Saturday, December 8, 2012

A Reasonable Expectation Of Privacy?

          ButtChocolate, a highly-favored and well-known commenter just told me that he was banned for awhile, also. BECAUSE JOHN CHEESE READ HIS MESSAGES. As in, private messages. Granted, it's their website and they can do as they please. BUT. Why have a "private messaging" system if anyone in the chain of command can read them? Unless it's because Leighty,(Cheese), is Pargin's boyfriend, (Wong).

          BC said Leighty banned him because of the "lowlife" he was messaging with, or some bullshit like that.

          Delete your messages, people. Come here and be anonymous and talk all you want.

          Here, you can have your privacy, while smiling and waving to all the Cracked eyeballs peeled this way, lol.

93 comments:

  1. I couldn't write a book this strange.

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  2. This is starting to borderline on "not sure if that's legal" territory.

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    1. Indeed. They would say, "We own the site, we can do whatever we want". Makes you wonder just how much power Cheese has over there...I still think he was the one that cloned me.

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    2. I want you to verify that you're seriously wondering if this is legal. Can you use those words, please? I'd love the screengrab.

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    3. Feel free. Karl Small dick also put a link in his sad little blog showing my real name. From a, supposedly, secure forum. Is that legal?

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    4. sad little blog

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    5. Did you really just make a small dick joke about Karl's last name? Come on, at least TRY for your insults. Be creative! I think I'd even prefer puns about trees.

      And, since Karl Smallwood is Karl Smallwood's real name, why are you so intimidated by putting yours to the public? He's willing to stand behind his words, why aren't you? Oh no! He told people who I really am! Now I might get death threats from people... and *gasp!*

      Oh wait! It makes sense now! Maybe they were only reacting so harshly to the comments to.... maybe... protect the writer!!!!

      Oh my god.
      But your blog complaining about this like a toddler who who had their toy taken away is totally justified.

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    6. We're Cracked readers. Making dick jokes is part of the deal.

      Please, cut the shit about real names and stuff. If you're right, then why are Cheese and Wong writing under aliases?

      Aaaaaand another comparison to being toddlers. Thanks for making our point :)

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    7. The anonymous lad complaining that people aren't using name. How pathetic can that be.

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    8. Thanks for reading my blog, Randy. Buy my book it's on Amazon like I'm sure all of yours are!

      Regards.
      Karl "Small-Dick" Smallwood.

      X X

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    10. I didn't delete your comment, I just marked it as spam. If you'd like to repost it under your real name. I'd be happy to approve it.


      It's sad, we're kind of alike you know. We're both writers who hate seeing injustice online. The only difference is the girls that I get to sleep with are 20 years old.

      Good luck!

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    11. Yeah, mine have been potty-trained, at least. Tell you what, let me come there and tell my side of the story, (in other words, the truth), and Ill just sign right up with my real name. By the way, it's Randy Ballew. I have nothing to hide. But, I'll tell you one thing. You're wrong about me and what happened. You've been fed a clever, but deceitful, line.

      See you there?

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    12. Oh, Karl? Remember this?

      Talk about spin-control, wow. You didn’t bother to mention that those forum posts were a year ago, back before I realized how anal the forum is. The “Aren’t I wonderful” bit came from the “I am amazing!” crap you have to agree to before you can join the site. You know what? To hell with it. I’m not going to stay here and defend myself from one of Pargin’s toadies. Yeah, I’m 55 with three cats, a 2011 Cadillac in the garage and a sweet revenue stream from the books I’ve had published.

      Whatever. You and the other flunkies sure are interested in a measly little Reddit blog, why exactly is that? Hmmm? Afraid that a pattern of behavior stretching back years might be exposed to the glaring light of the internet? Why not ignore us if we’re so minor?

      Carry on, sparky. The fun hasn’t even started yet…

      OnoSendai

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    13. Er, I think he lives in another country, bro. And another job.

      Got more specific information about the books you've published? I'd like to read one. Thanks.

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    14. Interestingly enough, you do have a crest of arms.
      http://www.amazon.com/BALLEW-Origin-Genealogy-Heraldry-Heraldic/dp/B00A9OG89E/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&qid=1355028308&sr=8-13&keywords=ballew

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    15. Of course I do, wench. Doest thou verily think thy wouldn't? Fetch me an ale, and be quick about it!

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    16. @Earl: Yes I do, but no way that I'm saying anything here, lol. All three fiction works are solid sellers on Amazon, even as we speak. Under a nom de plume, of course.

