Okay, despite my "no advertisement" policy for Bearclaw, I've decided to open up a tribe for it:
tribes.tribe.net/bearclaw
I figure I'd rather have a forum where people can ask BCM specific info than to try to put up my own board...
22 December 2005
10 December 2005
On Tribe "Censorship"
I've finally got this all figured out. Ya see, we're IN Tribe, so, we expect to see the content, and have become accustomed to the playground. But from the outside, most of the content is STILL VISIBLE. So, when i wander in, without "joining" Tribe (and therefore do not fall under the TOU) I can see topless women on the Burning Woman tribe, Gay sex on the Bears and Chasers tribe, and I can even get all of Tribes mature content with a single click of the "you must be over 18" button. These are pretty flimsy safeguards against children seeing adult content (like the All things Vagina tribe).
The latest changes allow 2 things: 1) elimination of personal photos from the general internet view, and 2) a method of notification of offencse without making a case about it.
Here's how the new stuff works. Same problem, a kid is browsing the net and comes across your profile. The kid finds a picture of you at burningman sticking your head in a goat. For whatever reason (maybe mom walks in), it's decided that the picture is "obsene". With the current laws and system, you'd be forced to take it down. However, the new flagging system will tag the picture "friends only", it drops off the public internet, but your friends can still laugh at you. Everybody wins.
Hopefully, They'll wise up and do the same thing for tribe photos.
The latest changes allow 2 things: 1) elimination of personal photos from the general internet view, and 2) a method of notification of offencse without making a case about it.
Here's how the new stuff works. Same problem, a kid is browsing the net and comes across your profile. The kid finds a picture of you at burningman sticking your head in a goat. For whatever reason (maybe mom walks in), it's decided that the picture is "obsene". With the current laws and system, you'd be forced to take it down. However, the new flagging system will tag the picture "friends only", it drops off the public internet, but your friends can still laugh at you. Everybody wins.
Hopefully, They'll wise up and do the same thing for tribe photos.
Sux 2b Yule
This time of year brings a lot of stress to almost everyone. Xmas day is the worst if you've got to be alone, or worse, you're stuck with family you don't appreciate. But it doesn't have to suck that bad.
I'm resuscitating an old tradition called the Sucks to be Yule party. This way, if you need an excuse to dodge the aunt that always pinches your cheeks, come one down. And if you're alone, at least you won't have to drink alone. :)
I'm still deciding between a couple of locations (one costs money, the other has no parking), so please rsvp. Also, I'm thinking about a $5 secret santa giveaway, so bring a wrapped, naughty, gift worth about $5 to join in.
I'm resuscitating an old tradition called the Sucks to be Yule party. This way, if you need an excuse to dodge the aunt that always pinches your cheeks, come one down. And if you're alone, at least you won't have to drink alone. :)
I'm still deciding between a couple of locations (one costs money, the other has no parking), so please rsvp. Also, I'm thinking about a $5 secret santa giveaway, so bring a wrapped, naughty, gift worth about $5 to join in.
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