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Allow images in posts in AH

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  • 24-05-2008 1:52am
    #1
    Random
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,082 ✭✭✭✭


    It should be allowed. That is all.
    Post edited by Shield on


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    #2
    DonkeyStyle \o/
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,145 ✭✭✭DonkeyStyle \o/


    I agree.


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    #3
    Rb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,277 ✭✭✭✭Rb


    I disagree.

    There'd be too much scope for muppetry, and every thread would end up riddled with lolcats. Not that that's a bad thing, I just think it should be confined to Feedback.


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    #4
    Sherifu
    Registered Users Posts: 17,727 ✭✭✭✭Sherifu


    It's bad enough as it is. Think of feedback on speed.


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    #5
    Random
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,082 ✭✭✭✭Random


    Sherifu wrote: »
    It's bad enough as it is. Think of feedback on speed.
    I'm confused, are you arguing for or against? Because that would be a winner ;)


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    #6
    Karl Hungus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,130 ✭✭✭✭Karl Hungus


    I see absolutely no problem with this.


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    #7
    stovelid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,252 ✭✭✭✭stovelid


    Bad idea.

    You can link an image if you really have to.


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    #8
    Doctor DooM
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 25,868 Mod ✭✭✭✭Doctor DooM


    Why was it disabled in the first place?


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    #9
    Random
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,082 ✭✭✭✭Random


    stovelid wrote: »
    Bad idea.

    You can link an image if you really have to.
    Doesn't have the same effect most of the time.


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    #10
    stovelid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,252 ✭✭✭✭stovelid


    random wrote: »
    Doesn't have the same effect most of the time.

    Thank god?


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    #11
    Agamemnon
    Registered Users Posts: 2,367 ✭✭✭Agamemnon


    An hour after it was enabled, the boards.ie servers would explode in a mushroom cloud caused by an overload of lolcats, failpics, facepalms and demotivational posters.


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    #12
    The_Minister
    Registered Users Posts: 10,255 ✭✭✭✭The_Minister


    Agamemnon wrote: »
    An hour after it was enabled, the boards.ie servers would explode in a mushroom cloud caused by an overload of lolcats, failpics, facepalms and demotivational posters.
    I have this image of Cult screaming to Devore "She cannot take it, Admin. She just can't", while sparks fly around the violently shaking room.

    A panel explodes, hurling the charred Vexorg across the room.

    Cloud rushes to check his pulse, while Devore, grim and determined, grips the edge of his chair, staring forward into the certain death of the server that the AH crew, led by Pighead, have commandeered.

    Slowly, Devore stands, faces forward, and quietly gives the order to seperate the boards servers.

    The vulnerable forums, parenting, humanities, PI, The Ladies Lounge and others will flee in some servers.

    The serious forums, politics and feedback stay. The Brothers of BRGH are given the offer of safety, but none take, knowing that their admin will have a better chance with them.

    Devore surveys his posters with a grateful and moved eye.

    "Mr. Cult", he says quietly, "Ramming speed"

    "aye sir"

    /Cut to the AH ship.

    Pighead's brows knot in confusion as he stares at the approaching server, then his eyes go wide in shock and horror, and he opens his mouth and screams "Devooooore".

    He is still screaming as the bridge of the other server collides with his. He sees Devore still standing quietly, gazing as him as the server quickly begin to buckle and minor explosions run long the lengths of both servers.

    Just at the last second, Devore and his crew are beamed out by the resourceful posters of The Ladies Loungue. They all watch as the other servers explode.


    Later on, Devore and Cloud are sitting in Devore's office, chatting away about what happened.
    Cloud: "We had no choice Admin, they would have consumed everything".
    Devore: "Yes number one. But it was our choice to give them the technology to post pictures in the first place. We must be more careful about who we give that power to. Not all posters are as advanced as us."
    Cloud: "It's just so hard to see them unable to enjoy funny, appropriate pictures, lightly interspering conversation"
    Devore: "Maybe, number one. There will come a day when they will be able for pictures, without using them for LOLcats. But, for now, until they advance, they must do without, and we must stand against those who would give pictures to those unready for them"

    /inspirational music

    Cut to server fading into the void.


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    #13
    RoundyMooney
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,910 ✭✭✭✭RoundyMooney


    thatsnice.jpg

    Lads, the plebiscite is bad enough given the textual freedom of the eternally unfunny "Yore Ma!", wtf will they do with "Let your jpeg do the talking"©Spankeh Golden Pages?


