Self-link callout December 9, 2006 3:35 PM Subscribe
Was he also banned?
posted by interrobang at 3:43 PM on December 9, 2006
posted by interrobang at 3:43 PM on December 9, 2006
Damn, when you said stress test, I was hoping there was an e-meter involved. I think I'm low on Thetans, but it's cold, so I don't want to go out for a refill unless I have to.
posted by Eideteker at 3:59 PM on December 9, 2006
posted by Eideteker at 3:59 PM on December 9, 2006
lies! damned lies!
posted by BrodieShadeTree at 4:10 PM on December 9, 2006
posted by BrodieShadeTree at 4:10 PM on December 9, 2006
interrobang : Was he also banned?
I was wondering about this as well. Which might be a good time for a pony request, can the user-pages be updated to indicate if someone has been kicked?
And I don't like calling for banning, but vranghel seemed almost willful in his efforts to ignore the rules;
"As for the self link, there are no ads whatsoever, and the movie is hosted on my own paid for server;"
It's not like the rules are vague about this.
posted by quin at 4:13 PM on December 9, 2006
I was wondering about this as well. Which might be a good time for a pony request, can the user-pages be updated to indicate if someone has been kicked?
And I don't like calling for banning, but vranghel seemed almost willful in his efforts to ignore the rules;
"As for the self link, there are no ads whatsoever, and the movie is hosted on my own paid for server;"
It's not like the rules are vague about this.
posted by quin at 4:13 PM on December 9, 2006
Banned? Perhaps we shall never know! But imagine if all the banned users suddenly came back to life... one dark night... posting... pushing legitimate members posts off the front page of the blue and green...
Night of the Living Banned
(colorized)
posted by The Deej at 4:23 PM on December 9, 2006
Night of the Living Banned
(colorized)
posted by The Deej at 4:23 PM on December 9, 2006
Maybe a little note on the person's profile page.
"Banned by Moderators."
"Banned until further notice"
"Timed Out."
"Has received 2 warnings, and we are being generous."
Also, dibs on his pants, once you are all done with them.
posted by Balisong at 4:48 PM on December 9, 2006
"Banned by Moderators."
"Banned until further notice"
"Timed Out."
"Has received 2 warnings, and we are being generous."
Also, dibs on his pants, once you are all done with them.
posted by Balisong at 4:48 PM on December 9, 2006
He should be banned just for mentioning the full-colour rape of an amazing and seminal horror film.
posted by slimepuppy at 4:55 PM on December 9, 2006
posted by slimepuppy at 4:55 PM on December 9, 2006
I have warned you before! I beg you to stop enturbulating me! My OT-VIII rundown is showing its age and my body thetans are acting up again!
posted by adamgreenfield at 4:58 PM on December 9, 2006
posted by adamgreenfield at 4:58 PM on December 9, 2006
Cue massive lawsuit and spooky spooks spooking in 3, 2, 1...
posted by loquacious at 5:00 PM on December 9, 2006
posted by loquacious at 5:00 PM on December 9, 2006
Cue massive lawsuit and spooky spooks spooking in 3, 2, 1...
why? for once in eternity, IPL's not an issue.
posted by carsonb at 5:20 PM on December 9, 2006
posted by carsonb at 5:20 PM on December 9, 2006
But... have we tipped over his server, yet?
posted by Devils Rancher at 7:39 PM on December 9, 2006
posted by Devils Rancher at 7:39 PM on December 9, 2006
"But... have we tipped over his server, yet?"
I did. Not on purpose, though. It was a Gateway, so I thought I was tipping a cow. Now I'm stressed.
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson at 7:58 PM on December 9, 2006
I did. Not on purpose, though. It was a Gateway, so I thought I was tipping a cow. Now I'm stressed.
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson at 7:58 PM on December 9, 2006
Well, I'm out stress-testing Google.
Anyone care to help?
posted by niles at 8:08 PM on December 9, 2006
Anyone care to help?
posted by niles at 8:08 PM on December 9, 2006
vranghel seemed almost willful in his efforts to ignore the rules
So did the last guy. He wasn't banned.
posted by cribcage at 8:13 PM on December 9, 2006
So did the last guy. He wasn't banned.
posted by cribcage at 8:13 PM on December 9, 2006
funny story about the copyright on NOTLD. the reason it's public domain is because the copyright for the original print had been put on the title of the movie. The problem is that when George Romero first made the film, he called it Night Of the Flesh Eaters. I think. So when a studio wanted a different title, he just swapped out the title frames in the print, and neglected to reproduce the copyright notice from the original title. Lost a ton of prospective dollars on that, although the argument has been made that the film was as popular as it was partly due to how widely available it was to see on the cheap.
posted by shmegegge at 8:15 PM on December 9, 2006
posted by shmegegge at 8:15 PM on December 9, 2006
why? for once in eternity, IPL's not an issue.
