The Conservative Cave
The Bar => The Lounge => Topic started by: franksolich on July 08, 2011, 01:37:30 PM
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Time for that once-a-year survey of the membership, so as to figure out what works, and what doesn't work.
conservativecave seems to be working astonishingly well, the numbers (traffic) going up-up-up every single month, the sky being the limit; obviously conservativecave does what works.
But it's that time of the year anyway.....
(a) what brought you to conservativecave? (a member already here, google search, whatnot)
(b) any suggestions on how to improve conservativecave?
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Found the Cave by simple Google search, "conservative forums". Never too politically minded before Glorious Comrade Leader appeared in our midst like a bad fart that just won't go away, I am part of the general uprising of average Joe's who are appalled at where the leftists would have us headed. Just another angry peasant in the torch and pitchfork mob.
Would love to see the ability of Cave dwellers to administer bitch slaps to DUmmies directly on the island from here. :fuelfire:
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I found the Cave via a friend's recommendation. He suggested both the Cave and DU as sites that opine about the best and the worst politacally and I was looking for a more efficient way to learn about issues.
It was only after lurking for some time that this site became more, and I now enjoy more sections and am interested in the participants. I rarely row to the Island, preferring to leave that to heartier members and read about the happenings there at the DUmp.
I have no suggestions for improvement.
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Time for that once-a-year survey of the membership, so as to figure out what works, and what doesn't work.
conservativecave seems to be working astonishingly well, the numbers (traffic) going up-up-up every single month, the sky being the limit; obviously conservativecave does what works.
But it's that time of the year anyway.....
(a) what brought you to conservativecave? (a member already here, google search, whatnot)
(b) any suggestions on how to improve conservativecave?
I would like to see a "Show unread posts since last visit" link on the bottom of each page as well as at the top. That's how I navigate mostly and I always have to scroll back to the top of the page to hit the link.
KC
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(a) what brought you to conservativecave?
A PM on CU from Badcat letting me know where all Y'all escaped to. I was about a week late.
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I would like to see a "Show unread posts since last visit" link on the bottom of each page as well as at the top. That's how I navigate mostly and I always have to scroll back to the top of the page to hit the link.
KC
We're switching to a new version of SMF (from 1.1.11 to 2.x) soon. If the new forum has the same layout, adding the link is simple enough.
I'll see if I can update the current one this weekend.
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We're switching to a new version of SMF (from 1.1.11 to 2.x) soon. If the new forum has the same layout, adding the link is simple enough.
I'll see if I can update the current one this weekend.
Thanks Chris!
KC
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1. Stupidity and crashes on TOS, plus an invite.
2. Off-hand, can't think of anything. Moderation is pretty responsive, and well, pretty moderate.
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I found CC via google sometime last year and lurked for a long time. I look for American sites because Canadian politic sites are often boring however, I've been banned at every single site I've been a member of. This is the reason for the nonsense I posted and such at first, just to see if I'd get banned. As it turned out I didn't so I decided I'd stay at this site and have come to like it quite a lot.
It's a bit odd for a liberal to be on a conservative site but I've often found the better forums to be conservative ones. For example there are often better conversations, very often better run, don't have as many crazy people and are not a haven for stupid ass teenagers. This forum really is more what I was looking to join.
As for suggestions, I'd like an option just to skip the front page to the forum itself and I think a "Back to the top link" on the bottom of every page would be useful.
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I found CC via google sometime last year and lurked for a long time. I look for American sites because Canadian politic sites are often boring however, I've been banned at every single site I've been a member of. This is the reason for the nonsense I posted and such at first, just to see if I'd get banned. As it turned out I didn't so I decided I'd stay at this site and have come to like it quite a lot.
It's a bit odd for a liberal to be on a conservative site but I've often found the better forums to be conservative ones. For example there are often better conversations, very often better run, don't have as many crazy people and are not a haven for stupid ass teenagers. This forum really is more what I was looking to join.
As for suggestions, I'd like an option just to skip the front page to the forum itself and I think a "Back to the top link" on the bottom of every page would be useful.
