quote:

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Originally posted by Yorick:
[Where's that 'Things I want to Know' thread? That was useful, that was.]

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That would be the thread with a title like "things I want to know, but don't need to know". Where that is is probably one of those things you don't need to know

[Actually, I think you'll find it in Oblivion]

quote:

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There are five named Admins. The Famous Five. But I noticed that if you do a search in the Directory, selecting Administrator in the Member status box, it throws up 21 results of people who have Administrator status, some of whom are hardly famous at all. No offence.

Is this one of those lifetime honorary titular things, like the President of the USA, wherein one is never an ex-Admin?

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There are five active Board Admins, who are the primary people dealing directly with the hosts and you lot. Some people who have retired from those positions continue to do important jobs in the background (such as handling the registration process). Of course, the senior officers on the Ship are also admins here. And, we've got a couple of volunteers who handle technical issues and developments. On top of that, former admins who wish to retain their admin status do so, they provide the benefit of their wisdom and experience to the rest of us and step in to help out if needed.
 

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Posted by Yorick (# 12169) on :
 
Ah, the Unsung Heroes. Would it be terribly cringemaking to thank them for their efforts? I guess it would.

Thanks, Alan.

BTW, have you ever considered having,'It's probably in Oblivion' as a sig.?
 

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Posted by luvanddaisies (# 5761) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Alan Cresswell:

quote:

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Originally posted by Yorick:
[Where's that 'Things I want to Know' thread? That was useful, that was.]

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That would be the thread with a title like "things I want to know, but don't need to know".

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why thank you - it's nice to find a thread one started some time in the dim and distant past was useful.

[Fixed code]

[ 14. November 2010, 23:02: Message edited by: Spike ]
 

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Posted by Yorick (# 12169) on :
 
Two questions.

How do I find the Oblivion board? Usually, it's listed in Recent Visitors, so I use the link there to navigate to it, but when nobody's visited the board recently I can't do this.

Also, how do I code text as superscript? I tried the UBB code [sup]text[/sup] to no avail.

I know, I've been here long enough...
 

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Posted by Drifting Star (# 12799) on :
 
Like this² ? =

code:

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 Like this² ? 

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It depends what you want to make super - 1 is 185, 2 is 178, 3 is 179. Beyond that, who knows?

Or you can hold down the alt key and enter 0185, 0178 or 0179 and it will appear like magic.

Oblivion is at http://forum.ship-of-fools.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=forum&f=70 - just change the number at the end of any forum to 70.
 

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Posted by Yorick (# 12169) on :
 
Brilliant. Thanks!
 

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Posted by Alan Cresswell (# 31) on :
 
There's a link to the Oblivion board on the Intro text for Limbo.

If you do a Google search for "special HTML characters" you'll find loads of places that list the various ways you can get superscript numbers and other funky stuff. Then just practice on the UBB practice thread to make sure they actually work here.
 

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Posted by Yorick (# 12169) on :
 
Yes, I thought of HTML code, but it's for a sig, so I didn't suppose that would work.

How does one insert a blank character, to work effectively as a space, for example to indent a new line of text?
 

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Posted by mousethief (# 953) on :
 
#_nbsp_;

remove underscores
 

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Posted by Spike (# 36) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Yorick:
Yes, I thought of HTML code, but it's for a sig, so I didn't suppose that would work.

How does one insert a blank character, to work effectively as a space, for example to indent a new line of text?

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quote:

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Originally posted by mousethief:
#_nbsp_;

remove underscores

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Much obliged, but it doesn't seem to work.

I'll take it to the UBB practice thread (thanks, Spike).
 

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Posted by mousethief (# 953) on :
 
Hell, my mistake. Replace the # with &. Sorry.
 

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Posted by Ariel (# 58) on :
 
Something I'd like to know: has the "votive candle" smiley always bounced up and down (and it's just that I haven't noticed it), or has someone given it a new lease of life recently?


 

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Posted by The Rogue (# 2275) on :
 
It's nodding its head in time to the music!
 

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Posted by Marvin the Martian (# 4360) on :
 
As far as I can remember it's always been animated.
 

