Say your goodbyes to McGriff in here

[dr lopez]

where is tht tne

[Hoodie]

where is tht tne

 

same place as ezkerraldean and dr. hat D:

[chenGOD]

The purpose of "General Banter" is becoming a bit difficult to discern. Nonetheless, even as an avid reader/viewer, I had no problem with the removal of the Nice Tits thread and Joyrex's reasoning there wasn't ridiculous so do yourselves a favor and let that ship sail.

 

All the heavier handed moderation has definitely made this place a bit antiseptic though and that's not a good thing. It might be good for Joyrex's hardcore newborn christian life, but it's damned boring for content, lols, etc.

I have no problem removing tits, after all there are plenty of other places on the net for that sort of thing. I don't believe I've ever censored anyone for any speech beyond the obvious racist stuff.

Just sayin. *sniff* another classic mcgriff-ism.

that's a typical fallacious joyrex argument, where else on the net could you find beautiful tits carefully selected by idm fans ?

exactly.

There's nothing fallacious about the statement that eugene bolded. I don't have a problem removing tits, and there are plenty of other places to find those tits. Both of those are true.

And like you already said eugene: there was plenty more porn on here than you thought.

Also: I never actually went into the nice tits thread - so I have no idea what people thought were nice tits. I'd suggest pictorial examples but...lol

 

My reasoning is this - the purpose of General Banter is for banter - amusing anecdotes and what not. Discussing things. Not for wolfing out to nice tits. That's why no tits doesn't bother me, but also why I didn't censor for speech (unless, as previously stated it was obviously racist, or perhaps if it was just plain nonsense).

 

I will admit, at first I was for removing chatmm, but I must say in retrospect that decision was wrong.

 

also - I was just about to upload a recent pic. oh well. the moment has passed.

[Root5]

I think the reason why eugene and lumpy (and I) think there is a fallacious argument, is that when people say there are other places on the internet with tits, they are arguing that, because there are other places, there is no reason to want it on watmm. That is a fallacious argument. I agree that there are other places on the internet for tits. And I can't argue with the fact that you have no problem removing them from watmm. Both those statements are true.

 

But it isn't the case, as I think it was being implied, that, since there are tits elsewhere on the internets, then no one should have any problem removing them from watmm.

 

It would be like saying that, since there is meat in the butcher, you shouldn't be sad that it gets removed from your grocery store. It's true that there is meat in the butcher. But the argument is nonetheless fallacious.

[chenGOD]

Not at all - we are the music makers, not we are the posters of nice tits.

Joyrex wants the emphasis to shift back toward music discussion.

[Npoess]

Why are guys still so caugt up by those stupid nice asses/tits threads getting locked. It happened so long ago, and like Chengod says, there plenty of other places on the web for that. Do we really miss them that much?

[Root5]

I'm a philosophy dork and I get all up in a huff when someone says something is a fallacious argument when it is not.

 

There is nothing fallacious about wanting to give the forum more of a focus. Obviously.

 

I'm just saying that it's reasonable for people to miss the tits, even though there are other places for it on the internet. You can shift the focus, despite the fact that people will miss it. But you cannot make an argument that people shouldn't miss the tits, just because there are other places on the internet.

[Candiru]

Not at all - we are the music makers, not we are the posters of nice tits.

Joyrex wants the emphasis to shift back toward music discussion.

Tits are everywhere, that's cool. But this website can never be just about the music and still be a functioning board.

 

This is like saying "Unless you're drinking coffee right now, GTFO of the coffee shop." People will be in the coffee shop eating scones and perusing WATMM on their laptops, man. It's the atmosphere that's most of the appeal.

[eugene]

it's not that your argument is fallacious, i just didn't word it carefully..it's the assumption that the purpose of tits thread on watmm is the same as of the random porn sites on the net, that's simply not true. it's just like watmm has a very specific sense of humour that attracts people, the same can be said for any other topic, tits included. i believe that people who frequented nice tits thread didn't just go there for a quick wank, it was more to appreciate the beauty of the female form and the exquisite taste of a fellow member. in simpler, words it was a community thing that couldn't be found on non-watmm sites and not some wank-stop.

