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Altoids Addict ([info]altoidsaddict) wrote in [info]otf_wank,
@ 2005-04-04 18:39:00


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Current mood:Sparkly

March icons bring April wank.
Icons mean wank. The OMGDUNSTEEL!1!! begins when, in [info]book_icons, [info]angelys posts some icons. Well, some teasers, anyway. In order to get to the real icons, though, you have to:

1. add her personal icons journal to your friends' list
2. comment to let her know you added her
3. submit to cavity search (well, I'm reading between the lines there...)
4. wait until you're added back

Wow, these icons must be the equivalent of Picasso or something to merit these security precautions. Not that I would know, being no judge of icons. Anyway, the members are not pleased, and make their feelings known. The wank almost immediately flies from the OP:

"Can you read?" Always a way to earn friends. Especially when she "took the time to put it in bold to make sure people would see it." Hand-crafted html tags take a while, you know. [info]sarrabellum gets into the fray in a couple of threads; others weigh in; finally, one of the mods, [info]dandelion, steps in with her argument:

I'm not sure if this is throwing my weight around, but as one of the two comm maintainers, I don't think I like the fact that you can't get to the linked icons. I'm not going to delete this post but I'd like to ask that you don't do this again in future. If having a post with no comments is not allowed, I think posts which require a condition to be met to even see the icons ought to be barred too.

Which is taken well by the OP. Who makes another post in her icon journal.

Finally, another mod makes a separate post in the community. And, boys and girls, guess who the other mod is... it's not a wank until [info]conuly shows up with wine in a box, is it? But in fairness, [info]conuly appears to be taking a reasoned approach. Still, whenever I see that name in a wank report, it's like Christmas... *sniff*

ETA... Bonus post in [info]conuly's journal. If loving her is wrong, I don't want to be right.



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[info]kijikun
2005-04-05 01:58 am UTC (link)
There was wank on my f-list and I missed it?

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[info]altoidsaddict
2005-04-05 02:01 am UTC (link)
I was shocked this wasn't already reported. It's gold, Jerry, gold!

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[info]funkyhelix
2005-04-05 02:04 am UTC (link)

Oh noes! The 'Moms with Autistic Kids' brigade is going to show up and give you a right spanking for this. My opinion though? God bless the wank, and the Conuly's that breastfeed it until it's six.

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[info]the_clansmen
2005-04-05 02:50 am UTC (link)
4. wait until you're added back

Bring her...a shrubbery!

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[info]dark_puck
2005-04-05 05:20 am UTC (link)
And then you must cut down the mightiest tree in the forest... wiiiiiiiiiiiith... a HERRING!

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(no subject) - [info]kraken_sleeps, 2005-04-05 12:02 pm UTC

[info]ashenmote
2005-04-05 02:56 am UTC (link)
Henceforth you all have to stand on one leg and juggle oranges while you look at my icons. If that doesn't work we try something else.

You know, that would actually make icon-stealing more difficult, as opposed to [info]angelys' approach.

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[info]sepiamagpie
2005-04-05 02:59 am UTC (link)
I'm sort of lost about what the big frigging deal about icons is. Someone enlighten me, because for all I make it just slips my grasp.

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[info]altoidsaddict
2005-04-05 03:11 am UTC (link)
Because it's original, copyrighted artwork made by the iconess herself I got nothin'.

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(no subject) - [info]sepiamagpie, 2005-04-05 03:18 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]iscoffy, 2005-04-05 03:53 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]the_clansmen, 2005-04-05 04:01 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]pokecheck, 2005-04-05 04:11 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]the_clansmen, 2005-04-05 04:13 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]stinksap, 2005-04-05 04:34 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]plazmah, 2005-04-05 04:33 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]iscoffy, 2005-04-05 07:47 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]akairis, 2005-04-06 03:24 am UTC

[info]kkscatnip
2005-04-05 03:16 am UTC (link)
I'm with you. I fail to understand the appeal of using an avatar someone else made without even knowing you to be the representation of how people see you >_> wtf man.

