i'm with vanderaj on this one, some of it is offensive.. and plus there is no need for it really. For example my wife won't come on the forum anymore cause of all the titty action, lets not turn this into a little boys club.
I did not see some of them but the boob avatar was not that bad.
We have lost dave (lobus) from the forum, he has deleated most of his posts and will not be back again, shame really as it was (in my eye's and most others) not offensive. We will loose others too if we continue to be big brother on little indiscretions. As a moderator i would rather stop the bull shit slurs and negative comments on the forum than worrie about avatars (unless nudity was present or a Ford!).
STEALTH
Ok, I'm a girl and personally, it's very hard to offend me so I didn't find those avatars offensive.
HOWEVER...
I think everyone should respect that people of all ages/sexes use this forum and should not whinge when risque pics are deleted. I'm sure if I started posting pics of c**ks others would complain (as they would have every right to so I respect that and don't do it- and they're funny looking anyway so I wouldn't want to! 😉 ). There's rules and regulations that we all must abide by if we want to keep the forums a reasonably calm and happy place for all. If you want boobs, there are plenty of places online to look at them- after all, why else was the internet created? 😀
There was some semi-nudity (ie. nipple) involved in some of the avatars so argueing that they shouldn't have been deleted without seeing them isn't probably the best thing. And please, if moderators are going to argue with moderators, would it be ok if it is done in a more private situation? I think that two people with "power" (if you know what I mean) should be discussing and agreeing upon the rules before arguing their opinions. If a rule is decided upon, shouldn't the moderators of all people understand that and stick to it?
My two cents. Sorry if I offended anyone, but like many forum users, I think the incessant public and often immature argueing from a bunch of adults is just getting old.
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www.fortyseconds.comAussie BLKBUG wrote:We have lost dave (lobus) from the forum, he has deleated most of his posts and will not be back again, shame really as it was (in my eye's and most others)
WTF, Nah thats not good! come back Dave!!!!!
Andy
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I'd forgotten what this thread was about so came back to look
It is a shame we lost a forum member over this.....was he contacted about the Avatar prior to deletion or was it just deleted... then the contact made...
Were confidential warnings given...so that they could make a choice to change the Avatar themselves?
The boob Avatars certainly weren't explicit...and as I'm guess thought of as a bit of fun at the time ....
Warnings?? not known.
STEALTH
...hmmmm....warnings....maybe wrong word...maybe a friendly u2u to say "hi how's it goin .... n by the way do you mind removing the boobie Avatar cos someone may take offence...not that I'm against boobies... a lot of my best friends have them ...." etc etc
Well I reckon mine's pretty good mabe not the best but most loved!
Rob...😎
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Heya - First post in about a million years, and I stumble onto this thing...???
Again the "Don't be too PC or you might offend some people who wanna look at softporn images" arguement.
You administrators have to field this one so often, I pity you. As I said in one other incarnation of this petty whining, where do you draw the line? What if there are some guys out there who are into images of jacking off or anal sex on the roof of bugs. Gonna keep them off too? Or is it just the hetero macho wankers who get to act like indulgent children with too much time on their hands?
Just cause tits don't offend you, doesn't make it law, unless you are a misguided egomaniac, in which case, it still doesn't make it law.
BTW tits far from offend me, I just think that there's a time and place for everything, and this isn't the place for tits. We don't need to shrink the Dub community down to hard up blokes, otherwise all future cruises may end up as porno wankfests (or maybe you guys want that?).
I've probably put my foot in it again. If you've taken offence, please take a seat in the "I don't give a toss" waiting room. There's a good selection of "playboys", "penthouses", and "big bore anal adventures" in there, so you're bound to find something you like to pass your time away.
BTW - how is everyone doing?
where ya been wombat been missing ur seriousness:P
I have no problem with the bouncy boobs, it is afterall only nature.
Why are we becoming so much like the USSA where nudity is a capital offence but violence and death are perfectly acceptable?
" You're not a team player "
Wow new Avatar....mmmmmmm....lol
USA has massive double standards...n we adopt them too..... :jesus
They hide behind their Christianity .......n being the world's police....they only fooling themselves bit time....
(not against christian religion or any just the way it is used/ interpreted)
I wouldnt jump ship if someone deleted my avatar (maybe cos I dont have one anymore 🙂 ). Seriously, a bit of an over reaction maybe ?
All the moderators on here do a fantastic job. They are human too, remember, and not employed by the forum but volunteers.
Personally, I really enjoy being able to use this forum whilst I'm at work. Now, I work for one of the largest Energy / Oil companies in the world (bp), and with large companies comes really really really strict IT and diversity / inclusion / harrassment policies. We cant even have tasteful photos of swimsuit models anywhere at work.
I dont want the forum to get to the stage that I'm too afraid to log on, in case there will be an avatar / photo that shows too much. Its an instant dismissal, and its written into my contract with the company. Boom, see ya later. Seen it happen before.
Now, my personal opinion ? An avatar is just a little bloody picture to give people a laugh, and show a bit of your personality to add flavour to your posts. If someone objects to your avatar / post, they have found it offensive and that is that. Every one has the same rights here.
After all, this is a VW forum, so lets keep it reasonable, esp as there are kids as young as 13 and 15 on here.
Yeh Yeh, kids use this forum i know, but hey it was only bloody cartoon tits in a top, most kids who use pc's and are online have obviously come across some kinda porn/nudity, just look at some of the film ratings and the nudity on them, stop mother cuderling and get a life, i am sure there is more to worry about in the world at the moment and thats cause of a thing called 'religion'..as for using the net at work phhttt, do your jobs!!
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If these 13 and 15 year olds have access to the internet, they probably have seen worse than the odd cheeky avatar.
As far as work goes, you are already breaking the rules by using your employers machines for non business use. (unless bp is commisioning you to research and build old vw's...)
" You're not a team player "
ha ha Sax beat you too it dude, but well said
Andy
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Me of course, but Sax's is good !
