TotallyOz

To me, that looks like a copy of the url for the photo. If you see the photo, save to your desktop and rename it a one word jpg and see what happens. For access to the URL you listed, one would be required to be logged into your MS Live account.

jpegs should work here just fine. what is the name of the file? If special characters in it, it might have an issue.

As my mama always said, opinions are like assholes, everyone has one. And, frankly, your constant bullshit is getting tiring even for my ever patient personality. If you don't like something, fine, move on. But, don't be a dick. If you feel the need to be a dick, do it on another forum. Warning from Oz. (I don't think I've ever given on here so you are elite in you are the first that even I have a hard time swallowing)

Exactly. Thank you. Where did you get that from?

I totally agree with you and everything you said. I think this guy is a pig for doing what he has been doing IN office. What I hate about politics is that people let little past incidents that they consider immoral to prohibit someone from SERVING. It sickens me. I don't give a rats ass that Bill got a bj in office. Or, that Obama smoked weed when he was younger. But, many will still hold both against them and some will not vote for Hillary based on Bill getting head. Fucked up to the core IMHO. I hate drugs. I hate Meth. I have ended most of my relationships based on this. But, drugs in the past I can easily forgive or if not, I would have no Christmas dinner with my family.

Does that mean I don't have your support for the NY Congressional seat I am considering?

It is going to be a very rough year and I hope the President sticks to his guns. In a few years, and after Hillary is elected, there will be no turning back and everyone will be so happy this is part of the law of the land.

He is sexy but his smile is one of those million dollar smiles.

I wish that we as a society would concentrate more on current issues that past doings. We have all done crazy things in the past. I know I have. I also know the OP had a wild life full of adventures and stories but his intellect would make him a fantastic congressman. That was not a dig at you Lucky. I am just saying that what you do in your life, in your home, in your bed is your own business and should not be related to public office at all IMHO. I am tired of people saying, "Oh, he smoked weed when he was in high school and should not be elected." Or, "he got a blow job from a transsexual and thus not qualified to lead us." Horseshit. Would I have a problem if this guy did crack today? Well, I guess I am a hypocrite there and would say I would not vote for him. But, a few years back would not matter to me in the least. I guess what I am saying is that my life as a former pimp should not prohibit me from running for the a seat in the New York elections in 2016. I am looking for signatures and 20,000,000 to run the campaign. And, if Lookin can organize my social media part with his witty pics and posts, I know I'd have a shot at winning. But, does being a former pimp exclude me?

He is a handsome lad! I wish him good luck in the spotlight but many of these Kennedy's do better if they avoid that light.

Thanks. If anyone can give me a sample url here, I would appreciate it as I can't seem to find one and have looked at Facebook, Huffington Post ect.

I have a member that I am trying to make a little video for that will help him to understand how to copy and use YouTube urls into the Invision site. But, all of the videos that I paste here show up as the YouTube frame in which you can see it on the site. Does anyone know of how I can find other videos from youtube with the longer code that shows as a url instead of the actual video?

Great article to read. Thanks so much.

That is very very sad for me. I loved that place! I was just talking about it last week. But, it looks like you have found other things to occupy your time!

I think this has been fixed. Please check and let me know. My apologies for any inconvenience.

We are working on this.

First, thank you for your kind words. They are much appreciated. I liked your reference to yourself as a Pollyanna type. When I watched the latest episode of Glee, I thought about some of the people on this board. I like to think of myself as a GaGa but know in the end, I am very much more like Katie Perry. As far as options, remember there are actually 6: 1. If the admins feel someone is reeking havoc, we will take action. if no action is taken members can 2. Initiate the CCC and take matters into their own hands and leave the decision up to the members. A very fair option IMHO. 3. Leave - not something we want anyone to do. 4. Go to the "dark side." It didn't work for Darth Vader and it wont work any Pollyanna or most others. 5. Send a nasty email to Oz telling him what a prick he is and call him every name in the book and keep posting as I won't ban anyone for doing that to me in a PM. 6. Go to a local gay bar and tip a gogo boy and remember that many other members here are doing the same thing in another city and just having such frigging cool people to chat with who have like minded interests make stepping in a little shit every once in a while totally worth it.

I love how they were showcasing his body!

