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"Takuro Spirit" (takurospirit)
08/13/2018 at 17:17 • Filed to: kinja'd

Someone at GMG is mad at me. I posted in the Iggy Azalea Bush VS Elon’s Musk story and its gone. I can find it in my notifications, but its gone. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!

Now I go to post on David Tracy’s Durango post and I’M IN THE GREYS.

Even after posting this banger of a comment:

That’s fine, I’ll just stick to Oppo. Less underboob here.

DISCUSSION (63)

His Stigness > Takuro Spirit
08/13/2018 at 17:23

Wow so they dismissed your comment and then unfollowed you?

Not cool.

Takuro Spirit > His Stigness
08/13/2018 at 17:24

I thought David had thicker skin than that. Ballaban on the other hand....

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > Takuro Spirit
08/13/2018 at 17:27

Well, what did you expect?

His Stigness > Takuro Spirit
08/13/2018 at 17:28

I'm pretty sure it would Ballaban. He probably dismissed and unfollowed you in one fell swoop.

His Stigness > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
08/13/2018 at 17:29

Open dialogue.

HA!

Takuro Spirit > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
08/13/2018 at 17:30

Adults. I’ve said far worse about their persons, and car collections. But it was the Jezebel comment that did me in? NOW WE KNOW WHO RUNS THE GMG OFFICES.

Urambo Tauro > Takuro Spirit
08/13/2018 at 17:31

Without w arning? Contact Kinja help. Assume it’s a glitch until proven otherwise.

HammerheadFistpunch > Takuro Spirit
08/13/2018 at 17:31

David doesn’t need to do anything, if Balaban put you in the grays thats what happened.

Takuro Spirit > His Stigness
08/13/2018 at 17:31

There goes my chances of winning COTD. lol

Takuro Spirit > HammerheadFistpunch
08/13/2018 at 17:32

meh

MonkeePuzzle > Takuro Spirit
08/13/2018 at 17:32

less under, but more boobs

Kinja'd!!!

His Stigness > Takuro Spirit
08/13/2018 at 17:33

You mean "randomly selected comment based on the whims of a random blogger each day" award?

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > His Stigness
08/13/2018 at 17:33

I have seen several posts like this before where people had been sent to the grays, seems to be a common thing especially every time Jezebel comes up (Ironically I noticed that they had also posted a story about this ), so I didn’t expect anything different this time as well.

AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop > Takuro Spirit
08/13/2018 at 17:34

Did you star your own comment?

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Takuro Spirit
08/13/2018 at 17:34

huh.... i should comment on the fp more... i feel like all the cool kids are getting greyed lately

im being left out again!

Takuro Spirit > His Stigness
08/13/2018 at 17:34

TWO CAN PLAY AT THIS GAME

Kinja'd!!!

Takuro Spirit > AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop
08/13/2018 at 17:35

I was trying to un-grey it, thinking it was a glitch. Then I did the others for formality.

Berang > Takuro Spirit
08/13/2018 at 17:35

jezebel still exists?

Takuro Spirit > His Stigness
08/13/2018 at 17:37

This comment, that hundreds of people liked?

Nah, giving it to the one with 4 stars that made me titter.

Remember the old days of COTDNOMS? IN OPPO?!?!?!?!?!?

AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop > Takuro Spirit
08/13/2018 at 17:42

Link the comments to get you a star

His Stigness > Takuro Spirit
08/13/2018 at 17:42

NOICE!

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
08/13/2018 at 17:42

We should make this the new Oppo Challenge!

His Stigness > Takuro Spirit
08/13/2018 at 17:42

Or is noyce? I don't know. But still.

jimz > Takuro Spirit
08/13/2018 at 17:44

If you can’t see your comment at all even after “show pending,” then congrats. You’ve been permanently dismissed.

His Stigness > Takuro Spirit
08/13/2018 at 17:44

M ember the days when Oppo got credit for stories by actually being reposted to the front page instead of having it stolen?

Kinja'd!!!

crowmolly > jimz
08/13/2018 at 17:44

His comments are still visible in the Model 3 thread. Permaban scrubs all of your stuff.

His Stigness > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
08/13/2018 at 17:45

Yeah Jezebel really gets people pissed off. And the Root. Ohhhh man they can start some shit.

Takuro Spirit > AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop
08/13/2018 at 17:47

https://jalopnik.com/1828304241 banger

https://jalopnik.com/1828311552 elon

https://jalopnik.com/1828313057 greyed

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > His Stigness
08/13/2018 at 17:48

I am waiting for this comment to get the boot, or maybe not because he didn’t call out the Jezebelization of this article

Kinja'd!!!

https://jalopnik.com/1828311932

razorbeamteam > Takuro Spirit
08/13/2018 at 17:51

If it makes you feel better, I’ve never been ungreyed in 5+ years. No idea who’s bad list I’m on.

