The why I lost my avatar or never have naked women on your screen at school thread - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

pan6467 · 09-05-2004, 06:20 AM

So, there I was Thursday at around 4:30 getting ready to finally call it a day at school.

I was at my desk in the Public Services Tech. Dept. at school and decided to look at some posts that had been written that day (I admit I am addicted to this forum).

I'm there looking and I always went to my avatar then would scroll down to catch replies to my post.

Well my avatar was 2 naked women having fun.

As I am searching through a thread, the dept. secretary, Kathy, and dept. head, Dr. Wallace, stop and stand right next to my desk talking. My avatar comes up and Kathy like stops mid sentence looks over and I am forcing the ever clogged ball mouse to x the screen real quick. I feel my face getting beet red and I just cannot look at anything but the screen now because of the embarassment.

Anyway, nothing was said but as soon as they walked away I got back on and deleted my avatar. So now I am looking for a new unique avatar but one that is clean so I don't have to worry again.

Jam · 09-05-2004, 06:37 AM

dont you have to worry about other peoples avatars too? I mean there is alot of them... theres an option to disable viewing them all together

pan6467 · 09-05-2004, 06:43 AM

I didn't know about disabling them... damn lost my avatar and coulda just disabled it.

Not worried about others avatars because like I said I focused on mine with others I just zoom by. and in the Politics threads you see very few x-rated avatars.... mine and I think Smooth were the only 2 in there on a consistant basis.

saut · 09-05-2004, 07:08 AM

That is exactly why I disabled avatars.

sailor · 09-05-2004, 07:14 AM

Yeah, I always disable avatars anytime I am viewing this forum somewhere where they could be seen. Like work

filtherton · 09-05-2004, 11:47 AM

My school doesn't care if people look at nudie pictures. At least, it has never been a problem so they haven't drawn up a policy yet. Score one for community college.

jordan_is_god · 09-05-2004, 03:27 PM

wow only focuses on his posts... and i thought i was self centered...lol... just kidding... yeah disabling the avatars is a must for the work place

rainheart · 09-05-2004, 05:05 PM

You should probably clear that up with your co-worker, tell her that it's this web forum where people post threads and do as they please. And that you weren't even thinking of the content that's on there while you were at work because you just didn't mind it.

strcrssd · 09-10-2004, 10:46 AM

That sounds like a sexual harrassment case coming on...

Have a discussion with anyone who saw it and a moderator/witness. I work for a University and we have to deal with all kinds of similar crap (I have to take a yearly sexual harrassment training course).

IANAL, but you might want to have a discussion about it, for your own safety.

stonegrody · 09-10-2004, 10:57 AM

Haha...busted. Hopefully it wont become an issue.

maleficent · 09-10-2004, 11:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by strcrssd

That sounds like a sexual harrassment case coming on...
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Someone I know at another site,(who was a complete and utter moron), worked for a federal agency, and would spend some time on forums while on a break he claimed, where a few people had somewhat pornographic avatars, someone else happened to notice these avatars, and wasn't too fond of said moron, and complained. Moron as then put on probation, unpaid, for several months and eventually fired.

Turning off the avatars at work isn't a bad idea...

World's King · 09-10-2004, 11:13 AM

I'm posting in this thread just because my avatar is a naked chick.

Cadwiz · 09-10-2004, 11:21 AM

I was always told that the person being "harassed" has to let you know that they consider it offensive/unwanted before it becomes an issue.

maleficent · 09-10-2004, 11:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cadwiz

I was always told that the person being "harassed" has to let you know that they consider it offensive/unwanted before it becomes an issue.

In the instance of the moron I know, he claims he was never told, his supervisor was, and they made an example out of him (and also got the site put on the banned list as well) But the government might work differently than other companies.

Bill O'Rights · 09-10-2004, 11:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cadwiz

I was always told that the person being "harassed" has to let you know that they consider it offensive/unwanted before it becomes an issue.

Not necesarily. If I were to go over and grab my 18 year old H.P.O.A. assistant's ass, or boob, it's harrasment. She doesn't have to "tell" me that she doesn't want me to do that. Same goes for pornography in the workplace. It's "understood" that the workplace is to be porn free. Hell, I can't even put up some of my suppliers "bikini" calanders.

maleficent · 09-10-2004, 11:38 AM

Yah, those bikini calanders create a "hostile" work environment

(I got in trouble a few years ago, for having a poster of a bare chested male on my inside office door, that the only way you could see it, was to walk into my office, close the door, and move my coat - someone complained...

Cadwiz · 09-10-2004, 01:32 PM

This was when I was in the Marine Corps.

Sounds like someone walked into your office, closed the door, and moved your coat. I would kick some ass for that.

