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• Favorited <i>Dungeons & Dragons</i> Creator Gary Gygax Passes Away; Interview on <i>Gadgets</i> on Boing Boing
• Favorited <i>Dungeons & Dragons</i> Creator Gary Gygax Passes Away; Interview on <i>Gadgets</i> on Boing Boing
• Favorited Abandoned Sun Microsystems building photo-tour on Boing Boing
• Favorited Abandoned Sun Microsystems building photo-tour on Boing Boing
• Commented on Boing Boing's Moderation Policy (Archived)
  @711: Alright, because he's not listed as an assistant moderator. But in TNH's comment here at http://www.boingboing.net/2008/05/19/little-brother-at-ny.html#comment-191634 she says he is. If he is an actual moderator, then his conduct in both this thread and lessons learned are... well inflammatory...
• Commented on Boing Boing's Moderation Policy (Archived)
  Takuan: One question on follow-up: I'm a little confused as to your position @ BB, as well. Are you a staff moderator, an assistant moderator, or just a big Boing Boing fan?...
• Commented on That Violet Blue thing
  Antinous: Ah, okay, thanks. Apology accepted... I guess it was a little unclear to me that the "you" was the broad "you" and not the "me" you....
• Commented on That Violet Blue thing
  If you don't trust the moderators to be honest about what's in the record, I'm afraid that adds another meta-level to this discussion. Jeez, that's not what I was saying at at all. I was just personally unclear on whther...
• Commented on That Violet Blue thing
  If a comment were deleted, there would be no record of it. When it is unpublished, it remains visible in the commenter's history. Just because you don't like something, doesn't make it newspeak. You mean the history that visible to...
• Commented on That Violet Blue thing
  David: But we'll try to be even more specific and clearer in the future with regard to changes. Thanks! And thank you for listening, acknowledging, and seeing where you all l can approve. Your excellent and even-headed manner is pretty...
• Commented on That Violet Blue thing
  Xeni: It was said a bit better than I could elsewhere (link: http://www.metafilter.com/72928/Boing-Boing-Finds-21st-Century-Trotsky#2168901 ), and I'll quote him here: "File me in with the surprised and disappointed on this front. As much as I'm willing to listen to the arguments...
• Commented on That Violet Blue thing
  Antinous: Thank you for the explanation....
• Commented on That Violet Blue thing
  @ #844, Cavalier: I mentioned that as well, but the post was deleted in this thread. It was deleted. It's also currently #595 on the Moderation Policy thread....
• Commented on Boing Boing's Moderation Policy (Archived)
  What the heck is going on? Here's the policies page on the 25th: http://209.85.173.104/search?q=cache:uRHyslDtxi4J:www.boingboing.net/policies.html+www.boingboing.net/policies.html&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us&client=firefox-a Here's the policies page now: http://www.boingboing.net/policies.html "We reserve the right to unpublish or refuse to unpublish anything for any or no reason." which certainly is a...
• Commented on Boing Boing's Moderation Policy (Archived)
  Even weirder is the idea that companies shouldn't be criticized because in a market, you should just take your business elsewhere. Free markets thrive on good information. For a market to function, customers need to have good information about which...
• Commented on Home Depot customer detained by DC police for not showing receipt
  Oh, for heaven's sake. Tht cut and paste got all sorts of messed up. Take two! I got into an e-slap-fight with Cory over this sort of issue, the full test of which is forever preserved here: http://www.stupidhappy.com/coti/forum/viewtopic.php?t=647 and with...
• Commented on Home Depot customer detained by DC police for not showing receipt
  I got into an e-slapfight with Cory over this issue once before, but it boiled down to this. Someone carrying a personal revolution against Best Buy... absolutely pointless. The scene that he generated with his "I do not want to...
• Commented on I Wanna Be the Guy -- platformer game is a stew of 8-bit classics
  @#4: Actually, it isn't a Homestar reference at all, as covered in the FAQ by the game's creator. Here's I'll post an excerpt: Q: Is this a reference to Homestar Runn~ A: NO. It resulted from me and my friend...
• Commented on Girl gets revolutionary note in package instead of iPod
  yeah, 'cause if it's a segment of the population that's oiling the gears of the oppresive machine, it's someone who wants to listen to a bunch of music on the go. I'm sorry, I'm a big proponent of culture jamming,...
• Commented on Foxtrot takes a swipe at the DMCA
  @12: It's his hair....
• Commented on Negativland's OUR FAVORITE THINGS DVD -- copyright infringement is still your best entertainment value
  Is it "My Favorite Things" or our favorite things?...
• Commented on Police ordered to pull over people doing nothing wrong
  @ http://www.boingboing.net/2007/12/18/police-ordered-to-pu.html#comment-94566 Rochester news outlets were running a story Thanksgiving week where motorists with families that had everyone buckled up "pulled over" and rewarded with a free turkey....
• Commented on Boing Boing t-shirts by COOP!
  Screw over-priced "wearable art"-- this is great-- nice illo, glows in the dark and reasonably priced for most people's budget....
• Commented on Welcome to the new Boing Boing!
  wsnt rlly dsmvwlld; jst wntd t b th frst s tht lkd cl. hpflly, tnh thnks ts fnny, t....
• Commented on Tetris cosplayers in parking-lot brawl
  @ Yamara: I dunno. I mean, A. Square said right angles were okay, but you shift them just so, and they become pointy weapons! (off topic comment: wow, what a small internet. I clink on the link, thinking "Hey, Yamara's...