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| 04-11-10 03:12pm - 5369 days | #6 | |
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RagingBuddhist (0)
Disabled User  Posts: 893 Registered: Jan 23, '07 |
mbaya - I don't see where anyone would have to make up any new rules. As they're written now, we have a good paragraph to fall back on "Upon entry into this site, each user certified that they were an adult, therefore, we ask that you conduct yourself as an adult at all times. It is natural for different people with different tastes from different backgrounds to disagree. However, even when you disagree you should conduct yourself as a responsible adult and refrain from personal attacks and put-downs of fellow users." That should cover most of the troublemaking. The gray areas, like some of the thinly veiled jabs that I've seen thrown in, with some convoluted explanations as to why they were being taken wrong, I think we'll just have to accept as part of the faceless communication through cyber space. Someone with a grudge is going to try to shake things up and anonymity is easy to hide behind. At that point, I think ignoring the offensive post would be in order. If no one cares to comment about something else in the thread, the thread will just die. Sarcasm is a body's natural defense against stupidity. | |
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| 04-11-10 01:06pm - 5369 days | #3 | |
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RagingBuddhist (0)
Disabled User Posts: 893 Registered: Jan 23, '07 |
Wow! Nominated for President and the Pornusers Watchdog, both in the same day! Don't want to be President and I'm divorced, so I'm already off the leash. I don't think making a thread to complain about "things" is a good idea. Doing it that way wouldn't bump up the offending post, making it less visible, but I think it would still add to the drama. There would still be accusations of singling people out and picking on them. We're in a bad place now. We've seen how easily the forum can be upset and I really don't see where there's too much we can do about it other than to be a little more tactful in our questioning things we don't agree with. I'm guilty of it myself, but maybe not throwing the word 'shill' out so quickly would be a good start. If they want to get ugly, I say people should chime in and explain that, to get a response, they'll need to keep it civil. If they persist? I don't know... How about we start doing something along the lines of people typing "Your posts will be ignored until you read the rules and comply with them"? An odd solution, maybe - but I'm just reaching for answers to the problem here. And I think Witty is too smart to get involved in riots. Sarcasm is a body's natural defense against stupidity. | |
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| 04-11-10 12:38pm - 5369 days | #14 | |
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RagingBuddhist (0)
Disabled User Posts: 893 Registered: Jan 23, '07 |
Whew... Not guilty for a change. I don't keep too many fish - pretty much only good sized yellow perch or trout. But, if you're ever driving down to Maryland, let me know and I'll see what I can do. Sarcasm is a body's natural defense against stupidity. | |
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| 04-11-10 12:10pm - 5369 days | #12 | |
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RagingBuddhist (0)
Disabled User Posts: 893 Registered: Jan 23, '07 |
I should probably wait to respond to this, but I did say I'm not the sharpest knife in the drawer. I just came back from fishing. I got a little too much sun for the first trip out on the lake and I guess my body hasn't adjusted to being back on land yet - the head's still rolling with the waves and I'm a bit confused here. Several who repeatedly posted responses to...? I insulted you twice? Sorry - I'm really out of it right now. 6 Pike and 2 yellow perch in just under 3 hours! Oh - and I can't accept the nomination. Fishing good, politicians bad. Thanks anyway. Sarcasm is a body's natural defense against stupidity. Edited on Apr 11, 2010, 12:14pm | |
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| 04-11-10 10:13am - 5369 days | #30 | |
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RagingBuddhist (0)
Disabled User Posts: 893 Registered: Jan 23, '07 |
We were told she's not going to be posting here again. But I guess that remains to be seen. Sarcasm is a body's natural defense against stupidity. | |
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| 04-11-10 10:12am - 5369 days | #8 | |
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RagingBuddhist (0)
Disabled User Posts: 893 Registered: Jan 23, '07 |
