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AO avatar usage
« on: July 31, 2004, 12:31:53 AM »
Wow, some people seem to have got worked up because you've lost your God-given right to have a girl's bum in your avatar.

(actually, we've taken action on peoples' avatars before recently, just that some immature people like to keep "pushing the boundaries", so we have to set some)

Is the avatar system really that insightful or interesting a way of spreading a message?  Does AO's new addition to posting guidelines show how the world is going to pot?
 

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Re: AO avatar usage
« Reply #1 on: July 31, 2004, 12:50:02 AM »
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Speelgoedmannetje wrote:
Can I have a "Bob Marley smokin' a joint" avatar?

The posting guidelines contain this other semi-relevant point, once again caused by some idiot on AO whose contributions were very similar to Towelie out of South Park:
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No posting about illegal activities
If you get drunk, that's fine. If you use drugs, that's fine. The moderators of this site aren't here to be your mother. We will not however tolerate excessive posting promoting drug use or other illegal activities. It's not funny, it's annoying, and it's unacceptable. Moderators are free to use their discretion up to and including banning the account of the person responsible.

Make your own mind up.
 

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Re: AO avatar usage
« Reply #2 on: July 31, 2004, 12:55:01 AM »
I think avatars can be cool, it adds to the forum atmostphere, IMO.  However, they're not for confirming whether our more immature users' sex drives are functioning normally, or for intentionally annoying other people.
 

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Re: AO avatar usage
« Reply #3 on: July 31, 2004, 01:04:09 AM »


Whatever.

 

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Re: AO avatar usage
« Reply #4 on: July 31, 2004, 09:33:25 AM »
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Speelgoedmannetje wrote:
Doesn't the term "illegal activity" cover guns? I mean, gun posession (and especially usage) is forbidden here..


A gun is an inanimate object that doesn't signify or advocate illegal activity.  I hoped my 'cross' example would get that across.
 

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Re: AO avatar usage
« Reply #5 on: July 31, 2004, 12:53:16 PM »
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mikeymike wrote:
A gun is an inanimate object that doesn't signify or advocate illegal activity.  I hoped my 'cross' example would get that across.
That cross example would have made sense if you compared it with the swastika. In that sense, you should be tolerant towards swastika's either.


I'd like to know how that makes any sense to you.

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But why do you think is the purpose (and the statement of the person who use it as his/her avatar) of a (hand)gun? Target practices? :roll:


By the same rationale, someone could have a picture of a dog as their avatar, and someone else could be offended because they once got bit by a dog.

Speel, if this is just a windup, or you're suffering from the worst case of boredom ever, please find something better to do.  AO staff have to draw certain lines because this website's audience happens to include younger people.  It would be nice if certain AO users didn't just try to "push the boundaries" for the sake of it then cry censorship, but sadly we have people here that like to do that sort of thing.  We try to make sure our actions to counter the problem restrict as little as possible.

Is anything important or interesting lost as a result of the new addition to the posting guidelines?  I don't think so.
 

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Re: AO avatar usage
« Reply #6 on: July 31, 2004, 04:11:46 PM »
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blobrana wrote:
Hum,
Avatar Sensored...
(out of humble respect to Wayne)


And changed to... an avatar that says exactly the same thing, just a little more subtle.
 

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Re: AO avatar usage
« Reply #7 on: July 31, 2004, 04:37:06 PM »
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If someone doesn't like people wearing shoes in their house (because they like to keep it nice for everybody else), any sensible person would take them off as they go in. It's simply good manners. You don't hear anybody shouting out about "footwear censorship", do you?


I imagine some people here would :lol: