Yeah, you’re right. The bold text over the background that says “I will give you 40.000 blowjobs” has absolutely nothing to do with making the NSFW determination. It’s just the “bit” of skin.
A “bit” of skin, for those who were fortunate enough to NOT stumble upon the link in an inappropriate place and haven’t otherwise clicked, is a woman who is COMPLETELY NAKED, save for a single “angel wing” protruding from behind her back. I don’t know about you, but being completely naked equals more than a “bit” of skin – whether it’s my skin or someone whose skin I’m looking at.
Not to mention that “this outcry” equals two threads with a total of eight posts, half of which have come from administrators.
Everyone has a bad day on occasion. Fewer of us (I hope) are rude to paying customers when it happens. Still fewer are rude on more than one occasion and not out of a job. Guess you’re one of the lucky ones.
And yet another silly Garfield226 rant about TubaDiva. How… predictable. (Must be Tuesday.)
I know you’re always shopping, trying on cross after cross just to find the perfect size for you to splinter your ass on, but perhaps you could step back from your juvenile whining, take a deep breath, and realize that TubaDiva was not being rude to the people who posted about the site, but was, instead, lamenting the fact that workplaces, and the self-appointed guardians of societal mores, overall, are much more tolerant of violence and gore than they are of anything even remotely sexual. Which is funny, see, 'cause violence can kill ya, but sex usually doesn’t. (Well, not unless you’re doing it really wrong.) So, you’ll have to pardon TubaDiva for not going into minute detail about why the website was probably NSFW; and you’ll have to look deep, deep (no, deeper—down where your head’s usually hiding out) in yourself to forgive her for not slapping a warning label on her use of hyperbole in her choice of “outcry”; I’m sure she probably wasn’t expecting her biggest fan, yet again, to pop his head in just to screech about something inconsequential.
And, had you read past TubaDiva’s first post in the thread, you would’ve noticed this exchange:
I know, stunning, ain’t it? It’d probably clear it up for most people, but what would the Pit be without entertainment like this?
“But Skippy,” you say. “She said she’s not mad at you when clearly Lakai asked about us. Surely this means she’s not mad at Lakai, 'cause why else did she not mention everyone else by name? That’s rude, damnit. And, hooboy, I sure want some divine wrath to come pouring down on her because of such rudeness. Rude McRudenstein!”
But me, I’m a nice guy (not at all rude), so I thought I’d help prevent yet another Garfield226 stroke (see? nice) by contacting TubaDiva and asking for a list of people she meant when she said “you”. (She and I talked and talked for hours, really enjoyed ourselves, but it all ended, sadly, when she hung up on me just as I was complimenting her hair. But, she’s rude like that.) So, here’s the list, somewhat abbreviated for time and space:
But, please, don’t let me interrupt your latest hissy-fit. This one’s fascinating.
Most criticisms of TubaDiva are silly and unwarranted. This goes beyond anything ever seen before. TubaDiva is annoyed at a world where naked women are considered more offensive than violence. Dear God, let’s string her up!
Guess you missed the “I will give you 40.000 blowjobs” text too, huh? Maybe they should have made the font a little bigger.
This isn’t some “nakedness should be more accepted” thing. It’s not the news about the nudists recruiting, or some nude artwork or Anne Geddes photos. This is a woman in a seductive pose with a sexual statement in easily readable text above her. If anyone but Tuba herself had posted the same thing in a thread, I would be extremely surprised if the link had not been broken or a “possibly NSFW” warning was not added by a passing mod, likely with no other comment.
But no…since it’s the esteemed (or, in this case apparently, steamed) Tuba – arbiter of what should be accepted both on this board and off, it’s not “Oh yeah, sorry about that, I forgot,” or “Eh, I think it’s fine, I’m just going to leave it,” we get a diatribe about How Things Should Be, frustration about a non-existant “outcry,” and a ridiculous disclaimer added in spite that dismisses the legitimate concerns of an upstanding member.
Seriously, dude, learn to read. And think. She didn’t dismiss any concerns. She fixed the problem and expressed annoyance that the problem needed to be fixed, while clearly acknowledging that it did need to be fixed.
I like your style, Garfield226. All class with a smidge of dignity. Or crazy and kind of mentally-challenged. (It’s difficult to tell with you.)
Dismissed concerns? No, if she had dismissed his concerns, she probably wouldn’t have said, in separate threads, “I fixed it.” and “Argh, my bad. I should have marked it.” Ahh… but why let reality and comprehension ruin your thread? You haven’t obsessed over TubaDiva in at least a week; you’re obviously jonesing, so why not dig a little further and see if anything will stick to the wall, even if you have to squint your eyes, squat and push that ammo out yourself. (Like I said, “smudge.” Well… close enough.)
What’d you come up with? Why, this gem on the front page:
Actually, I see your point; in fact, I wanna apologize for doubting you, and—wait.
Even in this, TubaDivaisn’t dismissing a poster’s concerns? Say it ain’t so! She’s actually using a tongue-in-cheek label to poke fun, not at the poster or his concern, but the customs that chuck sex in the sin bin?
What is up with this young lady? Her response was completely inappropraite (again). She seems so angry most of the time, and lashes out for no reason. Can we get her replaced? Her outbursts are getting tiresome.
The original complaint about the link being NSFW is what’s disappointing to me.
The whole damn SDMB is NSFW. This has been the case for the 7+ years I’ve been here. I cannot imagine that a system admin concerned about a woman who is mostly nude (with breasts and pubis covered) would not be equally concerned about a forum which contains such disgusting threads along the lines of “guess what I pooped today”, “what color is your anus”, and “let’s talk about popping pimples and what comes out.”
Seriously, which would easier to explain to your boss or a system admin - that you accidentally clicked on a link and went to a site with a picture of a (nearly) nude woman, or that you liked reading a board where a bunch of people posted about what shambled out of their anus that day? Say it out loud and see how it sounds.
