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I really think there's a need for a female mod   ;ifm;

Apparently all you have to do is send your CV to tikay......................





















and PVC pictures to kev

It's ok. I'm prepaired to listen to all the girlie problems and gossip. feel free to PM me

About anything ???  ;angel;

I am very in touch with my femiine side.

I havent got any in pvc  :( ahh well  :)

Sad that with so many woman using this forum they havent got a representative , if you know what i mean  :)

God help you all!!!!

I know what you're saying Char, all these nasty boys ganging up on us. if you have any problems, you tell uncle Tom.

The mods represent the interests of all members of whatever sex. If a female member has an issue on the forum, this issue is always dealt with the same as any other issue.

If there is a lady who tikay thinks suitable then great, but if not then I don't think one should be appointed just so we can say we have a female mod.

We need more mods, I don't mind if they are male or female as long as they try their best.

Take no notice of him girls, he's a chauvinist pig!

Just PM uncle Tom.

lol, asking for a world of trouble if you ask me :D

Well i know i'm not the only one who feels a female mod is needed in the interest of this forum .
I'm not good with words or explaining myself  , but this place needs a womans touch .
I hope the woman will pop on to this thread and verify this for me  :)

I have to agree with Tighty on this, whilst it would be NICE to have a female Mod I don't think we NEED one (specifically female that is, more Mods of course are necessary)

I think if a sensitive situation came up that offended us Ladies and the male Mods couldn't understand for whatever reason, I believe there are enough of us that are outspoken and able to voice our opinions clearly that we could rectify the problem.

In other words, we don't need a female Mod to still be able to nag at the male Mods  ;D

 ;popcorn; ;popcorn; ;popcorn; ;popcorn; ;popcorn;

ok Charmaine, well as a new man I'll listen thoughtfully to the representations whilst secretly thinking about football while you talk!!

If anyone wants to PM me specific examples where you think the mods are letting down the interests of the ladies on the forum, I'll be interested to hear. We may have something to learn.

OK, but joking aside, one of you needs to explain what you think a female mod would do that the other mods can't.

We are very strict with ourselves regarding what we get involved in. we don't see it as an "us and them" forum  

Do you mean it needs cleaning?

I strongly suspect I'm going straight to hell.

PM sent Tighty  :)

Of course Andrew , thats what i meant  ::) lol

As for m3 !!!  :redcard: :redcard: :redcard: :redcard: popcorn indeed !!

Can i also add i'm not thinking of myself as a mod , not a good idea as i'm married to M3 and could you imagine the things he would get up too !!!  ;ifm;

Since Heid went, I'd hate to think of the state of the secret mod room, or has Kev had out his rubber gloves  ::)

We got rid of the pastel shades and the flowers and brought in a pinball machine, a fridge for beer and a subscription to Television X.

Damn! And I was looking foward to "spying" on the "secret room"  ;grr;

I wouldnt mind watching Television X  ;D , cant i get invited for just one night ???  ;popcorn;

 ;popcorn;

I'd just PM'd tighty on this very issue before seeing this thread.

I had contacted him yesterday about an image I found offensive.  I gather I am not the only woman who found it so.  However, the mods did not find the image offensive, so would not ask for it to be removed.

The point here is that I think it would have taken a female to fully understand why the image could be deemed offensive (and that is the key point here - not what people personally find offensive, but considering what other's COULD find offensive).

The sooner we get a female mod the better in my opinion.

Perhaps you should put forward the Name of a female mod...

You (Claire) have said on numerous occasions that you dont want the gig, as has charmaine ..... and as have many other female members of the forum

so who is there that has the time, inclination and WANTS to do it ?


I agree with what others have written, in that the gender of a moderator is not important, it is the ability to deal with issues on their individual cases with an open mind, I think we manage that quite well already.

To select a mod based purely on their gender would be sexist in the extreme, and im sure that many members of blonde would find that unacceptable.

What image?

I think the point is there is no one suitable to be a mod who female except Heid.


Oh and Tighty gimme a call when the television X is hooked up!

There was one very offensive image posted recently.

How's the rash, Kev?

I've never been offered it! (which I don't have a problem with, btw - I'm sure there are good reasons for that)

Claire would make a very good moderator, at least she'd be able to sort the boys out! :)

LOL well the good news is that it has left my face and upper body, and my hands are clear ... the bad news is that my arse is covered and so are my legs. but i shant be posting pics ;)

It would certainly be worse news if your arse wasn't covered.   ;gobsmacked;

Perhaps the reason for you never being offered it, is that you have said many times that you wouldnt take it even if you were offered it.

it could also be that perhaps those in charge feel you might not make a good mod....

when?  I'm mentioned in passing to people once or twice (certainly not many or numerous times and not on the forum, ever, as far as  I recall), and probably after a few drinks, that I wouldn't fancy the job the mods have to do, but that's always been in passing when there's not actually been any mod vacancies on the go.  I think that's a very different scenario to actually making a considered decision based on a real possibility.

I've never put myself forward because, as I said, I am sure there are good reasons that I've not been approached (which I can kind of work out for myself), and I wouldn't want to put anyone in the position of having to explain them to me.

What are the criteria that one needs to fulfill in order to become a mod?

I dont want to be a mod, but very curious.


And are mods looking for someone new anyway?

There hasn't been anyone appointed since this thread

http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=15371.0

Here's the first challenge of the selection process.

(http://www.secretoflife.com/sword_stone3a.jpg)

I find it extremely sexist to suggest that only women would understand how something could be upsetting.

Lots of mods have wobbily boobies.

Wasnt this when Sheriff and Rod got involved?

How many of the mods are black?

apologies Rod - I take that back.  I shouldn't have made a broad sweeping generalisation.  In this particular case none of the mods (all men) found the image offensive, but the other women I spoke to about it did.  My observation was based on that very limited sample.

I don't think it's offensive, distasteful, I'll give you, but we're not here to be the taste police (if we were most of Kev's shirts & Tikay's hairdo would be banned).

While all blondeites have a duty to not offend others gratuitously, we also have a duty to not be too easilly offended on a site for adults. Ban one avatar for being distasteful & a load could easilly be pointed out as upsetting to others. There is also an option in the user profile section to not show avatars.

CLAW:

ROD:

 ;popcorn;

speaking of risque avatars - has anyone heard from bundle recently?

Claire, it isn't like another female hasn't been considered for Mod. I know for a fact that I have been seriously put forward for the job, also I have been told that I would be perfect for the role (By Tikay himself and other Mods) I can say I would have loved to do it. Unfortunately due to his Royal Flushiness seeming to have a deep desire to get into the secret room, I have been told that I can't.

So, it isn't just as easy as who would be suited and want to, there are MANY other considerations too.

It's not a deep desire, i just would :D

obv there have been some flushy discussions in the secret room.

The secret room en-suite toilet has been named the Royal Flush in his honour :D

Result!

That's actually the sign to the toilets in the new area of the Rendezvous's casino in Brighton!

I bet theres some interesting stuff about M3boy  rotflmfao rotflmfao

LOL - was that in your honour?

Of course!

I didnt mean to start any trouble by asking the queation in this thread , and to be honest i cant see what all the fuss is about.
Simple question from a simple person wanting a simple answer , which Tighty gave me  ;angel;

Guess it took the heat off of the p4c thread  ;angel;

To return to Claw's point about the avatar, we recently had another complaint made about a different avatar (which I personally thought was very pleasant to look at, but some females did not!)  However, after some consultation, the collective view of the mods was that this was worthy of removal (and don't forget Kev is part of this group!)

Therefore, I think its unfair to say that we apply any male bias to these decisions.

Also, don't forget that Jen has access to the Mods board, although her role on blonde is not strictly that of a Moderator.  I'm sure she would make herself heard if she thought we were getting out of line!

