Welcome to [b]MG's Almost Daily Spam Review Post of Independence![/b] All this spam taken from the Room 101 TTTNE. Does anybody know why history repeats itself? Answers on a spam post please. [b]HEADLINE: Kiddy's bad leg[/b] [quote name='Kiddo' date='Jul 3 2007, 14.10' post='883440']*groans and limps in* I did too much yesterday and pulled a muscle where I had surgery 4 months ago. DAMMIT[/quote] [quote name='beniowa' date='Jul 3 2007, 14.13' post='883443']Hey Kiddo :kiss: *massages Kel's sore spot*[/quote] [quote name='Kiddo' date='Jul 3 2007, 14.16' post='883449']anymore of that ben and we will be having sex ;)[/quote] [quote name='beniowa' date='Jul 3 2007, 14.23' post='883464']You know that will only encourage me. :leer: *deepens to full body massage*[/quote] [quote name='Kiddo' date='Jul 3 2007, 14.25' post='883468']well considering the muscle pull is very close to my groin area - hahahhaha[/quote] Hope the leg feels better soon Kel. [b]HEADLINE: Update on MLA's daughters[/b] [quote name='My Lady Ashalind' date='Jul 3 2007, 16.54' post='883712']The girls are doing well. Thanks for thinking of them. Ria is really having a tough time of it. Her life :rolleyes: revolves around her phone (which she no longer has ) and her myspace. Last night her myspace account (both her normal one and her "friends only private one" ) were suspended cause someone was trying to [i]phish[/i] her accounts. The validation code to fix it wasn't loading and she was livid. So she has nearly lost all way of contacting friends/work. At least she can still AIM from the puter. And daddy took babygirl shopping to make up for her scarey weekend. Amazing how a new wardrobe can cheer a girl up. :D Honestly though, as aggravating and ticked off as I am about what happened to Ria that night, I am hmmmmmmm glad isn't the right word. She was with a load of friends. About 20 of them young guys in their early 20's. They all went after the guy. The guy jumped into a blue chevy Malibu that was waiting. The boys would have pummeled him had they caught him. They all saw it happen and were more pissed with the guy for grabbing her by the hair and throwing her to the ground then for the fact that he stole her sidekick. I hate to think of the trouble the boys would have been in for that, and the damage they could have done to the kid. You damsel is doing well. Enjoying her lazy hazy days in the sun.[/quote] Ria does lead quite the interesting life doesn't she? Glad to hear things are ok(ish) now. [b]HEADLINE: Yana Sighting[/b] [quote name='Yana' date='Jul 3 2007, 17.20' post='883752']Hello all :) Here's a :smash: for everyone[/quote] [quote name='theMountainGoat' date='Jul 3 2007, 17.25' post='883768']YANA! :smash: Quick before you disappear as fast as you arrived - tell us how are you? Whats going on with you? It has been too long you sexy red dot you :kiss: Honestly you have no idea we have used the :smash: emoticon over the last few months to try to summon you back to us . . .[/quote] [quote name='Yana' date='Jul 3 2007, 17.32' post='883789']How well you know me. I do have to disappear. I have some shopping to do. Everything is great with me. See you tonight or tomorrow. Kiss[/quote] [quote name='theMountainGoat' date='Jul 3 2007, 17.38' post='883804']and just like that . . . she is gone again :cry:[/quote] Stay tuned for further sightings of the rare shy Yana. [quote name='Maester Jim' date='Jul 3 2007, 17.41' post='883813']So who wants to see a pic of good ole Jim? The first person to guess which one is [url=http://www.imagehosting.com/out.php/i857750_ONETEAM.gif]me[/url] wins![/quote] [quote name='Kiddo' date='Jul 3 2007, 17.49' post='883827']the guy doing rabbit ears over the girl's head?[/quote] [quote name='Maester Jim' date='Jul 3 2007, 17.54' post='883837']Damn its that obvious... well then umm Kiddo, you win 500 in Monopoly money.[/quote] I think everybody got this right, but Kiddy got the answer in first. [quote name='theMountainGoat' date='Jul 3 2007, 18.03' post='883849']Something amusing to amuse you all: 12 of the finest double-entendres that were aired on TV and radio. Pat Glenn, weightlifting commentator - "And this is Gregoriava from Bulgaria. I saw her snatch this morning and it was amazing!" New Zealand Rugby Commentator - "Andrew Mehrtons loves it when Daryl Gibson comes inside of him." Ted Walsh - Horse Racing Commentator - "This is really a lovely horse, I once rode her mother." Harry Carpenter at the Oxford-Cambridge boat race 1977 - "Ah, isn't that nice. The wife of the Cambridge President is kissing the Cox of the Oxford crew." US PGA Commentator - "One of the reasons Arnie (Arnold Palmer) is playing so well is that, before each tee shot, his wife takes out his balls and kisses them . . . . Oh my God!! What have I just said??" Carenza Lewis about finding food in the Middle Ages on 'Time Team Live' said: "You'd eat beaver if you could get it." A female news anchor who, the day after