WTF ????? forums has gone all censorship .

[Son of ronex]

Dear Son of ronex,

You have received a warning at Bike Forums.

Reason:
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Inappropriate Language

I don't care if you type ****, but you can't bypass the language filter by adding a period (cun.t). Also, that particular word has misogynistic tones you should avoid when posting here. Thanks,

Kemmer
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Warnings serve as a reminder to you of the forum's rules, which you are expected to understand and follow.

All the best,
Bike Forums


lol ....... those $10 conversions that i keep seeing in my nightmares .....now thats offensive.

[gargiulo.mike]

i got a warning for sarcastically calling Oh no (i think?) a jackass. oh well.

[exhibitx]

i mean the forum has rules, if you don't like them, you could just not post here

when you run your own forum you can make up your own rules

[ryansexton]

I think the forum rules are stupid. Spam and absolute stupitity should be banned. But as far as cussing, I think its really stupid.

Do 5 yearold kids post on here? No. So why can't we be potty mouths?

[donnamb]

Yes, it's not like you can't purchase vBulletin software, licenses, and server space yourself.

[ryansexton]

Its not like we're going to start our own bike website that is of the same magnitude of this one. This is a great website, I just think a little more freedom would be nice.

Input never hurt.

[blickblocks]

Very off topic for SSFG. The smart thing would have been to talk to Kemmer first if you disagreed, or another mod.

Or to have followed the rules in the first place.

[donnamb]

I think the forum rules are stupid. Spam and absolute stupitity should be banned. But as far as cussing, I think its really stupid.

Do 5 yearold kids post on here? No. So why can't we be potty mouths?
I'm very sorry that your vocabulary is so limited you cannot adequately express yourself with the thousands of words in the English language which are not considered swearing. I don't see why your lack of education should result in the changing of the forum guidelines, though.

[operator]

Very off topic for SSFG. .

As oppososed to the stickied bob saget thread right.

[donnamb]

Dear Son of ronex,

You have received a warning at Bike Forums.

Reason:
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Inappropriate Language

I don't care if you type ****, but you can't bypass the language filter by adding a period (cun.t). Also, that particular word has misogynistic tones you should avoid when posting here. Thanks,

Kemmer
-------

Warnings serve as a reminder to you of the forum's rules, which you are expected to understand and follow.

All the best,
Bike Forums


lol ....... those $10 conversions that i keep seeing in my nightmares .....now thats offensive.
Should I assume you posting a private message in a forum thread is your way of sticking it to The Man?

[Charlesbian]

why is limiting swearing such a hindrance to you on these boards? and my dream is for my 5 year old son to start biking with me, so yes, maybe a 5 year old will post on here some day

[donnamb]

Well, 13 is the age limit for registering and posting, but we do know of kids younger than that who read threads here. For some reason, younger kids like to ride bikes and Bike Forums is one of those catchy names that pops up in bicycle related web searches.

[bigbadwimp]

I'm very sorry that your vocabulary is so limited you cannot adequately express yourself with the thousands of words in the English language which are not considered swearing. I don't see why your lack of education should result in the changing of the forum guidelines, though.

*snicker*

[DM4]

Does this mean we are prohibited from starting a thread asking to see boobies and butts. Are we permitted to type "boobies"

[donnamb]

Does this mean we are prohibited from starting a thread asking to see boobies and butts. Are we permitted to type "boobies"
The fact that you typed it answers your own question. As to photos, vulgar photos are going to be removed as usual. We usually will remove threads like that when we hear from members that their boss walked by the cubicle at the wrong time and got written up for it. Likewise when we hear an IT department blocked Bike Forums from a network because of stuff like that. I don't know about you, but it would really be a bummer for me if I couldn't access this site at lunch because someone doesn't have the ability to utilize a search engine and find the sites on the web that are devoted to bicycle-oriented cheesecake shots. Why should I (and others) have to pay for someone else's lack of common sense and internet skills? As to the tastefulness of such a thread, I can assure you that it's a fantastic way to send a lot of women to the Women's Forum and to Team Estrogen. So if you're looking for even more of a sausage-fest atmosphere than ever before, go for it.

