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15-02-2007, 11:30 PM
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Add five words.
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15-02-2007, 11:41 PM
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:d :d :d :d :d
Smileys have stopped working 
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16-02-2007, 12:30 AM
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LMAO  Good idea that!!
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16-02-2007, 06:14 AM
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Originally Posted by DaiTheDragon  Add five words.
Dai |
Ouch! I dont think of it at all of bumping up my posts.. Its is a bit of light relief and fun which always makes me smile... I make a lot of serious Posts Daily and hopefully a valuable contribution to this website..But it is good to have a thread that is light hearted and it doesnt offend or upset anyone!!
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16-02-2007, 07:51 AM
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Originally Posted by DaiTheDragon Add five words.
Dai | Awwwww c'mon Dai,  I dont think anyone else sees it that way, it's a harmless bit of fun, come and join us.
The way I see it .. if folk didnt want to keep it going no one would post on the thread, I am sorry you dont like it
I am sure that if Admin saw it as a problem something would have been said.
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16-02-2007, 07:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Blackdog :d :d :d :d :d
Smileys have stopped working |
Think what has happened here Blackdog is you put lowercase d
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16-02-2007, 08:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Garden Carpet | I clicked on the Smileys in the gallery, honest! I actually edited the message and it did it again -
They work ok now, I expect they were tired, it was very late 
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16-02-2007, 08:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Blackdog | They were sulking 
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16-02-2007, 09:08 AM
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Out of 986 replies 500 are by three people.
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16-02-2007, 09:14 AM
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Is there a prize for the member who gets the most posts in? 
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16-02-2007, 09:15 AM
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We have been considering if we should end this, I personally don't care, I think it's pretty harmless and the three main contributors are obviously enjoying themselves!
We'd be far more relaxed if more contributed though....
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16-02-2007, 09:15 AM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Little village called Chedworth
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Originally Posted by DaiTheDragon Out of 986 replies 500 are by three people.
Dai | does that really matter?
Sometimes I'm on the verge of asking for my post count to be taken away, are people really that bothered about upping their count? Personally I couldn't care less, I just enjoy certain threads - as do other people and I don't think anyone should be made to feel bad about that...... |
16-02-2007, 09:16 AM
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So? What is the problem with that?
I don't understand what the big deal is regarding number of posts anyway.
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16-02-2007, 09:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Susie I don't understand what the big deal is regarding number of posts anyway. | Neither do I. Oops thats only three words, Will it count ??
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16-02-2007, 09:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Susie So? What is the problem with that?
I don't understand what the big deal is regarding number of posts anyway. | That's my opinion as well. I didn't want to state that in my first comment, sitting here with a post count of 7300+.  |
16-02-2007, 09:30 AM
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16-02-2007, 09:31 AM
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I only thought one "posting point" was accredited to each thread no matter how may times you joined in! I'd never realised Do I get one for this if it's a competition |
16-02-2007, 09:51 AM
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I think the original idea was to have a bit of fun creating a story by adding 5 words. Perhaps im’e not a fun guy but I couldn’t see anything funny only dribble and as for a story I doubt there’s even a sentence in there.
To each their own I suppose.
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16-02-2007, 09:52 AM
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I've never placed much emphasis on my own post count and I'm sure many others are the same. Having said that, the idea of the post count and the titles of 'commander' etc are to reflect individuals' contributions to WAB. I suppose the intention is that this has been a meaningful contribution to debates and ID requests etc rather than in one or two community threads. I'm not claiming the individuals involved haven't made a wider contribution, I haven't actually looked at the thread in question so don't know who they are I'm just giving an alternative viewpoint.
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16-02-2007, 09:54 AM
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Originally Posted by goosey I only thought one "posting point" was accredited to each thread no matter how may times you joined in! I'd never realised Do I get one for this if it's a competition | I do love the light hearted posts.I haven't contributed because I can never think of anything witty.Most of us don't care about the post count it is not important.When I am feeling down which lately has been a lot I have only to come on here to have a laugh and to cheer me up and yes even Boddie makes me laugh even when he is being a pain sorry Boddie I like ya really.So keep it up peeps life's to short to be serious all the time
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16-02-2007, 10:01 AM
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Originally Posted by matt_xyz I've never placed much emphasis on my own post count and I'm sure many others are the same. Having said that, the idea of the post count and the titles of 'commander' etc are to reflect individuals' contributions to WAB. I suppose the intention is that this has been a meaningful contribution to debates and ID requests etc rather than in one or two community threads. I'm not claiming the individuals involved haven't made a greater contribution, I haven't actually looked at the thread in question so don't know who they are I'm just giving an alternative viewpoint.
Matt | Surely Matt that no matter what the posts are about serious or not the people on them are contributing to WAB by cheering people up and lightening the mood.Which is sometimes needed as the debates can get a little heated at times and the the debates are entertaining in there own way too just to see how heated they get before Graham does his bit and jumps in at the right time
Oops I am bumping up my posts
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16-02-2007, 10:13 AM
|  | Administrator and Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: On the Malvern Hills
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As Graham mentioned, we've looked at this and I'm still divided.
Good for the community and usually harmless, but too many similar threads or a runaway amount of post and it just blocks out other threads in the recent posts columns. It could also act as a vehicle for new members to effortlessly get over the 25 post limit, spam and then disappear.
I stopped reading the thread after about the tenth post as they're very hard to moderate, and I even thought about running it to the 1,000 post milestone then closing it.
Maybe we should close it and start ones about bird/mammal/fish/weather facts? Each post could have a single 'quick fire' fact and it would be more relevant and of greater interest to all members?
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16-02-2007, 10:18 AM
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Originally Posted by StuartDH As Graham mentioned, we've looked at this and I'm still divided.
Good for the community and usually harmless, but too many similar threads or a runaway amount of post and it just blocks out other threads in the recent posts columns. It could also act as a vehicle for new members to effortlessly get over the 25 post limit, spam and then disappear.
I stopped reading the thread after about the tenth post as they're very hard to moderate, and I even thought about running it to the 1,000 post milestone then closing it.
Maybe we should close it and start ones about bird/mammal/fish/weather facts? Each post could have a single 'quick fire' fact and it would be more relevant and of greater interest to all members?
Stu | That sounds an excellent idea> i don't know any quick fire facts but with the net and my books I may find something to contribute and it can still be fun and light hearted
Come on then Stuart why dont you start one off.Go on I dare you
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16-02-2007, 10:37 AM
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having just looked at the 'add 5 words' thread I'm coming around to Dai's viewpoint What's it all about? Just adding 5 random words?!?  |
16-02-2007, 10:41 AM
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This is certainly a way to increase your post-count (as is welcoming every newcomer, for example), but does it matter? I don't think many people really care what their count is, or what others' count is. If we wish to judge (generally we shouldn't, I think) it should be on the quality of folk's contribution.
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