"Bits power" (without the space) is censored

[[XC] riptide]

To one it is a matter of principle and to another a matter of pride. I am of the belief it is better to raise ones standards than to lower one morals. Read into it what you will ...


My suggestion to Xs... move on. There are countless objectionable sites on this internet thingie, they are only relevent if you frequent them.

Lil Red Riding Hood and his band of Dandy Lions are only as relevant as you make them to be.

Well said.

[Charles Wirth]

I need to talk to bits and see what kind of resolution we can come up with.

Sad to see Vincents posts among the garbage and that is what has led to this decision.

[Sparky]

I vote for unfiltering bits power... I mean seriously, so many people here have the hardware. Hard to filter that out

At the very least unfilter B P - that throws dancing bananas in a bunch of words.

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

I just want to throw one thing out here: Gary of Sidewinder Computers is NOT officially a sponsor of that site and he has not given his logo to them expressly, I spoke with him about this and what he said to me was a very confused sounding "I have no idea why he puts that logo up there" <--- its just a product of the infatuation rr has with that store

[GregSG]

I'm not sure where this is going at, but regardless of what's going on,
for those new members who are interested in WC etc, they would be yet again confused as to the various filtering etc, esp when it comes to crucial words as such.

Sure, there might be issues going on with the various individuals involved etc, but unless XS forum is a forum that caters only to a select community, it might be better to adopt a different approach that does not affect a majority of members.

I was left wondering where did those bananas come from, until a fellow member suggest coming here to find out.

I do hope those bananas get sorted out or so and with regards to those bannings, I'm sure those individuals involved have their reasons.

[Holst]

I need to talk to bits and see what kind of resolution we can come up with.

Sad to see Vincents posts among the garbage and that is what has led to this decision.

Glad to hear it.

The filtering is messing things up for some members. Maybe you can come up with another solution that isnt so inconvenient.

[Smartidiot89]

Fine censor "Bits Power" but for christs sake what's up with censoring , no i meen "B*P" ? "B*P" can probably meen a tons of things like an AMD stepping for example -.-

Why not censor OMFG - Oh My ing God, or WTF - What The while we're at it those are short for someting

Censoring 2 letters is just stupid, that's not meent to be an attack to any of the staff on XS but really - it is.

[Utnorris]

Censoring B*P and its derivatives of it hopefully will receive reconsideration. Will be a real pain in the butt not only for members of the forum posting but for those that are reading the posts also.

I'm sure there is more to Vincent's involvement then what we know. But don't condemn him because of what Joel "brags" about. This comes from first-hand knowledge. I know a review site owner that is nothing more then a liar and a thief. He openly brags about his input on product design (motherboards and other components). The truth is he has no input at all.

When he first started the site he stole advertising banners from other sites to make it look like he had manufacturer sponsorship. Heck, if you click on one of the banners it took you back to the site it was copied from.

When his forum was first set up there was at least two manufacturer specific subsections where he claimed he was the official support for that part of the world. The sections were removed when the manufacturers were alerted to this.

It's unbelievable what an unbalanced person will say or write. So I guess what I'm try to say don't automatically see one person as guilty just because of some type of association with another.

Wasn't condeming Vincent, just stating that we don't know all the facts, just what we are told and can read. I do not think the product should be censored or banned. I have plenty of *B*P* parts and love them, especially the 45's.

[Coldon]

I just want to throw one thing out here: Gary of Sidewinder Computers is NOT officially a sponsor of that site and he has not given his logo to them expressly, I spoke with him about this and what he said to me was a very confused sounding "I have no idea why he puts that logo up there" <--- its just a product of the infatuation rr has with that store

That set my mind at ease, got a tad worried seeing that logo up there. Its a little hard to take RR / RRR.com seriously when 50%+ of his posts are personal attacks or obscenities, swearing doesnt get a point across, it pretty much does the opposite.

I do have to agree that banning b.p and , is a little overboard, whats the harm if someone reads the name, afaik 90% of the compression fittings people use here are b.p. This is especially strange when aquatuning isnt banned.

I might not post a lot, i tend to be more of a lurker, but I've been a member of these forums for quite a while, but that's just my 2c...

[Vapor]

I'd like to see all the bitspOwer related censoring lifted as well.

I changed the settings on it so that "BPMW" and "webpage" and stuff like that will work, though "" is still censored.

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

That set my mind at ease, got a tad worried seeing that logo up there. Its a little hard to take RR / RRR.com seriously when 50%+ of his posts are personal attacks or obscenities, swearing doesnt get a point across, it pretty much does the opposite.

I do have to agree that banning b.p and , is a little overboard, whats the harm if someone reads the name, afaik 90% of the compression fittings people use here are b.p. This is especially strange when aquatuning isnt banned.

I might not post a lot, i tend to be more of a lurker, but I've been a member of these forums for quite a while, but that's just my 2c...

well some new information has come to light @ me via PM and it looks like gary might have just been lying to me when he said he has no affiliation....

