Pornography in Avatars

[ALPHA.]

Look, if you guys don't believe this forum should accommodate people browsing from work, the library or at school, that's fine with me; however, our benefactors will likely disagree.

[Matthew N. Wright]

Look, if you guys don't believe this forum should accommodate people browsing from work, the library or at school, that's fine with me; however, our benefactors will likely disagree.

I am all for NSFW warnings and such. I'm also completely capable of abiding by rules of a forum. The problem is that there are no rules to this forum, and although I've already asked theymos if my avatar would cause the mods any grief long before you got wet over it, I still think that if someone is allowed a bare tits thread then I think a cartoon 'arm' waving at bruce is fine.

EDIT: On a side note, I find it quite ironic that someone who would post their personal sexual fantasies of liking it "hard and rough" and claiming that women "orgasm in admiration" to him would be such a prude about a cartoon wang. Learn something new everyday.

[ALPHA.]

Look, if you guys don't believe this forum should accommodate people browsing from work, the library or at school, that's fine with me; however, our benefactors will likely disagree.

I am all for NSFW warnings and such. I'm also completely capable of abiding by rules of a forum. The problem is that there are no rules to this forum, and although I've already asked theymos if my avatar would cause the mods any grief long before you got wet over it, I still think that if someone is allowed a bare tits thread then I think a cartoon 'arm' waving at bruce is fine.

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=15600.0

Anyways, anything goes. I'm just throwing pennies at the ground here.

[deslok]

Avatars really aren't that large people shouldn't be wasting employer/public resources here anyway,  NSFW threads should be marked as such our have their own section, or are you openly advocating censorship?

[ALPHA.]

Avatars really aren't that large people shouldn't be wasting employer/public resources here anyway,  NSFW threads should be marked as such our have their own section, or are you openly advocating censorship?

I'm advocating property rights.

[Matthew N. Wright]

Avatars really aren't that large people shouldn't be wasting employer/public resources here anyway,  NSFW threads should be marked as such our have their own section, or are you openly advocating censorship?

I'm advocating property rights.

Explain.

[Giraffe.BTC]

Avatars really aren't that large people shouldn't be wasting employer/public resources here anyway,  NSFW threads should be marked as such our have their own section, or are you openly advocating censorship?

I'm advocating property rights.

No you're not.  No one is disputing the rights of the forum owners to do what they want.  You are yet again advocating the suppression of content that you, personally, don't like.  Whether you do so by lobbying the owners of a forum or the leaders of the government, it is your belief that you can and should actively try to restrict the expression of others.

[Matthew N. Wright]

@Atlas:

If theymos asks me to change my avatar, I'll be changing it to the official BTC symbol.

[ALPHA.]

If the forum owners receive sufficient value by discriminating against certain content on their forums, why not?

It's just as restrictive as me choosing not to sleep with certain women. It's my body. If somebody is paying me not to sleep with someone, why not?

Again, it's a matter of property rights; not whims.

[Giraffe.BTC]

If the forum owner's receive sufficient value by discriminating certain content on their forums, why not?

It's just as restrictive as me choosing not to sleep with certain women.

"Choosing."  LOL.

[ineededausername]

EDIT: On a side note, I find it quite ironic that someone who would post their personal sexual fantasies of liking it "hard and rough" and claiming that women "orgasm in admiration" to him would be such a prude about a cartoon wang. Learn something new everyday.

Wait what, did Atlas actually say something like that?

[ALPHA.]

EDIT: On a side note, I find it quite ironic that someone who would post their personal sexual fantasies of liking it "hard and rough" and claiming that women "orgasm in admiration" to him would be such a prude about a cartoon wang. Learn something new everyday.

Wait what, did Atlas actually say something like that?

Unremorsefully.

[Matthew N. Wright]

EDIT: On a side note, I find it quite ironic that someone who would post their personal sexual fantasies of liking it "hard and rough" and claiming that women "orgasm in admiration" to him would be such a prude about a cartoon wang. Learn something new everyday.

Wait what, did Atlas actually say something like that?

Before he went on a bragging spree on somethingawful, I actually liked Atlas a lot. But about 20 pages into his grossness, I started getting a sick feeling in my stomach. The kind you get when you get a friend an interview and goes to it naked. My opinion of Atlas has changed drastically from that little stunt..

Even I can be a clown on these forums but there is a difference between obvious trolling and sadistic and robotic admissions of ridiculousness.

He says "unremorsefully" because he doesn't understand the precious "value" he's trying to achieve has become worthless. His ego needs a drive-by deflating.

[ALPHA.]

