Posts by mellowraven22

Jeffrey Cooper7 said:So what, are GIFs in a new thread gonna "suck up" less bandwidth than if they were mixed in with regular photos? 😕

Nah, it's because someone browsing on a phone might choose to load images but skip the GIFs to save data. If everything is lumped into one thread, you don't get that choice. Another way is just posting them as links.

Who suggested it? I'm guessing Zodiac, but I just don't get the logic. How does someone who's never even hung out in that subforum suddenly become a moderator? Does that mean some mod can just nominate me for the Politics board even though I never go there, and then I'd be a mod setting my own rules? Man, that's wild...

Because it's about jokes, not Politics.

mellowgull80 said:I don't see any trolling here, honestly, there isn't even much going on 🤷

It’s just because it was deleted 😁

Jeffrey Cooper7 said:Oh yeah? What does that even have to do with anything? Like, why would a page load slowly just because there are too many GIFs in a thread? I don't get it...

Yeah, it uses more data, which is actually a pretty big deal for people browsing on their phones out and about.

but what are the actual rules for putting it in that sub-forum where it hasn't been before? 🤷 Sorry, but that feels totally pointless to me...☕

It was proposed and approved.

Zachary Thompson2 said:But that's exactly the point: you have a bunch of photos and then maybe a few GIFs scattered around. It’s perfect, exactly how all the other forums do it. But a whole page full of GIFs is just exhausting to look at and a pain to wait for them to load. Not to mention when you copy-paste stuff from threads to other forums—you don't have to worry about what's animated and what isn't. With this, you do. More hassle. Totally unnecessary.

Yeah, but this way you actually have a choice without losing any functionality.

Kate Castillo55 said:Yeah, that’s exactly where the issue lies. She just waltzed in out of nowhere without even leaving a single post first. And honestly? None of us regular guests—especially William Myers7, who's basically there every single day—were ever even asked if we wanted to step up as moderators. It feels like she just forced her way in, which, if you ask me, is pretty outrageous. 🤷

I mean, it's not like you need some PhD or anything just to moderate jokes. 🙂With nothing but respect for Zodiac and Countess.

So, under these new rules, they basically ought to just open a whole separate thread for .jpg, .gif, .jpeg, .bmp, and all that other junk. Seriously. 🤷

No, look, just check what I actually wrote in my last post.

Kate Castillo55 said:So if everything is supposed to be kept separate, why'd they go and lock the GIF thread? And why did that guy get slapped with a ban? It doesn't really add up if there's a specific spot for everything.
I can't believe I'm even typing this out, but seriously, what is going on with the way people talk online lately? It’s like everyone just lost their minds. I was scrolling through some threads earlier and honestly, my brain felt like it was melting. So, I saw this thing where Zachary Thompson2 was talking about some random drama, and it was just... wow. Just pure chaos. And then you get people like mellowgull80 jumping in with comments that make zero sense. It's like we're living in a simulation where logic just went out the window. And don't even get me started on the political stuff. Every time I open an app, it feels like someone's trying to start a fight over nothing. It's exhausting. You see these huge arguments breaking out between people who wouldn't even say hello to each other in a Starbucks, yet they're acting like it's life or death. It’s just weird. Anyway, I guess I'm just rambling. My head is kind of spinning today. Everything feels a bit too loud, if that makes sense? Like, can we just go back to when things were chill? Just a thought.

The whole thing is just trolling and poorly managed—seriously, you can't even start a thread with a single smiley face anymore. It’s ridiculous.

Jeffrey Cooper7 said:Nah, it’s just an image, right? Except it's a GIF—a moving picture—and now we have to deal with a whole separate thread just for that. Like, why?

Because standard images usually hover around 100 KB, but those GIFs can easily blow up past 1 MB.

What's even the big deal here? She just closed one thread and started another, right?

So she decided to separate the GIFs and photos from the main discussion? Honestly, I don't see any issue with that at all.

Same goes for trolling or people just being loud for the sake of it—that kind of stuff isn't allowed on unknown either.

George Rivera7 said:First off, is there even a shot at getting a "biology" subforum? Or maybe just a biology section tucked under the "natural science" umbrella...
🙄

Look, if you keep pushing this specific way, I honestly don't think it's gonna happen.

The thing is, a) nobody's really asking for it, b) we already have plenty of places to talk about that stuff, and c) the people I actually think would be good at running it are already spread pretty thin.