Zaxbys > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
08/13/2018 at 17:51

I’ve never been not grey/gray/greigh on Jalopnik

I was greigh before it was cool!

Derpwagon > Takuro Spirit
08/13/2018 at 17:52

Welcome to the club, I got shadowbanned from the FP a long time ago for calling out an author who posted a heinously unsafe video and basically praised it. The story was later edited to ‘highlight the unsafe activity as wrong’ or whatever they said, but I was gone by then . The jalopnik staff is, by and large, a bunch of thin-skinned, immature, echo-chamber enforcing safe-spacers who can’t take a hint of criticism, and anything they may not like is banned.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Takuro Spirit
08/13/2018 at 17:53

You naughty person.

Kinja'd!!!

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Zaxbys
08/13/2018 at 17:57

O.o

i just keep getting dropped into the blacks everywhere... only gizmodo is stubbornly keeping me grey...lol

considering most of my comments are low brow at best im kind of amazed

Zaxbys > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
08/13/2018 at 18:02

Should I mention that I’ve been commenting for only a month? :D

I last was around/lurked pre-hooniverse (the “ Roy Wort” days)

Takuro Spirit > Derpwagon
08/13/2018 at 18:03

I’ve called out Stef for the unsafe illegal ‘hoon of the day’ videos , and David for his ‘this how NOT to fix a rust bucket and make it barely drivable’ stories, not sure about the Ballaban though.... I don’t even think I made fun of his Yugo all that much.

Future next gen S2000 owner > Takuro Spirit
08/13/2018 at 18:03

Less underboob more side boob?

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Zaxbys
08/13/2018 at 18:07

lol probably shouldnt have :p

i have no idea how long ive been commenting for...quite a while

i just get bored and spam comments everywhere

mostly i manage to not offend everyone very much...

His Stigness > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
08/13/2018 at 18:10

I saw that. You're playing with fire.

Takuro Spirit > MonkeePuzzle
08/13/2018 at 18:13

Not the 6 pack we deserve , but the 6 pack we... have

Mercedes Streeter > Takuro Spirit
08/13/2018 at 18:18

I’m in the black on all blogs but The Root, Gizmodo, and Deadspin (I don’t comment on any of them enough) and have been so for many years despite much continued criticism about content that shouldn’t have ever been greenlit .

Honestly I think what gets people the boot is directly trash talking the blogs/writers . In the case of Jalopnik readers, over the years I’ve noticed that many do unfairly hate on Jez and its readers. And it’s silly because there are plenty of things to criticize Jez on (like that recent article that mocks men for having emotions) without resorting to being petty.

Quadradeuce > Takuro Spirit
08/13/2018 at 18:24

Same thing happened to me after commenting on a Patrick George article. Not long after, I stopped visiting jalopnik altogether. Haven't really missed it, especially since 75% of the good writers left after the Hulkening.

Chariotoflove > Takuro Spirit
08/13/2018 at 18:30

I think grayness happens in some inexplicable ways. I once got grayed after making a comment that another poster didn’t like and he said said “ banned” . I thought it was a joke until I found I couldn’t comment anymore. I just emailed Patrick. He said that guy couldn’t make me gray, and he followed me again. Even he didn’t know what had happened.

In short, Kinja is a mystery, and with so many people having mod powers, unexplained things are going to happen. I say, if you want to keep commenting there, shrug it off and email Patrick or someone else on the staff directly to fix it. If not, just hang out here with us.

Commenting on FP pages is fine, but it’s a bit like having a conversation on a crowded train car with someone you never met before and who is going to get off on the next stop. It’s just not going to make much contribution to your day or anyone else’s.

HondoyotaE38: A Japanese and German Collab...wait a minute > Takuro Spirit
08/13/2018 at 19:18

(shudders) that just gave me nightmares and I haven't even gone to sleep yet

HondoyotaE38: A Japanese and German Collab...wait a minute > crowmolly
08/13/2018 at 19:19

yup, sounds like what happened to me.

HondoyotaE38: A Japanese and German Collab...wait a minute > Takuro Spirit
08/13/2018 at 19:21

the thing is, that’s happened to me so many times that it’s actually relatable. I hate accidentally stumbling upon some [redacted] lookin stuff when trying to click Jalopnik thanks to the screen glitching.

(word redacted cuz I realize there's people who read this and Jezebel and it could possibly stir shit so yeah)

jimz > crowmolly
08/13/2018 at 19:29

not instantly.

