Inappropriate Avs

GrowTech said:

Why would I ask him in private? I also wasn't picking a fight, just a question about something I've noticed. So now questions are considered fighting? Nice.

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GrowTech, you're not stupid. You know your post is trying to get him to talk shit to you. I don't appreciate you doing it in MY thread. Talk shit to Honkey in your own thread, not mine.

growtech...we obviously despise each other. I do find it humorous though that you bring me up. I am here to defend wikid and her stance on this issue. you obviously are one of the many that are sexist on this board...otherwise you would agree with what is right and try to do something about it since you love riu so much. isnt it funny how you can defend what she says and then come at me for also defending what she says and what is right...kinda makes you look two faced doesnt it?...or is it just me?

Wikidbchofthewst said:

You know your post is trying to get him to talk shit to you.

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That's a pretty bold claim. Perhaps that's the way you live your life... but not mine. I think my question is at all out of line, and I think you're just trying to bail him out.


You and Honkey are part of a COMMUNITY. The rules are clear, and when the mods see these things, they should (and as far as I know they do) clear out the avatars of the offending users. You cannot rely solely on the moderators to weed out every single avatar. Which is why you (as a member of the community) should report him to the staff when you see the content.

The mods are no more to blame than you are.


Also... if I were to be "calling out" Honkey, why would private messages be any more appropriate? Remember, you are the one who's wanting to tar and feather people with offending avatars, regardless of whether or not they may be aware of this drama.

GrowTech said:

That's a pretty bold claim. Perhaps that's the way you live your life... but not mine. I think my question is at all out of line, and I think you're just trying to bail him out.


You and Honkey are part of a COMMUNITY. The rules are clear, and when the mods see these things, they should (and as far as I know they do) clear out the avatars of the offending users. You cannot rely solely on the moderators to weed out every single avatar. Which is why you (as a member of the community) should report him to the staff when you see the content.

The mods are no more to blame than you are.


Also... if I were to be "calling out" Honkey, why would private messages be any more appropriate? Remember, you are the one who's wanting to tar and feather people with offending avatars, regardless of whether or not they may be aware of this drama.

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I'm saying you should address your issues with Honkey on your own time. If you're actually going to call him out, go ahead and do it, but you never do. You just give a bunch of backhanded insults and pointed questions.

At least start your own thread to do it in.

And yes, this is a community, and I am part of it! So why is it that other MALE members of this community have avs exposing female private parts, but I'm not allowed to do the same?

If it's only because the mods have yet to get to those avs, what the fuck is your problem with what I'm doing? Aren't I just helping them find them?

I don't really get what your point is in this thread. You say you agree with the principle behind the no porno avs rule, but you're getting on my case for wanting that rule to be enforced equally....

i agree with you wiki...if it is an issue of the mods not getting to them that can be fixed real quick...put a couple of mods on it and it will be dealt with in hours...seems to me that they are too busy having a good time in the forums to care about the equality of riu's female members...I say the mods can set their posting aside for a day and handle the issue at hand...seems simple to me but maybe I just think too much

honkeytown said:

growtech...we obviously despise each other. I do find it humorous though that you bring me up. I am here to defend wikid and her stance on this issue. you obviously are one of the many that are sexist on this board...otherwise you would agree with what is right and try to do something about it since you love riu so much. isnt it funny how you can defend what she says and then come at me for also defending what she says and what is right...kinda makes you look two faced doesnt it?...or is it just me?

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You can say I am sexist as much as you like. The fact that I am not is what makes it untrue. I don't assume anyones gender, and I don't care to know. I will be honest, there is a rule against ANY inappropriate avatars for ANY members (regardless of sex), and I follow it, and report those that don't... I'm not trying to defend Wikid.

I let the mods do their job. I report things that I see are against the rules, and they take care of it.

Also, the only argument of Wikids that I agree with is that the inappropriate avatars should be handled. Of course, this is not only the job of the moderators. I had questions for you, and you answered- which of course were not surprising response- though appreciated. Remember, I'm not looking out for you or Wikid, I'm more concerned about the forum and the rules... not that you feel discriminated against when you weren't.

honkeytown said:

growtech...we obviously despise each other. I do find it humorous though that you bring me up. I am here to defend wikid and her stance on this issue. you obviously are one of the many that are sexist on this board...otherwise you would agree with what is right and try to do something about it since you love riu so much. isnt it funny how you can defend what she says and then come at me for also defending what she says and what is right...kinda makes you look two faced doesnt it?...or is it just me?

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I think its just you, smoke some weed and calm downkiss-ass

honkeytown said:

i agree with you wiki...if it is an issue of the mods not getting to them that can be fixed real quick...put a couple of mods on it and it will be dealt with in hours...seems to me that they are too busy having a good time in the forums to care about the equality of riu's female members...I say the mods can set their posting aside for a day and handle the issue at hand...seems simple to me but maybe I just think too much

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lol, I wouldn't go THAT far Honk. I think the mods have a lot to handle as it is, I can understand them not having the time to go through the members list. It'd be nice if someone could, but there seem to always be more pressing matters.

In all of this, I have never been trying to get down on the mods. I think the mods do an excellent job, and the ones I know, I love to death. I thinks it's we as members who need to step up and start reporting the shit that's against the rules.

