Poster solidarity! PICTURES NOW!

[_Simon Belmont]

I think you really do deserve a good deal of the blame here, Simon.

No, I don't. I want images. I like images. I especially like the artwork threads, of which you have submitted some pretty good cartoons.

No one is more responsible for stoking the war with Joseph than you.

I want Joseph banned. I've wanted him banned since he posted that ultra-stupid "the Church hates Linux" thread. It is true that no one hates the poster Joseph more than I do, but we are not at war. Joseph is attempting to control this board, and so far, he is succeeding marvelously.

Keep this in mind: thousands of message boards across the Internet allow images, and they don't get shut down. You know I am a member of Something Awful, one of the top 10 boards on the Internet right now (according to big-boards.com). Hundreds of images are posted there each day and they've never (to my knowledge) had any legal trouble of any kind.

Plus, among all the people here, you stand to benefit perhaps the most from the ban on posting images.

Attempting to stoke the fire against me by making stuff up again, Scratch? As I have repeatedly said, I want the ability to post images.

[_schreech]

Because i am a bit of a non-conformist, I felt the need to create my own avatar from a "stolen" image...lol...

[Guest]

beetsie wrote: "Joseph's twisted interpretation of copyright rules which pretty much eliminates fair use should not be a factor in determining who has violated rules in posting pictures."

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Maybe you can enlighten us on just what "fair use" really is since you apparently don't accept the word of the US Copyright office, Stanford Law and many others who deal in this on a daily basis.

[_Simon Belmont]

Uh, is Shades lying?

Uh, thanks for promising not to post images of Joseph's brother here. Does that extend to other images which may be problematical? Do you even have an internal monitor that even tells you what is appropriate and what is not?

Listen, you had better come up with a quote from me where I said I would post images of Joseph's brother here, or stop falsely accusing me right now.

[_beastie]

I too would like Joseph to state what he intends to do if we (or Shades) don't take his unwanted advice.

Also, why isn't he policing the MAD board? Isn't it suspicious--especially considering the cartoonically poor quality of his posts in general?

Joseph, are you an invention of Will S. or some other danite?

QFT

Even before I actually put Joseph on ignore due to his ridiculous jihad, practically speaking, I already had him on ignore. His rants are just so over-the-top that I've long suspected him of being a poser plant. It's like he sits around and thinks, ok, now, what would a crazy, evil apostate say? And then he says it.

He's as believable as the bad-guys in the Book of Mormon.

[_Lucretia MacEvil]

Uh, is Shades lying?

Uh, thanks for promising not to post images of Joseph's brother here. Does that extend to other images which may be problematical? Do you even have an internal monitor that even tells you what is appropriate and what is not?

Listen, you had better come up with a quote from me where I said I would post images of Joseph's brother here, or stop falsely accusing me right now.

Sorry, you lost your credibility with me a long time ago. I'll take Shades' word for it.

[_Simon Belmont]

Sorry, you lost your credibility with me a long time ago. I'll take Shades' word for it.

Well, Shade's never said what you are claiming.

So you're going to imagine something that doesn't exist, then insist that it does?

[_asbestosman]

I keep hearing about Joseph this and Joseph that, with a bit of Simon. Is this about images, or is it about other posters? I'm looking at solutions which address all of Shades' concerns instead of merely focusing on an individual or two.

[_Morley]

I keep hearing about Joseph this and Joseph that, with a bit of Simon. Is this about images, or is it about other posters? I'm looking at solutions which address all of Shades' concerns instead of merely focusing on an individual or two.

It's about images.

[_Jersey Girl]

Lucretia,

I just feel a need to step in here. You are misreading Shade's statement about Belmont and Joseph's brother.

Belmont is correct when he says he never stated that he would post images of Joseph's brother.

Re-read Shades comment again.

Pleeeeeease.
:-)