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Edward Palamar · 28th November 2011, 03:20 AM

Why the cyberbullying from moderation here?

amb · 28th November 2011, 03:22 AM

What, where, here? Nah. This is the welcome thread.

arthwollipot · 28th November 2011, 03:32 AM

Originally Posted by Edward Palamar

Why the cyberbullying from moderation here?

Try going onto the Loose Change forums, or Uncommon Descent. You'll find that our moderators are a model of tolerance. There are forums - plenty of them - where you can get banned for simply mentioning a dissenting point of view.

COLONEL · 28th November 2011, 10:14 AM

Originally Posted by Edward Palamar

Why the cyberbullying from moderation here?

What are you talking about ? Who's bullying who? Give us an example !

Prometheus · 1st December 2011, 10:23 PM

Originally Posted by Edward Palamar

Why the cyberbullying from moderation here?

Why the off-topic trolling in the "Welcome" thread?

COLONEL · 2nd December 2011, 03:48 AM

Welcome Newb's
The weekend Menu is as follows. It will be POT LUCK we will supply the Goats milk ,Oatmeal Cookies ,MINTIES, and ROO meat and a mystery stew.You supply everything else.

amb · 2nd December 2011, 03:50 AM

There's a few people around here looking for their cats. I wonder what makes them think we know anything about these missing cats.

COLONEL · 2nd December 2011, 03:59 AM

Originally Posted by amb

There's a few people around here looking for their cats. I wonder what makes them think we know anything about these missing cats.

To be honest I have not seen any cats since I started the Mystery Stew last night

That reminds me does any one want to buy some nice fur pelts, I have enough to make a nice winter coat

meion88 · 2nd December 2011, 07:08 AM

Hello fellow skeptics. I'm new here and looking forward to engaging in discussions.

A little about me: I'm a student at a university in MI--getting my BA in Marketing, but studying a wide range of topics from anthropology to computer programming to biology. I'm very much interested in consumer behavior, especially in the framework of social psychology and evolutionary biology.

So despite the fact that many people I know keep telling me that having an undergraduate degree will probably not help me get a job beyond my current position at Salvation Army, I'm still pursuing it because...well, this is neither here nor there.

The important things: I like cyberbullying and cats.

Ketyk · 2nd December 2011, 08:57 AM

Hi meion.

Do you prefer cats that bully or the bullying of cats? It's an important distinction!

Also, where do the goats fit in? I found this problem so troublesome I went in search of the answer.

COLONEL · 2nd December 2011, 08:59 AM

Originally Posted by meion88

Hello fellow skeptics. .

Hello fellow skeptics ??? whats this ? are you trying to stir up trouble already ? are you prejudice ? what about the non skeptics we have here? you could have said hello everyone and that way you would have included them. Well for now Welcome meion88 Have a glass of Goats milk and have a seat I will try to have some one show you around If I can find him I will have Shemp be your guide and Mentor here.and when you see the goat pat it on the head.

quadraginta · 2nd December 2011, 10:47 AM

Originally Posted by Ketyk

Hi meion.

Do you prefer cats that bully or the bullying of cats? It's an important distinction!

<snip>

Are there cats that don't?

amb · 2nd December 2011, 07:52 PM

Welcome meion. I guess you've seen the menu for today. If Shemp asks any questions, refer him to the Colonel.

meion88 · 3rd December 2011, 06:57 AM

That was intentional! I just chose not to address to non-skeptics (if any). I'm glad you noticed.

But thanks for the goat milk.

meion88 · 3rd December 2011, 07:01 AM

Originally Posted by Ketyk

Hi meion.

Do you prefer cats that bully or the bullying of cats? It's an important distinction!

Also, where do the goats fit in?

Much prefer cats that bully.

Goats fit into this discussion as they are mammals--just like cats and bullies/cyberbullies (minus the reptilians).

COLONEL · 8th December 2011, 09:04 AM

Whats going on ? No new members in over 5 days . Did somebody let Shemp out to wonder the halls again?

Ketyk · 8th December 2011, 09:59 AM

I must admit that I get a little irked when I see a nOObie that has forgone the "Welcome..." experience. They should be suspended for 1 day.

amb · 8th December 2011, 10:25 PM

And no goat milk or roo steak for a month!

