Why was this thread closed?
 

http://forum.dvdtalk.com/showthread.php?t=529932

I'm just curious because the stated reason was:

I understand the second reason, but the first seems dubious. NSFW stuff gets posted here all the time. More confused/curious than anything else.

The post linked to a site that wasn't allowed here so there was nothing displayed which essentially made it an empty post.

Since you know who closed it I suppose you could email the moderator for further details.

I reported the thread since it evidently was crap.

hahaha... This place has become rather ridiculous. -rolleyes- Staff decisions seem to baffle more than they appease. *sigh*

FWIW, that video has made national news. I actually saw it featured last night on Bill O'Reilly.

FWIW, the video has now been posted in the Random Video thread.

Is it fair to ask why the original site is banned from here? If memory serves is was just some random hip-hop site, but I'm not for certain.

Why was the dirty joke thread closed? Spoilerized innuendos are too much for Internet Brands INC?

Actually that was a decision I made on my own. When we had the Adult forum it was easy, since that's no longer an option to move threads too we're having to make things up as we go along. I'm trying to get a conversation going w/ the admin/mods (and hopefully the owner rep if they want to respond) about this topic right now so we can have some better/more defined rules about what is/isn't allowed. In the meantime though, I'm working under my current "marching orders" to try and keep things family friendly so I felt it best to close the thread before it got too out of hand (there had already been at least one RTP).

So dirty jokes are not ok but words like "faggot, fuck, ****, pussy and dick" are "family friendly"?!? Are you kidding me?



edit to add: btw, I think the word "faggot" is a horrible word and I never use it. I hope using it here today to illustrate my point didn't offend anyone.

Agreed. This is absurd.

Another "why was this thread closed?"
 

http://forum.dvdtalk.com/showthread.php?t=530313

Obviously, I know why it was closed as stated by the mod. But, it seems extremely contradictory when we can already use any form of profanity here. People curse all the time in threads. Pictures of people penetrating each other with genitalia (blurred out) is acceptable in advertising here. It's obvious why that is a double standard, but that's for another thread. How is it that there is such a double standard on what is allowed and what isn't, when this place is far from family friendly and hasn't been for quite some time.

Didn't realize people started talking about the joke thread in here.

[BTW I thought some of these were in the word filter but I guess not...]




I think this is all fair criticism and all I can say is you should try it from this side of the issue. We have users who no longer have an outlet for content they want, as they can't/won't access xcritic, and people pushing the limit all the time. On the flip side we have RTPs and a somewhat stated policy of trying to keep the place somewhat respectable. That's why I'm hoping to get a conversation going w/ the "powers that be" so we can come up w/ more definitive guidelines. I'll let you know though w/ how these things have gone in the past this won't be a quick process.

We all appreciate your timely answers and input. Just trying to figure out how there become such a big double standard here with content. Obviously, it's mostly due to $$$$. But, in the past Geoff has always said the site has wasn't intended to be viewed at work b/c there might be objectionable content. Now, we all know Geoff isn't the big cheese anymore, and the site may want to change it's direction and focus. But it seems like it's been unannounced change that happened abruptly.

Way to work in "penetrating"....and of course, referencing one of my favorite threads ever. :D

That I disagree w/. In the past we would just shuffle such threads to the adult forum, if they weren't started there in the first place. So the old standard for Other is what I'm still working under, w/ the exception of having to close threads since we can't move them anymore. Now regarding that standard and why certain words are allowed and others aren't that's a fair discussion to have, and IMHO it's mainly going to be up to the new owners to decide what they want. It's my understanding part of the agreement in the sale was splitting off the Adult Forum to it's own site. So I think the fact that has gone away is the main cause of the recent confusion since there's no outlet for that type of material anymore.

S****** is in the word filter...

Shithead? Nope. hmmmmm

Every so often we get pretty stupid around here. This seems to be one of those times.

Somebody email me when the sanity returns.

Perhaps we can revert to the old-old standard, from before there was an Adult Forum. There were cheesecake photo threads. People told ribald jokes. The Devil's Member smiley was introduced.

Mmmmm....this is something I want my boys to see!
http://i27.tinypic.com/2i1ny9y.jpg
This too!
http://i32.tinypic.com/1zgrml0.jpg

Now, explain to me how these are ok but a silly joke about some dude's friend tricking the wife into showing him her boobs is not ok? Shoot, my 5 year old can't read yet but he sure can see the pictures just fine. Rule of thumb at my house is when surfing Otter, the kids are elsewhere. Family friendly my butt.

Those examples above might be bad, but I will say I am excited about watching Women's Prison Massacre- Caged Women(Uncut!) with the family this weekend. Kids have been asking for a while when we would finally get the uncut version - if I hadn't noticed it on the front page, I wouldn't have known it was available.

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c7...r/00d5c4b8.jpg

I don't think they need to be seeing any more of that.

OMG :lol: You two about made me pee my pants. rotfl

Note to self; don't sit in Kitty's computer chair.

It's wet and may have an uncomfortable protuberance.

Haha, my favorite part about this is that in this thread, we have, "This place is family friendly, we don't need that adult-oriented garbage!"

Yet in the Avatars thread, we have, "Everyone here is a grown-up, avatars are for kids!"

You can be completely pro-adult and for adult topics and discussion, and against porn. In fact, some would argue that porn is quite immature.

Honestly 8 years ago when I started posting on this board, I never imagined that I would be here still chugging along at this time. I guess I feel kinda sad because the place is changing, it no longer has a community feel anymore. The mods have done a great job over the years, but I wonder how long they will stick around because I don't think they are compensated, and honestly volunteering for an individual like Geoff is a lot different than volunteering for a corporation. Especially a corporation that subjects its viewers to the tasteless, annoying ads for that stupid French movie. I know it brings money in to support the "community" but I feel like the community is kinda going by the wayside.

Uhm, since this thread is about a video on national news, I'm not talking about porn. I could give a damn about porn.

I'm talking about someone who posts something SLIGHTLY off-kilter, tells a dirty joke or opens a thread about something which disgusts a select few and it gets locked by the fucking puritan police as being too 'adult-oriented' or NWS.

NWS is stupid, anyway. You're at work.

Fucking work.

I know I never cruise around on the internet on someone else's dime. If you do, you deserve to get fired.

But, anyway.

Sorry, I'm getting my threads confused.

Ditto.

Why was "Las Vegas - Season 5 07/22/08" in DVD talk forum closed? Was it because only links were posted in the OP, or what? The thread didn't even get started before it was closed.

I don't understand why there is a limit as to how many threads you can have on the main page or why a thread is closed for lack of information. IMO getting the conversation going is the main thing. Everything else will just come in time. Now it seems like there is no conversation happening and no topics being created. The last post in a thread in that forum covers what 4 days? I remember when it was a lot more active.

Exactly. At least that forum isn't dead...it should be a good thing when someone starts a new thread there...

Well that doesn't make any sense. Why was the Las Vegas thread closed for lack of information when it has the same information as the other threads of his that weren't closed?

Someone on staff I guess doesn't like Las Vegas. :(

I just created a new thread (I always loved the show), lets see what happens to mine now.

That seems strange considering how many deals to the city are offered on their travel websites... Hmmmm.

I was going to ask the same thing about the Las Vegas thread. It said it was closed due to a lack of info, however it had a link to tvshowsondvd.com that had plenty of info. That's so stupid to close the freakin' thread because of that. Now someone has to make another one.

Why didn't the mod simply make a post in the thread saying that if the OP didn't add more info, THEN he'd close the thread. When you close it so abruptly, nobody has a chance to fix it.