Take em to the lounge

There are other opinions, and I wonder just why you are getting so personal on this.

There is obviously a "house standard" whih is adhered to, so why push it?

In a recent thread on the lounge they were talking about some of the vitriol that used to be found around here, you do seem to be pushing this.
 
I'm not going to label any particular poster but when I click to a thread hoping for info on how to remove or prevent the fibres which seem to accumulate on my ageing treadmaster and am faced with unacceptable pictures of bare breasts its simply not on.

If I wanted to look at smut I would do it at home in the lounge /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif
 
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There is obviously a "house standard" whih is adhered to, so why push it?

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Because, as with all "rules" the "house standard" is always pushed to the limit and sometimes just beyond - it is classic behaviour started when most ppl are toddlers - seeing just how far they can push the authority figure. The majority of folk seem to grow out of it - as always there are exceptions, and because he is such a prolific poster, Lake-look-at-this-pair-of-tits-Sailor is easily noticeable ... also his shots tend to be borrowed from sites dedicated to that sort of photo.

At one point I did have LS on ignore, but then the frequency of photos died down and those that were posted were obviously titled. Now we have a post (ok it is in the lounge) on Dishwasher stacking ... and folk are encouraging LS to find a picture of a naked woman stacking the dishwasher ... if you're that desperate for those sorts of images then just google "Porn" ... I'm sure you'll get quite a number of hits....
 
"when I click to a thread hoping for info on how to remove or prevent the fibres which seem to accumulate on my ageing treadmaster"

With a title of Two birds and a boat.............. leave it out, anyway that would be on the PBO site. /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

Lakey I'm sorry I posted the first photo which has lead to you being maligned by some of the PC brigade!

I appologise to those that thought the content inappropriate and for those that didn't, the photo is off Lattitudes and Attitudes sailing site where they seem a little less can I say.........."stiff upper lipped" /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
 
Take your stereotypes home with you!

I do not seek out the sites you refer to, just judge me by my standards not yours, LS does post shots, some I can laugh at, others not, but I know who he is and if I chose could avoid that.

I had commented on the vitriol here, if you want to discuss do so, but why just be so unpleasant?
 
Sorry - I didn't mean to imply that you personally sort out porn sites - I meant "you" in the general collective.

It is possible to avoid some of the shots but IMO (and others who choose not to contribute to this thread but have contacted via PM) these are on the increase in the open forums - often in the middle of threads where it is not so easy to avoid them.

It is personal because LS is the main contributor of these sorts of shots.

Couldn't work out where the stereotypes came in .... I'll take a guess that you are referring my analysis of the boundary pushing behaviour ... that isn't a Stereotypical view ... it is an analysis.
 
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It is personal because LS is the main contributor of these sorts of shots.

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You don't go on to say that even if I do post a lot of shots like that, I post far more boaty shots to demonstrate or illustrate points I am debating on a nautical or mechanical thread. The authorship of the pic is not relevant as long as it suits the point being made.
So it looks like it's a personal viewpoint of yours that you plain don't like pics of that nature. I don't think it's reasonable to expect any such posting by me or anyone else to have a warning banner, any more than a racist or violent verbal attack should be flagged up.
The point is that those such threads are specifically against the forum rules whereas my posts are within them.
In either case it's a matter of seeing them and moving on if not interested. They won't sear your eyeballs or require repentance.

I have a different viewpoint and I no more expect you to adopt mine than you expect me to adopt yours.

I receive many supportive PMs during these obtuse debates. I expect you do as well.
Just goes to show.

Everyone is different.
 
I agree with AuldSot and it seems that the majority of the voters also do...... so perhaps those who disagree would respect the wishes of such a large amount of voters? After all, there are plenty of other places to see woman flesh if you so desire, but there is only one scuttlebutt forum for us all.

Common sense innit? /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif
 
Do you have these glamor shots as pictures on your walls at home in the B&B? If not, why? You subject us to them, so why not your guests?

I do not expect to come to a boating forum to view close up photos of a womans backside any more than you expect to come on here to read racist attacks.

For quite a number of us who either view the forums at work or at home in a family environment it takes a time to scroll past the pictures - meanwhile we and the surrounding casual viewers are subjected to whatever pictures you choose to impose on us. Requesting the restriction of the photos to the lounge seems to me a reasonable suggestion.
 
Littleship has apologised for posting a pic outside of the guidelines.
The guidelines were agreed as a basis to make even-handed judgements about the suitability of an image for any particular forum.
Arguing the toss about an image that falls outside the guidelines is futile. If it isn't within the guidlines it really ought to be removed.
The wider debate about suitability or not is not really an issue for us as it has been pointed out many times that the forums are not a democracy.
What is important to the hosts is that they don't either break the law or be seen to be out of step with what is happening elsewhere within similar media.
This is what Keith thought a good compromise.
Without speaking on his behalf I get the impression he is not wishing to lead a moral campaign, but to avoid overstepping the mark in an area which has both detractors and supporters.
 
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Hmm - yes ... part the whole point really - is there a post by IPC stating these guidelines?
 
Speaking personally I would prefer to see it restricted to the Lounge, if only to avoid offending a large minority on here. I enjoy viewing some of the images, but simply prefer not to see them here on SB unless via a link

It's an open forum and I'm not a moderator or wannabe so I've learned to live with it

Whether present or future moderators will follow Keith's mysterious unpublished guidelines (which for some reason he seems to have agreed exclusively with LS) remains to be seen

Perhaps making the moderators aware of strong opposing views is more effective than getting into a bunfight amongst ourselves?
 
Funnily enough I'm not offended by the photos - but like you I'd prefer not to see them here.

The other forums that I have run (and still running) seem quite able to avoid this problem without any input from the admin team .. the only thing we've had to do deal with is spammers ...
 
I like lake sailors responses, the smut is incidental if it offends look elsewhere, he makes no hidden replies, you know what you are likely to see.
He doesn't promote anything other than adult, non contentious images.
If you find it offensive to view these images when a third party is paying you to do your job it is perhaps you who should be worried about the morals of your behaviour.
I know the point you are making re pbo site and work computer but if you feel compromised, then get on with your paid job rather than bludging your employers time,equipment and facilities
 
All I can really say is that I would far rather look at a nice behind than I would five pages of right wing moaners belittle anything and everything that Margret Thatcher didn't do.
 
There are many reasons to be on these forums. Quite a few business problems have been sorted here, many by pm, so using the forums in business time is quite acceptable as far as I'm concerned.

I'm not convinced that Lakesailors pic posts are acceptable, but we've sorted those issues out, and I'm going to let sleeping dogs lie after mediation from moderators.
 
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