it was supposed to have snowed and didn't, turned to the weatherman and asked, "So Bob, where's that eight inches you promised me last night?" Not only did HE have to leave the set, but half the crew did too, because they were laughing so hard! Steve Ryder covering the US Masters: "Ballesteros felt much better today after a 69 yesterday." Clair Frisby talking about a jumbo hot dog on Look North said: "There's nothing like a big hot sausage inside you on a cold night like this." Mike Hallett discussing missed snooker shots on Sky Sports: "Stephen Hendry jumps on Steve Davis' misses every chance he gets." Michael Buerk on watching Phillipa Forrestor cuddle up to a male astronomer for warmth druing BBC1's UK eclipse coverage remarked: "They seem cold out there, they're rubbing each other and he's only come in his shorts." Ken Brown commentating on golfer Nick Faldo and his caddie Fanny Sunneson lining-up shots at the Scottish Open: "Some weeks Nick likes to use Fanny, other weeks he prefers to do it by himself."[/quote] Hope everyone enjoyed that. Made me :lol: [quote name='Lany Cassandra' date='Jul 3 2007, 18.31' post='883895']I am returned from lunch, where I burned my pinky on the plate. very sad day in Lany land. and I didn't have any drinks either. [b]I suck at being bad.[/b] (empahsis added)[/quote] [quote name='dornish prince' date='Jul 3 2007, 18.33' post='883904']you have failed to fool me with this obvious falsehood ;)[/quote] Hahahaha! [quote name='Blue rose of the north' date='Jul 3 2007, 18.34' post='883906']hello all! I missed almost a whole thread and two spam reviews! time flies in the land of spam :grouphug: for everyone[/quote] Blue Rose promised to return and tell us about her wild weekend, but much to my eternal disappointment did not return and we remain in the dark about this. [b]HEADLINE: Thread Name Hijinks[/b] [quote name='Quoth' date='Jul 3 2007, 19.52' post='884081']Why is this thread title identical to the last? what'd I miss?[/quote] [quote name='dornish prince' date='Jul 3 2007, 19.53' post='884087']are you messing with my head?[/quote] [quote name='Quoth' date='Jul 3 2007, 19.55' post='884096']No. really. I thought 14D was in evil genius mode.[/quote] [quote name='dornish prince' date='Jul 3 2007, 20.00' post='884109']i see it now... i wondered why i kept clicking on the wrong one, but there ya go.[/quote] [quote name='Quoth' date='Jul 3 2007, 20.04' post='884125']It's 14D. I know it is. It's brilliant! If we hurry and maintain post counts in both threads, how will they know which to close? And we can morph other threads and clone them all! And take over Gen Chat! (Although the true goal must ultimately be the Help forums. Spamming the Help Forums would be God like.)[/quote] [quote name='beniowa' date='Jul 3 2007, 20.06' post='884127']Today Forum Games, tomorrow the board![/quote] [quote name='Quoth' date='Jul 3 2007, 20.08' post='884138']nce we have the Board under our control, we can target other Boards. We'll start with MB's. He's been holding out on us. I figure the Gals can get it out of him. :devil: Then, we march... And the internet will fall...[/quote] However this evil genius was not of 14D's making, it could only be . . . [quote name='Quoth' date='Jul 3 2007, 20.10' post='884143']Hmmm. So the old thread was changed to match the current? I confess I've lost count. :nods: SB. Of Course! Also an evil genius type. I'm crushed I wasn't consulted, but I'm tossing myself fully into this project! Spam till we catch up to the old thread! SB, Ive said it before and I'll say it again. When they build better mouse traps, the mice get smarter. ;)[/quote] Very funny SB - hope you did not get into trouble over it. [quote name='Lany Cassandra' date='Jul 3 2007, 21.22' post='884269']I will sit out side wearing a bikini (just because it fits now ;) ) and reading a book while the little one splashes in his little pool. he will eventually splash me enough that I will join him and we will dunk each other several times before I get back out and finish reading[/quote] [quote name='Master Baiter' date='Jul 3 2007, 21.28' post='884282']So he is your friend again?[/quote] [quote name='Lany Cassandra' date='Jul 3 2007, 21.32' post='884287']of course he is my friend...I gave him a pbj after he ate his real food :D[/quote] I am so glad that sentance had a p in it :o [quote name='Master Baiter' date='Jul 3 2007, 23.37' post='884488']And for the package part.. it doesn't work because the banana causes the hammock to stretch out so that there are gaps in coverage that lead to obvious lapses in concealment and thus an overall launch sequence that should never have been initiated in the first place... all bad and could be the cause of the next world war.