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Yesss!!! We can do that now? That's AWESOME!!! If this keeps up, Breitling might actually go back to being my favorite brand.

I find that comment hilarious. Where was all this moderation when the creepy watch photography dude was posting photos of young women in their undies? Those photos were far more risque than a member posting photos of her watch in front of her COVERED UP goods.

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Ah yes, "Creepy Photography Guy" as some of us call him. Candidly, his posts started out harmless with a girl in a blue T-shirt and jeans sitting on a rock in Central Park, then profilerated at light speed. And got progressively creepier. I think we all got caught... pun not intended....with our pants down with that Creep, Admin and Mods included. But then he was shut down and presumably is peddling his unique brand of (w)horology elsewhere.

Like my watch buying habits and anything else, there is a learning curve. Creepy Photographer Guy was BS's Pearl Harbor.

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SHARKMAN

And yet his pictures are still up.

Yeah, learning curve. Once they dropped off the main board - out of sight and mind. My bet is now that this thread has brought them back to admin's attention, they will be deleted.

RIGHT Admin??

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SHARKMAN

This is the third comment you have made about the watch being a replica, and I am fairly certain that is not the case. I have the exact watch on and can say with certainty the watch in the pic is authentic.

Uhm, I don't think he is really referring to the watch.

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Yes, I thought my earlier, real-life depiction of "An Innocent Bystander Who Got Caught in the Crossfire of a Dopey, Pre-Pubescent Metaphor" made that clear.

That was my fist thought, but after the Third comment i was starting to wonder. Being clever should only require one joke.

Hence why it wasn't a real-life depiction of "An Innocent Bystander Who Got Caught in the Crossfire of a Clever Metaphor."

Holy cow. This reminds me of a question my mom asked me one time- I made a comment that I have never been in a car accident that was my fault and she said "but how many have you seen in your rearview mirror?" Out of 6 pages of comments, 10 may actually be directed towards the question that started the thread and I thank those of you that took the time to offer an opinion.



Sharkman, my grumpy old men comment was directed towards the hints from Heloise jab- it had nothing to do with any other topic. I was asked a question, answered it, and you chimed in with what felt like a smartass remark... had to send one back your way. Tit for tat (no pun intended).

Your disdain for foolish Freshman flirtatiousness is directed toward the wrong person. I read through this thread twice trying to find where I have displayed behavior as you describe and I am at a loss. Perhaps my French Muslim winter attire picture was a bit childish, but it was oh so funny to me as I didn't see anything wrong with the original picture I posted.

As for my transparent pictures- that is an unfair comment. I did NOT take the picture for any reason other than to show the size of the watch on my frame. Have you ever tried to take a picture of yourself with your phone? Hold your phone out at arms length and you're lucky to get a 1/2 body shot. I've been thinking maybe I should have gotten someone to take a full body photo but with all of the comments being thrown around here I don't think it would have made a difference. I meant no harm and I wasn't looking for anything other than opinions about the WATCH on ME.

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This is the third comment you have made about the watch being a replica, and I am fairly certain that is not the case. I have the exact watch on and can say with certainty the watch in the pic is authentic.[/quote]


Uhm, I don't think he is really referring to the watch.[/quote]




Sharkman is correct.

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End of Discussion.

Yeah us moderators and Admin always get it totally wrong. Hell, sometimes I wonder if we all ought to just pack our stuff up and quit. Let the mob rule huh?

Yes, Sharkman put it quite correctly and eloquently when he said that guy caught us with our pants down and since (at the time at least) a whole bunch of members were apparently loving it, we kind of just let it ride......., and then it got more and more revealing, at which point we did have a quiet word with the guy and he subsequently ran some additional stuff past us, which we didn't let through. But those threads have dropped down the list now and that's that. If it returned it'd probably be dealt with. That was then, this is now.

Jeez, I don't say this very often, but I sometimes wish I was on WUS! They have a rule there where members are not allowed to criticise moderation or moderation style.

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Where is the thread, I just spent an hour of my life trying to find it. PM it to me or post the link please.

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I'll take you word for it, Sara. At present I have no basis to doubt it.

Caveat - I do not represent the forum. This is my experience.

Perhaps a lesson can be learned that with certain subject matter, even innocently "intended" things can and surely will be taken in the wrong direction, particularly on a web site comprised of 99.999% men. Some will always take it to the lowest common denominator, as has happened on this thread.

As for watch forums in general, breitlingsource is unique in its liberalism. Just check out a couple of the biggest watch forums and you will quickly find, as I and other members here have, that some Moderators, especially at one site, will shut you down for sneezing if they don't like sneezing. Whatever they feel like doing.

It demonstrates the world of internet watch forums is an extremely conservative environment in general. (Hey, if this is liberal in the world of fine watches, what does that tell you about the demographics of the watch world)

My experience is breitlingsource is a work in progress, using liberal rules and trying to adapt to issues as they arise which has resulted in exponential growth. A generally good thing for members. However it is difficult for Admin, the Moderators and new members. And some existing members as well. In the process there will always be people who feel they have unfairly had their foot stepped on - I have been on that squashed foot end of the equation before as well. (I was going to say "butt hurt" which is one of my favorite expressions, but saying BUTT HURT could be taken the wrong way so I won't say BUTT HURT )

There are two choices - (1) remove any content restrictions in which case the place becomes a free for all and I have no doubt that the lion's share of members would leave, or (2) make even more restrictive rules which do not leave any room for Moderator discretion in which case the sense of community here ceases and the forum becomes like all the other places whose restrictions have driven so many members here.

The answer seems to be learn, adapt, and enjoy not only what is available here but why we truly gather here - a shared appreciation of fine watches and the opportunity to learn and then help others along the way. All in all, I am sure we can agree those are pretty cool things and everyone benefits.

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