Shoop > Derpwagon
08/13/2018 at 20:06

i got greyed for making jew jokes, but im jewish so oy vey

Michael Ballaban > Takuro Spirit
08/13/2018 at 21:07

I sent you back to the grays. We have a zero tolerance policy against racism, sexism, and personal attacks against writers. Your comment fell into the second category, with the remark about Jezebel, which clearly used our co-workers’ site as some kind of pejorative. We don’t ban people or send them to the gray for criticism in general, even if we feel it’s unfair. But part of the reason Jalopnik’s comment section is such a great community is because we have our standards. You wouldn’t want us to lower our standards in any other way (besides with the cars we own), and we’re not about to start here. We’re continually promoting new commenters out of the grays, so hopefully you’ll be back soon.

If you want your comments to be featured on Jalopnik again, you are more than welcome to write better comments that ensure Jalopnik stays welcome, engaging, smart, and fun for everyone involved.

Takuro Spirit > Michael Ballaban
08/13/2018 at 22:04

Nah, you can GTFAC, Ballaban.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Takuro Spirit
08/14/2018 at 13:48

“Pointing out that a post barely has any vague connection to cars, and is in fact most like the gossip blog fare that another division of the website specializes in is a personal attack!” Apparently.

Saying “this is a Jezebel article” is not perforce a pejorative on the article, nor even a pejorative on Jezebel. It is a criticism that the article is dissonant in tone relative to the standard presentation of the blog, and is in a sense *miscategorized*. Does he mean that the writer of the article is being personally attacked for sounding like a Jezebel author, and if so, why is that a personal attack? Does he mean that Jezebel cannot be alluded to without “personally attacking” Jezebel fare, if one so much as hints that Jezebel fare is unwanted?

Kinja'd!!!

It’s *good* that Ballaban did that .

Kinja'd!!!

Since I’m not allowed to make a personal attack on him, I will instead observe regarding his argument that his reasoning is weak and pettifogging and his condescension frankly leaps from the page.

Takuro Spirit > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
08/14/2018 at 13:52

The best part is? I was just stating PURE FACT.

Several times a day I accidentally click on the link to Jezebel instead of Jalopnik because I have a two screen setup at work and my mouse pointer speed is setup to swap between screens quickly.

This is all just so silly, I love it.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Takuro Spirit
08/14/2018 at 13:59

This is the point where I say something about how appropriate it is that Ballaban looks a little like Bill Mumy . NO, BAD RAMBLIN

The thing to remember here is that a personal attack on an author is such a severe charge that innocence is no defense.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Takuro Spirit
08/14/2018 at 14:07

I’m guessing you noticed - nothing about what I posted means it was impossible for you to intend a personal attack on the article author or the authors of Jezebel, but to get that reading is to go beyond the plain meaning of the words and *divine* one or both things as what you meant.

It is one thing to find it reasonable that you meant something by what you said, but he seems to believe that you stated something clearly which you did not, which is either a facile lie or shocking ignorance and lack of cognition. He is reserving the right of final say over your thought process - which is more than a little solipsistic.

Even if he were right, the meaning that he *seems to imply* (note the conditional phrase) is not a personal attack on any one person at Jezebel, but is an attack on the tenor of the site as a whole. Which is all well and good to protect against, but that’s not what the citation of the rules says. At all.

Takuro Spirit > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
08/14/2018 at 14:19

All he had to do was ask, instead of firing from the hip.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Takuro Spirit
08/14/2018 at 14:30

WRITE BETTER COMMENTS LOL

MonkeePuzzle > Takuro Spirit
08/14/2018 at 17:49

oh... I see... so you are never getting outta the greys again

Takuro Spirit > MonkeePuzzle
08/14/2018 at 17:51

Not even gonna try.

Tekamul > Michael Ballaban
08/14/2018 at 17:52

Its not a pejorative to characterize a site by it s content focus. It’s literally how GMG is organized. GMG sites continually stretch those categories, and are continually called out for it. If you greyed every commentor that complained, Jalopnik would look like Gawker ( current form).

Is it a personal attack to just point out you’re wrong, and should apologize and clean up your mess?

Vanagon82 > Takuro Spirit
08/14/2018 at 18:04

I bet someone’s got him by the Ballsjoints :)

Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
08/15/2018 at 10:41

just post porn gifs on an Alanis article

Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
08/15/2018 at 10:42

the irony is i have full commentor privileges on jezebel somehow. but im grey on jalopnik after i made a comment on how alanis king would probably be super offended that pornhub sponsored a motorcycle

Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero > Takuro Spirit
08/15/2018 at 10:46

oh may, i wonder what would happen if all of oppo reported the jalopnik twitter and facebook