Sheriff

We should the majority on here are male

OK... Not sure how to put this, but:

If

1. Blonde needs more mods, and

2. there's a person whom everyone agrees (including the existing mods) would be an asset to Blonde and a great addition to the moderating team, and

3. said person actually wants the job,

then

why should she be denied the opportunity based on who her boyfriend/husband/partner is?

To me, that seems... kind of, well, wrong. 

:-\

I would seriously of liked to be a mod on blonde, but can guarentee paul would do his up most to sneak a look into where he shouldnt , other than divorce i cant see a way around this issue  ;D

As wrong, more wrong or less wrong than picking someone to do the job based purely on their gender and not their ability to do the job ??

No, Kev, I said 'person' in my post, i.e. person who is generally agreed by all as excellent for the job - and who happens to be a woman in this instance.

So men make better mods ???  ;ifm; ;ifm; ;ifm;

                               JOKING !!!!

I'm trying to imagine the gender-reverse case of this scenario; would a male mod-candidate be similarly blocked because of his girlfriend/wife/partner potentially having access to said 'secret' information?

Password protected loggin's at windows level.

under the data protection act can we send blonde a tenner and find out what is written about us in the secret room?

lol

I was actually just going to say that, can't you just change yer password?  >>>>>>>>>>>> 'no secret room for you'  ;nana;

He's way to clever for me , knows all my passwords , as i know his  ;)

Of course they do.

It's gonna cost you more than a tenner to view everything we have written about you.  ;nanana;

Nope, this rule not appplies to men, they keep secrets better.  Women on the other hand gossip too much, and usually when married won't be allowed to keep secrets from their spouses.

I think married/engaged or with the boyfriend woman should not be allowed to be a moderator. ;)

without reading the entire thread which ill get round to, I dont think there is any way the male mods can represent all the female members on everything. dealing with issues in the same way for everyone is not good enough as we all have different points of views and needs/requirements.
i complained about something a few months back and one of the male mods told me there was nothing up with a certain image and that it was the kind of thing you'd see in teenage mags. i cant tell you how pissed off i was with that. i wrote to tikay and he responded promptly and agreed with me.
this means all the mods dont come from the same direction and dont have the sames views. now as a woman i was offended by the first reply. it was almost like i was being silly girl kind of thing. quite patronising actually.
my point (and im getting to it) is that one size does not fit all and thats a few times ive seen a request for a female mod. ive already nominated someone for he job. dont know if she is interested or, or has even been approached, but i for one support a female mod who is reasoned and can articulate some arguments from a different perspective, and on occassion, a female perspective

What has to be remembered in all of the thought processes in selecting people to mod is this ...

1, its voluntary
2, its thankless most of the time
3, its time consuming
4, its stressfull (at times)
5, believe it or not, we do have to discuss some thorny issues and on occasion very confidential issues
6, Confidentiality & discretion are 2 of the top priorities in any mods appointments.

Although we dont seek or want to be seen as elitist and superior just because we are mods, we have a duty and an obligation to make sure that what is discussed on the mods board stays on the mods board.  Now in Janes case, & Charmaines they both openly admit to not being able to guarantee 100% that any info on said boards would stay confidential, due to shared computers and the fact that their partners are also members of the forum... This is neither a slur or any misstrust intended to either member or their partners, It is just a fact that it would cause problems, and could lead to things not being discussed and worked out properly if people couldnt speak their minds for the fear that their comments would be seen by people who arent meant to see them.

Of course if either Charmaine or Jane would like to ditch their partners and move in with another mod... no problem ... In fact the weather is particularly warm for this time of the year in COLCHESTER :)

ginger i hear what you are saying but some people are offended and dont want to discuss it in public. i have been in that situ myself and went private with the issue for fear of being targetted as a moaner on the open forum.
ive written to charmaine a couple of times about things that have bugged me and got  very valuable support from her when i didnt feel i wanted to post openly. my opinion on the matter is i would like to see the right female mod, not just anyone

Exactly what i was trying to say Mad  :goodpost:

Nah don't wanna see it mate. My head would get too big with all the compliments:D

We graded byron just above Mark S in the "difficulty" column, but Flushy was rated margianlly below.

We are going to add a new column for females.

Hope that helps


(joke....)

Nooooooooo you might see the thread entitled Byron is a *&$*&* %£**!$ where i berate and abuse you for 300 words for losing in the heads up comp when i tipped you to win :D

It's impossible to cater for every single view or perspective, if we did that, we'd have a mod for almost every member because so many of us have differing opinions on what is right and what is wrong. Mods are selected based on their ability as a moderator, not simply because they are female and so will be more receptive to female views. I feel to acquire someone for the latter alone would be irresponsible. Should we hire someone who is 70 so he/she can be receptive to pensioner's views, should we hire someone who is Catholic so he/she can be receptive to Catholic views, should we hire someone that it is Indian so he/she can be receptive to Indian views? Not everyone can be represented. However, if we find a female member who we feel can be a good moderator, regardless of their gender, then I'm sure they'll be brought aboard. If they're female, then that's a bonus as it will add diversity to the moderating team, but I feel it should be considered solely as a bonus rather than a necessity.

I lost on purpose just to bring you out in a rash:D

taking up flushies point about the discrimination element, i dont see why having a partner who is a blonde should deter the woman from becoming a mod.

i think charmaine would be an excellent choice. everyone respects her. she is never nasty to anyone and diffuses situations left right and centre. she said she would be interesed and id defy anyone to say she wouldnt give blonde respect and do a professional job!!

i hope her application pack is in the post

It would be impossible to reach a bespoke system, one size fits all is the only possible solution. IMO things can tend to be overly sensitive towards certain things, which may or may not be right. I think majority rules minus the obviously offencive would be sufficient.

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED then :D

 ;popcorn; ;popcorn; ;popcorn;

But seriously, I think this board need more fish moderating it. Not women. Where do I send my CV?

And talking about offensive material, this icon offends me deeply, can we do something about it? ;bumwiggle;

yea , give it a good  ;smackedbottom; lol

ive never been asked either, or am i too much of a liability? charmaine just said she'd like to do it. i support that so is the application pack in the post yet beacuse it strikes me theres no recruitment process in place?
how were the other mods recruited out of interest?

I would ,but wouldnt trust Paul  :( come on girls you know what men are like  ;ifm; ;ifm; ;ifm; ;ifm; they bitch more than woman too  ;whistle;

If Charmaine or Jane were mods then the mods would have to find somewhere else to slap myself and Paul off! That's the problem

Why do you think you should be asked out of interest? Do you think you would make a good mod?

It's like joining MI5 - you have to respond to cryptic classfied ads in The Times.

They made the mistake of mentioning pies in one ad...

just change your password. its that simple. ill support you 100%

i dont think i should be asked. im asking if i am a liability. for the record, i wouldnt want to do the job because i read blonde to relax, not to put in a shift. sometimes
it feels like a shift right enough.

jane would also make an excellent moderator and she too would get my 100% support. living with you or m3 doesnt come into it for me. if it comes into it for them, then thats fine.

and yes i think i would be a good mod if i wanted to put effort in. im a professional person and know how to behave and keep confidential information to myself or my team. blonde is not my workplace however, but if i wanted to be a mod, i would be a professional one.

Flushy for mod!!!!!!!

I think he can see arguments from several prospectives :D

BTW the secret room would have to be completely decimated if Jane or Charmaine were made mods, at least 50 threads deleted!!
Though if the mods didn't use it to abuse members behind their backs i feel it would be less of a problem  ;ifm; ;ifm;

To be totally honest , i have always thought Mad and Redimp would make excellent mods.
At the end of the day theres only a few who have the power to decide who will mod and who has no chance , Rod and Sherriff were  great choices  in my opinion .

But we do need female mods too  ;ifm;

The campaign is still on m8, 1 day we will reach the holy land. Even if it means we have to dress up in drag!