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Posted by Ariel (# 58) on :
 
I think it must be an IE8 quirk. It's always been animated in that the flame has always flickered sideways, but I don't remember the actual candle itself jumping up and down as well - and it isn't doing this in Opera.

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Originally posted by The Rogue:
It's nodding its head in time to the music!

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It looks more like it's jumping up and down to the Hallelujah Chorus.
 

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Posted by mousethief (# 953) on :
 
I'm using Firefox for Linux and it's not jumping, just the flame.
 

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Posted by Drifting Star (# 12799) on :
 
It's not doing it in XP Pro and Firefox, and I checked XP Pro and IE8 (shudder) - just the usual flicker.
 

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Posted by mrs whibley (# 4798) on :
 
A the top left-hand corner of each thread it says "Source (consider it)". I've only just noticed this - has it always been there? And if not, is someone in the know considering whatever it is?
 

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Posted by Alan Cresswell (# 31) on :
 
Admins have the ability to change some bits of text that appear in various places in the software. New admins face a considerable temptation to play with the fancy buttons they find at their disposal.
 

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Posted by mrs whibley (# 4798) on :
 
Thanks Alan - I think I see. With great power comes great responsibility!

[ 09. December 2010, 21:05: Message edited by: mrs whibley ]
 

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Posted by Drifting Star (# 12799) on :
 
Or maybe 'With great power comes great opportunity'.
 

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Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on :
 
There used to be a box at board home saying "currently ringing alarm bells" or "welcome to" or some such, with the name of the newest member. That seems to have disappeared. Or has nobody joined lately?
 

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Posted by PeteC (# 10422) on :
 
It's on the Directory search page.
 

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Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on :
 
I'm sure there was something announcing new members on the Board Home page too, previously.
 

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Posted by PeteC (# 10422) on :
 
Not for over 5 years anyway.
 

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Posted by Jenny Ann (# 3131) on :
 
no - I'm with Eutycus on this one - sure it was there until quite recently.
 

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Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on :
 
I think it said "welcome aboard XXX"
 

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Posted by Drifting Star (# 12799) on :
 
I'm with Euty and Jenny Ann. I'm sure I've seen it on the home page in the last few weeks, but in any case I spotted a friend joining via that box in June, and I rarely go to the Directory search page.
 

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Posted by Gracious rebel (# 3523) on :
 
Yes it was definitely there until a week or two ago. I looked it up on the Internet Archive and the most recent old page was from 2008 (see here) and it shows up there (the text says 'Newbie alert for xxxxx'). OK that wasn't VERY recent, but certainly less than 5 years ago!

[ 15. December 2010, 08:48: Message edited by: Gracious rebel ]
 

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Posted by Drifting Star (# 12799) on :
 
Yes - that's what I've seen recently rather than the full box that's on the Directory page.
 

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Posted by Ags (# 204) on :
 
It was there until a couple of days ago. If memory serves, it disappears when the PTB have a little clearout and delete a registration e.g. a sock or spammer. It should appear again when the next new apprentice signs up. (I think!)
 

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Posted by PeteC (# 10422) on :
 
Well that goes to show you I seldom go to the Ship's home page then.
 

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Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on :
 
I found a cached version of the 'board home' page with it on from Dec. 8 and would have posted it here before all you lot but my computer has since developed a mind of its own requiring external surgery.
 

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Posted by Niteowl2 (# 15841) on :
 
It appears the Newbie Alert is back. We have a new member named Bigfish.
 

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Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on :
 
<rushes to grab cached version of board home without newbie alert...>
 

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Posted by Sylvander (# 12857) on :
 
Is this the place to ask whether it is somewhere possible to see a list of all shipmates with a particular avatar?
I took a fancy to look who else had picked the same as I have.
 

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Posted by RooK (# 1852) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Sylvander:
Is this the place to ask whether it is somewhere possible to see a list of all shipmates with a particular avatar?
I took a fancy to look who else had picked the same as I have.

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quote:

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Originally posted by daisydaisy:
If you are using firefox you might need to hover your mouse over the square blob between the poster's name and the date of posting - the last bit of information shown on the bottom of your browser window contains the post number.

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quote:

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Originally posted by Gracious rebel:
I think this must be it! (and congrats for reaching 4000!)

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Thank you on both counts.
 

