Posted by Thor on August 11th, 2008
First off, we wanted to thank everyone for reading and commenting on our site. It’s gotten pretty exciting to be part of something like this, and while demanding, has been a very rewarding experience. Extra special thanks to anyone who has written an article, helped us plan a party and anything else like that.
We’ve noticed a lot of new faces on the site recently and wanted to give a quick rundown of some site basics.
We have a CODE OF ETHICS. It says some pretty basic stuff like, you can’t reveal identities, you can’t do personal attacks and you can’t post false gossip.
We constantly struggle to keep each post on topic. We started Free For All’s to let everyone flirt and say whatever they wanted. Please, please keep threads on topic, otherwise we are going to start getting mad.
Feel free to comment or write your own post. Frequent commenters.. pay attention to comments from new people and welcome them. Oh, and if someone says something you don’t like, don’t take it personally and be respectful to other people’s opinions. We’ve seen plenty of negativity towards people with differing opinions and that has to stop.
Please support us by clicking on our advertisers banners and visiting their businesses.
Finally, we are always curious how we are doing, so if you want something changed, have some suggestions or anything else, let us know in the comments!
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Posted by Thor on July 15th, 2008
You have to love it when people get all worked up and scared about blogs. Hello Roanoke Times! cVillain is on your tail.
Listen to this quote from a recent editorial:
Other bloggers do not do as well. They might look like legitimate news sources to the casual observer, but they willfully blur the lines between journalism and campaign hack.
Journalists, real journalists, follow strict rules about conflicts of interest. They do not take money or gifts from groups they might cover. They also maintain a wall between news, opinion and advertising functions.
That is not the case with many bloggers…
Ok, it’s not like the Roanoake Times is scared of bloggers or anything like that. Or are they? Maybe this closing sentence gives us more information:
That does not disqualify bloggers from a place in the media spectrum, but those who rely on them for their news and commentary should keep in mind the potential conflicts when they choose whom to trust.
Seriously dude? If anyone reads anything, anywhere, in any form, it’s biased. It’s biased by advertising dollars, it’s biased by relationships, it’s biased by people’s personalities, insecurities, it’s biased by political beliefs, it’s biased by anything you can possibly think. Oh maybe you forgot to close with “and you should trust the Roanoke Times because we are the only real news source.”
This raises an important issue we’ve been hearing through the grapevine. Some local businesses think our writing is biased. »Read More
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Posted by Odie on July 1st, 2008
Since all of you unlucky souls have to work over the summer, and because I have nothing better to do, I figured I would do my civic responsibility and summarize the major changes in Virginia law that were officially enacted today. I mean, lets face it, the last thing any of you need is another arrest on your record, so pay close attention, class. These are some of the major changes to our Commonwealth’s laws beginning July 1, 2008:
- Animal Cruelty Laws Toughened - In light of the Michael Vick trial (discussed on cVillain HERE and in countless other threads), Virginia has decided to get tough on the punishment of animal abusers. Beginning today, attending an organized animal fight will be a felony. It will be also be a felony to use any substance or equipment to enhance an animal’s ability to fight. Cockfighting as a sport is now officially illegal in the state of Virginia as well.
- Mental Health System Reform - In the aftermath of the Virginia Tech shootings (Parlie honored the rememberance of that horrible tragedy here), the General Assembly passed legislation to change the way the state identifies, monitors, and treats the mentally ill. To facilitate the proper treatment of mentally unstable individuals (and so they are unable to purchase firearms), new laws will help improve the exchange of mental health records. »Read More
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Posted by Thor on June 6th, 2008
You probably noticed we deleted the political thread that was up here earlier this morning.
We deleted it intentionally, not because we are supporters or haters of any given candidate, but just because we asked you and a lot of you were very adamant about not directly discussing issues.
It would be pretty easy for us to follow the election, make fun of Donkeys and Elephants and all that fun stuff, but cVillain is more about having fun than polarizing issues and discussing moot opinions on all the standard political elements of modern America.
If you really want us to do politics, let us know, but otherwise we are going to assume that you can go to other sites to discuss those issues.
For some history on that decision, read this thread and the related comments.
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Posted by Thor on May 14th, 2008
While we may think that a culturally superior Charlottesville doesn’t face the strange laws of our Virginian relatives, but the truth hurts. This time it’s about Halloween, slugs and pool halls…
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Posted by Thor on May 13th, 2008
I was inspired to go look through the Virginia laws the other day and I found some pretty surprising stuff. What do raccoons and oral sex have in common? Well, they are all part of the Virginia code in ways that you probably wouldn’t guess.
While searching, I also discovered that a lot of the weird laws we’d heard about actually weren’t true. Apparently, it is legal to have sex in positions other than “missionary” and you can drive a car while barefoot in Virginia.
