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DISCLAIMER: in my experience, the following doesn't apply to 99% of my readership. Unfortunately, experience also shows it has to be written down for the remaining 1%.

The short version, when it comes to my comments policy, goes down to a line taken from the (mediocre) second opus of the Matrix:

"I built this place. Down here, I make the rules."

Let's elaborate a bit:

  1. Try to stay on topic. If you have a beef against the cow-fart(1) induced climate change and this post is about monkey spanking(2), then it's not the place to draw your sword(3).
    I have nothing against a freewheeling conversation, but if it's off-topic AND stupid or offensive, then it will have a badly limited lifespan.
  2. Consider the two following statements…
    • I'm totally open-minded when it comes to rational ideas.
    • It is quite obvious that Anti-Americanism, anti-Semitism, Islamism, Nationalism, Racism, Collectivism(4) and Multiculturalism (non-exhaustive list) exist in complete contradiction with Reason.
    … And guess the total amount of tolerance you can expect from me if you indulge in any of these.
  3. If you shall persist in these ways nevertheless, understand that I'm not spending countless hours of work on this site to "reach out", "debate" with you, "understand" your "root causes" or "learn" about your religion. Unlike race, ideology is something we choose, and for which we must bear all responsibilities. I loathe your sick mindset and what you defend and promote. I've heard all your pitiful excuses for your despicable totalitarian psyche and your compulsion to coerce or enslave your fellow men and women in the name of some "greater good".
    So understand that this is not a public forum: it is my outpost in the culture war you wage against me, my kin, my rights and my freedom — thus, you will only be tolerated here, and only if I decide so. I call the shots and I owe you nothing. As a matter of fact, I don't like having you around, so the only argument you're truly entitled to hear from me would come, if you insist, amplified through the barrel of my Sig-Sauer high powered rifle(5) — because when it comes to intolerant scumbags, I'm an intolerant bastard.
    So keep your distances, and nobody gets hurt.
  4. I also have a very limited patience for social-democrats of all race and creed, center-of-center jellyfish and buttermonkey(6) hybrids, Blame-America-First (and always) Libertarians (usually of the Rothbardian school), Hollywood idiots & Festival-de-Cannes cretins and those Parisians who fancy themselves as an elite when they are nothing but the developed world's rednecks(7). However, I tend to ignore them, so they may consider themselves lucky if they manage to draw some sarcasm in colorful language from me.
  5. Yeah, and don't get me started on journalists and the Wonderful World of Mainstream Media...
  6. American and British soldiers (including the Commonwealth) stand on a special pedestal in my personal pantheon. Disrespect them here, and you'll quickly wish you'd rather stand naked in Mecca during Hajj, wearing only a sign that reads "Muhammad was a pedophile".
  7. I may moderate, remove or edit anything and give neither excuses nor explanations. It has nothing to do with "censorship": I am not a State, you are not a coerced citizen of said State and so you are always free to express yourself on your own facility and by your own means. Commenting is not a right, it is a privilege I grant or take away, according to my right as the owner of this place.
  8. My site is not awfully biased: it's shamelessly opinioned. If you're on my side, you get my vote and are free to rant 'n' roll. If not, live with it or go rot in the gutter.
  9. Oh and, if you're a vegan, be advised that I hunt, kill, cook(8) and eat all sorts of animals, and thoroughly enjoy the whole lot of it. Have fun with your carrots, Doc.
  1. Ha ha. Beef. Cow. Geddit?
  2. It's been known to happen.
  3. Neither is the guestbook by the way.
  4. That includes of course all its variations: Socialism, National-Socialist, Communism, Fascism, etc.
  5. With a loud 'Bang'
  6. Nope, don't know what species is that either, but it does sound like a particularly vile creature, doesn't it?
  7. Tell me London, New-York, Sydney or Tokyo, but Paris is a dump.
  8. Frequently in some sort of wine sauce or with loads of tears-pulling spices. Grapes and pepper count as veggie stuff right?

