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Post by 🔪 silly buns on Mar 27, 2018 12:32:16 GMT -5
UPDATE: By now, anyone who wants to vote probably has, and the majority is clearly 'no images', so we've added the following to the rules thread
Out of respect for users who are at work or on mobile devices, please use links to images instead of posting .gifs, .jpgs or other image files into the shoutbox, regardless of whether the images would otherwise be 'safe for public consumption'.
Should pictures and gifs be banned from shoutbox, so that it is only vertically scrolling text. Some of us view TIF and shoutbox while at work and would prefer that an image not randomly pop up, letting our coworkers know that we are not actually working. Let us know what you think. We are listening...  Edited to add: We're looking at adding something along the lines of the following to our 'policies' page:
Out of respect for users who are at work or on mobile devices, please use links to images instead of posting .gifs, .jpgs or other image files into the shoutbox.
Although we could just go with sarapen's idea about executing people.
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Trurl
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Post by Trurl on Mar 27, 2018 12:36:17 GMT -5
I don't really care, but I'm willing to go along with the consensus
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2018 12:44:49 GMT -5
One for the road  |
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Post by Superb Owl 🦉 on Mar 27, 2018 13:00:06 GMT -5
I will respect the consensus, but my preference has always been that people share images/gifs with a link and not directly into the box. The people with this preference have been pretty clear and consistent about this making the site more useable during the day. The people who don't want the ban have never given a reason beyond, "it's not against the rules, so whatever losers, I do what I want!"
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Invisible Goat
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Post by Invisible Goat on Mar 27, 2018 13:03:05 GMT -5
Yes and unlike the others, if they are not banned I will NOT respect the consensus and even though I don't know how to do it, I will immediately start posting nothing but pictures and gifs of questionable/NSFW material until I am either fired, banned, or both.
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Post by sarapen on Mar 27, 2018 13:05:20 GMT -5
Let's compromise. What if we allow GIFs but we execute the people who post them?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2018 13:39:55 GMT -5
Let's compromise. What if we allow GIFs but we execute the people who post them? That's a bit harsh. How about we have a limit number on the GIFs posted before execution? "Okay, that's #5...be careful, you're only 17,995 more GIFs from death!" |
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Post by Floyd D Barber on Mar 27, 2018 21:05:09 GMT -5
I had a long, contemplative post full of questions about liberty and the rule of law, the rights of the group vs the rights of the individual, Free Speech vs Shitposting, and other important concepts that have been debated throughout history, but I hit a wrong button and it all got erased.
Eh, do whatever, I'll go along. I had no answers anyway.
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Post by Nudeviking on Mar 27, 2018 21:14:33 GMT -5
Can we also ban the horizontally scrolling text in the shoutbox while we're at it?
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Rainbow Rosa
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Post by Rainbow Rosa on Mar 27, 2018 21:22:41 GMT -5
Can we also ban the horizontally scrolling text in the shoutbox while we're at it? |
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Post by Nudeviking on Mar 27, 2018 21:23:28 GMT -5
Can we also ban the horizontally scrolling text in the shoutbox while we're at it? Why Because it makes me nauseous like reading in a car. |
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Post by Scruff on Mar 27, 2018 21:31:33 GMT -5
If I don't vote, will I get blamed for the Trump presidency?
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Crash Test Dumbass
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ffc what now
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Post by Crash Test Dumbass on Mar 28, 2018 8:44:24 GMT -5
If I don't vote, will I get blamed for the Trump presidency? Is he president of the shoutbox too? I'm never going in there. |
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Post by Lt. Broccoli on Mar 28, 2018 9:05:06 GMT -5
I support the ban because I don't know how to put pictures directly in the shoutbox so no one else should be able to do it either.
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Dellarigg
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Post by Dellarigg on Mar 28, 2018 9:07:24 GMT -5
wtf is shoutbox lol
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Post by Superb Owl 🦉 on Mar 28, 2018 10:07:46 GMT -5
If I don't vote, will I get blamed for the Trump presidency? Not just that--even if you do vote for the right choice, you will be blamed for months to come for not being enthusiastic enough about it if it ends up not winning If you don't knock doors for the ban in a deep-GIF district, you're a fucking monster. I SAID IT. |
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Post by Pastafarian on Mar 28, 2018 20:14:18 GMT -5
If I don't vote, will I get blamed for the Trump presidency? Depends on which state you live in. |
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Post by Celebith on Mar 30, 2018 0:28:20 GMT -5
Bump - polls are closed, images are banned.
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Post by Powerthirteen on Mar 30, 2018 0:40:00 GMT -5
Excuse me, we no longer use AV Club memes, out of respect for the deceased. |
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Post by Dr. Rumak on Mar 30, 2018 5:47:37 GMT -5
Do we get to vote on applying the death penalty for breaking the rule now?
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Invisible Goat
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Post by Invisible Goat on Mar 30, 2018 7:12:09 GMT -5
See democracy works as long as I get what I want
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Rainbow Rosa
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Post by Rainbow Rosa on Mar 30, 2018 11:27:24 GMT -5
Excuse me, we no longer use AV Club memes, out of respect for the deceased. Never speak ill OF THE DEAD |
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fab
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Post by fab on Apr 2, 2018 1:31:20 GMT -5
so whose shitpost level image led to this? I'm mildly curious
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Post by Celebith on Apr 2, 2018 17:17:57 GMT -5
so whose shitpost level image led to this? I'm mildly curious Multiple users asked us to change the forum rules because they can avoid visiting any of the image heavy threads while at work, but don't want to have to worry about things in the shoutbox, so we put it to a vote. It's not any single thing, but a slow accumulation. |
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Post by Floyd D Barber on Apr 2, 2018 19:35:40 GMT -5
The Shoutbox- It's not any single thing, but a slow accumulation.
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fab
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Post by fab on Apr 2, 2018 20:12:58 GMT -5
so whose shitpost level image led to this? I'm mildly curious Multiple users asked us to change the forum rules because they can avoid visiting any of the image heavy threads while at work, but don't want to have to worry about things in the shoutbox, so we put it to a vote. It's not any single thing, but a slow accumulation. ah, the creeping death approach. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 2, 2018 20:13:51 GMT -5
Subject: Poll closed - But people keep talking about it for some reason.
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Post by Pastafarian on Apr 2, 2018 20:17:49 GMT -5
Subject: Poll closed - But people keep talking about it for some reason. It's our 2016 election. |
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Post by Celebith on Apr 2, 2018 22:08:03 GMT -5
Subject: Poll closed - But people keep talking about it for some reason. It's our 2016 election. If you have an election that lasts longer than 4 hours years, contact your physician. |
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Post by Gamblin' Telly on Apr 3, 2018 4:42:35 GMT -5
OH WELL
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