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jacobsen
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![[Killing me]](graemlins/killingme.gif) ![[Projectile]](graemlins/puke2.gif)
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The man who made time, made plenty.
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Pigwidgeon
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Originally posted by RooK:
I have a proposed boarding process for the New Ship.
I am so NOT wearing a bikini -- and you can thank me for that!
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luvanddaisies
the'fun'in'fundie'™
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Originally posted by Marvin the Martian:
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Originally posted by Palimpsest:
I'm curious if Dead Horses board will continue and if it's expected that all the topics will continue to canter on toward eternity.
There will be a Dead Horses board on the New Ship. The same rules and topics will apply. But we’re not copying any threads across, so you lucky lot get to start all the arguments over from scratch!
I pity the Hosts. We’ll have to double their grog allowance for the first few months...
Will all those threads go into Limbo/Oblivion, and will those make it across? There’s a bunch of good stuff on those boards, and it’d be nice to still be able to access it (especially with a hopefully more user friendly search function!)
[ 21. January 2018, 09:12: Message edited by: luvanddaisies ]
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Alan Cresswell
Mad Scientist 先生
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We can't transfer any threads over to the new boards, but we will be retaining these boards as a read-only archive.
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Moo
Ship's tough old bird
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Originally posted by Alan Cresswell:
We can't transfer any threads over to the new boards, but we will be retaining these boards as a read-only archive.
Will you be retaining all the current threads?
Moo
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Gill H
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Originally posted by Alan Cresswell:
We can't transfer any threads over to the new boards, but we will be retaining these boards as a read-only archive.
I so wanted that to end in "... but there will be a prize for any that are shown"
Showing my age there.
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Alan Cresswell
Mad Scientist 先生
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That's one you made earlier.
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Chorister
Completely Frocked
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Originally posted by Alan Cresswell:
That's one you made earlier.
Please don't tell us that the new ship is made of loo rolls and sticky backed plastic....
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lilBuddha
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Originally posted by Chorister:
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Originally posted by Alan Cresswell:
That's one you made earlier.
Please don't tell us that the new ship is made of loo rolls and sticky backed plastic....
That is the old Ship. I'm sure the New Ship is of much sturdier materials.
Cardboard and duct tape, at least.
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balaam
Making an ass of myself
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Originally posted by lilBuddha:
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Originally posted by Chorister:
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Originally posted by Alan Cresswell:
That's one you made earlier.
Please don't tell us that the new ship is made of loo rolls and sticky backed plastic....
That is the old Ship. I'm sure the New Ship is of much sturdier materials.
Cardboard and duct tape, at least.
No, that's the repair kit. The new ship consists of hope and promises.
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Oscar the Grouch
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Originally posted by Gill H:
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Originally posted by Alan Cresswell:
We can't transfer any threads over to the new boards, but we will be retaining these boards as a read-only archive.
I so wanted that to end in "... but there will be a prize for any that are shown"
Showing my age there.
Vision On!
Tony Hart, Morph et al
"They don't make 'em like that any more!"
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Alan Cresswell
Mad Scientist 先生
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Originally posted by balaam:
The new ship consists of hope and promises.
"if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently." Romans 8:25
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Boogie
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Will there be a big splash in the Media as she’s launched?
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RooK
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Originally posted by Boogie:
Will there be a big splash in the Media as she’s launched?
Without knowing what mischievous plots the Captain may have unfurling, I suppose it depends on what sort of splash we have.
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luvanddaisies
the'fun'in'fundie'™
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Originally posted by Alan Cresswell:
We can't transfer any threads over to the new boards, but we will be retaining these boards as a read-only archive.
Ah, that’s good, I’m glad they won’t entirely disappear! There’s a lot of good stuff on here... and if they’re here they’ll still look the same too, which is nice for the nostalgia.
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Twilight
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Arg. One thing I really dislike about the internet is the everlastingness of it all. The nostalgia part only serves to make me really sad, and the, "Remember when we got drunk (or angry or mistaken) and made fools of ourselves?" part makes me long for the fading memory of real life.
I know that's not the majority view though. I'm resigned.
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Sipech
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Anyone else starting to feel like we're being trolled?
It seems like there's a race on as to which will arrive first: the new ship or the great prophet Zarquon.
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RooK
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Would we troll you?
No, wait. Don't answer that. We totally would.
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Oscar the Grouch
Adopted Cascadian
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Originally posted by Eutychus:
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Originally posted by Oscar the Grouch:
Vision On!
Maximum nostalgia
Too much! Nostalgia overload....
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mousethief
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Originally posted by Oscar the Grouch:
Vision On!
Tony Hart, Morph et al
"They don't make 'em like that any more!"
I loved that show!
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RooK
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It's almost the end of January, and...
Well, actually, I don't have anything official to report. I can say that the new discussion boards are looking close to ready, but don't have any information about the ultimate state of the whole Ship. We're hoping to get a refreshed ETA soon.
Thank you for your patience.
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Alan Cresswell
Mad Scientist 先生
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Originally posted by RooK:
I can say that the new discussion boards are looking close to ready
Though, some of the gif's are a bit wobbly.
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Pigwidgeon
Ship's Owl
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Originally posted by Alan Cresswell:
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Originally posted by RooK:
I can say that the new discussion boards are looking close to ready
Though, some of the gif's are a bit wobbly.
Please keep the gifs away from the GIN.
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lilBuddha
Shipmate
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Originally posted by Pigwidgeon:
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Originally posted by Alan Cresswell:
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Originally posted by RooK:
I can say that the new discussion boards are looking close to ready
Though, some of the gif's are a bit wobbly.