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Posted by Sylvander (# 12857) on :
 
Next post flips the page.
Wanna bet?
 

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Posted by Sylvander (# 12857) on :
 
Yay!!


[wrong smiley]

[ 12. January 2011, 08:31: Message edited by: Sylvander ]
 

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Posted by St. Stephen the Stoned (# 9841) on :
 
Hi Yorick.

What does your sig. P(Troll) = 0.7¹
¹Erin (SoF, 2010) mean?

(If Yorick's not around, can anyone else elucidate?)
 

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Posted by Spike (# 36) on :
 
Or maybe you could send him a PM. This thread is for "Ship stuff" rather than info on individual members

Spike
Styx host
 

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Posted by RooK (# 1852) on :
 
Can't... resist... flaunting... geekiness...

P(function) refers to probability.
A probability of 0.7 is the same as saying 70%
A superscript annotation usually denotes source.
The denoted source in this instance seems to be Erin (presumably in 2010).

Thus, I think it is meant to be read as a playful remembrance of Erin saying that she suspected a 70% probability that Yorick was a troll in 2010.

Gah. That wasn't worth it. Next time go with Spike's advice.
 

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Posted by Ags (# 204) on :
 
I dunno. Was quite interesting actually.
RooK - your new colours are beautiful.
 

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Posted by St. Gwladys (# 14504) on :
 
I'm sure there was a thread of abbreviations etc - where did it go to? Perhaps it should be pointed out to newbies who wonder what on earth phrases like ITTWACW are about.
 

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Posted by Tubbs (# 440) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by St. Gwladys:
I'm sure there was a thread of abbreviations etc - where did it go to? Perhaps it should be pointed out to newbies who wonder what on earth phrases like ITTWACW are about.

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quote:

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Originally posted by Ags:

RooK - your new colours are beautiful.

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quote:

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Originally posted by mrs whibley:

quote:

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Originally posted by Ags:
RooK - your new colours are beautiful.

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Yes, I think he's a Soft Autumn.

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quote:

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Originally posted by itokro:
Are there any links to them still floating around (e.g. in the way there are links to Oblivion and The Nativity Play even though they're not listed from the board's homepage)?

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The links are secret. Don't even ask.
 

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Posted by St. Stephen the Stoned (# 9841) on :
 
Thank you for your geekiness, RooK. And I love your new colour-scheme too.
 

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Posted by itokro (# 16135) on :
 
(Discovers sneakily hidden secret links in RooK's post and follows them. I'm a genius, I swear.)

Ah, so if I change the number at the end of the web address, I get a different board...

(Plays with this for a while)

Conclusion from my wanderings: the Ship is an even stranger plcae than I thought. I like this.
 

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Posted by monkeylizard (# 952) on :
 
Congrats. Most people take years to figure out they can change the board number in the URL.
 

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Posted by Qoheleth. (# 9265) on :
 
A question about PMs, please:

If I delete an unread PM from my "sent" folder in order to release space, can the recipient still see it in their "incoming" folder and reply days or weeks later?

Thanks,
Q.
 

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Posted by Spike (# 36) on :
 
I still have a few PMs in my inbox dating back to 2001 and 2002. I'm guessing the senders may well have deleted the originals from their outbox.
 

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Posted by Spike (# 36) on :
 
OK, thanks to the ingenuity of another shipmate who read this thread, consequently sent me a PM and immediately deleted the original from her outbox, I can now give the definitive answer that yes, you can reply to PMs after the sender has deleted the original. Not only that, but the original sender can also respond to your reply.

Bloody hell, I can't believe I'm sitting here at 23.19 trying this. I hope you appreciate what your Admins do for you!
 

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Posted by lily pad (# 11456) on :
 
Ingenuity? And here I was thinking I must have lots of time on my hands.
 

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Posted by Zappa (# 8433) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by itokro:
(Discovers sneakily hidden secret links in RooK's post and follows them. I'm a genius, I swear.)

Ah, so if I change the number at the end of the web address, I get a different board...

(Plays with this for a while)

Conclusion from my wanderings: the Ship is an even stranger place than I thought. I like this.

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But Mr Nobody is sneaky. He hosts boards but does not post. I find this chilling. I shall see my therapist and send Simon the bill.
 