[/quote] Not gonna explain the context of this one. Its just funny as it is. [quote name='Rogue Warrior' date='Jul 4 2007, 00.09' post='884548']Yes,I ring her bell![/quote] [quote name='Master Baiter' date='Jul 4 2007, 00.11' post='884552']I rock her boat! (and not in a scary gonna drown sorta way)[/quote] Hahaha! [quote name='Rogue Warrior' date='Jul 4 2007, 00.12' post='884554']I am her boat![/quote] [quote name='Lany Cassandra' date='Jul 4 2007, 00.13' post='884557']damn..got my bell rung and my boat rocked all within 5 minutes...,must be my lucky night[/quote] RW is certainly, erm, getting about shall we say. [quote name='Rogue Warrior' date='Jul 4 2007, 00.20' post='884576']How many votes to make Lany our fantasy Goddess?[/quote] [quote name='Kiddo' date='Jul 4 2007, 00.20' post='884580']no votes needed - she already is[/quote] Great reply Kiddy. [quote name='Faceless Dude' date='Jul 4 2007, 00.25' post='884596']RW, I admire your spirit, but you're trying too hard.....[/quote] [quote name='Lany Cassandra' date='Jul 4 2007, 00.28' post='884606']He'll get used to us FD...it just takes a while. I used to pop in once a month or so in the big thread, it was a little intimidating...then one night X-Ray cuddled with me and I was hooked ;)[/quote] What a cute story, awww. [quote name='Kiddo' date='Jul 4 2007, 00.19' post='884574']well howdy then Rogue! Welcome to the insane asylum. Me and Lany are your hosts for this evening's activities - which include nude jello wrestling, whipped cream acrobatics, and Tittie Frisbee competitions[/quote] [quote name='Lany Cassandra' date='Jul 4 2007, 00.20' post='884581']awe man, I never win at the tittie frizbee should I tell at what tittie contests I do win at :leer:[/quote] [quote name='beniowa' date='Jul 4 2007, 00.30' post='884613']Guess we'll find out at Trinoc and Saratoga. ;)[/quote] [quote name='Lany Cassandra' date='Jul 4 2007, 00.31' post='884616']definately in Saratoga when we all have a breast bared :lol: now that is going to be fun[/quote] [quote name='Kiddo' date='Jul 4 2007, 00.33' post='884621']RUmor has it I may actually attend Saratoga now![/quote] SaraToga sounds more wild by the minute. Have fun everyone. [quote name='Vhagar' date='Jul 4 2007, 00.26' post='884597']if it's not strip poker, I can't say I really see the point That's how I learned. On the bus. We used to swindle the cute farm boy from up the road? Yep...he'd be pulling on his jeans and flannel running down the aisle at the high school...we were in middle school. We got off at the next stop. ;)[/quote] [quote name='Faceless Dude' date='Jul 4 2007, 00.34' post='884623']How come I never had that bus as an option to go to school?[/quote] [quote name='Vhagar' date='Jul 4 2007, 00.40' post='884630']We sat in the back. We were wild. Poor kid. He never won and you know he wasn't playing to take off his own clothes! :lol:[/quote] Hahahah! Great story V. [quote name='Lany Cassandra' date='Jul 4 2007, 00.35' post='884625']I was thinking about this earlier today actually. I decided if I'm only wearing one or two items to start with, I probably shouldn't play strip poker. (I bought a sexy dress that requires nothing under it :leer: )[/quote] [quote name='dornish prince' date='Jul 4 2007, 00.36' post='884626']i love you.[/quote] Hahahaha! [quote name='Lany Cassandra' date='Jul 4 2007, 01.10' post='884663']w00t! minion just called. he's having a great time in Texas, dispite the weather. He saw an advanced screening of Transformers yesterday (and a robot crushing a car) loved the movie...says it was totally awesome...and the car crushing was cool too ;) he also spent a whole day at a go cart place. gotta love boys and their toys. I'll be glad when he comes home in a week and a half...I miss him.[/quote] Awww, nice to hear he is having a great time. [b]HEADLINE: Kay's Horse update[/b] [quote name='Vhagar' date='Jul 4 2007, 02.10' post='884741']Kay is lurking again! How is your horse? I suggested blue coat and fly spray. I don't know if the blue coat will be strong enough, though. How bad are the wounds and can you cross tie her long enough to get it on her?[/quote] [quote name='Kay Fury' date='Jul 4 2007, 02.16' post='884748']She's very wild, if she'd let me touch her I have this great salve but she won't have it and she is scared to death of the spray bottle, runs if she even sees it in my hand. I'd have to rope her at this point to get a lead on her at all, and I think that would spook her into moving too much and bleeding again. She seems to be keeping the flies off with her tail but touching it all the time isn't much better. It did rain like crazy today which washed it, but will also make the flies worse later. She isn't limping anymore though and for now my gelding has decided he doesn't need to protect me from her when I go out there. I found a bat in my bedroom last night, but was able to rescue it from the cats, one of whom grabbed it out of the air.[/quote] Get well soon to the horse. [quote name='Space Bandito' date='Jul 4 2007, 02.38' post='884760']Hey who ratted me out to Soph? Oh well El Bandito will return with something else. I can't edit the last thread. Soph locked me out. Oh she is a cruel master.