but if it was a paper weight , at least it would do it welliGary said:A guy I just got to switch IM'd me yesterday and asked me how my $3,000 2.7 GHz paperweight was yesterday.
Smart ass.
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iGary said:A guy I just got to switch IM'd me yesterday and asked me how my $3,000 2.7 GHz paperweight was yesterday.
Smart ass.
Using it as a paperweight is at least one way to think different
Woof, Woof Dawg
iGary said:A guy I just got to switch IM'd me yesterday and asked me how my $3,000 2.7 GHz paperweight was yesterday.
Smart ass.
Everytime i see your setup i get insanely jealous, please don't go, cos then we will all miss the updates to the best setup on the site
MacDawg said:Using it as a paperweight is at least one way to think different
Woof, Woof – Dawg
LOL
Hey, and just so everyone knows, and I do not speak for everyone that participated in "that" thread, I think the main issue, especially for those of us who contribute(d) to the site, is that we are concerned about an equal application of the rules around MR lately.
I for one do not think "that" thread was closed or singled out because it was about the "G" word. It was prominent, active, and yes, a bit out of hand at times. I do believe the board ownership/moderation staff probably got a lot of complaints about it, too.
I guess the way I feel, is that if there can be a Keira Knightly thread where guys can talk about banging women and where one member has nearly 200 posts attributed to it alone, then the very abrupt end to "that" thread wasn't a really fair application of the rules, in my opinion. And that is just my opinion.
Having been a moderator and even an owner of other discussion boards - being a moderator stinks and sometimes you get called on decisions you make and it sucks. It goes with the turf, fair or not. Like I said, I think they did what they thought was right at the time. Some of us, especially those of us who contribute were not happy with the 5-day suspension ultimatum we got yesterday, but in the end, the board has to be kept under control, orthe whole place will go out of control.
There was a thread here last night talking about lesbian bathroom sex that flourished for hours last night until I said something about it.
Some of us have been accused of posting in "that" thread when other threads here have members with 170, 220 or more individual posts in it, yet they go unchecked.
I'm fine with explicit stuff not being on tis site, or people not post whoring to all hell, but can we at least be consistent and get some guidelines...please?
I contributed to this site because I LOVE IT. It's a great place for me to take a break during my very long days behind a monitor proofing pictures, and I like an awful lot of you people here, including most all of the moderator staff and ownership.
I slept on it overnight, and I'm still not happy about what happened, but that's life. I can pack up and leave if I want to. I'd rather stay and keep contributing to what I think is a great place, in general.
With that said, I have about 5 billion pictures to edit today. Blah. Off I go.
iGary said:LOL
I guess the way I feel, is that if there can be a Keira Knightly thread where guys can talk about banging women and where one member has nearly 200 posts attributed to it alone, then the very abrupt end to "that" thread wasn't a really fair application of the rules, in my opinion. And that is just my opinion.
Dont forget the "post your desktop" thread.......bordering on pornographic I would say .... lots of slutty looking ladies with their *** out.
vniow said:
This has bothered me as well. Would it not follow that any mention of the word "gay" in a thread at this point will be looked at as attempt to bring the Gayway back? Wouldn't that thread then get shut down? Seems to me, given the situation, that would be the case. So, in a sense, any discussion of the subject would seem to be off-limits at this point, which for me causes concern and a certain amount of disappointment.
What I don't understand is why threads get wastelanded AND locked. Wouldn't it make more sense to let the thread continue in wasteland if the members choose to?
Or just have a real *community forum* where posts don't count towards the post count. Exclude news discussion, etc. and just have threads like gay thread or the drunk thread in those... don't know, I never participated that much in really off-topic threads anyway but for the people that do I think this might be a viable option.
Or just have a real *community forum* where posts don't count towards the post count. Exclude news discussion, etc. and just have threads like gay thread or the drunk thread in those... don't know, I never participated that much in really off-topic threads anyway but for the people that do I think this might be a viable option.
That's impossible. There is no posting in the wasteland, full stop. If a thread in wasteland is locked or not it makes no difference. The ones that are locked are usually so just because it's been quicker to close them (you can do this as you reply to a thread), before then moving them off to wasteland (a separate operation).Diatribe said:
edesignuk said:
Ah, thanks for clearing that up. I guess the only possibility then is to have a forum where posts don't count but I guess closing the threads was not only an issue of post counts but another...
