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I think a Puzzles and Games subforum was mooted before, and debate was indecisive. Since I mostly browse via the View active topics feature, the subforum system doesn't affect me all that much, but it's sometimes useful if you're looking for an old thread or for newbies getting a feel for the place. For this reason I'd tend to advocate such a feature. But I know other people like fewer forums (for whatever reason) so I thought I'd put it to a vote.
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Re: Puzzles and Games subforum
Sound like a sensible suggestion, as there's a significant number of threads that would come into that subforum.
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Also request subforum for gays.
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I think it's a good idea. It would tidy up the off-topic forum.
Also looking through the off-topic forum, 11 threads have been locked, so you could delete these as well.
Also looking through the off-topic forum, 11 threads have been locked, so you could delete these as well.
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Re: Puzzles and Games subforum
You tell 'em, duckie.Michael Wallace wrote:Also request subforum for gays.
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Duck boy?David O'Donnell wrote:You tell 'em, duckie.Michael Wallace wrote:Also request subforum for gays.
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Re: Puzzles and Games subforum
Ooh. What would we discuss in it?Michael Wallace wrote:Also request subforum for gays.
(And - apart from you, me and Clare - who would be in it?)
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Why should locked threads be deleted?Joseph Bolas wrote:I think it's a good idea. It would tidy up the off-topic forum.
Also looking through the off-topic forum, 11 threads have been locked, so you could delete these as well.
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Dude, I'm not gayPhil Reynolds wrote:Ooh. What would we discuss in it?Michael Wallace wrote:Also request subforum for gays.
(And - apart from you, me and Clare - who would be in it?)
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Re: Puzzles and Games subforum
Michael Wallace wrote:Dude, I'm not gay
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So how come you frequently refer to your "fiance" (with one e), and even on occasion (as in this post) using the masculine pronoun:
Michael Wallace wrote:I think one of the biggest problems my fiance has when watching is that he hasn't played/watched enough Countdown to just 'know' what multiple of the large number you need to get close to the target
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You can have sex with men and not be a gayer (it's the whole "I'm not gay but my boyfriend is" thing).Phil Reynolds wrote:Michael Wallace wrote:Dude, I'm not gay![]()
So how come you frequently refer to your "fiance" (with one e), and even on occasion (as in this post) using the masculine pronoun?
edit: that's some good sluething, though
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Re: Puzzles and Games subforum
Having sex with men is kinda gay tbf.Michael Wallace wrote:You can have sex with men and not be a gayer (it's the whole "I'm not gay but my boyfriend is" thing).Phil Reynolds wrote:Michael Wallace wrote:Dude, I'm not gay![]()
So how come you frequently refer to your "fiance" (with one e), and even on occasion (as in this post) using the masculine pronoun?
edit: that's some good sluething, though
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Re: Puzzles and Games subforum
Your mum's kinda gayJon Corby wrote:Having sex with men is kinda gay tbf.
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Re: Puzzles and Games subforum
Fair enough, if you're a man, having sex with men is kinda gay. Or was that just a general "your mum" joke?Michael Wallace wrote:Your mum's kinda gayJon Corby wrote:Having sex with men is kinda gay tbf.
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That was just a general your mum joke, actually. I kinda wish I'd been paying enough attention to be deliberately smart (S-M-R-T SMART).Jon Corby wrote:Fair enough, if you're a man, having sex with men is kinda gay. Or was that just a general "your mum" joke?
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Not as gay as calling your bf "fiance".Jon Corby wrote:Having sex with men is kinda gay tbf.
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Nah, I mostly do that to see if people are paying attention.Phil Reynolds wrote:Not as gay as calling your bf "fiance".Jon Corby wrote:Having sex with men is kinda gay tbf.
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Re: Puzzles and Games subforum
Have I won a prize?Michael Wallace wrote:Nah, I mostly do that to see if people are paying attention.Phil Reynolds wrote:Not as gay as calling your bf "fiance".Jon Corby wrote:Having sex with men is kinda gay tbf.
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IMO, If a thread has been locked, then you would assume that the topic was not worth discussing in the first place, so there would be no point to have it.Jon Corby wrote:Why should locked threads be deleted?Joseph Bolas wrote:I think it's a good idea. It would tidy up the off-topic forum.
Also looking through the off-topic forum, 11 threads have been locked, so you could delete these as well.
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Sure, you just have to make it yourself.Phil Reynolds wrote:Have I won a prize?
Also, I'm not entirely sure what I should refer to him as, since there isn't anything in the dictionary yet for the homosexual 'equivalent' of fiance(e) anyway.
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If it was a divisive and bloody fight that was locked before people were going to (cyber-) murder each other then it would certainly be worth a look.Joseph Bolas wrote:IMO, If a thread has been locked, then you would assume that the topic was not worth discussing in the first place, so there would be no point to have it.Jon Corby wrote:Why should locked threads be deleted?Joseph Bolas wrote:I think it's a good idea. It would tidy up the off-topic forum.