COLONEL · 9th December 2011, 06:16 AM

Well I am not going to post a weekend Menu . as there are no NEWB'S to feed . I will check back later maybe we will get lucky and get someone to join .If so the BBQ will be back on

amb · 10th December 2011, 01:09 AM

I better place all the roo steaks and goat chops in the freezer then.

Foolmewunz · 10th December 2011, 05:03 AM

It's the time of year, guys.

Active members always go to annual lows during the period leading up to the Festivus break. They all return around the 30th, in time for my annual "Am I the Only One Who Hates New Years Eve?" thread.

Not really (that last part, at least). Active Members, defined as someone who's logged in over the past 30 days, do hit a low, though. Last time I looked, we had about 2750 active members. That's down from a few months ago when it was nearly 3000. Ergo, new members, I'd hazard to guess, are also probably not that common this time of year.

Conclusion: Some of us them have a life. I shudder at the thought.

ETA: I checked and see we're now down to 2701 active members. That's a 10% fall. Seems similar to the last couple of years that I noticed this blip.

COLONEL · 10th December 2011, 06:43 AM

Originally Posted by amb

I better place all the roo steaks and goat chops in the freezer then.

Well keep a couple of steaks out for you and me ,we still have to eat

Ketyk · 10th December 2011, 07:38 AM

Originally Posted by Foolmewunz

ETA: I checked and see we're now down to 2701 active members. That's a 10% fall. Seems similar to the last couple of years that I noticed this blip.

Interesting. I'd never gone looking for this number before. I did see 2694 active members from here. Jeezus ben Nazareen del Nazaroid, does that mean we had 7 members deregistered in such a short time?

Maybe they just fell away from attrition.

Foolmewunz · 10th December 2011, 07:47 AM

Originally Posted by Ketyk

Interesting. I'd never gone looking for this number before. I did see 2694 active members from here. Jeezus ben Nazareen del Nazaroid, does that mean we had 7 members deregistered in such a short time?

Maybe they just fell away from attrition.

Your link is correct. We've merely lost seven "active members" in the last few hours since I posted my ETA. Since there's no date/time milestone in there (e.g. 00:01 on my clock in HK or 00:01 UT or 00:01 Randi Savings Time, I think the software is automatic, e.g. times it down to the half hour thirty days ago that they last posted.

I want to be clear, though. This isn't posters who've left the forums, necessarily. It's just posters who may not participate during this period. While we have a lot of people who post reams of material daily, we have a much larger number (by number of members) who post every few days and a few posts at that. If those folks are busy shopping, shop-lifting, caroling, mugging nuns, or whatever it is they do to celebrate the holidays, then they may show up again after the holidays.

ETA: That definition of "Active Members" is the forum software's not my own. It counts people who've logged in (not necessarily posted) in the previous 30 days.

Ketyk · 10th December 2011, 09:05 PM

Thanks, Foolmewunz. I had been awake for about 7 minutes when I read what you posted earlier, and I don't think it sunk in. Darn good stuff about our statistics. The upper end of post counts is still amazing. Me, I'm gonna try to make the list of the top for 24 hours soon.

I'm hungry. (for the barbeque the was outside my Ven diagram)

COLONEL · 11th December 2011, 11:00 AM

Colonel is fanning the smoke from the BBQ , trying to entice some new members to stop in . In the mean time the Roo steaks are ready for the few helpers like Ketyk, AMB, Foolmewunz That are here . and of course Fresh Goats milk

amb · 11th December 2011, 11:19 PM

I think it's time for another letterbox drop to entice more people to this great forum.

Ketyk · 12th December 2011, 09:49 AM

I think we should amuse ourselves by re-posting our own first post from when we were newbies. Who wants to start?

COLONEL · 12th December 2011, 01:36 PM

Originally Posted by Ketyk

I think we should amuse ourselves by re-posting our own first post from when we were newbies. Who wants to start?

Seeing as you thought of it, Be my guest.

Prometheus · 12th December 2011, 01:59 PM

Originally Posted by Ketyk

I think we should amuse ourselves by re-posting our own first post from when we were newbies. Who wants to start?

I did that last month, in the Nominations thread.

