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Post by hondobrode on Jul 21, 2014 22:07:35 GMT -5
Thanks Rob ! Glad to have all of these updates. The first page of original art I ever had was a Christmas present from my ex-wife : an Elric page by P. Craig Russell and Michael Gilbert. Gone now, unfortunately, but she lucked out as it was a nice piece.
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Post by shaxper on Jul 21, 2014 23:26:07 GMT -5
I'd like to ask a question of moderators, for the purposes of my own information and of fellow posters, so as to be more a tuned to people's sensibilities. IF I were to say find an article on the human behavior of cannibalism, a legit news article of the crimes committed by someone to facilitate their end purposes; which contained news and photographs that were of a clinically graphic nature about the crimes and the cannibalism and those involved in it; would it be offensive? Provided the title if the thread was not misleading in any way, the article was linked and not copy pasted and a warning of said graphic nature of contents were posted. Would it be deleted/locked or feel the need to suspend/ban the poster responsible? Would fellow poster find it offensive enough to report it to a moderator? I have no intention of doing so here, I am more trying to get a feel for where a line is in reporting something for discussion bad to be educated and what is unacceptable. Humans do bad things to each other and it seems in society some are acceptable with many to discuss but some are not. I'm really impressed by both the question and the responses it has received. My short answer is yes, you can post such a thing in the way you have described. My slightly less short answer is that I thoroughly concur with everything that has been said by mrp, thwhtguardian, and mrc1214. So long as we can be respectful and unobtrusive to those who don't want to experience such content, I don't see a problem. This should be a venue where one can feel free to discuss anything so long as its done appropriately and with taste. This should also be a community where those with sensitive tastes, browsing from work, or browsing with a child, should feel comfortable at all times. So long as you can satisfy both of those perspectives, you can post pretty much anything. Thanks, everyone, for a good discussion about discussion.
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Post by BigPapaJoe on Jul 22, 2014 2:57:34 GMT -5
I haven't watched much wrestling in a long , long time man. Its been 2-3 months since I really last watched anything. Its one of those sabbaticals I take from watching every couple years. lol I remember 1999 to about 2001 I was into WWF wrestling. I had known about some wrestling before and loved Hulk Hogan as a kid, but only knew a little because of a couple of video games I had for the SNES and because my two older cousins liked watching the shows. When I was in middle school that is when I got into it on my own. The Rock was probably my favorite wrestler. I guess this was known as the "attitude" era. And the "divas" that were showcased on national television every Monday and then Thursday night were definitely provocative with the air time they had. I'm shocked the WWF got away with as much as it did back then. Shocked to this day. Loved watching though.
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Post by the4thpip on Jul 22, 2014 7:25:29 GMT -5
It's almost North Korean the way any mention of banned users disappears off some other sites.
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Post by Jesse on Jul 22, 2014 7:41:12 GMT -5
IF I were to say find an article on the human behavior of cannibalism I saw that thread over at the Bendis boards after a mod had edited the OP. It's almost North Korean the way any mention of banned users disappears off some other sites. Not every mention.
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Post by the4thpip on Jul 22, 2014 7:52:29 GMT -5
Ah, I take it all back then. I thought that conversation was gone, but it was just a few pages earlier than I remembered.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2014 8:42:52 GMT -5
My feeling about this is that I'm very capable of looking up on news sites what's going on in the world. I come here to talk about comics and other forms of media (books, tv, movies etc). Agreed. Anyone believing otherwise is free, I'm sure, to petition shaxper to imbed a link to MSN or CNN or whatever on the homepage. Of course, it's entirely possible that I'm just being curmudgeonly, what with it being a day that ends in "y" & all.
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Post by impulse on Jul 22, 2014 8:53:25 GMT -5
Personally, I would prefer not to be exposed to the graphic negativity and violence on the regular news sites, but if it's done in the tactful way described above where you have many chances to skip it without accidentally opening it, I suppose that's tolerable.
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Jul 22, 2014 10:55:56 GMT -5
Thanks for the input guys and gals. It's just a curiosity as to what is acceptable and what isn't. That was an extreme example of a touchy subject but here we talk religion and politics as no other forum I've been on does. So I was curious as to how far that streched before I took upon myself to open a discussion.
No worries I'd rather talk about space gal comic covers.
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Jul 22, 2014 10:59:31 GMT -5
I saw that thread over at the Bendis boards after a mod had edited the OP. ] He took every precaution to ensure no one who didn't intentionally click on it would see it. But it is the board it is.
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Post by shaxper on Jul 22, 2014 11:44:33 GMT -5
Thanks for the input guys and gals. It's just a curiosity as to what is acceptable and what isn't. That was an extreme example of a touchy subject but here we talk religion and politics as no other forum I've been on does. So I was curious as to how far that streched before I took upon myself to open a discussion. No worries I'd rather talk about space gal comic covers. I'm glad you brought it up, and I'm also glad to see we're pretty much all in agreement on this.
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Post by Confessor on Jul 22, 2014 12:31:51 GMT -5
I saw Marvel Comics: The Untold Story by Sean Howe in a local book store the other day and had a quick flick through it. It looked to be pretty well written and the excerpts I read definitely grabbed my interest straight away. I'm seriously thinking about picking it up, but I wanted to get some opinions on it first from the folks here. I'm sure a few of you must've read it...is it worth buying?
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Post by Hoosier X on Jul 22, 2014 12:36:04 GMT -5
I haven't read it but I assume it's a lot better than Supergods.
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Jul 22, 2014 12:38:58 GMT -5
I saw Marvel Comics: The Untold Story by Sean Howe in a local book store the other day and had a quick flick through it. It looked to be pretty well written and the excerpts I read definitely grabbed my interest straight away. I'm seriously thinking about picking it up, but I wanted to get some opinions on it first from the folks here. I'm sure a few of you must've read it...is it worth buying? I bought and read it when released. I recommend it
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2014 12:39:08 GMT -5
I haven't read it but I assume it's a lot better than Supergods. Assuming that Howe is sane, that's probably a pretty safe bet.
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