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(no subject) - [info]sepiamagpie, 2005-04-05 03:18 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]kkscatnip, 2005-04-05 03:26 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]sepiamagpie, 2005-04-05 03:32 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]suzywongdress, 2005-04-05 04:09 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]sepiamagpie, 2005-04-05 04:19 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]lindentree, 2005-04-05 05:37 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]judyhazeleyes, 2005-04-05 07:04 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]sepiamagpie, 2005-04-05 07:11 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]the_clansmen, 2005-04-05 04:05 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]geekmagirl, 2005-04-05 04:31 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]evilsource, 2005-04-05 05:34 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]geekmagirl, 2005-04-05 05:52 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]evilsource, 2005-04-05 05:56 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]geekmagirl, 2005-04-05 06:02 pm UTC

[info]nekoneko
2005-04-05 03:34 am UTC (link)
Because the icons are their CHILDREN! Think of the CHILDREN.

Yep, I got nothin'.

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(no subject) - (Anonymous), 2005-04-05 04:43 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]dark_puck, 2005-04-05 05:24 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]nekoneko, 2005-04-05 12:34 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]dark_puck, 2005-04-05 04:21 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]nekoneko, 2005-04-05 04:26 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]reinhardt, 2005-04-05 05:37 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]nekoneko, 2005-04-05 12:59 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]big_bad_wolf, 2005-04-06 12:45 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]nekoneko, 2005-04-06 01:05 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]big_bad_wolf, 2005-04-06 01:06 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]nekoneko, 2005-04-06 01:10 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]big_bad_wolf, 2005-04-06 01:23 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]nekoneko, 2005-04-06 01:31 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]big_bad_wolf, 2005-04-06 01:40 am UTC

[info]loony666
2005-04-07 06:29 pm UTC (link)
Agreed. That's the reason I often post my icons as an anonymous so people will leave me alone about it and not ask for permission or try to credit me.

Just take the icon! I made it in 10 minutes! Yes! Just take it! XD

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(no subject) - [info]bishounenhuntrs, 2005-04-08 05:03 pm UTC

[info]suzywongdress
2005-04-05 03:44 am UTC (link)
Question: Once someone uses the OMGPROTECTED icons, aren't they fair game for stealing?

Oh wait. Am I using Earth logic? Shits.

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(no subject) - [info]the_clansmen, 2005-04-05 04:06 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]judyhazeleyes, 2005-04-05 07:06 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]suzywongdress, 2005-04-05 12:31 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]dark_puck, 2005-04-05 04:23 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]suzywongdress, 2005-04-05 04:39 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]dark_puck, 2005-04-05 07:12 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]sarajayechan, 2005-04-06 12:53 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]livii, 2005-04-05 04:23 am UTC

[info]adora_spintriae
2005-04-05 04:09 am UTC (link)
3. submit to cavity search (well, I'm reading between the lines there...)

Her icons may suck, but boy, does she have nimble fingers!

Ahhh, Conuly. It's not wank if it's not [info]conuly.

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(Anonymous)
2005-04-05 04:12 am UTC (link)
Dude. Those aren't just any icons. Those are ANNE RICE icons. By not adding angelys, you are oppressing her proletarian and democratic soul.

P.S.- Am I the only one who thought those icons were ugly? Who the hell would bother to steal them?

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(no subject) - [info]the_clansmen, 2005-04-05 04:14 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]dunc, 2005-04-05 04:32 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]annabelle_lee, 2005-04-05 05:28 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]suzycat, 2005-04-05 07:55 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]phosfate, 2005-04-05 04:11 pm UTC

[info]iris
2005-04-05 04:31 am UTC (link)
I don't think the icons were even that good to begin with. (And while I'm sure many would say the same about my own icons, I'm not throwing a tantrum demanding that people credit me, either.)

Iconwank never fails to make me laugh. It brings out the retard in everybody.

