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CEO and Cofounder of Seamonster. Likes talking more than writing. Ever speak your emails silently as you write? Thats me. Irony:- Having a mother as a English teacher, studying as an engineer and coming back to a company spreading a love of words.

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Translate   12 years ago

Respect, Bullying and Civil discourse Howdy Folks, This has come up a couple of times, so I'll skip the ambassador schtick. Opuss is by and large a wonderful community, one we think has great long term potential but it is not without its fair share of problems. There is definitely an emo aspect to Opuss - it's a creative community and we get that. Some people are also overly sensitive which can cause some issues but the real problem is that some folks - some *regular* folks it should be said, are getting cliquey, aggressive and bullying others. This behaviour mirrors "trolling". If we hear this once or twice we tend to dismiss it. I've personally heard it a few times. I've said we're trying to keep Opuss alive out of our own pockets and I don't have the time to deal with every single issue. So here goes: Zero tolerance. If you're too sensitive don't participate, but do try to look at something objectively. Be careful about feeding trolls. I can not state this point enough. Trolls are like a cancer and feed off negative energy. Sometimes the best approach is a silent objection. If we had the development resource I'd put a chart on peoples profile like the '#life energy' left in video games and tie it to troll votes. To the others - If you're bullying and can't engage in civilized discourse YOU WILL BE BANNED & we will not entertain appeals. If you need a sports analogy, in football ('soccer' for our American friends), the number of players that bad mouth the ref on a given call is mind boggling. We're going to be running Opuss like a Rugby community from now. All calls final. Feel free to repost this, and even blog about it or tweet about it. We love the community, but we won't tolerate people that destroy the good talent and harmony that represents this community. Regards, Nagib

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Teddy

My spidey senses are tingling.. While I agree whole heartedly with everything said, I have a feeling that I am classed as a troll, bully and bigot, primarily because I comment on a huge variety of posts. This could be support or agreement, or disagreement and opposing view. I am not aggressive or abusive but there is a swelling of a group that have labelled me as a bully for voicing my opinion. What worries me is the 'no appeal' aspect.. If several in a group, complain will I be banned, regardless of evidence? Secondly has it come to this, that to remain on Opuss we can not express an opposing view? I don't think that's what you're saying, but want clarification on what qualifies as trolling? Instead of replying in comments, should we express different opinions solely in our own posts rather than interact? I would prefer not to be banned, so would like to know the rules and if any have been broken so far, where so we know what the score is.. 😔
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@Burrfoot well said Burr. @sb2uk will we be banned for swearing? I've just been on the end if some condescending comments. I'm not going to report it, no matter how offended I get. I commented on Mary's post as well, but they were just my view. Am I to feel the hammer everytime someone I disagree with someone's point of view? And what about when a child starts calling adults c***s? What if I reported that? I'm all for rules and regs where necessary, but don't clap me in irons!
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Nagib Tharani

I love Opuss. Swearing is ok but not at someone, and differing values are fine. As to trolling - I'm not a lawyer and it would do a disservice to describe it suffice to say you know it when you see it. And so does the community. And that will be the ultimate metric. Use your collective judgement. Because I have neither the time nor desire to act as a judge on a case by case basis.
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    Translate   12 years ago

    Fresh coat of paint... ...on beta.opuss.com

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      Translate   12 years ago

      I'll bite. #100things Don't have a massive list - but stuff I enjoy doing: Forro (Brazilian dance - universitario style, super addictive) Cooking / Dinner Parties Yorkshire puds. (It truly does deserve its own line) New business ideas (I get juiced mapping out the go to market strategy and approach) Spinning. (Hate it during, feel great after) Yoga. And on the creative side - try my hand at fiction sometime. I don't often get the time to put the virtual pen to paper. If only because I don't watch TV shows that often, but when I do it tends to be all at once. I'll watch an entire season over a week. Last year watched #Fringe and got super addicted to it. Was sad the show ended in season 5. When you've watched something with that intensity sometimes your mind starts coming up with alternative plots or endings you secretly wished for. You're then exhausted but your mind is extremely active with ideas and plot lines so you can't sleep.At least in my case. Not 100 - but there you go.

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      Sarah εїз

      Agree abt fringe but have to say they were running out of ideas. But I miss the "others"
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      EddieC

      Can't beat a bit of business. Good list. 👍
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      I was a sucker for the Oliva Peter storyline. Sad but true. I think the storyline difficulty was because producers were constantly hanging a sword over the writers.
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        Translate   12 years ago

        Opuss Facebook App - Please become a fan Hi Folks, Just submitted the Opuss mobile web beta to Facebook. To be found in the search box we need a few likes. Can you visit us and rate us please? http://apps.facebook.com/opussweb/ Thanks! More enhancements planned.

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        I'm tragically confused, I go on to Facebook and search opuss, and opussweb and various other names but just come up with the normal opuss page, probably me being slow, not sure /-:
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        That's the catch 22:- to be found on Facebook app search you need a minimum number of likes and it takes 2-4 weeks to update their index.
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        Nagib Tharani

        @Stablish that's why at the start you need to go directly to the URL I posted.
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          Opuss Mobile Web Beta Hi Folks. As you know we've hinted about another version of Opuss so all your non iFriends can get in on the action. Today I'm pleased to announce beta.opuss.com. It's been designed to work on a variety of browsers and works on mobile too. Please tell us your thoughts on Facebook or Twitter and most importantly tell your Android / Web friends who felt left out. Thanks much!

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          Well done, I will be spreading the word! ☺
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          EddieC

          Just had a look. 👍 Will spread the word to my non i friends. 😊
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          Ricardo

          What I've seen do far is solid! Will Deffo try and spread the word! 😊
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