Why is this tolerated?

[Lemmy]

Originally posted by TheStinger
A line has to be drawn somewhere, people aren't gonna visit a site if they are getting offended all the time

Then what are all those people doing in the OT?

[Jamski]

There are a lot of offendomaschochists in the OT. That's why.

-Jam

[-Jrabbit]

Avatars (along with Signature and Location lines, and even Usernames) are a great way to project one's online persona. This can include fandom (eg games, sports, righteous babes), politics (flags, social agendas, flag-burning), cultural references (anime, music), personal agendas (Web links), and all manner of other silliness.

This site welcomes posters with a healthy social conscience, but does not easily tolerate the intolerant.
You need to grow a thicker lizard skin, methinks.

WoA -- for "offendomasochists"

(Edited: to add "lizard")

[TheStinger]

Originally posted by Lemmy


Then what are all those people doing in the OT?

The rest of the site though should be relatively free of intentional offence.

[Maniac]

I'm honoured. A special thread about my avatar!

As -Jrabbit says, this avatar is a representation of some of my beliefs, as I don't like the current American political-economic-social-ethical-cultural system, but rather prefer a system like eg my country Belgium has. Of course I do not despise every American individual, in case someone would think that. It's simply an ideological statement, like my previous avatar was. It's up to you to deal with it if you don't like that statement. If I would complain about every avatar or opinion not stroking with my personal beliefs...

And these calls for PCR's are ridiculous! If anyone should get PCR's, or even permabans, it should be those people calling all French cheese-eating retreat monkeys. That's the same language as calling all Jews Untermenschen. I bet someone saying that would get a ban until eternity. Double standards anyone??

[spartak]

Free Speech = good.

[atawa]

Free avatars = even better.

A picture shows more then a thousend words - Must be someone famous.

[GhengisFarbâ„¢]

Originally posted by Ming
There are always going to be differences of opinions... and in most cases, people are welcome to their opinions.

On rare occasion we have asked somebody to change their avatar...

If it bothers you... do alva and Rasbelin suggest...

Yep, I had to change my avatar once. Too much cleavage........

[FrustratedPoet]

Yeah Ghengis, nobody wanted to see your tits.

Personally I can't remember being offended by any avatar I've seen at Apolyton.

[jdd2007]

Re: Why is this tolerated?

Originally posted by Mr. President
What are known as "avatrolls" at CFC (avatars portraying politically or culturally offensive images) are, I think, rightly banned over there...

i once complained about a Third Reich avatar at CFC. never got a response and saw the same saluting nazis several months later

just letting ya know...

[alva]

Originally posted by FrustratedPoet
Yeah Ghengis, nobody wanted to see your tits.

Personally I can't remember being offended by any avatar I've seen at Apolyton.

Me neither, I very rarely, if ever get upset by other peoples opinions.
opinions are like *ssh*les, everybody 's got one

[Gatekeeper]

I'm waiting for someone to post a photo of a dead Iraqi in their avatar. I'll never see it, of course, as I've got avatars off in my options — dang things are time hogs when it comes to loading pages, even on a cable connection.

Gatekeeper

[alva]

Since posting pictures of dead people will get you banned ATM, I wouldn't be surprised if the same applies to avatars.

[Guynemer]

Originally posted by atawa
Free avatars = even better.

But they're not free... I'm still 350 or so on-topic posts short...



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[DrSpike]

I think the balance struck at this site is a good one.......sure there are extreme examples where you have to ban the avatar, but they are left unless there is a compelling reason not to. IMO the disagreement of a subset of posters for a particular avatar is not compelling..........you are always free to think of the offending poster as a total jerk.