Thread: what is this H&A bullshit ? Pls stop it! Board: Oblivion / Ship of Fools.
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Posted by Tukai (# 12960) on
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A question for the hosts and admin team.
What is this H&A bullshit that seems to be a virus infecting a number of threads, notably the one about the Bishop of Rome.
If some shipmate is responsible for it responsible, then he or she should be made to walk the blank, i.e. cast adrift and not allowed back on the Ship. Maybe someone thinks it's funny, but I certainly don't.
Posted by comet (# 10353) on
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All the hosts and admins are responsible. knock yourself out getting rid of us all.
meanwhile, go read the styx, top thread.
and get over yourself.
(eta: or not. evil post deletions!)
[ 13. February 2013, 22:41: Message edited by: comet ]
Posted by Spike (# 36) on
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Wow, you're way behind the reat of us. It finished 12 hours ago
Posted by Doublethink (# 1984) on
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Originally posted by Tukai:
A question for the hosts and admin team.
What is this H&A bullshit that seems to be a virus infecting a number of threads, notably the one about the Bishop of Rome.
If some shipmate is responsible for it responsible, then he or she should be made to walk the blank, i.e. cast adrift and not allowed back on the Ship. Maybe someone thinks it's funny, but I certainly don't.
If the pope had informed SoF of his resignation in advance, we might perhaps have been able to reschedule but sadly he didn't.
If those posting on the pope's resignation thread had actually heeded the thread that was stickied at the top of purg the entire H&A day period they could have chosen whatever they liked at the bottom of their posts - including perhaps apposite prayers for the pontiff - but most of them didn't.
Posted by Gwai (# 11076) on
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Whines like that one make one wish we'd enforced the rule more strictly, don't they, Doublethink!
Posted by jedijudy (# 333) on
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*High five the other Hosts and the Admins*
Good job! Extra points to us for ticking anyone off! ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
Posted by Ariston (# 10894) on
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Oh man! It's the ever-predictible "I hate H&A Day, you're idiots who wreck the board, this isn't funny, I have a tree limb jammed so far up my ass it's coming out my mouth" thread!
My my, I wonder how likely it is that the people in charge of planking are going to plank themselves.
Posted by comet (# 10353) on
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I'm enjoying the post and sig combo.
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Maybe someone thinks it's funny, but I certainly don't.
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"Your mind is like a parachute. It works best when it's open."
hee.
don't worry, Tukai. We're back to our normal, boring selves now. give thanks we don't do this monthly.
or weekly.
hmm...!
Posted by lilBuddha (# 14333) on
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Originally posted by Ariston:
Oh man! It's the ever-predictible "I hate H&A Day, you're idiots who wreck the board, this isn't funny, I have a tree limb jammed so far up my ass it's coming out my mouth" thread!
There are reasons other than sticks indelicately placed to not care for H&A days. In my view though, the H&As allowed out to play is little enough reward for their service, so I can manage to deal for a couple of days.
Yes, it does get bit messy, but when the caged are so seldom released, one can expect a little wee on the carpets.
Posted by Golden Key (# 1468) on
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Originally posted by comet:
don't worry, Tukai. We're back to our normal, boring selves now. give thanks we don't do this monthly.
or weekly.
hmm...!
Back to normal??? ![[Paranoid]](graemlins/paranoid.gif)
Deity/Universe/Teacher/Principle-of-your-choice help us!
[ 14. February 2013, 03:42: Message edited by: Golden Key ]
Posted by comet (# 10353) on
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Originally posted by lilBuddha:
but when the caged are so seldom released, one can expect a little wee on the carpets.
I had hoped no one noticed... ![[Hot and Hormonal]](icon_redface.gif)
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Originally posted by Doublethink:
If the pope had informed SoF of his resignation in advance, we might perhaps have been able to reschedule but sadly he didn't.
Quotes file.
Posted by Boogie (# 13538) on
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Originally posted by Tukai:
"Your mind is like a parachute. It works best when it's open."
Does this not include having a little fun Tukai?
