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Undertoad · 09-30-2008, 10:23 AM

At first it was just annoying to have posts consisting of just images, but now I'm thinking that it's sort of anti-Cellar. The posts will disappear if the images are no longer hosted or published, thus "breaking" any involved conversations. It also makes the posts unsearchable, by either Cellar or Google.

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Flint · 09-30-2008, 10:26 AM

Posting an image, of text, is a stupidly unnecessary use of resources. And also, just regular stupid.

dar512 · 09-30-2008, 10:29 AM

See my post in the mildly irritating thread.

glatt · 09-30-2008, 10:42 AM

I find the posting style to be annoying. Not only is the style annoying, but there is no real content.

I've never seen a posting style like his before. I don't get it. He obviously has to go through a lot of work to create those graphics. You would think he'd have something better to say after going through so much work.

kerosene · 09-30-2008, 10:47 AM

I imagine he is probably trying to not get it removed by doing it that way. It's rather irritating and stinks of trollness. I say there needs to be some kind of text involved with new posters....maybe it's adding too many rules to newbs, but still...it's fucking annoying.

BigV · 09-30-2008, 10:40 AM

I don't think it's stupid. I think it's a good idea... if you want your communication unsearchable.

It's a technique that has been introduced in spam spam spam spam, when the white hats learned to search for strings indicative of undesirable content. Then when the same message was communicated to our flexible brains via unsearchable image of text. Stupid? That depends.

Is it anti-cellar? Good question. I don't think so. Think of all the other images that would leave gaps in the conversations should they become unpublished, are they anti-cellar? Many of them have only minimal accompanying text, sometimes only a single character, perhaps a punctuation mark.

I think it's self defeating. I am not concerned by it. It will leave gaps in the conversations. It reminds me of a courtroom, where the witness is prodded to answer verbally after only nodding or pointing. The court transcript would not have the information in the record, despite the fact that all present who were paying attention would have understood.

Flint · 09-30-2008, 10:50 AM

Treat the posts exactly as if a new user came in and posted images only, with no text. I know that's what they are; but I assume that image-only posts with no text would be treated like spam.

glatt · 09-30-2008, 10:55 AM

What if they were cool images in the WTF thread? We'd be rejoicing them.

Flint · 09-30-2008, 10:57 AM

Oh, yeah.

Shawnee123 · 09-30-2008, 10:58 AM

If a picture paints a thousand words, then why can't I paint you?

Hand me a tissue, will you?

kerosene · 09-30-2008, 11:04 AM

Yeah, but WTF is in an images forum...that's what it is there for. Just sayin...

Trilby · 09-30-2008, 11:08 AM

the EVIL blue color hurts mine eyes.

I say spank him.

glatt · 09-30-2008, 11:09 AM

First evil rhinos, and now evil colors?

Trilby · 09-30-2008, 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by glatt

First evil rhinos, and now evil colors?

Yes. Just ask Flint. He knows.

Flint · 09-30-2008, 11:16 AM

Leave me out of this, weirdo.

I see sounds, I don't feel colors.

09-30-2008, 10:23 AM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	ur next ex At first it was just annoying to have posts consisting of just images, but now I'm thinking that it's sort of anti-Cellar. The posts will disappear if the images are no longer hosted or published, thus "breaking" any involved conversations. It also makes the posts unsearchable, by either Cellar or Google. ur thots

09-30-2008, 10:26 AM	#2
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Posting an image, of text, is a stupidly unnecessary use of resources. And also, just regular stupid. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

09-30-2008, 10:29 AM	#3
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	See my post in the mildly irritating thread. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

09-30-2008, 10:40 AM	#6
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	I don't think it's stupid. I think it's a good idea... if you want your communication unsearchable. It's a technique that has been introduced in spam spam spam spam, when the white hats learned to search for strings indicative of undesirable content. Then when the same message was communicated to our flexible brains via unsearchable image of text. Stupid? That depends. Is it anti-cellar? Good question. I don't think so. Think of all the other images that would leave gaps in the conversations should they become unpublished, are they anti-cellar? Many of them have only minimal accompanying text, sometimes only a single character, perhaps a punctuation mark. I think it's self defeating. I am not concerned by it. It will leave gaps in the conversations. It reminds me of a courtroom, where the witness is prodded to answer verbally after only nodding or pointing. The court transcript would not have the information in the record, despite the fact that all present who were paying attention would have understood. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

09-30-2008, 10:50 AM	#7
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Treat the posts exactly as if a new user came in and posted images only, with no text. I know that's what they are; but I assume that image-only posts with no text would be treated like spam. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

09-30-2008, 10:42 AM	#4
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I find the posting style to be annoying. Not only is the style annoying, but there is no real content. I've never seen a posting style like his before. I don't get it. He obviously has to go through a lot of work to create those graphics. You would think he'd have something better to say after going through so much work.

09-30-2008, 10:47 AM	#5
kerosene Touring the facilities Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The plains of Colorado Posts: 3,476	I imagine he is probably trying to not get it removed by doing it that way. It's rather irritating and stinks of trollness. I say there needs to be some kind of text involved with new posters....maybe it's adding too many rules to newbs, but still...it's fucking annoying.

09-30-2008, 10:55 AM	#8
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	What if they were cool images in the WTF thread? We'd be rejoicing them.

09-30-2008, 10:57 AM	#9
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Oh, yeah. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

09-30-2008, 10:58 AM	#10
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	If a picture paints a thousand words, then why can't I paint you? Hand me a tissue, will you? __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

09-30-2008, 11:04 AM	#11
kerosene Touring the facilities Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The plains of Colorado Posts: 3,476	Yeah, but WTF is in an images forum...that's what it is there for. Just sayin...

09-30-2008, 11:08 AM	#12
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	the EVIL blue color hurts mine eyes. I say spank him. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

09-30-2008, 11:09 AM	#13
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	First evil rhinos, and now evil colors?

09-30-2008, 11:16 AM	#15
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Leave me out of this, weirdo. I see sounds, I don't feel colors. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

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