Ketyk · 12th December 2011, 04:16 PM

OK. I didn't use the Welcome thread to say hello, but this is my first post here, I think:

Originally Posted by Katachresis

Originally Posted by maruli

I am living in Mönchengladbach, which is about half way between Köln/Cologne and the dutch border, or seen from a wider angle, between the Loreley and Amsterdam.
I cannot judge, how many and what kind of mistakes I am making in English, else I would not make them. So far it has happened a few times that from written text I was mistaken for an American expat in Germany. But I prefer to have my mistakes attributed to being a foreigner instead of being taken for someone to dumb for correct grammar and spelling in the native language.

maruli, you should never worry about spelling errors. English is my first language, and I make mistakes all the time. I'm only half sure I spelled "language" correctly.

Here is my actual "Hello my name is...' post. I appearantly felt it was neccesary to start a new thread because it was such a big event. I know, I know, I misspelt remember. I was nervous!

Quote:

Hello, Im a new memember

I found this sight a few days ago, and I thought I'd say Hello.

I have been fascinated with the paranormal since the 5th Grade, when I learned about the Burmuda Triangle, and the Pyramids at Giza. About the same time, I became and avid radio listener, and to this day, I cannot go to sleep with out at least a half hour of radio listening.

(ETA: Ha, both have a reference to spelling errors.)

COLONEL · 12th December 2011, 08:25 PM

I do not think the threads go back to when I made my first post and I would not know where to look . I think my first post was in something like the last person to post here thread

Ketyk · 12th December 2011, 09:15 PM

Originally Posted by COLONEL

I do not think the threads go back to when I made my first post and I would not know where to look . I think my first post was in something like the last person to post here thread

Oh, you mean this one from The Last Person?

amb · 13th December 2011, 02:00 AM

Taking too long to load.

arthwollipot · 13th December 2011, 05:56 AM

Originally Posted by Ketyk

I think we should amuse ourselves by re-posting our own first post from when we were newbies. Who wants to start?

Great idea, should be lots of fun, but let's make a new thread for it, eh?

COLONEL · 13th December 2011, 01:26 PM

Originally Posted by Ketyk

Oh, you mean this one from The Last Person?

You have more patients then I do when it comes to looking things up

amb · 14th December 2011, 02:04 AM

Over a week and no newbs. Has someone let Shemp out again?

Prometheus · 14th December 2011, 11:32 AM

Maybe the goat got 'em....

Avery Dashwood · 14th December 2011, 12:26 PM

I'll break the newbie drought here.

I am joining up because I'm very tired of living amongst people who think the world is filled with the paranormal. Between religion, "medical" practices (chiropractic, acupuncture, etc...) that rely on mystical forces, ESP, and so forth, nearly everyone I know believes in the paranormal. Add into that conspiracy theories, space aliens, climate change denialism, intelligent design, and wildly inaccurate views of history and I feel like I live in a society that is divorced from reality. So I welcome the chance to come in from the cold that I think this board represents.

COLONEL · 14th December 2011, 12:36 PM

Welcome Avery Dashwood and thankyou for joining and breaking the lull. Have a fresh glass of Goats milk .

28th November 2011, 03:20 AM	#401
Edward Palamar Student Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 43	Why the cyberbullying from moderation here?
Edward Palamar Student Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 43

28th November 2011, 03:22 AM	#402
amb Guest Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 18,777	What, where, here? Nah. This is the welcome thread.
amb Guest Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 18,777

28th November 2011, 03:32 AM	#403
arthwollipot Observer of Phenomena Pronouns: he/him Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Ngunnawal Country Posts: 85,452	Originally Posted by Edward Palamar Why the cyberbullying from moderation here? Try going onto the Loose Change forums, or Uncommon Descent. You'll find that our moderators are a model of tolerance. There are forums - plenty of them - where you can get banned for simply mentioning a dissenting point of view.
	__________________ A million people can call the mountains a fiction Yet it need not trouble you as you stand atop them https://xkcd.com/154/

28th November 2011, 10:14 AM	#404
COLONEL Sniper of the Galactic Universe Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The many voids of the Universe Posts: 29,838	Originally Posted by Edward Palamar Why the cyberbullying from moderation here? What are you talking about ? Who's bullying who? Give us an example !
	__________________ Major Ashley-Pitt: In our experience, Americans are uncouth misfits who should be run out of their own barbaric country. Matthew Quigley: Well, Lieutenant... Major Ashley-Pitt: Major. Matthew Quigley: Major. We already run the misfits outta our country. We sent 'em back to England.

