Smilie Craze --- EVERYONE Please Read!

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Originally Posted by recycling goddess

couldn't the "rule" be... you can post smileys from this site and from the one i posted and otherwise... please don't.

cause honestly... is this something which really needs to be enforced? seems like a waste of time IMO.

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I agree...it's not a particularly valuable use of our time. Which is why I was hoping one little reminder about the rules would suffice. It's not a big deal to move a smilie image to our own gallery here, if you like it so much. Or your own server space if you have it...or your own photobucket account.

I'm not out to scour the forums for "illegal" smilies....I just noticed that we were having a LOT of them posted recently that were in violation of our TOS. If that were to continue unchecked, we'd end up with all sorts of stuff being posted directly from other sites that don't allow it....and then people pointing fingers at the staff saying "Why can't I get away with this, when you allow all those other things to slide?"

So who decides what rules makes sense or not? The Admin Team does. They can't cater rules to fit every members idea of what is or isn't okay. The fact is those are the TOS. You (and that is a general you not a specific you) can't in one thread say the Admin/Mod team is fanastic and doing a great job and then in another thread decide they are enforcing a rule you don't like therefore it's a waste of their time. Judy reminded everyone very nicely to follow the rules, something as an Admin she's bound to do. Is it a big deal to move a smiley if you want to use one that's not on the list already here at BPNet?

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Originally Posted by frankykeno

So who decides what rules makes sense or not? The Admin Team does. They can't cater rules to fit every members idea of what is or isn't okay. The fact is those are the TOS. You (and that is a general you not a specific you) can't in one thread say the Admin/Mod team is fanastic and doing a great job and then in another thread decide they are enforcing a rule you don't like therefore it's a waste of their time. Judy reminded everyone very nicely to follow the rules, something as an Admin she's bound to do. Is it a big deal to move a smiley if you want to use one that's not on the list already here at BPNet?

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Just stating my opinions which I think is still ok to do. I think the admin focus is in the wrong direction in this case and then when there a real issues the answer is that they are too overwhelmed to do anything about it.

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Originally Posted by jglass38

Just stating my opinions which I think is still ok to do. I think the admin focus is in the wrong direction in this case and then when there a real issues the answer is that they are too overwhelmed to do anything about it.

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Valid point Jamie and I was stating mine because I know it's still okay to do that. Admin is a pretty harsh position to be in though. I'm glad I'm not one of them. I neither have the patience of a saint nor the wisdom of Job (okay an obvious overstatement...it is just the internet) :)

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Originally Posted by frankykeno

Valid point Jamie and I was stating mine because I know it's still okay to do that. Admin is a pretty harsh position to be in though. I'm glad I'm not one of them. I neither have the patience of a saint nor the wisdom of Job (okay an obvious overstatement...it is just the internet) :)

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I have no doubt it is a thankless job. I have said it before that the admins do a great job with the site. But when I see something that I think is wrong, I am going to say something. This is not a personal attack on anyone in particular as I have been accused of.

Good lord Jamie, you're worse than a nagging wife. Oh wait, that would be me. :oops:

:neener:

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Originally Posted by tigerlily

Good lord Jamie, you're worse than a nagging wife. Oh wait, that would be me. :oops:

:neener:

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I was wondering how you recognized it!! :P

Hey I'm good at it. Just ask the husband. ;) Therefore I feel I'm expert enough to recognize it. I hereby declare myself the Nagging Expert. So let it be written, so let it be done.

Yes, I've completely lost it. :psychotic

i found it! :carrot:

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Originally Posted by recycling goddess

i found it! :carrot:

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You might want to be careful with it. It's tricky. :rolleyes: