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billybobsky
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Join Date: May 2004
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2006-05-16, 19:19

Woo. This place rocks...
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MrENGLISH™
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Join Date: Jan 2006
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2006-05-16, 19:36

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Woo. This place rocks...
especially when badBrad/applenerd/aimback gives blow jobs

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Zodiac
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2006-05-16, 19:43

Quote:
Originally Posted by iamback
I am
A COCK SUCKER. MMMMM.
That would explain the picture you sent me.


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Luca
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Join Date: May 2004
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2006-05-16, 19:43

Look, I found a picture of him!



He's getting ready to mongle some cocks!
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Oompa Loompa
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2006-05-16, 20:03






Welcome to the marvelous world of sucking teh Chupa-Chups!

Last edited by Oompa Loompa : 2006-05-17 at 06:58.
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alcimedes
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2006-05-16, 20:05

And he's back again trying to log in. What a douche.
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Brad
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2006-05-16, 20:20

Ah, I'll never get tired of seeing this by certain members' names.

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Wyatt
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2006-05-16, 21:37

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Originally Posted by 709



Shit like this never gets old.
I know... God, I love this place...
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Brad
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Join Date: May 2004
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2006-05-17, 04:32

It looks like we received a message from our good friend. I'm not going to post his message, but because it questioned our policies, for the public record I will share what I said in response. I leave it as an exercise to the reader to put two and two together and figure out how the original message went.

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I believe you are out of your league, child.

1. AppleNova is compliant with the "Children's Online Privacy Protection" Act of 1998 in that we cannot collect personal information from children because we wholly deny posting access to anyone under the age of 13 by blocking them beyond the first step of the registration process. If you registered and posted on AppleNova, which you did, then either you are over the age of 13 and are not covered by the statute of COPPA, or you falsified your personal information to us, an unlawful act for which we will not be held accountable.

2. Neither I nor anyone else on the staff has divulged any private information that you personally submitted to AppleNova. I can only presume you refer to Kickaha's post which mentions [some boring location?]. You should be aware that with every single act of transmitting and requesting data on the Internet, your computer transmits its unique network IP address as well as various other identifying material. We the staff of AppleNova are not responsible for securing your computer or protecting you from transmitting this information. I can only guess that Kickaha found your IP address and used one of the many free tools available to resolve your DNS from it and then determine its geographic location. The resulting information from such an investigation, however, is public information from third parties which is entirely outside of our control.

3. Read the Posting Guidelines, the document you supposedly read and agreed to in the terms of registration. It is also linked at the top of every single forum page (http://forums.applenova.com/guidelines.html). Here are a few relevant sections of which you should take note:

"The right (if you are an American citizen) to free speech as guaranteed by the 1st amendment to the U.S. Constitution does not apply when posting at this message board. AppleNova is a privately owned and operated forum. Posters are allowed a great deal of flexibility in their posts, but you must be respectful of other members and the guidelines. We reserve the right to ban any member who violates our Posting Guidelines or is a negative disruption to our community."

"All comments about a moderator or an administrator should be directed to him or her personally (or another administrator if the member does not feel comfortable dealing directly) by using private messaging or e-mail. Do not start a thread or make public posts in any forum for the purpose of expressing displeasure with the actions of a moderator or administrator."

"Do not register multiple posting accounts for the purpose of justifying yours or others' discussions, to attempt to circumvent administrative actions, or for any other reason without the direct approval of an administrator. This offense will result in a ban at the IP level."

"Do not start a thread in Feedback or make a post in any other forum for the purpose of expressing displeasure with the actions of a moderator or administrator. Comments meant for the staff should be sent directly to the moderators and administrators. If you do not wish to address the staff member with whom you have a complaint, then contact one of the other administrators. You can find a list of the current staff members on the Forum Leaders (http://forums.applenova.com/showgroups.php) page. If you have a legitimate suggestion as to how a potential problem could be fixed, express it in a manner which will not be interpreted as hostile."

4. I did not personally violate the Posting Guidelines anywhere in the scope of your last thread.

5. AppleNova is not violating the "Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing" (CAN-SPAM) Act of 2003. AppleNova is not sending you information about business relationships, does not falsify or use misleading headers, and does not use deceptive message subject lines. The messages you receive from AppleNova are not commercial in nature and are therefore not governed by the CAN-SPAM Act.

6. I suggest you investigate the acts of legislation you cite before you attempt to use them against AppleNova or any other body. You have shown a clear misunderstanding of their definitions and jurisdictions.

7. Per your request, I have crippled your two member accounts, applenerd and badbrad, so no one can contact you by email through AppleNova.

8. You sent this message via the site's "Contact Us" form, not to me personally. Note the wording there: "Contact Us" not "Contact Brad". I am not the only staff member for AppleNova. Everyone else on the sysadmin mailing list, including potentially people outside of AppleNova, has automatically received a copy of your message as well. I cannot be held accountable for what they do with the message that you sent to them. You should choose your methods of communication more carefully in the future.

It looks to me like that big problem of mine is really not so big after all.

I do hope you find happiness in life. Life is far too short and precious to squander on vitriolic games like this.

