The infraction system is a new feature of VBulletin that I've instituted to make the

[Ed Fuqua]

Just a few questions.

1.Do I get points for posts already existing or just going forward?

2.How is it that there is an AI smart enough to glean substance from froth but not one smart enough to drive a car?

3. What's the difference between **** and sh*t to the Terminator? I mean, one is undedited, unexpurgated flow of consciousness (the way I talk) and the other is a conscious decision to modulate the way I talk for the acceptance of a larger audience. Are the both equal in the eyes of the machine? Cause I can switch to fornicating and fecal matter and regenerative organ etc. I'm not sure how that makes it better.

I guess we'll see how long I last under the new regime....


Oh and
4. Where do I get to see my score?

[Bruce Lindfield]

You're off the scale!!

[Jake deVilliers]

I think that's more correctly, you're off the f***ing scale!

Have a nice day all.

[Chris Fitzgerald]

Actually, it's supposed to be "off the ****ing scale".

Ed - Paul's idea is that all profanity should be completely masked, as in:

"Wow, my bass smells like ****!"

"Oh, ****...who put the ****ing cat in the microwave again? Honey? Where's the ****ing 409 and scotchbrite pad stash? And just for the record, I think it's bull**** that I have to clean the microwave again this time. "


As far as the infraction system, it's mostly for the BG mods who have to deal with about 100 times as many people as we do, and a lot more of the adolescent "OMG!1!1!1! ***!1!1!1!" mentality. I personally do not plan to use it down here in DB anytime soon.

Time to get back to work. Bloody hell!

EDIT: at home with our 4-year old always within earshot, Kate and I are having big fun substituting terms like "maternal fornicationist" and "bovine stool" during those moments when we might otherwise resort to the actual unmitigated vernacular. Big fun for me and Mrs. DURRL, let me tellya. Thank god we can still say "booger", "pee-pee" and "poo-poo" at will...otherwise, how the matrimonial coupling are you supposed to raise a fornicating kid in today's world?

[Bruce Lindfield]

Pull them up by their boot straps as we say around here...

[Ed Fuqua]

Jeez, 4 years old. It seems like only yesterday...

[TroyK]

One of my favorite lines in American literature came from Huck Finn to Tom Sawyer towards the end of the book, where Huck had been taken in by a kindly Aunt or something and he says; "Sometimes I have go up into the attic and cuss, just to get the taste back in my mouth!"

Ed, you'll survive the "new regime" even if we have to invent our own brand of pig latin. Maybe something based on the modes of the melodic minor scale.

Troy

[Chris Fitzgerald]

Originally Posted by Ed Fuqua

Jeez, 4 years old. It seems like only yesterday...

True dat. My **** is getting OLD. He's a great kid, though, which helps. And I've learned that if I order a ****take mushroom sandwich, it keeps him from mooching off my lunch since he don't care much for toadstools...

[kontrabass]

Originally Posted by Chris Fitzgerald

EDIT: at home with our 4-year old always within earshot, Kate and I are having big fun substituting terms like "maternal fornicationist" and "bovine stool" during those moments when we might otherwise resort to the actual unmitigated vernacular. Big fun for me and Mrs. DURRL, let me tellya. Thank god we can still say "booger", "pee-pee" and "poo-poo" at will...otherwise, how the matrimonial coupling are you supposed to raise a fornicating kid in today's world?

Wait until he can spell longer words and understand what they mean. It was a right of passage for me.

Also, I think four years old may have actually been yesterday, in my case at least.

[Uncletoad]

Originally Posted by Chris Fitzgerald

he don't care much for toadstools...

What's wrong with toadstools?

They are very satisfying the day after an evening steak.

[Eric Rene Roy]

Originally Posted by TroyK

...even if we have to invent our own brand of pig latin....

And as I found out on the RAB.com board...eventually they can and will find the way around the filter. Just wait...

[mrpc]

Basses [DB] Discussion on the instrument: double bass, string bass, contrabass, bass viol, acoustic bass, upright bass, standup bass, bass fiddle, bass violin, doghouse bass, bull fiddle...

Just the beginning of a wonderful new world .

[Eric Rene Roy]

more like SEO!

[mrpc]

Originally Posted by eroy

And as I found out on the RAB.com board...eventually they can and will find the way around the filter. Just wait...

Maybe I should post it so the mods know how to do it???

"Rebel With(out) A Cause", that was an interesting character study, don't you think?

[Blackbird]

Originally Posted by Chris Fitzgerald

As far as the infraction system, it's mostly for the BG mods who have to deal with about 100 times as many people as we do, and a lot more of the adolescent "OMG!1!1!1! ***!1!1!1!" mentality.

Not to mention the occasional rowdy DB player jumping the fence to spread joy in our back yard..

Yup, it's our "virtual cattle prod".

[paul]

Originally Posted by Ed Fuqua

Just a few questions.

1.Do I get points for posts already existing or just going forward?

2.How is it that there is an AI smart enough to glean substance from froth but not one smart enough to drive a car?

3. What's the difference between **** and sh*t to the Terminator? I mean, one is undedited, unexpurgated flow of consciousness (the way I talk) and the other is a conscious decision to modulate the way I talk for the acceptance of a larger audience. Are the both equal in the eyes of the machine? Cause I can switch to fornicating and fecal matter and regenerative organ etc. I'm not sure how that makes it better.

I guess we'll see how long I last under the new regime....


Oh and
4. Where do I get to see my score?

Hi Ed, I'll try to answer your questions. I'm glad I caught this, best to use email if you want answers from me

1. No retroactive infractions will be given.

2. My car seems to drive itself well enough... Seriously, I think you're getting a wrong picture - there's no automation behind infraction-giving. The mod sees a post that breaks the rules, fills out an infraction form, and the system keeps track of the infraction by tracking 'points'. The system also sends you a PM automatically, detailing for which post the infraction was given, how many points you were given, when they expire, and a message from the moderator explaining why the infraction was given. The mods can choose to use the infraction system, or they can choose not to.

The 'points' are only so that if a user continues to blatantly break rules, they see their points go up, closer to a 'limit' at which they receive a 5 day temp ban or whatever. A consequence for repeat disregard for forum rules.

3. Our usage agreement requires profanity be completely masked. This is to keep out carefully crafted symbols that mimic letters, used to bypass the auto censor. If you want to mask your own profanity, please do so completely.

4. Your 'score', should you ever receive an infraction, will be visible in your profile. You'll also know if a moderator gave you an infraction based on the extensive report PM as detailed above.

Hope this helps

[msw]

Try to hold on Ed, we need you.

[Ed Fuqua]

**** that.

Just trying to get my numbers up....

[bassguitar]

***take mushrooms. Brilliant!

[Chris Fitzgerald]

Originally Posted by Blackbird

Not to mention the occasional rowdy DB player jumping the fence to spread joy in our back yard..

Yup, it's our "virtual cattle prod".

...and after the recent threads we've had down here, I'll not be bragging about the collective maturity of the DB board any time soon.