In some ways. Flushe would make a great compromise.

FYP

yes id be happy with flushie too

I'll suggest it to tikay. I'll run a poll on his likely response.

What do you think the key qualities are for a mod?

I sent a PM to Tikay requesting modship about 3 months ago, he promised to get back to me. Am still awaiting his response, although I am remain confident that my request will be granted.

Are you going to run a poll just for flushy or others as well?

Problem sorted,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Just open up the secret room to everyone - then there would probably be NO forum to mod anyway!! LMAO

what is this a hundred questions? :)
in short a mod needs to be moderate. be able to calm things down and make the forum fun and exciting. they need to be able, i would think, to keep the communication going and make crutial links to encourage talk. they  to be able to take all the members views on board when making judgements and decisions and stick to the general rules of human decency.  

if there is the opportunity for a mod group that represents the the overall memership then i believe a balance can be struck.  the one main variable that makes blondes different is their sex so it shouldnt be too hard to get a balance of mods/members.




when i first came on i was warmly welcomed by the mods so

To know the difference between the quote and the modify buttons, I imagine would be of paramount importance.

Being a mod is a boring, thankless task. Let them do it!

Oh please god let it be boring, go on, just for one week, pleeease!!

blonde has a female Mod in MrsC

although she doesnt get involved in the day to day removing of posts she still contributes to disscussions when she see a valid point we have missed

i really dont see the point in appointing a femal mod just for the sake of having a female mod onboard

i am a paraplegic but when representing my local disabilty forum i have to express the views of people with a wide variety of disabilties including the partially sighted and the hard of hearing, just because i dont have these disabilties doesnt mean i dont understand their point of view just like i can understand a womans point of view even though i am not and have never been female

Wow, you all have been busy today.  ;whistle;

As an aside I believe we do need to encourage more lady poker players to Blonde as they often have something different to add to the forum than the usual twaddle that some of us blokes come out with (inclduing me). If having a lady mod helps than I am all in favour of this. I guess it is down to those interested to make it known and let the powers that be decide.

I don't have a say in who the mods are and wouldn't want to have a say. i am however thankful for the work that they put in and have to say that they are the quickest mods out there.  ;applause;

Am I the only person that found it funny that you felt the need to point this out? Thanks for the clarification Iron  :)up

With all the points raised so far, I still don't feel that a female mod is essential. I DO however think that the females on the forum would like one, to feel that our views were being represented. Mrs C cannot be classed as a mod though, surely! 6 days online for one of the oldest members on the site? hardly around much as a voice for us ladies (no offence implied)

i think the need for MODS is essential atleast 4 more whether any are female is down to whom are the best candidates not there gender as i have already said i might not be female but most of my best friends as are the best friends of atleast 2 of the mods (reddog and sherriff married there best friends i hope) and we are therefore aware of female issues

I have a wife and four girls, my life is all pink and frilly, I have female issues coming out of my ears.

Stop using the secret room to slag people off then there wouldn't be the problem of partners seeing it. Simple.

LOL

you really believe thats what we do ??

And its not a "secret room"  it is another board where moderating issues are discussed and deabted before decosions are made by a collective of people all from differing backgrounds.

Yes it gets heated in there , and yes issues are debated strongly and yes we do fall out with each other from time to time ... but its healthy and it means that when we make a decision, we are of one voice.

we dont "slag people off" and i resent the fact that you say that.

Being aware of the issues and understanding them 1st hand though I'm sure you realise, are two totally different things. If you read my post properly you would have noticed that I actually say that I don't think a female Mod is essential, one would  be most welcomed though!

Do you use MSN Poppet?

Sometimes! ;D

Poppet, with the greatest respect..if some people were completely honest in their forum posts then our time would not be taken up with dealing with the consequences of that in deleting posts etc

hear hear ... good post, I agree.

OK, maybe I worded it wrong... you know what I'm talking about though

Exploiting would be a better word for it, perhaps

Poppet, you know and I know that moderators have spent a lot of time assisting you at difficult times recently.

Don't throw it back in our face.

But Kev does watch dirty dirty movies in there , he asked me to pop in for some  ;popcorn; ,  :cheers:  ;smackedbottom; and a good movie , cant wait !!

the "secret room" is not a place for mods slagging people off if it was then i would be no part of blonde in any shape or form and that includes reading the board as a guest

the board is there so we can move post away from the main boards to disccuss them and to keep them on record for future refrence

the only people that get slagged off on the mods board are the mods who slag each other off as we debate the finer points in the removal of a post thread or member

I'm not sure what you mean, but I don't think I like what your implying.

He's panicking now - no-one's ever said yes before.

No Poppet, I dont ... enlighten me.

It is a secret room,  tikay owned up to it once.  There is a password to get in and once inside there are bowls of free party size sausages, a corner wine rack with a wide selection of expensive bottles and a juke box . 

 ;popcorn;

I don't know what you are talking about - i have never found the mods to be anything but fair - I don't tend to get involved in personal issues on here and I often have no idea why people fall out - it goes above my head.

I do know that being a mod is a thankless task, unpaid, not much fun and it's all done for the forum. Without mods it would be anarchy and most would leave.

Shall we keeo this discussion to whether a female mod is required or start branching off into other urelated issues which if they are of concern should be voiced elsewhere?

Sorry.

I was out of order. I'll shhh

Bad Mood Poppet x

Dont forget the dirty movies Sark  ;whistle;

If the person who instigated this thread (not the person who started it) had just come on and had her say about the issue that concerned her, we wouldn't be having this discussion now.

let's branch


 ;popcorn; ;popcorn;

lol,  i forgot about Kev's movies

GULP .... im lost for words .... like sheriff says, no one has ever said yes before :)

Paul wont miss me , his in his office smoking , drinking and playing poker


 ;popcorn; ;popcorn; ;popcorn; :cheers: :cheers: ;popcorn; ;popcorn; ;popcorn;

 ;popcorn;  And just in case...does anyone have a ticket to Luton ?

I get the feeling that someone is kinda frisky this evening?  ;)

the need isnt for a female mod the need is for MORE MODS of any gender

In that case you'll be hearing plenty of moaning and groaning already - no need to watch porn now!

If i remember correctly , there were 80 playing for the satellite tickets today for the main event .


Its quiet at the moment Sherriff   ;)

Agreed. But i think a female mod would be excellent for Blonde in general not just to "represent" the ladies.

Why?

it would but as tikay is finding it hard to find a suitable person to fill one of the atleast 4 vacancies then i think finding a person first should be the priority and if that person happens to be female then we are in luck

i would love a female in the secret room atleast there will be someone in there that showers on a regular basis

voice of reason

FACT!!! ;D

Why?
Mainly because a Mod on a forum is there to defuse and calm situations, imo female mods generally do this well.

i think that's all to do with skill not their sex. I know some women who would be terrible mods.

I think you're all beginning to go round in circles now.

Everyone agrees Blonde needs more mods.

Everyone says it would perfectly acceptable and normal for one of these mods to be female, indeed it would be better than acceptable.

Some people think that a mod should be hired purely because of their gender, to try and get the male/female ratio of the mods closer to that of the members.

The mods disagree, saying that a person's gender should be irrelevant.

There's not much room for movement by either side here, hence things degenerating a bit.


Though obviously this particular thread wouldn't be able to be used as evidence of women being able to defuse situations better than men.

How many Mods are needed to keep a forum like this in shape?
I very rarely come onto this board without a mod being about.
And these forums are Modded much better than many other poker forums.
 *g for all the mods!

 ;tightend; ;tightend;

Let's hope he is observing, not starring!

we currently have 4 mods, at one time we had 6

I think 8 is about right, we are stretched and a few of us do far too much.

Tighty

Kev

Sheriff

Rod

Red

Tikay

??

Aw shucks Rich....

flushy and MFI for mods

red, myself, sherriff, rod

rest are staff,admin

sheriff deletes about 50 spammers a day alone, thats who does too much!

