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The Curator
in San Diego
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Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2005 | 09:37 AM
What I told Stephen was that there was no age limit, because I couldn't think of any way to enforce one. What would I do? Ask people how old they are? Under age people would just lie.
Parts of the site are definitely 'R' rated, particularly this forum. I don't let anything 'X' rated on the site. Most kids probably encounter R rated adult conversation either at home, or on TV or the radio (especially if they have HBO, etc.) |
The Curator
in San Diego
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Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2005 | 09:41 AM
And LaMa, a MOH Personal Ads category. I'll have to consider that. Fake people, in search of love... |
The Curator
in San Diego
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Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2005 | 10:02 AM
Charybdis commenting on Stephen: <i>I don't know what Alex was thinking when he made him a moderator. Alex must be losing his edge.</i>
LOL. Stephen's role as a moderator is to be the 'bad cop', like Mel Gibson's character in Lethal Weapon, the guy you're never sure whether or not he's going to go completely insane. I already had a bunch of good cops, so I needed at least one crazy cop. Hairy would qualify as crazy, but he's not keen on using his powers. Stephen, on the other hand, really likes using his powers. The trick is just keeping Stephen reined in so he doesn't go completely overboard. |
Rod
in the land of smarties.
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Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2005 | 10:42 AM
Stephen going overboard and changing a bunch of my posts one day is basically the reason I don't respond to him much.
No, it IS the reason I don't respond to him much anymore.
I used to enjoy the silly-ass banter we had going, but now I'll only respond if he's making a good point. And sometimes just to pick his ass. |
Katherine
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Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2005 | 10:49 AM
<a href="http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/9011.html">Hmmm</a>...
I'm not a member here, so I wouldn't know--exactly how much personal info is asked when you sign up for an account? |
Katherine
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Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2005 | 10:52 AM
Does an email addy count as "personal information", then? And what exactly is a "commercial website" and what is not?
But then, of course, all the ickle kiddies could still post anonymously...unless you want to disable anon posting, which I personally think is a bad move. |
Silent Fish
in an endless forest of wooden chairs
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Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2005 | 11:47 AM
I'm not really underage I just havn't achieved the age I act 😛 |
Hairy Houdini
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Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2005 | 05:08 PM
Alex, First amongst Equals, said: "Hairy would qualify as crazy, but he's not keen on using his powers". I can't say I agree with all of that. First, I'm not crazy, I'm just a little unwell. I definitely am not keen, that much is true. I do, however, use my powers quite frequently. As a matter of fact, I'm using my Long-Distance X-Ray Vision as I write this. BTW: That shirt you're wearing, "Oh, my". It's not you. Burn it. |
Silent Fish
in an endless forest of wooden chairs
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Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2005 | 07:15 PM
I'm not crazy, I'm just a little unwell? sounds like a song :roll: |
Mark-N-Isa
in Midwest USA
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Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2005 | 09:57 PM
HEY...
How come there have been some entries selectively removed from this conversation??? I don't remember there being too much that would need it!
The one I'm really missing is the statement about the Cowboys having ANY season much less a good one and then I added...
GO COLTS!
GO COLTS!
GO COLTS!
Alex, you aren't a Chargers fan are you? I hope not... 😏 |
Mark-N-Isa
in Midwest USA
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Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2005 | 10:01 PM
Oh crap,
I just found it... :red:
Guess I should have opted for sleep last night instead of sitting up ALL night watching movies...
My apologies, I really am going on 1.5 hours sleep here... tonight should go well at least! |
Hairy Houdini
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Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2005 | 10:04 PM
What movies did you stay up all night to watch, Mark? |
Mark-N-Isa
in Midwest USA
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Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2005 | 10:26 PM
In the following order...
-Spanglish
-Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (Part 2)
-Sideways
-Ladder49
All were good but was dissappointed with the ending of Spanglish and Ladder 49. |
Silent Fish
in an endless forest of wooden chairs
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Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2005 | 07:52 AM
bridget jones? so it's not a chick flick! |
Maegan
in Tampa, FL - USA
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Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2005 | 08:45 AM
...I know I'm going to regret this later.
I agree with Stephen. I think it takes a village to raise a child. This particular "village" seems a little beyond for kids. REGARDLESS of the level a child thinks they can comprehend information. I don't care if every other word was smuth & SF knew how to define them all, and use them 'grammar appropriately'.
I have no doubt that SF is capable of understanding what's going on, or that she has seen all of this stuff at home, on T.V., or in her friend's bedroom. I think the point Stephen was making was more or less, 'Now that we know...it it okay to let it keep happening.'
There's not really a whole lot you can do to keep kids from changing their DOB to keep from being on a site, but I think the ones that do, have just proved themselves to be as immature as we think they are.
