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Meridian said:
Of course it might be slightly easier not to post swearies or naughty pics? It's not like the rules are hard to understand: in fact, as with all strict rules, they are easier to understand than the less strict version.
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I've been suspended for posting a not fully starred out swearing once

Suspended for posting NON-NUDE pics once (but they apparently revealed "too much" despite not revealing anything

I disagree with how the line is drawn on those issues, anything short of showing the actual naughty bits should be allowed picture wise, and anything short of saying the full word should be allowed (so starring out 1 letter should be enough)
 
ThundyCat said:
And you know very well why you got suspended. It was not for trolling.
TC.
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I really dont now as it was so long ago, I seem to remember saying something about you in jest (something about you either trolling, or about being a forum nazi or something)

Though you suspending me sort of proved my point, which was said in jest at that point.
 
[TW]Fox;17015929 said:
I do often wonder where this comes from. I think a lot of people have perception issues in that they mistakenly link what somebody has posted with what the postcount is. I don't understand why they do this.

I doubt anyone really thinks because they have more posts they are better than somebody with less posts. What happens is that they'll post something for an entirely different reason and the person reading it will assume they said X because they have Y posts.

It's the same deal in Motors with what cars people drive. If you've got a Mercedes in your sig and somebody says 'What do you think of the Lada Samara' and you say 'Well, its rubbish' some people will take that to mean 'Your car is rubbish because it isn't a Mercedes'

twoblacklines had a particular issue with that. He posted a load of random stuff in Motors, everyone thought 'huh' but because loads of people had BMW sig's he is now convinced everyone thought what he posted was daft because he didnt have a BMW, not because.. well.. it was daft!

People need to stop assuming that what people say is as a direct result of what they have in a sig or how many posts they have. I've probably got the largest postcount of anyone here and really, I couldnt give a stuff how many posts other people have. Probably some of my respected posters on this forum have considerably less posts than I do!
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It wasnt that at all mate, it was more the little snidy posts people (who apparently just by coincedence) have a bmw or series of bmw's in their signatures, such as, on a thread where someone is asking if anyone has owned a passat and what was it like etc, they put "its ok i suppose, for a vw" or "its rubbish, buy a 318i instead" and other such comments. Look at them from a normal perspective, for example if you owned a passat and not a bmw, and you would see how it can easily be percieved.

Its also the same that you stated someone had gone from merely ok to "instant awesomeness" because they bought a ropey old xsara gti with a supercharger, when you just happen to have owned a xsara as your first car.... then the next minute you know everyone is quoting your comment with "+1" etc. If i came on and said id just bought a mg metro turbo for £400 you would be telling me how **** it is.

There is definetly the element of "we are better than you because of what we drive" in motors and I am not the only other "troll" who dont agree with your bmw cliques presence.
 
twoblacklines said:
It wasnt that at all mate, it was more the little snidy posts people (who apparently just by coincedence) have a bmw or series of bmw's in their signatures, such as, on a thread where someone is asking if anyone has owned a passat and what was it like etc, they put "its ok i suppose, for a vw" or "its rubbish, buy a 318i instead" and other such comments. Look at them from a normal perspective, for example if you owned a passat and not a bmw, and you would see how it can easily be percieved.
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I don't beleive anyone has ever recommended a 318i over a Passat in the motors forum. This is the issue, people make up all sorts of stuff they think they saw. Why they do this I don't know, its all there in black and white for you to go and read. I don't recall anyone saying a Passat was 'ok, for a VW' either. Just myths, really. There is this entire silly myth over how every thread is full of me saying 'buy a BMW' when in reality almost NO threads contain this and, on the contrary, I am usually recommending against such a choice anyway!

Its also the same that you stated someone had gone from merely ok to "instant awesomeness" because they bought a ropey old xsara gti with a supercharger, when you just happen to have owned a xsara as your first car.... then the next minute you know everyone is quoting your comment with "+1" etc. If i came on and said id just bought a mg metro turbo for £400 you would be telling me how **** it is.
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And this is the issue - flawed assumptions. Firstly I have never owned a Citroen Xsara. Secondly the only reason I said that was because I know the guy outside of the forum and he knew I didnt like his previous string of old Rovers.