Ship it!

Ok i see.

we wouldnt be having this discussion but we would be having a debate all the same. about opinions around whether or not the image was offensive. all the mods thought it wasnt and there a good chance that would be reflected in the responses. hence claw, like me in a similar situation was not willing to expose herself to that kind of debate

but its not necessary mad, no need to use trojan horses to make one's argument

As it was people, having had an answer from the mods, then contacted the poster themselves to get the image removed and then complained that the mods were unhelpful

If every time I didn't get the answer I wanted in life I complained that the respondent was unhelpful I'd be a very busy person

 ;iagree;

although im not too sure about IFM.... he just a loon flushie would be a great mod

WE WANT FLUSHIE

ps ..im not sure we need a female mod .... you know what women are like when they have power  ;hide;

pps i think we should have a poll. Question would be should be mod .... flushie or ginger  ;ifm; ;ifm; ;ifm; ;ifm;

So you get someone else to do it for you? Mods give their opinions, not yours.

i didnt ask any mods to give my opinion. i mearly made a point to them that i was offended by something.

no you didn't, someone else did it for you

I didn't see the image so I can't comment, I'm not sure that having a female mod would solve this one either as the majority vote would still win. (Please don't start a "lets have more female than male mods" thread please!  ;D )

Perhaps a discussion on what is and isn't acceptable in open forum might be a better idea?

However - the fact that we are members of this forum means that we accept and live by the rules of the forum in most instances and therefore the judgement of the mods, that's what living in a civilised society is about.

If the image really was that bad lets have a discussion about it or perhaps ask a higher voice to make a jugement call - a bit like moving a motion from the house of commons to the house of lords and then to europe etc.

 ;popcorn;

I'm sure I ordered salted.

 ;popcorn;

There is a link on the right of each post, report to moderator.

Flushie 4 mod

and thats the link i used at the time a few months back

i think this thread is illegal under sex discrimination law :redcard:

...which resulted in an avatar being deleted.

Most people do accept the decision of the mods. or they continue to argue their case. Claw on the other hand contacted other members privately and complained indirectly in an effort to get her own way.

The answer is right there.

The reason was Ginger couldnt be mod is Flushy. If he really wants to do it and do it properly give it to them both and the women have their respressentative too...

Now who's going to PM me this picture!

I rate myself as a reasonable man with a reasonable opinion, ideal for common law situations!

How about Flushie & Ginger both as mods?That would solve three problems.
1.two more mods
2.a female mod
3.Flushy would be allowed in the secret room so there wouldnt be a problem about ginger being a mod and not him.

on another forum subject, there is no FAQ or Forum rules at blonde unlike most other forums, perhaps that would be a good idea.

What secret room?  ;whistle;

Too slow! ;nana;

great minds.....

then the member was contacted by the individual to ask for the image to be deleted after an answer was given they did not agree with from the mods

Might as well have the whole place unmoderated

hey rooky if you had to pick 1 out of flushie and ginger which one would you choose??  ;ifm; ;ifm; ;ifm;

Now the mods are draging this Off topic


 ;popcorn;

To do what? Moderate? Depends which has the time/desire to do it more.

who becomes a mod on here is nothing to do with us, it is up to Tikay and whoever he sees fit ( m or F). this thread is a waste of time, imo of course



(in writing this I hope I have not offended anyone, if I have I apologise)

to get her own way? what are you saying about claw? in my opinion, claw can pm who she wants, when she wants. doesnt mean shes trying to get her own way.

Agree,  Cant believe its dragged on for 13 pages

Actually, in this case, it does.

how so?

One more page and I'll have to nip down Tescos for some more popcorn.  ;popcorn;

I like the disclaimer! I dont think he would mind receiving opinion from the members about who they perceive to be good choices. I do agree it has probably run to a conclusion now thou, surely.

Re-read the thread, all of it. you don't have to be Sherlock Holmes.

this is untrue and I hope to a public apology for it. I am actually shaking as I type this.  I PMd tightend yesterday about the image.  He dealt with the issue in an appropriate manner by discussing it with the other mods.  He replied to me saying that the moderators had considered the issue and would not be taking action - fine.

I wondered if I was over reacting and wanted to get other female views on the matter.  I PMd three other female members and just asked what their view of the image was and if I was being over sensitive.  I don't keep copies of outgoing PMs but any one of them is welcome to copy the text of my message here for all to say. 

I had no idea Charmaine was going to start this thread and I certainly did not ask her too.  I made my own contribution as I had a recent experience which I deemed to be relevant.



Those are the facts.

Every time i see that smiley i am filled with glee inside :D My gift to blonde!

mad, if you didn't ask someone to post for you then I apologise

I definately posted on my own back , if i had known it would cause all this i dont think i would of bothered  :(

If this is a reference to me as well then this is also untrue.  Please stop stating assumptions as fact.  I explained this to you in a pm earlier.  I'm sure tex fitz or the person who contacted him (of their own accord) can clear this one up.

This whole thread highlights for me everything that is wrong with blonde at the moment. 

its amazing the assumptions people jump to claw. ive not discussed it either and have not had pms with charmaine for months but i get accused of using trojan horse tactics.
calm down now claw bcause it aint worth it

andrew T that can be said about men as well though.

But i just got myself more popcorn and beer.


 ;popcorn; ;popcorn;

am i the only one that doesnt know what this offensive image is/btw can sum1 pm me it please im in the bath

thanks you tightend. i was offended by what you said, there its out in the open

the joke is ive not even seen it either

lol Ed. Do you need to see the image while your in the bath?! How have you been since Foxwoods?

(I dont have the image either by the way!)

I pm'd tex , and said a few find his AV tasteless and very politely asked if he would remove it ....... very very nicely .
Wheather i did right or wrong...... I'm sure someone will say .

Like i said i didn't expect all this, I'm not one to  stir things up I'm more the pacifier type  :)

hey snoops..........you got any spare popcorn ? i have run out and i cant be arsed to go to tescos

Those facts seem to confirm what I was saying. Remember, I said "complained indirectly"

I didn't say you asked someone to post for you, but I remain convinced as to your motives.

I am sorry you are upset, I am not sorry for posting my opinions.

no problem with straight talking ma'am

I think about two pages ago was the point where the Mods would usually have steped in. Both 'sides' seem pretty hot under the collar and this is not going to help at all whilst tempers are like this.

Just take a night to clear heads then take it up calmly in the morn.... if not i am also going to have to go to tesco!

You want some popcorn m8? I traded a lovely pair of Prada sunglasses for some earlier....

the image in question is no longer on blonde but it was similair to

(http://images.google.co.uk/images?q=tbn:j-PGMjhv9jOEjM:http://www.vembos.gr/images/smoking%2520baby.jpg)

an item used as a car protector in the recent wsop

thanks Iron!

do i moderate this image or not? groan........

Im sorted!
(http://www.popperworld.com/star-galaxyseries-pic.jpg)

dont ask me i aint a mod

My word that is disgraceful, the poster should be shot at dawn.


IMHO anyone who can find something like that 'offensive' clearly does not understand the mindset of the majority of blondites and as such is unfit to be a mod.

Well it's obviously a question of degree - what one person finds offensive another does not.

 ::)

 ;popcorn;

slightly puzzled.............how does this protect your car , does it come with rottweiler attachment ?

Reminds me about when i was flying around Florida, there was 1 airport at the northern tip of lake Ochechobee, it was a crap little place but it had 2 things going for it. The cheapest aviation fuel in the world, and, more importantly, FREE POPCORN! Such heaven

phew rules flushy out as a mod too we are looking for people with differing views

got out of that one BOYS

by the way anyone else got snow today?

I personally don't. It may not be a desirable thing for a baby to be doing, but it aint real and having worked in Vice there are a lot of other things that would be found far more upsetting.

