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Joe Bryant said:
Damn and crapton won't get filtered. It's best not to but it happens. Please not on the others. And guys please don't turn this to a list of what will and won't fly. I trust you guys to know what is ok.
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I know I am picking nits but I believe there needs to be clarification as often what I use as regular vernacular is now shown to be out of bounds.  Sounds a little tight to me but I'll go along with your somewhat overwrought, imo,  sensibilities and wishes.  Thanks for the response.

 
so in other words follow the path of the brohan and you will be fine take that to the bank bromigos 

 
(HULK) said:
FWIW, and I doubt anyone cares about my opinion, but I always appreciated the freedom aspect of the Free For All sub-forum.  As long as people were respectful of each other for the most part, it was cool here.  I guess the divisiveness of recent political situations has led to a large drop on the respectfulness front... steps to rectify that aspect are fine and welcomed.  I'm not sure heavy policing the this forum is the correct solution though.  Anything that is a gray area (like say, where to procure Cialis or Yoga Pants Thread or anything AZ Ron writes) have been some of the best and most interesting reading on this forum for years.  Those threads don't stand a chance now.  Honestly, I'm kinda sad... I feel like I'm witnessing the death of this forum.  GL
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:shrug: We are mostly adults here and I think most of us know what does and what does not push the "PG" limits..

 
Ramblin Wreck said:
Scoresman said:
Of course.  I think the beef we share is why is it PG in the first place?
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Because the guy that owns the business wants it that way?  
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:goodposting: Quicker to answer then me.

A quick example was the "Hottest role for an actress" thread.. Some of the links people started posting in there were definitely "NSFW" and not "PG". Some of the posters knew they were pushing the limits by typing in "Might not be Safe for work"..

In the most simple terms.. If you wouldn't want a co-worker to see something on your screen as they walked by your cube/office, then it is probably not appropriate for the rules of this board.

 
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sho nuff said:
There is a crapton of difference between damn and gd 
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:goodposting:

GD is not too terribly unlike the N word for many serious Christians. I have buddies who wince they hear it. I totally get that one being blackballed. 

 
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snogger said:
:goodposting: Quicker to answer then me.

A quick example was the "Hottest role for an actress" thread.. Some of the links people started posting int here were definitely "NSFW" and not "PG". Some of the posters knew they were pushing the limits by typing in "Might not be Safe for work"..

In the most simple terms.. If you wouldn't want a co-worker to see something on your screen as they walked by your cube/office, then it is probably not appropriate for the rules of this board.
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And again I'd say there's a huge middle ground between that and PG.  Nobody's asking for blatant NSFW stuff to be plastered all over the forums.  And when you start nitpicking which specific words are ok to type in a post, then it just turns ridiculous.  

 
snogger said:
:goodposting: Quicker to answer then me.

A quick example was the "Hottest role for an actress" thread.. Some of the links people started posting in there were definitely "NSFW" and not "PG". Some of the posters knew they were pushing the limits by typing in "Might not be Safe for work"..

In the most simple terms.. If you wouldn't want a co-worker to see something on your screen as they walked by your cube/office, then it is probably not appropriate for the rules of this board.
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Yes. What snogger said. For the Hottest Actress thread, we do not want any links to NSFW images or comments that aren't safe for work. 

 
Idiot Boxer said:
If someone, maybe in a position of authority on the boards, posts an absolutely crazy, unsubstantiated statement may we call it out for what it is?
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If anyone, regardless of "authority" posts something you think is completely wrong and unsubstantiated, then yes, tell them you think it's wrong and unsubstantiated and ask for more clarity from them. Regardless of the topic, responding with "you're crazy" will rarely if ever lead to anything productive. 

 
[icon] said:
Love ya Joe... and this place, obviously.

I'm a bit confused by the above. Are you implying that only members that reside in states where X or Y is legal will be allowed to participate in discussions about X / Y? Or are you implying simply that people who reside in a place where X or Y is illegal can't openly discuss means to circumvent the law? Does this apply to staff who live in states where DFS is illegal? I live in the bible belt (as do you) where everything is illegal. :lol:  

Curious for clarification there.... thanks. 
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Thanks icon. What I mean is don't openly discuss means for breaking the law. For the guy in CO, he's welcome to talk about where to buy marijuana. For the guy in Tennessee trying to buy it in Tennessee, please use another resource. 

 
dutch said:
I know I am picking nits but I believe there needs to be clarification as often what I use as regular vernacular is now shown to be out of bounds.  Sounds a little tight to me but I'll go along with your somewhat overwrought, imo,  sensibilities and wishes.  Thanks for the response.
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Thanks dutch. 

 
Just getting caught up. Thanks for all of the time and energy that has gone into this. It is not lost on me, nor should it be lost on all of us that this is a free board that means a lot to many people. 