1st December 2011, 10:23 PM	#405
Prometheus Acolyte of Víðarr Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 50,557	Originally Posted by Edward Palamar Why the cyberbullying from moderation here? Why the off-topic trolling in the "Welcome" thread?
	__________________ As Einstein once said, "If you can't think of something relevant to say, just make something up and attribute it to some really smart dead guy." "I find your lack of pith disturbing," - Darth Rotor .......... Don't be offended. I'm not calling you a serial killer. -- Ron Tomkins.

2nd December 2011, 03:48 AM	#406
COLONEL Sniper of the Galactic Universe Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The many voids of the Universe Posts: 29,838	Welcome Newb's The weekend Menu is as follows. It will be POT LUCK we will supply the Goats milk ,Oatmeal Cookies ,MINTIES, and ROO meat and a mystery stew.You supply everything else.
	__________________ Major Ashley-Pitt: In our experience, Americans are uncouth misfits who should be run out of their own barbaric country. Matthew Quigley: Well, Lieutenant... Major Ashley-Pitt: Major. Matthew Quigley: Major. We already run the misfits outta our country. We sent 'em back to England.

2nd December 2011, 03:50 AM	#407
amb Guest Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 18,777	There's a few people around here looking for their cats. I wonder what makes them think we know anything about these missing cats.
amb Guest Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 18,777

2nd December 2011, 03:59 AM	#408
COLONEL Sniper of the Galactic Universe Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The many voids of the Universe Posts: 29,838	Originally Posted by amb There's a few people around here looking for their cats. I wonder what makes them think we know anything about these missing cats. To be honest I have not seen any cats since I started the Mystery Stew last night That reminds me does any one want to buy some nice fur pelts, I have enough to make a nice winter coat
	__________________ Major Ashley-Pitt: In our experience, Americans are uncouth misfits who should be run out of their own barbaric country. Matthew Quigley: Well, Lieutenant... Major Ashley-Pitt: Major. Matthew Quigley: Major. We already run the misfits outta our country. We sent 'em back to England.

2nd December 2011, 07:08 AM	#409
meion88 New Blood Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 4	I'm new Hello fellow skeptics. I'm new here and looking forward to engaging in discussions. A little about me: I'm a student at a university in MI--getting my BA in Marketing, but studying a wide range of topics from anthropology to computer programming to biology. I'm very much interested in consumer behavior, especially in the framework of social psychology and evolutionary biology. So despite the fact that many people I know keep telling me that having an undergraduate degree will probably not help me get a job beyond my current position at Salvation Army, I'm still pursuing it because...well, this is neither here nor there. The important things: I like cyberbullying and cats.
meion88 New Blood Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 4

2nd December 2011, 08:57 AM	#410
Ketyk Earthbound Misfit Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 4,750	Hi meion. Do you prefer cats that bully or the bullying of cats? It's an important distinction! Also, where do the goats fit in? I found this problem so troublesome I went in search of the answer.
Ketyk Earthbound Misfit Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 4,750	__________________ "Where is evil? In the rat, whose nature it is to steal grain. Or in the cat? Whose nature it is to kill the rat."

2nd December 2011, 08:59 AM	#411
COLONEL Sniper of the Galactic Universe Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The many voids of the Universe Posts: 29,838	Originally Posted by meion88 Hello fellow skeptics. . Hello fellow skeptics ??? whats this ? are you trying to stir up trouble already ? are you prejudice ? what about the non skeptics we have here? you could have said hello everyone and that way you would have included them. Well for now Welcome meion88 Have a glass of Goats milk and have a seat I will try to have some one show you around If I can find him I will have Shemp be your guide and Mentor here.and when you see the goat pat it on the head.
	__________________ Major Ashley-Pitt: In our experience, Americans are uncouth misfits who should be run out of their own barbaric country. Matthew Quigley: Well, Lieutenant... Major Ashley-Pitt: Major. Matthew Quigley: Major. We already run the misfits outta our country. We sent 'em back to England.

