Next time you visit a “blogspot” blog you’ll notice a new little flag you can click if you find the content objectionable. They claim on the site that they’re not endorsing censorship and even add the line, “…we prefer to keep in mind that one person's vulgarity is another's poetry.”
Fair enough. Maybe.
“We track the number of times a blog has been flagged as objectionable and use this information to determine what action is needed.”
Now I have to ask, wouldn’t the world at large benefit more if they had a flag to click if the content just plain sucked? Or the blogger was an asshole? Because I’m here to tell you, I really see more potential in going that route.
Maybe we should institute something similar here. Like, "If you think this content is objectionable, click here to blow it out your ass; because we don't give a sweet soft shit about your objections."
Posted by: shank at August 30, 2005 11:22 AMI wonder what word or combo of words will get us a flag? I wish they had a place on the page for the flags you've earned.
Posted by: Fester at August 30, 2005 01:22 PMIt would be cool if they displayed a skull & crossbones for every one you've earned.
Posted by: Paul at August 30, 2005 01:26 PMI wonder what would happen if we copied the flag .gif file and the link text from Blogger, and put the exact same thing on our template. Would it would allow people to rate the 'objectionalness' of our blog? Probably just give them some kind of error message though huh.
Posted by: shank at August 30, 2005 02:50 PMIt wouldn't do anything. However...
We could stick it up there and have it point to any page we want. Including one we could write that could say something extremely offensive. Not a bad idea, really. Or we could link the flag to a totally outragous gay pr0n site.
That would teach them.
Posted by: Paul at August 30, 2005 03:01 PMYeah, but I think people would start complaining to Pixy if we had an offensive link on our site. That might be a nono.
Which is too bad too, because I have a perfectly disgusting, horrifying link, the kind of link that makes you wonder if there's anything worth saving in this screwed up world. If it didn't stir an immediate and physically violent objection in someone, you might want to check their pulse. Definitely too bad.
Posted by: shank at August 30, 2005 03:26 PMIs it tubgirl? That is the worst thing I have ever seen, on the internet or anywhere else. Just thinking about it makes me want to puke.
Posted by: Bane at August 30, 2005 06:31 PMBane, you're fucking telepathic. In a really distrubing way.
Posted by: shank at August 30, 2005 07:03 PMBane, whats the url???
Posted by: fester at August 30, 2005 07:38 PMNever mind, I found it. Jap porn rules, but that's plain disgusting. Lots of shock value though.
Posted by: fester at August 30, 2005 07:42 PMHey, where's the flag here?
Posted by: Jim at August 31, 2005 10:01 AMHell, this comment thread needs a flag.
Posted by: Ted at September 1, 2005 11:14 AM