 
Scoresman said:
And again I'd say there's a huge middle ground between that and PG.  Nobody's asking for blatant NSFW stuff to be plastered all over the forums.  And when you start nitpicking which specific words are ok to type in a post, then it just turns ridiculous.  
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I see your point on the "word nitpicking". It could come down to the interpretation of how the word was meant, compared to how others perceive it to be.

I have a feeling this emoticon will become one of the most used going forward    :censored:   

;)

 
FWIW, we also killed the :cstu: pigeon emoticon. It had roots in marking a bad event with a guy not owning up but it had turned into more of the mocking / trigger thing I described in the OP that we don't want. 

 
Henry Ford said:
I'd like to suggest something I try to do myself, and I've mentioned it a number of times on here.  Obviously no one is perfect at it, but the more we try to read each other's posts charitably - that is, when there are two ways to take something that's written, to assume it's the one that isn't foolish/offensive/insulting/attacking rather than the one that is - makes a massive difference in the discussion.  I find when I'm able to do that, most of the rest of the rules in the original post kind of fall into place.
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Exactly HF. "Assume the best" is a fantastic way to read opinions (and live life). And you're right - much of the rest will fall into place if you start with that lens. 

 
Tiger Fan said:
My point is that I know 100% of the threads on this board are work safe.  You can't say that about other boards.
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They always have been.  Images aren't allowed, really bad words get ###'d out.    It's pretty easy to not click on a thread titled "yoga pants" while at work.

 
Joe,

Please continue to sign your posts.  I scroll through with the avatars off screen on the left and I'm having trouble figuring out when it is you.

Thanks,

Jayrod

 
This will all be worth it if it makes some of the political threads readable - they had turned in to a cesspool and quit frankly people on both sides of the aisle looked really bad with all the constant name calling.  

 
NewlyRetired said:
Joe, could you let us know the general thought process behind why it took so long to create a sub forum for the political threads?  It seems like this is something the community has been begging for for almost 5 years now.
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I resisted as I wanted to avoid fracturing the boards. I'm generally not in favor of that. I think others here had worried about the same thing. But others thought it would be a good idea. Clearly, what we were doing wasn't working so we gave it a shot. 

 
Joe Bryant said:
I resisted as I wanted to avoid fracturing the boards. I'm generally not in favor of that. I think others here had worried about the same thing. But others thought it would be a good idea. Clearly, what we were doing wasn't working so we gave it a shot. 
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I understand that but I think I worded my question poorly.  

I think I was more wondering why politics were allowed to stay to not fracture the boards but that baseball and basketball (neither of which in tone or volume were a problem compared to politics) were sectioned off?

 
NewlyRetired said:
I understand that but I think I worded my question poorly.  

I think I was more wondering why politics were allowed to stay to not fracture the boards but that baseball and basketball (neither of which in tone or volume were a problem compared to politics) were sectioned off?
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No real reason. One could make an argument to bring the other sports back into the FFA. But this seems to be working ok now. 

 
Joe Bryant said:
FWIW, we also killed the :cstu: pigeon emoticon. It had roots in marking a bad event with a guy not owning up but it had turned into more of the mocking / trigger thing I described in the OP that we don't want. 
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<_<

ETA:  I'm keeping the avatar.

ETA:  Or not.

 
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Scoresman said:
They always have been.  Images aren't allowed, really bad words get ###'d out.    It's pretty easy to not click on a thread titled "yoga pants" while at work.
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Even the yoga pants are safe for anything.  Nothing in there that I don`t see at the local grocery store.

 
No wonder I had no clue where this was coming from. I never open a political thread. Makes a little more sense now. Carry on 

 
Ramsay Hunt Experience said:
How are such bets treated under the "nothing illegal" policy?
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Better to not do them. 

Not to mention, making money bets with strangers on a message board without real names is likely not the best idea in general. And if you do it with a Fantasy Football League, I'd use a service like LeagueSafe.com or something where you know it's safe.

 
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Could we get a subforum for discussing illegal activity? Maybe call it the NHL forum or the LGBTQ forum to throw off the feds? 

 
Joe Bryant said:
making money bets with strangers on a message board without real names is likely not the best idea in general
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Enough people have spent enough time here that a lot of folks do feel comfortable with the idea though. In they heyday of FFA poker some nights thousands of dollars would change hands. As far as I can recall I only got stiffed for $10 once and the guy got banned from the group.

The only reason I bring this up is to emphasize the first point: a lot of people have spent a lot of time here. So this place feels like home. People want to feel comfortable at home. And for a lot of people that means less restrictions.

Which brings us to the heart of the problem. This place isn't home. It's your business. Which is why you get to make the rules. But I guess I'm just trying to think out loud about why some people react the way they do. Thanks for indulging me.

 
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