I was speaking of things spookier than the living dead. Scientologists.
posted by loquacious at 8:29 PM on December 9, 2006
I was speaking of things spookier than the living dead. Scientologists.
posted by loquacious at 8:29 PM on December 9, 2006
Funny enough, the only time I've seen this film was went I bought it on DVD. As a plus though, the dvd came with the short "Night of the Living Bread", which everyone seems to hate but I thought was hilarious. There was just something nice about watching people play dead while guys were off-camera throwing bread at them.
posted by bob sarabia at 8:36 PM on December 9, 2006
posted by bob sarabia at 8:36 PM on December 9, 2006
And heywaitaminute why the hell would you colorize that movie, anyway?
posted by interrobang at 10:57 PM on December 9, 2006
posted by interrobang at 10:57 PM on December 9, 2006
By the way - I wouldn't be so sure that the colourised version is in the public domain. The original may well be (in the US) but a colourisation of a public domain work is probably copyrightable, in some countries at least.
posted by A Thousand Baited Hooks at 2:01 AM on December 10, 2006
posted by A Thousand Baited Hooks at 2:01 AM on December 10, 2006
Wait a minute, wait a minute.
Put away the pitchforks. People should not be banned for using a personal site to host a file that they did not themselves create. This is ridiculous.
The post should be deleted because it's not "best of the web." But the guy acknowledged his mistake and offered to post it to projects.
Yeesh. You know who else went ballistic when people broke the rules?
posted by Saucy Intruder at 6:37 AM on December 10, 2006
Put away the pitchforks. People should not be banned for using a personal site to host a file that they did not themselves create. This is ridiculous.
The post should be deleted because it's not "best of the web." But the guy acknowledged his mistake and offered to post it to projects.
Yeesh. You know who else went ballistic when people broke the rules?
posted by Saucy Intruder at 6:37 AM on December 10, 2006
People should not be banned for using a personal site to host a file that they did not themselves create.
This is correct. People should be banned for linking to their own personal website, in an effort to drive traffic there.
posted by Roger Dodger at 6:49 AM on December 10, 2006
This is correct. People should be banned for linking to their own personal website, in an effort to drive traffic there.
posted by Roger Dodger at 6:49 AM on December 10, 2006
You know who else went ballistic when people broke the rules?
Bakunin!
posted by Smart Dalek at 6:52 AM on December 10, 2006 [1 favorite]
Bakunin!
posted by Smart Dalek at 6:52 AM on December 10, 2006 [1 favorite]
indeed, they should be thanked. but this is metafilter.
posted by quonsar at 7:10 AM on December 10, 2006
posted by quonsar at 7:10 AM on December 10, 2006
They are coming to get you Barbara
posted by edgeways at 6:41 AM GMT on December 10
Fun fact, kids:
The character's name is actually Barbra. This famous line has been misquoted in so many places because of the unconventional spelling of the name. Pretty much all the literature you'll find about the film references 'Barbara', but in the credits she's actually 'Barbra'.
Yeah, I wrote my dissertation on Night of the Living Dead, wanna fight about it?
posted by slimepuppy at 10:09 AM on December 10, 2006
posted by edgeways at 6:41 AM GMT on December 10
Fun fact, kids:
The character's name is actually Barbra. This famous line has been misquoted in so many places because of the unconventional spelling of the name. Pretty much all the literature you'll find about the film references 'Barbara', but in the credits she's actually 'Barbra'.
Yeah, I wrote my dissertation on Night of the Living Dead, wanna fight about it?
posted by slimepuppy at 10:09 AM on December 10, 2006
I saw a teen stage production of Night of the Living Dead recently, and it was fantastic.
posted by cortex at 10:21 AM on December 10, 2006
posted by cortex at 10:21 AM on December 10, 2006
Yeah, I wrote my dissertation on Night of the Living Dead, wanna fight about it?
No, I want to know the title.
posted by Tuwa at 10:25 AM on December 10, 2006
No, I want to know the title.
posted by Tuwa at 10:25 AM on December 10, 2006
Another fun fact:
In the original film, the rampaging hordes weren't zombies, but actually ghouls. It's listed in the end credits.
posted by Smart Dalek at 10:52 AM on December 10, 2006
In the original film, the rampaging hordes weren't zombies, but actually ghouls. It's listed in the end credits.
posted by Smart Dalek at 10:52 AM on December 10, 2006
OMG, bob sarabia. Back in the old days, before there were WBs and what have you and some TV stations were local and we didn't have cable, that film was shown while all the other stations were doing hardcore wildfire coverage (the fire was pretty close). My whole family laughed so hard. And every time I tell people about it, they do not see why it is hilarious. But it is! (My favorite part is when they walk out the door with the toaster & toaster oven.)
posted by dame at 11:07 AM on December 10, 2006
posted by dame at 11:07 AM on December 10, 2006
yeah, this seems a bit harsh. He had nothing to do with the actual project, right? It shouldn't go on projects unless he was creatively involved. But in this case, he just uploaded something he thought was cool to a site and linked to it, as far as I can see. If it had been available on the web already, he would have just linked to it and this would not have been an issue at all. Am I missing something?