2nd December 2011, 10:47 AM	#412
quadraginta Becoming Beth Join Date: May 2009 Location: Central Vale of Humility (USA, sort of) Posts: 27,292	Originally Posted by Ketyk Hi meion. Do you prefer cats that bully or the bullying of cats? It's an important distinction! <snip> Are there cats that don't?
	__________________ "A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep." "Ninety percent of the politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation."

2nd December 2011, 07:52 PM	#413
amb Guest Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 18,777	Welcome meion. I guess you've seen the menu for today. If Shemp asks any questions, refer him to the Colonel.
amb Guest Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 18,777

3rd December 2011, 06:57 AM	#414
meion88 New Blood Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 4	That was intentional! I just chose not to address to non-skeptics (if any). I'm glad you noticed. But thanks for the goat milk.
meion88 New Blood Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 4

3rd December 2011, 07:01 AM	#415
meion88 New Blood Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 4	Originally Posted by Ketyk Hi meion. Do you prefer cats that bully or the bullying of cats? It's an important distinction! Also, where do the goats fit in? Much prefer cats that bully. Goats fit into this discussion as they are mammals--just like cats and bullies/cyberbullies (minus the reptilians).
meion88 New Blood Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 4

8th December 2011, 09:04 AM	#416
COLONEL Sniper of the Galactic Universe Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The many voids of the Universe Posts: 29,838	Whats going on ? No new members in over 5 days . Did somebody let Shemp out to wonder the halls again?
	__________________ Major Ashley-Pitt: In our experience, Americans are uncouth misfits who should be run out of their own barbaric country. Matthew Quigley: Well, Lieutenant... Major Ashley-Pitt: Major. Matthew Quigley: Major. We already run the misfits outta our country. We sent 'em back to England.

8th December 2011, 09:59 AM	#417
Ketyk Earthbound Misfit Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 4,750	I must admit that I get a little irked when I see a nOObie that has forgone the "Welcome..." experience. They should be suspended for 1 day.
Ketyk Earthbound Misfit Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 4,750	__________________ "Where is evil? In the rat, whose nature it is to steal grain. Or in the cat? Whose nature it is to kill the rat." Last edited by Ketyk; 8th December 2011 at 11:16 AM.

8th December 2011, 10:25 PM	#418
amb Guest Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 18,777	And no goat milk or roo steak for a month!
amb Guest Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 18,777

9th December 2011, 06:16 AM	#419
COLONEL Sniper of the Galactic Universe Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The many voids of the Universe Posts: 29,838	Well I am not going to post a weekend Menu . as there are no NEWB'S to feed . I will check back later maybe we will get lucky and get someone to join .If so the BBQ will be back on
	__________________ Major Ashley-Pitt: In our experience, Americans are uncouth misfits who should be run out of their own barbaric country. Matthew Quigley: Well, Lieutenant... Major Ashley-Pitt: Major. Matthew Quigley: Major. We already run the misfits outta our country. We sent 'em back to England.

10th December 2011, 01:09 AM	#420
amb Guest Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 18,777	I better place all the roo steaks and goat chops in the freezer then.
amb Guest Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 18,777

10th December 2011, 05:03 AM	#421
Foolmewunz Grammar Resistance Leader TLA Dictator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Pattaya, Thailand Posts: 41,468	It's the time of year, guys. Active members always go to annual lows during the period leading up to the Festivus break. They all return around the 30th, in time for my annual "Am I the Only One Who Hates New Years Eve?" thread. Not really (that last part, at least). Active Members, defined as someone who's logged in over the past 30 days, do hit a low, though. Last time I looked, we had about 2750 active members. That's down from a few months ago when it was nearly 3000. Ergo, new members, I'd hazard to guess, are also probably not that common this time of year. Conclusion: Some of us them have a life. I shudder at the thought. ETA: I checked and see we're now down to 2701 active members. That's a 10% fall. Seems similar to the last couple of years that I noticed this blip.
	__________________ Ha! Foolmewunz has just been added to the list of people who aren't complete idiots. Hokulele It's not that liberals have become less tolerant. It's that conservatives have become more intolerable. Last edited by Foolmewunz; 10th December 2011 at 05:09 AM.

