On 2010-05-16 23:47:52 -0500, TomBa <nobody@nowhere.com> said:
> insane_for_boys! <nevermind@notsaying.net> wrote in
> news:4bf0b07f$0$25200$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com:
>
>> On 2010-05-16 20:49:01 -0500, " +Grant. " <+Grant@grant.grant> said:
>>
>>> In article <4bf0947c$0$5256$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com>,
>>> insane_for_boys! <nevermind@notsaying.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 2010-05-16 19:17:01 -0500, Morpheus <Morpheus@dreamland.com>
>>>> said:
>>>>
>>>>> On Sun, 16 May 2010 16:03:15 -0700, insane_for_boys! wrote
>>>>> (in article <4bf079b4$0$1572$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com>):
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 2010-05-16 17:24:28 -0500, "-C\"0,SM'0S." <Ow@Zats.com> said:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "Perhaps you will think on the following advice.
>>>>>>> What I will say is I think you are trying too hard to post to the
>>>>>>> group, Its not purely down to quantity alone, and it will not
>>>>>>> only be me you piss of if you continue on your current course of
>>>>>>> action."
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Do you mean that people will get pissed if I accidentally upload
>>>>>> thumbnails again?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Or that people will get pissed if I continue to upload random
>>>>>> pics? I highly doubt that others are going to get too upset for me
>>>>>> sharing on here and I plan to continue to share whatever I please
>>>>>> as long as it's related to the group.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "It is not very becoming of you to upload to this group pictures
>>>>>> that you have clearly not had time to look at and check that they
>>>>>> indeed are of boys and of suitable quality.
>>>>>> May I suggest that you start from the basis that you first sort
>>>>>> through them and select the ones that you like! That's a good a
>>>>>> rule as any to work with."
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Yes, there were some sets that had non-related pics in them. I'll
>>>>>> be careful of that for sure!
>>>>>> As far as my recent pics go, I do plan to upload the remainder of
>>>>>> the pics from the galleries I gave the link for since they are
>>>>>> specific sets by names of boys.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Another aspect is one of safety, it is very important that you
>>>>>> know exactly what you are posting, and examine it carefully before
>>>>>> hitting the send button, you would not be the first poster to
>>>>>> upload his power company bill accidentally, but the consequences
>>>>>> can be catastrophic. Regards power post, it will upload the
>>>>>> contents of the folder that you queue, what it posts is down to
>>>>>> you?"
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Ah, I know what you mean about being safe. Again, that's why I
>>>>>> need to make sure of what I'm uploading before I send. :)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hey, I sure don't want us to be enemies on this group. Like others
>>>>>> have said, as long as it's related to the group, anything and
>>>>>> everything is welcome on here. Just because you may have a problem
>>>>>> with some stuff I post, I don't think others will. As long as I
>>>>>> post pics of boys that are not thumbnails, there shouldn't be a
>>>>>> problem. There's been too much fighting here in the past so
>>>>>> PLEASE, let's be friends here, OK? If it wasn't for you, me and a
>>>>>> few others, this group would completely die off. Do we really want
>>>>>> that to happen? I sure don't! I sure hope you'll agree with me. :)
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I don't have very strong feelings one way or the other, but it
>>>>> would be in your interest to pay close attention to the advice
>>>>> Cosmos had for you. He is
>>>>> a highly (underline, underline) respected member of this group and
>>>>> is extraordinarily gracious. His response to you is an example of
>>>>> that.
>>>>>
>>>>> Your posts are welcome up to a point. I cannot speak for others,
>>>>> but the very large volume of images you post has a kind of
>>>>> deadening effect. Each individual image becomes trivialized. Too
>>>>> much in my view! (pun intended)
>>>>>
>>>>> But I don't criticize posters, particularly since I don't post
>>>>> anything other
>>>>> than commentary. If you take the time to post, then how you do it
>>>>> is pretty
>>>>> much up to you. I don't criticize posters for taking whatever
>>>>> security measures they feel they must (passwords, for example).
>>>>>
>>>>> I do agree with Mover that just dumping tons of pix is more in
>>>>> keeping with the practices of groups other than this one. And,
>>>>> those long, long strings of posts do make other material a bit
>>>>> harder to find.
>>>>>
>>>>> I would emphasize, however, Cosmos's point about security.
>>>>> Probably each of us has posted, at one time or another, a careless
>>>>> post. It should make you nervous. All of these groups are
>>>>> constantly observed by those who wish us harm (not all of whom are
>>>>> LEA) and it pays to be doubly certain about what you are going to
>>>>> put out there.