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Posted by BroJames (# 9636) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Zappa:
[QUOTE]But Mr Nobody is sneaky. He hosts boards but does not post. I find this chilling. I shall see my therapist and send Simon the bill.

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quote:

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Originally posted by Spike:
OK, thanks to the ingenuity of another shipmate who read this thread, consequently sent me a PM and immediately deleted the original from her outbox, I can now give the definitive answer that yes, you can reply to PMs after the sender has deleted the original. Not only that, but the original sender can also respond to your reply.

Bloody hell, I can't believe I'm sitting here at 23.19 trying this. I hope you appreciate what your Admins do for you!

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quote:

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Originally posted by AristonAstuanax:
Okay, hosts and PM's—what exactly do they see, if anything? Is there, say, a control panel that shows a list of PM titles and sender/recipient? Do they have to check on what a specific person sent or received in order to know what's going on? Or is there something entirely different that I don't know about?

To put it another way: how easy would it be for Imaginary Friend to see who's been sending messages to whom during games of Mafia—or, since I generally suspect him of honesty, to avoid seeing this?

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quote:

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Originally posted by comet:
if I ever had access to that as a host, I didn't know it.

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quote:

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Originally posted by AristonAstuanax:

or, since I generally suspect him of honesty,

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quote:

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Originally posted by lilBuddha:

quote:

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Originally posted by AristonAstuanax:

or, since I generally suspect him of honesty,

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What an unconscionably rude thing to say!

With all the drivel* hosts are obligated to read, why on earth would they seek out more?

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quote:

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Originally posted by mrs whibley:
Think-squared

What is your avatar a representation of (if anything)? I find it very disturbing!

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quote:

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Originally posted by LeRoc:
This question definitely belongs in the "Things I'd Like To Know, But I Really Don't Have Any Right To" category, or however this thread was originally called.

How are the Private Boards doing?

I'm not asking for detailed reports on what's being discussed there, but I'd be curious to have some general idea: Are they still alive, thriving and well? Or have they withered away after a first few months of frantic discussion?

In any case, I hope that they are still serving the purpose that the Ship set up this possibility for originally.

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quote:

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Tubbs: Seem to be doing fine.

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quote:

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Originally posted by passer:
So the Glory board has gone from nine hidden threads to ten. Is something brewing?

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quote:

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Originally posted by Nicolemrw:
Passer, you can see all the threads on Glory if you set the setting to "all threads" instead of the default "treads from the last 90 days".

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quote:

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Originally posted by Tubbs:

quote:

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Originally posted by passer:
So the Glory board has gone from nine hidden threads to ten. Is something brewing?

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Nope, but I did move Miss Molly's Vigil thread into Glory.

Tubbs

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quote:

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Originally posted by Yorick:
Who does the Born Twice stuff? It's hilarious.

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quote:

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Originally posted by A.Pilgrim:
What happened to the threads in the Chapter & Worse forum? They aren't in Limbo, and Oblivion is too big to browse through. There were some interesting discussions on the verses suggested, and I think it would be a pity if they just disappeared. Thanks, Angus

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quote:

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Originally posted by RooK:

quote:

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Originally posted by itokro:
Are there any links to them still floating around (e.g. in the way there are links to Oblivion and The Nativity Play even though they're not listed from the board's homepage)?

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The links are secret. Don't even ask.

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I've been looking for stuff from the TnT board, but can't find it using search, or in Limbo, and I can't find the board by playing with the number at the end of the URL Anyone got a link, or links to archived threads? I'm about to give up. - Thanks in advance
 

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Posted by RuthW (# 13) on :
 
There are four T&T threads on the penultimate page of Oblivion.
 

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Posted by Spike (# 36) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by luvanddaisies:
I've been looking for stuff from the TnT board, but can't find it using search, or in Limbo, and I can't find the board by playing with the number at the end of the URL Anyone got a link, or links to archived threads? I'm about to give up. - Thanks in advance

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quote:

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Originally posted by Spike:

quote:

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Originally posted by luvanddaisies:
I've been looking for stuff from the TnT board, but can't find it using search, or in Limbo, and I can't find the board by playing with the number at the end of the URL Anyone got a link, or links to archived threads? I'm about to give up. - Thanks in advance

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The board no longer exists, even in hidden form. I can only assume it was deleted to create space for other boards.

