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Topic: Messing up threads Posted: September 08 2005 at 12:48 |
I know that many may say that its a pot calling the kettle black, but this thread, to me, is going too far! I like a bit of fun, byt this thread has been ruined!
Its like when the teacher leaves the room..
http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=11122
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Posted: September 08 2005 at 12:52 |
My poor thread, I just tried to make a decent keyboard player poll, and this is how they repay me! Ungrateful kids!
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Posted: September 08 2005 at 13:22 |
As I recall there hav been some keyboard threads allready in the history of progarchives... And btw, the thread was about 2 die, becouse all the interested people allready posted in it.. Ow, And aren't polls used to vote in them, and not 2 write "Jordan Rudess is the best!" all the time? You ca still vote in the poll, and see the votes, so its as a healthy poll as can be! And Damien, You helped 2 ruin the thread Yourself . I have evidence
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Posted: September 08 2005 at 17:18 |
^ I disagree, I was about to comment, but didn't bother because the thread was such a tragic mess!
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Posted: September 08 2005 at 17:56 |
I agree with you Snowy. Its ok to do this in the mariah thread, and I'been known to do that myself but normal threads should be kept chean and on topic
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Posted: September 08 2005 at 18:10 |
Children are taking over. 
I think the once-funny Mariah thread has been ruined too, by pointless "see how many posts I can make" boy-babble, those irritating, endless quote pyramids, and piles of emoticons.
Rant over.
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Snow Dog
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Posted: September 08 2005 at 18:27 |
Peter wrote:
Children are taking over. 
I think the once-funny Mariah thread has been ruined too, by pointless "see how many posts I can make" boy-babble, those irritating, endless quote pyramids, and piles of emoticons.
Rant over.
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I understand how you feel Peter, there is an obvious "post race", its no secret, but as long as endless Smiley posting reamains in Mariah and similar "fun" threads, I don't really see a problem.
Speech over!
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Posted: September 08 2005 at 18:43 |
Snow Dog wrote:
I understand how you feel Peter, there is an obvious "post race", its no secret, but as long as endless Smiley posting reamains in Mariah and similar "fun" threads, I don't really see a problem.
Speech over!
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Only "fun" for the participants though -- not for anyone else!
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Snow Dog
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Posted: September 08 2005 at 18:48 |
Peter wrote:
Snow Dog wrote:
I understand how you feel Peter, there is an obvious "post race", its no secret, but as long as endless Smiley posting reamains in Mariah and similar "fun" threads, I don't really see a problem.
Speech over!
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Only "fun" for the participants though -- not for anyone else!
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You may be right Peter, sometimes the Mariah Carrey thread seems like nothing more than a chatroom!
Leave 'em to it, I reckon.
But this is why I'm so annoyed that its crossing over into serious threads!
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Posted: September 08 2005 at 18:54 |
^ Too bad it wasn't their thread....
Yes, people should stay on topic -- how about them mellotrons, eh? 
I agree, though -- much of the posting is becoming VERY infantile.
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Posted: September 08 2005 at 19:04 |
The mariah thread is indeed a chatroom nowadays, but mostly a fairly inteligent one. The smiley spam isn't really that frequent. And when it happens, its not led by children. Cyg MWH, and Bj are the best at it, and I wouldn't call the first two children. 18 and 17 isn't a quite a child anymore. I'm 17 myself.
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Posted: September 08 2005 at 19:09 |
The Miracle wrote:
The mariah thread is indeed a chatroom nowadays, but mostly a fairly inteligent one. The smiley spam isn't really that frequent. And when it happens, its not led by children. Cyg MWH, and Bj are the best at it, and I wouldn't call the first two children. 18 and 17 isn't a quite a child anymore. I'm 17 myself.
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I wasn't going to name names myself, but the children tag is relative I guess. To older members you are, or behave like children sometimes, maybe!
As I said though, all this is fine in its place, but some younger members are starting to say "New Page" on every thread!!!!
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Posted: September 08 2005 at 19:16 |
Snow Dog wrote:
The Miracle wrote:
The mariah thread is indeed a chatroom nowadays, but mostly a fairly inteligent one. The smiley spam isn't really that frequent. And when it happens, its not led by children. Cyg MWH, and Bj are the best at it, and I wouldn't call the first two children. 18 and 17 isn't a quite a child anymore. I'm 17 myself.
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I wasn't going to name names myself, but the children tag is relative I guess. To older members you are, or behave like children sometimes, maybe!
As I said though, all this is fine in its place, but some younger members are starting to say "New Page" on every thread!!!!
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sorry for names Someone will always say "new page", young or old. I know some much older members who do it. Velvy, for iexample, started the tradition, he's no child
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Posted: September 08 2005 at 19:19 |
Does Velvet do it in any thread?
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Posted: September 08 2005 at 19:24 |
Snow Dog wrote:
Does Velvet do it in any thread? |
no, "new page" is a mariah thread tradition. Who does it in other threads?
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Posted: September 08 2005 at 19:27 |
The Miracle wrote:
Snow Dog wrote:
Does Velvet do it in any thread? |
no, "new page" is a mariah thread tradition. Who does it in other threads?
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I've seen it in a few. The one I have a link to here has it I think.
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Posted: September 08 2005 at 19:30 |
Snow Dog wrote:
The Miracle wrote:
Snow Dog wrote:
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no, "new page" is a mariah thread tradition. Who does it in other threads?
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I've seen it in a few. The one I have a link to here has it I think.
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yeah that thread is horribly... childish
I just went through it, it indeed is sad, that shouldn't be allowed in prog music lounge and polls
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Posted: September 08 2005 at 20:16 |
and what's the big deal with post counts? its who you are, not how many posts you have that defines a person IMO
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Posted: September 09 2005 at 02:59 |
Relax children ! The Clown will leave for good soon and then all the Serious and Boring people can restore this site.
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Posted: September 09 2005 at 03:24 |
Velvetclown wrote:
Relax children ! The Clown will leave for good soon and then all the Serious and Boring people can restore this site.  |
Please don't Velv!!
Actually Snowie and Peter, I was rolling on the floor with laughter at how Smileys were abused!!  
Or Should I say.....
  
Thanks for the early morning laugh for if you had not complained about this , I probably would have never read it.
EEEEEHHHHHMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!............
This Scandalous behaviour must stop!
How's this???

But you are right though! A perfectly good poll should not be deviated into open derision.
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let's just stay above the moral melee prefer the sink to the gutter keep our sand-castle virtues content to be a doer as well as a thinker, prefer lifting our pen rather than un-sheath our sword
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