Rogues Gallery

[McIvan]

The Blitz Rogues Gallery Will be closed down.

Since some members of the CM community have decided to abuse the fact that I have pictures of members posted in the gallery, and are using them for activities other than their intended purpose, by manipulating, modifying and disorientating the images and subsequently posting the modified images on the Internet elsewhere, the Gallery will have to be closed to prevent further abuse by anyone who has such disrespect for their fellow members.

This also affects the member page Images, as these images are tied into the Gallery.

Sadly the actions of some have affected the privileges of many once again.

I wish to express my dismay at this, in my opinion, silly overreaction.

OK, Red Devil was recently the butt of a photoshop joke using his profile pic and he didn't like it. Well, fair enough. Red Devil complained about it to the prankster concerned and the image (which was harmless) was removed.

For the record, I'm writing as someone who, in the past, has had my own picture used as a photoshop joke by our new CM Tournament Master, yet I took it in good humour. I certainly didn't proceed to throw any toys.

There was no reason to assume that the entire Rogues Gallery was somehow in any danger, and it is a deliberate untruth by Red Devil to say that images (plural) were being misused by members (plural). Should have just stuck to the facts.

So over that one issue that concerns only himself, Red Devil has deleted the entire Rogues Gallery and thereby everyone's profile picture, painting an exaggerated picture that he knows isn't true and using that exaggeration to cast the blame for this overreaction at a particular group of people as a whole.

I think it's a complete nonsense :cheeky:

On the other hand, it provides the opportunity for a cleanout of the old photos of long gone members and an opportunity to publicise a new Rogues Gallery amongst the forums...get some updated pictures in. I would be happy to volunteer my services to do this and the necessary admin work, if I could be extended the necessary temporary admin power to carry it out.