10th December 2011, 06:43 AM	#422
COLONEL Sniper of the Galactic Universe Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The many voids of the Universe Posts: 29,838	Originally Posted by amb I better place all the roo steaks and goat chops in the freezer then. Well keep a couple of steaks out for you and me ,we still have to eat
	__________________ Major Ashley-Pitt: In our experience, Americans are uncouth misfits who should be run out of their own barbaric country. Matthew Quigley: Well, Lieutenant... Major Ashley-Pitt: Major. Matthew Quigley: Major. We already run the misfits outta our country. We sent 'em back to England.

10th December 2011, 07:38 AM	#423
Ketyk Earthbound Misfit Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 4,750	Originally Posted by Foolmewunz ETA: I checked and see we're now down to 2701 active members. That's a 10% fall. Seems similar to the last couple of years that I noticed this blip. Interesting. I'd never gone looking for this number before. I did see 2694 active members from here. Jeezus ben Nazareen del Nazaroid, does that mean we had 7 members deregistered in such a short time? Maybe they just fell away from attrition.
Ketyk Earthbound Misfit Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 4,750	__________________ "Where is evil? In the rat, whose nature it is to steal grain. Or in the cat? Whose nature it is to kill the rat."

10th December 2011, 07:47 AM	#424
Foolmewunz Grammar Resistance Leader TLA Dictator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Pattaya, Thailand Posts: 41,468	Originally Posted by Ketyk Interesting. I'd never gone looking for this number before. I did see 2694 active members from here. Jeezus ben Nazareen del Nazaroid, does that mean we had 7 members deregistered in such a short time? Maybe they just fell away from attrition. Your link is correct. We've merely lost seven "active members" in the last few hours since I posted my ETA. Since there's no date/time milestone in there (e.g. 00:01 on my clock in HK or 00:01 UT or 00:01 Randi Savings Time, I think the software is automatic, e.g. times it down to the half hour thirty days ago that they last posted. I want to be clear, though. This isn't posters who've left the forums, necessarily. It's just posters who may not participate during this period. While we have a lot of people who post reams of material daily, we have a much larger number (by number of members) who post every few days and a few posts at that. If those folks are busy shopping, shop-lifting, caroling, mugging nuns, or whatever it is they do to celebrate the holidays, then they may show up again after the holidays. ETA: That definition of "Active Members" is the forum software's not my own. It counts people who've logged in (not necessarily posted) in the previous 30 days.
	__________________ Ha! Foolmewunz has just been added to the list of people who aren't complete idiots. Hokulele It's not that liberals have become less tolerant. It's that conservatives have become more intolerable. Last edited by Foolmewunz; 10th December 2011 at 07:49 AM.

10th December 2011, 09:05 PM	#425
Ketyk Earthbound Misfit Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 4,750	Thanks, Foolmewunz. I had been awake for about 7 minutes when I read what you posted earlier, and I don't think it sunk in. Darn good stuff about our statistics. The upper end of post counts is still amazing. Me, I'm gonna try to make the list of the top for 24 hours soon. I'm hungry. (for the barbeque the was outside my Ven diagram)
Ketyk Earthbound Misfit Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 4,750	__________________ "Where is evil? In the rat, whose nature it is to steal grain. Or in the cat? Whose nature it is to kill the rat." Last edited by Ketyk; 10th December 2011 at 09:06 PM.

11th December 2011, 11:00 AM	#426
COLONEL Sniper of the Galactic Universe Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The many voids of the Universe Posts: 29,838	Colonel is fanning the smoke from the BBQ , trying to entice some new members to stop in . In the mean time the Roo steaks are ready for the few helpers like Ketyk, AMB, Foolmewunz That are here . and of course Fresh Goats milk
	__________________ Major Ashley-Pitt: In our experience, Americans are uncouth misfits who should be run out of their own barbaric country. Matthew Quigley: Well, Lieutenant... Major Ashley-Pitt: Major. Matthew Quigley: Major. We already run the misfits outta our country. We sent 'em back to England.

