***IF
you are having problems reading or posting to the message board***
In February 2001 we replaced the
message board. If you can not post to the new
message board it may be because you are posting from within a
domain or IP# that has previously been reported for abuse.
Only a few domains and IP#'s are banned but it is possible that
legitimate and interested people might be locked out for some
reason. If you can not view or post please email me from
your original ISP mailbox so I can attempt to correct the
problem. I'll need the email to come from your ISP so we can
get the ISP # from the header/footer of the email.
In
the event of abuse we reserve the right to convert the forum to moderated
status. Posts are then held until approved. This
is to limit exposure to lawsuits. Unfortunately there are
people that try to bring down local radio message boards by
posting false and defamatory information. You do not have a
Constitutional right to post anything you want on an Internet
message board. The First Amendment does not guarantee access
to such a forum. Only by implementing responsible standards
can such forums stay active.
Tips for
posting to the
Philly Talk Radio Online Message Board
Forum URL http://www.voy.com/13929/ To
insert a link to the Forum on your site copy and paste the code
below
The active threads are
automatically relocated at the top of
the page.
Active threads still go to the
top even though a reply has not yet been approved.
If you click on the first reply
in a thread the rest should (might) show up on the same page, this saves
time.
Replies will appear under the subject you
are replying to. The text of the reply will be
hidden. You must click a link to view a reply. OR
you can type your short reply -- into the "SUBJECT"
Field.
Do everybody a favor and don't post with
"ALL CAPS" this is a waste of space and
unreadable. Lengthy posts with all caps will be
deleted.
Keep in
mind that information posted on our Rant and Rave forum is public.
Posting your email address is optional.
Reading
tip: To scan for all new posts try using the Control+F
keys to bring up the find window. Type in the month and
date in this format ... 01/05 for January 5th. Then type
find hit the "Find" key, use the scroll bar to slide
down the page while reading the post. Then hit
"Find" again for the next post for that day.
How to post a link...
<a href="URL">TEXT TO DISPLAY</a>
You'll need to
replace "URL" above with the full address to the site,
include the http:// and then replace "TEXT TO
DISPLAY" with the text you'd like the user to click on in
order to go to the URL.
Email link...Not needed on
this board since there is a field provided.
<a href="mailto:you@email.com">Click
here to email me!</a>
More
than one person has access to the message board
administration page. Sometimes one of the ladies run
the board. Please watch your language!
Rude & offensive posts are not
welcome. When the board is in moderated mode every chance to let controversial posts through will be
made. Common sense rules apply. This forum is for
information and entertainment. Nobody likes it clogged up
by morons.
This website is not here for your pet
hatreds. Don't like it? Get your own website. Harassing
posts are saved to file for forwarding to the IP for
review. Repeated abuse by the same
person will result in a compliant to your ISP even though the posts do
not make it on the board. Abusive posts are saved along with
your IP#. Abusive IP#s are shared with other message board
administrators.
Profanity is not acceptable.
__________underlines and #^$%! are OK.
Watch the fancy html
posting. The #1 reasons posts are missing is because the code is
messed up. Different browsers read the page differently.
Netscape is not as forgiving as MSIE.
Unproductive posts do not
contribute the the health of any message board. Empty posts,
profanity, slurs, repetitive negativity (beating a dead horse) will be deleted.
Message boards are
supposed to be FUN. Lighten up! Just like leaning on the
horn won't change the driving habits of the jerk that just cut you off,
you won't change the world and magically make everybody agree with you
here no matter how strongly you tell them how much a host or station
"sucks" ... it's radio after all, it's primarily an
entertainment medium. You are expected to contribute to a
quality message board, one that is informative, entertaining and
fun to read. If you don't have what it takes to create a
worthwhile post it won't get on the board. You may not agree and that is your right,
just don't expect me to alter my motivation for providing this
site and message board. If it is not fun that there is no
point in it. I am unyielding in this.