But, what about those weird things that are still illegal in Virginia? You can find out after the break…
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Posted by Thor on March 28th, 2008
We’ve spent a lot of time trying to tackle the whole security thing and guess what… WE’VE FINALLY DONE IT! Special thanks to our tech guru who tackled the problem for us. Now we can finally let you write articles without emailing them to us.
What does this mean?
We’ve re-enabled the write functionality for you. Log in and test it out. Let us know what you think.
Some of you probably can’t see the “Write” tab once you are logged in. Email us and we will fix it right away. We think we converted most of your accounts.
How do I log in and write?
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Posted by Thor on March 10th, 2008
This is my anonymous middle finger being given to lawmaker “Tim Couch” who wants to ban anonymous internet posting.
I’ve heard of some out of touch people before but, Tim, honestly have you ever been on the internet?
We retrieved a copy of the bill from the Kentucky BillWatch site. (FYI: It sucks compared to Sunlight) which basically says that website needs to obtain full legal information about anyone who writes posts or creates comments on a site like ours. Are you kidding me? How are you going to do that? Talk about someone being out of touch with reality.
Tim needs to be seriously welcomed to the internet. I sure hope that no idiotic Virginia lawmakers try to do the same thing.
For a full copy of the bill titled “HB 775(BR-1943),” click through the break.. »Read More
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Posted by Thor on March 5th, 2008
OH Snap. No more late night headbanger parties. WCAV Reports:
All city restaurants will have a new limit of 75 decibels after 11p.m. The reading is for outside the establishment. Restaurants are advised to keep the door closed to keep the sound inside.
The council says that if a police officer takes a reading with the door open then that will be the official reading. Noise on the downtown mall is limited to 75 decibels all day. That includes street performers and restaurants.
Examples of decibel levels from wikipedia:
| Source of sound |
Sound pressure |
Sound pressure level |
|
pascal |
dB re 20 μPa |
Theoretical limit for undistorted sound at
1 atmosphere environmental pressure |
101,325 Pa |
191.085 dB |
| Krakatoa explosion at 100 miles (160 km) in air |
20,000 Pa |
180 dB |
| Simple open-ended thermoacoustic device [6] |
12,000 Pa |
176 dB |
| M1 Garand being fired at 1 m |
5,000 Pa |
168 dB |
| Jet engine at 30 m |
630 Pa |
150 dB |
| Rifle being fired at 1 m |
200 Pa |
140 dB |
| Threshold of pain |
100 Pa |
130 dB |
| Hearing damage (due to short-term exposure) |
20 Pa |
approx. 120 dB |
| Jet at 100 m |
6 – 200 Pa |
110 – 140 dB |
| Jack hammer at 1 m |
2 Pa |
approx. 100 dB |
| Hearing damage (due to long-term exposure) |
6×10−1 Pa |
approx. 85 dB |
| Major road at 10 m |
2×10−1 – 6×10−1 Pa |
80 – 90 dB |
| Passenger car at 10 m |
2×10−2 – 2×10−1 Pa |
60 – 80 dB |
| TV (set at home level) at 1 m |
2×10−2 Pa |
approx. 60 dB |
| Normal talking at 1 m |
2×10−3 – 2×10−2 Pa |
40 – 60 dB |
| Very calm room |
2×10−4 – 6×10−4 Pa |
20 – 30 dB |
| Leaves rustling, calm breathing |
6×10−5 Pa |
10 dB |
So, you can’t be louder than a passenger car in a restaurant? This is retarded. Bars have got to be louder than this at night. If you live downtown, you should deal with above average noise levels. I’m pissed. Say goodbye to outdoor shows, late night music, etc.
What do you think?
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Posted by lilith on November 9th, 2007
1. The Golden Rule. Thou shalt not revealeth the identity of cVillains, as Thor and Lilith shalt not revealeth the identities of all cVillains, which Thor and Lilith do knoweth. The accepting of bribes or drunken slurred revelations will result in scorn and contempt from fellow cVillains. If bribes are offered, thou shalt inform Thor and Lilith, who hath labored many moons to create a sacred bond of anonymity and confidentiality.
2. Thou shalt partake of libations. Else thou shalt be sober.
3. Thou shalt post when under the influence of libations without scorn or contempt from cVillains, unless thou sayeth offensive remarks, in which case thou is on thy own, and we wish thou luck with that.
4. Thou shalt dance upon elevated surfaces and mock those below or thou shalt mock those who dance upon elevated surfaces. Thou shalt simply… mock. Mockery of thyself is best.
5. Thou shalt not tell private details of thy neighbor’s personal life, with thy neighbor’s name.
6. Thou shalt not post false gossip.
7. Thou shalt not hate on Charlottesville, for thou hath madeth the choice to liveth here. Obvieth.
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