[/quote] It had to end some time SB. [b]HEADLINE: That Rogue![/b] [quote name='dornish prince' date='Jul 4 2007, 02.54' post='884780']i'm defending all of you in Os chat... did you guys know that RW has sent PM's to A LOT of chicks on teh board?[/quote] [quote name='Lany Cassandra' date='Jul 4 2007, 02.56' post='884784']why does that not surprise me? he's rogue warrior, and he pmed me a few days ago and I was nice to him and told him to come here...he's a little over eager sometimes...maybe more than sometimes :unsure:[/quote] [quote name='Rogue Warrior' date='Jul 4 2007, 03.04' post='884800']I guess maybe I did, but Lany is my favourite of all! I'm not a computer whiz, so was that wrong? I just said Hi, and that was about it.[/quote] Sending PMs to girls that you do not know is not cool and should not be done - RW are you listening? [quote name='Rogue Warrior' date='Jul 4 2007, 03.14' post='884829']Alright. How should I do this? I meant no disrespect at all.[/quote] [quote name='Lany Cassandra' date='Jul 4 2007, 03.18' post='884837']I was trying to guide when I kept pushing you to post. start conversations in threads first...it's much less creepy that way. if you have a good conversation goingin a thread, then take it to PM, but keep it low key to start. coming on too strong is a turn off. not everyone on the internet is sex obsessed...or at leat not everyone is willing to admit it ;) getting to know people a little before pming them is usually best.[/quote] [quote name='Rogue Warrior' date='Jul 4 2007, 03.22' post='884851']Will y'all forgive me. I meant no disrespect, y'all might be the coolest people.[/quote] Hopefully he will learn the lesson now. FD asks what Os chat is saying about us now: [quote name='dornish prince' date='Jul 4 2007, 02.58' post='884790']trivializing our role in the board...we're all just nonsensical wastes of space and things like that. i don't get the whole TTTNE is a joke thing. i really don't[/quote] [quote name='Kay Fury' date='Jul 4 2007, 03.00' post='884792']Eh, whatever. It's a lot like GenChat if it were all one thread and we took ourselves really seriously.[/quote] [quote name='Faceless Dude' date='Jul 4 2007, 03.02' post='884796']Whenever this argument comes up about why genchat doesn't like it here, I think of an exchange from Casablanca: Ugati: "You despise me, dont you Rick?" Rick: "I would if I gave you any thought"[/quote] Hahaha! [quote name='Space Bandito' date='Jul 4 2007, 03.08' post='884812']Many of those people didn't get their 2000+ posts by accident. They are "spammers" just like us. Some even worse. I chat at times, but it just doen't fit my mood most times. I have no beef with any of them.[/quote] I agree that many threads in General Chatter do amount to spam. And I have to say that the TG threads have degenerated into almost total spam making them so much less fun these days. But I do not see what is so bad about spam. I mean we don't even really spam here, its just a joke really. We just talk. We get to know each other and we have fun (and it is NOT dirty fun either). Why is this such a problem for others? [b]HEADLINE: Smooth Lines[/b] [quote name='Faceless Dude' date='Jul 4 2007, 03.24' post='884852']Did I break my neck and die? Is his heaven, becvause I'm surrounded by beautiful Angels.....[/quote] [quote name='Vhagar' date='Jul 4 2007, 03.26' post='884857']Oh, Mr. Smooth!! :kiss:[/quote] [quote name='Kay Fury' date='Jul 4 2007, 03.29' post='884864']FD really brings the smooth when he wants to.[/quote] [quote name='beniowa' date='Jul 4 2007, 03.31' post='884869']You could never lose your touch. I would walk a thousand miles and faint a million times for your touch.[/quote] [quote name='Vhagar' date='Jul 4 2007, 03.35' post='884876']Oh my....FD is contagious.[/quote] Hahaha! [quote name='Master Baiter' date='Jul 4 2007, 03.30' post='884866']I find the men of TTTNE to be worthy of their own calendar and suggest that it should be so. They are... singular in their obsession to TTTNE. They are... obsessive in their dedication... to TTTNE. They are... compulsive in their desire... to TTTNE. But Mostly.... They just want to see Tits! Boobs! So... I hereby propose that the calendar been Boob related... You must show some tit to make the pic![/quote] [quote name='Space Bandito' date='Jul 4 2007, 03.34' post='884872']My tits? *Schedules wax appointment.*[/quote] I would really rather not :sick: [quote name='Space Bandito' date='Jul 4 2007, 05.43' post='885011']Just a thought. Yana returns around the same time that Football season prepares to start again. The two best things in existence - Yana and Football? Seriously. All I would need to hear now is that she has quit school to brew her own beer and make cheese. Then life would be complete. Good night thread.[/quote] We can but dream . . . [b]HEADLINE: More creepy behaviour :uhoh: [/b] [quote name='Rogue Warrior' date='Jul 4 2007, 08.11' post='885065']I miss my Lany.