You
may not repeatedly reply to your own posts/threads using
multiple fictitious names with the intent to create a
"buzz" or false level of interest regarding your
post.
Posts
promoting your own business or URL are conditional upon you
either; contributing to the content of this site or,
contributing to one of my favorite charities.
Detailed
Message Board Policy
The administrators and contributors that run Philly Talk Radio Online expect you to respect the rights of others.
To ensure every user's rights are respected, we will not tolerate the following:
Antisocial, disruptive, or destructive acts. This includes but is not limited to, "flaming", "spamming", and "trolling".
"Flaming" is defined as: Making insulting criticisms or remarks to incite anger.
"Spamming" is defined as: Sending numerous and or unwanted and disruptive amounts of messages.
"Trolling" is defined as: Stirring up trouble to incite disruption. An example of trolling would be posting to a thread without the intent to provide positive suggestions or comments and instead making negative and or disruptive comments.
Harassment including threats and unwanted contacts via email.
Abusive, defamatory, threatening, or offensive language or behavior.
Bigoted, hateful, or racially offensive statements.
Participation or discussion of illegal activities.
Impersonation of others or using inappropriate and/or obscene nicknames or handles.
Posting links to pornographic websites.
Posting unauthorized advertisements or promotions.
Posting or transmission of chain letters or pyramid schemes.
Offering or solicitation of unauthorized copyrighted material, passwords and/or credit card information.
Offering or solicitation of material that might be deemed illegal, indecent, or obscene, specifically regarding children.
Disparaging any religion, race, nation, gender, age group, or sexual orientation.
Posting or transmission of any virus, Trojan, or worm
file
For all offenses the following action may be taken:
An email or board posted
warning may be issued to the user at the discretion of the
website admin staff.
Editing, deletion or closing of the post, thread or message.
Suspension (results in a 1 to 14 day suspension to the message board
user)
Banning (results in a permanent banning user
priviledges. User will no longer be able to post to the board or participate in any site features, form inputs will be set to ignore banned user.)
The following can result in the notification of proper legal authorities:
Threat of physical harm.
Offering or solicitation of material that might be deemed illegal, indecent, or obscene including child pornography and illegal
drugs.
Harassment of others users, website staff, hosts and station employees or their families.
Filing a grievance, suspension/banning questions, and feedback
Questions regarding any of the above or to report a problem can be sent to
admin1@phillytalkradioonline.com
When reporting a problem please include your name and/or offender's name, date and time of the offense and if possible any text or evidence.
It's not your opinion that is
screened, it is the words and manner. By "manner" we
mean that if it becomes clear that a post is part of an overall
campaign of harassment then it will be dumped.
Q - What does (n/t) mean. A - (n/t)
is placed after a reply link to state the there is
"No Text" in the message body. When you
see that you don't have to bother clicking on the reply. n/t is
automatically placed, you need not type it in.
Q - Why do you screen the posts?
A - Sometimes posts are unscreened and sometimes the board is set up to be
moderated. 1%
of the people that post can't be trusted to follow any
civilized guidelines of any kind. It takes less
time to screen the messages before they are posted than
to reread the entire page and replies every day searching
for one freaking bozo. This is all about making it
less work for me. Unlimited free speech does not
apply here. Don't like it? Get your own message board. Based on past experience those most
likely to abuse the message board have some personal agenda and won't
listen to reason. I'll leave the reckless forums that post
death threats to others.
Q - I messed up my post, can do you delete
it for me?
A - Sometimes
people reflect on a venomous post and ask me to go back and delete it
for them, that is ok. It is time consuming to delete a post. I
don't delete posts for spelling, that is a normal part of posting and
should be understood by the reader.
About
"Free Speech" and why the Forum is screened
Once in a while I get a complaint
about the Forum being screened. As part of the argument they quote our header that states, "This site is BY listeners FOR listeners." Usually there is some petty complaint about how they don't get to go on and on either trashing me, this site or some local host. Their
argument is that if this site is really BY and FOR all of us they should have plenty of space for their own opinion. Get this straight, the people who are kind enough to contribute time to support this site get to say how it is run. All that effort is for
You, the listener. If after all of our effort you still think we suck that's fine. If you want to constantly post negative
remarks full of profanity and threats that don't either contribute in any meaningful way or have any connection to reality... don't bother.