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    17. @Jessica: Actually, thank you, milady. I had forgotten where I left it. XD

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    18. Yeah, I live in Blighty.

      If you feel my post was unfair, I'm happy to discuss it, just via a different medium, I'm uncomfortable with this method of discussion. Hell, I'll even publish the exchange on my website if you're that bothered about me spinning it in my favour.

      You're obviously the one who feels strongly about this, so if you want to try and state your case, there are a bunch of ways to contact me on my website. Choose your poison.

      If not, I stand by my post and wish you luck with whatever the hell you want to accomplish with this blog.

      K-dog out.

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    19. No no no I want you to say "I'm not sure it's legal for Cracked to read the messages we send each other on their forums." That's your opinion, right? Can you please say it?

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    20. Yeah, thanks but no thanks, "K-dog". Like the rest of your ilk, you prefer the environment that you can control and spin, not an open one like here. Say whatever you like over there, I could care less. I AM an asshole, I have no problem with people calling me one.

      Oh, your girlfriend's teacher called, said she's missed three days of kindergarten so far and is worried.

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    21. This is an open forum? Really? Interesting.

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    22. "K-dog", I think you can tell that it is, yes? Why think otherwise?

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  3. Im seeing 3 people commenting in support of your blog. Either your commentors make up .1% of your audience and therefore dont matter or this is sad. Your choice

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    1. I am seeing enough people bothered by the blog.

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    2. Posting that the obama is the antichrist would probably get people bothered to. Doesnt mean its right.

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    3. "bothered to"? Are you still in school, or just ignorant?

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    4. Oh OnoSendai, Cheese Louise!

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    5. But, I thought it would be Gouda not to correct people on grammar. Even though it's kind of tasteless, it still leaves me with a moldy taste in my mouth, and leaves my stomach kind of curdled.

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    6. Milked that for all it was worth, didn't you?

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    7. Hmmm, who is this strikingly beautiful, yet witty, seductress lurking among us, playing us like a tiger plays with a hare before swallowing it whole?

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    8. As much as I appreciate being called beautiful on absolutely no solid evidence of my physical appearance, I despise this blog. Best of luck.

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    9. Aren't you a charm.

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    10. Yeah, that wasn't very nice. I actually am sorry. I do disagree with this blog, but I do appreciate the passion behind why it was made. I wasn't being sarcastic about the best of luck, seriously, best of luck.

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  4. Im seeing 3 people commenting in support of your blog. Either your commentors make up .1% of your audience and therefore dont matter or this is sad. Your choice

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    1. You mean the same kind of ratio as there is on any Cracked article?

      Wow, it's almost as if, you know, IT WERE THE RULE ON THE INTERNET.

      Seriously, don't you people know ANYTHING about how these things go??

      1. Page views =/= readers. TONS of people click by mistake and click away immediately, or click, read a few lines and click away out of disinterest.

      2. Number of commenters =/= number of readers. The number of people who comment on anything is ALWAYS, ALWAYS just a small fraction of the number of people who read it.

      Do you honestly don't know about this?

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    2. "You mean the same kind of ratio as there is on any Cracked article?"

      ... you just "actually"ed my joke. To. Much. Irony.

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    3. Oooh, buuuurn on me! Stupid me. I'm ashamed, I'm so ashamed. Excuse me while I go stand in the corner with a Dunce hat on.

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    4. He doesn't know the word "too".

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    5. I don't care about spelling mistakes, to be honest (comes from being sad as a kid when my friends felt inferior in school because they didn't get good grades on spelling tests. Same with maths).

      I'm more bothered that he doesn't realise that sarcasm is situational. If it quacks like a duck and walks like a duck and there are already lots of ducks around, chances are it IS a duck. So my response was the exact opposite of irony, but I'm tired of explaining this to people who obviously don't understand irony in the first place :P

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    6. hahahah KennyT was banned from the cracked workshop. There is a sticky asking members tell Wong if he ever returns.

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  5. Hey... so...

    You made a blog because a site that provides articles for FREE for the public to read (yes they make money... I'm aware of that)pissed you off because they are reacting harshly to threats to one of their writers? They are defending one of their people. I think it's commendable, and this blog appears more like a vanity than a legitimate use of space.

    But considering you're allowed to your opinions, continue on, regardless of the fact that your humanity is probably suffering as a result.

    And, if you delete this comment, consider yourself one who hold themselves to double standards.

