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timmy
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Location: UK, in Devon
Registered: February 2003
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I'm not sure that we know quite how to walk the tightrope of banter versus using the board asa pseudo chat medium.
Please can we give this some thought?
Author of Queer Me! Halfway Between Flying and Crying - the true story of life for a gay boy in the Swinging Sixties in a British all male Public School
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I'm actually kinda interested in your thoughts on the matter, directly.
It's not the wolf you see you should fear, but all the ones he howls with. Don't be afraid of the song, but don't piss off the choir.
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do you mean it shouldn't be used as pseudo-chat mediums? i know that happens sometimes; sometimes accidental or intentional, and you wonder, "hey why don't they just talk in IMs?!" and i can see how that can be somewhat disrupting to the board, or wander away from its purpose and all.
is this what you mean? i just want to be sure i understand, is all, so i could properly give it some thought. 
thanks,
h.
my void does not want.
-- 2.13.61.
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robert bryce
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Registered: January 1970
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idle chat is where people can let their hair down,just be themselves and have fun..Here is where we get to know each other IF we let that happen..rob
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timmy
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Location: UK, in Devon
Registered: February 2003
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It is not clearcut. It is just, to me, when the digression is both trivial and more overwhelming than the topic, I wonder if we are getting it right
Author of Queer Me! Halfway Between Flying and Crying - the true story of life for a gay boy in the Swinging Sixties in a British all male Public School
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i understand. perhaps if we all make more of an effort to stick *to* the topics at hand, then?
my void does not want.
-- 2.13.61.
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This is kinda a test post to see how images can be sent on this board.
It's not the wolf you see you should fear, but all the ones he howls with. Don't be afraid of the song, but don't piss off the choir.
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robert bryce
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Registered: January 1970
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Thats just the point Timmy,you have requested that I modify my behavior and be less combative or confrontational..I have tried to do so in a positive way..It is time for the adults to have some fun..Kids included......rob:-()
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Oh indeed. But riding herd on this bunch (no offense) isn't easy anyways. I mean, we are all such diverse and, in cases like myself, strong personalities that we invariably wind up stepping on someone's toes. Perhaps we all need a really big lump of salt nearby so when someone says something we disagree with, or that might be mildly annoying to the point of rage, you just reach over and scrape a bit of salt off the lump and take the advice with that.
After all, without salt potatoes just have no flavor, right. And butter....oh oh, and sour cream and those little onion thingies that are green, maybe some melted cheedar, ooooh that sounds so good.....can you tell it's lunch time?
It's not the wolf you see you should fear, but all the ones he howls with. Don't be afraid of the song, but don't piss off the choir.
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robert bryce
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Really getting into it |
Registered: January 1970
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Girl MP,,your posts mean a great deal to me,they always are positive and real-life and that is refreshing..As I said befor,BamBam is a welcome walk in the forest..Always bubbling with awesome things..Please do not allow anything to snull the life out of your posts,they help this place a lot..rob
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You know, I'm kinda guilty of not reading the mission statement at the top of the board. And for that I am sorry, because you've already answered my and your own question Timmy. That's the rules of the place, right there. Interpreting them might be a loose matter for some, but in the end, the purpose of the place is just as important as anything else, and the rules are right there at the top.
Which just goes to show you, you can see a sign a thousand times and not understand it until you take the time to read it.
It's not the wolf you see you should fear, but all the ones he howls with. Don't be afraid of the song, but don't piss off the choir.
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timmy
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Location: UK, in Devon
Registered: February 2003
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Simple to ask for, not simple to implement.
If an instant message program is better, like for a quick riposte, or for a deeply perosnal message, then I tend to feel that an IM program is better.
but Webtv users have no access to those, so that is harder.
There is a difference between banter and detritus. But my banter is your trash and your banter is my trash.
Somewhere in the midst of this lies the right answer.
Why not let's try "If what you have to say is ephemeral, or is better lost on the breeze, then use a chat program"
You see a place like this keeps a permanenet record of "stuff."
This doesn't mean that light heartedness is suddenly outlawed. Nor fun. But there is a serious reason for this place existing. And it does look at present like the Pink Ladies clique. Which is not what I feel we should be showing to people. Chats on the board look cliquy(sp?). Messages tend not to.
Author of Queer Me! Halfway Between Flying and Crying - the true story of life for a gay boy in the Swinging Sixties in a British all male Public School
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No Message Body
my void does not want.
-- 2.13.61.
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Oh, crud. I think I might be the reason for this; take a look at my persistant and pointless posts in such threads as "Story cliffhangers--Should they be outlawed??" I think I've been abusing the "submit" button over the past couple of days, which equates to a not-too-desirable track record on my part. Sorry fellas.
-Machelli
viðrar vel til loftárása
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Not necessarily. I believe that the problems here aren't about the number of posts, but their nature. So far, I haven't seen a mean streak in anything you've posted. I think a lot of us try hard to keep that venom out of our voices. I know I do. And it's not easy some times.
You don't have anything to worry about Mach.
It's not the wolf you see you should fear, but all the ones he howls with. Don't be afraid of the song, but don't piss off the choir.
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I know that since I started posting on this board, I have run the threads all over the place... depending on the whim of the moment...
I apologize for that. I did get carried away.
I did notice it the other day however, and have since attempted to stop it, as I do respect the reason this message board exists...
My heart is right, I believe... my mind gets carried away...
I'm sorry, Timmy.. and those who I have offended by causing them to read my drivel...
Hugs and Peace all....
BamBam:-[ :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[
Celebrate your life... embrace your love... Become intimate with your place in forever !!!
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robert bryce
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Really getting into it |
Registered: January 1970
Messages: 414
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A message from the cliffhanger god:: Bam its just my opinion,but both you and H bring a kind of life to this board..In just a few short days you guys have gladdened the hearts..Im having nightmares of H chasing me down the hallways with a sharp needle with my name on it--just kidding--rob;-D ;-D ;-D
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Thank you so much for the kind words and support ...
You are a good person... and loved... by me !!!!!!!
Huge Hugs....
BamBam
Celebrate your life... embrace your love... Become intimate with your place in forever !!!
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Re: While I am getting some behavioural things right 
Re: could you elaborate, please? 
Re: While I am getting some behavioural things right 
Ummmm.... Sorry, Timmy... and the rest of this family.... 