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    #14
    Fremen
    Registered Users Posts: 2,481 ✭✭✭Fremen


    Would leave too much opportunity for this:

    3Oε

    (Read: goatse)


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    #15
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 15,814 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    As long as people did'nt constantly post pictures then I don't see a problem.


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    #16
    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,060 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    Might be good to have for a trial run for a week or so. Worst case scenario it could be turned off again.


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    #17
    DonkeyStyle \o/
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,145 ✭✭✭DonkeyStyle \o/


    Yeah, enabling image tags on afterhours sounds like a good idea


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    #18
    Sam Vimes
    Registered Users Posts: 21,611 ✭✭✭✭Sam Vimes


    AlmightyCushion wrote: »
    Might be good to have for a trial run for a week or so. Worst case scenario it could be turned off again.

    unless the servers explode due to overloading from having to download thousands upon thousands of irrelevant pictures. Boards could suffer death by lolcat


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    Doctor DooM
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 25,868 Mod ✭✭✭✭Doctor DooM


    Sam Vimes wrote: »
    unless the servers explode due to overloading from having to download thousands upon thousands of irrelevant pictures. Boards could suffer death by lolcat

    Im in ur server, messing yur php


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    #20
    KTRIC
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,463 ✭✭✭KTRIC


    A smart man once said "with this power comes great responsibility"

    I think it was Plato or Aristotle or someone


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    #21
    WhiteWashMan
    Registered Users Posts: 20,099 ✭✭✭✭WhiteWashMan


    random wrote: »
    It should be allowed. That is all.

    no


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    #22
    Tigger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,707 ✭✭✭✭Tigger


    lol_cat_icanhascheezburger.jpg
    wtf ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;


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    #23
    Doctor DooM
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 25,868 Mod ✭✭✭✭Doctor DooM


    KTRIC wrote: »
    A smart man once said "with this power comes great responsibility"

    I think it was Plato or Aristotle or someone

    VexOrg?


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    #24
    Mr Magnolia
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 10,432 Mod ✭✭✭✭Mr Magnolia


    KTRIC wrote: »
    A smart man once said "with this power comes great responsibility"

    I think it was Plato or Aristotle or someone

    Ben Parker?




    Also, I wouldn't support this motion.


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    #25
    Doctor DooM
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 25,868 Mod ✭✭✭✭Doctor DooM


    Mr Magnolia wrote: »
    Ben Parker?




    Also, I wouldn't support this motion.

    [NERD] According to Ultimate Spider-Man, Ben picked it up from Peter's dad actually. :)[/NERD]

    TBH I dont miss pic posting in AH at all.


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    #26
    Ghost Train
    Registered Users Posts: 30,119 ✭✭✭✭Ghost Train


    no, would be too many pointless pictures posted

    amazing-pictures-lolbirds.jpg


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    #27
    cornbb
    Registered Users Posts: 6,790 ✭✭✭cornbb


    eolhc wrote: »
    no, would be too many pointless pictures posted

    amazing-pictures-lolbirds.jpg

    I hope you're not implying that pics of this calibre are pointless...

    ...+1 to the idea of giving it a trial run of a week.


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    #28
    Karoma
    Registered Users Posts: 19,396 ✭✭✭✭Karoma


    For the very rare time that it is really desirable, it's not worth the hassle (i.e. additional scrolling, extra pages of lolcats and facepalm, et al, not to mention the uproar when porn and even NSFW stuff is posted)


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    #29
    kaimera
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,396 ✭✭✭✭kaimera


    Karoma wrote: »
    For the very rare time that it is really desirable, it's not worth the hassle (i.e. additional scrolling, extra pages of lolcats and facepalm, et al, not to mention the uproar when porn and even NSFW stuff is posted)
    there's pr0n and NSFW stuff posted in AH?

    /me strolls over in work


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    #30
    Karoma
    Registered Users Posts: 19,396 ✭✭✭✭Karoma


    kaimera wrote: »
    there's pr0n and NSFW stuff posted in AH?

    /me strolls over in work

    The odd time. We nuke it as fast as we can (Under the No Fun Allowed in AH rule)


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    #31
    pH
    Registered Users Posts: 4,188 ✭✭✭pH


    the tag links to offsite images normally, they don't need to be stored on the boards.ie servers, in fact the majority (all?) are not. There is no additional 'load' on the servers, in fact the server only has to send probably 50 bytes or so for the average linked image, probably ends up saving bandwidth, who knows what the AH poster would have typed instead.


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