    Have a nice day!

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    1. Hey... so...

      You came here and made a stupid comment because people made a blog after being insulted/banned en masse from a website?

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    2. Being banned from Cracked doesn't mean they can't read the articles. It just means they can't express their opinions about them. Big deal. Why is there a reason to get upset? Considering I think cracked is a really awesome website, I hate to see the negativity over not being able to comment. I think it's unwarranted.

      And oh no, you called my comment stupid! My heart's breaking. I demand an apology!

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    3. "You made a blog because a site that provides articles for FREE for the public to read (yes they make money... I'm aware of that)pissed you off because they are reacting harshly to threats to one of their writers?"

      Nope. We made a blog because two assholes acted like the assholes that they are for no reason whatsoever, and we want to expose them as assholes.

      Clear enough?


      "They are defending one of their people."

      Which is why they allowed the comment giving out Cheese's address to remain visible for DAYS, even though everyone was condemning it and many were asking for it to be deleted. Perfectly logical.

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    4. Del, I tried contacting you through your username, but it went to some "anime" site, ugh. I jest, I'm more into RahXephon, Blue Gender, Blue Submarine and Cowboy Bebop, (Faye Valentine, hubba), but I just wanted to say, in front of God, the internet and everyone, thank you. Thank you for being here faithfully to combat the zombie hordes. Good man. Good friend. Good person.

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    5. LOL! Yeah, sorry, I'm logging in through my LiveJournal account, which is mostly about my lowly fandom activities :P

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    6. lolololololololololololololol

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    7. Ono, you've got some amazing taste in Anime, but, if you come within 10 yards of Faye Valentine I'LL SLASH YOUR THROAT GODDAMMIT!!!

      Heh, now I feel better. Keep up the good work!

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    8. LOL, understood. XD You sure you won't settle for Edward?

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  6. Just because people aren't commenting doesn't mean they don't agree with what is happening here and reading it. Keep it up guys!

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    1. I'm a different anon than the original poster. Just wanted to point out that I haven't really commented, but I am keeping up with this blog and the reddit. I also mostly agree with you guys about it; and Cheese acted in a completely unacceptable way.

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    2. I...really am...in shock, I think. These are the first words of outside encouragement in, like, ever?

      Thank you, so very kindly. I now have the strength to stagger onward, through the fray. Churchill said, "When you're going through Hell, keep going."

      And so I shall...

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    3. Different anon than the other two, I've also been keeping tabs on the situation. I'm thinking the reedit page should be renamed, and perhaps you shouldn't use the term, Cracked pricks.

      I'm sure we were all pissed about bans at first but I've come to realize that the jackasses there mainly consist of Wong/Cheese, their groupies, and people who like forums with no smilys. However, the aftermath of all this has made me realize just by reading recent comments and articles that the majority of the site falls under not-jackasses.

      Just saying, you should make it really clear that you aren't attacking Cracked and this is a Wong/Cheese thing, like how they made it very clear that they think all commenters are a slew of nasty things. It could stop stupid comments like the one above this by people who know jack shit about what they're talking about.

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    4. Doubtful. They seem to laugh at the idea of a David taking on Goliath. I've got news for them, there are things going on behind the scenes that will blow everyone's mind, very shortly.

      And to be crystal clear, I AM attacking Cracked. Because Pargin/Leighty seem to have all the power there. Notice how Jack O'Brien hasn't said squat? This hateful shit has been going on for too long and it ends right here. Right now.

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    5. That's fine, we can disagree on that. I'm thinking Jack hasn't said shit because he still trying to screw his mind around it or hoping that it dies out.

      Still, people like Gladstone got a silent jab, then again he's one of the few writers I've seen that is capable of taking on the comment section and doing so with grace. That and Cracked still has a bunch of regular writers who don't call you and myself names.

      However, you purport that there is a type of conspiracy going on so I'll happily continue lurking until you lay down some revelations.

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    6. If you can enter the forums, all that you seek is there, just waiting to be found. We're just gonna hurry the process a bit.

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    7. Dammit Ono, now I'm intrigued. I am going to venture into the surreal world of no-smileys. I hope I have enough mac and cheese to make it through this quest. Sorry but you're starting to sound like non-helpful NPCs that dispense sagelike wisdom is a very cryptic manner and if I didn't have insomnia and mac and cheese, would just go to sleep and ignore.

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    8. "mac and cheese"

      Now, I'm not sure if this was an intentional pun, but that's reasonably funny.