Does that pic give me sleepless nights? No.

Do I still have nightmares about some of the things I have witnessed in real life - you bet.
I envy the person who finds that image of a baby with cigarette offensive.

if the image concerned is going to be posted on here for debate can someone please post the actual avatar which was a photograph of a baby - it had a caption also.

thank you

Its hard for us to step in/moderate a thread on which the Mods are being criticised without being accused of bias.

Differing views are fine, maybe i am completely wrong here but how can someone find that offensive? To do so you must surely be crazily over sensitive?!?!

Like i say maybe i am wrong on this, however i don't think i am.

by the way anyone else got snow today?
 
    struggling m8,usual mans gone down

yes id like to see it as the image itself isnt that bad (leaving bad taste aside)

claire if i could find it i would but its been deleted

and it was a doctored photo if you couldnt see that then i will introuduce you to my eye specialist as your eyes are worse than mine

dont worry snoops , im sorted now...............home delivery is ace



 ;popcorn; ;popcorn; ;popcorn;

oh and the text said as good as mothers milk it was clearly a joke

Tex Fitz would have to repost his avatar.....

15 pages in, this could be a top 10 thread by the end, record breakers here we come

i know it was a doctored photo - but a photo of a real baby nonetheless.

and for the record, I find nothing offensive about hte image that has been posted on this thread and I feel it is deliberately misleading.

If you think the pic is offensive or not it's not really the point. Someone who uses the forums does, remove it. Case closed..


This thread has 20 people looking for drama, 5 people getting carried away and 4 mods desperatly trying to please everyone, fek it close and go watch tv :)

So perhaps not offensive - more just distasteful?

I'm guessing the only person who can do this is Tex Fitz.  It wouldn't surprise me if he was a little reluctant to post it though, considering that he took it down yesterday after being requested to do so by another member. 

is it still Friday ?

Seriously there would be no threads. I would never leave the house if I got offended by anything on here.

PMSL ... good post man ... hope you get a new "man" soon ;)

what is more offensive about the image? the caption "as good as mothers milk"?

please, genuinely, explain to me. Not criticising, just interested

well i find it offensive that i have wasted another whole evening dealing with crap

just to let the members know i have told the mods and staff  last week that as soon as the new

webteam start on blonde i will be stepping down as i joined blonde for a little fun

it is no longer any fun coming online

sorry - I was told that the avatar image was a popular image - I had presumed that was the actual image in the avatar and the caption, so thought it would be easily accessible.  A quick google search has proved otherwise.

So we should automatically delete everything which receives a single complaint from a membership of 4000+ people?

Do we not think a FAQ might help.
As far as i can see there are no rules as to what avatars you can use etc.

We can't delete something just because one person complains, if we did there would be nothing left

common sense at last

Tightend - can you please post the text of my PM to you.  thank you.

Remind me to only start birthday threads please , anything else , slap me  :redcard: to myself

who asked your opinion ?

ok orginal pic as found by google

(http://images.google.co.uk/images?q=tbn:de2HchxDd72aYM:http://thumbnail012.mylivepage.com/chunk12/116502/66/small_Baby%2520Smoking.gif.jpg)

here here

How the hell has this thread made so many pages?!?!??!?

You have people arguing on here for the sake of arguing I think

no they aren't

Ok - this is going ot go around again and again - he said she said.....I'm off.
I

Fucking love it! lol

How can anyone disapprove of that pic?!?!

you did via pm

 ;boltpp;

You mean like this?

I was expecting either porn or some sort of sadist cruelty.

no idea i am thinking of having it as my avatar

And for the record I have seen this before - i remember it - and with a rye smile I forgot it again. Just not worth it. Obviously not real. Not a nice thing to think about admittedly but nothing to get my nickers in a twist about.

I thought we were talking about babies being shagged or something. That's not nice.

no no its a real gender issue

only females can see a problem with this pic

Anyway, sod the popcorn, get me more beer!!!!

Just lost to a 2 outer (trip 4's vs JJ J on the river) then 10 10 (twice) to AQ and AK - sat for 5 Gold Rings

And just now had 2 pot size bets called (I have 2 pair) vs gutshot, all in on the turn - yes they hit that 4 outer  ;grr; ;grr; ;grr; ;grr; (and this is 5 mins into a tourney on UB!!!)

£1.50 £2 duly donated

so now its turned into a lets slag claw off because she happens not to like an image. this is why she didnt post in public in the first place and went to the mods

not very nice chaps

It was more a general comment and how people should be considerate to others and when it is found someone was maybe offended there is no need for a spanish inquisition.

I personally think the mods are too nice and entertain and encourage these threads that do nowt for no one.

i think even the male mods would have a problem with that

LOLOLOLOLOL


this is the funniest thing ever, that picture is done on photoshop anyway.

seriously i need more popcorn.

run out.

we gave her an answer and it was turned into a gender issue

and another wasted night

Each to there own, but I can't see a real problem with that as an avatar. Would I have it as my own? no, but that isn't because I find it upsetting, offensive or obscene, it just isn't my taste.

By the sounds of it she was told the mods had decided it would stay, so then she went str8 to the OP and asked him to remove it......kinda negating the mods.

no it didnt. the request for a female mod turned into an issue about claw taste in images and ones chioce to go to the mods instead of an open forum

Guys, girls, chill.

Been away for one hour and ten more pages. Can anyone point me to the interesting bits, please?

And what happened to the popcorn smiley, can't find it anymore. This one will have to do instead..

 :cheers:

i think there should be more pigtails in avators

no i didn't.  I have stated the facts quite clearly here.  I PMd tightend, as below:

hiya,

don't want to sound like a moaning minnie, but I'm cringing every time i look at tex fitz's avatar (an image which looks like a baby smoking).  Don't know if this breaches any of the guidelines, but I'd rather not have to look at this.

thanks

Claire

he replied, as explained above, quite rightly having discussed it with the moderators and deeming that the image was not offensive.

I pmd three females on here (that i consider friends) this morning to get another female viewpoint as I was just interested to see if my own reaction to the pic was way off the mark.  I did not ask anything other than their opinion.

I did NOT contact the person whose avatar it was - Charmaine has said earlier in the thread that she did that, of her own accord.

I wish I had an avator....

I think the point is Claw never started this thread , i did .
The AV  wasn't the actual point in starting the thread , i just asked a simple question , and 16 pages later............. mad .
Some find the AV offensive some dint , at least we're not all robots who have to agree .
The AV was kindly removed by tex , so why keep raking that up ? maybe i shouldn't of pm'd him in the first place, but he wasn't upset , i wasnt upset so that ended amicably.
This has turned into 16 pages of twaddle that now will not be taken seriously , I'm gobsmaked to be honest .

it was turned into an issue on claws taste by her own post

I know a funny 1 of a baby smoking weed!

but not these ones...............

You would hope so - but with all the stuff going on here I thought it must have been worse than that.

I'm not slagging anyone off for finding it offensive - as I said before its a matter of degree and everyone has their own limits. However in the grand scheme of things this would probably not offend that many people. These things need to be kept in perspective.

i just posted that as a recent example of a situation I had encountered which I thought was relevant to the debate. 

ladies and gents


enough?

all debated out?

can we stop now?


please

to answe the question is it about time we had a female mod on board the answer is we need atleast 4 new mods if there is a suitable candiadate that is female she will get the job

at present there is 4 mods rod sherrif red and tighty

having done the job for best part of 2 years i dont envy the job of who ever gets lumbered with it

Why did you PM other women and not men also?

Why would a woman find this offensive when a man wouldn't? Am i missing something?

flushy and mfi for mods

Myself, IFM, Booder and ......

well mad accused us of breach of confidance

we didnt bring it up you did

if we breached your confidance then we would have overstepped the mark

we didnt

ME!!!  ;D

Dewi

You should be a mod dude, seriously.

