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Post by curious cat on Dec 8, 2005 16:03:34 GMT 1
I can't poat on the anti-AK, lee or Bob topics. I can on all other topics! Has JK blocked them or somehow disabled them? That is limiting free speech. The message board on www.warriors.co.nr lets you talk about banter500, and won't block such topics. |
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Post by Jonny Kirk on Dec 8, 2005 17:15:38 GMT 1
yes i have blocked and deleted the topics.
basically, i dont want people slagging each other off on these forums, especially when someone could come in who doesnt know the people involved (and doesnt realise that its a joke), and thinks this is how Christians act and get on. not blocking the topics would be seen as us condoning slagging people off.
also, when people sign up, there are terms and conditions that you agree to, and i felt that these were breached.
i have a duty to monitor this site, and i do not wish anyone to become hurt, offended, or excluded by what they read. i have been on message boards where this has happened, and i want this to be site that everyone feels comfortable and safe using. slagging matches can get out of hand very quickly, even if it was innocent to start off with. i do realise that the posts were started off merely as a bit of fun, but not everyone reading the threads will realise this, so it is better that things are stopped before they get out of hand.
this forum is about fun and banter, and not slagging people off. i know it was done in jest, and no harm was meant, but i dont think it looks too good if we slag each other off. most of us are Christians on this site, so we need to be beyond reproach. this is a family site, where content should be suitable for all, and people can post without being slagged off. not everyone knows each other, so to an outsider slags can look very harsh. again i realise that you were just having a laugh, so dont worry about this, but i think we need to be careful.
besides, the best way for you to show my support is to help me get points!
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Post by warrior admin on Dec 12, 2005 11:03:40 GMT 1
The www.warriors.co.nr message board will delete inappropriate posts if we notice them, however we are hardly ever on it. NB how come the anti-Bob topic of JKfan's got most hits?!?  |
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Post by Jonny Kirk on Dec 12, 2005 11:40:21 GMT 1
ok, JKfan has asked me to pass on the following message to the other banter 500 members:
Dear Banter 500 members,
PERSONAL APOLOGY
I am writing to express my absolute most heartfelt and sincere apology. You may have been onto the Banter 500 message board from the time when I posted my messages on Wednesday 7th. I did not mean them to be taken seriously in any way and hope you havent taken it in any way personally. I should have thought before I did it, and hope I can still be forgiven. I hope that you carry on doing the tasks for Banter 500 and I will continue to show my support for the competition. Once again I hope you have not taken the messages personally or seriously as they were not meant to be. If there is any way in whick I can help feel free to contact me on the message board! Once again I'm VERY sorry (But JK will win).
JK Fan (SORRY).
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Post by bob on Dec 12, 2005 18:56:57 GMT 1
What has this 'warriors' guy got against me?
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Post by teamak on Dec 13, 2005 17:14:13 GMT 1
thats grand but you will be getting the bill from my shrink soon
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Post by Jonny Kirk on Dec 17, 2005 0:43:41 GMT 1
speaking of bills, you lot still owe me money for this website!
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Post by thecarebear on Jan 7, 2006 20:36:31 GMT 1
it's stupid and pointless anyway
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Post by Jonny Kirk on Jan 7, 2006 21:00:02 GMT 1
what are you referring to that is stupid and pointless? if you mean the banter 500, that's pretty much the reasons why we are doing it.
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Post by A special one on Jan 23, 2006 11:50:20 GMT 1
Why did you pay money? Freewebs would have done it all for free. Or tripod. And proboards is free. And I could have got you the free address www.banter500.co.nr . Money waster. It could have gone to charity |
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Post by Jonny Kirk on Jan 23, 2006 13:08:28 GMT 1
the simple answer - free websites aren't big enough.
the long, geeky, i have too much time on my hands answer - i had to pay money due to the actual size of the website. because there are so many video files and pictures, most free websites won't allow you to store that much. eg freewebs only allows you to store 40MB - banter500.com is already bigger than 300MB, with very few of the challenges actually completed). plus there are generally limits to how much people can view the things (aka bandwidth), and once that limit has been reached noone can look up the site for a while (again with freewebs you get 500MB per month - banter500.com is generally about twice that per month). with the deal that i got, i have unlimited storage, and unlimited bandwidth, which you couldn't get with free sites. also, banter500.com has a nice ring to it, and is easy to remember. the other important thing about paying money is that you don't get any annoying adverts popping up.
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