by Mugg Muggles, "The Man With the Jive"
Member since:
July 1, 2006

WARNING Re: Turds, I mean Terms of Service Ambiguity

November 04, 2009 11:52 PM EST
views: 104 | rating: 9/10 (9 votes) | comments: 55

http://media-files.gather.com/images/d728/d46/d746/d224/d96/f3/full.jpg

I seem to have dodged another bullet. I found this friendly warning in my inbox today. I think it is self explanatory.

Fromchuck icon Chuck McGuire, Gather.com Member Support (chuck)
To
SubjectMessage from Member Support
SentNov 04 2009, 01:17 PM EST
Message
Hi Mugg,

I'm writing you about the comment you left recently containing an embedded photo of human feces. It resulted in another member's article being reported. First, I can see how the Terms of Service aren't necessarily clear on an instance like this. However, the decision was made to not allow such imagery on Gather. I have removed that comment from the article "Senator Alan Grayson and Bill Maher discuss Health care and wars." Please don't post images like that again on Gather. Thank you for your cooperation!

Chuck McGuire
Gather.com Member Support
So, that's it kids. No turds allowed.
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Comments: 55

david f. Nov 4, 2009, 11:58pm EST
was it a scratch & sniff?
Now THAT'S comedy! Thanks for the nighty night laugh.
Mugg Muggles, "The Man With the Jive" Nov 5, 2009, 12:20am EST
I only wish it was David.
Don(time to open them FEMA camps) S. Nov 5, 2009, 1:58am EST
Defending one of their favorite morons again.
And did you know it's not okay to post racist images (even if your group is the KKK Gather style) but they can post images that are insulting to pagans and perpetuate lies about pagan beliefs.

It's my bedtime or I'd see if I still had the email.

Those darn vague terms.

Do you need a photo of dog or cat sh*t? I did post a photo of bird sh*t that I took, but since it looks like a smiley face, I guess that's good sh*t.
Mugg Muggles, "The Man With the Jive" Nov 5, 2009, 12:21am EST
Photobucket was the source of my Turd Portrait.
Leah Christensen Nov 5, 2009, 12:06am EST
Why not? "Turd" is just a diplomatic way of describing some politicians. LOL
Mugg Muggles, "The Man With the Jive" Nov 5, 2009, 12:23am EST
Politician= schiess kopf
Leah Christensen Nov 7, 2009, 2:31am EST
You've got that right, Mugg. I don't know much German, but I know enough German to know what that means. If foreign words were against the TOS, they'd be spending all bleeping day trying to sort them out. Maybe it's OK to discuss $h!t, just as long as you don't discuss it in English. LOL
Here's a smile. (new window)
Mugg Muggles, "The Man With the Jive" Nov 5, 2009, 12:24am EST
Thanks for "dropping" by.
Janna R. Nov 5, 2009, 12:10am EST
Turds are verboten on Gather!?

What if it's a Golden Turd?
And it's polished! Classy!
Mugg Muggles, "The Man With the Jive" Nov 5, 2009, 12:19am EST
Thanks Janna. Are you sure that's not really an 'irregular' Hershey's Kiss?
Janna R. Nov 5, 2009, 12:27am EST
Positive. It came directly out of my a*s.
Mugg Muggles, "The Man With the Jive" Nov 5, 2009, 1:04am EST
*OUCH*
Janna R. Nov 5, 2009, 12:26am EST
"However, the decision was made to not allow such imagery on Gather."

I think someone needs to alert Member Support about this shocking violation of Terms of Service as well.

(I wonder if turds are allowed on properly flagged articles? And if so, what flag should one use for a turd?)
Spartan * Nov 5, 2009, 12:41am EST
Oops! Well it probably will be flagged now! LOL
''The One & Only BERF" .. Nov 5, 2009, 12:29am EST
They shouldn't dump on you like that.
Such a waste!!
Whatta load of crap............
Mugg Muggles, "The Man With the Jive" Nov 5, 2009, 1:05am EST
It was just a warning(shot)
Spartan * Nov 5, 2009, 12:32am EST
One has to wonder just how Chucky knew it was "human" feces...and does that mean it's OK to post dog feces? I posted an image of "poop on a platter" with the following quote regarding "certain" people..."The most insidious influence on the young is not violence, drugs, tobacco, drink or sexual perversion, but rather our pursuit of the trivial and our tolerance of the third rate". It was flagged for about a week and eventually released. I guess it must not have been "human" feces!
Mugg Muggles, "The Man With the Jive" Nov 5, 2009, 1:07am EST
"One has to wonder just how Chucky knew it was "human" feces...and does that mean it's OK to post dog feces?"