>>>>
>>>> Mover and Morpheus, your points are well taken. I wonder if part of
>>>> the reason for all this is because of my flood of pics that I did
>>>> with my request for group/collage pics and all the bullshit that got
>>>> started because of all that. I'm sorry, but I can't help all that.
>>>> Also, many of my posts recently haven't been just random pics.
>>>> They've either been sets with names of boys or by a specific
>>>> subject: boys blowing bubbles, sleeping, blond haired boys, etc. So,
>>>> to some degree, I am not just posting randomly. Either way, I do
>>>> plan to post whatever I please. If it upsets you, then I can't help
>>>> that. I will, however, continue to post specific things either based
>>>> on names of boys or certain subjects. I won't just post a bunch of
>>>> random pics. And even if I did post random pics, so what? Also, if
>>>> you don't like how pics get mixed up with text posts, then I
>>>> recommend you get a newsreader that lets you separate binary posts
>>>> from text posts. And for material that is hard to find because
>>>> someone posts too much stuff, some newsreaders have a search
>>>> function that lets you search for binary posts. So, if you typed in
>>>> Jimmy for example, you could easily get all of those posts.
>>>> Newsleecher is a good one. It's not free though so you'd have to get
>>>> a hacked version. Anyway, like I said, let's not let this turn into
>>>> fighting. PLEASE. Whatever ANYONE decides to post on here, as long
>>>> as it's on topic, should be welcome by ALL! I VERY MUCH enjoy this
>>>> group and will NOT let anyone on here ruin it for me. Let's all try
>>>> our VERY BEST to keep the peace! :)
>>>>
>>>
>>> Peace is good.
>>> Thank you for your support of the fort.
>>> It's good you won't let anyone ruin it for you, but you aren't the
>>> one you are posting for. Do you download what you post? You wouldn't
>>> want the way you post to ruin it for somebody else, would you? Not
>>> that I'm saying it is. So far. Naturally no one can please everybody
>>> but compromise usually displeases the least.
>>>
>>> Mover wasn't the first to discuss floods. I did it recently with that
>>> multi-named poster who flooded at your request what you weren't
>>> looking for.
>>>
>>> What you advised people to do to only see text messages isn't going
>>> to happen. Only *your* newsreader does it easily (and doesn't do much
>>> else well). People come here for fun and downloads not for work.
>>>
>>> Something for you to consider.
>>> I had said a while ago I was going to write and post some more
>>> stories and ask other posters to do it too. I didn't and won't while
>>> there are gigantic floods going on which make my stories too hard to
>>> get noticed. I put a lot of work into them. I won't do it for
>>> nothing. I don't know if you like my stories or want them here but I
>>> think some people might. What you and other posters do has a direct
>>> effect on that.
>>>
>>> What each of us does effects what others do here. I think real peace
>>> is when we act like we know this.
>>
>> Yes, I know what you mean. We can't please everyone on here. Only try
>> our best. If others don't like it, I can't help that. Like I stated,
>> if me and the few others that post here stop posting, the group would
>> obviously die and we sure don't want that. Also, because of my living
>> situation, I have to take advantage of posting oppurtunities(sp).
>> Maybe I've had too many lately. LOL
>>
>> "Only *your* newsreader does it easily (and doesn't do much else
>>> well)."
>> Actually, newsleecher is a GREAT program for both binaries and text.
>> I'm not sure what it doesn't do well because I sure can't complain
>> about it.
>>
>> Hmmmmm, I never knew you posted stories here and have never read them.
>> I guess you'll have to decide for yourself when it's the best time to
>> post some. Maybe you could make the subject line of your story really
>> noticeable. :)
>>
>> Well, I guess it could be worse. What if these groups didn't exist?
>> I'll take the current way things are going over that. So, I suggest
>> you all sit back and enjoy the ride! :) Well, I don't know what else
>> to say. If you all don't like it, complain to the newsgroup god or
>> something. LOL!
>>
>>
>
> I have to agree with the advice you've been given.
>
> I do take offence that you consider YOUR activity to define the Fort. If
> YOU weren't here, the Fort would still exist. The Fort was here before
> you arrived, and will be here after you depart.
>
> Yes, you can and should contribute to the Fort. But you should heed the
> advice other members give you so that your contributions are acceptable.
No, I said if me and the OTHER POSTERS didn't contribute, the Fort
wouldn't exist. It's not just me, but EVERYONE who contributes.
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