[eugene]

it's not that your argument is fallacious, i just didn't word it carefully..it's the assumption that the purpose of tits thread on watmm is the same as of the random porn sites on the net, that's simply not true. it's just like watmm has a very specific sense of humour that attracts people, the same can be said for any other topic, tits included. i believe that people who frequented nice tits thread didn't just go there for a quick wank, it was more to appreciate the beauty of the female form and the exquisite taste of a fellow member. in simpler, words it was a community thing that couldn't be found on non-watmm sites and not some wank-stop.

 

that came out awfully Tobias-y

[springymajig]

I have to admit, I find this forum far less embarrassing to use since the censorship got tighter. The nice tits thread was easy enough to avoid but there was porn and stuff throughout other threads. And I admit it was well used for comic effect, so I was a bit upset at first too, but in hindsight, I think the forum is shaping up a lot nicer than what it was before.

 

My main gripe is that as a community, we do nothing now. Surely our collective efforts can be used for purposes other than creating archives of excellent examples of the female form (which, again, is all over the place already).

 

For me the golden age of watmm was a long time ago, maybe about a year or two after it went from being Joyrex.com to watmm.com. I don't remember porn and shit like that being particularly prevalent back then.

 

The thing is, there was a lot more mystery surrounding the IDM scene back then but now all that can be found out so easily, leaving a LOT less to be discussed on this forum without someone calling "Jazzband" ( another McGriffism). So we can never go back to how it used to be. But I do think we can move forward without this being a free-for-all if:

 

1) Joyrex puts in the effort to organise it (even if that means being good at delegating jobs)

 

2) Everyone else stops whinging about the nice tits thread.

[Guest Rambo]

 

For me the golden age of watmm was a long time ago, maybe about a year or two after it went from being Joyrex.com to watmm.com. I don't remember porn and shit like that being particularly prevalent back then.

 

 

Because the lack of porn isn't the problem.

 

It's the moderation of everything else

[chenGOD]

I'm a philosophy dork and I get all up in a huff when someone says something is a fallacious argument when it is not.

 

There is nothing fallacious about wanting to give the forum more of a focus. Obviously.

 

I'm just saying that it's reasonable for people to miss the tits, even though there are other places for it on the internet. You can shift the focus, despite the fact that people will miss it. But you cannot make an argument that people shouldn't miss the tits, just because there are other places on the internet.

I never made the argument that people shouldn't miss the tits. I explained why Joyrex wanted them gone from here.

 

Not at all - we are the music makers, not we are the posters of nice tits.

Joyrex wants the emphasis to shift back toward music discussion.

Tits are everywhere, that's cool. But this website can never be just about the music and still be a functioning board.

 

This is like saying "Unless you're drinking coffee right now, GTFO of the coffee shop." People will be in the coffee shop eating scones and perusing WATMM on their laptops, man. It's the atmosphere that's most of the appeal.

Nope, and it most certainly isn't just about music.

 

it's not that your argument is fallacious, i just didn't word it carefully..it's the assumption that the purpose of tits thread on watmm is the same as of the random porn sites on the net, that's simply not true. it's just like watmm has a very specific sense of humour that attracts people, the same can be said for any other topic, tits included. i believe that people who frequented nice tits thread didn't just go there for a quick wank, it was more to appreciate the beauty of the female form and the exquisite taste of a fellow member. in simpler, words it was a community thing that couldn't be found on non-watmm sites and not some wank-stop.

 

While I never spent more than 5 minutes in the nice tits thread, I found very little to appreciate in there, mostly because taste in tits, like taste in music, is subjective. But I suppose my opinion is neither here nor there. However, I would suggest that you lot who are so interested in nice tits as chosen by IDM fans go start a tumblr with that as a theme. :)

 

rambo: I agree - which is why I've said in this thread publicly - I do not censor speech unless it is obviously racist.

