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ONLY NICE THINGS
16:03 / 21.06.07
Alternatively, if you genuinely believe that Boboss and Bitchiekittie's choice of language does not reflect the current Barbelith, and that people are not able to puzzle out how to avoid reading the first page, and that Matt is describing a more universal experience, how about a bit of lateral thinking? We lock Q&A threads every ten pages or so. Barbannoy is a swollen thread. Why not suggest it be locked and a new one started? That resolves the immediate issue without encroaching on the rights of members of Barbelith past and present not to have the content of their posts messed about with. Alternatively, if it's literally the first post that is the problem, rather than the first and second, then Boboss could be contacted. I think he might react with incredulity, though.
 
 
jentacular dreams
12:08 / 22.06.07
It could always be spoiler tagged?
 
 
ONLY NICE THINGS
12:27 / 22.06.07
Well, we could, in truth, spoiler tag every post made on Barbelith, and demand that people open it only at their own risk. It's less intrusive than just wandering around changing stuff according to whim, but it's more intrusive than either of the solutions I suggested above.
 
 
Quantum
16:11 / 22.06.07
I started the Son of Barbannoy thread with no twat in it, also replacing 'pissing you off' with 'irritating' in the summary.
 
 
STOATIE LIEKS CHOCOLATE MILK
19:19 / 23.06.07
Can somebody PLEASE take out the stupid "no speculation" clause in the Doctor Who spoiler-free thread? It's pretty much obvious that that wasn't the original intention, and it's making conversation a little awkward.
 
 
Spatula Clarke
19:29 / 23.06.07
Does what it says on the tin: a place to talk about Doctor Who Season 3 as it is broadcast in the UK without spoilers. Speculation based on trailers *does* class as spoiler material.

In the queue now.
 
 
STOATIE LIEKS CHOCOLATE MILK
12:09 / 24.06.07
Cheers dude.
 
 
Olulabelle
12:38 / 24.06.07
I imagine one of the Convo moderators might be talked into doing it - they're a pretty mixed-ability group.

Oi!
 
 
Elijah, Freelance Rabbi
23:52 / 27.06.07
I was wondering if the old thread I just bumped in FTV&T could have it's title and summary changed.

I think it was made before we were using the summaries and the title had quotation marks in it which are now broken.
 
 
Our Lady Has Left the Building
09:41 / 28.06.07
Why was Stoatie's picture of the Master explaining happy and angry deleted? I enjoyed that.
 
 
Quantum
09:54 / 28.06.07
Yeah, want!
 
 
Spaniel
10:51 / 28.06.07
Secondng Elijah's request. Also, could whichever mod does the business please mention the name of the film *clearly* in the summary? It took me five minutes to work out what film the thread is about, and I've actually seen it.

Linky
 
 
STOATIE LIEKS CHOCOLATE MILK
15:30 / 28.06.07
Ooh, I asked for a deletion, cos the last time I looked (at about 6 this morning) it had been replaced with a "not nicking bandwidth" image... strange...

I'll try to find it again and rehost it elsewhere, cos it DOES rock.
 
 
STOATIE LIEKS CHOCOLATE MILK
15:32 / 28.06.07
Hmm, 4chan placeholder still there... I'll look into this a bit further.
 
 
Spatula Clarke
16:07 / 28.06.07
Just save it to yr PC, then upload it to Flickr or somewhere like that.

If... actions are in the queue.

Btw, I've PMed Tom to remove me from the FTV&T moderator list. Means we'll need at least one person to replace me, because there are also - still - a load of people down as moderators for that part of the board who either don't post here any longer or have locked themselves out of their suits.

Insert trademark complaint about complete stupidity of current board setup in here.
 
 
petunia
16:08 / 28.06.07
You can has flickr, will do pic host for you yes!
 
 
Essential Dazzler
19:37 / 29.06.07
Can someone take a look at M.a.P.'s last post in the Bad Lyric thread, please? I've PM'ed him about the offending word to let him know that it'll be edited. It will be, won't it?
 
 
Jack Fear
20:58 / 29.06.07
Do you think that's necessary or wise, given the context? He's recounting an anecdote in which Lester Bangs is taking the piss out of Lou Reed for being a big ol' racist; frankly, I find the actual lyrics of "I Wanna be Black" far more distasteful than Bangs's response as reported by M.a.P...
 