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quote:

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Originally posted by Moo:
Is the Ungodly Fear board accessible?

Moo

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quote:

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Originally posted by Eutychus:

quote:

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Originally posted by Moo:
Is the Ungodly Fear board accessible?

Moo

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It doesn't look like it.

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Happened before we moved onto this board software IIRC. There used to be some material on the main site, but I've literally just found out, "Our archive pages, with material going back (gulp) 10 years, are currently offline, but will be available as soon as we've finished cataloging them".

Tubbs
 

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Posted by jlg (# 98) on :
 
That explains all the scrabbling and squeaking noises I heard earlier today. I thought it was mice in the walls, but now understand it was the Admins scrambling to be first with their explanations of why they would be unable to help with this project.

Personally, I nominate RooK.
 

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Posted by luvanddaisies (# 5761) on :
 
Well volunteered, Rook (I saw him volunteering, jlg).
 

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Posted by RuthW (# 13) on :
 
That Simon hasn't made the material available to them and asked them for help in cataloging it is the reason I'd give if I were an admin.
 

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Posted by Moo (# 107) on :
 
IIRC, it was available at one time since we got these boards.

Moo
 

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Posted by Tubbs (# 440) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by RuthW:
That Simon hasn't made the material available to them and asked them for help in cataloging it is the reason I'd give if I were an admin.

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What she said

Tubbs
 

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Posted by jlg (# 98) on :
 
In that case, I'm off to buy more mousetraps. Seems the Archive Project has yet to be seen in Real Life and probably won't be.

Unlike Mouse #3, who was clearly sighted last night and is now doomed.
 

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Posted by Pyx_e (# 57) on :
 
Is there any sensible way to change the colour of the page? I find the white very bright, too the point, late at night, where it hurts my eyes. No biggy but if I am missing a simple trick someone tell me please.

TY

Pyx_e
 

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Posted by comet (# 10353) on :
 
you can turn down the brightness on your monitor. that's what I do.
 

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Posted by Louise (# 30) on :
 
Another indirect approach -there's this really useful piece of software which I use that changes the blue/red light component in the screen display depending on the time of day - a big help at night. That takes a lot of the harsh edge off the white.

F.lux

cheers,
L.
 

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Posted by no_prophet (# 15560) on :
 
Depending on your browser, you can set your colour preferences to override the page display settings. For example, in Firefox, if you go to preferences (it is under 'edit' in the Linux version, I think perhaps under 'tools' in the Windows version, you can go to the 'fonts and colors' segment under 'content' select fonts and colors, change to what you like and ensure you tick the 'override' box, and there you go. Just did it in FF and have white text on black background.

Some browsers don't have such a colour preference, and you might want to check out some others if your's doesn't. I have only Iron which doesn't (non-tracking version of google chromium) and FF on this throw away netbook, so perhaps others can advice if you are using something different. I seem to recall Opera had this preference and I would never advise anyone to use Infernal Exploder
 

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Posted by Pyx_e (# 57) on :
 
Thank you.

P
 

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Posted by Patdys (# 9397) on :
 
I have no posts in 'recent history' between 29th August 2010 and 11th April 2011. With this post, the gap will no longer be visible. I have not had shore time and despite a low post production I am just wondering about a glitch in the counting software?

Or is this the fourth alternate reality I have now been in. .
 

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Posted by PeteC (# 10422) on :
 
You don't remember that little green spaceship and the probes?

That mission was a success, then
 

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Posted by Patdys (# 9397) on :
 
Dear God, you are in cohoots with Marvin- I should have realized, eh.
 

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Posted by QLib (# 43) on :
 
So God is an astronaut? And in cahoots with Pete and Marvin? Yeah... that explains a lot.
 

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Posted by Padre Joshua (# 13100) on :
 
How did the rule concerning the length of sigs come about, and why isn't it part of the 10Cs? When someone gets asked to shorten a sig (I think Jengie Jon pointed out my four-liner once), who's to stop them saying "I don't see it written down anywhere. Make me! " or some variation on that theme?

