Judging a book by it's cover. - Page 5

accyman · 26-08-2011, 07:54

lol just realized my date of birth in my profile is February 1, 1949

then again i was in a rush when creating this account to replace my od account.I hope no one has been misled by my profile and thinks that i am a grumpy old man rather than a grumpy middle aged man

lancsdave · 26-08-2011, 07:59

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Originally Posted by accyman

thinks that i am a grumpy old man rather than a grumpy middle aged man

Nowt wrong with being both

lancsdave · 26-08-2011, 08:00

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Originally Posted by Wynonie Harris

Maybe part of their "problem" is the need to invent a fantasy alias?

I think there are different sites for that, and definatley shouldn't be used by children

cashman · 26-08-2011, 08:03

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Originally Posted by Wynonie Harris

I agree that bullying a 12 year old who's not in a position to defend themselves is totally out of order.

However, would it not help if their profile was more accurate? At the moment it says they're a "30 year old Ossy resident with a wife and kids" who works in the NHS. Personally, I believe that the person is who Gary and Neil say they are and I have stopped taking the mick. However, others still have doubts. Would it not help to remove those doubts if their profile was, without going into details, more accurate?

Thing is though quite simple to me, if someone comes along to any site, n gives information on profile n through posts etc, it is not unreasonable to take em at face value? unless yeh happen to be a guy like "Kreskin"

i will not doubt the integrity of anyone, unless given what i regard as just cause.

jaysay · 26-08-2011, 09:03

Don't know about other people but I always check the profile of new members that post regularly and from what I've seen others do the same, so who can blame people if a truly false profile is used on this or any other Web Site. But on the other hand I think it was Guinness who mentioned my spelling mistakes, Can't think that I have ever thrown my toys out of the pram when I've been ribbed unmercilessly by certain members, just joined in with the fun, but after this little episode I may just change a little, or no a bloody lot

lancsdave · 26-08-2011, 09:17

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Originally Posted by jaysay

I've been ribbed unmercilessly by certain members, just joined in with the fun,

You've had it easy, I get racially abused all the time

Neil · 26-08-2011, 09:18

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Originally Posted by flashy

If this person IS 12 which i highly doubt he is....why didn't his best mate NEIL who is supposed to know forum rules being a mod and all that, stop his account? Funny that aint it? Utter bull as usual

I posted this yesterday

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I have reported the broken rule myself as I thought he was a year older. I can admit to my mistakes, shame others cant.

Neil · 26-08-2011, 09:20

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Originally Posted by jaysay

Don't know about other people but I always check the profile of new members that post regularly and from what I've seen others do the same, so who can blame people if a truly false profile is used on this or any other Web Site.

Because you and a few others that were harassing him were told ages ago

jaysay · 26-08-2011, 09:36

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Originally Posted by lancsdave

You've had it easy, I get racially abused all the time

Nice one

Less · 26-08-2011, 10:17

Well it appears that the person who caused all this upset has been banned, (I hope it is only temporary), what a shame that he hadn't told the truth in his profile right at the beginning allowing the administrators to pick up on his age and then all of this controversy could have been avoided in the first place.

If there is a lesson to be learnt from this surely it is that all parents/guardians should be aware of what their little charges are up to when on the internet?

Neil · 26-08-2011, 10:23

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Originally Posted by Less

..... what a shame that he hadn't told the truth in his profile right at the beginning.....

I cant see a rule that says you have to tell the truth on your profile.

cashman · 26-08-2011, 10:26

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Originally Posted by Neil

I cant see a rule that says you have to tell the truth on your profile.

there aint, but thats stupid comment imho.

jaysay · 26-08-2011, 10:26

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Originally Posted by Neil

I cant see a rule that says you have to tell the truth on your profile.

Is there a rule on age Neil, I'm asking because I genuinely don't know

Less · 26-08-2011, 10:31

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I cant see a rule that says you have to tell the truth on your profile.

Don't talk like a burk. The idea behind a profile is to give folk an idea of whom you are and your background, if you lie in your profile then obviously what you are is a liar!

But then I wouldn't expect you to agree with me on this subject, after all you are such a responsible person, you went out of your way to accuse me of using an extra user name and being this person, when you had absolutely no proof at all.

Less · 26-08-2011, 14:29

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Originally Posted by jaysay

Is there a rule on age Neil, I'm asking because I genuinely don't know

Indeed there is,

it is in place to protect both the innocent and the site, after all what could be worse than finding that our site has caused harm to our youth?

When adults or people claiming to be adults sign up to the site they are treated as adults, however if someone of a delicate age tries to sign up they are flagged and are asked for adult permission in writing to protect them.

In this particular case, we either have a child that lied or else an adult that started a membership, then passed it on to a child, (I honestly can't see this young man able to make up the profile he used).

The whole of this has been blamed on bullies and unfeeling people, why?

Well it's obvious to me, why,
a child managed with or without adult assistance, deliberatly or innocently to have access to the site, the fact that that child is supposedly 'afflicted' in some manner does not excuse the adults supposedly responsible for that child, they allowed this to happen.

I don't blame the Administrators or Moderators for this deliberate lie, but anyone that is responsible for this child that allowed him to be treated as an adult IS to blame.

It could have meant due to what a child thought as 'little white lies', the end of accyweb had something far more serious happened.

Who would be to blame?

The members? The Moderators? The Administrators? The owner?

Or

The adults that knew of this childs actions but did nothing about it?

That child was treated as he was by members that had looked at his profile and treated him as an adult, he was accepted as what he claimed to be, therefore treated as we have all seen.

Can I ask that in future any child in similar circumstances is protected not by accyweb, (it could have been a worse site he was a member of), but by the people that should protect him?

His parents and guardians?