Y'all are just too damn smart. Okay - so the speech wasn't necessary cuz I didn't scare anyone. I don't know whether to be relieved or pissed off. It would've been nice to see at least one person thanking me for clearing it up. Oh well... It's nice to know I'm not the only angry person in here. Thanks for the feedback, guys. Drooler - the Buddhist part comes from a few things. It's from my disdain for Western religion and the thought that, if anyone has it right, it's the Eastern disciplines. Plus, as you noted, I like the contradiction in terms. And a special thanks to you - I don't get the word brilliant applied to too much here. (Another cheesy grin) Sarcasm is a body's natural defense against stupidity. | |
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| 04-10-10 05:29pm - 5370 days | #48 | |
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RagingBuddhist (0)
Disabled User Posts: 893 Registered: Jan 23, '07 |
Berated for puerile behavior (behaviour to some of you) and leaving in a childish fit of spewing invectives. Not too unexpected. Sarcasm is a body's natural defense against stupidity. | |
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| 04-10-10 05:21pm - 5370 days | #3 | |
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RagingBuddhist (0)
Disabled User Posts: 893 Registered: Jan 23, '07 |
It wasn't just you that's noted my anger - and I've never taken anyone's mentioning it to heart. Like I said - I get a kick out of it. It's funny you mentioned the slitting the wrists. I was talking to a psychologist years ago - and found out years later the guy shot himself in the head. Maybe I should find another one to see what he thinks about how that's impacted my life. It's also funny you call yourself a grumpy old man. There's a chat room full of people I've been talking to for about 10 years now and they have a text replace for anyone typing my nick - Grouchy Old Fucker. All in all, it's nice to know I'm not the only one who's not afraid to be angry. Rage on! Edit: I didn't realize that my text replaced nick was a website - too funny! Sarcasm is a body's natural defense against stupidity. Edited on Apr 10, 2010, 05:24pm | |
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| 04-10-10 04:50pm - 5370 days | #46 | |
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RagingBuddhist (0)
Disabled User Posts: 893 Registered: Jan 23, '07 |
If you chase away the people who misuse this site, I'd have to go elsewhere to get my daily confrontation fix. That's not fair! Actually, I don't see anything wrong with a newer site trying to get a little publicity from here, as long as it's done in a more dignified manner. Ed2009's been here for over half a year now and, while it turns out his sites aren't my thing, I was happy to check out what he was selling. He didn't bring in his members to gush about the sites and didn't go off the deep end with little posts to keep his name near the top of the lists. What he did do was become a contributor to our forum, and I'd be more than happy to recommend his sites to anyone who came through here, looking for his kind of content. Sarcasm is a body's natural defense against stupidity. | |
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| 04-10-10 04:32pm - 5370 days | Original Post - #1 | |
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RagingBuddhist (0)
Disabled User Posts: 893 Registered: Jan 23, '07 |
Since more than a few people have made references to my anger in their posts, I thought it might be nice to "put it all out there" so you can understand what I lovingly call "my rage". It might surprise some of you that I really do get a kick out of it when people think they understand why I appear so angry. To start, you can look at what I had to say about my nick in my profile. "I love Humanity but, invariably, people just suck. There always seems to be someone right around the corner, trying to fuck things up." Some might call it sheer pessimism, I say, as I often do, that if you're not cynical, you're not paying attention. In my world, assholes abound. From little inconsiderations like people failing to say thank you when you hold a door for them, to the guy who bankrupts his own company, putting all his workers out on the street. From the guy who flips you off because you honked his horn at him when he cut you off, to the politician who passes a bill that doesn't affect his livelihood - I'll fight 'em all the best I can. It actually makes me happy to try to get people to justify their lack of responsibility to other people. Yes, I have many joys in my life. Decent health, a niece and nephew I adore, an absolute love for Nature and music and, one of my favorite things, what I consider to be a good sarcastic wit. Maybe not the sharpest knife in the drawer, but I have fun with it. I laugh and smile more than anyone could imagine. What people see here seems to clash with that picture of me and I find it really amusing. I'm just a cynic - one who's made it one of his goals in life to always speak out against anything that appears contrary to the truth. I know that truth is subjective, but I'm conceited enough to think I have a pretty good idea when people are full of shit. And, as I think you can tell, I'm more than happy to let them know it. I hope all this eases the minds of anyone who pictures me climbing a tower with an assault weapon one day. That's not me at all! The rage continues! (Picture a big cheesy grin here) Sarcasm is a body's natural defense against stupidity. | |