Please keep the gifs away from the GIN.
I was about to suggest gin was why the gifs were wobbly, but not because the gifs were drinking it...
[ 30. January 2018, 16:20: Message edited by: lilBuddha ]
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Hallellou, hallellou
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Oscar the Grouch
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Originally posted by RooK:
It's almost the end of January, and...
Well, actually, I don't have anything official to report. I can say that the new discussion boards are looking close to ready, but don't have any information about the ultimate state of the whole Ship. We're hoping to get a refreshed ETA soon.
Thank you for your patience.
[Shrugs shoulders, mutters "Meh" under breath and orders another cocktail to while away the time. Starts yet another game of Sudoku on mobile phone]
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RooK
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And here I assumed that the wobbles were more of my usual hallucinations. Not sure if that's reassuring or a terrifying harbinger of my demons manifesting in our shared reality.
[ 30. January 2018, 18:22: Message edited by: RooK ]
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Chorister
Completely Frocked
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February is the new January. Simples.
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Oscar the Grouch
Adopted Cascadian
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Originally posted by Chorister:
February is the new January. Simples.
Ah! But what if March is the new February?
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Mili
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Maybe I'm just a pessimist, but I tend to assume all real life building/renovation projects will take longer than proposed and assumed the same for the new ship. At least the powers that be don't seem to be having a vote for the new ship's name, or we might find ourselves sailing on the Shippy McFool's Face or similar.
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mousethief
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Originally posted by Oscar the Grouch:
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Originally posted by Chorister:
February is the new January. Simples.
Ah! But what if March is the new February?
My heart will go on.
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Chorister
Completely Frocked
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Originally posted by Mili:
At least the powers that be don't seem to be having a vote for the new ship's name, or we might find ourselves sailing on the Shippy McFool's Face or similar.
Now there's an idea.... Just as well I'm not still hosting the Circus or it would become a reality.
![[Ultra confused]](graemlins/confused2.gif)
(crikey, I had forgotten those smilies were there, after all this time)
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Schroedinger's cat
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On the software I work on, the month of shippinga new version is always incredibly long, sometimes up to 6 weeks, and with a name like "Octnovember". But we always hit the deadline, however we have to name it.
So I am sure the new ship will sail in Decembruary as we have been promised.
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Marvin the Martian
Interplanetary
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Originally posted by mousethief:
My heart will go on.
Worst. Earworm. Ever. ![[Waterworks]](graemlins/bawling.gif)
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Gill H
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It's a small world after all...
You're welcome.
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Marvin the Martian
Interplanetary
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People have been banned for less.
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Eutychus
From the edge
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Originally posted by Mili:
Maybe I'm just a pessimist, but I tend to assume all real life building/renovation projects will take longer than proposed and assumed the same for the new ship. At least the powers that be don't seem to be having a vote for the new ship's name, or we might find ourselves sailing on the Shippy McFool's Face or similar.
About that... Perhaps Andrew Constance could be enlisted as a particularly capricious admin...?
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Lyda*Rose
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Originally posted by Eutychus:
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Originally posted by Mili:
Maybe I'm just a pessimist, but I tend to assume all real life building/renovation projects will take longer than proposed and assumed the same for the new ship. At least the powers that be don't seem to be having a vote for the new ship's name, or we might find ourselves sailing on the Shippy McFool's Face or similar.
About that... Perhaps Andrew Constance could be enlisted as a particularly capricious admin...?
RooK would squash Liar McLiarface like a bug. What a twerp. ![[Roll Eyes]](rolleyes.gif)
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It struck me that Freedom and SOng might not appreciate being on a vanilla board.....
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Mili
Shipmate
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That Andrew Constance story is unexpected. What on earth was he thinking? I feel a bit sorry for Ian Kiernan that he never got a ferry named after him after all. I'm not sure how many kids these days know who May Gibbs is or are even familiar with the Gumnut Babies.
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Simon
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Hi all… this is just to say that we’re now almost complete on building the new Ship. We’ve been working throughout January on the new discussion boards and on the Mystery Worshipper, and both those areas are now a few working days away from completion.
We’re still sorting out the best dates to welcome people onboard, but what I can say is that we’ll be opening the new boards inside this coming month (i.e. February), and that I’ll let you know an exact opening date in the next few days. We’ll be running the new boards and the old boards in parallel for a while, to give everyone here time to register, get familiar with the new setup, and post any problems or questions either here in the Styx, or there in the new Styx.
There will be an end-point for running the old and new boards in parallel, when we’ll close these boards and archive them for read-only. It’ll be a big moment, and we’ll post the closing date well in advance.
This is a really exciting moment for the Ship, and we’re looking forward to welcoming you to the new home for this community. Thanks again to everyone who contributed to the New Ship Fund, and to all those who contribute month by month to the running of the Ship. Together, your generosity has made all this possible.
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balaam
Making an ass of myself
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I'm dusting off the virtual tuxedo ready for the maiden voyage party (which was preemptively last Saturday).
As you can tell, I cannot wait. ![[Yipee]](graemlins/spin.gif)
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Oscar the Grouch
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Is it true that an orchestra has been hired and even now is practising playing "Nearer my God to Thee"?
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Nicolemr
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Waiting nervously for the launching...
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jacobsen
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Originally posted by Oscar the Grouch:
Is it true that an orchestra has been hired and even now is practising playing "Nearer my God to Thee"?
Surely it's "Rocked in the cradle of the deep?"
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Beauty fades, dumb is forever-Judge Judy
The man who made time, made plenty.
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Eutychus
From the edge
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How about Submarine, a severely neglected late Genesis B-side instrumental?
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