You read far too much into everything. It isnt just you, a lot of people do it.

Maybe you do it because it makes you feel better, like when you convinced yourself that everyone thought your pictures of a Passat, in the dark, from 200 yards away were rubbish not because they were rubbish but because it wasn't a BMW :confused:

There is definetly the element of "we are better than you because of what we drive" in motors and I am not the only other "troll" who dont agree with your bmw cliques presence.
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You read what you want to read, thats half the trouble. You simply use a mix of poor perception and assumption to arrive at all sorts of bizarre conclusions. I like the way you've pretty much just said none of us should post in Motors (I dont think you meant to say you 'dont agree with our presence'...).

You need to seperate peoples opinions from what they drive. Obviously its natural that some opinions will be shaped by previous experience - including what people chose to drive - but just because somebody owns a Car A doesn't mean everything they say is undermined with an air of 'YOU SHOULD BUY CAR A INSTEAD ANYTHING ELSE SUCKS'.

I've not posted in lots of threads recommending people buy the same car as me (Because these days unless you really want a 530i, you probably can't be bothered with the faff of owning one) since the days I owned a Mondeo (Which genuinelly is a pretty decent choice of car for somebody wanting a half decent no hassle car). Yet still people like you shouting from the rooftops continue to pretend I do...
 
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rypt said:
I've been suspended for posting a not fully starred out swearing once
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What's the problem with that, every one knows the rules or should read FAQ, it is a family forum and there is no need to swear and if you want to imply it star it out. It is a simple rule just follow it.


As for girl pictures, I'd hit it threads arebanned and pictures have to be reasonable, again it's a family forum. What is wrong with this rule?
 
AcidHell2 said:
What's the problem with that, every one knows the rules or should read FAQ, it is a family forum and there is no need to swear and if you want to imply it star it out. It is a simple rule just follow it.


As for girl pictures, I'd hit it threads arebanned and pictures have to be reasonable, again it's a family forum. What is wrong with this rule?
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The fact that it was partially starred out, and hence wasn't an actual swearie.
And the pics were not nude as I said, they were just revealing
 
If it is not fully starred out, everyone knows exactly what it says and so is still deemed as a swear. Again it is clearly in the rules, follow them it really is that simple. That is a rule which should certainly stay.

And again pictures that are too revealing and to raunchy are banned. Again a sensible rule. Or do you want another teen forum with a1001 I'd hit it threads, swearing every other word.
You must know the rules, so why annoyed when you brake them?
 
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rypt said:
The fact that it was partially starred out, and hence wasn't an actual swearie.
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The rules aren't unclear about this, swearing must be fully starred out so whether you agree or disagree with it is largely irrelevant and it saves any debate about people substituting letters to get round swear filters etc.
 
semi-pro waster said:
The rules aren't unclear about this, swearing must be fully starred out so whether you agree or disagree with it is largely irrelevant and it saves any debate about people substituting letters to get round swear filters etc.
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If I write the word the phrase "Milk goes well with cookies" is it really that much harder to figure out than "milk goes well with ***kies?" No... exactly, so why can't peoeple figure out starring out a few letters is the same exact thing? It confuses me... :confused:
 
gambitt said:
Just out of interest, if I wrote "g" followed by ******** would that result in a ban? I bet no one knows what word I meant :D
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No idea except that you've suggested it should be included in the banned list so that might not bode well for your chances if you tried it. Up to you though if you want to chance your arm...

Dark_Angel said:
If I write the word the phrase "Milk goes well with cookies" is it really that much harder to figure out than "milk goes well with ***kies?" No... exactly, so why can't peoeple figure out starring out a few letters is the same exact thing? It confuses me... :confused:
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While it may not be hard to work out what words are meant the rule on this is as simple as possible which helps to limit any subjective interpretations about whether the words are sufficiently obscured or not. It's not hard to get round word filters if people choose to but there's got to be a certain amount of trusting people to behave appropriately and as requested.
 
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