09-05-2004, 06:20 AM	#1 (permalink)
pan6467 Lennonite Priest Location: Mansfield, Ohio USA	The why I lost my avatar or never have naked women on your screen at school thread So, there I was Thursday at around 4:30 getting ready to finally call it a day at school. I was at my desk in the Public Services Tech. Dept. at school and decided to look at some posts that had been written that day (I admit I am addicted to this forum). I'm there looking and I always went to my avatar then would scroll down to catch replies to my post. Well my avatar was 2 naked women having fun. As I am searching through a thread, the dept. secretary, Kathy, and dept. head, Dr. Wallace, stop and stand right next to my desk talking. My avatar comes up and Kathy like stops mid sentence looks over and I am forcing the ever clogged ball mouse to x the screen real quick. I feel my face getting beet red and I just cannot look at anything but the screen now because of the embarassment. Anyway, nothing was said but as soon as they walked away I got back on and deleted my avatar. So now I am looking for a new unique avatar but one that is clean so I don't have to worry again. __________________ I just love people who use the excuse "I use/do this because I LOVE the feeling/joy/happiness it brings me" and expect you to be ok with that as you watch them destroy their life blindly following. My response is, "I like to put forks in an eletrical socket, just LOVE that feeling, can't ever get enough of it, so will you let me put this copper fork in that electric socket?"

09-05-2004, 06:43 AM	#3 (permalink)
pan6467 Lennonite Priest Location: Mansfield, Ohio USA	I didn't know about disabling them... damn lost my avatar and coulda just disabled it. Not worried about others avatars because like I said I focused on mine with others I just zoom by. and in the Politics threads you see very few x-rated avatars.... mine and I think Smooth were the only 2 in there on a consistant basis. __________________ I just love people who use the excuse "I use/do this because I LOVE the feeling/joy/happiness it brings me" and expect you to be ok with that as you watch them destroy their life blindly following. My response is, "I like to put forks in an eletrical socket, just LOVE that feeling, can't ever get enough of it, so will you let me put this copper fork in that electric socket?"

09-05-2004, 07:14 AM	#5 (permalink)
sailor beauty in the breakdown Location: Chapel Hill, NC	Yeah, I always disable avatars anytime I am viewing this forum somewhere where they could be seen. Like work __________________ "Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws." --Plato

09-10-2004, 10:46 AM	#9 (permalink)
strcrssd Insane Location: Rio Grande Valley, Texas	That sounds like a sexual harrassment case coming on... Have a discussion with anyone who saw it and a moderator/witness. I work for a University and we have to deal with all kinds of similar crap (I have to take a yearly sexual harrassment training course). IANAL, but you might want to have a discussion about it, for your own safety. __________________ "I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old ones." -- John Cage (1912 - 1992)

09-10-2004, 11:13 AM	#12 (permalink)
World's King Here Location: Denver City Denver	I'm posting in this thread just because my avatar is a naked chick. __________________ heavy is the head that wears the crown

09-05-2004, 06:37 AM	#2 (permalink)
Jam Junkie	dont you have to worry about other peoples avatars too? I mean there is alot of them... theres an option to disable viewing them all together

09-05-2004, 07:08 AM	#4 (permalink)
saut Registered User Location: Pittsburgh	That is exactly why I disabled avatars.

09-05-2004, 11:47 AM	#6 (permalink)
filtherton Junkie Location: In the land of ice and snow.	My school doesn't care if people look at nudie pictures. At least, it has never been a problem so they haven't drawn up a policy yet. Score one for community college.

09-05-2004, 03:27 PM	#7 (permalink)
jordan_is_god Banned Location: indiana	wow only focuses on his posts... and i thought i was self centered...lol... just kidding... yeah disabling the avatars is a must for the work place

09-05-2004, 05:05 PM	#8 (permalink)
rainheart Psycho	You should probably clear that up with your co-worker, tell her that it's this web forum where people post threads and do as they please. And that you weren't even thinking of the content that's on there while you were at work because you just didn't mind it.

09-10-2004, 10:57 AM	#10 (permalink)
stonegrody Brooding. Location: CA-USA	Haha...busted. Hopefully it wont become an issue.

09-10-2004, 11:21 AM	#13 (permalink)
Cadwiz Insane Location: work	I was always told that the person being "harassed" has to let you know that they consider it offensive/unwanted before it becomes an issue.

09-10-2004, 11:38 AM	#16 (permalink)
maleficent Junkie Moderator Emeritus Location: Chicago	Yah, those bikini calanders create a "hostile" work environment (I got in trouble a few years ago, for having a poster of a bare chested male on my inside office door, that the only way you could see it, was to walk into my office, close the door, and move my coat - someone complained... __________________ Free your heart from hatred. Free your mind from worries. Live simply. Give more. Expect less.

09-10-2004, 01:32 PM	#17 (permalink)
Cadwiz Insane Location: work	This was when I was in the Marine Corps. Sounds like someone walked into your office, closed the door, and moved your coat. I would kick some ass for that.