Every kid thinks they're smarter than the average bear, so they belong with adults. It's a different world emotionally, physically, and psychologically. Even though some people here ACT like kids, they're still adults. Time has moved them into adulthood at the same rate that every other person moves into adulthood.
Look at the chavs thread. It's a perfect example. |
Silent Fish
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Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2005 | 08:56 AM
and you know thats what I mean, no ever kid under 20 is the same, and judging someone by their age just makes it worse, and let it keep happening? What do you mean, even if Alex kicks me off the forum that won't restrict me from still reading what you write, it doesn't even keep me from posting |
Maegan
in Tampa, FL - USA
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Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2005 | 09:24 AM
I'm not JUDGING anybody. Calm down.
I'm not even sure if you read my whole post, b/c my point was that in my own OPINION (which I'm allowed to have), it takes EVERYONE to look out for our (our= city's, country's, world's) children. Would I want MY kid to read this site? Sure. Comments & forum? No. So, if I knew your parents, I would be sure to ask, "Silent Fish's Mom & Dad, how do you feel about your child reading jokes about sex & tampon tea?" I'm sure the response would not be, "Well, we talk about that stuff at the dinner table all the !@#$&$( time, let's ^#$*(#*$# talk about it some #&%&&#$ more!"
I'm an adult. Acting like one and BEING one are 2 different things, but BEING one means that I'm allowed to talk about what I want, on what sites I want.
You being a child means that your parents are still in charge of everything you do. Technically, you have no say in what you would like to do. It's up to your parents. I feel like this causes undue liability to fall on Alex. Suppose your parents see something they don't like & blame it on Alex not filtering it out, or putting up a warning. If you have signed up as a member and lied about your age, that nullifies Alex's liability, so go ahead & lie.
Age doesn't make you the person you are, but it gives you experience to be the person you are.
I don't want flame wars to erupt over this, but since the thread was already off topic some, I ran with it. Yes, it is I who destroyed your sweater. Watch it unravel, you'll soon be naked. |
The Curator
in San Diego
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Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2005 | 10:05 AM
This forum is basically entirely open, which makes it very hard to stop children from visiting it. The membership stuff I do have in place only really serves the purpose of making things slightly easier for frequent visitors: so they don't have to fill in their name, etc. every time they post, so they can have an avatar, and so they can start new threads without having to have them moderated first. If I had to come up with a system to prevent underage kids from visiting here, I have no idea how I would do it. |
The Curator
in San Diego
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Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2005 | 10:58 AM
Oh, and it is possible to block people from visiting this site altogether. They get redirected to yahoo, or something like that. I've done that with some spammers. All that really means, however, is that they would need to find a different computer to view the site. |
Evildream
in You mamas house
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Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2005 | 11:05 AM
Sry off topic...
With the 30 bucks you guys got me i bought the Museum of Hoaxes book...
It seems everything in the book is also on the site...
So why couldent i just save the side to my computer??? |
Rod
in the land of smarties.
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Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2005 | 11:38 AM
Awww, duzzums feel wipped off?
Ain't it too bad you had to be a dick and make everybody hate you to get that money which you now feel you've wasted?
I read somewhere around here that most of the book and site content were the same, and I still ordered the book. Partly to have a portable copy, and partly to support the site and Alex.
How many hoaxes do you think he could find, anyway? Should he never have written about them on the site, just because they were already in print? It would be an awfully small site if he kept all of the good stuff for his book.
Lyin on the floor, Lying on the floor,
I've come undone. |
The Curator
in San Diego
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Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2005 | 02:09 PM
Actually, not everything in the book is on the site. But yeah, I've ended up porting most of it over to the site.
A couple of reasons for this. When I wrote the book I wanted to make it a lot longer, more in depth, and have a lot more pictures. But my publisher didn't go for this, so it ended up not quite being the way I had originally imagined it. The beauty of having the site, however, is that I can keep adding to the hoaxes, updating them, including as many pictures as I want, letting people leave comments on them, etc.
Also, having the stuff on the web acts as a kind of marketing tool. It increases the chance of people stumbling across the site and eventually deciding to buy the book. After all, I think the material is easier to read in book form than in online form.
The next book, however, isn't going to be online since it would be harder to adapt to a web format. |
Winona
in USA
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Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2005 | 03:09 PM
I remember a while ago you had said that you had been leaking everything from your book onto the site over time. It wouldn't stop me from buying the book, but if someone feels ripped off, tough cookie.
If on the other hand you feel what Alex does is fun & worthwhile, then it ain't a loss, is it? Otherwise, choke. |
Evildream
in You mamas house
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Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2005 | 03:36 PM
I didnt say that i wasent happy...
I just thought it would be stuff that you didnt put on the site...
So that way we had to buy it.