EDIT: On a side note, I find it quite ironic that someone who would post their personal sexual fantasies of liking it "hard and rough" and claiming that women "orgasm in admiration" to him would be such a prude about a cartoon wang. Learn something new everyday.

Wait what, did Atlas actually say something like that?

Before he went on a bragging spree on somethingawful, I actually liked Atlas a lot. But about 20 pages into his grossness, I started getting a sick feeling in my stomach. The kind you get when you get a friend an interview and goes to it naked. My opinion of Atlas has changed drastically from that little stunt..

Even I am a clown on these forums (because everyone here is an untalented dipshit, and the ones who aren't are tough skinned enough not to let me get them down) but there is a difference between obvious trolling and sadistic and robotic admissions of ridiculousness.

He says "unremorsefully", but he doesn't yet understand that he lost his 'value' with me personally after that day, not before. His ego needs a drive-by.

Matthew, I was the one who left you. Heh. I have a feeling you don't handle breakups well.

[btc_artist]

I don't want to get pulled into arguments, but IMO, bitcointalk.org should have some level of professionalism, and at the very least should be SFW.

[RandyFolds]

My intentions are not ulterior. I prefer to be able to browse this forum in public places without male members littering the screen.

Like you ever go out in public...

[ALPHA.]

My intentions are not ulterior. I prefer to be able to browse this forum in public places without male members littering the screen.

Like you ever go out in public...

That's what you want the truth to be. Oh, the thought of me being a happy and balanced individual while holding no views of state-provided entitlement. How upsetting that would be, eh, Mr. Randy?

[ALPHA.]

EDIT: On a side note, I find it quite ironic that someone who would post their personal sexual fantasies of liking it "hard and rough" and claiming that women "orgasm in admiration" to him would be such a prude about a cartoon wang. Learn something new everyday.

Wait what, did Atlas actually say something like that?

Before he went on a bragging spree on somethingawful, I actually liked Atlas a lot. But about 20 pages into his grossness, I started getting a sick feeling in my stomach. The kind you get when you get a friend an interview and goes to it naked. My opinion of Atlas has changed drastically from that little stunt..

Even I am a clown on these forums (because everyone here is an untalented dipshit, and the ones who aren't are tough skinned enough not to let me get them down) but there is a difference between obvious trolling and sadistic and robotic admissions of ridiculousness.

He says "unremorsefully", but he doesn't yet understand that he lost his 'value' with me personally after that day, not before. His ego needs a drive-by.

Matthew, I was the one who left you. Heh. I have a feeling you don't handle breakups well.

Remember when you were on the phone with me saying you wanted to fly to Korea and I was trying to tell you to be smart and wait until you were 18, to not use your 'life savings' of $2k for it and to not kill yourself but instead just let us show you some important skills that could help you get over emotional ups and downs, make money for yourself, etc? Remember how I introduced you to lots of people who ordinarily would have called me crazy since you're 17, but I trusted you on your word which you never kept?

This is not about 'breakups'. This is about handling trolls. I didn't handle trolling, and you trolled me hard. Congratulations on making other people care about your well-being and caring for you, then being completely irresponsible and walking away when things get difficult.

I didn't 'leave you' when you left the chatroom because I'm not a 12 year old. I waited. We all waited-- to see if you'd come to your senses.

The only thing we have now is a bunch of goons who watch this drama between me and you, making fun like we were gay lovers, a bunch of adults saying I waste my time even talking to you, and the boy inside me who was just like you kicking myself for not doing enough.

I certainly don't blame myself, but it's hard being between a rock (your asshole narcissistic egomaniacal self) and a hard place (the entirety of these overly judgmental forums and SA, all who pretend to know who I am because I make some of the same mistakes as some retards before me).

 

Matthew, you had the option of realizing that I am an individual who is entitled to spend his time where he pleases. Me leaving your group didn't have to be a notable dent in your psyche at all. The fact that it is and continues to be shows how much you truly valued me and that you still do, or at the very least the esteem I provision you in some fashion.

Honestly, who knows where your perspective lies but the fact is you still waste your time on me. To say the very least, I continue to be flattered.

[ALPHA.]

I'm just another person, Matthew. I am not a scarce resource. Realize that.

[MoonShadow]

My own opinion (as a member, not a mod) is that the little animation of a dick waving at a photo of a gay forum member who has, for good or bad, set himself up as a self-declared representative of the Bitcoin community at large is probably safe enough for most peoples' workplaces.  If that little avatar is not safe for your workplace, then nothing outside of AOL would qualfity.  If it's a problem, you can turn off images or don't surf the forum at work.