I understand that it's still technically over the line, but it would not be appropriate on projects, and I think banning him for what seems like an honest mistake is unnecessary.
posted by mdn at 11:51 AM on December 10, 2006
I understand that it's still technically over the line, but it would not be appropriate on projects, and I think banning him for what seems like an honest mistake is unnecessary.
posted by mdn at 11:51 AM on December 10, 2006
mdn: But in this case, he just uploaded something he thought was cool to a site and linked to it, as far as I can see.That's what he'd like you to believe, but look at the second link of this callout.
posted by Doofus Magoo at 12:08 PM on December 10, 2006
The dissertation was done to a question. A bit clunky, but here it is in it's unedited glory:
How does George A. Romero’s “Night of the Living Dead” explore the themes of social commentary and the destruction of 1960’s American institutions and their values?
Another fun fact: in the original trilogy of Romero's Dead films, the word 'zombie' is only used once (in Dawn of the Dead). Hence the scene in Shaun of the Dead about not using the 'Zed word'.
<Blatant self link>Chronology of the Living Dead.</Blatant self link> A little look into the extremely convoluted past, present and (then) future of the Dead series. The series has gotten even more complex since thanks to gems such as Night of the Living Dead 3D (trailer). Worth watching the trailer just for the godawful 'homage' to the killer line delivered in txt spch: 'Coming 4 U Barb'.
One of these days I'm gonna put this all to use and make a post about it here. But, as my neglected blog indicates, I'm a shiftless Mr. Lazypants.
posted by slimepuppy at 12:23 PM on December 10, 2006
How does George A. Romero’s “Night of the Living Dead” explore the themes of social commentary and the destruction of 1960’s American institutions and their values?
Another fun fact: in the original trilogy of Romero's Dead films, the word 'zombie' is only used once (in Dawn of the Dead). Hence the scene in Shaun of the Dead about not using the 'Zed word'.
<Blatant self link>Chronology of the Living Dead.</Blatant self link> A little look into the extremely convoluted past, present and (then) future of the Dead series. The series has gotten even more complex since thanks to gems such as Night of the Living Dead 3D (trailer). Worth watching the trailer just for the godawful 'homage' to the killer line delivered in txt spch: 'Coming 4 U Barb'.
One of these days I'm gonna put this all to use and make a post about it here. But, as my neglected blog indicates, I'm a shiftless Mr. Lazypants.
posted by slimepuppy at 12:23 PM on December 10, 2006
One of these days I'm gonna put this all to use and make a post about it here
Be sure and make your dissertation the first link! Pay no attention to the rumors that it would violate the Prime Directive and get your post deleted after a pile-on so vicious it will drive you to flame out in a hand-severing blaze of glory...
*rubs hands in anticipation*
posted by languagehat at 12:51 PM on December 10, 2006
Be sure and make your dissertation the first link! Pay no attention to the rumors that it would violate the Prime Directive and get your post deleted after a pile-on so vicious it will drive you to flame out in a hand-severing blaze of glory...
*rubs hands in anticipation*
posted by languagehat at 12:51 PM on December 10, 2006
Thanks languagehat!
I always appreciate you guys looking out for us newbies. I'll add some (popup) ads as well to drive in some revenue from you guys.
Profit!
posted by slimepuppy at 1:06 PM on December 10, 2006
I always appreciate you guys looking out for us newbies. I'll add some (popup) ads as well to drive in some revenue from you guys.
Profit!
posted by slimepuppy at 1:06 PM on December 10, 2006
languagehat: *rubs hands in anticipation*
Will no one flame out for the poor languagehat? The poor thing is jonesing pretty badly.
posted by Meep! Eek! at 9:34 PM on December 10, 2006
Will no one flame out for the poor languagehat? The poor thing is jonesing pretty badly.
posted by Meep! Eek! at 9:34 PM on December 10, 2006
Actually, vranghel was banned for misuse of semicolons.
posted by I Am Not a Lobster at 9:21 AM on December 11, 2006
posted by I Am Not a Lobster at 9:21 AM on December 11, 2006
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