AVERTISSEMENT : selon mon expérience, ce qui suit ne s'applique pas à 99% de mes lecteurs. Malheureusement, l'expérience prouve aussi qu'il faut que cela soit écrit pour le pourcentage restant.

La version courte, concernant ma politique pour les commentaires, se résume à une ligne tirée du second (médiocre) volet de Matrix:

"J'ai construit cet endroit. Ici, je fais les lois."

Élaborons un brin :

  1. Il existe une subtile différence entre "être familier" et "traiter familièrement". Cela signifie que les culs-sales qui s'imaginent débarquer ici et me tutoyer comme si nous avions gardé les piquets de grève ensemble verront leur contribution à la conversation éradiquée sans autre forme de procès. Quelle que soit la pertinence de ladite contribution. Même si vous n'êtes Vraiment Pas Content® avec ce que j'écris, cela ne vous dispense pas de surveiller vos manières : tant que je n'ai pas été présenté à votre chère Maman, nous nous vouvoierons. Vu ?
  2. Évitez le hors-sujet. Si vous avez une rancune à l'égard de l'impact des pets de vache sur le changement climatique et que cet article traite de la fessée de macaque(1), alors ce n'est pas l'endroit d'où lancer votre croisade (2).
    Je n'ai rien contre une conversation à bâtons rompus, mais si c'est hors-sujet ET stupide ou insultant, ça aura une durée de vie salement limitée.
  3. Considérez les deux affirmations suivantes...
    • J'ai une ouverture d'esprit totale en ce qui concerne toutes idées rationnelles.
    • Il est évident qu' Anti-américanisme, anti-Sémitisme, Islamisme, Nationalisme, Racisme, Collectivisme(3) et Multiculturalisme (liste non-exhaustive) existent en complète contradiction avec la Raison.
    ... Et tâchez de devinez la dose totale de tolérance que vous pouvez attendre de moi si vous cédez à l'une de ces sirènes.
  4. Si vous deviez cependant persister dans ces voies, comprenez que je ne dépense pas un nombre incalculable d'heures de travail sur ce site pour vous "tendre la main", "débattre" avec vous, "comprendre" vos "causes profondes" ou "apprendre à connaitre" votre religion. Contrairement à la race, l'idéologie est le résultat de nos choix, et nous devons en supporter l'entière responsabilité. J'abhorre votre mentalité tarée, et ce que vous défendez et promouvez. J'ai entendu toutes vos pitoyables excuses pour votre détestable psyché de totalitaire et votre compulsion à forcer et réduire vos semblables en esclavage au nom d'un quelconque "intérêt général".
    Comprenez donc que ceci n'est pas un forum publique : c'est mon avant-poste dans la guerre culturelle que vous lancez contre moi, mes semblables, mes droits et ma liberté — vous ne serez que toléré ici, et seulement si je le décide. Je tire les ficelles, et ne vous doit rien. En fait je n'aime pas vous voir dans le coin, et en conséquence les seuls arguments de ma part auxquels vous puissiez réellement prétendre, si vous insistez, se transmettent par le canon de ma carabine de fort calibre Sig-Sauer(4) — Parce dès qu'ils s'agit d'ordures intolérantes, je suis un salaud d'intolérant.
    Alors gardez vos distances, et personne ne sera blessé.
  5. J'ai aussi un patience très limitée pour les sociaux-démocrates de toute confession et couleur, les centristes-du-centre fruits de l'union d'une méduse et d'un cul de singe, les Libertarés de l'École Rothbard conditionnés au "C'est la faute à l'Amérique, toujours et partout", Les Idiots d'Hollywood et les Crétins-de-Cannes, de même que ces parisiens qui se prennent pour une élite alors qu'ils ne sont que les bouseux du monde développé (5). J'ai cependant tendance à les ignorer, et ils peuvent donc s'estimer chanceux s'ils arrivent à me soutirer ne serait-ce qu'un sarcasme en langage fleuri.
  6. Ouais, et ne me lancez pas sur les journalistes et le Monde Merveilleux des Medias...
  7. Les soldats Américains et Britanniques (parmi lesquels j'inclue le Commonwealth) prennent place sur un piédestal particulier dans mon panthéon personnel. Manquez leur de respect ici, et vous souhaiterez rapidement vous trouver plutôt à la Mecque en période Hajj, tout nu avec seulement une pancarte autour du coup sur laquelle on puisse lire "Mahomet était un pédophile".
  8. Je peux modérer, supprimer ou éditer quoi que ce soit, sans fournir d'excuses ni d'explications. Cela n'a rien à voir avec de la “censure”, pour une raison très simple : je ne suis pas un État, vous n'êtes pas un citoyen opprimé dudit État et demeurez donc libre de vous exprimer sur votre propre support et par vos propres moyens. Commenter n'est pas un droit, c'est un privilège que j'accorde ou refuse selon mon droit de propriétaire des lieux.
  9. Mon site n'est pas affreusement partial, il est impudemment orienté. Si vous êtes de mon côté, vous avez mon aval et êtes libre de disserter à l'envi. Sinon, faites avec ou allez crever dans le caniveau.
  10. Oh, et si vous êtes végétarien, sachez que je chasse, tue, cuisine(6) et bouffe toutes sortes d'animaux, et que j'apprécie le tout sans aucune retenue. Soyez heureux avec vos carottes Docteur.
  1. C'est déjà arrivé.
  2. C'est aussi valable pour le Livre d'Or.
  3. Ce qui inclue aussi ses variantes : Socialisme, National-Socialisme, Communisme, Fascisme, etc.
  4. Avec un gros 'Bang'
  5. Londres, New-York, Sydney ou Tokyo, d'accord. Mais Paris, c'est un bled de cul-terreux.
  6. Généralement avec une sauce au vin, ou alors des poignées d'épices à t'arracher la tripaille. Le raisin et les piments, ça compte comme trucs de végétarien, non ?

