Offensive Avatars

[Will]

I also browse from work. What kind of employer would have a problem with cartoon boobs, or a girl in a tee shirt? Its not porn we are talking about, when nudity is in a thread it is usually well marked NWS.
Sorry, but I really don't see the problem.

My employers are nazis...Game.net and Barrysworld were both eventually barred from my workplace by a filter. The Guinness website is barred due to alcohol. It really isn't funny.

Yoni...I only browse from work. I'm too busy killing myself on a mountain bike the rest of the time. The avatars are like peoples faces, and it is a shame I have to disable them to be able to browse the forums. I'm just stating that I have a preference for non-tit avatars.

And I have a strange mental condition where I swiftly step in to be Devil's advocate at every chance I get.

 

[~Yuckfou~]

My employers are nazis...Game.net and Barrysworld were both eventually barred from my workplace by a filter. The Guinness website is barred due to alcohol. It really isn't funny.

Cure

 

[Lazarus]

we have our own to play with when we choose.

oh ! you Bitch!!!!

rub it in why dontcha!!!

 

[Wazzerphuk]

I'm afraid mine is "this thread is shit".

1. If you browse at work and you complain that the avatars get you spotted, i'd suggest that you're more than likely skiving, so shouldn't whinge
2. The "Don't fuck with me" style avatars are far worse

You're mistaken. I don't want the tits constantly being exposed on my screen at work because it is not appropriate for my working environment, not because I'm skiving and don't want to be seen. Some of us like to mantain some kind of professionalism in work, having flickering tits on your screen is far from it.

And what do you mean by the 'don't fuck with me' style avatars? Does anyone know what you're referring to?

 

[yaruar]

d] The penis and especially the testicles (sorry Yaruar and Will) are the ugliest things ever and Lazarus hit the spot with the 3 week old chicken (although i ususally use last chicken in a butchers shop). I do not know why I find it ugly to look at after all for the most part I am hetrosexual but to "look" at male genitalia doesn't do it for me.

Beauty is, as always in the eye of the beholder.

It's only in recent years that the naked male form hasn't been revered above the naked female form in terms of beauty within "western" society. In terms of the 3 week old chicken, one could conversely argue that men/women don't actually want to stare at fat and/or saggy and/or differentially sized breasts. However I wouldn't personally say that because I can see the aesthetic value beyond the crass sexualisation of an image.

Personally i'm offended at your denigration of my, and my fellow males genitalia You should throw of the shackles of your upbringing and learn to see the beauty of the male member and it's accessories.

:touch:

 

[Lazarus]

And what do you mean by the 'don't fuck with me' style avatars? Does anyone know what you're referring to?

someone has a gif avatar that displays "dont F**k with me" sort of thing. Cant remember who tho.

 

[Jupitus]

And what do you mean by the 'don't fuck with me' style avatars? Does anyone know what you're referring to?

He means like this (may NOT be work safe ) :

which I had for a while.... Brynn did a rip-off version but has since changed... haven't seen many like that recently tbh, so last year

 

[Sharma]

someone has a gif avatar that displays "dont F**k with me" sort of thing. Cant remember who tho.

Errr, first that was Juptius with "Big bad mod sont f**k with me !" <runs>

Then brynn copied with "Big bad spammer dont f**k with me !"

 

[yaruar]

You're mistaken. I don't want the tits constantly being exposed on my screen at work because it is not appropriate for my working environment, not because I'm skiving and don't want to be seen. Some of us like to mantain some kind of professionalism in work, having flickering tits on your screen is far from it.

Also because in a lot of companies it would be against their internet use policy and probably in breack of european law regarding dignity in the workplace.

It may sound silly to some people, but that cute avatar you might have of a cartoon woman exposing her breasts to some companies would be a sackable offence and grounds for a sex discrimination suit against the company.

 

[Lazarus]

oh - and something else.

Quite possibly, if you do find someone's avatar less than to your taste. a polite PM to said person may have the result you desire.

If I received a PM regarding my avatar, then I would happily change. However, if someone made this public and attacked on the main forum, then the phrase "go shag yourself" springs to mind.

 

[Deebs]

Hmmm

very interesting thread.

