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Subject: How come Bungie employees can embed images but we can't???

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I was just on the Battlefield 3 forums and noticed that over there any user can embed an image into their post instead of just a link.
I also know that bungie employees can embed images as well, anyone remember the great winter pentathlon 2010 thread will agree that embedding can be a lot of fun.

So it makes me come to the conclusion that any user should have the ability to embed images in threads. It would help make thresads more interesting and it would remove the worry of clicking on a link which is meant to send you to a picture but which could be harmful.

I know that many people would abuse this so i thought of a way to make it a good tool. If someone misuses it then they can have that specific action banned for a limited amount of time or indefinetely depending on the offence and how often they violate the rules.

What do you think? Should we have this tool?

TLDR: We should be able to embed images much like bungie employees. It could be moderated with bans on using the embedding to prevent people embedding bad images.

  • 09.19.2011 9:12 AM PDT

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Posted by: TwistedDippy666
So it makes me come to the conclusion that any user should have the ability to embed images in threads. It would help make thresads more interesting and it would remove the worry of clicking on a link which is meant to send you to a picture but which could be harmful.


I fail to see how you've come to that conclusion. Most people around here aren't mature enough to handle this privilege.

  • 09.19.2011 9:14 AM PDT
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No, I don't think that us, members should have the functionality to embed images in our posts.

If you want to share an image then you simply post the link to it.

  • 09.19.2011 9:16 AM PDT

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Posted by: drummer0702
Posted by: TwistedDippy666
So it makes me come to the conclusion that any user should have the ability to embed images in threads. It would help make thresads more interesting and it would remove the worry of clicking on a link which is meant to send you to a picture but which could be harmful.


I fail to see how you've come to that conclusion. Most people around here aren't mature enough to handle this privilege.

Because plenty of other websites do it perfectly fine so why cant this one. It may even entice more people to come here.

Also if someone isnt mature enough to handle it then the banhammer must swing and they should lose the priviledge.

  • 09.19.2011 9:17 AM PDT

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Bungie Employees won't post any inappropriate pictures while many users on this website would. Sure, it could be moderated, but pictures would do more harm than posts. Trust me.

  • 09.19.2011 9:18 AM PDT
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Don't you see that's the problem?

If this would happen then the Flood would have another spam attack, this time it would be about shock images.
Posted by: TwistedDippy666
Also if someone isnt mature enough to handle it then the banhammer must swing and they should lose the priviledge.

  • 09.19.2011 9:19 AM PDT

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Posted by: OMARRCHR
Bungie Employees won't post any inappropriate pictures while many users on this website would. Sure, it could be moderated, but pictures would do more harm than posts. Trust me.

yet various other forums have completely disproved this point.

Or only give this priviledge to members who have been here at least a year.

  • 09.19.2011 9:20 AM PDT

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Posted by: drummer0702
Posted by: TwistedDippy666
So it makes me come to the conclusion that any user should have the ability to embed images in threads. It would help make thresads more interesting and it would remove the worry of clicking on a link which is meant to send you to a picture but which could be harmful.


I fail to see how you've come to that conclusion. Most people around here aren't mature enough to handle this privilege.


True. You wouldn't give a hobo a handgun, now would you?

  • 09.19.2011 9:20 AM PDT
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If something is not in place at the start then it is never put in.

People would get over excited and abuse it, it would calm down eventually though.

  • 09.19.2011 9:22 AM PDT

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Posted by: DarkONI
Don't you see that's the problem?

If this would happen then the Flood would have another spam attack, this time it would be about shock images.
Posted by: TwistedDippy666
Also if someone isnt mature enough to handle it then the banhammer must swing and they should lose the priviledge.

Why do you talk down about the flood. Im a floodian who created a top topic.

OT It could be bad at first but there must be a way to do it well. Decent moderation and harsher bans would help. Also the profanity filter could be adapted to block certain websites much like a child lock, causing bad images posted once to be able to be uploaded to the block list by a ninja.
Would be difficult to maintain but would work.

  • 09.19.2011 9:22 AM PDT

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The Flood would become a chan

  • 09.19.2011 9:23 AM PDT

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Posted by: drummer0702
Posted by: TwistedDippy666
So it makes me come to the conclusion that any user should have the ability to embed images in threads. It would help make thresads more interesting and it would remove the worry of clicking on a link which is meant to send you to a picture but which could be harmful.


I fail to see how you've come to that conclusion. Most people around here aren't mature enough to handle this privilege.


True. You wouldn't give a hobo a handgun, now would you?

No, but if the hobo was a trustworthy person, worked with guns before and has a clean criminal record then i might.

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Posted by: TwistedDippy666
Because plenty of other websites do it perfectly fine so why cant this one. It may even entice more people to come here.

Also if someone isnt mature enough to handle it then the banhammer must swing and they should lose the priviledge.


You still fail to realize that this community, as a whole, is far more immature than other forums out there. Not only that, but kids that are pretty young come here.

Posted by: TwistedDippy666
Why do you talk down about the flood. Im a floodian who created a top topic.


Do you honestly believe that any of us care that you made a "popular" topic. I do hope this isn't the only thing on your resume...

  • 09.19.2011 9:26 AM PDT
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Potential for abuse aside, externally hosted, hotlinked or inlined images are a right whore from a performance point of view. I can live without 4 megabyte inlined gifs, tbfh.