Regards,
Brad
AppleNova Admin

The quality of this board depends on the quality of the posts. The only way to guarantee thoughtful, informative discussion is to write thoughtful, informative posts. AppleNova is not a real-time chat forum. You have time to compose messages and edit them before and after posting.
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turtle
Lord of the Rant.
Formerly turtle2472
 
Join Date: Mar 2005
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2006-05-17, 04:41

Quote:
Originally Posted by Brad
It looks like we received a message from our good friend. I'm not going to post his message, but because it questioned our policies, for the public record I will share what I said in response. I leave it as an exercise to the reader to put two and two together and figure out how the original message went.
I applaud you for biting your tongue and not saying what you really wanted to say, or at least what WE really wanted you to say.
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Brad
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2006-05-17, 04:42

What can I say? I'm really just a nice guy at heart.
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turtle
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2006-05-17, 04:44

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Originally Posted by Brad
What can I say? I'm really just a nice guy at heart.
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chucker
 
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2006-05-17, 04:51

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I do hope you find happiness in life. Life is far too short and precious to squander on vitriolic games like this.

Regards,
Brad
AppleNova Admin
Excellent way to finish off.
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709
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2006-05-17, 08:22

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I believe you are out of your league, child.
And an excellent way to start it off (nice Jack reference).
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alcimedes
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2006-05-17, 08:57

Ahh the internet. Where pwnage comes swiftly.
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billybobsky
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2006-05-17, 11:57

I should say that you don't have to use an IP trace tool to find out where applenerd lives. He seems to have one username, uses his real name in conjunction with that username, and mentions websites he runs in multiple locations. A simple perfectly legal whois search on those websites confirmed by his real name usage will give you the particulars of his location.

Applenerd, I know you are still probably reading this thread, DO NOT DO the following:

Reveal your name on the internet to people you don't 'know' and expect to remain anonymous.

Use the same user name at every forum under the sun and expect to remain anonymous.

Point people to websites you run, and expect to remain anonymous.

Unfortunately, I think your parent's should have taught you to not talk to strangers a little more rigorously.
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BenP
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Join Date: Jun 2005
 
2006-05-17, 12:28

Quote:
Originally Posted by applenerd
I am a douchebag.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Brad
Yes you are.
Owned.

Last edited by BenP : 2006-05-17 at 12:34.
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Rabbit
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2006-05-17, 13:59

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Originally Posted by BenP
That's got to be one of the funniest sites I've seen in a while. I've already added it to my favorites list.
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MrENGLISH™
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Join Date: Jan 2006
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2006-05-17, 14:04

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Originally Posted by BenP
TOO FUNNY!

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Wyatt
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2006-05-17, 14:35

Quote:
Originally Posted by BenP
Greatest link of the day. I love it!
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Windowsrookie
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2006-05-17, 14:51

Greatest link of the month!
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psmith2.0
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Location: Tennessee
 
2006-05-17, 15:06

What a little piss-pot (I normally like to stay out of stuff like this, but jeez...what a drama monkey).



Let it go, pal.

I like those "I'm leaving now...bye!" things, especially when they never do.



"Okay, I really am...you'll miss me! Bye...".

*** 12 minutes later ***

"Okay, I'm back. I just wanted to let you know an IP ban won't work on me. Okay, I'm leaving NOW...I found another forum that accepts me for the assbag I am."

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Fahrenheit
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2006-05-17, 15:50

when i started out, i was ever so slightly like him. Then you realise that nobody cares, and that the admins are just doing their jobs- and by being efficient they are stopping the kind of crap like this chap that get through the net every so often.

I just stopped worrying about the way this place was run and got on with being a friendly, helpful member. Its fine now, cos im not pissing on anyone s wall.
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Kickaha
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Join Date: May 2004
 
2006-05-17, 16:46

Quote:
Originally Posted by billybobsky
I should say that you don't have to use an IP trace tool to find out where applenerd lives. He seems to have one username, uses his real name in conjunction with that username, and mentions websites he runs in multiple locations. A simple perfectly legal whois search on those websites confirmed by his real name usage will give you the particulars of his location.

Applenerd, I know you are still probably reading this thread, DO NOT DO the following:

Reveal your name on the internet to people you don't 'know' and expect to remain anonymous.

Use the same user name at every forum under the sun and expect to remain anonymous.

Point people to websites you run, and expect to remain anonymous.

Unfortunately, I think your parent's should have taught you to not talk to strangers a little more rigorously.
Too true. It's amazing how we give out dribs and drabs of information here and there... never thinking that it actually is all still linked.

The punchline? I got the town wrong because I misread something. So if that's what his panties are in a bunch over, it's either because he's deciding to cause an issue out of thin air (naaaaw), or somehow, by chance, I selected a name that was correct despite the information to the contrary. Go figure.

Hmm. Maybe this would make a good article: "No, you're not anonymous. Really."
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EmC
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2006-05-17, 18:09

I vote that this thread never ever gets locked. It seems appropriate.
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Brad
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Join Date: May 2004
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2006-05-17, 18:12

What's that?

This thread is a sticky?

Well, saints alive! It's a miracle!
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RowdyScot
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2006-05-17, 18:16

Brad, you are my hero
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MrENGLISH™
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2006-05-17, 18:22

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Windowsrookie
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2006-05-17, 20:15

Interesting. A Google image Search for "applenerd" Brings this up.

WARNING 97% NAKED MAN BELOW!!!!!











Last edited by Windowsrookie : 2006-05-17 at 20:25.
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MrENGLISH™
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2006-05-17, 20:23

What?... no NSFW warning WR?

I googled badBrad and found this


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