So it doesn't seem to have stopped completely, but I haven't seen any **** spam since yesterday- and the little we've had has been manageable. Hopefully, this has solved the problem for a bit...

 

How 'bout cleaning up some of the avatars?

 

Nah. Just turn them off at your end.

 

I second turning off avatars on your end if you find them objectionable. Sometimes MM's avatars are the only thing that gets me through the day.

 

^that is kinda sad

 

But true

 

If you see something you think is violating the TOS, report it and we'll do our best to deal with it as we see fit.

 

No action taken. Why should I have to turn off my avatar features because somebody exhibits outrages exhibitionism? I'm no prude but my kids see me on this site and I feel I have to cover up. And this is a car site!! I find the moderator a little hypocritical with uneven application of the rules. I'm here for content, not ****!

I find it especially ironic that my screen name was edited down to b'e'ight eliminating the mastur part for violation of the rules but these **** avatars receive no such censorship. Does the moderator like these lesbian **** avatars for a reason? Well?

 

I miss your pink Darth Vador avatar...
/randomness

 

i just did not post a long winded answer to this.

i am going to go with,

yawn.

the world does not revolve around the one.

beers

 

Did someone who wanted to have their name be Masturb'e'ight just complain about Girls Gone Wild avatars? Now THAT'S especially ironic.

By the way, since my avatar is b&w, that makes it "art."

 

We can't turn off user names.
We can turn off avatars.
You can change the channel.
You are not a consensus.
Your rights end at the keyboard.

I think its more telling that two women engaged in physical contact is **** to you.
That is the whole litmus test of someone's moral voracity.

You fail.

EDIT - I've been out-done by Mrs. Maniac. Chaos ensues...

 

Master 'B' Eight?

....I don't get it.


S

 

If it violates the TOS (basically, no blatent butt crack or nipples, or is offensive in some other way, ie racially), we remove it. As we already get crap even for THAT, we're not going to remove much else. If you've got questions about specific avatars, send a pm to any of the mods, super mods, or admin and we'll do our best to explain whatever rational is behind the action (or lack thereof) that was taken.

 

that might be the first avatar i've seen better than MM's!!

 

still waiting on a review of my application.....im sure i could help with the pr0n

 

Does anyone else think he just wants to collect it while he's at it?

J/K

 

Mrs. Maniac has 0 post count and still wins the thread.

 

That's 'cuz she is teh hAx0r!

 

 

Mods don't have ban powers? On a site this big?

WTF?

 

mods do but they are assigned to certain forums. if the spam is in a forum they're not assigned to....


P.S. More cowbell!

 

Yes, we do have ban powers. Mods & Super Mods are assigned forums to monitor. It is in these only that we can change, move or delete the post/threads. To see who has these responsibilities, for the forum, scroll to the bottom and it will list the names. When you click on the report posts icon, a email message is sent to these people.

 

I see, thanks.

Respectfully..........If I can make a suggestion, until this **** thing gets under control moderators ought to have powers across the board. I don't understand why their powers stop at one forum and end at another.

As a moderator and an administrator on several other large messageboards, I know it can be very frustrating to have a "vested interest" in a messageboard, but be almost powerless to do something about a wrong that is occurring on the board.

A mod has to feel like his hands are tied to see some bad thing happening over and over.......only to have to wait for another mod to happen along who might have powers in that particular forum.

Again, just a suggestion.

 

You have a very valid point - the 'oldschool' forums allocated their mods according to their strengths, a 'stereo guy' mods the stereo section etc., but if all you need is someone to move spam to the spam-prison, it is REALLY frustrating to have to just watch as they fill all the sections you can't 'get'.

We are working on the problem.....

S