Interesting fact however, over the past year I started 4 that got locked and so did Milomorai.
Relevance? :headscratch:
Perception is often not reality.
Don't think it's worth braggin'. :old:
Title: Re: Here ya go;
Post by: zack1234 on May 04, 2022, 01:23:12 AM
Me
Based on the statement Americans don’t read books :old:
Majority of people on this forum do not read books.
You people have never or will never read George Orwell or James Baldwin because you cannot accept your ignorance.
Your reaction is flaying about and getting annoyed…FACT
You people have have the ability to gain knowledge yet base your world view on Wikidiot and Youtube…FACT
You people cannot name the last book you read …..FACT
Title: Re: Here ya go;
Post by: Eagler on May 04, 2022, 06:20:09 AM
Well there is starting threads that gets locked and there is commenting in anothers thread which then gets locked and it being your comments that lock it and not others...
Seems complicated lol
Just wondering when the skin got thin here as 2000 and 2008 has threads about those elections that went back and forth without these locks.
Seems like important subjects we could and should talk about but the fear of any of it costing a subscription must be a motivating factor..there were many more of us back then.
Was it when Skuzzy left?
Is Zack a librarian and thus his perversion with books? :)
And now back to the weather.... :cheers:
Eagler
Title: Re: Here ya go;
Post by: zack1234 on May 04, 2022, 10:28:46 AM
How dare you :old:
I have reported you to the proper authorities
Who actually thinks writing on forums is important?
Title: Re: Here ya go;
Post by: Bopgun on May 04, 2022, 10:52:47 AM
Well there is starting threads that gets locked and there is commenting in anothers thread which then gets locked and it being your comments that lock it and not others...
Seems complicated lol
Just wondering when the skin got thin here as 2000 and 2008 has threads about those elections that went back and forth without these locks.
Seems like important subjects we could and should talk about but the fear of any of it costing a subscription must be a motivating factor..there were many more of us back then.
Was it when Skuzzy left?
Is Zack a librarian and thus his perversion with books? :)
And now back to the weather.... :cheers:
Eagler
I think I'm with Eagler on this. It's isn't so much who starts the thread but who drags that thread in the direction that causes it to be locked.
On a side note, I think it's rule #4 that says if you can't make a positive contribution to a thread, stay out of it. I think that rule applies more in the 'General Discussion' forum and the 'Training' forum than in the O'Club.
I also think it's possible to make a positive contribution to a thread by making a comment that offers viewpoints and/or fact that are contrary to the original post. For myself, I try to courteous (outside of an occasional snide remark) and I wouldn't say anything (including snide remarks) that I would say in a face to face encounter.
Title: Re: Here ya go;
Post by: 100Coogn on May 04, 2022, 12:17:57 PM
I think I'm with Eagler on this. It's isn't so much who starts the thread but who drags that thread in the direction that causes it to be locked.
On a side note, I think it's rule #4 that says if you can't make a positive contribution to a thread, stay out of it. I think that rule applies more in the 'General Discussion' forum and the 'Training' forum than in the O'Club.
I also think it's possible to make a positive contribution to a thread by making a comment that offers viewpoints and/or fact that are contrary to the original post. For myself, I try to courteous (outside of an occasional snide remark) and I wouldn't say anything (including snide remarks) that I would say in a face to face encounter.
You're right. It really isn't about who starts the thread, but who derails it. :aok
Coogan
Title: Re: Here ya go;
Post by: Arlo on May 04, 2022, 12:24:49 PM
Decoy,
IMO, you are a wise, intelligent, decent gentleman and though I may not agree 100% with you opinions (and visa versa) you present yourself here respectfully and deserve the same in return. There are threads that seem designed to troll for fights. There are posters that drag threads not designed for such into them. Neither should happen but they will. It seems not so much a community building exercise but a frustration thing that has already caved in on division.
On that, I like more this:
Title: Re: Here ya go;
Post by: oboe on May 04, 2022, 01:10:24 PM
Zack are you familiar with Oxenhope or Keighley? I spent a short time there in summer of 2007 I think it was, working on some old wind turbines. I think they were located at Ovenden Moor, IIRC.
Title: Re: Here ya go;
Post by: MiloMorai on May 04, 2022, 05:28:09 PM
Zack are you familiar with Oxenhope or Keighley? I spent a short time there in summer of 2007 I think it was, working on some old wind turbines. I think they were located at Ovenden Moor, IIRC.
I live in North west England
People from Yorkshire are peasants and call barn cakes bread cakes.