[mihlbach]

http://www.harrywalker.com/photos/Gore_Tipper.jpg

[donnamb]

Is that someone from TV? I don't have one, so I'm afraid whatever you're trying to communicate by posting a picture of some woman isn't making itself apparent to me.

[mihlbach]

pmrc

not intended to be a jab at you btw...just saw a humorous parallel with this thread

[East Hill]

Gore Tipper would also tell all of you that you are free to have your own version of BikeForums. One of the reasons BikeForums has gotten to this size is because it works hard at being a community for all people.

There are plenty of cycling forums where there's no word filters, precious little moderating, and which are wide open to those of you asking for photos of various parts of (female) human anatomy.

You are free, and welcome, to become a part of those communities.

East Hill

[Rowan]

I'm ashamed to say it's yet another Australian who pushed the boundaries, got caught out, then whines and whinges like he hasn't done anything wrong. We sure are becoming a nation of brainless boguns.

[donnamb]

Oh, is that Tipper Gore? Making some kind of comparison between her and me might be apt were I some government official trying to tell a private company how to run their internet forum. I'd be pretty upset if a set of forum guidelines were imposed upon the company that owns BF by the federal government, that's for sure. Fortunately, the government has nothing to do with this privately-owned business.

[Son of ronex]

the fact that i go to you donamb made me posting this worthwhile....
p.s get a tv u fukin hippie its 2008 .

[kemmer]

I gave you a ****ing warning, don't be a crybaby.

[Sixty Fiver]

I'm ashamed to say it's yet another Australian who pushed the boundaries, got caught out, then whines and whinges like he hasn't done anything wrong. We sure are becoming a nation of brainless boguns.

I don't think that SoR is representative of Aussies at all since most I have met here and in real life tend to be pretty decent folks.

You can actually find brainless boguns everywhere although they go by different names in different places.

[Tom Stormcrowe]

An angry child?

[Son of ronex]

I don't think that SoR is representative of Aussies at all since most I have met here and in real life tend to be pretty decent folks.

You can actually find brainless boguns everywhere although they go by different names in different places.


you'll actually find im a pretty decent bloke ....just stirring the pot ..

p.s lose the name there's only one 165 and the guys a legend

[crtreedude]

He seems to fail a bit in logic as well.

1. There are other places much more vulgar that you can post in. But they are much smaller.

2. BikeForums is very large, but they don't let you do whatever you want.

Hmmm, perhaps, just perhaps (I know I am probably stretching it here :rolleyes:) Bikeforums got that way BECAUSE of the rules, not in spite of them. I know it probably is silly to think this but it is possible that people who run the largest bikeforum that I know of might actually have a plan to the rules instead of just having a bad hair day or something.

And, bikeforums isn't a private playground for pottymouths. It happens to have a lot of people, some who do have a vocabulary more than 4 letters.

[mihlbach]

Son of Ronex, its ok, really. We understand. Lots of other people get a along just fine with the same problem.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=RiqyqwUSxL8

[East Hill]

An angry child?

That's my call too.

East Hill

[donnamb]

the fact that i go to you donamb made me posting this worthwhile....
p.s get a tv u fukin hippie its 2008 .
I'd like to be able to stroke your ego and tell you that you did get to me. Unfortunately, I cannot. Dealing with threads like this and people like you is part of the forum administrator job.

Do you kiss your mother with that mouth of yours?

[wmsiniowa]

Here's an idea....
BE NICE.
Pretty simple. Throw in a wingding or two and we will all understand you want to say something really important. Try to talk like your mom is in the room. Unless your mom taught you to talk like that, then no.
-wmsiniowa

[East Hill]

you'll actually find im a pretty decent bloke ....just stirring the pot ..

p.s lose the name there's only one 165 and the guys a legend


Just sayin'...a pretty decent bloke would not be saying things like that to a fellow BikeForums member, especially one as gracious and patient as donnamb.

