It was called Dashcon. Many lulz ensuedBrive1987 wrote:Yes! I tried googling that a while back for the files and didn't even know where to start.ConcentratedH2O, OM wrote: Surely this is a jokey reference to that FanCon which was set up a year or two ago? The one where the "organizers" ended up beggin the kids who were attending for literally the cash from their pockets and in the end the only thing in the conference hall was a sad little ball pit.
The irony is, Batman is a comic about someone who saw his parents murdered when he was a child but who channeled the trauma into something positive by becoming a bad ass in a bat suit.Rat Bastard wrote:Dang tapatalk. I'm sure you can figure it out
For the same reason they "play" video games....to ruin other people's enjoymentShatterface as Guest wrote:The irony is, Batman is a comic about someone who saw his parents murdered when he was a child but who channeled the trauma into something positive by becoming a bad ass in a bat suit.Rat Bastard wrote:Dang tapatalk. I'm sure you can figure it out
Why are these fuckers reading comics that don't have ponies in?
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On the other hand, when a vile creature like Melissa McEwan spews her vitriol at him he goes at once into submissive lapdog mode.Brive1987 wrote:
A bit of light hearted trolling pales to what happens if you actually make a joke about him.
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There must be slugs with more backbone than Myers. Hyenas with more integrity. Cabbages with more self awareness.McEwan takes exception to something I wrote.
And one commenter interpreted that to a remarkably vicious degree.And then there were the atheist men, in most cases ostensibly sympathetic to my position, who piped up to let me know that I wasn’t talking about them, that they were one of the Good Ones. Even Myers linked to my list with the curious line: “Melissa McEwan has some Advice to Atheist Men. The long list sounds very good, but I do have one reservation: none of it is exclusive to atheists or men. I think it’s more Advice for Decent Human Beings.â€
I’m not sure why my “long list†(of 18 suggestions) would engender reservations simply because it is not “exclusive to atheists or men,†unless one is keen to deflect accountability for being part of the group being urged to decency.
So let me clarify. I was not saying I disagreed with the list in any way. I was not saying that McEwan was not talking about us ‘good atheists’. I was not trying to deflect accountability away from atheists. Most importantly, I was not saying it doesn’t apply to me — a bizarre charge, since I most certainly aspire to belong to the category of decent human beings, and I would hope that being decent human beings would be one of the goals of all atheists.Where the HELL does Meyers get off asking for advice and then saying “oh, well that doesn’t apply to me.†Uh yeah. It does.
It was a reservation that wasn’t really a reservation — it was an appreciation of the universality of the suggestions, and a comment that the title of McEwan’s post was not adequate to describe the usefulness of the content.
I would definitely hope that more atheists would pay attention to her work.
This is like a guy without limbs telling us that he aspires to become Olympic decathlon champion. Myers will never belong to the category of decent human beings. Decent human beings don't dox, lie, smear, argue in bad faith, or act like total hypocrites. Give it up, Myers.PZ Myers wrote:I most certainly aspire to belong to the category of decent human beings
Anyone know if Nugent was block-bottied? (That's the word, isn't it?). He had run-ins with oolon on Twitter so I imagine so.free thoughtpolice wrote:Farewell dear Block bot, you were too beautiful for this world. :violin:
Literally worse than the holocaust.Jan Steen wrote:Think of all the poor SJWs who will now be exposed to people who disagree with them. People who may even make fun of them. The Horror.
There aren't enough spoons in the universe.rayshul wrote:Literally worse than the holocaust.Jan Steen wrote:Think of all the poor SJWs who will now be exposed to people who disagree with them. People who may even make fun of them. The Horror.
It's a con-trick tactic.Brive1987 wrote:Whoever put that 10k down on melody.
Their nok would have been pissed if they had been hit by a bus or had a heart attack yesterday!
Wrap what's left of Oolon's cranium in duct tape and stuff it with cat litter. He'll be ready for work by morning.Shatterface as Guest wrote:http://img.pandawhale.com/post-28669-sc ... i-O2Jc.gifApe+lust wrote:
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Yeah, there were quite a few articles about how awesome the blockbot was, and all within a few days of our darling little oolong getting legal notice.Ape+lust wrote:It seems only days ago James Poulos was calling the Blockbot the savior of the internet.
Wait, it was only days ago.
Delicious. Jake, you know...sp0tlight wrote:As it should, a really nice action flick. How's Nightcrawler? I might grab it today.Phil_Giordana_FCD wrote:John Wick is on my to-do list.
May he rest in peace.Ape+lust wrote:
Isn't it now required by the Dashcon Law that all the SJW hangouts have one? You know, just in case that one bug attraction bails out and they have to offer one extra hour on it to compensate?ERV wrote: They have a ball pit.
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I suspect software fault on this. More specifically, some idiot on Kickstarter updated something and it showed the wrong total ammount until they fixed it.paddybrown wrote:You have intrigued me enough to do some maths.Pitchguest wrote:Wasn't Melody's Kickstarter at over $10,000? It's now at $805. Was there a billing mistake somewhere?