George Rivera7 said:Why would I be wrong?! 🙄

You're wrong because we actually have a decent amount of biology enthusiasts on this forum😁

I just said it’d be useful to have a biology subforum.
And why should I even bother (don't go thinking my effort = 0 😢) when you guys put in subforums for stuff like love, history, or politics, because every single forum like this needs to have those...
I feel the exact same way about biology...
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So, basically, I asked you to actually argue why we need a biology subforum instead of just saying "it'd be cool," and your big argument is just... that we should have it? *pop*

Look, why? Just give me ten straightforward sentences explaining why we need a new subforum. Put some work in. And throw in some links to at least five topics that you think belong there.

George Rivera7 said:How am I supposed to find that crowd when there’s basically nobody on those "related subforums" who’d even bother starting a thread like this?

Man, you’ve got it all wrong there.😁

Anyway, just saying "it would be nice to have" isn't exactly a solid argument for launching a whole new subforum. Next time, maybe put a little more legwork into the idea.

It's pretty simple, really. Subforums just don't get created if nobody's actually asking for them. If there was some real demand, the topics would already be there.

Yeah, right here on the forum.

George Rivera7 said:Seems like you don't really care about (or maybe just don't know) biology... (no offense 🙄)
I mean, I don't think there are only like one or two topics in all of biology... 🙄
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Well, go ahead then. Find me like ten of them so I can see this "vast landscape" of biological topics on this ancient forum 🙂

Why not? You’ve already got the Son forum, plus you have natural science covered... I just don't see how one or two biology topics popping up once a year really warrants its own dedicated subforum.

I honestly feel like the world around me is the go-to spot if you're looking for any kind of deep dive into biology 🙂

The owner of Reddit actually pitched the idea. We even sat down and hashed it out for a bit, but nothing's set in stone yet. For now, the consensus is that we just don't really need something like that.

I mean, honestly? Lucca’s just... it’s something else. You can’t even wrap your head around it until you’re actually standing there, breathing in that old-world air. It’s got this vibe, man. Like, everything feels heavy in a good way. Not like the frantic, caffeine-fueled chaos of NYC or Chicago where everyone’s tripping over their own feet just to catch a subway. No, it’s different. It’s quiet. Real quiet. You walk those walls and it’s like the rest of the world just stops existing for a second. Just you and the history. I don't know. It’s hard to put into words without sounding like some cheesy travel brochure, but it hits different. Truly. kaže:
Hey, seriously, can you just stop deleting my posts on these threads? Like, please. Just let me leave them alone.

Not a single one of your posts on this thread has been deleted.

I don't even know where to start with this one. It’s just... yeah. Just a whole lot of nothing happening while everyone acts like it's the end of the world. Honestly? I think people just need to chill out for a second and look at the actual facts instead of getting all worked up over every little headline. It’s exhausting. I was sitting there thinking about how much energy we waste on stuff that doesn't even matter in the long run. Like, seriously. We get so caught up in the noise that we miss the big picture entirely. It's kind of wild if you really sit down and think about it. Anyway, just my two cents. Not that anyone actually cares what I have to say. kaže:
So you wiped my post from that last appeal... yeah, well, now I'm just feeling a little on edge about the whole thing. 😍

I’m cleaning out this thread just so we can actually have a decent conversation for once—this whole thing is a mess. I'll leave this one up, though... but honestly? Even that isn't working. Aside from getting rid of those fake clone accounts, everything here is just broken. 😁

Look, the girls got their shot. Some were smart enough to take at least part of the deal, others? Not so much. That’s just how it goes. Case closed.

If anyone’s got more to say, just hit me up in the DMs.

Steven Reed said:This "our VZ5" nonsense—I actually posted about that exact same VZ5 way before this whole thing went down, featuring those tastefully concealed private parts 🙂—and then I was practically begged to leave because apparently saying "Good afternoon, how are you?" counts as being provocative. 🤣
Man, the bottom-feeders on this forum are something else.

And don't even get me started on how the same guy, just two or three days after all this, was begging the same group to support opening threads on some other PDF—the very same one his moderator buddies claimed couldn't be opened 🤣—only to turn around and try to screw over the users for complaining about those same moderators, his own colleagues!
What happened to the integrity of a top-tier forum user 😍 when compared to this absolute sludge 🙂

But honestly, it doesn't matter anymore. It really doesn't. It’s in the past, and I'm just glad some of this is being called out publicly (assuming mellowraven22 doesn't swoop in and delete everything first). 😍

Why would I even bother deleting stuff? I only clear out the clones because there's zero mercy for them—everyone gets a fair shot to complain using their real handle on Reddit, and the smart ones actually know how to use that. The ones who aren't so bright, well, they just make clones 🙂. It's like that old riddle—why did Mujo trip over the same rake twice? 😁

Alright, I’ve scrubbed this thread of all those useless fanboy posts and I'm locking it down since I’ve got Wilibald over on the KzB now.

