Oh sure, praise me and then take a shot at Erasure in the same post. Now I have a headache, thanks a lot!Lethe wrote:Why don't you have a filth board where all the innuendo and Erasure discussion can take place? And a drug board for Neil, a bilingual board for Satanas, yada yada yada.....
As others have said, I think that Shen's post is spot on.
It really doesn't take much effort to read what you want to read and this forum isn't run by the Taliban. I think.....
I didn't say your avatar violates any forum rules. It's just that I'm obviously an aesthete and I find the avatar hairy and scary. Is it so wrong to just like beautiful things?Ray wrote:Please kindly point out which exactly of the forum rules my avatar violates.bigboy wrote:That's how I feel about your avatar, but you don't see me running to the 'moderators' like a little schoolboy asking for help. How about you send me and TTM a PM first?Ray wrote: It was amusing at first, then it was irritating, now it's both disgusting and hard to take.
Shenandoah wrote:A couple of comments, if I may.
To be honest I've found the board lately quite funny and the best it's been in a while. However, I come here more to talk to people, rather than about the Pet Shop Boys. I can only assume most of my posts have been made in the OT section of the forum. But I can understand people complaining about how some PSB posts have become a stage for certain posters to have fun and totally ignore the topic. However, if 15 of us were all in line for a Pet Shop Boys concert and lets say Greendrake asked a question about the Pet Shop Boys, but 5 minutes later Big Boy was being a smart ass, and Undertaker was talking politics and football and Technotrancemix was talking about being ripped off and Morgan Girl was talking about some new music she wants us to hear and Satanas was laughing like a maniac, I really don't think anyone would mind. They would call it "normal conversation". No one would be mad. Greendrake wouldn't be pissed that we were no longer talking about the PSB. I think everyone would be happy that us as fans were together, hanging out and having a good time talking about what we know. Soooooo, why are we so pissed when things go off topic on line then? Or have I missed the point entirely of Steves slightly vague post?
Secondly, I will change my sig after this post is made. Satana's posts do irritate me with the smileys and craziness but I'm used to her now and shouldn't single her out. In fact, the less attention I draw to her the better, IMO, as she's done a fine job on her own. Anyone else notice she's avoided this topic completely? I'll give her the benefit of the doubt and assume she's not online yet.
Thirdly, moderation. When we all hopped over to Aimoo it was to get away from crazy moderation. Since then people's feelings have been hurt, people have left, people post racism, cursing, homophobia, stupidity (LOTS of stupidity, myself included) and you really never know what to expect. At NO time has this place EVER been pure clean fun. EVER! So why now of all times is this place taking a "nosedive"? Because Big Boy and Technotrance have private but yet quite funny conversations in the middle of people's precious topics? OH NO! Wow, how terrible. Get a grip people. If you don't understand the personality of this forum yet then you never will, so leave so the rest of us can enjoy this place. Otherwise, my suggestion to the moderators is to not pick on a couple chosen people and either set strict guidelines now for everyone, or continue to allow this place to be unpredictable. Either way, I will stay here and continue having fun. IMO, not since Durst has there been anyone so off course that they should be banned. I've learned to deal with the hills and valleys of this place and I like being in an atmosphere where more or less anything goes. However recently I joined a wrestling forum where the rules are VERY strict and to be honest it's nice too, because people really just post wrestling, no jokes, no jabs at each other. But that's what I like about this place, the freedom to joke around. Every forum has a personality, remember that.
Lastly, I'd like to say bravo once again as Brooklyn's avatars never seem to disappoint. Good job.
I think that's it. To quote a Pet Shop Boys moment, "I like it here, wherever it is."
Well many people have a problem with auhority, myself included, I have to admit.define psb wrote:Maybe it is my age, and that I come from a background where one respected people in authority.
I, too, believe in Freedom of speech... However, I also believe that we all need to abide by certain 'life skill' rules too!
Just because this is a FREE internet site, and we are not sat around in a plush lounge a few feet away from each other... should not mean that we can behave / misbehave like a bunch of unsupervised 10 yr olds!
Life just isn't like that, and damn near every thing we do from being born to being buried at death,,is governed by a set of rules!