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| 04-10-10 04:00pm - 5370 days | #43 | |
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RagingBuddhist (0)
Disabled User Posts: 893 Registered: Jan 23, '07 |
mbaya - I think you'd have to ask Khan, but I doubt they'll let you. I do accept PayPal, however. Sarcasm is a body's natural defense against stupidity. | |
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| 04-10-10 01:28pm - 5370 days | #41 | |
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RagingBuddhist (0)
Disabled User Posts: 893 Registered: Jan 23, '07 |
All this junk makes me look less than raging. I resent the competition. Sarcasm is a body's natural defense against stupidity. | |
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| 04-10-10 12:19pm - 5370 days | #9 | |
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RagingBuddhist (0)
Disabled User Posts: 893 Registered: Jan 23, '07 |
It's really a shame about Firefox. They used to be hyped as the browser without all the bloat of Internet Exploder. Now it's almost as clunky as IE. Sarcasm is a body's natural defense against stupidity. | |
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| 04-10-10 12:00pm - 5370 days | #37 | |
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RagingBuddhist (0)
Disabled User Posts: 893 Registered: Jan 23, '07 |
I'd like to believe that people wouldn't actually leave here just because of some bumps in the road. Every forum that grows has some growing pains. I think this site is evolving nicely and I'm looking forward to new developments and having new members. Sarcasm is a body's natural defense against stupidity. | |
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| 04-10-10 11:49am - 5370 days | #6 | |
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RagingBuddhist (0)
Disabled User Posts: 893 Registered: Jan 23, '07 |
Firefox 2 for general use Opera 10 when I run into compatibility issues with FF2 or want more speed Internet Exploder 6.0 for Windows Updates ONLY Sarcasm is a body's natural defense against stupidity. | |
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| 04-10-10 11:23am - 5370 days | #34 | |
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RagingBuddhist (0)
Disabled User Posts: 893 Registered: Jan 23, '07 |
However unbelievable you might find it, I think that's a shame on both accounts. I know how hard it can be, fighting what you see as unjust pressure to defend your opinion and I'm sorry that you feel your opinion doesn't matter. With MH, it was good to see her using this site as other webmasters do, asking for input to make her site better. On the other hand, having someone tell people to get some balls and labelling us a bunch of testosterone enraged, disturbing teen lovers won't be missed. Unless you count losing the drama a victory, nobody's won anything in all of this. Sarcasm is a body's natural defense against stupidity. | |
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| 04-09-10 07:42pm - 5371 days | #22 | ||
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RagingBuddhist (0)
Disabled User Posts: 893 Registered: Jan 23, '07 |
I haven't been there in a while, but the last I saw, Videobox still had behind the scenes episodes.
Hijack away (laughing) It's not really a flame war. It's just me, doing what I do. I think someone's demeanor on here is way out of line with our history and I feel compelled to respond to it. On with the show! Sarcasm is a body's natural defense against stupidity. | ||
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| 04-09-10 05:18pm - 5371 days | #26 | |
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RagingBuddhist (0)
Disabled User Posts: 893 Registered: Jan 23, '07 |
I thought webmasters were supposed to kick and scream and go off on tangents when someone says anything less than glowing about them or their sites. Sorry... just tired of someone's tantrums on here. I now return you to your regularly scheduled review site, already in progress. Sarcasm is a body's natural defense against stupidity. | |
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| 04-09-10 04:30pm - 5371 days | #20 | |
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RagingBuddhist (0)
Disabled User Posts: 893 Registered: Jan 23, '07 |