  • 09.19.2011 9:31 AM PDT

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Potential for abuse aside, externally hosted, hotlinked or inlined images are a right whore from a performance point of view. I can live without 4 megabyte inlined gifs, tbfh.

B-B-But tumblr has allows it!

  • 09.19.2011 9:33 AM PDT

Posted by: borrowedchief
We aren't here to ruin your experience (Well Qbix is).

Lol, I would imagine the flood would be filled with even more troll threads than it already has.

  • 09.19.2011 9:34 AM PDT

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Posted by: drummer0702
Posted by: TwistedDippy666
Because plenty of other websites do it perfectly fine so why cant this one. It may even entice more people to come here.

Also if someone isnt mature enough to handle it then the banhammer must swing and they should lose the priviledge.


You still fail to realize that this community, as a whole, is far more immature than other forums out there. Not only that, but kids that are pretty young come here.

Posted by: TwistedDippy666
Why do you talk down about the flood. Im a floodian who created a top topic.


Do you honestly believe that any of us care that you made a "popular" topic. I do hope this isn't the only thing on your resume...

No i DGAF about that, i was wondering on your hate for the flood. Also Young kids come here BUT it is a forum for an MATURE rated game, what do they expect to find here.
Oh and on my resume i can put duke of edingburgh bronze award, , 8+ years of scout, over 5 ict.it gcse's, a* maths, a english, double a for science, double B life skills. And others.

  • 09.19.2011 9:35 AM PDT

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Posted by: TwistedDippy666
No i DGAF about that, i was wondering on your hate for the flood. Also Young kids come here BUT it is a forum for an MATURE rated game, what do they expect to find here.
Oh and on my resume i can put duke of edingburgh bronze award, , 8+ years of scout, over 5 ict.it gcse's, a* maths, a english, double a for science, double B life skills. And others.


Rofl, okay. I'm not here to compare my education to your own.

I'm not really sure what game your talking about, because Bungie currently has no games released or confirmed in production. I'm sorry I find your precious little Flood to be immature, but the vast majority have done nothing but prove my exact point.

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Posted by: TwistedDippy666
No i DGAF about that, i was wondering on your hate for the flood. Also Young kids come here BUT it is a forum for an MATURE rated game, what do they expect to find here.
Oh and on my resume i can put duke of edingburgh bronze award, , 8+ years of scout, over 5 ict.it gcse's, a* maths, a english, double a for science, double B life skills. And others.

  • 09.19.2011 9:39 AM PDT

-Panthers are the best.
-Haters gonna hate.
-Who Dares Wins
-If your one of my real life friends. STOP GOOGLE-ING ME.
XD


Posted by: drummer0702
Posted by: TwistedDippy666
No i DGAF about that, i was wondering on your hate for the flood. Also Young kids come here BUT it is a forum for an MATURE rated game, what do they expect to find here.
Oh and on my resume i can put duke of edingburgh bronze award, , 8+ years of scout, over 5 ict.it gcse's, a* maths, a english, double a for science, double B life skills. And others.


Rofl, okay. I'm not here to compare my education to your own.

I'm not really sure what game your talking about, because Bungie currently has no games released or confirmed in production. I'm sorry I find your precious little Flood to be immature, but the vast majority have done nothing but prove my exact point.

I agree the flood can be comletely imature, but this is a website which holds the forums to halo, which may of been handed over, but halo is a M game and people who come here often have been coming here since before 343i took over.
Its not often we get more people on B.net, if anything we've probably only got the hardcore posters left since how low traffic is.

[Edited on 09.19.2011 9:42 AM PDT]

  • 09.19.2011 9:41 AM PDT
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Posted by: TwistedDippy666
No i DGAF about that, i was wondering on your hate for the flood. Also Young kids come here BUT it is a forum for an MATURE rated game, what do they expect to find here.
Oh and on my resume i can put duke of edingburgh bronze award, , 8+ years of scout, over 5 ict.it gcse's, a* maths, a english, double a for science, double B life skills. And others.



Not High school qualifications and the DofE!

With qualifications like those, how can the rest of us have a chance?


Also the ability to post pictures is pointless. What do they add to the discussion, besides creating 'funny picture threads', which would just be awful - and the troll issue need not even be mentioned.

[Edited on 09.19.2011 9:43 AM PDT]

  • 09.19.2011 9:41 AM PDT

-Panthers are the best.
-Haters gonna hate.
-Who Dares Wins
-If your one of my real life friends. STOP GOOGLE-ING ME.
XD


Posted by: DarkONI
The more posts you make the less I agree with you.
Posted by: TwistedDippy666
No i DGAF about that, i was wondering on your hate for the flood. Also Young kids come here BUT it is a forum for an MATURE rated game, what do they expect to find here.
Oh and on my resume i can put duke of edingburgh bronze award, , 8+ years of scout, over 5 ict.it gcse's, a* maths, a english, double a for science, double B life skills. And others.

How so???

  • 09.19.2011 9:41 AM PDT

I spend too much time here.. too much time indeed.

I tweet?

You know, I simply like having the image embedding removed because it keeps this place looking nice and clean. I'd hate to add the forums to my image scrubber just to not have to see a an image in every thread.

  • 09.19.2011 9:43 AM PDT