As for Sixty Fiver's name--how do you know he's not referring to where he lives? He could be Santa Claus...:) .

East Hill

[Sixty Fiver]

"As for SixtyFiver's name--how do you know he's not referring to where he lives? He could be Santa Claus..."

Shhhhhhhh !!!

:D

[Cyclaholic]

the fact that i go to you donamb made me posting this worthwhile....
p.s get a tv u fukin hippie its 2008 .

Oi, pull yer head in mate, there's no need for that.

[ElJamoquio]

<imbecile ranting>

When you argue with an idiot, you lose.

[-VELOCITY-]

I'm by no means a prude, but why do alot of people assume that cussing is always accepted as a norm. This has always been a great place to post opinions and get answers. I'm more moved by intellectual comments about something I'm interested in, than someone dropping F-bombs because they wanna shock people.

[Maelstrom]

He seems to fail a bit in logic as well.

1. There are other places much more vulgar that you can post in. But they are much smaller.

2. BikeForums is very large, but they don't let you do whatever you want.

Hmmm, perhaps, just perhaps (I know I am probably stretching it here :rolleyes:) Bikeforums got that way BECAUSE of the rules, not in spite of them. I know it probably is silly to think this but it is possible that people who run the largest bikeforum that I know of might actually have a plan to the rules instead of just having a bad hair day or something.

And, bikeforums isn't a private playground for pottymouths. It happens to have a lot of people, some who do have a vocabulary more than 4 letters.

I would agree. For the most part bikeforums is compfortable for all. Not perfect for anyone. As I have said in the past, bikeforums.net is my primary home, if I feel the need to really rant or go a little non pg. I have other forums which have less rules, less posts and less users, they also tend to be discipline specific.

[donnamb]

I'm by no means a prude, but why do alot of people assume that cussing is always accepted as a norm. This has always been a great place to post opinions and get answers. I'm more moved by intellectual comments about something I'm interested in, than someone dropping F-bombs because they wanna shock people.
Intelligence is sexy. A vocabulary that goes beyond boring vulgarity is a sure sign of intelligence. :)

[botto]

Intelligence is sexy. A vocabulary that goes beyond boring vulgarity is a sure sign of intelligence. :)

expletives, employed with precision, can be used with great wit and intelligence.

[Sixty Fiver]

Intelligence is sexy. A vocabulary that goes beyond boring vulgarity is a sure sign of intelligence. :)

There are few things I find sexier than intelligence and if a woman can't stimulate my intellect then it's not likely that anything else is going to get stimulated.

[East Hill]

expletives, employed with precision, can be used with great wit and intelligence.

Laser sharp spot on targeting is a lost art for many :p .

East Hill

[botto]

Laser sharp spot on targeting is a lost art for many :p .

East Hill

so is humor. at least that seems to be the case at bf.net.

[donnamb]

expletives, employed with precision, can be used with great wit and intelligence.
Very true, but there are so few who have mastered that art.

[Maelstrom]

Very true, but there are so few who have mastered that art.

Ye[, most come off sounding like Andrew Dice Clay.

[botto]

Very true, but there are so few who have mastered that art.

probably because there's not enough opportunities to practice.

[operator]

can be used with great wit and intelligence.

Except for the part where the person has neither. Which is ironic in of itself re: your post.

[Rowan]

probably because there's not enough opportunities to practice.

there're not enough

If you are going to practise (and you need plenty of it), then get the vocab right. It's an indication that you have some semblence of intelligence.

[botto]

there're not enough

If you are going to practise (and you need plenty of it), then get the vocab right. It's an indication that you have some semblence of intellgence.

glass house. stones. no throw.

[botto]

Except for the part where the person has neither. Which is ironic in of itself re: your post.

"fail."

[Rowan]

glass house. stones. no throw.

Huh?