Remember when you questioned my traffic figures ? That was the best laugh ever. Obscure sites ring a bell? You didn't then, or now have a clue what you were talking about. Just because you disagree with me, doesn't mean I don't have a clue. When will you let that sink in? You are obviously still pissed off about making a twat of yourself by quoting things you had no idea about, then being caught out. I think whatever you see as obvious is just in your mind. (In the U.S., we say "called out" - something you seem to really have a problem with.) I have given you a number of olive branches you take them and then pretend you didn't! Just because you declare peace, doesn't mean you can go ahead and drop more bombs and not have it be noted. And I never pretend to do anything. You may not have noticed it, but I always tell it like I see it, in plain, straightforward language. Agree or disagree, there is no pretense here. Did you look at the Stanford Prison experiment? Not until now. Google tells me it's a simulation study of the psychology of imprisonment conducted at Stanford University. What's your point? You see I had no issue with this site. Came here to have a bit of fun. You seem to not want to have any. You came here to hype your site - You even said so yourself. That might be fun for you - it's not for me. Other than your getting all hormonal in your posts, I still like it here. Come to think of it, this post of yours is like a mini interview. I kinda like it. Thank you. I don't like you attacking people who have been nothing other than kind and courteous to me. I come on here and you behave like a bunch of pack animals. I don't like you coming on here and using this site for publicity. Pointing people outside of PU to look at it as some kind of a joke is particularly bothersome. You show no respect. You hide behind your user names and avatars that I dare say, bare no resemblance to you. I show respect where respect is deserved. You won't have mine until you act like an adult and stop lashing out with the personal insults, accusations and assumptions when you don't agree with something I've said. Posts like this prove my point that you aren't here for the same reason the majority of us are here. PornUsers was put together for the people who join porn sites to rate them and talk about (mostly) the finer points of porn and porn sites. I guess the fact that you bare all on your site is supposed to mean something here? You've chosen porn as your livelihood, we have not. Putting our real faces on this site could have dire consequences. You may see that as convenient, others might agree with me that it's a necessity. But, as it happens, my avatar does bear some resemblance to me right now. Picture the gesture. You chose to ignore reviews by people who have joined my site and by this site itself, because it suits your small minded self belief that if anyone says its good it must be a con. I'm not sure what you mean by ignoring reviews. If I've commented on a review, it's obvious that I've read it. If you're referring to the reviews of your site, of course I've read them and, again obviously, I took issue with them and posted my comments as I saw fit. And, yet again, you come to the conclusion that I'm small minded and... anyone saying it's good it must be a con? What the hell are you talking about? Obviously you, RB are just venting the frustrations that your pr job causes, that's not my problem. This site has nothing to do with my job, so no, nothing's obvious except to you. If you can't accept me as just another Pornuser with an opinion, then it is your problem. Everyone says its impossible to start a site now and make it work. I think the consensus is that it's not impossible - just improbable. I don't know how long this beloved site has been going but I went past it in 6 months, so give me some credit. Again, you're comparing apples to oranges. This isn't a porn site. And don't forget this site loves me advertising, after all it takes 50% of sign up money xxx I didn't know that fact until you let it go. I'm sure there had to be some kind of arrangement with the sites, otherwise PU would cost them money. Did you put the xxx after money because that's your real passion? Why don't you look at the review they gave me? No. Not interested. Ps you bumped it Yes - with something more than "I need to go to bed now" Now shut up. I don't think so. PPS why are all you old men so obsessed with teen sites. Do you not find that slightly disturbing? I do. You are so out of line with that comment, I have to ask you seriously - What the hell is wrong with you? The only thing disturbing to me right now is the rollercoaster you seem to be riding. Sarcasm is a body's natural defense against stupidity. Edited on Apr 09, 2010, 07:33pm | |
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| 04-09-10 12:45pm - 5371 days | #17 | |
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RagingBuddhist (0)
Disabled User Posts: 893 Registered: Jan 23, '07 |
For someone who claims to have been distressed and hurt by the comments about both her site and her presence here, she sure can leave some snide comments of her own. Hurt on here, a joke on Twitter? I'm glad to see others speaking out on her admitted use of this site as a means of free advertising. Some of her replies look as though they serve no other purpose than to bump the thread up. Sarcasm is a body's natural defense against stupidity. | |
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| 04-08-10 04:38pm - 5372 days | #9 | |
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RagingBuddhist (0)
Disabled User Posts: 893 Registered: Jan 23, '07 |