My thing with the double standard is that guys who saw my av and reported it probably don't report a naked chick av when they see it. They should report both equally, because even though the naked chick doesn't offend THEM, it's against the rules and they wouldn't appreciate seeing a naked GUY.

Simple as this, there is an issue, by saying that others are sexist is being sexist on its own. You think there is a male controlling issue there is not. This community has been growing a lot more and with more people comes more responsibility, if there is an issues just report the post. Its in the right corner by the rep thing, just report it and say "nude avitar" or something, dont make a giant deal out of things and this back and forth get everybody no where. As a community we should all be calm and take a hit.

Wikidbchofthewst said:

I'm saying you should address your issues with Honkey on your own time. If you're actually going to call him out, go ahead and do it, but you never do. You just give a bunch of backhanded insults and pointed questions.

At least start your own thread to do it in.

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I had a legitimate question for him, and don't feel that the forums should be further cluttered with drama. He's here, he's a big boy, and he answered my questions...

Wikidbchofthewst said:

And yes, this is a community, and I am part of it! So why is it that other MALE members of this community have avs exposing female private parts, but I'm not allowed to do the same?

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No male members are allowed to have those avatars, and no female members are. What is so hard to understand about this?

Wikidbchofthewst said:

If it's only because the mods have yet to get to those avs, what the fuck is your problem with what I'm doing? Aren't I just helping them find them?

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My point is that you can just as easily report the user, without creating a big fuss about it... To be honest, it has been a long time since I've seen an avatar like that, but either way. Apparently the plan is to pull them into the public, tar and feather them, and send them on their way.

Wikidbchofthewst said:

I don't really get what your point is in this thread. You say you agree with the principle behind the no porno avs rule, but you're getting on my case for wanting that rule to be enforced equally....

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I have a couple of points...

1) The rules ARE enforced equally. NO member whether male or female are allowed to use adult avatars. It says in the rules that your avatar will be wiped if you do use one. Simple.

2) Publicly humiliating other members is not going to resolve the issue. The time you're dedicating to opening a thread could be spent reporting these avatars, or actually having a life.

3) Criticizing the RIU staff over this is completely trashy of you... It's not just their problem... There are ways to report these issues and like I said, you've been able to report these members for their avatars since day 1.

honkeytown said:

i agree with you wiki...if it is an issue of the mods not getting to them that can be fixed real quick...put a couple of mods on it and it will be dealt with in hours...seems to me that they are too busy having a good time in the forums to care about the equality of riu's female members...I say the mods can set their posting aside for a day and handle the issue at hand...seems simple to me but maybe I just think too much

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Buddy these mods take time out of their personal lives to do this job without being paid or otherwise compensated. No offense or anything, but I think you're an ingrate, and are completely blind for thinking that there is any "sexist issue" to speak of.

crazedtimmy said:

I think its just you, smoke some weed and calm downkiss-ass

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im plenty calm chief...believe me...i just dont like people who have double standards and I see no issue in pointing that out. the fact still stands that this issue could be handled quite easily by the mods...and that many women on this site feel the same way as wikid does. trust me..i got plenty of messages from them thanking me for the last thread that was posted on the issue. I am in no way bad mouthing the mods...i simply think they could be slightly more effective in making the female members of this board feel comfortable in coming here...thats all

Hey, can someone tell me where I was criticizing the staff? Did I not just post that I think the mods do an excellent job? Or did I post that in some foreign language?

i absolutely love that you feel the need to insult me GT...i have been banned for the same behavior...so I suppose we shall see if it is really fair around here wont we.

honkeytown said:

im plenty calm chief...believe me...i just dont like people who have double standards and I see no issue in pointing that out. the fact still stands that this issue could be handled quite easily by the mods...and that many women on this site feel the same way as wikid does. trust me..i got plenty of messages from them thanking me for the last thread that was posted on the issue. I am in no way bad mouthing the mods...i simply think they could be slightly more effective in making the female members of this board feel comfortable in coming here...thats all

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You do know that there is a whole section for women only on this forum, theres no male section, and im male, so in reality i should be complaining.

Though in order for you women to use this part of the forum you must contribute and make a donation to get a supporting member account, so spend some cash and you wont have to complain anymore

GrowTech said:

Buddy these mods take time out of their personal lives to do this job without being paid or otherwise compensated. No offense or anything, but I think you're an ingrate, and are completely blind for thinking that there is any "sexist issue" to speak of.

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Word

honkeytown said:

i absolutely love that you feel the need to insult me GT...i have been banned for the same behavior...so I suppose we shall see if it is really fair around here wont we.

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See, in my professional career, I learned when to apply the " I think that " and "In my opinion" to what I am about to say. Also, none of what I said was intended to be malicious, just an observation of your character.

crazedtimmy said:

You do know that there is a whole section for women only on this forum, theres no male section, and im male, so in reality i should be complaining.

Though in order for you women to use this part of the forum you must contribute and make a donation to get a supporting member account, so spend some cash and you wont have to complain anymore

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Are you suggesting we segregate ourselves if we want to be comfortable on this site?

honkeytown said:

i absolutely love that you feel the need to insult me GT...i have been banned for the same behavior...so I suppose we shall see if it is really fair around here wont we.

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You and Wikidbchofthewst seem to have a more aggressive attitude. Not chill'd

If you feel the avatar is questionable please click the !! and a staff member will be happy to help you. Thread closed.