Don't you find that those who are up for a little shenanigans tend to be the most open minded?
Isn't a great deal of creativity, invention and innovation brought about through having a mind open enough to experiment and play?
Posted by Chorister (# 473) on
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Taukai's post reminds me of the Narnia phrase 'It's always winter, but it's never Christmas'. H&A Days help to brighten up the monotony of sameness - February is one of those months that needs a little brightness. Halloween would also be a good time for mischief making, as in the real world. After all, the H&A's wouldn't need to dress up much...
Posted by Marvin the Martian (# 4360) on
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I like how Tukai waited until after H&A Day was over to whine about it - thus avoiding the myriad amusing ways I could have buggered with his posts/profile in an effort to teach him about the True Meaning Of The Festival*.
Vapid whine or not, there's a healthy sense of self-preservation at work there!
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*= which is, of course, that we could fuck with y'all like that any time we want - so bear that in mind next time you have a whine about how mean and capricious the Hosts & Admins are.
Posted by orfeo (# 13878) on
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Well, Hellhosts get to be a tad capricious all the time. It's the hosts in other parts of the Ship that you've really got to watch out for on H&A days.
Posted by Stejjie (# 13941) on
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Originally posted by orfeo:
Well, Hellhosts get to be a tad capricious all the time. It's the hosts in other parts of the Ship that you've really got to watch out for on H&A days.
That's true - I did notice the other hosts taking extra glee in the madness.
Oh and Tukai - you've been on the Ship since 2007 and this is the first time you've even noticed a H&A day, never mind complain about it? Really?
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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(I know that this is akin to giving someone a machine gun and then pinning a target on my chest......)
I have avoided the Ship over the past few days precisely because the whole "ooo, let's be naughty and mess around with things" is so terribly lame.
I really can't be bothered to try and work out what was going on. And - perhaps more importantly - I really don't think it is a bright idea if you want new people joining the Ship. It's terribly exclusive - something that only an inner core will understand. And it just buggers up any new people visiting the Ship - they won't have a clue what is going on and will go away (probably never to return).
So my vote (if I had one!) would be to do away with this rather smug little love-fest.
Posted by Caissa (# 16710) on
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Well said, Oscar.
Posted by Marvin the Martian (# 4360) on
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Originally posted by Oscar the Grouch:
I have avoided the Ship over the past few days precisely because the whole "ooo, let's be naughty and mess around with things" is so terribly lame.
Yes, a few people prefer to stay away during H&A Day. That's why we put the nice big warning up to let them know that it's happening.
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I really can't be bothered to try and work out what was going on.
Your laziness was not a primary consideration in our decision making. Nor do I expect it to become one any time soon.
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And - perhaps more importantly - I really don't think it is a bright idea if you want new people joining the Ship. It's terribly exclusive - something that only an inner core will understand. And it just buggers up any new people visiting the Ship - they won't have a clue what is going on and will go away (probably never to return).
H&A Days last for approximately three days every three years or so. I think we'll manage.
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So my vote (if I had one!) would be to do away with this rather smug little love-fest.
See, there's your real problem with it - it's something we do for the benefit of the Hosts and Admins rather than for you. Well, fuck you buddy - we're going to keep giving our hard-working volunteers the occasional chance to let their hair down and bounce some of the shit you lot give them back at you. Consider it the online version of an office Dress-Down Friday, except with more craziness and only happening every other year or so.
Posted by Holy Smoke (# 14866) on
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Originally posted by Oscar the Grouch:
I have avoided the Ship over the past few days precisely because the whole "ooo, let's be naughty and mess around with things" is so terribly lame...
It's like the Joke in the vicar's sermon: you know it's coming, you know you have to force yourself to laugh and join in the general hilarity, but you're even more glad when it's over...
![[Devil]](graemlins/devil.gif)
Posted by quetzalcoatl (# 16740) on
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I thought it was a laff. And having been a mod myself, I can appreciate how it is needed sometimes, just to release some of that pent-up sadism and vengeance.