[/quote] [quote name='Rogue Warrior' date='Jul 4 2007, 09.29' post='885144']I need my Lany![/quote] [quote name='Rogue Warrior' date='Jul 4 2007, 09.08' post='885105']Lany is a GODDESS! PERIOD![/quote] [quote name='Faceless Dude' date='Jul 4 2007, 09.10' post='885107']Ok, are you drunk or something?[/quote] Yeah this is slightly disturbing posting if you ask me. [quote name='IdolWarship' date='Jul 4 2007, 09.28' post='885142']just nobody confuse RW with IW, k? and RW don't be flirting with my woman. only FD can do that, because he has the smooth yet take charge, asshole attitude that she is accustomed to from me, so i share her with him. or him with her, i forget.[/quote] [quote name='Faceless Dude' date='Jul 4 2007, 09.29' post='885145']And I am eternally greatful :D[/quote] [quote name='Rogue Warrior' date='Jul 4 2007, 09.33' post='885151']What woman? If you mean Lany, we will fight to the death![/quote] [quote name='Faceless Dude' date='Jul 4 2007, 09.35' post='885154']If we mean Lany, you'll be getting in line.[/quote] and I suspect that line of folks will be defending Lany from you RW. You are aware that she is a married woman, right? Not to IW, he was talking about Ghosts Companion. [b]HEADLINE: Yana Sighting[/b] [quote name='Yana' date='Jul 4 2007, 09.54' post='885179']Good morning everyone :) Happy 4th of July to everyone who celebrate it![/quote] [quote name='theMountainGoat' date='Jul 4 2007, 10.00' post='885186']YANA! :smash: so good to see you again :kiss: Does your recent return to the Thread mean you have some free time suddenly? I think we need a Yana update - whats going on with you Dot Lady?[/quote] [quote name='Yana' date='Jul 4 2007, 10.01' post='885188']I just crawled out of bed. My day haven't started yet. MG, sorry didn't see you there. Everything is great with me. I am on the break at the moment. I worked my ass off these past few months, so I'm trying to be as lazy as possible these days. Won't last for long, though.[/quote] [quote name='theMountainGoat' date='Jul 4 2007, 10.11' post='885195']Well I am glad you made your way back to TTTNE - we are honoured to have you back. Honestly you have no idea how often we have used the Yana Summon Smiley (which is of course :smash: ) over the last few months. SB has been going out of his mind, poor Bandito. I am glad everything is good with you. You will no doubt be glad to know that everyone around here seems to be having a great time too. Do you know that Ghosts Companion and Idol Warship are a real life couple now?[/quote] [quote name='Yana' date='Jul 4 2007, 10.14' post='885202']I know MG. Didn't that started a long time ago? And what's new with you, MG?[/quote] [quote name='theMountainGoat' date='Jul 4 2007, 10.18' post='885207']Well as I am sure everyone here is sick of hearing about, I met an incredible girl about a month ago. We are really falling for each other, its just great :love: Only on Sunday 15th July she is going to fly back to her home in Malaysia and has no idea when she will be returning :cry: I doubt it will be before the end of this year, hopefully Spring 2008. I plan to go visit her in November. We are spending four days together next week and then I won't see her again for months :bawl: [url=http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/6623/cally01ws3.jpg]This is her picture[/url][/quote] [quote name='Yana' date='Jul 4 2007, 10.24' post='885218']awww, MG, that's so great. And it was about time. I'm sorry she's leaving, that's never good. Good thing is you'll get to see Malaysia! Can you take me with you? I'll be good I promise, nobody will know I'm there. I'll be doing the sightseeing all day and night, I promise. She's pretty![/quote] [quote name='theMountainGoat' date='Jul 4 2007, 10.26' post='885220']Thanks Yana :) Hey did anyone else see Mormont in here a moment ago? It was like the great Mod Eye of Sauron passed over us . . .[/quote] and the Eye will be back later . . . [quote name='Yana' date='Jul 4 2007, 10.30' post='885228']MG, are you in London? Do you know what kind of weather will there be today? I'm watching Wimbledon every day and if I see one more drop of rain on those courts I'll go nuts.[/quote] [quote name='theMountainGoat' date='Jul 4 2007, 10.34' post='885231']:lol: Yana. I am not in London, about 50 miles south west of there. So far it is dry today and the good news is that the forecast gets better over the next few days. Saturday will be sunny apparantely! YAY! :D SB knew you would be watching Wimbledon, he was so right. And it is even worse to be living through this terrible weather believe me. What happened to our summer? We did not start this global warming business to end up with rain all Summer long - give me my sun dammit :tantrum:[/quote] Sorry Yana it has not stayed sunny, more rain today :( [b]Returning spammer for the Centenary edition: No. 6[/b] [quote name='Third Knight on the Left' date='Jul 4 2007, 11.35' post='885289']Hit and Run! :leaving:[/quote] Actually you missed the thread 3rd Knight, but nice to see you here again. [b]HEADLINE: The BIG issue of the day[/b] [quote name='Lany Cassandra' date='Jul 4 2007, 11.32' post='885287']so everyone stopped talking when they got the PM?