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PostPosted: Mon May 17, 2004 5:14 pm
by Ian
My wife is a teacher, so she's usually more concerned about what her students see on the web versus what I'm looking at. I'll ask her tonite and see what she has to say.

PostPosted: Mon May 17, 2004 5:21 pm
by dodecahedron
in another topic, Ian wrote:
jase wrote:One mod giving out links to scantily-clad maidens, and another telling everyone to remove them.


Yeah, CDRecorder and I still need to work out the details for some of the forum rules. As you can see, I'm a little more lax when it comes to the female body.

all of this colorful discussion aside, did you Ian or any other mod/admin for that matter receive any actual complaints from anyone?

it seems to me that the rules are just fine.
it's a matter of personal taste/opinion as to what is appropriate or offensive, and what is not.

as i see it, it's your site so it's your opinion that matters.

also, if i may point out, the only person who clearly is a female was not offened by any of this, just the opposite. :D


just after you're scolded for that "tonite" by your teacher wife :wink: , i'm interested in what she had to say too.
my wife was curious about the pics too.
she wasn't bothered by them at all.
if things were my wife's way, there'd me many more pics of "scantily clad girls" LOL :lol:

PostPosted: Mon May 17, 2004 7:34 pm
by Boone
dodecahedron wrote:just after you're scolded for that "tonite" by your teacher wife :wink: , i'm interested in what she had to say too.
my wife was curious about the pics too.


Ian uses a dialect we've coined "Milwaukee English". At least that's where we think he got it. Either that or 10 years on IRC.

PostPosted: Mon May 17, 2004 7:57 pm
by Ian
I hate to admit it, but its longer than that. Most of my students use IM and have no idea what IRC is. The ones that do, think its old technology, like DOS. :roll:

I didn't really get any complaints. However, I did get a few emails asking me what was up with all the girls in peoples' avatars and signatures.

btw.. I now use Madison English. It's a mix of Engrish, east coaster (New York, Boston, etc) and red neck.

PostPosted: Mon May 17, 2004 9:38 pm
by CowboySlim
I got a hat that says: "LAC COURTE OREILLES". I'm going to speak that from now on. =D>

Slim

PostPosted: Tue May 18, 2004 10:58 am
by JamieW
It has to be a Wisconsin thing. I used to spell "tonight" the same way.

PostPosted: Tue May 18, 2004 11:11 am
by UALOneKPlus
JamieW wrote:Oh my dear sweet gentle Jesus, that was one of the greatest posts I've read. I agree with damn near everything you said, cfitz.


I have to agree!!!

ROFLMAO cfitz!!! Your post is the BEST post I've ever read, anywhere, anytime!!!

:lol: :lol: :lol: [-o< [-o< VERY VERY NICE!!!

I'm going to save the post for the archives!!! :lol:

PostPosted: Tue May 18, 2004 11:21 am
by Ian
JamieW wrote:It has to be a Wisconsin thing. I used to spell "tonight" the same way.


No, its just faster and easier to type.

PostPosted: Tue May 18, 2004 11:26 am
by LoneWolf
Ian wrote:My wife is a teacher, so she's usually more concerned about what her students see on the web versus what I'm looking at. I'll ask her tonite and see what she has to say.


For me, work is also in the education field. Wouldn't do for people to believe one of the IT guys is looking at the very things he filters from students and staff on the network, eh?

P.S. I miss the way IRC used to be (circa `96-97).

PostPosted: Tue May 18, 2004 11:44 am
by Alejandra
dodecahedron wrote:it seems to me that the rules are just fine.
it's a matter of personal taste/opinion as to what is appropriate or offensive, and what is not.

as i see it, it's your site so it's your opinion that matters

also, if i may point out, the only person who clearly is a female was not offened by any of this, just the opposite. :D.


I consider the previous Ruderacer's avatar a bad taste, but doesn't bother me at all.

dodecahedron wrote:if things were my wife's way, there'd me many more pics of "scantily clad girls" LOL :lol:


Mine wants me to add some of the Sailor Moon's Sailor Starfighter characters, I'll try to find some with Google.

PostPosted: Tue May 18, 2004 11:47 am
by Alejandra
Ian wrote:I hate to admit it, but its longer than that. Most of my students use IM and have no idea what IRC is. The ones that do, think its old technology, like DOS. :roll:


Did you use telnet/unix program to enter the IRC or a Win prog?

I chated on BBS before IRC.

PostPosted: Tue May 18, 2004 12:02 pm
by Ian
Alejandra wrote:Did you use telnet/unix program to enter the IRC or a Win prog?


Both. These days I just use mirC with ircN.

PostPosted: Tue May 18, 2004 12:37 pm
by CowboySlim
It has to be a Wisconsin thing. I used to spell "tonight" the same way.

It's from an Indian casino in Wisconsin.

Slim

PostPosted: Tue May 18, 2004 12:53 pm
by Alejandra
Alejandra wrote:Mine wants me to add some of the Sailor Moon's Sailor Starfighter characters, I'll try to find some with Google.


Done:
ImageImageImage

PostPosted: Tue May 18, 2004 12:59 pm
by Ian
CowboySlim wrote:It's from an Indian casino in Wisconsin.


Which one?

PostPosted: Tue May 18, 2004 3:12 pm
by CowboySlim
I think that is the name of it. My friends from here fly into Mpls and rent a car. So it is probably close to it.

Slim

PostPosted: Tue May 18, 2004 7:21 pm
by Boone
CowboySlim wrote:I think that is the name of it. My friends from here fly into Mpls and rent a car. So it is probably close to it.

Slim


French settlers labeled a branch of the northern Wisconsin tribe Ojibwe as "short ears" or "court oreilles". The lake nearby took the same name. Ironically, the name of the town in the area is actually Couderay, a rough phonetic pronounciation of the french word.

I've been there, and currently live about 2 hours south of that town.

PostPosted: Tue May 18, 2004 9:06 pm
by Spazmogen
I've found a few new unoffensive avatar's that I'm considering:

Image
Just look at that evil zit from hell ! It's HUGE.
&

Image <-- if I can ever figure out what it is.

PostPosted: Tue May 18, 2004 9:30 pm
by Ian
Spazmogen wrote:Just look at that evil zit from hell ! It's HUGE.


lol!!

PostPosted: Tue May 18, 2004 10:26 pm
by CowboySlim
My moustache was that color 20 years ago.

Slim

PostPosted: Tue May 18, 2004 11:34 pm
by wicked1
cfitz you are incredible =D> oh yeah that bumping and grinding avatar was mine. 8)

PostPosted: Wed May 19, 2004 12:00 am
by Ian
CowboySlim wrote:My moustache was that color 20 years ago.


I couldn't even grow a moustache 20 years ago. \:D/

PostPosted: Wed May 19, 2004 12:30 am
by Alejandra
Added some more, from a doll girl's game.

Here is one for Boone:
Image

one for Ruderacer:
Image
This one is not an avatar because it's size.

PostPosted: Wed May 19, 2004 1:37 am
by ruderacer
Muchas gracias Alejandra.

PostPosted: Sun May 23, 2004 12:17 pm
by Ian
On a related topic, I just got a complaint about the quote in my signature. No, surprisingly it wasn't the one about Bush.