Welcome to the ninth edition of ForumKorner News. To read any previous editions, inquire the spoiler below.
Spamming & Trolling Rules Added
This past week, @"м¢ℓσνιη" posted a thread stating the rules of the Spamming & Trolling forum. The thread was made for the abundant amount of invalid reported posts coming from the section. @"м¢ℓσνιη" declared that it character evading among other things was acceptable behavior, such as spamming characters and such. To inform yourself with the latest rules of the forum, click here.
About My Scam by @iDefy - As we all know, @iDefy was banned for scamming. Recently, he created a temporary account to outline some of the details of this "scam". As stated in the thread, he simply did not have the money to pay back @"Pun". However, several users did offer to pay @Pun so that @iDefy could make a return. Will this happen? You'll have to read the thread to find out.
I'm Back Giveaway by @"C " - The beloved Chill is hosting another giveaway for the members of ForumKorner. This one is for a whopping $50. Does that grab your attention? If so, be sure to check out this amazing giveaway.
Bought An Ad on FK by @Narc - According to this thread, @Narc runs ForumKorner. Or at least that's what his ad says. That's right, this fine user decided to purchase advertising space from @"Philly". So, if you see his ad whilst browsing the site, be sure to let Narc know that he does indeed "run ForumKorner".
Gun Control Laws by @Sin - Another thread was posted in the Philosophy & Debates section. This one, however, asked for help on an essay regarding gun control laws. Several very strong opinions have been shared, and more would be greatly appreciated. Don't miss out on this thread.
User News
• @Pimping snagged 100 post and 100 reputation points.
• @Alive hit 100 posts.
• @Critical snatched 750 reputation points.
• @Beats nailed 5,000 posts.
• @JohnnyG acquired 500 posts.
• @Lame123 achieved 100 reputation points.
• @"GrƷƷd" amassed 3 months of online time.
• @Loot attained 250 reputation points.
• @Bagel hit 100 reputation points.
Temporary Bans
No one significant was temporarily banned this week!
Permanent Bans
• @Terrio was permanently banned for the reason "Ban Evader"
Sharon Dies
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair were among those at the official ceremony outside Israel's parliament, the Knesset. A towering military and political leader, Sharon died Saturday after eight years in a coma.
Violence fears in Thailand
The protesters plan to achieve their aim by closing seven main intersections in the large and hectic city. They will also surround the houses of Yingluck and some ministers, and they intend to cut off electricity and water supplies at these locations and some government offices.
Pakistani School is being renamed
A Pakistani boy was walking home on January 6th, when a bomber dressed in a school uniform was asking where the school was. Obviously it was a trick and the boy tackled the bomber right when the bomb went off.
The school will be named after Aitazaz Hassan Bangash, the 14-year-old boy who authorities say saved an untold number of fellow students by sacrificing himself at the building's main gate, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province's chief minister said during a provincial assembly session.
The ninth-grader was on his way to school January 6 in the province's Hangu district when the bomber, dressed in a school uniform, asked him where the school was, the teen's cousin Musadiq Ali Bangash said.
Iran to reduce uranium stockpile
"As of that day, for the first time in almost a decade, Iran's nuclear program will not be able to advance, and parts of it will be rolled back, while we start negotiating a comprehensive agreement to address the international community's concerns about Iran's program," U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said in a statement Sunday.
Iranian officials also confirmed the start date for the deal, state media reported. As part of the agreement, Iran has agreed to start eliminating its stockpile of higher levels of enriched uranium, to dismantle some infrastructure that makes higher-level uranium enrichment possible, and not to start up additional centrifuges.
NYC Bans Vaping In Public
The past week, the city council for NYC voted to ban electronic cigarettes, considering them to be just as bad as regular cigarettes. This ban will stop people from using them out in public, which may not to go over well with most people. They are not completely banning the e-cigs as of yet; people can still use them in their home.
AT&T Plans To Release Transparency Reports
This news came to light just hours after Verizon claimed it would publish transparency reports; AT&T decided to mimic Verizon and do the same. These reports will be published semi-annually and it will break down law enforcement requests by type. The initial report is due in early 2014, and will summarize the 2013 data.
Google Cracks Down On Multi-Purpose Extensions
Google has just recently started limiting the extensions in the Chrome Web Store to one purpose. They did this to prevent the clutter and addition of toolbars bundled with extensions. Some developers may not really like this, but it should save people from getting things they don't want. Google is giving current developers until June 2014 to slim down or split up their current extensions.
Hulu Plus Passes 5 Million Customers
Hulu CEO Mike Hopkins released Hulu.com's yearly recap this past week, and showed us how big the service has really gotten. In 2013 alone, Hulu went past $1 billion in revenues and 5 million paying subscribers for Hulu Plus. This is comparing it to its $695 million and 3 million subscribers from 2013. Some consider that a pretty big win for the company, which lost its former CEO earlier this year. Hopkins claimed that in the next few years, Hulu will double the number of options they have on the site. They claim this will be what makes them able to stay ahead of other streaming providers.
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