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Topic Started: Mar 5 2013, 11:20 PM (695,353 Views)
DinoBear
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Well, I want to play PC, but I feel like I'll freeze to death if I sit down at my computer for too long. Stupid winter and it's freaking coldness.
Edited by DinoBear, Jan 23 2014, 04:57 PM.
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Robbie
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Well, I'm still bored. xD
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Furka
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Learned on the news about what happened to Bieber (the real one, not the Spam Forum one).

And I was like: "what !? do you mean that in the rest of the world (or at least America) teens go to prison for driving drunk ? even if they are celebrities ?"

That's not how it works here ...
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Similis
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I saw a YT video of a fan calling to 'stay strong' and how unjust it was, how Justin should be freed, because 'he's innocent'. This is what deluding oneself does to human behaviour. Glorifying wrong actions and defending a lost cause without any other reason than because we're a fan of certain sports team, celebrity, or a deity :P
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Robbie
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Good morning, guys !
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hananas59
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Evolving creatures from earth.

Morning Mate !
Leaving for a weird day of school with special lessons :s
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Flower
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eternal finessé

Doing maths. Logarithms and Limits ! Horrendous monsters from the past. *sighs*
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Similis
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Got myself a cheap ankylosaurid toy figurine. Only because it's cheap. Dear Raptor Jesus, it's atrocious in terms of accuracy. Gonna need to learn how to rework it and then repaint the damn thing. xD

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Mathius Tyra
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Rat snake is love... Rat snake is life

That's a nice one Mr.Gorsh!


Just fell asleep an hour ago on my chair and instantly woke up because my grumpy big brother's face appeared and looked down at me. It's weird that I was asleep while my eyes were opening. xD
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Just finished reading through the nonsense in the "Images that made your Day" topic. Really disappointed in TRT staff. When one person takes things too far (and rather clearly too far), you don't punish the entire group by censoring them to avoid possibly, maybe offending someone else. Denying religious folks the ability to poke fun at Atheists, and Atheists the ability to poke fun at religion because one imbecile decided to flood the topic with pro-Hitler (yeah, THAT Hitler) bullshit is completely uncalled for.

I get why that seemed like the best course of action (because it's quick, easy, and eliminates the need to actually moderate that forum for anything "over the line"), but use some common sense when adjudicating these things. It should be pretty clear when someone goes too far with a joke or comment.

This forum used to be really fun because there wasn't a whole lot of handholding (or hand-slapping) over silly shit. I'm not advocating a free-for-all, but c'mon... If someone is in the "Images that Made Your Day" forum and is offended by a cartoon lambasting their personal beliefs, they need to go find themselves a sense of humor. Someone posting pictures praising Hitler as someone worthy of idolizing needs to go find themselves a goddamn soul. Apples to oranges, y'know?

So yea. Being disappointed in TRT staff and disgusted with one member in particular is my status right now.
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hananas59
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What would you suggest the staff would do then ?

I ve got that figurine too MrGorsh!
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Robbie
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Just came back from school. :D
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hananas59
Jan 24 2014, 12:10 PM
What would you suggest the staff would do then ?

I ve got that figurine too MrGorsh!
Give a warning to the individual who clearly went over the line, and additional warnings to anyone else who CLEARLY crosses a line. I'd say praising Hitler and declaring yourself a supporter of the Holocaust is clearly over the line, whereas poking fun at an Atheist for being an Atheist is not. Posting a picture that supports or encourages violence against a certain group (AKA: "If all Christians dropped dead, the world would be a better place") should get a warning. Multiple warnings = ban.

Y'know... the same rules that have been in place for almost every forum, ever, in the history of always. That's what I'd suggest; not a blanket gag order on anyone talking about or posting a picture of something that someone, somewhere might get their panties in a twist over because it pokes fun at them.

Taking offense at something clearly meant to be funny or thought-provoking makes you a psychological and emotional hypochondriac.

Taking offense at something clearly meant to be offensive, vile, or violence-inducing makes you a functional human being with a grasp of ethics, morals, and empathy/sympathy.

Someone who loves Hitler and thinks he's a great Christian idol is quite possibly a sociopath.
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Jules
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Well, the guy got a warn. Do you really think we would let that pass ?
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Crookedjaw
Jan 24 2014, 12:26 PM
Well, the guy got a warn. Do you really think we would let that pass ?
Then why the gag-order on the rest of it? I don't understand why one person being blatantly offensive would necessitate everyone being told that anything anti-religious or anti-nonreligious is banned from the topic. Shouldn't the staff be able to tell the difference between someone poking fun and someone being a complete dick?
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