It took me a while to understand what was going on, and I was just beginning to marshal together some obscene/stupid maxims, when it ended. Ah well, I will just have to use them anyway. Will anyone spot the difference?
Posted by Holy Smoke (# 14866) on
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Originally posted by quetzalcoatl:
I thought it was a laff. And having been a mod myself, I can appreciate how it is needed sometimes, just to release some of that pent-up sadism and vengeance...
That's the ones that keep the sadism and vengeance pent up, of course...
[ 14. February 2013, 16:17: Message edited by: Holy Smoke ]
Posted by quetzalcoatl (# 16740) on
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In my experience, there's always more where that came from.
Posted by passer (# 13329) on
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Originally posted by Oscar the Grouch:
And it just buggers up any new people visiting the Ship - they won't have a clue what is going on and will go away (probably never to return).
I can't really see that being the case. I very much doubt if people go to the trouble of registering on a site like this on the basis of happening upon it by chance. Most common phrase on AS welcome posts is "I've been lurking for ages, and I finally etc etc etc".
And if the H&A want to let their hair down occasionally, especially when they've had some new appointees and want to do team-building and stuff, good luck to them.
Posted by Firenze (# 619) on
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Originally posted by passer:
especially when they've had some new appointees and want to do team-building and stuff, good luck to them.
You have a touching belief in our organisational coherence.
Also, if I suspected for a moment that I was being team-built, I would be out of here faster than a roller-skating cheetah with a jet pack.
Posted by Pyx_e (# 57) on
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And if the H&A want to let their hair down occasionally, especially when they've had some new appointees and want to do team-building and stuff, good luck to them.
nice ass kissing
Posted by passer (# 13329) on
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Originally posted by Pyx_e:
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And if the H&A want to let their hair down occasionally, especially when they've had some new appointees and want to do team-building and stuff, good luck to them.
nice ass kissing
Speciality of mine - well-known for it.
Posted by Kelly Alves (# 2522) on
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Originally posted by Pyx_e:
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nice ass kissing
Where the hell have you been?
Posted by Clint Boggis (# 633) on
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Originally posted by Tukai:
A question for the hosts and admin team.
What is this H&A bullshit that seems to be a virus infecting a number of threads, notably the one about the Bishop of Rome.
If some shipmate is responsible for it responsible, then he or she should be made to walk the blank, i.e. cast adrift and not allowed back on the Ship. Maybe someone thinks it's funny, but I certainly don't.
Yeah, I understand you but they take a whole lot of shit and drudgery and get very little out of it. It's a bit of a pain if you want to have a proper grown-up discussion during this time but let them have their fun. They may even deserve it. There's nothing we can do anyway. Literally.
Either join the fun on their terms or stay away for a couple of days.
[ 14. February 2013, 18:20: Message edited by: Clint Boggis ]
Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on
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Tukai,
You've been on board since September 2007. At a rough guess this must be the third H&A day since then. That's rather less than ten days out of your near 2,000 days on board.
Gosh, we really put you through it.
Posted by orfeo (# 13878) on
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Originally posted by Oscar the Grouch:
It's terribly exclusive - something that only an inner core will understand.
What, you mean like people who can actually read the top of the board's homepage?
Edit: If it's so terribly difficult to understand, one wonders how you managed to figure out to avoid the place for a few days. I mean, you really should share these incredible powers of yours that enabled you to do that, just so all the poor idiots around you can benefit.
[ 14. February 2013, 20:47: Message edited by: orfeo ]
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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Ass kissing, team building and love fest?
I was reminded rather of the effects of sandblasting, attack by cyber hallucigens and affectionate piranhas. ![[Eek!]](eek.gif)
Do it again, please. ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
But I still wanted to be Mrs. P*** ![[Waterworks]](graemlins/bawling.gif)
Posted by Latchkey Kid (# 12444) on
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Originally posted by Marvin the Martian:
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Originally posted by Oscar the Grouch:
I have avoided the Ship over the past few days precisely because the whole "ooo, let's be naughty and mess around with things" is so terribly lame.