[shazza]

Thanks to Fugger for posting that he's going to look into it with Bits.

For my little part, I'm lifting my personal protest against the vendors supporting the site . I've received some responses that indicate they are not part of the hate campaign, and will look into the situation. That's all I can ask. edit: @ SNiiPE - I think we have to take everything with a grain of salt at this point.

I hope that we don't fight amongst ourselves here. As others have said, let's take the high road. I'm glad we've had this thread to air this issue, but hope that we can move on soon.

[Waterlogged]

well some new information has come to light @ me via PM and it looks like gary might have just been lying to me when he said he has no affiliation....

Thanks to Fugger for posting that he's going to look into it with Bits.

For my little part, I'm lifting my personal protest against the vendors supporting the site . I've received some responses that indicate they are not part of the hate campaign, and will look into the situation. That's all I can ask. edit: @ SNiiPE - I think we have to take everything with a grain of salt at this point.

I hope that we don't fight amongst ourselves here. As others have said, let's take the high road. I'm glad we've had this thread to air this issue, but hope that we can move on soon.

It would be nice if those vendors that haven't been banned that are involved, come forward and publicly voice their thoughts and opinions. I for one, would like to know. If they condemn the actions of the other site and seem sincere IMO, I may very well lift may protest as well.

[Eddie3dfx]

I need to talk to bits and see what kind of resolution we can come up with.

Sad to see Vincents posts among the garbage and that is what has led to this decision.

Exactly... I was wondering the same exact thing when I read it.

I certainly support the banning of members that contributed to attacking others.
They go on there and spew vile material and then come on here and chat like everything is okay.
In business we call those smiling knives..

[Jamesrt2004]

Reading this and their thread I believe both sites are to blame for various things happening and its just esculated... and I think its a bit lame tbh. Take it how you like but meh.

[Coldon]

honestly, if any enthusiast vendor thinks that they can deal with bad press from XS, they are a little naive, do a quick google search for anything overclocking / watercooling related and chances are there will be an XS link on the first page. I didn't even know there was a RRR.com, though i guess it kinda explains andyc's absence lately...

I've had nothing but good experiences dealing with Gary in the past but if he truly is supporting that RRR.com site (i'm still reading that abortion of a thread) then I would honestly feel better giving my money to someone that doesn't openly support petty arguments. There was a post about how the LC section was getting out of hand a while back, and all of a sudden the section went back to being mostly civil, it would make my day if that was related to the whole RRR fiasco.

I second waterlogged (wow bro, they really dont like you over there, I'm surprised they haven't burned a virtual effigy of you yet), it would be better if the vendors themselves came out and made a statement.

[Charles Wirth]

Vincent unbanned, I would like to hear something positive to remove the filter.

It is sad that is has come this far, my apologies to everyone for this inconvenience.

[Smartidiot89]

I changed the settings on it so that "BPMW" and "webpage" and stuff like that will work, though "" is still censored.

[Silverion77]

I read there (not the garbage...just the LC or other stuff) and can say that Vincent (B*P) and Gary say nothing against XS.
One time Vincent posted about someone contradicting him that nvidia didn't change the 285 reference design but that was it.

Otherwise they are there to do what they do, business

Edit: Ty fugger

[brewer265]

It would be nice if those vendors that haven't been banned that are involved, come forward and publicly voice their thoughts and opinions. I for one, would like to know. If they condemn the actions of the other site and seem sincere IMO, I may very well lift may protest as well.

So you are saying vendors need to pick a side? Thats just as stupid as banning XS members who participated in thread in another forum. I fail to see that in the XS rules. Once they do it here , then you have every right to manage however you see fit.

[stangracin3]

thanks fugger

[stangracin3]

So you are saying vendors need to pick a side?

they should say something. even in a situation like gary from sidewinders where he doesnt sponsor the site but has his logoon it.

[Utnorris]

Vincent unbanned, I would like to hear something positive to remove the filter.

It is sad that is has come this far, my apologies to everyone for this inconvenience.

So Vincent is no longer banned, but B*P is still censored? If you have unbanned Vincent, why wouldn't you lift the censor for B*P?

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

So you are saying vendors need to pick a side? Thats just as stupid as banning XS members who participated in thread in another forum. I fail to see that in the XS rules. Once they do it here , then you have every right to manage however you see fit.

No, we are asking vendors to tell us the truth about whether they support Racism, Bigotry and Hatred.

because if they do support it then they better be ready to back up their positions and stand by their support of such awful things, and if they dont they need to remove affiliation from that site.

[Silverion77]

because Red likes gary and paid him to put his logo and a link to his website, Gary needs to give an explanation?!?
Ok...here it is....its business is it that hard?

Ppl build watercooling rigs, they need parts, they click sidewinders and there they go

They don't affiliate with the threads. They answer questions and post new information....business