Avatar in Prison?

snickerscharlie
snickerscharlie Posts: 8,578 Member
edited November 17 in Health and Weight Loss
Couldn't find an appropriate spot for this question, but what does it mean when a forum member's avatar is currently displayed behind bars? I assume they've been naughty, but does it mean they're in time out? That their posts are being moderated? Or are they a step away from the ejection seat?

Just curious. :)

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  • tjcalley
    tjcalley Posts: 163 Member
    I was wondering the same thing!
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,345 Member
    It means they have been naughty. I believe there are other restrictions, like only being able to post every 2.5 minutes etc.
  • PeachyCarol
    PeachyCarol Posts: 8,029 Member
    See this thread for an explanation:

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10007789/flagged-content-reported-posts-warning-points
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    it means that for some reason the powers that be have decided that, against all evidence to the contrary, an attempt at public shaming for transgressing the posting rules is appropriate

    it's kind of concerning but we do not talk about it ... because talking about it can also land you in jail

    right I'm off to the gym
  • randomtai
    randomtai Posts: 9,003 Member
    rabbitjb wrote: »
    it means that for some reason the powers that be have decided that, against all evidence to the contrary, an attempt at public shaming for transgressing the posting rules is appropriate

    it's kind of concerning but we do not talk about it ... because talking about it can also land you in jail

    right I'm off to the gym

    FIGHT CLUB!!!
  • snickerscharlie
    snickerscharlie Posts: 8,578 Member
    mamapeach910 wrote: »
    See this thread for an explanation:

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10007789/flagged-content-reported-posts-warning-points

    Thanks, peachy! That's exactly what I was looking for. <3
  • isulo_kura
    isulo_kura Posts: 818 Member
    The first rule of prison bars is don't talk about prison bars or how childish they are ;-) http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10007789/flagged-content-reported-posts-warning-points#latest
  • snickerscharlie
    snickerscharlie Posts: 8,578 Member
    edited May 2015
    I've never been an inmate. Is it some kind of weird badge of honor or something? B)
  • MarziPanda95
    MarziPanda95 Posts: 1,326 Member
    I thought this thread was going to be about Avatar the Last Airbender being shown to prisoners to reform them. Disappointed.
  • snickerscharlie
    snickerscharlie Posts: 8,578 Member
    Close, though! LOL.
  • gothchiq
    gothchiq Posts: 4,590 Member
    When people run around trolling like they own the place, sometimes they actually sorta kinda do something about it. Yet it's rare that trolls actually get removed, so.... you see how well it works lol. You know this thread is going to get deleted because it's actually against the rules to TALK about this lol.
  • snickerscharlie
    snickerscharlie Posts: 8,578 Member
    gothchiq wrote: »
    You know this thread is going to get deleted because it's actually against the rules to TALK about this lol.

    Seriously? What rule is it breaking? Or am I just being a naïve noob?
  • sam_gamgee
    sam_gamgee Posts: 138 Member
    snickerscharlie wrote: »
    gothchiq wrote: »
    You know this thread is going to get deleted because it's actually against the rules to TALK about this lol.

    Seriously? What rule is it breaking? Or am I just being a naïve noob?

    Probably not a rule - the only reason I can think for it to get deleted is that there might have been lots of threads about this in the past which have degenerated pretty quickly into moanfests, and admins are over it. Wait and see I guess. :-)
  • sam_gamgee
    sam_gamgee Posts: 138 Member
    snickerscharlie wrote: »
    gothchiq wrote: »
    You know this thread is going to get deleted because it's actually against the rules to TALK about this lol.

    Seriously? What rule is it breaking? Or am I just being a naïve noob?

    Probably not a rule - the only reason I can think for it to get deleted is that there might have been lots of threads about this in the past which have degenerated pretty quickly into moanfests, and admins are over it. Wait and see I guess. :-)
  • snickerscharlie
    snickerscharlie Posts: 8,578 Member
    sam_gamgee wrote: »
    snickerscharlie wrote: »
    gothchiq wrote: »
    You know this thread is going to get deleted because it's actually against the rules to TALK about this lol.