I can see everyone's point of view apart from Ala's who seemed to have been on a woman's mission to killoff mankind.

I shall speak with Ted about this and come back with our answer.

Remember this, don't break the CoC whilst we are "discussing". Anyone showing gentialia etc will get banned.

FWIW, I would like to ban any form of rude avatar apart from mine

 

[Jupitus]

FWIW, I would like to ban any form of rude avatar apart from mine

Mine isn't wude, that lion's just fwendly!!!

 

[Yoni]

Personally i'm offended at your denigration of my, and my fellow males genitalia You should throw of the shackles of your upbringing and learn to see the beauty of the male member and it's accessories.

:touch:

Excellent response!! I don't wear shackles well not often and as much as I would like to adore and worship looking at the male genetalia I just find myself ridiculing it

 

[JBP|]

well bang goes the animated version of my avatar then

 

[Will]

*resists urge to post pic of own genitalia*

It has pretty jewellery and everything.

 

[Insane]

*resists urge to post pic of own genitalia*

It has pretty jewellery and everything.

more... mental... scarring...

 

[yaruar]

Excellent response!! I don't wear shackles well not often and as much as I would like to adore and worship looking at the male genetalia I just find myself ridiculing it

that's definately rude, 4 stiff, erect cocks in a row, you hussy you.

 

[TdC]

*resist urge to shout glen*

 

[yaruar]

*resists urge to post pic of own genitalia*

It has pretty jewellery and everything.

Which reminds me, I must go in and pick up some PTFE before I go in for my MRI scan in a few weeks.

That and take more pictures of the large bits of metal sticking through my cock to traumatise people on the net

 

[Mazling]

My New Avatar (nsfw)

 

[Cyfr]

My avatar in protest if something isnt done *lick mazling*
Click here please

 

[Sharma]

that's definately rude, 4 stiff, erect cocks in a row, you hussy you.

In all senses of the aconym: R O F L

Best comeback i've EVER seen!

 

[SilverHood]

if someone can get this to work as an avatar (its too big at the mo), I'll give them a brownie point

Clicky!

 

[Covenant]

Quality and size are somewhat reduced, due to the 19.5k file size limit

 

[MYstIC G]

My avatar in protest if something isnt done

Do you have any concept how wank that statement is?

 

[Whipped]

My New Avatar (nsfw)

That's udderly terrible

.......

*Gets Coat*

 

[Cyfr]

Do you have any concept how wank that statement is?

Do you have any concept how wank your own statement is?

Someone edit my other post and enter '!1111111' after what I said so peo0ple like Mystic G get it

 

[Paradroid]

Option 1: Do nothing, and slap the whingers saying "well don't fekin visit the site at work, or in front of your kids/wife etc".

Option 2: Create an alternate view of the forums, one "normal", the other "safe" - with either; 2(a) no animated avatars, 2(b) no avatars at all, 2(c) no images at all.
...perhaps these could be "safe-view" options(?)...

Option 3: Personally check all avatars more regularly and delete/change all the offending ones (within the published CoC).

What more can you do than that?

PS The text within these forums is far more likely to get me banned (govt dept) than an animation of tits. So, the "safe-view", for me anyway, would have to include an offensive-text blocker of some kind...probably with a laser on it's head...personally, I don't come here during work-time because of the content (in general)...I mean, in a sense, if FH was watered-down for the work-surfers & family guys, then that would be a bad thing ultimately, it's like, there's a mad-party-flat that you and all your mates like going to, to chill and shoot the shit, and then one of your mates starts bringing their kid with them, and everyone has to act responsibly because there's a child around, I mean you don't take children to adult parties do you? (adult, as in grown-up ) it just stifles the atmosphere. I also don't like the idea that peeps will get in trouble (in work, whatever) over something that I posted on a forum which is designed-for/targeted-at liberal thinking adults)...

Option 1 !!!!!

 

[Bullitt]

Could there be some way of defining what avatars are ok and which aren't by some kind of certificate/rating system? i.e mark all 'possible' offensive ones or non-work safe seperately from others so a user can disable only the non-work safe ones, keeping the regular avatars viewable.

 

[k9awya]

ala doesnt buy newspapers or watch tv/movies i bet