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  1. As an additional layer of defense against comment spamming and surf-by shooting, I enacted a set of restrictions on how you can post a comment as a simple guest on my site (i.e. either when you're not registered as a member, or registered but not logged in), starting with pre-publishing comment approval. As approving comments will take a certain — and variable — amount of time, I invite you to check-in if you're serious about joigning the conversation in real time.
  2. Non-authenticated users are also limited to the following HTML tags:
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    Don't bother entering any other tags, as they will automagically get stripped on posting.
  3. Members have access to a greater range of tags and publishing tools, and they can also choose to be informed by email of follow-up comments, for any given thread.
  4. Members also have an easier and more straightforward posting process. Some of the system defenses are lowered for them, and the details fields (name, etc.) are pre-filled with the information they entered in their profile.
  5. Members have a greater chance to enter the Kingdom of Heaven, while it will be assumed that, in addition to an opinion, strangers have stinky feet and greasy fingers. They may therefore be regarded with great condescension by regular members and the dissident frogman alike, and derided accordingly. So wash your feet, your hands, and register.
  6. A reminder: you decide what you write, no matter how brilliant or stupid it might be, and the fact that I let it go published doesn't mean I condone, agree or disagree with it—no matter if I answer it or not. Hey, you're supposed to be a responsible adult, right?

If you need further help with the site, you may want to check the Field Manual. Ultimately, you can also drop me a line. I usually don't answer jellyfish and buttermonkey(1) hybrids however.