My take on this is live and let live, I couldn't care less about people posting in those threads, so what if they're off topic or have a higher post count than me because of this, to me it's not important but then again I don't run this site either...
leekohler said:
Ehm, lee, shouldn't you get back to the real world rather than carrying on with crap like this. To claim that the word and subject "gay" has been made off-limits by the mods is ridiculous. To low. Give them a break. And perhaps give yourself one - rather than burn all bridges while your pissed off.
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mcadam said:
I'm honestly not trying to burn bridges, just trying to figure out how to proceed at this point.
leekohler said:
probably by posting the way you did before...
closing one thread doesn't change all that much around here...
EXACTLY. There's really no need to think how to proceedgwuMACaddict said:
Keep the 3,000+ chit chat threads down and carry on as 'normal'.
But where do I post the things that I used to post before? Should I post a new thread just about me the next time I need advice on how to handle a strange "gay" situation at work? Perhaps that would be a good idea as there would be more potential for good feedback, but then again if all the issues we went through in the gayway thread should have it's own thread there would be a whole lot of gay threads around this place.gwuMACaddict said:probably by posting the way you did before...
closing one thread doesn't change all that much around here...
The new, improved, unmoderated (?) Super GayWay.gekko513 said:
I stand corrected, there's a newer new gay way!
The new new, improved, unmoderated (?) Super GayWay.
edesignuk said:EXACTLY. There's really no need to think how to proceed
thats exactly what I said at the beginning of THIS thread.
21 gun salute.... for nothing.
also, I too resent anyone for thinking that there is some sort of homophobia in this thread, what the hell are you talking about? I see this thread has turned slightly away from a "Goodbye" and more into "why the gayway closed", and I say, who cares, let it die.
gekko513 said:
Ha-ha! As usual I'm not expressing myself clearly. This was exactly what I was trying to say before. Thanks Gekko. And edesignuk- you know I love you! Give me a hug buddy.
gekko513 said:
start a new thread!! i dont care if you have trouble dating GOATS or WHATEVER at work!! Lord knows we have enough "i have girl problem" threads!
the POINT is that your thread would HAVE a point- asking for HELP about a specific SITUATION...
not just post whoring and chit chat...
guys... i'm not that bright, but i totally get the reasoning here... whats everyone elses deal?
Actually I think community discussion is just about idle chit chat, as mentioned in the rules, but I think we need a new method of monitoring if need be on these community threads. It's pretty easy for a single thread to grow up to a few thousand post as we can see from the drunk, edesignuk, and picture association threads. I suggest instead of locking those threads and forbid people from posting to those topics again, allow them to post on a new thread once a thread has come to a limit of perhaps 1,000 post.gwuMACaddict said:start a new thread!! i dont care if you have trouble dating GOATS or WHATEVER at work!! Lord knows we have enough "i have girl problem" threads!
the POINT is that your thread would HAVE a point- asking for HELP about a specific SITUATION...
not just post whoring and chit chat...
guys... i'm not that bright, but i totally get the reasoning here... whats everyone elses deal?
It is not uncommon to have threads about relationship advice in the community forum - maybe one a week or so, that I notice at least. How often were these topics coming up in the GayWay thread? I followed it, but not too closely after the first several pages. If it were very often, like every other day perhaps it would be better for the frequent posters of that thread to also decide to sign up on a relationship message board, or a gay message board as well as I'm sure threads like that could live indefinitely since it suited to the site. If it is these specific members that you enjoy discussing the issue with you just PM them and if you want a forum-styled venue couldn't you setup a Yahoo group or have a member setup your own message board using phpBB or some freeware tool. I'm just throwing out suggestions because I do think there are ways for those members who miss that thread to continue its spirit in some fashion.gekko513 said:
I noticed that the Kiera thread has been closed too. I think this is a good thing as it shows a little more consistency with the rules being applied. I can understand why such threads are closed though. When threads go on and on forever that are not related to the Mac/Apple, even in the community forum it can start to change the direction of the site. The GayWay thread could draw a bunch of gay members to MR, or the Kiera thread could draw a bunch of pervs looking for softcore pr0n or that old March Maddess or whatever basketball thread was could draw a bunch of sports fans. It can change the composition and focus of this site and the owners/mods may want to keep it more Mac focused - that is their prerogative. I think the community forum is there for off-topic threads but they probably just don't one any one topic to start dominating the site be it politics, religion, sports, relationships, etc.
Still, I hope that many of the members who disagree with these happenings do not leave just because of this incident. As I said in the beginning of my post there are other avenues to keep the spirit of that thread going, it will just have to be in a new form.
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