Not questioning the rule, mind you... just wondering, is all.
 

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Posted by RooK (# 1852) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Padre Joshua:
How did the rule concerning the length of sigs come about, and why isn't it part of the 10Cs? When someone gets asked to shorten a sig (I think Jengie Jon pointed out my four-liner once), who's to stop them saying "I don't see it written down anywhere. Make me! " or some variation on that theme?

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quote:

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Signatures appear at the bottom of your posts. You can use UBB code in your signature, but not HTML. Please limit your signature to no more than four lines. Long signatures make the Baby Jesus cry. Images are OFF.

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quote:

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Originally posted by Vulpior:
When I was last editing my signature I kept to the line limit, but I discovered that there is also a character limit enforced by the system. It might be useful to mention that in the guidance text, for other verbose people.

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I guess most people will find the character limit easily enough if they're sufficiently verbose. I found it when trying to put a list of links to photos into my sig because the URL address counted even though not displayed (tinyURL is great sometimes!).

[ETA: it's four lines viewed here]

[ 23. November 2011, 10:47: Message edited by: Alan Cresswell ]
 

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Posted by Marvin the Martian (# 4360) on :
 
[crosspost] Looks like 4 to me. Screen resolution issue?

[ 23. November 2011, 10:47: Message edited by: Marvin the Martian ]
 

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Posted by Balaam (# 4543) on :
 
I doubt that it's screen resolution as it is 4 lines on my netbook.
 

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Posted by Spike (# 36) on :
 
I think PeteC must be seeing double. Have you been drinking Windolene again Pete?
 

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Posted by mdijon (# 8520) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Spike:
I think PeteC must be seeing double.

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quote:

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Originally posted by Dal Segno:
If I edit a post, then try to edit it a second time, I always get the error message. Are we only allowed a single round of editing on a posted message?

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In theory you can edit as many times as you like, but the 2 minute window applies from the moment of the initial post being made so it's pretty hard to get multiple edits in.

Test edit 1

Test edit 2 - yep, it's possible. You just need to be really quick

[ 06. January 2012, 14:11: Message edited by: Marvin the Martian ]
 

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Posted by Sandemaniac (# 12829) on :
 
Has heaven been harrowed down to stuff that was running on Jan 1st, or are my settings up the spout? I logged on to add to a thread that was running before Christmas (something heard on the radio), and heaven is down to just over a page of threads.

AG
 

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Posted by PeteC (# 10422) on :
 
How very observant of you!
 

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Posted by Firenze (# 619) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Sandemaniac:
Has heaven been harrowed down to stuff that was running on Jan 1st, or are my settings up the spout?

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quote:

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Originally posted by Golden Key:
Given that posts are available this backdoor way, would it be possible to just keep a person's profile showable and directory-able?

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quote:

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Originally posted by Spike:

quote:

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Originally posted by Golden Key:
Given that posts are available this backdoor way, would it be possible to just keep a person's profile showable and directory-able?

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I'm afraid not. It's a restriction of the software. I really don't like disbling member accounts when they die, but unfortunately it's a necessity to stop any sickos who may have that user's password getting into the account and posting stuff.

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quote:

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Originally posted by Firenze:

quote:

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Originally posted by Sandemaniac:
Has heaven been harrowed down to stuff that was running on Jan 1st, or are my settings up the spout?

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Most topics in Heaven are fairly ephemeral, so the periodic tidy tends to prune to a week/10 days.

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quote:

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Originally posted by Yorick:
Oh, fiddle-de-dee. I really wanted to read that thread about iPads, but it's harrowed. Pleughhh.

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quote:

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Originally posted by Yorick:
Page 18, there it is. Thanks, Moo. No trace of it through Search.

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quote:

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Originally posted by AdamPater:
Whatever happened to riverfalls? Eaten by alligator?

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quote:

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Feel free to use the original languages in which the Bible was written if you think it will help your argument. But please be aware that it may not! If you do use Greek or Hebrew (or even Aramaic), have pity on those of us who don't read these languages and provide a translation for us.

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Here the requirement for a translation is asked more as a favour than as a hard-line requirement. Could I suggest that the language requirement for posts be stated explicitly somewhere? (Unless I've been unobservant and missed it.)