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(no subject) - [info]the_clansmen, 2005-04-05 04:51 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]iris, 2005-04-05 05:14 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]twocorpses, 2005-04-05 05:23 am UTC
(no subject) - (Anonymous), 2005-04-05 01:27 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]sanguinary, 2005-04-05 04:08 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]tetsuki, 2005-04-06 05:21 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]quinctia, 2005-04-06 05:15 am UTC

[info]plazmah
2005-04-05 04:37 am UTC (link)
Ah, icon wank. Always warms the cockles of my heart.

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(no subject) - [info]maev_connacht, 2005-04-05 04:58 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]altoidsaddict, 2005-04-05 05:25 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]judyhazeleyes, 2005-04-05 07:08 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]maev_connacht, 2005-04-05 06:06 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]big_bad_wolf, 2005-04-06 01:04 am UTC

[info]feenix
2005-04-05 05:31 am UTC (link)
Geez. I could make better icons by sticking a WACOM pen up my ass and scribbling in Photoshop.

I mean, if you're going to put that much "security" up, at least make good icons. Preferably ones that make breakfast and respect me in the morning.

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(no subject) - [info]the_clansmen, 2005-04-05 07:13 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]loony666, 2005-04-07 06:31 pm UTC

[info]quinctia
2005-04-05 05:34 am UTC (link)
Original poster=retard.

Actually, I think the whole fake-cut thing is freaking annoying. Make icons. If you want to share, post them in a comm. If you don't, if people are OMG stealing your icons too much from comms, then don't share them.

Don't half ass pseudo-share them because you're an attention whore. *DIES*

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(no subject) - [info]melusine, 2005-04-05 11:04 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]quinctia, 2005-04-05 05:56 pm UTC

[info]rachelmap
2005-04-05 05:45 am UTC (link)
Waaaaaah! Nobody ever steals my icons. What's wrong with me? *sobs uncontrollaby, and then decides to get a life*

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(no subject) - [info]ashenmote, 2005-04-05 01:24 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]telophase, 2005-04-05 03:53 pm UTC

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(no subject) - [info]rachelmap, 2005-04-06 07:56 am UTC

[info]dawnswalker
2005-04-05 06:16 am UTC (link)
You guys can use my icons if you want... But first you have to send me your credit card number.

If you don't have a credit card, blank cheques are fine.

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[info]gal_montag
2005-04-05 06:53 am UTC (link)
Wow, and she obviously worked totally hard on those. What with the wicked cropping and the awsome text tool.

And who the hell knows, maybe her other icons took more than fifteen minutes, but I can't be bothered to friend her icon journal to find out.

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[info]ladybirdsleeps
2005-04-05 10:42 am UTC (link)
Each time icon-makers wank, I feel the urge to steal their icons.

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(no subject) - [info]papervolcano, 2005-04-05 11:46 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]renata_hpjc, 2005-04-05 12:11 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]atalantapendrag, 2005-04-05 09:42 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]sanguinary, 2005-04-05 04:04 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]krazycat, 2005-04-05 08:58 pm UTC

[info]phosfate
2005-04-05 04:07 pm UTC (link)
She was on iconaddicts with that same shit last week, too.

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(no subject) - [info]ashenmote, 2005-04-05 05:38 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]phosfate, 2005-04-05 06:37 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]phosfate, 2005-04-05 07:10 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]lurker32, 2005-04-07 03:20 am UTC

[info]littlebitca
2005-04-05 05:32 pm UTC (link)
I think everyone is just missing the real point. It's not about the icons at all. It's a subtle and apparently effective ploy to gain access to your f'locked posts!! Icons? Just a red herring. Even if they are Anne Rice icons and she carefully crafted, shaped and molded every word in her text tool before applying it to the specially cropped picture. It's really all about your locked posts.

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(no subject) - [info]ashenmote, 2005-04-05 05:37 pm UTC

(Anonymous)
2005-10-16 11:42 pm UTC (link)
Holy goats. I'm name-checked in a wank.

Whee?

- sarrabellum

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(no subject) - [info]altoidsaddict, 2005-10-16 11:46 pm UTC
(no subject) - (Anonymous), 2005-10-18 09:38 pm UTC


 
   
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