Dropzone to ban posts

[br0k3n 0]

News:

Post ban to beat boredom

[I]A crackdown on the posting of pointless posts about guns laws in the UK has been launched as part of a campaign to tackle boredom and frustration. Moderator Billvon announced laws to ban such posts unless posted for legitimate reasons. Members making such posts will need a licence. The measures are the latest steps from Dropzone.com executives to curb the problem of pointless posts about guns laws in the UK.

They come weeks after a nationwide post amnesty. A Total of 12,645 pointless posts, including ones on such topics as, “England: "Homicides Soar", “Scotland to Ban Swords”, England: "Rise in Muggings", “England: Gun Registration”, “England to ban Knifes”, “America: An Exceptional Nation” and “Gun-o-Phobes Take Another Hit” were all deleted during the five-week amnesty.

Exemptions to the ban on pointless posts include posts that are to be used for intelligent debate, information, picture displays, freeflying, swooping and even Video and Photography.

Mr Billvon said: “pointless post are all to prevalent in some Internet communities, particularly in North America/United States/Texas, and has cut short and scared too many young posters. “In these areas police, doctors, law-abiding citizens and even Christians have been bored by these posts about UK gun Laws.[I]
"It is simply far too easy at present for these posts to be posted and read."[/I]

Other parts of the plan doubled the maximum ban for posting such dribble to 4 years, gave moderators the unconditional power to delete someone they suspect of making such a post and increased the minimum age for making a pointless about guns to 150.

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Source BBC News

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[Tonto 1]

http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=1721938;sb=post_latest_reply;so=ASC;forum_view=forum_view_collapsed;;page=unread#unread

It's the year of the Pig.

[miked10270 0]

Nice humour. Spoilt at the end.

You have an "edit post" facility.

The problem with attempting to control such Large-Bore or "Assault-Posts" is that you will only restrict those law abiding post owners who use their posts responsibly.

Any reckless or unlawful element may simply resort to obtaining fake IDs in order to obtain such posts, and from there, they will be uncontrolled. It can be argued that such posters are actually safer if they remain in the mainstream community where they can be tracked & monitored.

Mike.

Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable.

Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

[mnealtx 0]

Nice!

Mike
I love you, Shannon and Jim.
POPS 9708 , SCR 14706

[Skyrad 0]

You can take my gun thread 'from my cold dead hands'

When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca

[miked10270 0]

Don't get me wrong... I am in favour of Post-Control, and strict restrictions on Full-Bore posts with a rapid repeat rate. I further believe that the "magazine-capacity" of such posts should be severely limited between "Intelligence-Reloads". Post size should also be restricted to, say... 3 inches long, since longer posts are more likely to be used offensively.

As such, some form of registration & licensing system should be in force, and these posts should only be made available to those who demonstrate an ability to use them responsibly and entertainingly.

Mike.

PS: Hey..! We could do the same with guns & knives & swords!!!

Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable.

Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

[Skyrad 0]

and pointy sticks!

When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca

[rushmc 23]

http://www.city-journal.org/html/16_3_oh_to_be.html

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

[rushmc 23]

You need to add another choice.

That being "This is a dumbass Poll"

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

[br0k3n 0]

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Nice humour. Spoilt at the end.

You have an "edit post" facility.

fair point, consider it "edited"

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[bch7773 0]

the netherlands banned dz.com posts about guns 2 years ago.

The first year, gun posts were down 20%.
The second year, gun posts were up 20%.

As you can see from these shocking statistics, gun post bans don't work!

MB 3528, RB 1182

[SpeedRacer 1]

I'm a post-whore, and I'm proud of it!!

Speed Racer
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[kbordson 8]

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I'm a post-whore, and I'm proud of it!!

SSSSHHHHHH! We don't want to bring attention to whores. That is a legitamate occupation which provides a service to the community. It should not be discussed in the topic of bans. (But, should post-whores be tested on a regular basis for diseases? Maybe we should debate that one.)

But back to the original ban discussion.

Which government will establish the criteria on these bans? Or will it be a UN decision? And do all countries have to abide?

Or is it just whatever HH decides?

Edit to add Be Quiet

Karen

[BRIDGEWOOD 0]

Please don't ban posts about; WHAT YOU HAD FOR BREAKFAST or I'M BORED, ENTERTAIN ME or WHO ELSE IS DRUNK, as these are incredibly thought provoking and help to feed the insatiable hunger of the Attention whores.

[masterrig 1]

... but... but... I have a gun permit! I'm from Texas... dammit!


Chuck