I know a English man who works in US fixing power lines
Title: Re: Here ya go;
Post by: oboe on May 05, 2022, 07:27:38 AM
People from Yorkshire are peasants and call barn cakes bread cakes.
I know a English man who works in US fixing power lines
I remember meeting a heavy set woman who must've been a sheep farmer, who was interested to know what we called 'sheep'. She told me they called them 'hogs' - which, in the U.S., is the term for a pig or swine. I'd hesitate to call her a peasant, but it did look to me like she made her living very close to the earth.
They also informed me that this was the area were the Bronte sisters were raised.
In all, I remember most the broad, sweeping grassy hills, tucked into the bottom crooks of these hills were small lakes. And though it was summer it was much cooler than what I was used to.
Title: Re: Here ya go;
Post by: zack1234 on May 05, 2022, 07:48:24 AM
Savages
The Brontë sisters were dog fetlers
Title: Re: Here ya go;
Post by: Eagler on May 05, 2022, 07:51:46 AM
Not sure about the purpose of this post, unless it's to point out that I live in a rural area where the people are generally poor and poorly educated. I will point out that the demographics come from the 2000 census, so they're 22 years out of date. Currently we have 455 residents inside the city limits. I live, with my family, some eight miles out of town, so we're not part of the elite.
Pinehurst has three major industries, the cotton gin, the peanut mill, and the private school. In addition, the Dooly County Justice Center, which houses the courthouse annex, the Sheriff's Office, and the Detention Center, is located in Pinehurst, about halfway between the cotton gin and the potatohouse, which is conveniently located across from the truck stop.
It's also located right on I-75, so if you're going down to Florida, you can stop in, tank up, get a quick massage with a happy ending, spend the night in the cleanest jail in Georgia, and meet some really interesting people, some of whom can even read and write.
As for the 57 Diner, that's in Unadilla, my hometown. It's also the hometown for David Ragan, the NASCAR driver (he's really nice, btw) and the current mayor is Myron Mixon of BBQ Pittmasters fame.
Title: Re: Here ya go;
Post by: decoy on May 05, 2022, 08:00:12 AM
Not sure why the word w-h-o-r-ehouse got changed to potatohouse, but it did. Don't ask me why.
Title: Re: Here ya go;
Post by: Arlo on May 05, 2022, 10:49:06 AM
Personally, I'm fascinated and attracted to small town America. Your little oasis looks very nice. And I don't stereotype. I'm from a small town (though not nearly as small) myself. :)
Title: Re: Here ya go;
Post by: Shuffler on May 05, 2022, 11:46:56 AM
Lots of words get changed to protect the 5 year Olds here. :rofl
I see. My oldest daughter is a marriage and family therapist and once a comment of mine got obliterated because the 'chat monitor' read it as 'the rapist.'
Title: Re: Here ya go;
Post by: Shuffler on May 05, 2022, 03:40:43 PM
I see. My oldest daughter is a marriage and family therapist and once a comment of mine got obliterated because the 'chat monitor' read it as 'the rapist.'
Of course...... when the AI is in doubt.... change happens. LOL
Title: Re: Here ya go;
Post by: zack1234 on May 06, 2022, 07:32:52 AM
Based on the statement Americans don’t read books :old:
Majority of people on this forum do not read books.
You people have never or will never read George Orwell or James Baldwin because you cannot accept your ignorance.
Your reaction is flaying about and getting annoyed…FACT
You people have have the ability to gain knowledge yet base your world view on Wikidiot and Youtube…FACT
You people cannot name the last book you read …..FACT
I've usually got three books going at one time.
Read Orwill. I prefer Heinlein.
Wiki is for general browsing so you can go down a rabbit hole. Youtube is like Tic Tok. Entertaining but at the end of the day it's about as factual as a Disney film.
The Art Of Racing In The Rain. Guess that blows the hell out of your theory.
And, again, shut up Zack. Nobody likes you
Title: Re: Here ya go;
Post by: zack1234 on May 09, 2022, 08:04:18 AM
You smell :)
Title: Re: Here ya go;
Post by: Eagler on May 09, 2022, 08:31:00 AM
The Art Of Racing In The Rain
Found the book to be much better than the movie
Eagler
Title: Re: Here ya go;
Post by: decoy on May 09, 2022, 09:34:10 AM
Post it and we will judge if your poo or not poo :old:
You can't be a writer if you can't stand the sight of your own blood. I doubt you'll be creative enough to lambast me worse than my other critics. Just click on a cover image and it'll take you to the Amazon sales page, and since all of my books are on Kindle, you get the look inside feature.