If the public reveal is an issue for someone, they should not step forward. But, for total transparency, we have made this part of the process as well as the votes being publicly visible. The hope is that if a user has a problem with another user the first few days will allow them to have a discussion and resolve the conflict. Naturally, this step should not be the first step. The first one should be if a user has an issue with someone else, they should have a private discussion with them. We are all adults here and I know when I get a PM, I always try my best to work out differences with someone that has a problem with me or something I have posted. TY and I debated this for several weeks to try to come up with a plan that is fair to everyone involved. This is the plan we have decided on after careful deliberation.

There is a simple answer to that, he will be gone. No vote needed. But, the issue is not those people that come on the site to make a mess, those are easy for us to deal with and we do. This process lined out in great detail is when we as admins do not think someone's actions are egregious enough to warrant a swift kick out of the door. In all honestly, I have seen very few posters over the years that warrant this. But, when they appear, they are shown the door by TY or myself rather quickly. This process is not for those we know should be banned, it is for those we have been asked to ban by members and often over issues that we feel do not rise to the level of banning or suspending. As I have been told in just the last 2 weeks by 3 different posters I respect that I need to ban someone, I turn to TY and just shake my head and I told him that I am at a loss as to what to do. In my opinion, if 2 members ask for a ban and 8 other members agree that someone should be banned and there are no votes to keep them, then I have really not paid attention and thus, it is best for you kind folks to teach me and mentor me and help me. We are a community and some times we look to you for guidance. We do not wish to upset anyone or for anyone to feel we are not listening to them. It is for these reasons we want to be totally fair and above board for everyone and make sure that everyone has an opportunity to help mold the board to their liking.

No worries. It has been on the homepage for months. I think you just overlooked it. I have not been mugged but I did use to go to discos and get offered drugs all the time and MANY of the boys do Yabba. A very sad drug that destroys people. IMHO.

You got me hooked on this author back last year and I keep up with him. He is very good and he has posted some great info on Brazil and the things most never see in Brazil. For anyone who has never been to Brazil and likes going off the beaten path, please go over all read all of this NYT's author's writings. It is fascinating and will give you tons of great times.

Huntsville, Alabama and the Tennessee River? Oh my Lucky, you know me too well. I just didn't want to bore you with my catfish tales or frog gigging stories. http://gaybangkok.boytoy.com/