[/quote] [quote name='theMountainGoat' date='Jul 4 2007, 11.34' post='885288']What pm? Morning Lany - see I am talking :D[/quote] [quote name='Lany Cassandra' date='Jul 4 2007, 11.39' post='885296']you didn't get a PM about how we bahave in here? when in Gen Chat they can get their cocks out, have threads about masterbation, discuss favorite sexual positions, but we can't flirt? the tone of it made it sound like it was going to everyone in tttne[/quote] [quote name='theMountainGoat' date='Jul 4 2007, 11.42' post='885300']No Lany I did not get this PM. Who sent this out? Why? As the official news reporter I should be filled in on important stuff like this . . .[/quote] Lany posted the PM for everyone to read - later discussion with Mormont who sent it would seem to indicate that it is OK to repost it here in this review, so here goes: [quote name='Lany Cassandra' date='Jul 4 2007, 11.45' post='885303']CC: Banafsheh, beniowa, Faceless Dude, Kiddo, Sophelia, Vhagar -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi guys, In the light of recent events I've been asked to contact you on behalf of the mods... as some of you might be aware, we've had complaints about a particular boarder behaving inappropriately. It seems to us that at least part of the reason for this is down to the kind of thing he has read on the TTNE. We'd therefore like everyone there to tone things down, specifically when it comes to posts with sexual references and flirting. I know most of you know each other reasonably well, and don't see the harm in this kind of stuff. I would point out that the harm is in how the board is perceived. The board is above all a public space, and hundreds of people read it daily who none of us know - and who don't know us. A good number of them must come away with the wrong impression, as this person seems to have done - that such comments are serious and the board is a giant virtual pickup joint. Some of them will, as you know, take those comments and go a little further... a little too far. I would not like to be getting complaints from the mother of a 13-year-old that their child has been subjected to sexual comments or someone has asked them for pictures of themselves. That kind of thing can only hurt us. I also don't want readers who come here looking for information about the books to go away with an unflattering impression of the site and GRRM's fans in general. And I really don't want to be dealing with people who come here because they got the wrong impression. In future, it would be preferable to restrict these kind of comments to Chat or PM. I'm including Soph on this PM to let her know that we would like her to keep an eye on this, as the board mods will be doing too. But basically this comes down to a self-policing issue. If that fails, though, we will have to look at what else we can do. It's not a problem that's peculiar to the TTNE, I accept, but it is an area where the problem is more concentrated than in GC and as such we might need to take action. Iain/m and my reply: I feel bad now...I started getting PMs and told a certain person that if he wanted to talk to me, he should do it in tttne...much better in public than in my in box. at first it wasn't too creepy, but even in tttne he had to be told to tone it back. most of the time, you know it's not that bad in there. we almost never have our cocks out, and rarely talk about masterbation. there is a lot worse and more blantent stuff in Gen Chat most of the time. I don't think the word cock has been used anytime that I've been then. most of it is flirting and joking and we all try most times to keep it to a PG-13 level, something that does not happen in Gen Chat at all, ever. I do feel part of this is wrong. If Gen Chat can talk about cocks and your favorite sexual position, then why is is bad for us to say good morning or hello with a :smileysex: ? overall, I do agree with you, but I think the "clean it up" needs to be applied to Gen Chat as well. not trying to be difficult, just wanted to give an insiders view. I think you know me at least a little. I'm not one of those over the top kind of people who complain about everything, but I do think sometimes the same rules are not applied across the board. I'll probably get a ban for posting that. oh well, it had to happen sonner or later.[/quote] [quote name='theMountainGoat' date='Jul 4 2007, 11.54' post='885313']This explains why I saw Mormont here this morning. And also explains the conversations I am reading now about RW. I think the lesson here is don't invite creepy nutjobs to TTTNE when they PM you out of the blue ;) Did you point out that RW was sending creepy PMs to people before he even knew TTTNE existed Lany?