Also looking through the off-topic forum, 11 threads have been locked, so you could delete these as well.
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^ This. Also it's only ever worth deleting things if you need the space - information is good (plus it might be a good example of what not to do, too).David O'Donnell wrote:If it was a divisive and bloody fight that was locked before people were going to (cyber-) murder each other then it would certainly be worth a look.
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Michael Wallace wrote:^ This. Also it's only ever worth deleting things if you need the space - information is good (plus it might be a good example of what not to do, too).David O'Donnell wrote:If it was a divisive and bloody fight that was locked before people were going to (cyber-) murder each other then it would certainly be worth a look.
Like suggesting a gay sub-forum?
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OK, done that.Michael Wallace wrote:Sure, you just have to make it yourself.Phil Reynolds wrote:Have I won a prize?
Nor likely to be I suspect, unless you go for old-fashioned whimsy like 'intended'. Likewise, and rather more annoyingly in my experience, there is no convenient verb akin to 'marry' to describe the act of entering into a civil partnership. (In desperation, one friend who sent a card for ours congratulated us on becoming 'civilised', which doesn't capture entirely the right sentiment, I feel.)Also, I'm not entirely sure what I should refer to him as, since there isn't anything in the dictionary yet for the homosexual 'equivalent' of fiance(e) anyway.
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Re: Puzzles and Games subforum
I would condone a gay sub-forum, but then where would gay puzzles and games go? Things would soon get out of hand.
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That would never happen in here though, would it.David O'Donnell wrote:If it was a divisive and bloody fight that was locked before people were going to (cyber-) murder each other then it would certainly be worth a look.Joseph Bolas wrote:IMO, If a thread has been locked, then you would assume that the topic was not worth discussing in the first place, so there would be no point to have it.
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Re: Puzzles and Games subforum
It looks like this poll is one-sided, so I'll create the new subforum in the next few days. However it would be useful to move all the existing topics on the subject into this new forum, so I would like someone to trawl through all the old topics and send me a list of what should be moved. In return I will convey moderator privileges for the new forum onto said person. If you want to do it as a team effort then that's fine too.
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I spotted the 'he' ref to fiance, too. Gaydar started spinning immediately.
Interestingly my ex-snoggee, who I bumped into at audition and who is filming today, has stayed away from this place / Apterous cos it was giving her the frighteners. Not that it had anything to do with sexuality, you lot are just too good at the game.
If we have a gay sub-forum then I would also like a bisexual-novelist-and-mother-of-small-baby forum, which I could use for talking to myself, a much-neglected art. I could create several different alter-ego logins and flame myself. Ooh, what fun! Make it immediately.
Interestingly my ex-snoggee, who I bumped into at audition and who is filming today, has stayed away from this place / Apterous cos it was giving her the frighteners. Not that it had anything to do with sexuality, you lot are just too good at the game.
If we have a gay sub-forum then I would also like a bisexual-novelist-and-mother-of-small-baby forum, which I could use for talking to myself, a much-neglected art. I could create several different alter-ego logins and flame myself. Ooh, what fun! Make it immediately.
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I didn't realise you had a baby ![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_e_smile.gif)
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Six months old today. Also pox-ridden at present, and therefore having more than usual impact on my ability to practise Countdown.
As it is my brain loses significant capacity whenever he's around. His survival demands a high proportion of my concentration, leaving little left for things like Countdown! He also frequently affects my ability to type, when he refuses to be put down and I have to type one-handed whilst simultaneously fielding his attempts to grab and taste everything within reach. You might notice me suddenly become lower-case and typo-ridden. This is why.
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As it is my brain loses significant capacity whenever he's around. His survival demands a high proportion of my concentration, leaving little left for things like Countdown! He also frequently affects my ability to type, when he refuses to be put down and I have to type one-handed whilst simultaneously fielding his attempts to grab and taste everything within reach. You might notice me suddenly become lower-case and typo-ridden. This is why.
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It presses her caps lock key sometimes.Michael Wallace wrote:I didn't realise you had a baby
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Re: Puzzles and Games subforum
No one?Charlie Reams wrote:It looks like this poll is one-sided, so I'll create the new subforum in the next few days. However it would be useful to move all the existing topics on the subject into this new forum, so I would like someone to trawl through all the old topics and send me a list of what should be moved. In return I will convey moderator privileges for the new forum onto said person. If you want to do it as a team effort then that's fine too.
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Sod it, I'll do it if no-one else will.Charlie Reams wrote:No one?Charlie Reams wrote:It looks like this poll is one-sided, so I'll create the new subforum in the next few days. However it would be useful to move all the existing topics on the subject into this new forum, so I would like someone to trawl through all the old topics and send me a list of what should be moved. In return I will convey moderator privileges for the new forum onto said person. If you want to do it as a team effort then that's fine too.