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Subject: Why won't anyone
Posted Feb 29, 2008 by
Still Incognitas,Still Chairthingy,Still lurking,Still invisible,unnoticeable,missable,unseen, just haunting h2g2
 
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Ask a question in Ask using the usual interrogatives such as what,why,where,when,how and who?rolleyes

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Subject: Why won't anyone
Posted Feb 29, 2008 by Online Now
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How come that interests you?
What use could that knowledge have?
Where did such an idea come from?
When did it come into your mind?
Who else will reply?
Why did I answer using only questions?

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Subject: Why won't anyone
Posted Feb 29, 2008 by
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I'm asking because we seem to be getting back to the situation we had before Miscellaneous Chat was invented.Lots of 'statements' as opposed to questions and lots of stupid questions being asked for the sake of it whilst really being an excuse to 'chat'.

I like coming to Ask for the questions and to learn some useful and some totally trivial facts but for not chatting which I can get anywhere.

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Subject: Why won't anyone
Posted Feb 29, 2008 by
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i answered this in the other thread related to content in ask. which leads to the question: why do people start threads for content already in the fora?

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Subject: Why won't anyone
Posted Feb 29, 2008 by Online Now
lil ~ ACE/Scout/CE/Guru ~ Auntie Giggles ~ wearing her Summer 'at!
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Could it be because they are side tracked by others pushing their views upon the threads?

To be honest, I would prefer to unsub than continue to be vilified by those who really don't care about the site.

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Subject: Why won't anyone
Posted Mar 1, 2008 by
Still Incognitas,Still Chairthingy,Still lurking,Still invisible,unnoticeable,missable,unseen, just haunting h2g2
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Well lil the result is that I barely bother posting anymore.Even topic drift starts earlier and earlier in the convo's because some of the questions are just drivel and an excuse to chat.

In fact I've posted more in the last 24 hours than I have for months but only because of the bad tempers,the yikesing and the lack of content.I've finally felt like complaining I suppose.erm sadface

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Subject: Why won't anyone
Posted Mar 1, 2008 by Online Now
MMF - Keeper of Mustelids, with added P.M.A. "Cry God for Harry, England and St. George"
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>>To be honest, I would prefer to unsub than continue to be vilified by those who really don't care about the site.<<

That is the Coward's way out...

<unsub> is good, but postulating a good argument is also good...

e.g. there is room for good!

>>What is the little loop for that you find on lots of men's shirts?
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Posted 2 Hours Ago by antigravitas
the locker loop is a feature on shirts of the button down type. preppy as americans say. the sort of person likely to go to the gym during business hours.

you don't hang a shirt by the collar because shirts often fall off a hook if hung by the collar. in my humble experience you mostly get a single hanger in lockers and shower cubicles. it often has two hooks one above the other. if you try to hang your shirt over or above the trousers to avoid creasing, the spread of the collar will not provide enough 'grip' as it were.

a loop on the inside of a collar forces the collar against its natural curve if you use it to hang a shirt. especially in a shower cubicle with steam, this can result in deformation of the collar.<<

Rightly or wrongly I commended this as follows!

>><unlurk> OMG. The first sensible thing I've heard AG utter so far! <faintsmiley>

Please as QOTD! NOW!

lurk

MM
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If I was wrong then the right tools are tomato flan tomato flan tomato flan tomato flan tomato flan tomato flan

Let fly!!!

But occasionally praise as well as condemn!!!!

With apologies!!!

MMF

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Subject: Why won't anyone
Posted Mar 1, 2008 by Online Now
lil ~ ACE/Scout/CE/Guru ~ Auntie Giggles ~ wearing her Summer 'at!
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Dearest Madam Chairthingy,

I have noticed you have been rather quiet online, until recently. It's good to have you back hug

I don't mind topic drift, it often happens in my journals when the little ones take over. But, as long as everyone is being nice and the thread remains happy, I don't mind.

It is when the conversation turns vindictive, whether it's done by Trolls or mischief makers it is still not a nice thing to see.

I recently lost one of my newbies just because they placed a question into the Community and had it hi-jacked.

I rarely put questions into the Community. I might be inane in the eyes of some, but I prefer to see my newbies and friends enjoying themselves in my journals or appropriate threads.

Oooops! I think I just had a mini-rant! doh

Sowwy blush


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Subject: Why won't anyone
Posted Mar 1, 2008 by
Effers;England.
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Well tell your newbies and littl'uns to join kindergarten h2g2 then. tongueout

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Subject: Why won't anyone
Posted Mar 1, 2008 by Online Now
lil ~ ACE/Scout/CE/Guru ~ Auntie Giggles ~ wearing her Summer 'at!
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Be assured, I keep my little ones well away. But what some think is funny, might be really hurtful to others.

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Subject: Why won't anyone
Posted Mar 1, 2008 by
Effers;England.
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Yes such is life. I've been hurt loads on this place recently. But I still wouldn't swap one thing about it for the world.

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Subject: Why won't anyone
Posted Mar 1, 2008 by Online Now
lil ~ ACE/Scout/CE/Guru ~ Auntie Giggles ~ wearing her Summer 'at!
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I think I prefer it to be a little more tolerant. Although that could just be me being a little tense just now..

Anyway, I'm away to my bed. I wish you a goodnight when you got to sleep smiley hug

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Subject: Why won't anyone
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hug

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Subject: Why won't anyone
Posted Mar 1, 2008 by
Still Incognitas,Still Chairthingy,Still lurking,Still invisible,unnoticeable,missable,unseen, just haunting h2g2
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The trick is to allow newbies to make mistakes and as lil says to be tolerant of their baby steps.

However as it seems everyone fails singularly to read http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/brunel/A148907 which makes the basic rules for Askh2g2,How Do I?,Games room and MiscChat perfectly clear from the descriptions of each area.

People never read the manual or the instructions properly...how much wonky MDF furniture is there in the world as a consequence?biggrin

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Subject: Why won't anyone
Posted Mar 1, 2008 by Online Now
lil ~ ACE/Scout/CE/Guru ~ Auntie Giggles ~ wearing her Summer 'at!
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Exactly! ok

It doesn't matter if they have been ACE'd or not, those itchy fingers just LLLLLLLlllllllllluuuuuurrrve to start hitting keys! rolleyes

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Subject: Why won't anyone
Posted Mar 1, 2008 by
kea ~ Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the western spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small, unregarded but very well read blue and white website
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>>I recently lost one of my newbies just because they placed a question into the Community and had it hi-jacked.
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If that's who I'm thinking of then that was a low point for h2g2 sadface Worse, I'm not sure if people in that thread even realised the person has never come back.

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Incog, I'm glad to see you back and posting again too ok

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Subject: Why won't anyone
Posted Mar 1, 2008 by Online Now
lil ~ ACE/Scout/CE/Guru ~ Auntie Giggles ~ wearing her Summer 'at!
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I think I've made my point with one or two of them, Kea hug

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Subject: Why won't anyone
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Thanks lil hug

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Subject: Why won't anyone
Posted Mar 1, 2008 by
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"Ask a question in Ask using the usual interrogatives such as what,why,where,when,how and who?"

What are you on about?
Why should we?
Where would that put us that is any better than we are now?
When would I find time?
How do you expect that to make a difference?
Who the hell are you anyway?

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Subject: Why won't anyone
Posted Mar 1, 2008 by Online Now
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Aren't you the man who put blu-tak into his belly button??

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