Some of us work for a living. At real offices.

And unlike government workers, we can be fired.

Janet Jackson got in trouble for less.

or, you could turn off avatars in your preferences

menu on top of each page, click on "My Controls", then "Options/Board Settings".

then set:
"Do you wish to view members avatars when reading threads?" to "NO" and save changes ...

Andy

Yes please do as Andy states......

I could watch them babies bounce all day long

Just have to be careful who's around

shouldn't be surfing the web at work anyways!

even at home I catch "grief" from the wife for some of the avatars

once i explain they are from Mikey, she understands since meeting him a few years ago...........

Mike I guess you have a hellva reputation....LOL

This will be one of those topics that goes on forever. I like the idea of making an "at work" account with the avatars off and an "at home" account with the avatars on. Seems like a great solution.

What I want is an icon that we can see in the thread overview/list that is reserved for topics that contain "sensitive materials".

I think Mike's avatars are funny as hell. I just have to keep explaining them tactfully to my kid

I like that idea of 2 accounts Burgermeister !!!!!

Can we also have another forum for really OT????

I think lots of people wouldn't mind posting interested OT posts, but feel bad for "clutering" up the Technical forum.

That is why I tend to delete some of my topics that I started if asking an OT question.

I modified this one. Now to research how to add it to the Post Icons section.

I don't like the illicit avatars either. I have a daughter who peeks over my shoulder, and a wife too. I can usually avoid naughty threads by title/warning so that's ok. I don't want to turn off avatars becuase they help me identify and recognize people.

-Ben M.

Todd,

Andy meant YOU do the changing on YOUR *My Controls*

Ben, I'm of the opinion that people have to accept how it is and choose their path. People might post a naughty avatar. If someone is troubled by this they have clear options.

1. Turn off all avatars and accept that you won't see them for anyone.
2. Leave avatars on and accept that other people might see them.
3. Ask the person to change their avatar, but accept that the naughty avatar might remain.

The 914club makes a very pronounced effort to keep a hands-off approach to administration. Problems here on the board are solved in threads similar to this one where people express their opinions.

Its always just a few that routinely attempt to push the envelope of acceptability. A few that make it uncomfortable for the majority.

We understand and appreciate the 'equality' and 'free-speech' approach of the admins, but what it does is put the John-Q.-Public-regular-reader on the defensive. No rules = Anarchy and that is not right. Some of us forget that women, wives daughters and kids do see this website and find occasional portions of it offensive. Lets not be immature and selfish, think about how others see this site.

The 914Club should not be a place for locker room obscenities, this site is about 914s. The vulgarities take away a lot from the value of what is exchanged here, and tarnishes our image to others who visit here, many do not return. I know for a fact that the 914 community has lost some great 914 owners in the past because of this very issue. Remember FI guru Jim Thorusen? Surely there are others.

If common courtesy and consideration of others were used by those that routinely post explicit material, illicit images and use filthy language, it would go a long way to making this a much better website. It would take this website to the highest levels and not limit us only to those that could only 'tolerate' it. I have been tempted to unplug from this site because of this continual filth many times.

Would you be proud if your wife/mother/grandmother/daughter were to visit here? How about your boss or co-workers? On occasions, I would not. Lets make this a better place to hang out. Limited intervention by admins is fine, as long as reasonable courtesy is practiced.

so... you folks are at work on the site, someone you work with may find mike's avatar not pc, that person might go to human resources and you might get fired. you folks have a real simple solution to your problem. air six, no offence but your household matters have no place in my computer. i think that woman is beautiful.

kevin

It should be PRETTY SIMPLE to figure this one out.

People are here for the 914's. Period. I know I am.

If you want something else , go somewhere else.

Why not keep the images and posts related to 914's?

Your other interests can be shared privately, not publicly. ( With the rest of us, against our will. )

And... Obscene words are just lazy English.
Express yourself thoughtfully and with respect for the feelings of others.

trekkor

Gubmint workers can be fired.....we just have a few more protections so that newly elected maroons can't replace us'n with their booger eating cousins.....easily....now those maroons are put in office by YOUR vote or lack of a vote....or for voting for a booger in a wrinkled suit like Ralph Nader...

BTW....I find it funny that no one bitched about my buttcrack avatar....but when A REAALLLLY nice set is put up.....church lady....

BTW 2....you make like working for the Gubmint is a bad thing????

i give up. we need an exasperated smillee. does that mean i shouldn't use pictures of my beautiful rhododendrons in my avatar? now i give up. maybe.

kevin

MikeZ is a character and adds alot to this BBS. Sometimes I do get bored with seeing tits and ass all the time from all the avatars. Its here and all over my email too. I don't mind naked pics of women but here I prefer 914 stuff. If I want to see naked a woman I just ask Monique to take her clothes off.
I don't think that obscenities are lazy english, I only use them for extra emphasis cuz you can't hear my voice and I hate it when people use caps.

