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Re: Bionicle Avatar pictures flooding BrickShelf
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Sun, 6 Jan 2002 08:57:17 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Jeff Stembel writes:
> > Why? Because he does not like them?
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> He is well within his rights to ask for a ban on something he dislikes. Unlike
> many calls-for-bans, however, he actually has valid points.
That is your right to think he has valid points, but that is not the point.
> > Why should these lego items be banned from a lego pic hosting service? Are
> > they lego related - yes!
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> Well, because they are barely related, and certainly don't add anything to the
> community; in Jon's opinion at least. Would a fully nude person wearing Lego
> earrings or a lego hat be acceptable material for Brickshelf? It would be >Lego
> related, afterall.
No, because children would see it - your example is a very poor one. These
are as lego-related as the cad images. AFAIK there is not a way to do this
in mclad or ldraw, so this is what they use to celebrate the region of lego
they love. Would you say the mclad and ldraw images should be banned also? I
think not.
> > He simply wants them banned because *he* does not like them!
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> And he is well within his right to do so. Anyway, all he wants to know right
> now is if anyone agrees with him. Afterall, isn't that how all petitions and
> protests start? Are you saying they were all wrong?
No, not saying that. And once again you choos a very poor example. There are
times where petitions are needed - like if people are being hurt by
something, or if there is something that is causing harm to something. This
is not the case by any stretch of the imagination.
> > Is that mature?
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> Yes. He posted politely, looking for agreement, and he stated his opinions
> honestly. If you feel this is immature, you need to get reacquainted with the
> definition.
The mature thing to do is understand he does not like them and pas over
them, is this really hard to do? (nobody has answered this yet...)
> > And as far as other options for this - there is one - IGNORE THEM! Is that
> > really hard to do? Really, is it?
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> Is that really an option? Do you ask the person who gets 40 spam emails a day
> to ignore them? What about twenty telemarketer phone calls a night? These >are
> hard to ignore because they are disruptive; as Jon apparently feels these
> images are. Afterall, on any given check of the Recent page, over half of >what
> shows up seems to be these "avatars" or similar images.
You have a knack for using poor examples. Spam invades your personal email
account. Telemarketers invade your personal phone line. These images are in
a public site, there is nothing personal about brickshelf. Big difference there.
What you are failing to understand is that this is the region of Lego that
these people love, and this is how they show it. Is there anything wrong
with that? Is that hurting you? Is that hurting brickshelf? And make sure
you understand what *hurting* means.
tom
> Jeff
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| (...) He is well within his rights to ask for a ban on something he dislikes. Unlike many calls-for-bans, however, he actually has valid points. (...) Well, because they are barely related, and certainly don't add anything to the community; in Jon's (...) (23 years ago, 6-Jan-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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