Further up the page Really? linked to an archived version of Malady's Kickstarter frozen earlier today. It claims 21 backers, with $10,755 pledged. But further down the page it breaks the backers down by how much they've pledged.
Total that up, that's 16 backers, with a minimum of $475 and a maximum of $1869.84 pledged. That's 6 backers and somewhere between $8885.16 (average 1480.86 each) and £10280 (average $1713.33 each) unaccounted for. The site claims there have been no pledges of $500 or over.
- 6 backers pledged $5 or more (but less than $10). That's a minimum of $30 and a maximum of $59.94.
- 2 backers pledged $10 of more (but less than $25). Minimum $20, maximum $59.98.
- 5 backers pledged $25 or more (but less than $50). Minimum $125, maximum $249.95.
- 3 backers pledged £100 or more (but less than £500). Minmum £300, maximum $1499.97
As of now the page claims 26 backers, with $860 pledged. Broken down that's:
That totals 19 backers, minimum $615, maximum $1944.81. The public total obviously fits within those numbers. She's gained 3 accounted-for backers and 1 unaccounted-for backer, and lost $9920.
- 7 backers pledged $5 or more (but less than $10). Minimum $35.
- 3 backers pledged $10 of more (but less than $25). Minimum $30, maximum $74.97.
- 6 backers pledged $25 or more (but less than $50). Minimum $150, maximum $299.94.
- 3 backers pledged £100 or more (but less than £500). Minimum £300, maximum $1499.97
Long story short: how did she get credited with $10,755 when she couldn't possibly have raised that, and is only looking for $1,500?
Eww. Wash your hands after handling those balls. Especially if Heina or Carrier, PhD were in there.ERV wrote: They have a ball pit.
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Indeed. I don’t see that they are planning on folding their tents and stealing off into the night any time soon. Their announcement suggests only a regrouping, a redesign.HunnyBunny wrote:I'm not sure why people are getting excited over the 'sunsetting' of The Blockbot. The website is still up, the blocks table remains, the only change is that they will not add more blocks, and the admins are no more. Unless someone actually follows through with a legal case it looks like it will continue as is.
They claim to be building a newer, better Bot. Maybe this is hot air, with Block Together and gg-autoblocker, not sure that this will be followed through with.
The recent situation has, however, caused the Bot crew no end of headaches, plus plenty of lulz for the rest of us. And we can be assurred that with Bot v2, the SJW will not be allowed to label the people they dislike with epithets such as 'rapeapologist'. This, of course, will bug them no end. The bot, after all, was really just a trolling tool. Now they have to be all nice and effectively tone-troll themselves. Oh well. I'm sure they'll find a little fun in it. Maybe. :lol:HunnyBunny wrote:I'm not sure why people are getting excited over the 'sunsetting' of The Blockbot. The website is still up, the blocks table remains, the only change is that they will not add more blocks, and the admins are no more. Unless someone actually follows through with a legal case it looks like it will continue as is.
They claim to be building a newer, better Bot. Maybe this is hot air, with Block Together and gg-autoblocker, not sure that this will be followed through with.
The joy comes in that these crazy people feel so few breaths of reality on their squinty faces. They're bullies, plain and simple. They violate the "ordinary" rules of personal and online conduct. You and I are not going to call a person a misogynist stalker unless there's a real reason to do so. They apply the worst labels they can think of to anyone who crosses them.HunnyBunny wrote:I'm not sure why people are getting excited over the 'sunsetting' of The Blockbot. The website is still up, the blocks table remains, the only change is that they will not add more blocks, and the admins are no more. Unless someone actually follows through with a legal case it looks like it will continue as is.
They claim to be building a newer, better Bot. Maybe this is hot air, with Block Together and gg-autoblocker, not sure that this will be followed through with.
The person in the picture is wondering who the nut case is trying to stealthily take their picture without asking.James Caruthers wrote:
I don't see any updates you fuckers.
Someone let Cathy know about this. It's another nice piece of red meat for the lawyers.free thoughtpolice wrote:Oolon is being sued or just threatened? He didn't mention the Matthew Hopkins thing.
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It is not just GGers who are whining about block lists. MRAs and TERFs have also threatened legal action.
I am personally honoured to be sued by Cathy Brennan, as the bot has defamed her and damaged her stellar reputation! Although she is insisting on sending a process server to my office to serve her “claim†as she cannot email me it for reasons… Almost like she is taking a leaf out the GamerGate book and trying to get me sacked. Actually she may have a prior claim over them there given she’s been doing that to trans ppl for years!
I am looking forward to learning how I’ve been instrumental in making her reputation online even worse than it already is. I think I’m being given way too much credit there. Also her friend @VABVOX/ Victoria Brownworth is saying much the same, but she hasn’t actually sent me anything. I’m guessing she has a direct line to Cathy and thinks there really is a case for defamation.