    Seriously? What rule is it breaking? Or am I just being a naïve noob?

    Probably not a rule - the only reason I can think for it to get deleted is that there might have been lots of threads about this in the past which have degenerated pretty quickly into moanfests, and admins are over it. Wait and see I guess. :-)

    Gotcha. ;)

    Thanks!
  • Sarasmaintaining
    Sarasmaintaining Posts: 1,027 Member
    mamapeach910 wrote: »
    See this thread for an explanation:

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10007789/flagged-content-reported-posts-warning-points

    Oh wow, I thought it was a setting that members were choosing, to keep their avatars private or something lol. Well I learned something new today :)
  • snickerscharlie
    snickerscharlie Posts: 8,578 Member
    I'm such a loser that when I first saw it, I just assumed that was the person's actual avatar. It took me a while to realize that this was actually different people. D'oh.
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    rabbitjb wrote: »
    it means that for some reason the powers that be have decided that, against all evidence to the contrary, an attempt at public shaming for transgressing the posting rules is appropriate

    it's kind of concerning but we do not talk about it ... because talking about it can also land you in jail

    right I'm off to the gym

    you just broke the first rule...
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  • runmama411
    runmama411 Posts: 162 Member
    Thanks for the links, I wondered the same thing!
  • TimothyFish
    TimothyFish Posts: 4,925 Member
    Some people post profile pictures of themselves in the nude or in their underwear. Either of which is a violation of the community guidelines. I expect that is why they are in jail, but what I don't understand is why they don't change their profile pictures to something more modest.
  • Nony_Mouse
    Nony_Mouse Posts: 5,646 Member
    zmusic wrote: »
    mamapeach910 wrote: »
    See this thread for an explanation:

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10007789/flagged-content-reported-posts-warning-points

    Thanks for the link. It is good to know that the moderators will not tolerate personal attacks.

    It appears from reading the link that The best policy is to keep posts positive, I.e., if you don't have something positive to say don't say anything at all, and if a poster attacks you or others, flag the post immediately.

    Thanks again for the link!

    You may want to note that the mods take a very dim view of people making spurious complaints.
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  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    zmusic wrote: »
    mamapeach910 wrote: »
    See this thread for an explanation:

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10007789/flagged-content-reported-posts-warning-points

    Thanks for the link. It is good to know that the moderators will not tolerate personal attacks.

    It appears from reading the link that The best policy is to keep posts positive, I.e., if you don't have something positive to say don't say anything at all, and if a poster attacks you or others, flag the post immediately.

    Thanks again for the link!

    God no that's an abysmal takeout ....be objective, scientific and helpful with a splash to humour so it is worth reading you

    If you want to be all positive-schmositive head to the motivation board for dem feels
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    Best thing any MFPer ever wasted time making for absolutely no reason at all

    ufmgmfj7lbtg.jpg
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    rabbitjb wrote: »
    Best thing any MFPer ever wasted time making for absolutely no reason at all

    ufmgmfj7lbtg.jpg

    *like*
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    zmusic wrote: »
    mamapeach910 wrote: »
    See this thread for an explanation:

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10007789/flagged-content-reported-posts-warning-points

    Thanks for the link. It is good to know that the moderators will not tolerate personal attacks.

    It appears from reading the link that The best policy is to keep posts positive, I.e., if you don't have something positive to say don't say anything at all, and if a poster attacks you or others, flag the post immediately.

    Thanks again for the link!

    oh the irony ...
  • snickerscharlie
    snickerscharlie Posts: 8,578 Member
    rabbitjb wrote: »
    Best thing any MFPer ever wasted time making for absolutely no reason at all

    ufmgmfj7lbtg.jpg

    That absolutely *rocks*!

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