For some to say 'what right has a moderator, or the site owner, to impose Rules.. sorry but I think they do have a Right..its their bloody site after all.
If this were a 'work' place, there would be line-managers ... if it were University there would be student leaders and seniors...all with a bunch of Common sense rules that we ought to respect. That's how life is!
), and I don't take orders from anybody. That's the way I like it. I don't have to answer to anyone. ), I don't know.
Ahh you see, but your posts DO violate forum rules. Should I name the rules they violate?bigboy wrote: I didn't say your avatar violates any forum rules. It's just that I'm obviously an aesthete and I find the avatar hairy and scary. Is it so wrong to just like beautiful things?
Thank you for attacking me *personally* once again. Should I send you a PM with a complaint?bigboy wrote: At the end of the day, it all comes down to personal taste. A few people don't like my posts, and I don't like your avatar. I'm no more inflicting my posts on people any more than you are inflicting your avatar on people.
As I mentioned and as you know damn well -- me.bigboy wrote: PS who is the guy in your avatar, anyway?
This is not a bar. This is not school. This is not uni. This, my dear, is a Pet Shop Boys forum. You are pretty much welcome to post about the contents of your bum in the off-topic forum which was created for this and other purposes. But why do you keep on ruining ALL threads with that? If you're so uninterested in talking about Pet Shop Boys and their music, why did you come here in the first place?bigboy wrote:I don't think you can seriously compare this place to a school, uni or place of work at all. We do not have leaders here. It's far more sensible to treat it just like a chat in a bar. Friends, acquaintances and people you've just met.
Why don't you read what I said, eh?. I was agreeing with you, dear. I didn't say YOUR avatar violated forum rules. And I didn't deny that my post(s) might violate the precious golden rules. Frankly, I don't know whether they do or not 'cos I've never been motivated to read the damn things!Ray wrote:Ahh you see, but your posts DO violate forum rules. Should I name the rules they violate? ?bigboy wrote: I didn't say your avatar violates any forum rules. It's just that I'm obviously an aesthete and I find the avatar hairy and scary. Is it so wrong to just like beautiful things?
bigboy wrote: At the end of the day, it all comes down to personal taste. A few people don't like my posts, and I don't like your avatar. I'm no more inflicting my posts on people any more than you are inflicting your avatar on people.
Well, you asked for it. Have I not been personally attacked today? You've not sent me one PM, instead you ran off crying to the 'bosses'. If you had contacted me I would have told you to stop being such a silly girl and don't take anything I say personally.Ray wrote: Thank you for attacking me *personally* once again. Should I send you a PM with a complaint? ?
As I mentioned and as you know damn well -- me ?[/quote]bigboy wrote: PS who is the guy in your avatar, anyway?
I have never posted about the contents of my bum in this forum! Why would I? I'm a top, as well you know. Now Techno's bottom is another matter entirely. And I will put my hand up there.Ray wrote: You are pretty much welcome to post about the contents of your bum in the off-topic forum which was created for this and other purposes.
No you listen, attention seeking old fag. If i had posted 'i didn't like music by black artists' in a prejudiced thread, that would be ok, would it?bigboy wrote:Listen, thunderthighs, you generalised and said you don't like music by any black singers. I defied you to say whether every song every black artist I listed was shit.Undertaker wrote: Wasn't me that called the Irish 'thieves' and suggest they were 'thick as shit'. I only used the phrase 'black artists' Nothing wrong in that.
Dave
And if you'd bothered to get an education you would have ben able to read in the post entitled Prejudices (now there's a clue
Re: the Bigboy's Back thread in off-topic. I wanted to reach ten pages (and publically stated so too), simple as that. Ironically, it was James who got it into double figures. I had a good chuckle at that
There is no such thing as 'black' music - I agree that the MOBO awards are a load of patronising crap but so is any award ceremony.james23_uk wrote:I dislike Black music too.
Just like I dislike Country music. Am I racist cause I dislike Country music? When are we having the White Music Awards ceremony?
It's not patronising, it's racist pure and simple. Why is it that some people think racism is only a one way thing?Lethe wrote:james23_uk wrote:I dislike Black music too.
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There is no such thing as 'black' music - I agree that the MOBO awards are a load of patronising crap but so is any award ceremony.