Hmmm, thoughtfully...most times I just type whatever comes to mind and think about it afterwards.

What if the FCC sees this site. Will they think its a porno site because of the nudity?


Geoff

This is not an attack on anyone. I don't really know any of you.
I find that when I speak to someone who use's
@#$% and !&*? and +$!~ between
every other word, I get bored and tend to want talk to someone else who is actually saying SOMETHING.

Obscenities are NOT adjectives... For real.

trekkor

No offense to anyone, but it really cracks me up when people complain about content when they are accessing the board from work... I understand if it's offensive at home and you complain, but work? Iz confused... Please complain to your supervisor that the board your are dickin during day is offensive due to the avatars and content.

Ok, too much Rombauer tonight...

sm

TREKKOR, I assume you used @#$% and !&*? to emphasize your point and I took offense because I know that means fuck and shit. Perhaps you were just thinking those words, and the code made them more acceptable, but you just got lazy. I don't know you man but I love ya! FLAME ON

Got six PMs.....all asked who the model was, what was her her name, yada yada yada....no one complained.

As to the Avatar, it was a recycled one and it and the subject of turning off avatars has been discussed ad nauseum...... this is nothing new.....

I recycle my avatars more often than Brad changes his socks.....so if you don't like it today....more than likely I will offend you a different way the next day.

Get a life.....

thank you for the chuckle Mr. Jones that's funnier than @!$%&# $%&*

turn'm off if'n ya don't like'm (I'm real lazy)

..........b

you guys ...
someone gotta find us a shaking head smily.

Zois is just a little BIG punk that thrives on attention.
damm, that sounds familiar, people said the same about me 25 years ago.

anyhow, i think you all got a point here.
this board IS about 914s. not boobs or zoises buttcrack.

and yes, right now i'm using filthy language. i can also communicate without fairly well and most times i do.

are we driving people away by allowing bouncing boobs in someones avatar? maybe.
but 98.35% of the content here is 914 related and if the rest of "noise" is putting you off, you better don't leave the house or turn on the TV cause you'll end up shooting yourself with that gun you shouldn't have had in the first place.


peace Andy

At 200lbs of firm sinewy muscle, little I'm not....

I'll never tell you what to do...only how what you do makes me feel.

Most people don't care about your feelings or mine.

Sad isn't it.

Again.. not here for this, it's for the 914's.

trekkor

edited my post accordingly

actually, it may surprise you, but i do. otherwise we would not have this discussion right now.

and i say it again 99% of the posts here ARE 914 related.

we (the admins) decided in the very beginning that we neither want to nor have the time to police this BBS except for the extremely rare occasion that something really gets out of hand.

we have over 1700 members now and you can imagine that any random selection of 1700 individuals will be quite a interesting mix with a variety of (or sometimes lack of) social skills, political views and other neurosis.
this is part of life, and this BBS is no exception.

and yes, i agree, 914 content is and should remain to be the main focus on this board.

but you also have to realize that with such a diverse spectrum of people it is inevitable that from time to time a member will post content and/or personal opinions that is/are offensive to others.

i encourage everyone to simply "filter" out any noise that seems offensive to them and concentrate on the wealth of helpful information and advice that is available here ...

now back to my bottle of red-wine,
Andy

Comrades!
Rise up from under the heel of your oppressors! Rise from your cubicles as one, march down to your supervisor's office, and shout:

I WANNA SEE BOOBS!



Rick

that's easy to say from half around the globe with only a bunch of kangaroos looking over your shoulder.

btw. do you know a region in australia called "killakanu" ???

a friend of mine lives there. never been there, but it sounds, hum, exotic!

Andy

Yupppperz.....

Like the ebay solicitation of a nekkid manchick, by it's husband no less....

AND YOU guys wanna make a 12 month calendar of "it"....

At eleventy something, he ain't exactly a punk anymore either!

Ladies and Gentlemen,

We try to make everyone happy.. but I'm learning that isn't possible. I have yet to hear a complaint from any of our lady members, ever. (Okay, I hear complaints from Pam, but they're usually about the stuff *I* post... especially when she learned about me ordering a Harley - from the BBS. )

I'm glad that we have an option for folks to be able to turn off avatars, if they don't want to see them. When I use dialup, I turn off avatars then, just so pages load faster.

have a great day!

-Rusty

He wants to see boobs, tell him to go to the local beach! I was there 15 years ago and it was REAL hard to have a conversation with the flight attendants we met on Manly (bad name...) Beach...