Good question.
Don(time to open them FEMA camps) S. Nov 5, 2009, 2:00am EST
Chuck doesn't think spam is spam either.
ashley y. Nov 5, 2009, 12:32am EST
pretty crappy.
Mugg Muggles, "The Man With the Jive" Nov 5, 2009, 1:08am EST
Thanks for dropping by cutie pie.
CC Miranda the artrat (or am i?) Nov 5, 2009, 12:40am EST
i guess those people think their shit doesn't stink.
Mugg Muggles, "The Man With the Jive" Nov 5, 2009, 1:09am EST
Mine sure does.
well that is quite anal retentive of them isn't it~

poo is funny~ just validates my perception that the gather gads have absolutely no sense of humor~
or irony~
and perchance wouldn't know satire or sarcasm if it pooped on them~ because of course kaka is a no no~
Mugg Muggles, "The Man With the Jive" Nov 5, 2009, 9:52am EST
HEADLINE: "Gather Votes NO on Number Two"!
Thank you for posting to GutterGirls~
Mugg Muggles, "The Man With the Jive" Nov 5, 2009, 9:52am EST
OXOX
Sandy (Site Psychic™) Knauer Nov 5, 2009, 10:20am EST
BUSHIT!
Mugg Muggles, "The Man With the Jive" Nov 5, 2009, 10:27am EST
I love it. Is that word in the dictionary yet?
Sandy (Site Psychic™) Knauer Nov 5, 2009, 12:06pm EST
It's in mine.
ha! love that, sandy!
It's OK for some wacko to ask me if I think Jews are superior to Gentiles though. :)
Mugg Muggles, "The Man With the Jive" Nov 5, 2009, 6:26pm EST
Did you tell 'em "Yes, some Gentiles"?
Oh, I had a photo that was flagged and asked to be remove...because I didn't flag it myself. So I asked if I put the pic up, flagged it as adult theme, can I still have it up. I was told yes...so I did. I just couldn't use it as my icon again. (ok she was nude and bloody)
Mugg Muggles, "The Man With the Jive" Nov 5, 2009, 6:27pm EST
Give us a link to it please.
you stirrin' up shit again?
Mugg Muggles, "The Man With the Jive" Nov 5, 2009, 6:28pm EST
With a Waring Blender.
Layla Morgan Wilde Nov 6, 2009, 12:27pm EST
You're my favorite shit disturber.
Mugg Muggles, "The Man With the Jive" Nov 7, 2009, 10:45pm EST
*blushing* Thanks Layla.
Aniko     Nov 7, 2009, 4:48am EST
Sorry about being turdy here... I saw this but I had a huge pile of things to do and didn't get to unload myself of the opinions I had on this aspect of the Gather TOS (which had previously been identified as standing for "Types of a topical Substance").
Mugg Muggles, "The Man With the Jive" Nov 7, 2009, 10:50pm EST
LOL Feel free to unload all you need to, Aniko.
Apparently you are not allowed to post feces, but you can make libelous statements, removed them, deny you did it and then make a fake apology.
Mugg Muggles, "The Man With the Jive" Nov 7, 2009, 10:53pm EST
Funny how things work sometimes.
You can see people disemboweled and skinned alive on television, but you damn sure aren't gonna see a nipple.
Granny Janny H. Nov 16, 2009, 10:46am EST
Here ya go...
[IMG]http://i764.photobucket.com/albums/xx285/clairekp/Paris/DSC01111.jpg[/IMG]
Granny Janny H. Nov 16, 2009, 10:49am EST
ok I can't figure out how to put the photobucket image in this box...it used to work....
Mugg Muggles, "The Man With the Jive" Nov 16, 2009, 7:37pm EST
Here's how to do it:

Aniko     Nov 16, 2009, 10:32pm EST
How about the < img src= tag, Jan?
Aniko     Nov 16, 2009, 10:33pm EST
.
Aniko     Nov 16, 2009, 10:34pm EST
(Apparently not.)

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