[/quote] [quote name='Lany Cassandra' date='Jul 4 2007, 11.55' post='885315']well they'll just tell you it's not just content, but tone and they have clamped down on gen chat before. is it wrong that my feelings are hurt by this?[/quote] [quote name='theMountainGoat' date='Jul 4 2007, 12.01' post='885318']No Lany it is not. You are a sensitive and wonderful human being. Don't let this get you down. Sorry if my comment above was hurtful. It was not my intention to make you feel this is your fault. It was not you who has behaved inappropriately and you have the right to feel let down by someone who you thought was just being friendly.[/quote] In response to what I said above about RW: [quote name='Lany Cassandra' date='Jul 4 2007, 12.09' post='885321']I have thought about doing it. would this be ok: Well, I'm not blaming anyone but that person for his conduct - just trying to address the issues that might have contributed to it. :) ttne did not contribute to his behavior. he had been acting that way before he came here. as I said he only came to tttne becuase I didn't want him PMing me. this only happened 2 days ago. my understanding is he has been PMing ladies longer than that. tttne really should not get the blame for his behavior...it had nothing to do with it. I am a little upset about this, I know it casts everyone in a bad light. I have no problems with things being cleaned up a bit, but I do object to anyone thinking it was because of tttne that he thought he could act that way. the opposite is true. several of us have given helpful "hints" on proper behvior to him.[/quote] [quote name='theMountainGoat' date='Jul 4 2007, 12.17' post='885329']I think that it would be a good idea for some of the Mods to have a read of the Spam Reviews from the last couple of days. This would show them exactly what DOES happen in TTTNE since they in actual fact do not know and have a predetermined opinion of what they think we talk about here. It would also show how and where I pointed out to RW that his behavour was out of line because of several creepy comments he made here. In fact any Mods who are reading this, click on my profile and read through my post history. You will find something called MG's Almost Daily Spam Review Post which will perfectly illustrate what does happen in here and can be used as evidence in our defence.[/quote] [quote name='Lany Cassandra' date='Jul 4 2007, 12.28' post='885337']thanks. yeah, I'm a little on the too nice side from time to time and did ignore a lot of warning signs. I feel bad that I brought this to tttne.[/quote] [quote name='Faceless Dude' date='Jul 4 2007, 13.09' post='885388']What's done is done. No one should beat themselves up over this. And we're not being shut down, just being asked to rein it in a little.[/quote] Yup, I think FD has the right attitude to this. [quote name='Master Baiter' date='Jul 4 2007, 13.20' post='885398']Hey Lany! :smileysex: How are you? Don't feel bad about RW... Not your fault at all.[/quote] [quote name='theMountainGoat' date='Jul 4 2007, 13.25' post='885403']MB be careful not to act inappropriately and over the top in your greeting there :P How long before the :smileysex: emoticon becomes banned I ask you?[/quote] [quote name='Master Baiter' date='Jul 4 2007, 13.28' post='885405']Hey MG-I know how to put a smile on your face too! :smileysex: :smileysex: :thumbsup:[/quote] [quote name='theMountainGoat' date='Jul 4 2007, 13.30' post='885406']:eek: Its lunchtime, yes time for me to go away to lunch. Now. Quickly! Quicker! :leaving:[/quote] This made Lany laugh so I must have got it right. [quote name='KAH' date='Jul 4 2007, 13.55' post='885441']I've got to find me a Sauron-eye emoticon...[/quote] That would be awesome! [quote name='beniowa' date='Jul 4 2007, 14.33' post='885491']I got a PM too; didn't realize I was so well known. :uhoh: I think perhaps we could stand to tone it down a little though I don't think it's fair that we're getting the blame for this. If RW was already acting like this (with the PMs) how do people think this our fault and how did he decide that the board is a pickup spot? It's not a dating website for God's sake.