And does it apply to sig lines? I know of at least two shipmates with non-English text sig lines (one of them is in Arabic script as well). Perhaps it would prevent a situation in the future where a dispute arose about an allegation of abuse in a non-English language sig if the requirement for the use of English applied to sigs as well.

Sorry if this produces extra work for the Ship's admins or webmates, but would be a useful clarification. Thanks, Angus


*That's the FAQs linked from the second heading line, not the FAQs linked from the lower line which has the options: My profile login | Register | Directory | Search | FAQs | Board home (Is it confusing to have two different FAQs pages?)
 

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Posted by PeteC (# 10422) on :
 
Signatures are your's to play with as you will.

Otherwise this is an English language board, as has been stated again and again and again** in the Styx, here and there*

**ad nauseum
*seriatim
 

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Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on :
 

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Originally posted by PeteC:
Signatures are your's to play with as you will.

Otherwise this is an English language board, as has been stated again and again and again** in the Styx, here and there*

**ad nauseum
*seriatim

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ad nauseam
 

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Posted by mdijon (# 8520) on :
 
You may be inviting an ad defenestratam.

[ 08. October 2012, 13:23: Message edited by: mdijon ]
 

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Posted by A.Pilgrim (# 15044) on :
 

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Originally posted by PeteC:
... Otherwise this is an English language board, as has been stated again and again and again** in the Styx, here and there*

**ad nauseum
*seriatim

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I'm sorry if I touched a raw nerve - I was genuinely trying to make a helpful suggestion. I wouldn't have thought of looking through threads in The Styx for guidance on acceptable posting, but rather in the 10Cs, guidelines or FAQs, and I guess that newcomers would look in those places as well. However, I shall now back off discreetly with a placatory smile...
 

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Posted by St. Punk the Pious (# 683) on :
 
Posters are using Latin! Ummmmm! I'm gonna tell!
 

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Posted by LeRoc (# 3216) on :
 

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mdijon: You may be inviting an ad defenestratam.

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Originally posted by A.Pilgrim:
One of the issues with regard to Martin PC Not's suspension was the requirement to write posts in English, and if not, to provide a translation. Is there anywhere in the Ship's guidance notes that explicitly states this?

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Originally posted by mdijon:
You may be inviting an ad defenestratam.

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I feel so lame. I thought that word meant something completely different all this time.
 

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Posted by lilBuddha (# 14333) on :
 
I, erm, caution everyone to refrain from asking what the misconception was...
 

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Posted by Kelly Alves (# 2522) on :
 
I thought it was the same sort of thing as "evisceration."

Which-- I had some fool following me around at the time aiming really lurid, graphic, Wolf Creek quality descriptions of bunny-skinning at me at the time I first saw the word-- to be frank, in RooK's title-- and the misunderstood meaning kind of creeped me out. Sorry, RooK.


I supposed I could have just looked it up...

[ 10. October 2012, 23:07: Message edited by: Kelly Alves ]
 

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Posted by RooK (# 1852) on :
 
[Jayne Cobb voice] It's my very favourite word. [/Jayne Cobb voice]
 

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Posted by Kelly Alves (# 2522) on :
 
.. and under my new enlightenment, I take back that comment I made long ago about it "not fitting you." It SO TOTALLY fits you.
 

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Posted by no prophet (# 15560) on :
 

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Originally posted by Carex:
The reason for this requirement is that the Ship is an English language discussion board. It is difficult to maintain a proper discussion when someone uses a language that is not readily understood by many of the other shipmates. That is why a translation is required when someone uses a language other than English in a post.

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Our visitor record is 290, set on 16 November, 2008 00:39 .

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Originally posted by passer:
As for the lowest number, it depends who's frigging around with the admin panel, which has been known to set that number to zero.

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Originally posted by passer:
Because I don't recall the boards going down other than when a human agent was doing something, be it a scheduled maintenance activity such as rebuilding directories or unscheduled frigging around.

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I love that you think any of our frigging around is scheduled.
 

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Posted by RooK (# 1852) on :
 

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Originally posted by passer:
I don't recall the boards going down other than when a human agent was doing something

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Originally posted by Jonah the Whale:
At the top of each page of a thread is the phrase Source: (consider it). What does this mean?