Yes, a few people prefer to stay away during H&A Day. That's why we put the nice big warning up to let them know that it's happening.
I'd been away for a few days and was caught by surprise coming half-way though it. Mostly I enjoy this sort of thing but I couldn't get into it this year.
But that's my problem, though I didn't meed to beWaving and Not Drowning.
It didn't stop me continuing with the ordinary Kerygmania etc. posts and some of it made me smile and made me glad that others were having fun.
Posted by Pyx_e (# 57) on
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I'd been away for a few days and was caught by surprise coming half-way though it. Mostly I enjoy this sort of thing but I couldn't get into it this year.
But that's my problem, though I didn't meed to beWaving and Not Drowning.
It didn't stop me continuing with the ordinary Kerygmania etc. posts and some of it made me smile and made me glad that others were having fun.
Thank God for that, you had me worried.
Fly Safe, Pyx_e
Posted by Chorister (# 473) on
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Originally posted by Oscar the Grouch:
It's terribly exclusive - something that only an inner core will understand.
It's not exclusive, it's just that some people have been on here longer than others and occasionally refer to things which happened in the past. As happens in real life everywhere, in case you haven't noticed.
As for the idea that new people will be put off - it's only on for a couple of days once every few years. People who are really interested in joining the ship will visit a few times before they decide if it's for them. The chances of all these visits coinciding with H&A Day is extremely minimal.
But then, what would you expect Oscar the Grouch to say? At least he's acting in character. ![[Roll Eyes]](rolleyes.gif)
Posted by The Riv (# 3553) on
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Well, I'll confess that I went directly to a thread w/out reading the header on the front page, and ignorantly posted in teh Styx. Mea culpa!
Posted by Chorister (# 473) on
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The precedent for Haha day is a fine one - they were only following the advice of Spurgeon: "A religion that cannot stand a little laughter must be a very rotten one.”
Posted by Boogie (# 13538) on
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Originally posted by Chorister:
The precedent for Haha day is a fine one - they were only following the advice of Spurgeon: "A religion that cannot stand a little laughter must be a very rotten one.”
And a lot of Port too in Spurgeon's case
Posted by orfeo (# 13878) on
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Religion?? This is a Christian website?!?
[ 15. February 2013, 21:55: Message edited by: orfeo ]
Posted by Gee D (# 13815) on
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It's not a Christian website, but one of Christian unrest - there's a real difference.
Posted by Pyx_e (# 57) on
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Originally posted by orfeo:
Religion?? This is a Christian website?!?
If it walks like a bishop and quacks like a bishop ..........
Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on
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Originally posted by Pyx_e:
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Originally posted by orfeo:
Religion?? This is a Christian website?!?
If it walks like a bishop and quacks like a bishop ..........
Then does it have to be a drake?
Posted by Og: Thread Killer (# 3200) on
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Not sure which has been more boring:
The whining about H&A?
Or the whining during H&A by H&A types when others didn't play along?
Posted by Pyx_e (# 57) on
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Originally posted by Og: Thread Killer:
Not sure which has been more boring:
The whining about H&A?
Or the whining during H&A by H&A types when others didn't play along?
Oh the irony.
Posted by Tortuf (# 3784) on
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Do I get a prize if I guess correctly?
Posted by Pyx_e (# 57) on
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As long as your guess is close to "whining about whining" then maybe prizes are possible.
Posted by orfeo (# 13878) on
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Is it just my imagination, or has this thread - which said 'please stop H&A day' sometime after H&A day had already stopped - now lasted longer than H&A day did?
I'm trying to think of ways it might get stupider, but I'm struggling.
Posted by deano (# 12063) on
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Originally posted by orfeo:
Is it just my imagination, or has this thread - which said 'please stop H&A day' sometime after H&A day had already stopped - now lasted longer than H&A day did?
I'm trying to think of ways it might get stupider, but I'm struggling.
Well you could use it to announce another H&A day! That might do it.
Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on
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Hostly Bowler On
orfeo asked if this thread could get stupider and I'm going to make sure it doesn't go that way, or any other way for that matter.
Thread Closed
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