Get a life. If hate is all that is in your heart then we really don't care what you think and neither do the
hosts. The message board is for those that "get it", if you don't, too bad. The only people I let yell at me (as far as this site goes) are the "minions" and the hosts.
Make
no mistake about it. No matter what kind of disclaimer I
post I am ultimately responsible for the content on the message
board. It will be my ass that gets sued if I permit
slander to remain on the board. Usually the same people
who complain about the board being screened are the same ones
that abuse it by posting threats or slanderous content.
They even try to seek revenge against people who they have committed
some wrong against them. More often than not it is they
who have been caught doing some wrong against the host and seek
revenge on the Internet. I have catalogued several such
instances and banned those people from posting. They have
since gone elsewhere but sadly continue their behavior.
It
has been my experience that people who take the time to
thoughtfully compose a post do so because they hope it is widely
read and considered. They would much rather post to a
board that filters out abuse than get their post lost among
mindless ranting and petty bickering. On "The
Wall" you can be assured that industry professionals regard
this policy highly and visit the board often. It saves
everybody time and trouble to have fewer higher quality posts.
Lastly
after spending years developing this website I am not about to
let jealous people use the Forum to destroy the reputation I
have spent so long to build up.
Q - Who's Surf? Why the "handle" and
not your real name?
A - Surf is just a nickname given to me by a lady friend and it just
stuck. This site is not about me (well OK I get
the chance to vent my opinion now and again) so I decided to keep
using that handle. I'm just a regular shmoe
that listens to talk radio and can type fast. You can read more on the About
Us page.
Q - Do you work in radio?
A - God no!
I don't have the talent or the patience for that
line of work plus the pay cut would kill me. One of the reasons
radio people will talk openly to me is because they know that I'm not
secretly angling for their job or any other job in radio. I have no hidden
agenda and no ego
in this.
Q - I see you did some work for
<insert random host name here> what about doing a
page for <insert any other random host name here>?
A - There is a standing offer for free space and
technical help for ANY local host. It's really up to
them. Some are just too busy or simply not interested in
the Net. We help when asked but otherwise leave them alone.
They have enough to worry about without being bothered by "get a
lifers" on the Net. We are here to support, not annoy.
Q - Why
does WPHT have a 2 minute rule?
A - WPHT Program Director, Tom Bigby, left this in response to a
post on the message board about that in January 2001. ***"Who
started this silly Two Minute Rule anyway..(wink)...Hey it works
and there are exceptions to every rule... the Hosts that work
for us Know when they can break them..but I will tell you
this..There are very few callers that have more than 2 mins of
entertaining things to say. Most of the people that bitch
about the rule are people who just want to hear themselves
talk....... When I did this I did it with a lot of research and
thought.. It has worked well for WIP..... Our Ratings in our
target Demos are about where we want them to be....and the
station does well in the real numbers that counts...(the bottom
line)... PHT is ahead of where we thought it would be, Probably
because DB went away but we still have a lot of growing to do
and it will come in Time... Heritage radio stations have
Heritage..and that my friends comes with time.."***
More
contributors are listed on the About Us
page.
A gazillion thanks for
help with colors, spelling & broken link checks
to everyone else.
Credit is due to Reid
Kanaley of the Philly Inky for some of the political
links.
Selected graphics from
The Graphics Station copyright by J L Payne. The original
design of this site contained many of these graphics, very few
if any remain. Payne used to have an extensive website of icons
for free distribution but it either moved or was removed due to
abuse of bandwidth.
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"True Love Forever" ... But, When I want to catch up on the
latest talk radio happenings in the Philadelphia area I come here, to
Philly Talk Radio Online.com ... 
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