  1. Nope, don't know what species is that either, but it does sound like a particularly vile creature, doesn't it?
  1. En défense contre le spam et les tirs isolés, j'ai établi un ensemble de restrictions sur l'ajout de commentaires par les simples visiteurs sur le site (i.e. soit lorsque vous n'êtes pas enregistré comme membre, soit lorsque vous l'êtes, mais n'avez pas ouvert une session), dont notamment la modération avant publication. L’approbation des commentaires prenant un temps certain et variable, je vous invite donc à vous inscrire, si vous envisagez sérieusement de participer à la conversation en temps réel.
  2. Les utilisateurs non authentifiés sont également limités aux balises HTML suivantes :
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    Ne vous fatiguez pas à en utiliser d'autres, le texte passe par un filtre de suppression lors de la publication.
  3. Les membres ont accès à une plus large sélection d'outils et de balises, et ils peuvent choisir pour chaque 'conversation' à laquelle ils prennent part d'être informé par email des réponses.
  4. Les membres ont également un "processus de publication" plus simple et direct. Certaines défenses du système sont abaissées pour eux, et les champs des détails sont pré-remplis avec les informations qu'ils ont entré dans leur profil.
  5. Les membres ont une plus grande chance d'entrer au Royaume des Cieux, tandis que l'on considèrera que, en sus d'une opinion, les visiteurs venus d'ailleurs ont les doigts gras et les pieds sales. Ils pourront de ce fait être traité avec grande condescendance par les autres membres et le dissident frogman de même, et ridiculisés en conséquence. Alors lavez vos mains, vos pieds, et inscrivez-vous.
  6. Pour mémoire : vous décidez de ce que vous écrivez, aussi brillant ou stupide que cela soit, et le fait que j'en autorise la publication ne signifie pas que je l'approuve ou le désapprouve, et cela que j'y réponde ou non. Hé, vous êtes censé vous comporter en adulte responsable, s'pas ?

Si vous avez besoin de plus d'aide avec le site, jetez un œil au manuel d'instruction. Au pire, vous pouvez également m'envoyer un mot. J'ai cependant tendance à ne pas répondre aux fruits de l'union d'une méduse et d'un cul de singe.

Comments | Commentaires

2hotel9 | 5 months, 1 week ago
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United States
In: Western Pennsylvania
12/06 2007
09:29 AM

I never got that error message. What? Ain’t I special enough? Clothes not stylish? Music not hip enough? Are people staring at  me?!?! Why aren’t people staring at me!?!?!

 

That was fun, channeling a teenaged girl’s hyper-angst.

I run Mozilla Firefox, does that make me all hip and happening in the eyes of Bad Behavior? Since I switched to Firefox I have had far fewer problems, but the ones that come up are usually whoppers. Hope all is now happy and serene in the Froggy Empire. And sorry you got to deal with a bunch of spambot assholes.

Now, let me tell ya ‘bout this little purple pill,,,,,,,,
the dissident frogman | 5 months, 1 week ago
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12/06 2007
09:38 AM
Comment 3097

No, it’s not related to whatever web browser you’re using (let alone the color of your clothes). Your IP (Internet Protocol) address is assigned by your ISP (Internet Service Provider) when you connect to the I (Internet) and that’s what BB (Bad Behavior) looked up before opening or closing the gates, and incidentally I don’t know if you’re like me but I’ve had enough acronyms for today.

BB is gone, as I can’t afford keeping the googlebot out (no matter what I think about Google btw) and all is quiet at the moment. We shall see how the other layers of defense hold up when the next wave of comments/trackbacks spam arise…
2hotel9 | 5 months, 1 week ago
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United States
In: Western Pennsylvania
12/06 2007
10:25 AM

I have never been clear on all that. I always thought that an IP was more like a permanent telephone number, though I realize now it is a good bit more fluid and flexible.

In an aside, over at sayanythingblog there have been a rash of spambots hitting older comment threads, most over a year old. Rob keeps threads open pretty much forever, so from time to time these little asswipes toddle in and drop a pile of nonsensical words with various links sprinkled throughout. The newer ones actually appear to be coherent, though once you actually read it they come apart.

I wish some bright young designer would come up with an electronic Claymore that could follow these spambots back to their points of origin and smack the crap out of them.
Mike H. | 5 months, 1 week ago
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United States
In: Spokane, Wa
12/06 2007
12:20 PM

Sorry 2hotel9, It’s only non-photogenic elves like me that are so honored. I do have a course on how to achieve that goal but my computer won’t let me log on to e-mail it. I’m dictating this to someone else from behind a curtain so her computer can’t see me.  :D
Grimmy | 5 months, 1 week ago
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United States
In: Where I'm at.
12/06 2007
03:07 PM

 An AKA on a googlebot?  Not sure what that is. I know what an AKM is though. Try using that next time. I bet an AKM can punch through the armor on any kind of bot google can send out after you.