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    9. Hey Ono, I am reading the blog daily too, keep doing it.

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    10. Thank you to everyone. I'm actually speechless for once, lol.

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  7. Um, that's actually terrifying. This was completely unrelated to Cheese, but I had a very personal conversation with someone over private messaging last summer, with someone that had gotten in trouble with the mods before. We discussed a taboo subject, and I would not have been half that candid if I thought Cheese or Wong were looking over my shoulder. I guess it was naive of me to think they couldn't, but it really hadn't occurred to me...

    I am glad that they let ButtChocolate back in. I guess that would have led to a pretty extreme backlash if they hadn't.

    -(Cracked handle): Bannef

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  8. Hey, old friend! Yeah, you assume "private messaging" means just that. Sure does seem like Leighty/Cheese has a whole lot of power, just to be a writer, huh? BC specifically said Cheese, not Wong, who would seem more likely to do so.

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  9. By the way, everyone. I just spoke to Gladstone, truly a gentleman. He said his article the other day reflects his thoughts on the matter, and otherwise, he's staying out of the whole mess. Class, all the way.

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    1. Gladstone seems like a pretty cool guy.

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    2. Oh Gosh, can you please state explicitly what you think Gladstone's opinion on this matter is? Please tell us what you thought his article was saying on the matter. Please please please.

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    3. You're getting creepy, anon. Just saying.

      Quite frankly, if you just want to pretend that Ono said this or that, you should just follow Cheesewong's example and decide he said it whether he actually did or not. After all, we've already been accused of supporting death threats and fucking children, so you can hardly do worse.

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    4. Ok anon, not sure what game you're playing, but here is MY take on it. Gladstone said that his feelings on the matter was stated in his last article. Read the article and draw your own conclusions. He also said he is staying neutral on the matter.

      As far as the legality of reading private messages, I'm not a lawyer so I don't know how legal it is. It's their website, I assume they can do what they want. Is it shitty? Yes. That's all I'm going to say on the matter. You have Google. Use it.

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    5. I was bowled over by his article. A wonderfully mature and wise attitude. I respect the guy for that

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    6. He also likes and respects his readers. I told him that he was our favorite Cracked writer and he got modest on me, lol. A true gentleman.

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  10. Is Butt Chocolate still banned or is he back on Cracked?

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  11. It's not the abuse that makes Wong publicly denounce commenters. For every single death threat, there are hundreds of people congratulating Cheese for him turning his life around. For every Epictroll69lol, there are hundreds of witty commenters that make quips and trade puns, and improve the worth of an article. Since the advent of the topvotes tab, it's incredibly easy to circumvent any shitty comments. Many of the commenters are aspiring Cracked writers, and regularly contribute to photoplasties. One would think Cracked would value its commenters above the casual readers, many of who presumably skim through the articles.

    What Wong actually hates is criticism. Because, like I said before, criticism can challenge intellectual and moral authority. A reputed magazine/website maintains its credibility by actually having real writers, not shutting down criticism. Wong tries to preach redistribution and rational thinking, but doesn't want you to know that he was a creationist and voted for Bush twice.(Both you can learn through Wong's post history)

    The John Cheese article probably had the strongest backlash for a Cracked article, because while the average Cracked reader may not be a scientist, or political science/sociology major, he does have an idea about what's funny. And for an article criticizing low-brow humor through violent imagery, the article wan't funny. It was evident to most of the readers, who called him out in the comments. Never before was the vacuous, humorless condescension of many Cracked writers(Hi Christina!) more apparent. This is why Chesse and Wong resorted to moderating the comments section, not because some unknown guy allegedly wished alcohol poisoning to Cheese in facebook.

    I still like the pop-culture articles because I don't have to cross-check every fact. The articles providing interesting factoids are also fun, but any article where Cracked makes assertions on its own is shady.

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  12. There is nothing better in this life than to watch an argument fail miserably as the the one who pertains to be the victor resorts to lame dick jokes and talk of underage sex. I pity the mind of those who only exercise it to come up with insults rather than holding a sensible argument. Debate if you will good sir type bud

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  13. If I comment here, do I also get a clever pun related name? At the very least, can I get called a "Pargin Toadie"?

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  14. Hahaha! This is too funny! Please don't stop writing, this stuff is comedy GOLD! You're so good, you should write for Cra- ... Oh, right.

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  15. Why not really stick it to Cracked and join the Mad forum?

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