🙄 |
Silent Fish
in an endless forest of wooden chairs
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Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2005 | 05:23 PM
so? It's thoughs little things that arn't on the site that makes it worth every penny |
X
in McKinney, TX
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Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2005 | 07:21 AM
ooook, I read everything here since I left Friday. Thank you, Maegan, for being the only one in here that can see what I was trying to say.
As for Rod, I believe I apologized to you. I stoped changing peoples words in posts if I didn't like what I was hearing.
Hairy, I really don't know what to think about you anymore.
Charibdis, well, your acceptable for some reason, probably cause of the Avatars you use. |
Rod
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Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2005 | 07:42 AM
I agree, Stephen, you did stop changing people's posts.
And actually, no, you never apologized to me.
Anywhere.
If you had, I wouldn't be holding a grudge of any sort. In fact, the main reason that I think you are fair game to be made an ass of is that I never got an apology when you DID screw around with my posts. |
X
in McKinney, TX
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Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2005 | 08:06 AM
Oh,.... well then, I guess it is too late to appologize on my part. You ,on the other hand, NEED to appologize for not giving me the Proper RESPECT I am intitled too!!!! |
Rod
in the land of smarties.
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Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2005 | 08:20 AM
But Stephen, I AM showing you the respect you deserve.
😕 |
Rod
in the land of smarties.
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Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2005 | 08:22 AM
An amount, I should point out, that lessens with every one of your posts containing my name. |
X
in McKinney, TX
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Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2005 | 09:06 AM
People who's name I mention should at some level feel speacial that I am paying attention to them. |
Charybdis
in Hell
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Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2005 | 09:31 AM
Wow, this seems to be going nowhere fast. Stephen, you really know how to appease people.
:roll:
Just remember, the eleven year old is acting more mature than you, albeit with poorer spelling and grammar.
special |
Deediddums
in Dublin
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Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2005 | 09:47 AM
Yes but she does have the cute little dancing avatar |
X
in McKinney, TX
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Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2005 | 09:47 AM
Thank you for your insight Charybdis. |
Nick
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Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2005 | 11:53 AM
ive rejoined this thread late- it took me a while to read the five new pages but you lot have clearly been having tremendous fun! more power to you SilentFish....be silent no more! |
Nick
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Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2005 | 11:59 AM
oh dear....that didnt read in the clever and offhand way i was going for. it all kind of went wrong. and now im going to look even sillier by having tried to redeem myself. and i won't be able to get rid of either of them
i was sad because i didnt have The Power, until i met a man who was not a Member |
Maegan
in Tampa, FL - USA
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Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2005 | 12:53 PM
...I read that last line as "met a man who has not a Member," so it ended up giving me a chuckle. Heh.
Anywho...Does anyone else really want to make something explode right now, ya know, to sort of take the "Monday Morning" edge off? |
Maegan
in Tampa, FL - USA
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Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2005 | 12:57 PM
P.S. It was commented that Stephen Himself was looking for this girl, but had a girlfriend. Note that Stephen mentioned he came across it a few years ago. So, even if it was his, it's old and his current girlfriend may have fit the bill. |
Maegan
in Tampa, FL - USA
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Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2005 | 12:57 PM
...I must not be feeling well. Why the hell am I defending Stephen. |
Charybdis
in Hell
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Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2005 | 01:04 PM
Alright everyone. Maegan's wired. Stand back and give her space. Don't anybody make any sudden moves. We'll have her defused shortly. Move along. Nothing to see here. |
Mark-N-Isa
in Midwest USA
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Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2005 | 01:41 PM
Fish - No, it's a chick flick. (I'm going to catch FLACK for this I'm sure) But personally, I happen to love chick flicks. Yes, I've heard ALL the jokes fellas... Jen regularly gives me crap about the movies I like.
Stephen - Entitled, not intitled... unless that was some sort of word play about how you bestowed that title upon yourself.
😊
Now, off to this Steve-O leaving the forum thread to see what the heck is up... gone for one morning and all hell breaks loose! |
Silent Fish
in an endless forest of wooden chairs
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Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2005 | 03:57 PM
POWER TO THE UNDERAGE! 😊 |
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Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2005 | 02:42 AM
To try and wrench this thread back on track, I add the following notes - Actual Personal Adverts:
"Wanted:SWF companion for lonely County Cork farmhand. Must enjoy country life, tractor repair and occasional Satanic worship."
"Woman sought for long-term relationship, NS, ND preferred but MUST be able to knit."
And Rod, to answer your question, why should I discriminate in such a manner? I myself am not human so I can hardly reject someone else who is not now can I? |
DFStuckey
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Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2005 | 02:02 AM
Wow, kille dit stone dead just by being honest about myself.
Threads are a lot like relationships..... |
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