Unless it’s one of those bots that tunnel underground and pop up to eat you feet first. Saw that on Screamers. Not sure an AKM would do you much good on those.
2hotel9 | 5 months, 1 week ago
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United States
In: Western Pennsylvania
12/06 2007
03:44 PM

I would merrily loan you my RPK, though I fear the DEA and USPS would frown on such activity.
Grimmy | 5 months, 1 week ago
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United States
In: Where I'm at.
12/06 2007
05:37 PM

On second thought…

Since these are bots we’re talking about, and bots are armored critters, maybe you should just skip the light stuff all together and go with a Dragon.

Sure, the Dragon’s not the newest or the bestest, but is should be more affordable now that there’s newer models out on the market. And it is a heavy bit of weaponry to lug around, especially on long humps. But, there’s a special kind of confidence that comes with knowing that you can reach out and put the Death Touch on anything that wanders into range on a battlefield.

Don’t want to be caught hunkered down in a fighting hole with naught but a small arm when there’s bots wandering about.
2hotel9 | 5 months, 1 week ago
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United States
In: Western Pennsylvania
12/06 2007
07:42 PM

It is a rare case in which excessive firepower is a bad thing.
Civis Proeliator | 5 months, 1 week ago
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United States
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12/06 2007
10:58 PM

I use Akismet to block the spamholes. You can check it out by searching with your non-google search engine (I use AllTheWeb). It may require too much attention for your liking but as I don’t get the hits you do (and therefore the spam amounts), it does the job for me.
floridasuzie | 5 months, 1 week ago
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United States
In: Florida
12/07 2007
12:02 AM

ROFL, you guys are hilarious, loved all the posts! I’m sorry you’re having trouble Frog, hope it all turns out alright. All that tech-talk’s French to me - some bot named Ed trying to make trouble is what I understand, but since I’m not malicious to anyone who doesn’t deserve it and I’ve not been engaged in any illegal activity that I’ll admit to, Ed doesn’t scare me. I hope you whip his bot butt good.
Grimmy | 5 months, 1 week ago
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United States
In: Where I'm at.
12/08 2007
10:27 AM

Just saw Transformers on Pay Per View yesterday. Boy, was I wrong with suggesting the Dragon or what? You need to get whatever it was that they were shooting. Depleted Uranium rounds or some such, I forget exactly.

 

Bots are bad ass. Why don’t we have any like that in our military inventory?
Gozer the Carpathian | 5 months, 1 week ago
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12/09 2007
02:17 AM

Dang, my IP isn’t very interesting either.  I guess Bad Behavior likes NASA eh?  :) 
Grimmy | 5 months ago
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United States
In: Where I'm at.
12/11 2007
12:04 AM

If your innernets are still geting ambushed by bad bots or subverted softwares or whatever, we could start linking to youtubes of machinegun shoots and cannons and stuff.

That should scare it into submission, dontcha think? You know, go all psychological warfare on em. Let em know what’s in store if they don’t get their shit together and start acting right.
papertiger | 5 months ago
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United States
12/13 2007
06:08 PM

DF

I stumbled across something which could possibly translate well in the form of one of your mime bits. CO2 as GHG.

Did you know that if you take the temperature of a bottle of co2 gas left in the sun, that it will be the same temperature as an empty bottle of air left out in the sun?

Neither did I. I was really expecting to see a little bit of that global warming.

But I tried it out. It’s true.  So much for the global warming myth.

For me this news is deeply depressing. I was born in the desert, I like hot weather. I’ve been looking forward to endless summer. Bummer.
Mike H. | 5 months ago
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United States
In: Spokane, Wa
12/15 2007
09:12 PM

Papertiger, I have one greenhouse word for you.......Water!

 

OK, now on to glowball cooling. Algore has gone enough places that his -AGW (as opposed to +AGW) should be driving the atmospheric systems for the next twenty years. Invest in Coleman Corp. and Lincoln Corp. Maybe Pres-to-logs too.
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