months, even years?

FFS.

 

[YabbaDabbaDoo]

You had a rule in place. A member complained other members broke the rule and violated his privacy. You changed the rule to accommodate the offenders. Like I said, absolutely your prerogative. But in my opinion, a completely weak and poor way to run a website.

Okay, you have my actual attention. You have balls and we've finally seen them so I'm impressed.

With that said, think about MM as he has a shitty unpaid job and is doing what he can with ALL us retards. I firmly belive and request that you apologise to MM. You'll be doing the right thing.

 

[T.V.]

Dude, nothing changed apart from the wording for clarity.

The wording is everything in this situation. You know it. You added the one word that made what they are doing acceptable behavior when prior to adding the one word, it was “verboten”. It’s your gig. Run it how you like. It’s still poor form.

 

[Monkey Man]

You're still not getting it mate. Until the wording was questioned, this has been a nothing burger.

Forum's run just-fine since Aug 18, 2021 when I made that post.

With that said, think about MM as he has a shitty unpaid job and is doing what he can with ALL us retards. I firmly belive and request that you apologise to MM. You'll be doing the right thing.

No apology necessary; I can take it.

 

[Monkey Man]

OK, hopefully this puts this to bed:

I only added that sentence days ago, so your accusation that the forum's been running in spite of its own "law" is patently-false.

Forum ran all this time just-fine 'cause peeps were intelligent-enough to interpret a member's posting pics or deets of him or herself as permission to regurgitate them.

As soon as I was alerted to the legalese of the statement, I edited it for clarity.

 

[Strandberg Junkie]

What in Bozo's name is this thread about again?

 

[Monkey Man]

... and for clarity:

I've always complied with member requests for removal of pics or posts.

In Donnie's case, that ship sailed long ago with regard to stuff about him (not family). Why?
1) 'Cause he's said many times he doesn't GAF.
2) 'Cause it'd be a full-time job to trawl through the thousands of threads and posts in OTC in order to locate and edit them all. I'm thinking several months' 9-5 work.

I'm sure he knows this.

 

[Monkey Man]

For the record, and to practice what I preach:

My name is Nicky. I'm from Melbourne.

I'm aware of the fact that this statement grants implied permission to others to address me using this info.

 

[Deleted member 38657]

Why would anyone want MORE governing over themselves?
They could just hit ignore and start a thread about almost anything they want.
Pretty free to talk about whatever, vulgar or not.
You could even pick from threads more on topic with your interests instead of abusing yourself by snowballing fights.
Instead; "please quiet me to quiet them."

 

[Deleted member 38657]

For the record, and to practice what I preach:

My name is Nicky. I'm from Melbourne.

I'm aware of the fact that this statement grants implied permission to others to address me using this info.

Hi, I'm Lisa! I'm from Earth.
People here have problems.

 

[Monkey Man]

Yup, the spirit of the rules has to be acknowledged.

Always been prepared to remove posts upon-request.

Many here will attest to this. Not once have I questioned such a request, usually forwarded to me via PM, which is fine-and-appropriate IMHO, let alone refused it.