Are windsurfers offended by the term "boredpoler"?

[bordy]

Thank you, btjsfca, for saying that, who ever you are. I was beginning to think I was the only one that couldn't translate what he was saying; and I'm pretty sure he didn't want to hear that from me. I think it's a little ironic that he said, "I am not a good writer unless I sit and edit and I am way to ADD to edit." and then typed whatever it was he thinks he said.
Rick McClain

Thank Justin for saying what? Every one else seemed to translate what I said.

"Whatever it was he thinks he said"? Again Rick pretty degrading. Your just reinforcing your elitist attitude thats what I mean...........It starting to anger me.

With the exception of him thinking it's ok to edit via the stupid fuckin bot. He disagrees with all the shiit coming out your mouth....some times its nice to speel bad


Wow I sure hope the bot caught what I said

[RickHeninger]

What do you mean Darren... That isn't you in the avatar???

Ok guys, we might need to lock down or DELETE this thread if personal attacks continue. It's not worth personal attacks. Wait and talk in person if you have personal attacks. Like Doug was saying.

Justin, I think that if you saw how many people register for the website and how many spammers/hackers try to register you'd understand more. Let me present you the example... We get emails saying : "btefsldiisljmdsemicolin just has registered for your website for access to posting, would you like to allow this registrant?"

So, we say YES, next thing you know btefsldiisljmdsemicolin is selling Maxpower Enzyte Enlargement Cream on our website. This happened a couple of years ago and we eventually had to shut down the website for seriously what seemed like a year. In fact, Marty created a temporary forum through Yahoo... The other problem is that once registered our defenses are compromised a little and then this person can hack around more easily.

If somebody's name comes through that seems real, and their profile indicates that they live in Utah or Oregon, we have a better idea, MORE QUICKLY, that it's a person who says they are who they are and those who deal with the hacker side don't have to spend EVEN MORE of their precious time fixing the website.

Finally, like we've said before many times, if people have their real name up there, it just seems like they usually post more genuinely etc. That may not be applicable to you. But there are many who once on a website with an alias say whatever they feel like that isn't true or is attacking and/or inflammatory and it pollutes a site with a bunch of crap. We're a smaller community, but in the larger forums that don't have this policy, it really does get out of hand. If we were one of those communities, well, then you'd see why. Yes, people could easily go and register a fake name but we didn't figure that people had that much time on their hands. Most of you who have had the nicknames aren't like this, therefore you wonder why it is the policy, but as the community grows, it is my opinion that the policy will be a great asset. Let me know if you disagree... Or don't or I mean, or not!

Rick.

[Marty Lowe]

Ok guys, we might need to lock down or DELETE this thread

Not sure this would solve anything.

Limits will always be tested.

I suggest a verbal truce between all and let this tread die on its own.
This will be my last post on this thread.

What a great country we live in....

-Marty

[btjsfca]

Justin, I think that if you saw how many people register for the website and how many spammers/hackers try to register you'd understand more. Let me present you the example... We get emails saying : "btefsldiisljmdsemicolin just has registered for your website for access to posting, would you like to allow this registrant?"

Right. There I go, thinking as a user and not as an admin.

Finally, like we've said before many times, if people have their real name up there, it just seems like they usually post more genuinely etc. That may not be applicable to you. But there are many who once on a website with an alias say whatever they feel like that isn't true or is attacking and/or inflammatory and it pollutes a site with a bunch of crap. We're a smaller community, but in the larger forums that don't have this policy, it really does get out of hand. If we were one of those communities, well, then you'd see why. Yes, people could easily go and register a fake name but we didn't figure that people had that much time on their hands. Most of you who have had the nicknames aren't like this, therefore you wonder why it is the policy, but as the community grows, it is my opinion that the policy will be a great asset. Let me know if you disagree... Or don't or I mean, or not!

I think I'm coing from the point of view that we are small and we really do know each other. Hard to currently say much on this forum and not get called out on it. I mean, bradsaxe posted on another thread, and we're all like, "who's he?" So, some anonymity is still possible even with the name rules. I think we're talking about a general phenomenon of people. Even a little distance from your "opponents" can result in ugly things:

http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2004/03/19/
(adult language: beware!)

-J

[windzup]

6. I forgot the classic: "Donkey Dick" I love listening to my wife try to explain to her friends and students of where they should put their "donkey Dick" .

