Facebook Blocks Users From Mentioning BugMeNot.com 448
ThinkingInBinary writes "The other day, I was trying to mention bugmenot.com in my Facebook status, and I discovered to my horror that Facebook blocks the phrase 'bugmenot.com' as "abusive" in status updates, messages, and presumably any other communications on the site. Facebook isn't even listed on BugMeNot, as they requested that logins for Facebook be blocked. This is pretty ridiculous, as I can't even send my friends a message mentioning bugmenot.com!"
That is ridiculous (Score:5, Funny)
On Slashdot, I can mention [abusive language filtered] or even [abusive language filtered], why can't I do it on [abusive language filtered]?
Total [abusive language filtered], I say.
That's impossible (Score:4, Funny)
I have the workaround! (Score:4, Funny)
Re:That's impossible (Score:5, Funny)
30 seconds is the different between (Score:5, Funny) and (Score:-1, Redundant).
I think moderation should switch to (Score:Gold Medal) and (Score:Silver Medal) so late punsters don't feel so bad.
Re:That is ridiculous (Score:5, Funny)
Years ago I recall a tracking system at a place I worked where the text field was parced as code. It saw the word "in" apearing in the sentence in text as an INSERT and the word preceeding it as a variable in which it would insert the word following, then truncate everything else.
Thus the phrase
THERE IS A FIRE IN THE BUILDING! RUN FOR YOUR LIVES
would show as
THERE IS A THE.
Later this was repaired and the designer went on to work developing web design at
Facebook....
Re:Slashdotted? (Score:5, Funny)
Thanks for the update. I was really concerned there for a moment.
Re:That's impossible (Score:5, Funny)
Yeah, but do we take away the (Score: Gold Medal) from the Chinese posters who lied about their karma bonus?
Re:That is ridiculous (Score:3, Funny)
Just be happy they didn't also make you wear a yellow star on your sleeve.
Godwin's law [wikipedia.org] has been invoked. This discussion thread is now dead. Anonymous Coward loses.
Leet Your Way Around It (Score:3, Funny)
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or
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or (really throw Facebook)
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Re:Yes you can (Score:5, Funny)
Why does a dog always have to be kicked? Why can't it be a cat or a rabbit?
Now, I understand why it wouldn't be a snake or a lizard. One a snake would a)slither away or b)bite the bejesus out of you and a lizard would probably just flick its tongue and scamper off.
But can we just leave the dogs out of it? This message is not brought by PETA.
Re:Fortunately, "BugMeNot" isn't blocked. (Score:3, Funny)
Thank you Homestar!
Re:That is ridiculous (Score:3, Funny)
Re:honestly (Score:5, Funny)
I, personally, agree 100% with circletimessquare when he says:
But some would beg to differ. For a counterpoint from a simpler era, let's turn to a user named "circletimessquare", back in early September, 2008, who wrote [slashdot.org]:
Clearly, the debate over corporate dominance has bitterly divided friends, families, and even individuals.
just use the "F" word (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Yes you can (Score:3, Funny)
I'd say that analogy is absurd.
Of course it is. Not a single vehicle was mentioned, nor is there any similarity between the subject argument and roads, vehicle taxes or anything else related to transport. It is obvious that /. is going to the dogs....
Re:Leet Your Way Around It (Score:3, Funny)
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Or, perhaps, the even more leet
bugmenot (dot) com
Re:FBmenot.com (Score:3, Funny)
I'm writing to inform you that you should visit this very useful website called bugmenot.com. You can visit it by going over to your computer, opening a browser window, typing in "http://www.bugmenot.com/" (without the quotes!) in the address bar and hitting enter.
I hope you enjoy it!
Sincerely,
KewlDude1774
Re:Yes you can (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Yes you can (Score:3, Funny)
Re: dog (Score:2, Funny)
Because your daughter come over to my house, and she kicked my dog. And now dog needs operation.
Re:Yes you can (Score:5, Funny)
Oh sure you joke about it, but if you read anything written in Germany while the Nazis were in charge you'll find that bugmenot.com is missing from all those writings as well.
Re:That's impossible (Score:5, Funny)
I think moderation should switch to (Score:Gold Medal) and (Score:Silver Medal) so late punsters don't feel so bad.
The trouble is if your karma's not the best; "funny" will neither increase nor decrease your karma, while iinm "redundant" is bad for your karma. So if you're going to joke, it's best to make sure you have damned good karma. Not only is there the "redundant" danger, you can (and I often do) get modded "troll" or "flamebait" by the humor-impaired (or maybe because the joke's just not funny).
If you just got done metamoderating you can post anything you damned well please ;)
I don't understand the term "karma whore", whouldn't a karma whore be someone selling karma by modding people up for money? If you're trying to gain karma wouldn't that make you a karma john? According to some arsewaddles in town called PORA who are trying to stamp out prostitution, the poor little whores are victims. So please, stop victimising karma whores by modding them up!
Oops... I'm offtopic. Damned prostitution union will kick me out!
Do we have any karma pimps?
Re:That is ridiculous (Score:5, Funny)
Re:That is ridiculous (Score:5, Funny)
Yes, it's been updated to "redacted" for the current administration.
The difference is, now all the swear words are left in, but the facts are covered up.
Re:That is ridiculous (Score:5, Funny)
On Slashdot, I can mention cocks and cunts or even fucking assholes, why can't I do it on Facebook?
Total shit-eating-pigfuckers, I say.
There, fixed that for you.
Re:I have the workaround! (Score:3, Funny)
42^3, that is very cool. Thanks for pointing out that article on spaces.
I don't have any mod points, but if you're coming through Chicago anytime soon, let me know and I'll buy you a polish and a beer.
Re:FBmenot.com (Score:5, Funny)
"Try it, it's fun. I even bought a fountain pen. It feels nicer than a biro, or typing on the keyboard."
I would, but my scanner is broken so I have no way to email letters.
Re:That's impossible (Score:3, Funny)
Re:That is ridiculous (Score:2, Funny)
Re:That's impossible (Score:1, Funny)
If karma prostitution is legalized, what would the karma police arrest people for?
Talking in math? Buzzing like a fridge?
Re:That is ridiculous (Score:5, Funny)
Reminds me of the clbuttic filtering mistake [thedailywtf.com], which is mbuttively worse. I think you should rebuttess the severity of this.
Re:That is ridiculous (Score:5, Funny)
This is why we can't have nice things [slashdot.org]
Re:Fuck Godwin (Score:5, Funny)
And by extension, the probability of misusing Godwin's Law approaches two.
Wait....
sorry man, no lion (Score:3, Funny)
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Re:That is ridiculous (Score:4, Funny)
Re:That is ridiculous (Score:4, Funny)
wow! mine's hunter2
what's that look like to you?
too bad bash.org is still down.
Anonymous Cowards Law (Score:3, Funny)
As a