We have banned very few people on this site. However, we do get demands from time to time by individuals to do just that. Individuals who feel they have been abused or otherwise sufficiently aggrieved, to warrant banning a member. We as admins have to take the broad view of what is good for the community as a whole regarding contributors and personalities. We believe a broad community is the most interesting to more people. That requires tolerating different personalities. Where to draw lines about what cannot be tolerated is a sometimes a simple question and sometimes more subtle. We draw bright lines in the Site Policy regarding personal information, stalking, and agenda prosecution. The fainter lines are more difficult to draw. Where does a thin skin or abrasive personality stop and abuse start? Where does a sometimes abrasive personality cross a line into chronic abuse, even more, abuse that warrants the death penalty? What is the overall balance of an individual's contributions versus occasional irritations generated. How easy is it to ignore a curmudgeon by walking the other side of the street or turning on the ignore button? We as admins do not like being asked to impose a penalty on a member due to one individual's estimate of perceived infractions of etiquette and decorum, especially when there are remedies that help people avoid who they do not like. On the other hand, these individuals feel we are not listening them and their concerns and they grow frustrated. It is often the same people who request this but they have stated that others feel the same and that they fear that if they speak up, nothing will be done as the admins 'protect their favorite posters'. As mentioned earlier, we, the Admins, feel that who is allowed to be a member and who is not, and what behavior is just too abrasive/abusive to tolerate, affect the entire community. Therefore it ought to be left to the 'participating community' to determine. For myself, I can't find one person that is a regular poster that I would ban. However, after getting emails and PM's from long time posters questioning my ability to determine if a poster should be disciplined, I think that TY and I as admins need to step aside and let those who feel we need a new direction, make one. And, we as Admins will abide by the decision. It is for the above circumstances and reasons that we have decided to establish a procedure whereby members can bring forth a complaint about abusive behavior by individuals in the community and whether it rises to the level that should be banned from temporary or permanent participation. This will provide mechanism for aggrieved members to make a complaint about abusive behavior with the disposition ranging from no action warranted to permanent ban, depending on history. The Process will be called a Hearing of the Comity Commission (CC). Members of the Commission shall be forum members who meet the criteria set out below. This gives the community a say over who deserves suspension or banning. Any member who wishes another member to be suspended from posting can accomplish this IF a sufficient number of other members of our community agree. The Penalties: A first finding of 'Engaging in Conduct Abusive or Other Intolerable Behavior' will result in suspension of forum participation for a period of 90 days. A second finding of 'Engaging in Conduct Abusive or Otherwise Intolerable Behavior' will result in forum membership privileges revoked permanently. Members of the Comity Committee: All legitimately registered members of the forum who meet ALL the following participation conditions are defacto members of the Comity Committee with voting rights: 1. active forum participants for the prior 6 months, 2. with a minimum 200 posts total on the site, and 3. with a minimum of 15 posts in the prior 6 months. Participation of Commission Members is voluntary. One may choose to vote or not. Establishing a Complaint Who May Make a Complaint? A complaint of abusive behavior can be lodged by any legitimately registered Forum Member against another Forum Member. Any member lodging a complaint is limited to one accepted complaint against the same Accused every six months. The Admin can lodge a complaint without time limits. Moving the Complaint to the Hearing Stage At least two members must make a complaint against the same individual to initiate a Hearing. These 2 members may contact the Admin via PM. If only one member complains then the Complaint Process is terminated. If two complain, then Admin shall post a Complaint Announcement Thread, announcing that a complaint has been made against a Forum Member, name given, for Abusive or Otherwise Intolerable Behavior. The complainant's screen names shall be published so that the Accused shall know his Accusers. This gives the Accused an opportunity to contact his Accusers in order to work out their differences. An Admin initiated complaint automatically moves to the Hearing stage with the posting of a Hearing Thread. The Admin shall notify the Accused of the Complaint. Establishing the Hearing Thread The Hearing Process is initiated with publication of Complaint. The accused offender and the two (or more) complainants will be identified. Each complainant, identified by his screen name, shall offer his complaint against the alleged offender. It can be long or short but must be substantiated with evidence of offense, eg. citations, references and/or examples of abusive behavior. (Presumably the stronger the case, the more likely the outcome.) Failure by either complainant to provide any substantive case will result in dismissal of the complaint and termination of the process. Withdrawal of the Complaint by either or both of the Complainants shall cause the Hearing Process to be terminated without any action against the Accused. (At least two Accusers must participate in order to avoid actions driven by 'personality conflicts'.) The Accused Forum Member shall be strongly encouraged to state his defense or apology/mea culpa in response to the Accusers. Each Accuser shall be entitled to one rebuttal to the Accused's defense. The Accuser shall be entitled to make a response to each Complainant's rebuttal. That closes the arguments in the Hearing Proceedings. (Other discussion open to any forum member can be held in external threads subject to standard Site Policies and community civility standards.) The Duration of the Hearing Process The Hearing Process starts with the Publication of the Complaint Thread. The two (or more)complainants must lay out their initial case with 24 hours of the Complaint Thread opening or it will be terminated and closed if less than two comply. The Accused will be notified and encouraged to make a timely response. At this point it is the responsibility of the parties to remain engaged for the submission of rebuttals and responses. The Hearing Proceedings shall be held open for one week only. During that interval any and all defacto Comity Committee Members are encouraged to get and remain engaged and, after arguments have been presented, cast an up or down vote to affirm or deny the charge of 'Engaging Abuse or Other Intolerable Behavior'. The vote results are public and voting is public. Voter screen name shall be associated with the vote. The Findings The Finding for Suspension shall require a vote in the affirmative by at least 50% + 1 voting with a minimum of nine votes in the affirmative. Consequently, a minimum of 19 members must participate with at least 9 voting in the affirmative. The Finding for Banishment shall require a vote in the affirmative of two-thirds of all voting with a minimum of twelve for Banishment. Admins cannot vote.

I'll be in India for the entire month of November and part of December with my programming team. It is very tiresome work and I can't post as much this month. I apologize and if you see less of me, please understand. I have been working on quite a few new projects and need to be in speaking distance of my team here to get the work done faster. I don't have much to report other than it was a famous Indian holiday last weekend called Diwali. It is their festival of lights and the city was alive with color. Here is one sand sculpture they made for us at the hotel and another one with flowers that my team made in my honor for our lunch that day.