In one way or another, I've been doing customer service related work for the last 12 years and I'm well aware that you can't please everyone. I've been cussed out to my face, blamed for things I had nothing to do with and even threatened with physical harm. None of that matters to me as long as I know I've represented my product well. Sarcasm is a body's natural defense against stupidity. | |
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| 04-08-10 04:06pm - 5372 days | #7 | |
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RagingBuddhist (0)
Disabled User Posts: 893 Registered: Jan 23, '07 |
Miss Hybrid's calling us "experts in porn" seems a bit sarcastic to me. That leads me to believe that there's some resentment when people pick a site apart without a thought to what all it takes to make one a success. Ed2009's answer hits the nail on the head - we're consumers, and porn is just like any other product we buy. There are tons of product review sites out there, full of people speaking out on the shortcomings of things they've bought. Can you really blame someone if Product X doesn't measure up to our expectations and we say so? Anyone who's even half seriously looked into starting a porn site knows the odds are stacked against them. A little Google session will tell you that. My favorite link is http://www.bloggerheads.com/porn_report.asp. It basically says, "Don't do it". Sarcasm is a body's natural defense against stupidity. Edited on Apr 08, 2010, 04:19pm | |
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| 04-07-10 03:20pm - 5373 days | #2 | |
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RagingBuddhist (0)
Disabled User Posts: 893 Registered: Jan 23, '07 |
A welcome addition, Kevin. Good job and thank you! Take an extra 1/2 hour for lunch and $20 out of petty cash. Sarcasm is a body's natural defense against stupidity. | |
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| 04-07-10 01:19pm - 5373 days | #18 | |
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RagingBuddhist (0)
Disabled User Posts: 893 Registered: Jan 23, '07 |
messmer- I'm surpised to see you even considering either of those. When you have to ask which is going to be the least offensive to your personal preferences, that should be the clue that the answer is C. Neither of the above. Sarcasm is a body's natural defense against stupidity. | |
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| 04-06-10 03:05pm - 5374 days | #58 | ||
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RagingBuddhist (0)
Disabled User Posts: 893 Registered: Jan 23, '07 |
I am absolutely stubborn! When something does everything I want it to, I see no need to modify it. Or, as most people put it, if it ain't broke, don't fix it. My PC is a Audio/Video editting machine and entertainment center, with a more than healthy dose of downloading thrown in. It's only been recently that I'm losing some minor functionality with Firefox 2. Like I said, I'm staying with it because the more recent versions don't resize pictures to fit the screen from top to bottom. When I tried FF3 and didn't see any appreciable speed improvement over 2, I went back. When I want speed browsing, I use Opera 10, but it won't resize top to bottom either. When it gets too unusable, I'll have to give in and update the browser. I'll say it again - I am stubborn. I'm due to put a new PC together and can't find a new motherboard with Windows 2000 drivers and I ain't too happy about it. I still don't like XP and Windows 7 is definitely out of the question. I never thought about an abacus - I might have to give that a good look. Sarcasm is a body's natural defense against stupidity. | ||
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| 04-04-10 05:31pm - 5376 days | #10 | |
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RagingBuddhist (0)
Disabled User Posts: 893 Registered: Jan 23, '07 |
My lysdexia is flaring up again - it's a left click in Firefox too. And I guess I'll have to check out Chrome now. A lot of websites now have issues with FF2 - including this one. Sarcasm is a body's natural defense against stupidity. | |
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| 04-04-10 03:48pm - 5376 days | #8 | |
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RagingBuddhist (0)
Disabled User Posts: 893 Registered: Jan 23, '07 |
Tell them that they'll get free jewelry if they sign up and make 500 posts? Other than that, I guess we'd all have to carefully ask the women we know if they 1. like porn. 2. ever join porn sites and 3. would ever consider writing about it. Rotsa ruck. Sarcasm is a body's natural defense against stupidity. Edited on Apr 04, 2010, 03:51pm | |
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| 04-04-10 03:44pm - 5376 days | #8 | |
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RagingBuddhist (0)
Disabled User Posts: 893 Registered: Jan 23, '07 |
As long as the pictures are sharp, I like 'em as big as possible. I stick with an outdated version of Firefox, in part because it resizes images to fit my screen from top to bottom with the option to enlarge it to full-size with a right click. The newer versions of Firefox and Opera don't do that. I don't know about Internet Exploder - I won't use it for anything but Windoze updates. Sarcasm is a body's natural defense against stupidity. | |