Guess this thread just went slightly more OT...

sm

Mike ...Let em fly!
The rest of you PC pussys go find a nipple to suck

check out the number of pages and or looks that non-914 related threads get. if there was no interest people would stop posting, discussing, and reading the topics. how many times can a hot start issue be discussed? much (most)of the stuff i see is way over my head. there's is never a complaint regarding computer "neatos". off topic, lets see less of it . i feel you get a "read" for people when they "talk" about something than the cars. or the cans in their avatars.

kevin

Yeah....the MikeZ is a dickhead thread has had over 480 hits in about eight hours.....

this is a thought process, just because we view the BBS from work we "have" to tolerate certain things since you think we are doing something illegal or wrong??

my boss knows i BS on the internet, as long as I get my job done, that is all that matters....but the nudity stuff is not cool with him or other managment...end of rant, it's a useless battle

i'm going to the fridge now.....

Funny you should mention that, I'm working at a hotel at Coogee Beach today (Manly tomorrow...), and guess what I saw while strolling down the beach on my lunchbreak?

BOOBS!

Summer's over, but you'd never know it.

Andy, I have no idea where that is, but I'll look it up when I get home. (Yep, I'm using the net at work. The 'roos don't seem to mind)

Man, that first beer is going to taste good!!!


Cheers,
Rick

Funny you should mention that, I'm working at a hotel at Coogee Beach today (Manly tomorrow...), and guess what I saw while strolling down the beach on my lunchbreak?

BOOBS!

Summer's over, but you'd never know it.

Andy, I have no idea where that is, but I'll look it up when I get home. (Yep, I'm using the net at work. The 'roos don't seem to mind)

Man, that first beer is going to taste good!!!


Cheers,
Rick

I think the question of whether nudity should be allowed on the BBS ties into the question of how much you want this BBS to grow, and what you want it's image to be.

If it's a place for a relatively small group of guys to BS and talk 914s, then pretty much anything goes and the self policing model works pretty well (we're all still here, right). Obviously 914club has always had an outlaw image from the beginning and I think generally the people on here dig it. I know I do. It was a refreshing change for everyone from what was available before 914club existed.

However...
If you want it to be "the" place for 914 info then you are undoubtedly excluding a certain portion of your target audience by not making it more PC. I can totally understand the point of view of the parent who doesn't want their kids to see the crap that's on here, or the guy who is reading the BBS at work just at the wrong moment when his boss walks by... Some people who could have been a part of the 914club scene are going to be turned away by the actions and words of a few members. I also suspect that some vendors and more formal organizations are not going to take the BBS seriously unless we behave with a certain level of maturity.

I think in the end this will all work itself out. But for now I have my avatars off so I can keep my job, although sometimes at home I will turn them on to see what the big deal is all about.

Mike keep the avatars coming, they rock. Shouldn't be complaining about something you shouldn't be doing at work in the first place, should you, or something like that........Oh yea, Mike are you going Sunday?

1149 looks for my 4/01 thread and look what it evolved into. you're fortunate to have a job that you can accomplish in less than 8 hours and have time to spare. my bosses have always found me something more to do. collectively, figuring people in your co, how many man days do you think are lost? dandy for a co's bottom line.

kevin

Okay, I'll say it. It's okay for people to see boobies.

Boobies are okay.

I agree.....Say it three times and you will be cured..I love boobies, I love boobies, I love boobies...Now Mike, can you please put her back up

Anyone that wants there own flashing boobies mpeg, send me an email......

Email on the way.....

Since anyone that would be offended by now shouldn't be reading this (If you start on the last page of a thread that's your fault) I will say this,

As a former priest I don't know what to think about MikeZ new avatar either


Seriously, at home I have choosen not to share this site with my pre-teen because of some of the content on this site, but that's my decision and I don't blame anyone cuz being here is a choice make. Great points of view have been given on this thread and I agree with both sides.

But why waste your time with soft porn? PM me some ZooLove or Scat or Snuff (but only if there's a 914 involved)

Since Lawrence referred to complaints (or lack thereof) from the female population about avatars - I'll give you my thoughts about content on this BBS.

Boobies in avatars doesn't offend me in the least (other than when they are really nice and I'm jealous). There have been offtopic posts that have offended me and I've either 1) taken the time to voice my complaint on the BBS or 2) not viewed the thread again once I discovered it was something I didn't want to read or see (the dead animals through car windshields thread wasn't high on my list of things to look at so I didn't follow that thread).

Everyone has the choice of whether or not to read a thread once they are concerned about its content and I'm amused that often the most offensive threads get the most play. I figure if there is some smidgen of technical knowledge in those threads that go woefully off topic that when I need the info I'll ask it again and 40 people will give me the answer I'm looking for and another 40 will tell me it was just discussed. Either way - I get the info I need when I need it which is, as the admins correctly keep reminding us, the primary purpose of this board.

-Pam