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Originally posted by Jonah the Whale:
At the top of each page of a thread is the phrase Source: (consider it). What does this mean?

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Originally posted by Evensong:
Just curious as to whether Beeswax Altar has been banned?

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Originally posted by SusanDoris:
I wonder, is there a way of looking at a member's list of posts?

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Originally posted by comet:
You can also just click on their post count from within a thread.

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Originally posted by no prophet:
if the hosts do something to make it incomprehensible, you'd better bloody well be damn careful, because they may do whatever.

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1. A real foul up with coding that makes the post largely unreadable - getting nested quotes all mixed up so you don't know who's quoted and what's the reply, using CODE rather than QUOTE and screwing the page formatting, getting a link wrong so it doesn't work properly, multiple copies of the same post.
   
   That is, they edit posts to make it easier for everyone to join in the discussion/game/rant/whatever.
    
2. To remove something that might get the Ship into legal hot water - large pieces of potentially copyright text, links to sites of dubious legality and taste, advertising and spam, remarks that may be incitement to illegal activities etc. And, note, we don't ask our hosts to be lawyers, nor to spend their time checking whether the particular version of a hymn you've quoted is still covered by copyright somewhere in the world, and so will always act in a cautious manner.
   
   That is, they edit posts to protect the Ship.

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Originally posted by Jade Constable:
Emily's recent posting made me want to ask - is it possible for me to get a username change please? I made the same mistake she did in putting my full name as my username. Would be happy to make a donation for it!

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Originally posted by LeRoc:
I've heard about Hurricane Joanne of course, but I wasn't there when it happened. Sometimes I have the idea that if Joanne happened now, the situation would be dealt with easily. Maybe there have already been people on board who tried to be more disruptive than Joanne was, but since then it has been easier to deal with them. Could this be true?

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quote:

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Originally posted by LeRoc:
I've heard about Hurricane Joanne of course, but I wasn't there when it happened. Sometimes I have the idea that if Joanne happened now, the situation would be dealt with easily. Maybe there have already been people on board who tried to be more disruptive than Joanne was, but since then it has been easier to deal with them. Could this be true?

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On the History of the Ship thread I once asked about Joanne, and got some answers.

The History of the Ship thread makes for very interesting reading.

Moo
 

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Posted by Starbug (# 15917) on :
 
Please can someone tell me how to copy a post to the Quotes thread?
 

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Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on :
 
I just bring up the post I admire, highlight and copy it (or the part of it that I like), go to the quotes thread, hit reply, type in the name of the person quoted followed by a colon, then hit the "quote" button by the smilies, and paste the copied quote between the bracketed quote and unquote. "Preview" and "add reply". Done

[ 06. January 2014, 18:26: Message edited by: Lyda*Rose ]
 

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Posted by Firenze (# 619) on :
 
Or a slightly different means to the same end -

Hit the Reply with quote icon. Tidy up the text eg removing bits - until you have the bit you want. Plus you still have the original attribution and quote tags.

Then Select - Copy. Go to quotes file, click the Reply button, then Paste.
 

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Posted by Boogie (# 13538) on :
 
This is the quotes icon.


 

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Posted by Starbug (# 15917) on :
 
Thank you all for your replies. I will give it a try.
 

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Posted by Alan Cresswell (# 31) on :
 
Don't forget, if you want to try something out there's always the UBB Practice thread here in the Styx. If you get it wrong there you'll a) not screw up a discussion elsewhere and b) there's usually some smart person watching the thread who could identify what you did wrong and how to do it right.
 

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Posted by Taliesin (# 14017) on :
 
where is the quotesfile?
i tried the search function...

I want to put this:
Ken, about Pete Seeger.
Someone said he was more like a worship leader than a pop star. He wanted everyone to join in and everyone to mean it and everything to be changed, one song at a time.
 

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Posted by Spike (# 36) on :
 
Do you mean this thread?

It's on Page 1 if The Circus
 

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Posted by Drifting Star (# 12799) on :
 
It's here, in the Circus.
 

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Posted by Taliesin (# 14017) on :
 
Thanks, never occurred to me to look there!
 

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