I assume it was a lacking white male who thought a quick name reference would lead to larger anatomy.... in reality its more of a choad, a small piece of plastic tubing.

The first replacement for this term was a stretch " Donkey Dong" .... now we have settled on the generic term, locking finger, funny it took over five years to figure out that that little thing on our chicken loops actually does not resemble the anatomy of a full grown Donkey. hmmm.

I thought this thread was funny, almost thought Fokitten found Utah!

Windzup,
Brian Schenck

BTW- I'm getting a legal name change to W-Zup, and like P-diddy, I'm gonna start rapping.

[Rick McClain]

Wow Brian,
How could you forget that one? But wait a minute, if people are going to start rapping on this forum, I'm getting off! Oops! I didn't mean it that way, I meant I'll leave the forum. Ok, what have I left myself open for this time? I can hear it coming. Isn't the English language just the pits when it comes to communicating? I mean, even when used properly, much less when using abbreviations, jargon, slang, and just plain misspelled words.

[Doug cox]

Marty said he was done posting on this thread so I'm posting this for him.

There is a cool feature in the "User Control Panel"

"Friends and Foes" tab

"Manage Foes"

enter the user names of someone that offends you
or you don't want to see posts from.

easy way to censor any forum on your own.

fredom of choice..

-Marty

Problem solved. If you don't like it don't read it. Then people can say what they want.

[tjacques]

Marty said he was done posting on this thread so I'm posting this for him.

There is a cool feature in the "User Control Panel"

"Friends and Foes" tab

"Manage Foes"

enter the user names of someone that offends you
or you don't want to see posts from.

easy way to censor any forum on your own.

fredom of choice..

thats cool.
-Marty

Problem solved. If you don't like it don't read it. Then people can say what they want.

[RickHeninger]

Ok, Justin, you get it! And that was extremely funny! Thx! But, it is just as much a user perspective as admin that we made that decision... Just in case the subtle facetiousness was actually that!

Brian, you'd seriously make a good white rapper!

yeah, there are a lot of options.

The reason I don't like conflict is it eventually leads to too much harmony!!! wink... that one's mine!

[JimSouthwick]

Wow! As the OP of this thread (and I always thought OP was Ron Howard’s character on the old Andy Griffith show!) I feel kind of like the guy who’s trying to burn a little trash and ends up setting the forest on fire. Not sure that the original question posed in the subject line has been answered, but a lot of other issues have certainly gotten an airing. One of them being the use of abbreviations and jargon. Just to throw in my two bits on the subject: I’m ambivalent. I plead guilty to using a few (e.g, DCIB, DCSSB, DCDS) and I really don’t mind when other people use them - unless they use ones that I’m not familiar with; then it really annoys me! What to do? Ban the use of abbreviations and jargon? Set up a bot to filter them out? Probably not. I’m guessing that abbreviations and jargon will always be with us and that we are just going to have to learn to live with them. Why not expand Brian’s tongue-in-cheek glossary of slang and abbreviations and make it a permanent feature of the UWA website, sort of like an FAQ page? Those of us who are guilty of using/inventing jargon and/or abbreviations would be requested (not required!!) to add any new ones to the list.

Pray for wind!!

[darrenfowler]

[quote="RickHeninger"]
Justin, I think that if you saw how many people register for the website and how many spammers/hackers try to register you'd understand more.

Forget the spammers, what about government monitoring?
My avatar has already been compromised by the Dept. of Homeland Security.

I heard that top officials have been "briefed" !!!

My cover's been blown! (I mean compromised)

[Steven Nyhus]

Now that's funny right there, I don't care who you are!!

[Emmanuel Pons]

Wow some of you guys need to sail more or do something.

Since it's a community and all opinions are welcome, here is my take:

Censorship: bad
Rules: bad
Taking internet too seriously: bad
Nicknames: good
Laughing at yourself: good


Oh yeah and this is for Rick:
French People: still the best

Soooo who is going poleboarding in the coming days? I think I am having withdrawals...

[RickHeninger]

Standing O for Darren! That's a homerun...

Yes, Manny, having withdrawls also... Might be some good wind somewhere this weekend... Willard maybe!? Oh, and yes as Darren said: "Viva la France!"