11th December 2011, 11:19 PM	#427
amb Guest Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 18,777	I think it's time for another letterbox drop to entice more people to this great forum.
amb Guest Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 18,777

12th December 2011, 09:49 AM	#428
Ketyk Earthbound Misfit Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 4,750	I think we should amuse ourselves by re-posting our own first post from when we were newbies. Who wants to start?
Ketyk Earthbound Misfit Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 4,750	__________________ "Where is evil? In the rat, whose nature it is to steal grain. Or in the cat? Whose nature it is to kill the rat."

12th December 2011, 01:36 PM	#429
COLONEL Sniper of the Galactic Universe Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The many voids of the Universe Posts: 29,838	Originally Posted by Ketyk I think we should amuse ourselves by re-posting our own first post from when we were newbies. Who wants to start? Seeing as you thought of it, Be my guest.
	__________________ Major Ashley-Pitt: In our experience, Americans are uncouth misfits who should be run out of their own barbaric country. Matthew Quigley: Well, Lieutenant... Major Ashley-Pitt: Major. Matthew Quigley: Major. We already run the misfits outta our country. We sent 'em back to England.

12th December 2011, 01:59 PM	#430
Prometheus Acolyte of Víðarr Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 50,557	Originally Posted by Ketyk I think we should amuse ourselves by re-posting our own first post from when we were newbies. Who wants to start? I did that last month, in the Nominations thread.
	__________________ As Einstein once said, "If you can't think of something relevant to say, just make something up and attribute it to some really smart dead guy." "I find your lack of pith disturbing," - Darth Rotor .......... Don't be offended. I'm not calling you a serial killer. -- Ron Tomkins.

12th December 2011, 04:16 PM	#431
Ketyk Earthbound Misfit Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 4,750	OK. I didn't use the Welcome thread to say hello, but this is my first post here, I think: Originally Posted by Katachresis Originally Posted by maruli I am living in Mönchengladbach, which is about half way between Köln/Cologne and the dutch border, or seen from a wider angle, between the Loreley and Amsterdam. I cannot judge, how many and what kind of mistakes I am making in English, else I would not make them. So far it has happened a few times that from written text I was mistaken for an American expat in Germany. But I prefer to have my mistakes attributed to being a foreigner instead of being taken for someone to dumb for correct grammar and spelling in the native language. maruli, you should never worry about spelling errors. English is my first language, and I make mistakes all the time. I'm only half sure I spelled "language" correctly. Here is my actual "Hello my name is...' post. I appearantly felt it was neccesary to start a new thread because it was such a big event. I know, I know, I misspelt remember. I was nervous! Quote: Hello, Im a new memember I found this sight a few days ago, and I thought I'd say Hello. I have been fascinated with the paranormal since the 5th Grade, when I learned about the Burmuda Triangle, and the Pyramids at Giza. About the same time, I became and avid radio listener, and to this day, I cannot go to sleep with out at least a half hour of radio listening. (ETA: Ha, both have a reference to spelling errors.)
Ketyk Earthbound Misfit Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 4,750	__________________ "Where is evil? In the rat, whose nature it is to steal grain. Or in the cat? Whose nature it is to kill the rat." Last edited by Ketyk; 12th December 2011 at 04:31 PM.

12th December 2011, 08:25 PM	#432
COLONEL Sniper of the Galactic Universe Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The many voids of the Universe Posts: 29,838	I do not think the threads go back to when I made my first post and I would not know where to look . I think my first post was in something like the last person to post here thread
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12th December 2011, 09:15 PM	#433
Ketyk Earthbound Misfit Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 4,750	Originally Posted by COLONEL I do not think the threads go back to when I made my first post and I would not know where to look . I think my first post was in something like the last person to post here thread Oh, you mean this one from The Last Person?
Ketyk Earthbound Misfit Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 4,750	__________________ "Where is evil? In the rat, whose nature it is to steal grain. Or in the cat? Whose nature it is to kill the rat." Last edited by Ketyk; 12th December 2011 at 09:19 PM.

13th December 2011, 02:00 AM	#434
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13th December 2011, 05:56 AM	#435
arthwollipot Observer of Phenomena Pronouns: he/him Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Ngunnawal Country Posts: 85,452	Originally Posted by Ketyk I think we should amuse ourselves by re-posting our own first post from when we were newbies. Who wants to start? Great idea, should be lots of fun, but let's make a new thread for it, eh?
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