LOCK and DELETE this thread FFS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ironside,Flushy and an Irishman are in spain.They are enjoying happy hour,you buy 1 you get 1 free,you buy 1 you get 1 free......flushy says this is a bad happy hour, in Brighton, in my local you buy 1 you get 2 free,....ironside says ,thats nothing in my local ,the Welded Wallet you buy 1 you get 3 free,,irishman says ,boys boys that nothing in my local you go in they buy you a drink and then another and another and another and another and another.................and then at closing time they take you out and get you laid.........NO,they both said,did that really to you?,Flushy asked,   "no but it happenned to my sister"    


    dont give up the day job son.

PLUS, I have my OWN popcorn machine!!!


 ;popcorn; ;popcorn; ;popcorn; ;popcorn; ;popcorn; ;popcorn; ;popcorn;

Discounts given for blondites.

now you are just being silly

Don't worry Mods, there's another Celtic v Rangers game along soon

good then aberdeen can get into 2nd spot

English only in the mod room, thankyou.


I also have a popcorn machine.....

its ok, someone has just posted about Nemesis

I'm taking my popcorn off over there


Ladies and gents, I've already asked once...lets wrap it up please

I wish my birthday threads would reach 20 pages long !!


I also have a very cool popcorn machine  :)

Yes you do babe, but you don't actually have any popcorn, do you LOL.

i dont know what your reading but i didnt accuse you of such a thing

seconded

I found the image offensive too.

The kid has clearly made the roach too tight

time to wee in the bath,dont want to miss a thing.

Watch it jungle, your avatar is next !!!

Is if some certain people become mod!

 rotflmfao rotflmfao rotflmfao

eddie what happened to your avatar i enjoyed that one

Best place for them.

(http://www.giftsheep.com/Images/BigSheep_01.gif)

well there were complaints,there was blonde bird, a brunette too,problems arose though iron,got pm,d by ginger ones upset at their ommision

proud of it mate so would you be in a wheelchair try catching them

well i wasnt greedy i only wanted one

Ed, I told you that in confidence! Sigh....

is it a record thread yet?

Well its like listening to a broken record.

Isn't it strange - just like in a real family argument - I have no idea what started this one off.

do I need to read all this...... I think the answers to Charmaine's Thread is yes.

One of our younger members smoking weed!

no, 700 posts needed at least to vie for that


Claw, I have re-read the whole thread. It seems I jumped to a conclusion earlier and owe you an apology too as Charmaine contacted the OP of the avatar, not you and therefore you were not being underhand in that regard as I implied.

thank you Tighty - that's much appreciated.

Maybe if you and Red got the facts right in the first place none of this claw bashing would have occured. As Red might say, you dont need to be Sherlock Holmes, and it isn't rocket science.

Did I get my facts wrong, could you point out where please?

uh oh..uncle Tony is here


 ;scarymoment;

dont worry it will be another 3 weeks before he gets to the end of the thread we are safe

btw that dave dubai shallow thing is well worth a read...WHAT A FAKIN LEGEND-----i genuinely love him

 ;bat; And here we go again....

Dingdell 4 mod Yo

lookin better than a body has a right to,and shakin me up so ,that all i really know is here we go again and there i go oo oo o o

Tell me about it, he didn't even invite us! Shame on him

its ok i cant stand that french stuff

what aromatherpy are you using in the bath these days?!!!!

To quote Kev - GFY - not for all the tea in China. I wouldn't want the job if it was paid employment, let alone voluntary!

jeez rooks have you a spy cam?  
 it is palm olive thermal spa,it is the massage one with thermal minerals...............and it feels nice



      2.99 a shot

oh eddie what the heck happened to that team of yours down in Oz

i think i could of bowled straighter than harmison

might need to borrow some of your work equipment for that

its ok, ed was on Australia with Betfair, along with Harmison, Jones, Anderson....

Anyone mind if a newbie just mentions an opinion ?

I saw this thread this morning & I thought it was a light hearted in-joke.

I've just spent an hour reading it all,( everytime I read a page anotherone suddenly appeared ) because I assumed it was really important.

But to be honest, from an outsiders viewpoint, it appears to have been taken sooooo far off track because of personal problems between some members.  Maybe grown ups should know better, maybe not. That's really irrelevant.

The question was '' Isn't it about time we had a female mod ? ''

The answer is yes.  There shouldn't be any question about that.  We've had a female prime minister, a female queen, a female chairman in top class football.  My old nan was a woman as well, & she was better than god to me.

If there isn't a suitable woman to hand, then effort should be made to find her.  Maybe not today, but as soon as is practically possible.

This is the 21st century btw.  We shouldn't be mysoganistic about it.

No offence to any of the mods here.  This is far & away the best poker forum I've managed to find, & a lot of that obviously is due to the effort of these 4 guys.  Doesn't mean improvement shouldn't be actively sought out.

Just tell Tk he's being lazy again.  It's obviously his fault

Love , peace, & poker   :-*

skin, i man skin

I would still like an answer here.

Flushy
[/quote]

English only in the mod room, thankyou.

[/quote]

I thought Rod was Scottish?

English only in the mod room, thankyou.

[/quote]

I thought Rod was Scottish?
[/quote]

so am I and MrsC

I thought Rod was Scottish?
[/quote]

so am I and MrsC
[/quote]

Tut.. yes I know that but as you pointed out your staff ;-)

so am I and MrsC
[/quote]

Tut.. yes I know that but as you pointed out your staff ;-)
[/quote]

no i am not

English only in the mod room, thankyou.

[/quote]

I thought Rod was Scottish?
[/quote]

It's a joke at Dewi's expense, whenever he talks at a table i remind him of the "english only" rule

Tut.. yes I know that but as you pointed out your staff ;-)
[/quote]

no i am not
[/quote]

 ;scarymoment; ok ...I thought I read earlier in the thread that Tighty, Red, Rod and Sherriff were the only 4 mods....>>>>>>>>staying out of this 1

Edit    hehe...just read Flushys post :-)

waitrose   they are doing a special at the moment ...300 ml extra free... great vallloooouuuu

no i am not
[/quote]

 ;scarymoment; ok ...I thought I read earlier in the thread that Tighty, Red, Rod and Sherriff were the only 4 mods....>>>>>>>>staying out of this 1

Edit    hehe...just read Flushys post :-)
[/quote]

as of monday i no longer mod

but untill the new webteam take over i will still remain as "admin" incase anything crops up that needs me

Hi Red

this should be enough to get you started... as has been proven Mad nor Claw got anyone to do their dirt work, as was the inference quoted. You could of course claim that your question was in a rhetorical sense, but we both know that wasn't the case.

I dont care about who is mod, I do have thoughts on who shouldn't be a mod, including current ones... but its nothing to do with me. What I do care about however, is the tone in which you have spoken to people that I consider a friend of mine, it doesn't seem becoming of a moderator, and that the "facts" were misrepresented by someone in a position of authority on the site (not you necessarily) That is extremely wrong and sullies peoples image on here.

Anyways, in congruance with tightends wishes, I'll leave the thread alone... let other people fight the good fight.


take care my  friend.

Not read this.  

But I agree with those who think a Female Mod would be a good thing.

The last female mod we had was Maggie T and she ran the country.

Women with Power get things done .

Regards

M

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That'll settle things.

For those that have run out of popcorn would you like some 'New! Cadburys Mint Fingers'?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PlFOsEtW4c

Tank mate Don't laugh

I supported you on your "I won 50 quid for 1 million SnG's thread"

Regards

M

If ever there is a bigger debate it is that of the men V's Women carry on, so this threads length was interesting to view

That's what was left after paying for my milk and the poll tax :)

The post you quoted were and are my honest opinion. My facts ARE straight, I actualy say what I think.

We all know Ed doesn't bet on cricket

 ;whistle; ;popcorn;

A BIG THANK YOU from the forum to Jimmy for trying to calm the situation.