Just felt like I owed Eric Collins5 a response:

Eric Collins5 said:mellowraven22, I was trying to help you see how absurd your decision actually is, but instead of using actual arguments, you're just resorting to intimidation and threats.

The reality is that the regular users are the ones getting screwed by this call—people who just use clones for a bit of fun, not to be jerks.
You can think whatever you want about me, but in all my time here, I haven't personally insulted anyone, period—not publicly and not in private messages.
If I troll or stir the pot, yeah, that's true. I buy my warnings and bans like anyone else and I never complain because most of the time, they're earned.

Learn to tell the difference between a joke and something serious.

Later.

P.S.

I don't care about Zidić. I have no idea what that is or who the people posting there are; I just think it's stupid that everyone is losing their minds over people acting normal and using clones just to mess around.

Look, sorry, but if the "joke" is only funny to the person telling it, then it isn't really successful humor. It's like a comedian who only thinks he's funny. You don't even have to imagine one; there are plenty of them at any local amateur stand-up night.

I don't have a problem with messing around, as long as that messing around doesn't mess with the rest of the forum.

If you want to keep talking about this (which I'm totally fine with), feel free to start a new thread here or just hit me up via PM.

Eric Collins5, alright, that’s enough.

Scott Alvarez64 said:Unlike the other users here, we didn't even have a shot.

Actually, you can still access KzB using your original usernames.

everything we wrote on PZK is getting shut down

And besides—jumping into threads titled like delete, delete. we'll see who gets bored first :clint: or Zidić isn't just one person. yeah, we're crazy and we've got nothing better to do :lux: 🏈 :D? Sorry, but I'm not about to react to that kind of nonsense. I'm just tossing it in the trash.

Also, I don't get why this guy is acting so high and mighty. What kind of sandbox did you open and allow? And what's with that name, Sandbox?

How else am I supposed to name Zidić? That was basically your private playground where you guys made clones and ran around acting out with those same fake accounts doing stupid stuff.

What kind of chance did you give us to fix things? Why are you calling us trolls? Like, we didn't have any right to participate in any thread on the forum?

Look, check out your history on Pet, for example—I honestly have zero complaints there. So what's the issue? It’s obvious you can act like an adult, so why won't you?

You gave me a permaban and I haven't even been on the forum since.

It's not a permanent ban. Right now, it's just a 30-day ban.

Talking about objectivity is insane when the admin called us "idiots" and called Zidić a "playground for idiots" without knowing anything about him, based purely on what someone told him about us out of a personal grudge.

Wait, you actually believe I didn't go check before I took action? You guys have been under observation for a long, long time.

Not to mention everything they were telling you all recently from that certain PDF, and yet no one gets anything, not even a single permaban!!!

That's not true. There were permabans, and there were even abuse reports.

So, you have to play the tough guy act against a few women... honestly, I wonder what would happen if we were actually a group of guys. Actually, I already know how it’d go, just based on what happened recently with the Clint Eastwoods. NOTHING would happen.

How did it go? We pulled off such a massacre that even Himmler would be embarrassed by us.

Look, when you make claims about supposed PMs, back them up with actual proof. BECAUSE THIS IS A TOTAL LIE. Zidić hasn't sent anyone any insults; clearly, someone is just weaponizing their name. (I can't believe how low people will sink just to destroy us :s)

Okay, during the last Zidić invasion I was getting vulgar PMs, and now I'm getting vulgar PMs again, and I'm supposed to believe it's all just a coincidence? It's not like they bother me—I get them all the time and they don't really affect me, except that it's just sad that people on this forum aren't even capable of insulting a person intelligently.

Hope you got that beer you were promised at the start of the crusade against Zidić :)

Oh for crying out loud 🙄

Kimberly Garcia74 said:that’s just not true, they don't operate like that. Can you share the usernames or maybe just post those PMs?😕

Look, if it isn't one of those two specifically, then it’s definitely someone from their same circle. I can't drop the PMs or the handles, unfortunately.

And even if it wasn't Wilibald or anyone else, the bottom line stays the same. I swear I've run into about ten different clones of both of them in just the last few hours, and honestly, I'm not changing my mind. I didn't strip the original accounts of their access to the PŽK because I have zero interest in arguing with burner accounts, but hey, if they want to reach out using their actual names, I'm all ears.