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| 04-03-10 08:04pm - 5377 days | #50 | |
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RagingBuddhist (0)
Disabled User Posts: 893 Registered: Jan 23, '07 |
I should've figured it was a browser issue myself. I'm stubbornly holding onto Firefox 2 and have been losing bits and pieces of functionality on a regular basis. It looks okay in Opera 10, although the message box is somewhat smaller than it is in Firefox. Sarcasm is a body's natural defense against stupidity. | |
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| 04-03-10 11:12am - 5377 days | #45 | |
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RagingBuddhist (0)
Disabled User Posts: 893 Registered: Jan 23, '07 |
I figure the new toy is going to be played with for a while, then the emoticon use will die down. Other than that, the only small bother I see is that there are so many of them, it elongates the page to where you have to scroll down a bit to hit the Add Reply Button. No, not a big deal, but it might be nicer if they were put horizontally across the bottom. Sarcasm is a body's natural defense against stupidity. | |
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| 04-02-10 11:15pm - 5377 days | #2 | |
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RagingBuddhist (0)
Disabled User Posts: 893 Registered: Jan 23, '07 |
A nice pair of gravity defying 38DD's, attached to a hopeless alcoholic. What a shame. But it was fun while it lasted. Sarcasm is a body's natural defense against stupidity. | |
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| 04-02-10 09:38am - 5378 days | #18 | |
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RagingBuddhist (0)
Disabled User Posts: 893 Registered: Jan 23, '07 |
Are you sure? It's hard to tell from the pictures, but I don't see any scars. Sarcasm is a body's natural defense against stupidity. | |
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| 04-02-10 05:54am - 5378 days | #15 | |
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RagingBuddhist (0)
Disabled User Posts: 893 Registered: Jan 23, '07 |
I guess if you've got seven grand to drop for a novelty, that's.... umm... good for you. But, before I'd go that route, I think I'd get a Russian bride and make money on the deal. Sarcasm is a body's natural defense against stupidity. | |
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| 04-01-10 01:41am - 5379 days | #26 | |
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RagingBuddhist (0)
Disabled User Posts: 893 Registered: Jan 23, '07 |
Amy Lee of Evanescence Sarcasm is a body's natural defense against stupidity. Edited on Apr 01, 2010, 01:44am | |
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| 03-31-10 02:09pm - 5380 days | #15 | |
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RagingBuddhist (0)
Disabled User Posts: 893 Registered: Jan 23, '07 |
You must be a member of South Park's Hare Club For Men Sarcasm is a body's natural defense against stupidity. | |
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| 03-31-10 01:57pm - 5380 days | #12 | |
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RagingBuddhist (0)
Disabled User Posts: 893 Registered: Jan 23, '07 |
You're welcome, Rick. I don't know about having to be whitelisted either - something worth checking into. People should also be aware that Imageshack and Photobucket don't allow nudity. They'll delete the picture as they find them. I know Imagevenue is a go, pretty sure Tinypic lets it slide and not sure about the rest. Sarcasm is a body's natural defense against stupidity. | |
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| 03-31-10 01:40pm - 5380 days | #9 | |
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RagingBuddhist (0)
Disabled User Posts: 893 Registered: Jan 23, '07 |
 Welll...this ain't the same animal as the other forums I'm on - but I guess I'll get it Sarcasm is a body's natural defense against stupidity. Edited on Mar 31, 2010, 01:44pm Edited by Staff on Mar 31, 2010, 02:02pm | |
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| 03-31-10 12:27pm - 5380 days | #6 | |
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RagingBuddhist (0)
Disabled User Posts: 893 Registered: Jan 23, '07 |
 So how do we post pictures? I tried using a couple of the hosts I use on other forums and it says that hotlinking isn't allowed. Tried using the insert picture button and it didn't work either. Do we have to use only certain image hosts or something?This is going to be a very nice addition to the show here. Thanks, guys! Sarcasm is a body's natural defense against stupidity. Edited on Mar 31, 2010, 12:40pm Edited by Staff on Mar 31, 2010, 02:03pm | |
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| 03-30-10 11:15pm - 5380 days | #11 | |