WTF was that S**T?

Best i could come up with at short notice while dumping chips all over the place.   :dontask:

 rotflmfao rotflmfao rotflmfao rotflmfao rotflmfao I watched it expecting a punchline or something.

You now owe me 3 mins 16 seconds of my life back which a quick $10 HU should cover ;-)

okay everyone else is helping themself to my money tonight so why not you

I just read through this all, wasting 15 minutes of my life in a way akin to watching the first 15 minutes of Battlefield Earth. The mods are in a thankless position, if they delete or lock this thread, someone will start another one entited "OMGZZZ How can U lockz our threadzzs??!!!oneoneeleven!!!!11". I think the mods should encourage people to pm them more in future with their greviances to prevent threads like this from spiralling out of control, prevention being better than the cure. (Except in musical terms).

However, I did manage to piss myself due to this gem, is Maggie T MikkyT's crazy madcap sister?  :dontask:

Go to the lobby if you are serious about a game and you think you are tough enough.

I think all that whale stuff has turned you soft jimmy boy ;-)

[Dec 9 02:03:51] : Hand Start.
[Dec 9 02:03:51] : Seat 1 : JimmyEck has $2,000
[Dec 9 02:03:51] : Seat 2 : GWIRT has $2,000
[Dec 9 02:03:51] : GWIRT is the dealer.
[Dec 9 02:03:51] : GWIRT posted small blind.
[Dec 9 02:03:51] : JimmyEck posted big blind.
[Dec 9 02:03:51] : Game [1] started with 2 players.
[Dec 9 02:03:51] : Dealing Hole Cards.
[Dec 9 02:03:51] : Seat 1 : JimmyEck has Jh Js
[Dec 9 02:03:57] : GWIRT called 20
[Dec 9 02:04:00] : JimmyEck raised 160
[Dec 9 02:04:04] : GWIRT called 160
[Dec 9 02:04:04] : Dealing flop.
[Dec 9 02:04:04] : Board cards [6d 8c 5d]
[Dec 9 02:04:04] : Stakes: 20/40 Current level: 1 Next level in: 8 min. 
[Dec 9 02:04:11] : JimmyEck bet 200
[Dec 9 02:04:13] : GWIRT called 200
[Dec 9 02:04:13] : Dealing turn.
[Dec 9 02:04:13] : Board cards [6d 8c 5d 6c]
[Dec 9 02:04:19] : JimmyEck bet 320
[Dec 9 02:04:24] : Stakes: 20/40 Current level: 1 Next level in: 8 min. 
[Dec 9 02:04:29] : GWIRT called 320
[Dec 9 02:04:29] : Dealing river.
[Dec 9 02:04:29] : Board cards [6d 8c 5d 6c Jd]
[Dec 9 02:04:35] : JimmyEck bet 320
[Dec 9 02:04:44] : Stakes: 20/40 Current level: 1 Next level in: 7 min. 
[Dec 9 02:04:48] : GWIRT called 320 and raised 960 and is All-in
[Dec 9 02:04:49] : JimmyEck called 960 and is All-in
[Dec 9 02:04:50] : Showdown!
[Dec 9 02:04:50] : Seat 1 : JimmyEck has Jh Js
[Dec 9 02:04:52] : Seat 2 : GWIRT has Td Kd
[Dec 9 02:04:52] : GWIRT has Flush KJT65
[Dec 9 02:04:52] : Seat 1 : JimmyEck has Jh Js
[Dec 9 02:04:52] : JimmyEck has Full House : Jacks full of 6s
[Dec 9 02:04:52] : JimmyEck wins 4,000 with Full House : Jacks full of 6s
[Dec 9 02:04:57] : JimmyEck : ty
[Dec 9 02:05:02] : Hand is over.
[Dec 9 02:05:02] : Stakes: 20/40 Current level: 1 Next level in: 7 min



Think yourself lucky suz!!!!!

I am nominating this thread for "best of blonde" it has to be the funniest thread ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OK a few "in" jokes but class non the less

So full of inaccuracies, blatant lies, crushing truthes and over the top pisstakes, i LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!

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A female mod? Sigh, you'll be wanting female prime ministers next. Never gonna happen...

 ;popcorn;

more salt please

I agree with this part of your post and I apologise.

who are you aplologising too? totalise or claw/me? you were downright rude and not a good example of a moderator. your opinions are not the facts and you really upsaet claw last night. disgusting

id still like to know what you are talking about iron. another slight on my character is unacceptable. thats a couple of times you tried to do this to me last night. not mod behaviour. you should read and let the info sink in then think about posting a reply.

I was apologising to the members in general. Not for my opinions, I stand by those, but for the blunt way in which I expressed them.

Having seen your post this morning though, it seems you are comfortable enough with emotive language.

wow...........its still going..................more popcorn needed

if you think the word disgusting is immotive then im glad i didnt post what i was really thinking. you obviously are not very observant or you would see there is no basis in fact for you to form the kind of opinion you did. my opinion of course

Looks like "sleeping on it" didn't work........

sleeping on it had reinforced some opinions i have developed. underclass performance if ive ever seen one last night and with 3 mods on the case. shocking!!

I'm requesting this thread be locked. I can't see anything more being posted that would be helpful in anyway. If people have problems with each other, then that's what PM's are for.

noooooooooooooo   only 327 more replies to make the top 10

I am going to try to save emotions like "Shock" and "Disgust" for something more important.

It would be a very bad thing if it were locked.

Because it would derail the "ifm and flushy" campaign for mod? ;)

dont try to belittle me again. my fragile little feelings cant take it any more

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That's an unstoppable train my friend, destiny...............

Though Flushy is being held back by Ginger... ;ifm;

(i'm starting to like my smiley :D)

So are the things you say intended to make me feel better? Do as you would be done by.

kev hasnt posted for a while

Im not sure where this is going to end to be honest, and quite frankly I am pissed off that it is still going on.

as far as i can see certain members of the forum are openly stating that they dont think the mods are the right people for the job ... fine, everyone has a right to their opinions and we pride ourselves on being an open forum and always being honest with the members.

Im not sure what the motives are for dragging this on, I wish i did ....

We run a moderated forum here on blonde, always have, always will.  Perhaps if the mods decided to all take a week off and let the forum run without moderation , people would see what the alternative is, and realise that in fact they prefer it moderated.

wether you like one mod better than the other or not is immaterial, the mod team work as a collective ....  

And if someone who happens to be a mod posts something as a member that you dont agree with, it shouldnt affect his ability to moderate on here .... and if people think that because someone is a mod then they shouldnt be allowed to express a personal opinion on any given topic, i pity them.

At the end of the day lets sit back and have a think about things .... while we are all very fond of this place, and many of us feel passionate and protective of the place ... ITS AN INTERNET FORUM FFS...   Life is too short to get so worked up about things that people fall out and get upset ...

There are plenty of people on the outside of blonde that would love us to implode and dissapear, they cant handle the fact that we can all get along and have fun on a poker forum, many have come in and tried to cause unrest .... but the mods normally get that sorted out so that you can enjoy YOUR forum, before you even see it ... so please lets not destroy this place from the inside.

 :goodpost: ;iagree;

6 mins......not bad.............................good post mate

ITS 3-15

-12?

you still in the bath Ed, or are ya talking in your sleep and predicting Englands next batting performance ;)

 rotflmfao

I always thought figures of 3-15 were something Ed would only ever dream of producing - looks like I was right. :)

hi Andrew when i am dreaming of figures please be assured they in the mid 30's.