Myers and Benson are very careful when it comes to defaming individuals with deep pockets and a knowledge of the law.Sunder wrote:Someone let Cathy know about this. It's another nice piece of red meat for the lawyers.free thoughtpolice wrote:Oolon is being sued or just threatened? He didn't mention the Matthew Hopkins thing.
oolon
20 March 2015 at 10:21 am
It is not just GGers who are whining about block lists. MRAs and TERFs have also threatened legal action.
I am personally honoured to be sued by Cathy Brennan, as the bot has defamed her and damaged her stellar reputation! Although she is insisting on sending a process server to my office to serve her “claim†as she cannot email me it for reasons… Almost like she is taking a leaf out the GamerGate book and trying to get me sacked. Actually she may have a prior claim over them there given she’s been doing that to trans ppl for years!
I am looking forward to learning how I’ve been instrumental in making her reputation online even worse than it already is. I think I’m being given way too much credit there. Also her friend @VABVOX/ Victoria Brownworth is saying much the same, but she hasn’t actually sent me anything. I’m guessing she has a direct line to Cathy and thinks there really is a case for defamation.
The FTB crowd just does not take this shit seriously, and so far they've lucked out in that they've only harmed people who don't have the spare cash to throw around suing people who they aren't going to be able to get any damages from.
Didn't they learn from tumbrcon?ERV wrote: They have a ball pit.
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See all those weasel words in there. Oolon is just making it appear that he is shutting down in the hopes the legal & internet storm will die down so he can continue with business as usual.Tigzy wrote:Looks like the blockbot, in its current incarnation at least, is finished:
James Caruthers wrote:http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/fac ... 32/474.giffree thoughtpolice wrote:Farewell dear Block bot, you were too beautiful for this world. :violin:
Seems a bit strong at this point. Hypocritical chunk funnels, perhaps, & queerloafs if you insist. A weak-kneed lot of unprincipled milksops if pressed to it.Southern wrote:So, someone apparently didn't like being called a filthy thief on Kickstarter, even if that's true. I got this email from them:
Should I continue and respond, calling them a bunch of hypocritical faggots? Please vote and decide, I'll continue as you people request.
I find that response ironic, seeing as how you were commenting upon a Kickstarter user who has stolen at least two images for her Kickstarter, opening the company to litigation.Southern wrote:So, someone apparently didn't like being called a filthy thief on Kickstarter, even if that's true. I got this email from them:
Should I continue and respond, calling them a bunch of hypocritical faggots? Please vote and decide, I'll continue as you people request.
Hipster irony.deLurch wrote:Didn't they learn from tumbrcon?ERV wrote:[.tweet][/tweet]
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*snort*Steersman wrote:... While I’m a little peeved that I’m there in the blocked list – only at level 3, I’m ashamed to say, and only for the rather silly reason of “verbose #mansplaining†- ...
I'm more surprised there isn't a Slymepit-produced anti-Steers blockbot at this point.Steersman wrote: Indeed. I don’t see that they are planning on folding their tents and stealing off into the night any time soon. Their announcement suggests only a regrouping, a redesign.
While I’m a little peeved that I’m there in the blocked list – only at level 3, I’m ashamed to say, and only for the rather silly reason of “verbose #mansplaining†– I still think there’s some justification for the tool, even if some have gone hog-wild in its application. Although maybe the concept is entirely unworkable, and Twitter by design will always be the wild and lawless West.
But probably not wise to be popping any champagne corks quite yet.
The bigger question is whether or not she bothered to take the photo herself, or if she swiped it from someone's facebook feed.deLurch wrote:The person in the picture is wondering who the nut case is trying to stealthily take their picture without asking.James Caruthers wrote:
I don't see any updates you fuckers.
And since Melody is making money off of the photo, the next question is did she obtain a model release form?
#muhPTSD!HunnyBunny wrote:I see there is still not a word from Melody regarding her IP theft. She does have do-gooders like MA Melby above, circling the wagons so Melody can just carry on as normal being really awful with no consequences.
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He might not be making it, but someone is.
:lol: I can see my work is done. Or almost done .... ;-)James Caruthers wrote:I'm more surprised there isn't a Slymepit-produced anti-Steers blockbot at this point.Steersman wrote: Indeed. I don’t see that they are planning on folding their tents and stealing off into the night any time soon. Their announcement suggests only a regrouping, a redesign.
While I’m a little peeved that I’m there in the blocked list – only at level 3, I’m ashamed to say, and only for the rather silly reason of “verbose #mansplaining†– I still think there’s some justification for the tool, even if some have gone hog-wild in its application. Although maybe the concept is entirely unworkable, and Twitter by design will always be the wild and lawless West.
But probably not wise to be popping any champagne corks quite yet.
Maybe this is what it took for me to understand the good the blockbot was doing in the world. :cry:
Yes, it blocked hundreds of people who probably did nothing to deserve it.
But on the other hand, it blocked Steersman.
Checkmate, pitters!