 
Alex's Grandma
21:46 / 29.06.07
I think so, really.

If anyone's post should be looked at it's mine, for quoting Lou Reed at all, in the 'Bad Lyrics' thread. The part of M.a.P.'s response, also in reported speech, concerned here is surely far less of a worry than what Lou had to say in the first place?
 
 
Essential Dazzler
23:26 / 29.06.07
I was under the impression that racial slurs were inapropriate, regardless of context. I know it makes me uncomfortable seeing it there.

I can see the context is relevant but I have a very visceral negative reaction to that word and seeing it bandied around in conversation isn't strictly necessary.

Maybe I just over-reacted, I can't really think of a form of editing that would keep the word unsaid without the reaction being triggered, asterixing vowels is really no help.
 
 
Alex's Grandma
00:07 / 30.06.07


Had the term in question been bandied about in conversation, as a laugh and so on, I'd entirely agree.

But, pretty clearly, this wasn't the case.
 
 
Essential Dazzler
00:32 / 30.06.07
Conceded, sorry. Unhelpful over-reaction.
 
 
M.a.P
13:28 / 30.06.07
Hey everyone,
guess i knew this was going to happen when i pressed the "post button",
I got a little sad when i got Pacific's P.M but now i'm glad to see everything's fine.
Barbelith is the only forum that i use and/or that i have ever been using, i guess it's because i really think it is worth the effort and maybe i should have thought twice...
Sorry everyone, sorry Pacific,
now I may go back to the usual nerdy music discusion!
 
 
Benny the Ball
07:17 / 04.07.07
could a TV and Film mod please move this one; Tuna watching television into conversation, please - I think it'll suit more over there as, apart from the watching television, it's more a conversation piece. Thank you
 
 
Katherine
14:33 / 04.07.07
In the posting etiquette guide someone has put a load of spammy links at the top of the page. Can something be done?
 
 
grant
18:39 / 05.07.07
Christ, it's unceasing.

I'll go see about it now.
 
 
ONLY NICE THINGS
10:02 / 06.07.07
I'd like to delete everything in the "Basic Questions for New Members" thread, from around the bottom of what is currently the penultimate page. However, I realise that might be a bit contentious. Would anyone object?
 
 
grant
14:43 / 06.07.07
I don't think I would.
 
 
Char Aina
17:03 / 06.07.07
Why would you like to do so?
 
 
Our Lady Has Left the Building
04:58 / 07.07.07
Leave it, or perhaps copy the offending comments behind some spoiler tags for people to reference later should they want to, but I don't feel it's the end of the world to leave them there.
 
 
Spatula Clarke
10:05 / 07.07.07
What I'm trying to work at at the moment is whether toksik is sitting in front of his keyboard thinking it's, like, dead hilarious to act dumb and ask "why?" all the time, or if he's actually three years old.
 
 
Char Aina
11:25 / 07.07.07
I neither think it is hilarious to ask why, nor am I three years old. You should know the latter, seeing as we played Xbox online about two or three years ago. Halo's kinda hard for a foetus.

Why can't I just be asking questions? Are you acting from a prejudice about me, or is there something in my posts that suggests I am taking the piss?
Will you answer me, or am I going to be given shit for asking you that too?
 
 
Char Aina
11:27 / 07.07.07
Also, if it's not too much trouble, could you please call me by my chosen name?
 
 
Char Aina
11:32 / 07.07.07
the offending comments

How do you feel the comments transgress? Are there any in particular you would draw our attention to?
 
 
Spatula Clarke
11:57 / 07.07.07
Why can't I just be asking questions? Are you acting from a prejudice about me, or is there something in my posts that suggests I am taking the piss?

Yeah, there is: the fact that it seems to be constant, and also seems to have been all that you've done since returning after your break from the board. That's why the devil's advocate comment in the other thread - I don't know if you're doing it because you honestly don't understand the contents of people's posts (seems highly unlikely, because you're not unintelligent), if it's because you think that your questioning is making others reflect upon their own behaviour (it isn't, it's just causing them to question your motives) or if you're getting a kick out of it.

But right now, your stock on the board is dropping in value at an alarming rate as a direct result of this. I was quite happy to see you back here, tbh, but if this is a new posting strategy to go along with the new name, the time away might not have been all that productive.
 
  

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