[/quote] I agree with you Ben. [quote name='mormont' date='Jul 4 2007, 14.54' post='885510']Speaking as the person who sent the PM, I chose that venue specifically because I [i]didn't[/i] want to derail this thread. And I didn't send it to everyone, because defining that 'everyone' would be impossible - lots of people post in TTNE (not to mention I don't have time to send that many PMs). Instead I sent it to a few people who a) post a lot in TTNE b) have made posts of this type and c) I am aware have a lot of friends here. The idea being to disseminate things without, as I say, derailing. ;) But since the derailment seems to have more or less happened, I'm more than happy to clarify a few issues: 1. There was a person the mods had to deal with for inappropriate behaviour. We did of course deal with him directly. And this thread wasn't being 'blamed' for his actions, nor is it being made to carry the consequences of them (directly anyway). Nor has that person been banned, incidentally: this wasn't a ban situation, but a 'heads up' for that person about how we expect people to behave. However, part of the concern about this individual was posts he has made in TTNE. It was thought that it [i]could[/i] be the case that he thought he was simply trying to 'fit in' with other posters here, or that in other ways the atmosphere of flirtatiousness could have contributed to him getting a false impression about what is acceptable. In light of further information, this may not to be so. 2. Regardless, this did highlight that some of the posts here are inappropriate. This is a totally independent issue. To repeat what I said in the PM: this board is a public space above all. It's easy for people to forget that. It's equally easy for casual readers to come away with the wrong impression of TTNE and the board in general: ie, that it's a giant virtual pickup joint. That hurts everyone. I don't want to be dealing with the parents of a teenager who's having guys she doesn't know solicit pics. I [i]really[/i] don't want to be dealing with people who're attracted to the board because of a wrong impression. And believe me, these situations are not theoretical. Flirting in PM or chat is one thing, but on a thread it needs to be self-policed and there needs to be a line. At the moment I feel that some of the posts here are over that line. I'm not saying that inappopriate flirting is restricted to TTNE: it's just unfortunate that due to the nature of the TTNE, there's a concentration in one area. So at this stage, all I'm asking is that it be toned down. 3. The above issue is also independent of the issue of sex threads. There's a very clear distinction: the latter is about talking [i]about[/i] sex to other boarders, not making sexual remarks [i]to[/i] them. It is also an issue we actually take [i]more[/i] seriously, if anything, and have acted on before now - and we continue to change thread titles or delete threads where appropriate (see the last Goodkind thread, for example). The key issue there is sexual explicitness, whereas here that is not necessarily relevant. It might well be that we need to be tighter on this issue too - and also on avatar and sig content. However, that is (as I say) a separate matter. 4. Finally, the board is the board is the board. There are no special rules or exceptions. Conduct unacceptable in one thread is unacceptable in another. I am posting this in here, because this thread contains a concentration of this particular behaviour, as I've said. If the same was true of a thread in GC, the same would happen there. By the same token, TTNE was not given warnings about sexually explicit thread titles because it wasn't an issue for TTNE.[/quote] [quote name='theMountainGoat' date='Jul 4 2007, 15.04' post='885515']Thank you for clariying things Mormont. I absolutely agree with what you have said. Sometimes we do cross the line but it is a lot rarer than our reputation would have you believe and I don't think anyone here will have a problem with toning it down a little. Because well, we're really not that bad in here. Also, it is impossible to derail TTTNE since that would imply that there was something to derail ;) I think I speak for everyone here when I say we prefer things out in the open. Transparent and honest dialogue about whats really going on. So once again, thank you.[/quote] [quote name='mormont' date='Jul 4 2007, 15.10' post='885521']I prefer things out in the open myself... as I say the original choice of using PM was not meant to compromise that. It may have been a mistake though. :) And I would stress that I am acting not on 'reputation' or second-hand information but on reading the thread. I do actually check in this forum occasionally, though I've not had time recently.[/quote] I stand corrected. [quote name='Trebla' date='Jul 4 2007, 15.24' post='885540']well, I went over to General chatter and was GOING to post in the Introduction thread but it was asking me a bunch of sex questions. :stunned:[/quote] Hahahaha! Yana returns and wants to know what is going on: [quote name='theMountainGoat' date='Jul 4 2007, 15.34' post='885553']Be patient Yana - my spam review is almost ready to post and will contain full coverage of this story. Will be posting it very soon now. Did you know I now write an Almost Daily Spam Review Post? Well if you didn't you do now and it is the best way to keep up to date with everything significant in TTTNE :D[/quote] [quote name='Master Baiter' date='Jul 4 2007, 15.36' post='885558']And everything insignificant too![/quote] Very true MB :lol: Alright now that you are all updated maybe I can rest my fingers for a bit. Spam review is back on Friday.