     

dreams and reality are however quite different

mad read the thread from start to finish and then you might understand where i am coming from

btw i am no longer a mod and havent been since monday as i have already stated twice

i am only helping out on a techinal capibilty

so what is and isnt mod behaviour isnt my concern

i read the first couple of pages of this thread and the last couple and to be quite honest what a total crock. The mods on here do a good job and does it matter wether they are male or female? Giving women power can cause grief in my eyes and I think they should thank themselves lucky they are allowed to be members on here let alone playing poker and stuff, now they want to take over as well?? Isn't there some washing up that needs doing or something girls? ;scarymoment;

uh-oh

 ;popcorn; ;popcorn;

2 boxes this time

thinki i will join you snooops

 ;popcorn; ;popcorn;

As long as you bring your own popcorn. I ain't sharing...

be afraid Russ , be very afraid




 ;popcorn; ;popcorn; ;popcorn;

just dont bring chocolates or you may enrage the females if you dont share.

ARISTON for MOD

The man needs a good slap , that all I'm saying on the subject  :-X

not the worst idea ive ever heard,seems to have the correct attitude. :dontask:

dont give me power for gawds sake iron.

policy one if i become mod- women not to be allowed on the forum between the hours of five and seven when they should be in the kitchen cooking tea or baking me a pie.
policy 2- threads on periods,tampax or anything mentioning the word dishcharge shall immediately be removed.
policy 3- any female not respecting my authoritity (said in best eric cartman voice) shall be forced to wear PVC for one week.

sure i can think some more up but those are just the starters.

I normally have to pay extra for that kind of service charmaine :)

Now why doesn't that surprise me Ariston ???  :)

Policy 3 is a vote clincher for me :)

policy 4- women shall only be allowed on the forum for three weeks out of every 4 to keep threads sane and sensible

Ariston for MOD

I bet you have to pay extra for all services Ariston ;)

Post of the week by miles :D

for the 3rd time, its you who has made the mistake. beleive me if i was saying the mods had breached confidence, id make it clear thats what i meant. but if want to pick out a line or two ive said and publically attempt to start yet another argument on this thread, then all i can say is go ahead. you are on stage and in the spotlight......enjoy yourself!! have a blast ;danafish;

as i am not longer a mod my last word on the matter is


the mods didnt make claw an issue or breach her confidance

she did it herself

Guys, can we cool it on this, please? Nothing will be achieved by batting it back & forth.

Thanks.

Most rational and sensible post in the whole 28 pages

I think this is the most rational and sensible post I've read so far.

No no yours is snoppy

Tell that to John McEnroe.

You cannot be serious?

That post was over the line!!

oh dear lord.

New balls please!








Come to think of it, perhaps that should be "No balls please!"

I don't get that one.

Glad to see the question was taken in jest  ;frustrated; ;frustrated; ;frustrated; ;frustrated;

im still at a loss as to how you have come by your assumption. by all means pm me to explain and thread can die.

Pls keep the racket down guys

You could have said that via PM

and leave the thread hanging without people knowing what hes saying is incorrect. you always know how to difuse a situation :)

You lot always have to have the last word don't you??

Oh crap, quick, someone post below me.  ;djinn;

No, you're wrong Snoop, but if you want to say anything else, take it to PM!

will do

OK  ;)

The last person to post on this thread is a big bag of hairy poo.

How big?

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Is that the answer to Iron's quiz question?

BUMP!!



Ouch that chuffin hurt?

Gawd, I know you guys miss me, but 30 pages?

(I haven't even read all of em - too busy!)

You don't need a female mod IMHO, as long as people can coherently explain their position and the mods are willing to listen (and I think in most cases the mods on here do), then there should be no occasion when the gender of a mod would make a difference in the way that they deal with any situation.

The most important thing a mod can have is objectivity.

To be honest, in the case of the baby avatar, I asked Dana and Jen if it bothered them and they said not at all. With Heid, Ginger and a few others seemingly unfazed by the pic, I would say that this isn't to do with gender at all, but simply a view shared by a minority of individuals, regardless of sex. Unfortunately, unless we have a moderator for every member, we can't possibly be expected to moderate from the perspective of so few.

Phew.  Thank god that's settled



Oh feck - does that make me a hairy poo then ?

No, that would be me.

No such thing as a hairy poo - take it from one who knows.  ::)

just to bump it....

busy searching for my next avatar, watch this space !!!

::)

 ;popcorn; ;popcorn; ;popcorn; ;popcorn;




lol

Hop this doesnt offend anyone

can u work it out ?

LOL - I've freaked a few people out with that one.  ;m3boy; (we need a devil smiley)

I know a bear called Poo who is quite hairy.

(as opposed to a bear called Fred who is fredbare)

Well now that you mention it ....................................   ;yippee; ;yippee; ;yippee;

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yes there is my dog used to do em occasionally and before you ask the only reason i know is because i always clean up after him(it's not a fetish)

OK - hair doesn't get digested by the body - human or otherwise - so re the hairy poo issue I was really talking about creatures who don't lick their fur all day - and before anyone rises to the theme - pictures of humans who can achieve amazing twisty turny moves with their bodies should not be posted here otherwise we risk raising the same issues again!! If you have anything decent PM me  :D

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Page 31 "Pleae send me any pics you have of hairy poo, or people who can bend in strange way that would make licking their bits possible"

You guys!!!!!!!

There you go!

I find that image offensive...............

"We hijack this thread and fly it to Cuba..."

(http://www.cut-forum.nl/images/smiles/icon_gun2.gif)

That's good shit maaaaan!

 ;shitfanhit; here we go again............

sigh

Can't beat good toilet humour............or pictures of babies with poo on their head

SOOOOOOOOO ??????????

 ;ifm; ;whistle;

I VOTE JANE FOR MOD!!!


OK i admit the initial post was a bit naughty :-)

BUT I am deadly serious when I say I think Jane would be spot on as a mod.

AND believe it or not I am not suggesting her by gender...she comes across to me as being VERY level headed and straight spoken without being offensive.

If there was a poll up for next Mod I can honestly say from all the men and woman on this forum ...she would get my vote.

GO TO BED SUZANNE

im still playing that bloody stt

who rattled ur cage ;-)

I personally would put my money on Mad and redimp  ;whistle;

FLUSHY and MFI for mods

booder for mod  ;ifm;

FYP(s)

thanks charmaine and again i would nominate you (although i know you aint interested) and jane, regardless of your partners :)

I still dont know what the recruitment process is or if its underway. maybe the current mods dont think its a requirement :(

Have you read the thread!!!


Thanks IFM for fixing Kev's error, its a sign of good modding.

I see xmas and the season of peace & goodwill is well and truly over.  :D

the current Mods do NOT select new mods.

Just out of interest Mad, why do YOU think we need new mods ??

is it to do the cleaning in the secret room ?

and i still dont know what the recruitment process is. maybe its a secret?

in terms of whether the forum requires new mods, ive answered that in my previous posts so yes flushy, i have read the whole thing. particularly the parts where i was being attacked by the mods :)

The recruitment process involves the ability to not take things personally, to maintain the ethos of blonde, to be able to work as part of a team, to accept a majority decision--- even though you might be in the minority... oh yes, and to be able to piss standing up ;)

tick, tick, tick, tick, tick

Looks like we've cracked it Flushy!!!!!!

Can I join in too please?

Reeeeeeeeeeesult.

Mad i don't think any of the women who post on blonde fit the required criteria of a mod, simple as that

OK ........... i'll piss standing up , but could get messy  ;angel;

Anyone can piss standing up, unless they are paralysed.   If only men would sit while pissing the toilets would be much more cleaner.   ;)

That would be good. Then I could blame YOU for the "little spillages" on the floor!!   rotflmfao rotflmfao

Tell Iron that :D

I said unless they are paralysed.


Besides pissing while standing is not very clean, thinking of it, not many men wash their hands before going to the toilet so god knows what they put on their manhoods while holding it with their dirty hands. ;D  not mentioning the fact that they do not wipe it after use....

Excuse me, but this thread needs diverting again....

To many males live in our house  ;grr;

http://www.shepee.co.uk/