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RagingBuddhist (0)
Disabled User Posts: 893 Registered: Jan 23, '07 |
This is a lot of where the raging part of my name comes in. It never ceases to amaze me that any televangelist can be seen as a source for moral leadership. Look here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Robertson_controversies and tell me how much faith you have in what's shown on his program. Yes, porn is an easy target - and one of the smoke screens they use to hide what they're doing in their own lives. Sarcasm is a body's natural defense against stupidity. | |
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| 03-30-10 08:04pm - 5381 days | #9 | |
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RagingBuddhist (0)
Disabled User Posts: 893 Registered: Jan 23, '07 |
I've yet to see a site by itself that installs anything - it comes from a popup, which is just a script. If you pay attention to what you want to allow and disallow, running Firefox with the Adblock and NoScript addons stops all that crap. Sarcasm is a body's natural defense against stupidity. | |
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| 03-29-10 10:37am - 5382 days | #38 | |
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RagingBuddhist (0)
Disabled User Posts: 893 Registered: Jan 23, '07 |
But, like Rick said, there are expectations of a certain amount of content, be it video or pictures or both. If we took those amounts out the pros and cons, a site that updates daily and has three times the online content as another similar site wouldn't get any credit for it, while a site that only updates weekly and doesn't have as much to offer wouldn't get deductions. To me, the only exception to this is when a site's material is so unique that it stands out within it's niche. Other than that, a site's rating has to be influenced by how much they have to offer, and that means it's either a pro or a con. Sarcasm is a body's natural defense against stupidity. | |
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| 03-28-10 09:21pm - 5382 days | #34 | |
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RagingBuddhist (0)
Disabled User Posts: 893 Registered: Jan 23, '07 |
I don't see how you can take the lack of video or pictures out of the equation for most sites. Unless it's billed as a photography site, I think in the broadband age, most people expect video. In the early days of the Internet, before there was broadband speed, porn meant pictures and that was more than fine. But now, with the ability to download gigs at a time, I'm pretty sure most people are looking for video, or at least a good mix of the two. Most PUers have been fair with their reviews on this subject. There aren't too many people knocking photography sites for their lack of video and strictly video sites, like Videobox, for their lack of pictures. As for all the other sites, I guess it'll continue to be Team Pictures versus Team Video, making it hard for the TBP reviewers to put up a review that satisfies both sides. Sarcasm is a body's natural defense against stupidity. Edited on Mar 28, 2010, 09:47pm | |
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| 03-28-10 03:44pm - 5383 days | #5 | |
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RagingBuddhist (0)
Disabled User Posts: 893 Registered: Jan 23, '07 |
Your wondering about webmasters is a good reason to be on this forum. You get to see which sites respond and which ones don't. In cases where complaints are actually resolved, you can usually find some mention of the resolution in either a review or a comment. If you're having a problem with a site, I would say to post a review or a comment here. Who knows? Maybe they'll respond to it. But getting people to boycott a site seems unlikely. There are sites out there that have pulled every trick in the book to separate you from your money and have yet to respond to any question that's been put to them. But people still sign up there. As the old timers here will know, this is mostly a reference to my one-man crusade against Brazzer's. Look at the reviews and comments here about them and you'll see that customer service and tricks with credit cards don't seem to matter much. Sarcasm is a body's natural defense against stupidity. | |
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| 03-27-10 07:10pm - 5384 days | #24 | |
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RagingBuddhist (0)
Disabled User Posts: 893 Registered: Jan 23, '07 |
I most definitely agree with that. That's one of the biggest reasons I'm so limited with my choices of sites to join. One of the biggest turn offs for me is watching a bag full of plastic swinging off a chest. Sarcasm is a body's natural defense against stupidity. | |
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| 03-27-10 06:35pm - 5384 days | #20 | |
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RagingBuddhist (0)
Disabled User Posts: 893 Registered: Jan 23, '07 |
I'd never ask you to change your mind. Sarcasm is a body's natural defense against stupidity. | |
