This Thread is Useless Without Pics!

[AdminAssistant]

A CS rant.

Why is it whenever anyone mentions getting a new car, cat, dog, baby, or injury everyone starts whining "This thread is useless without pics!!!". Once...maybe. But after one person says it.....does everyone else really have to jump on board and join in the chorus?

People have legitimate reasons to not post personal pictures on the web, especially pictures of their kids, their house, or themselves. Not everyone has a digital camera or scanner. And why oh why would anyone want to see somebody's latest gash, scrape, or other wound. I'd just as soon not look at such things while I'm eating my breakfast, kthxbai.

[Nyoibo]

Well personally I only say that when there's a mention of boobies.

[Gravekeeper]

Well personally I only say that when there's a mention of boobies.

The only time I see Useless Without Pics(tm) on threads ( On CS or otherwise ) is when someone's tits may or may not be involved. Which is actually worse than Admin's original complaint. -.-

[Greenday]

I'm with Nyoibo and Gravekeeper, only time I do that is when it involves stories of partial and/or full nudity. Which doesn't happen often enough at CS for me to do it.

[lordlundar]

new car

Because we want to see if you got a sweet ride or a lemon.

cat, dog, baby

Because they're cute and we all need more D'AWWWWWW!!!! in our lives.

or injury

Gotta watch the train wreck.

Once...maybe. But after one person says it.....does everyone else really have to jump on board and join in the chorus?

Gotta agree on that. The request has been made, no sense on repeating it.

People have legitimate reasons to not post personal pictures on the web, especially pictures of their kids, their house, or themselves. Not everyone has a digital camera or scanner.

Another one I agree with. If said person won't/can't, then leave it be.

I'd just as soon not look at such things while I'm eating my breakfast, kthxbai.

Well I agree, that's where the <GROSS>, <NSFW> and similar tags in the title come to play. No one is forcing you to, so if you see it, you have yourself to blame. (and yes, I have had that happen to me, no, I didn't blame anyone else.)

[Lace Neil Singer]

I had people do that in a thread I made about my niece. It annoyed me cuz I don't want to put photos of my baby niece in a public forum. Not a crime.

[RecoveringKinkoid]

I dunno, for me it went from "funny in it's own right" to "cliche" to "slightly annoying" to "predictable" and now it's back to funny, only now it's "funny because it's cliche and predictable."

Really. It's kind of become that thing your friends do that is charmingly predictable and therefore makes you smile anyways.

[Boozy]

The only time I see Useless Without Pics(tm) on threads ( On CS or otherwise ) is when someone's tits may or may not be involved. Which is actually worse than Admin's original complaint. -.-

My thoughts exactly.

It definitely has the potential to offend in certain cases. I recall a thread at CS a long time ago in which a female poster was sharing a genuine concern about some pervert customer who was always hitting on her and talking about her breasts. Inevitably, some jackasses came out with "This thread is useless without pics!" -- in response to a woman complaining about sexual harassment. In that case, it's tasteless and stupid.

But usually, it's harmless. I see it most often in response to a female not-so-subtly mentioning her nice appearance and/or allure with the opposite sex. In that case, a flirty response is exactly what she's looking for.

[HYHYBT]

"This thread is useless without pics!" -- in response to a woman complaining about sexual harassment. In that case, it's tasteless and stupid.

In cases like that, it's almost certainly said in jest.

[Rapscallion]

In cases like that, it's almost certainly said in jest.

Tastes differ, but some things fail to be funny.

Rapscallion

[Boozy]

In cases like that, it's almost certainly said in jest.

While I'm sure several people say it because they can appreciate the irony of doing so, I'd advise them to find their irony elsewhere. Women who have been sexually harassed don't generally have a great sense of humour about it.