Comments on Becky's T-Blog: Flashr

Not sure if I should keep this to myself or not, b...

2005-11-16T04:33:00.000Z

Not sure if I should keep this to myself or not, but I was seriously creeped out earlier when another one of these invitations arrived in my inbox.

How topical I thought, as we'd only been discussing this the other day on Beckys. Had a look, and as expected found lots of pix of a dodgy trannie having sex with lots of rather ugly men. Just hitting the 'block' button when I realised the trannie was actually a guy who I'd chatted to once at Trans-Mission!

Gross.
And even grosser, is that they had the most lovely, supportive partner with them that night. I wonder just how supportive she'd feel if she saw some of this stuff?

Well each to their own, I guess.

I agree with Kat...I am not sure whether I should ...

2005-11-11T11:54:00.000Z

I agree with Kat...I am not sure whether I should be disappointed or relieved that no tranny chaser has tried to add me
:(

Goes off to think long and hard about my look!

The only worry is that their flashing in cyber space doesn't actually lead to it occurring in reality and an escalation into an assault.

LOL Siobhan, Ive had the wanger-flashers as well, ...

2005-11-10T04:19:00.000Z

LOL Siobhan,
Ive had the wanger-flashers as well, didnt notice if they added as friends or not, just as frequent are the female wannabee- porno-stars that add to your list.

> Why anyone would think showing rather poor photo...

2005-11-09T22:54:00.000Z

> Why anyone would think showing rather poor photos of their willy on Flickr is going to impres

I'm sorry. Really. It was late, and my eyes were blurry, and I thought it was just another one of my stripey pictures. But in the morning, I realised what I'd posted, and deleted it as quick as you can say "May offend"

Must be doing something wrong with my Flickr pictu...

2005-11-09T22:20:00.000Z

Must be doing something wrong with my Flickr pictures. I seem to be dodging these hamptons.

That said, I couldn't care less if they did add me to their contacts/ friends/ lovers list. There are more important things in my world to get flustered about. Some saddo knocks one off about me in a skirt and heels? Enjoy. You'll never meet me or talk to me IRL, so fill your boots. You may as well be on Mars.

Naturally your mileage may vary.

Getting them add me too. And yes Kath I think the ...

2005-11-09T21:42:00.000Z

Getting them add me too. And yes Kath I think the link to Yahoo is exactly whats causing it to increase....

Forgot about the block option.. will start using it

I find this a pain too (and Cathii, I know exactly...

2005-11-09T18:27:00.000Z

I find this a pain too (and Cathii, I know exactly who you mean). But its just one of those things, just like the willy pix which occasionally arrive in my inbox.

Why anyone would think showing rather poor photos of their willy on Flickr (or in my inbox) is going to impress, I don't know.

I hasten to add that there are some incredible photographers on Flickr who take the naked male form and produce art. But the guys we're talking about here sure don't fall into that category!

I hadn't appreciated that the 'block' option gets you off their friends list so thanks for that tip Becky. I was fretting that people might see me listed and think I actually was a friend of these strangers.

While on my soapbox, can I just say that I'm just as annoyed by those profiles without photos on them. Why join Flickr if you aren't going to join in and share? It seems to be totally missing the point to me.
And just screams 'creepy sad bloke'.

OK rant over, back to normal service...

I'm somewhat of a latecomer to the Flickr game, bu...

2005-11-09T17:17:00.000Z

I'm somewhat of a latecomer to the Flickr game, but I think I've been around long enough to notice some trends...

Is it just me, or does Flickr seem to be turning into a breeding ground for tranny chasers and girl chasers in general? Every time I get added to someone's list who has their 'nob out' (I love that, and I will overuse that phrase to the best of my ability), their profile always reads something like: Male, love to party, blah, blah... and most of the time, they don't even have any photos of their own - just a tank full of favorites and contacts.

I personally think this has a lot to do with Flickr being (optionally) tied into the Yahoo 360 profiles.

Ok, down from my soapbox.

argh.... I just block the loser too. (I presume th...

2005-11-09T16:02:00.000Z

argh.... I just block the loser too. (I presume that joeNobody had "she" at the end of their profile name.) The thing that gets me is that I have so few pics of me in a frock on flickr. Besides his ?manhood? wasn't something that he should be proud of or flashing around. I actually had a bit of a giggle at it really, but there again I laugh at losers more than most other things in life.

I agree with all of you really. But most of all wo...

2005-11-09T14:34:00.000Z

I agree with all of you really. But most of all would like to say that he's obviously dumb. Has he not figured out that we all have our own?!

Good points too Jane (which appeared while I was r...

2005-11-09T13:58:00.000Z

Good points too Jane (which appeared while I was replying to Valerie!), I guess "offensive" is difficult to define. I guess legality is as good a yardstick as any for measuring the offensiveness of pictures. Currently it's not illegal to appear in public dressed as a woman, it is illegal to appear in public with your nob out.

I'm hopefully not seeming prudish. There's a place for nudity in all forms, even on Flickr. I think that Flickr should have tighter controls in place to stop blatant willy-waving stuff.

But at the same time, perhaps it's better to leave the line where it is, rather than re-draw it and risk ending up on the wrong side.

Good points Valerie. I guess I should tolerate it,...

2005-11-09T13:47:00.001Z

Good points Valerie. I guess I should tolerate it, but I don't have to like it! :-)

But Valerie being a tranny isn't illegal in real l...

2005-11-09T13:47:00.000Z

But Valerie being a tranny isn't illegal in real life in the UK or the USA. If someone doesn't like the photos they can block.

Flashing is illegal and just because this joker chooses to do it to trannies does not make it any less wrong, and just because Becky is a tranny doesn't give her any less right to complain.

I fully understand your annoyance (having seen it ...

2005-11-09T13:28:00.000Z

I fully understand your annoyance (having seen it as well), but I'm more tolerant.. Discriminating some we are soon walking on thin ice - we are flashers as well in some sense, and I dare to believe many (majority?) flickr users would prefer blocking out trannys among other freaks you can find there. As long as it's legal in the real world, I can tolerate. And you don't have to click the links, they just invite you to look.. (Or then attitude's the difference of experiencing it for years vs. weeks?)

*waits for Becky to block me for flashing messy makeup* ;)

Yeah, flickr should add a rule that says if you go...

2005-11-09T13:24:00.000Z

Yeah, flickr should add a rule that says if you go round adding random people as a friend who you've never spoken to before then your pictures should be treated as public. So if a few people report them as a pain, then flickr can remove all their pics :)

Oooh not nice Becky not nice. Surely if this blok...

2005-11-09T12:31:00.000Z

Oooh not nice Becky not nice. Surely if this bloke is doing the cyber equivilent of flashing on flickr, can't flickr do the cyber equivilent of nicking him if he is reported? After all if he did join the flashers in the woods he would be breaking the law.