Why was this thread closed? (merged)
#51
DVD Talk Hero
Originally Posted by Houstondon
I'm guessing it had something to do with:
4) No male or female appreciation threads based primarily on pictures of them.
4) No male or female appreciation threads based primarily on pictures of them.
Can I create a poll to see whether or not the majority of members like this rule, or do the powers that be not care what the members think?
#52
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Originally Posted by slop101
I don't like that rule.
Can I create a poll to see whether or not the majority of members like this rule, or do the powers that be not care what the members think?
Can I create a poll to see whether or not the majority of members like this rule, or do the powers that be not care what the members think?
Otherwise, perhaps if you asked one of the Administrators or Moderators, they'd clarify the rules about posting polls. I just don't think it would make a huge difference in changing policy no matter the outcome.
#53
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As has been said many times before, the forum is privately owned and is not a democracy. The rules that have recently been posted in Other were derived over a period of many years and refined after much discussion with the new owners of the site.
There has been substantial comment from people about the stated rules and the thread in Other is the appropriate place to discuss them. But they're not going to change in the near future.
There has been substantial comment from people about the stated rules and the thread in Other is the appropriate place to discuss them. But they're not going to change in the near future.
#54
DVD Talk Hero
I do remember the huge outcry over the ads inside the first post for each thread made Geoff get rid of them pretty quickly - but that was Goeff, and not "faceless corporation". I bet if they implemented ads like that, they wouldn't give a toss what we thought, that is, until they saw the inevitable dwindling of threads and posts - which will likely happen with these inane rules too, just not as quickly.
#55
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The rule you don't like is absolutely no different than it was before. Those types of threads were not allowed in Other, they went in the Adult Forum and we don't have that forum anymore.
#57
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Originally Posted by X
The rule you don't like is absolutely no different than it was before. Those types of threads were not allowed in Other, they went in the Adult Forum and we don't have that forum anymore.
Last edited by Seantn; 05-23-08 at 12:49 PM.
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X... i think they were right... that would have never gone in the adult forum before but i can i see both sides on this...
But i ask is, if talking about how good looking a girl looks, does that mean it will be moved to the adult forum...
But i ask is, if talking about how good looking a girl looks, does that mean it will be moved to the adult forum...
#59
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As I mentioned in my closing comments, there were other considerations that went into the closing of that thread that had more to do with a member's behavior than the thread itself.
#60
DVD Talk Hero
I didn't mean that thread specifically, just the fact that having harmless pictures of people in a thread is somehow against the rules seems more than a little ridiculous to me.
#62
DVD Talk Limited Edition
The pics were removed from this thread
#63
DVD Talk Hero
Originally Posted by X
What "harmless pictures of people" are not allowed in threads?
4) No male or female appreciation threads based primarily on pictures of them.