What's with this approval thing???!!
Tuesday, December 30, 2003 by Spydragon | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
I really dont understand this approval thing! I meeen first are the people of WC all knowing to the point they know all the stuff that is on the net to be able to know if it was original work!
I say the easiest way is to just let people upload their work and then if someone notices policy infrigement they just push a button to report it!
I started submitting a while ago into wincustomize and once I submited some stuff I made about the Manga Akira, after it got rejected for whatever not being my work reason (although it was my work!) I was so pissed I deleted all my submissions except one (because it was being downloaded by friends) and until now I submitted nothing new...
I allways thought it was not enough to subscribe and just download stuff, it is good to give some of one work too, but this is becoming really anoying!
So I say stop this approval thing! Let the people here be responsible adults!
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Reply #22 Saturday, February 21, 2004 6:25 AM
As for the emails, they're just words and the words of idiots. I'm well over 21 and you're welcome to send anything - but there's not a lot I haven't seen and doubt if you could change my mind.
regards, Jerry
Reply #23 Saturday, February 21, 2004 6:44 AM
God forbid anything should happen to your children due to a creep viewing indecent material found on WC's website, and getting excited over that material.
If you have no concern for children whatsoever, then I pity you.
Reply #24 Saturday, February 21, 2004 7:07 AM
Jerry
Reply #26 Saturday, February 21, 2004 7:10 AM
Basically it's discourteous not to send denial emails to people with a genuine and fair-minded wish to get their work seen, citing the actions of a few idiots as an excuse.
regards, Jerry
Jafo
Reply #28 Saturday, February 21, 2004 7:20 AM
| Basically it's discourteous not to send denial emails to people with a genuine and fair-minded wish to get their work seen, citing the actions of a few idiots as an excuse. |
Rubbish.
It's discourteous to assault voluntary staff via email with verbal invective that would make a Marine blush.
It's not warranted and won't be tolerated.
Since some Admins were [justifiably] disheartened by this abuse by 'a few' it was determined that no-one would receive that 'courtesy email of rejection' unless it was a specific case.
The type of people who feel inclined to react this way are not particularly encouraged to participate. Some have been removed permanently.
We are currently pushing towards 1 million members and it is quite natural to expect 'a few idiots' [as you call them] will be attracted to the party.
As always, the few can spoil it for the many...
Reply #29 Saturday, February 21, 2004 7:26 AM
I have nothing more to say on the matter.
regards, Jerry
Reply #31 Saturday, February 21, 2004 7:38 AM
You have just done what Jafo was talking about, I got that one, imagine how many the Admins would get, if you had your way <
Reply #32 Saturday, February 21, 2004 7:40 AM
I'll leave it to JerryHat to explain
Reply #33 Saturday, February 21, 2004 7:47 AM
For this reason I present my entire email:
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Subject: Offence taken
Stumpy> If you have no concern for children whatsoever, then I pity you.
I find that particularly offensive, but have no interest in starting a flame-war in the WC forums.
Jerry
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I also find it offensive to make such a suggestion in veiled terms.
Jerry
Reply #35 Saturday, February 21, 2004 7:59 AM
Reply #36 Saturday, February 21, 2004 7:59 AM
The role of a site's Admins is to assist in maintaining a standard of behaviour...that the users here have come to expect/appreciate.
In part that requires a degree of 'censorship', preferably before the act rather than after....for good reason.
To maintain a standard of decorum that enables the site members to feel 'comfortable' with their children equally enjoying the site, without fear of confronting language or images is what we do.
Mostly we get it right.
It's really simple. Anyone who has an issue with this achieved standard is free to create a site themselves and administer it to their heart's content, at whatever standard of
| just supported when it effects them negatively. |
Here we'll get it right with a little pre-emption. [Saves on cleaners]...
Reply #37 Saturday, February 21, 2004 8:02 AM
It's called respect and it *IS* because I care about others shown by my actions and not just words...
People can bounce around the edges of it and not go into any detail, but each and every single time I read about *abused children* I want to scream. Frankly speaking unless you've lived with it (a survivor, loved one of a survivor) or are part of the process of healing it, your only guessing.
There *are* standards for the site and if someone can not wrap their mind around them and accept them at least while on this site I personally do not see a reason for them to continue using it.
It's simple really...
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Reply #38 Saturday, February 21, 2004 8:04 AM
, shame some people will disregard it
Reply #39 Saturday, February 21, 2004 8:11 AM
Maybe my language was inflamatory, by being poorly written or explained, or I assumed a certain level of what you might call 'unsaid agreement' which isn't there. I don't advocate that this site should be full of adult content (certainly nothing harder than the wallpaper on your current desktop) and I find the lack of swearing quite refreshing.
As far as the 'shielded' comment goes, I defend it with the following that I just wrote elsewhere - the 'you' mentioned is obviously not you:
"I've never been of the mind that children should be shielded from life"
Oh come on, you're falling into the easy online discussion trap of taking a reasonable comment and quibbling around the edges to make something of it.
Did I mention that children should be protected from the bits of life that involve bullets being aimed at them, or famine killing them, or paedophiles abusing them? I didn't? Well does that mean I'm advocating those things?
Of course not. Those things should not need be said in a reasonable forum.
regards, Jerry
Reply #40 Saturday, February 21, 2004 8:27 AM
Jerry.....the problem we all have on this here net thingie is we are 'pan-dimensional beings' only visible via the words typed on this board.
It is IMPERATIVE that as much as is humanly possible, one thinks clearly about what one types in order to eliminate 'assumptions' and 'inferences' from the mind/s of the audience.
The adage of 'think twice - type once' paraphrased from 'measure twice - cut once' is a good one....
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Reply #21 Saturday, February 21, 2004 6:24 AM
"Life" is not "Fair" ... and "S**t" happens
Unless I have read the gudelines incorrectly, "Wallpapers" are meant to be a "Background" image, not a dominant feature that overwhelms one's desktop.