[goDel]

Chen, you may be a mod, but that doesn't mean this is about you. You could show some understanding, or just sit back for a while. There's definitely a lot of sentiment in the air, and having arguments doesn't really help in any way.

 

IMO.

[eugene]

the more things you mods/admins will push to restrict/outsource the less community-like watmm will become.

[QBLA]

Explain to me how "Sweet Love Makin'!" gets deleted?

[Candiru]

That's how IDM this place is, it's becoming THX-1138/prison.

 

No touching!

[kaini]

Explain to me how "Sweet Love Makin'!" gets deleted?

 

indeed, or how the swsg thread got deleted for 'nsfw language'?

[murve33]

where else on the net could you find beautiful tits carefully selected by idm fans ?

 

I gotta say, squee did more with that thread than jesus could do with the loaves and fishes.

 

ell-oh-ell.

Squee does have style.

Agreed in regards to Squee. I felt it was as tasteful as a nice tits thread could be.

With that said. It alienated the womens in this forum, and that's not very cool. I think it is fine that those type of threads were removed, but removing all nsfw content is kind of lame. The strange/funny pictures threads could benefit for some nswf content. (In spoiler tags of course).

 

Chen, you may be a mod, but that doesn't mean this is about you. You could show some understanding, or just sit back for a while. There's definitely a lot of sentiment in the air, and having arguments doesn't really help in any way.

 

IMO.

I honestly feel that Chen is being pretty understanding. That tumblr suggestion is a pretty good idea. And remember, there is always "xltronic"

 

Fred you will be missed. I feel like that if anyone else made a swsg thread it would have sucked, but I was always on the edge of my seat. You were great at telling a story.

[Guest boo]

oh shit i never got my $10 from him for the bacon essay competition

 

for winning

 

it

[Guest Alfred E. Neuman]

What!? Fred's gone? everytime I traipse back here someone else has bitten the dust. Luckily there are still a few good dudes still here to keep the ship afloat... but, I mean, Jesus!

 

Hey Joyrex, care to comment?

[lumpenprol]

With that said. It alienated the womens in this forum, and that's not very cool.

 

like whom? If anything, it was the opposite. I think yegg left pretty soon after the tits and cocks threads were deleted. And to be honest, if any girl left because she was offended by a funny, playful tits thread then she wasn't the sort of woman I'd like to have around here anyway (*cough* thanksomuch *cough*...heh, kidding...well, halfway...)

 

I know I've said it before, but there was a time when watmm didn't suffer newb fools gladly, old timers could be pretty caustic, but it was all in good fun. If you figured it out (and only the thickest didn't), you could slide into the community no problem. It was sort of like breaking through the tough coating of autechre to find the tasty morsels hidden inside.All this emphasis on rules and policing may make the forum more user-friendly for idiots, but it alienates the smart ones.

 

In fact the nice tits thread was not important, but like all censorship, removing it only calls more attention to it. The most absurd argument I heard about why no tits was from JR himself, that it was childish, immature. That couldn't be further from the truth. True maturity doesn't mean cutting off the playful/child-like/horny part of yourself. Everyone enjoys a good fart/poop joke once in a while (as Fred and JR proved time and again). Same goes for tits. And it was hardly taking over the forum.

 

Anyhoo, I gave up on trying to be a "champion of free speech" some time ago...Whatever happens, happens. Peace.

[SR4]

hi

[lumpenprol]

yo man

[chenGOD]

Chen, you may be a mod, but that doesn't mean this is about you. You could show some understanding, or just sit back for a while. There's definitely a lot of sentiment in the air, and having arguments doesn't really help in any way.

 

IMO.

goDel - maybe I'm being too obtuse - but when I say the stuff about no censoring "publicly" what do you suppose the opposite of that might imply?

 

The end of the day - when Joyrex deletes a thread like Asymms about his wife's friend fantasizing about a proper rogering, there's nothing i can do. We've had discussions in private, but as has often been said, it is his forum.

 

Also sentiment in the air? Over fred going mad dog and englishmen?