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| 03-27-10 06:21pm - 5384 days | #18 | |
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RagingBuddhist (0)
Disabled User Posts: 893 Registered: Jan 23, '07 |
While I definitely appreciate a well done photoset, I prefer video for what might be called an appreciation of the nuances of the human body. Being a blatant heterosexual that appreciation is mostly inclined towards the female form. A photoset doesn't allow you to see things like the slight bounce of a firm breast in motion or the wiggle of her ass as she's walking away. That's why I even like the video shoots of modeling sessions that are sometimes called out as "boring" on here. With hardcore, I don't think I'll ever stop being fascinated by how the human body interacts with other human bodies, or even sex toys. Witnessing the stages of arousal, and following through to the climax of a sex act just really appeals to me. Photosets can do that incrementally, but it's just not the same for me. Sarcasm is a body's natural defense against stupidity. | |
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| 03-27-10 04:07pm - 5384 days | #8 | |
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RagingBuddhist (0)
Disabled User Posts: 893 Registered: Jan 23, '07 |
A refund policy is virtually unheard of with porn sites. If you actually went ahead and instituted one, like allowing people to submit compelling evidence why they deserve a refund, that could be a selling point. But it could also have a negative effect if people feel that their reasons are being summarily dismissed. Sarcasm is a body's natural defense against stupidity. | |
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| 03-27-10 03:29pm - 5384 days | #24 | |
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RagingBuddhist (0)
Disabled User Posts: 893 Registered: Jan 23, '07 |
What's been going on here reminds me of the chat rooms on WinMX. I've been talking to some of the people on there for 10 years now, but the rooms where we meet keep changing. It seems that the more people who meet in one place, especially over a greater period of time, the more there are disagreements and tension. Because of it, people have often seen me say that even the best of rooms eventually collapse under the weight of their own popularity. Just like the latest developments here, there are occasional charges of elitism, with the word "clique" being thrown around from the newer residents of the room. The flaming and arguments escalate. When the host gets too fed up with the bullshit, they just close it down and we move on to another room or open a new one. But - there are rooms that have been up for years because the people in them understand the subtleties of the room they're in and go along with, for lack of a better phrase,"just how it is". And that's what I think is called for here, because I don't see the PU management shutting this down anytime soon. Here's a suggestion to anyone who feels that the so-called core group here is trying to keep newbies out of what they see as "the club". Become a part of it. Take the time to get a feel for the room and "just how it is" on here. We've had a lot of people here, all with different opinions on any number of issues, and things never got this crazy before. Coming in here and rocking a boat that's been sailing smoothly for a few years isn't doing anything positive for anybody. If you see something you don't like, tell us why you don't like it - without the flaming. Feel free to disagree, but keep it civil. Sarcasm is a body's natural defense against stupidity. | |
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| 03-27-10 01:21am - 5384 days | #26 | |
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RagingBuddhist (0)
Disabled User Posts: 893 Registered: Jan 23, '07 |
My PC is about 5 years old and I notice I get some stuttering when bitrates get too high. I doubt I'm alone on that. So I think the super high bitrates are great to have as an option. But if nothing is offered at a "still very nice but not quite 1080p" level, sites might start getting complaints from members because their processors and video cards can't keep up. I'd hate to find myself on a site where I have to drop down to mediocre quality files just because the top quality files don't play here. Sarcasm is a body's natural defense against stupidity. | |
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| 03-26-10 04:53pm - 5385 days | #16 | |
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RagingBuddhist (0)
Disabled User Posts: 893 Registered: Jan 23, '07 |
What I don't get is the claim that people are blowing things out of proportion in reviews. Unless I haven't been reading close enough, the only time I've seen someone truly irate in a review is over a matter of someone playing with their credit card or some sort of deceptive practice. To me, that's justifiably pissed off and screaming for either reason. Sarcasm is a body's natural defense against stupidity. | |
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