Bookmark this link and you're all set. :-)
http://www.conservativecave.com/index.php?action=forum
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(a) what brought you to conservativecave? (a member already here, google search, whatnot) Thor invited me when I left another forum on which we were members.
(b) any suggestions on how to improve conservativecave? Mmmmmmmm, not offhand.
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Bookmark this link and you're all set. :-)
http://www.conservativecave.com/index.php?action=forum
Damn, I never thought of that.
Because of the configuration of the software and because I have my own private forum here (courtesy Thor; nothing interesting about it--he had just invented it because I couldn't "save" things on the computer I had at the time), I have to go through three pages to get to the forum page.
No big deal; just one of those little tiny nearly-insignificant nuisances one endures because it's more trouble straightening it out than living with it.
Thanks, Tucker.
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As for suggestions, I'd like an option just to skip the front page to the forum itself and I think a "Back to the top link" on the bottom of every page would be useful.
(http://www.conservativecave.com/Themes/babylon/images/english/go_up.gif)
There's already one there... lower left at the bottom of the page, at least with the theme I'm using (Babylon).
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Damn, I never thought of that.
Because of the configuration of the software and because I have my own private forum here (courtesy Thor; nothing interesting about it--he had just invented it because I couldn't "save" things on the computer I had at the time), I have to go through three pages to get to the forum page.
No big deal; just one of those little tiny nearly-insignificant nuisances one endures because it's more trouble straightening it out than living with it.
Thanks, Tucker.
Sometimes the simplest things escape us.
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I got a PM from franksolich at FR letting me know this was here. I think the forum is fine. Maybe an iPhone app would be cool, if it made it easier to read on the iphone. But I don't have too much trouble anyway.
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Found CC via FreeRepublic over the 2011 new year. Visited the site and knew I had to join immediately. Don't post much. But do read most of the posts in the dumpster.
Can't think of a single improvement idea. Like it the way it is
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Mack Daddy sent me an email. Love political forums and this one is very open to all points of view, which is nice to see as nothing gets old quicker than an echo chamber.
I don't see a need for change at all. Perfect as is. Thanks to everyone who make CC possible!
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I got a PM from franksolich at FR letting me know this was here.
Now, do I have good taste in people, or not?
You're always a perceptive poster, sir, and I for one appreciate your pointing out things I don't see.
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Thanks to everyone who make CC possible!
You're one of them, madam, who makes it all possible.
franksolich has been infatuated (your sparkling wit combined with deadpan seriousness--it's purely platonic, assure your husband) since you first came aboard.
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Just another angry peasant in the torch and pitchfork mob.
You've come to the right place, sir; plenty of torches and pitchforks for all who want them, although I have dibs on the 1-3/8" S/K adjustable wrench.
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It was only after lurking for some time that this site became more, and I now enjoy more sections and am interested in the participants.
Right, neighbor; there's a great deal of variety here, something for every taste.
And many very interesting members, including yourself.
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I was about a week late.
Me too, and so I just barely missed out being a Founding Member, as Ptarmigan beat me.
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I found CC through DUmmie FUnnies.
I read CC every day. I get a big kick out of reading people's replies (especially the DUmpster). Everyone is so entertaining!
Nothing to change as far as I'm concerned. The board is easy to navigate and I like the look.
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Me too, and so I just barely missed out being a Founding Member, as Ptarmigan beat me.
Yeah, but he's for the birds.
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Moderation is pretty responsive, and well, pretty moderate.
Thank you, sir.
The night I showed up here, and Rebel asked me to be a moderator, he pounded it into my head with a sledge-hammer that moderators weren't supposed to just sit on their asses and boss people around, like they do at, ahem, some other places.
Rebel said moderators were expected to interact on an equal basis with members (besides other things in the job-description). We've got great moderators here, who do exactly that. And a good clue to that is that nearly all moderators here have been here since the beginning, suggesting stability.
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It's a bit odd for a liberal to be on a conservative site but I've often found the better forums to be conservative ones. For example there are often better conversations, very often better run, don't have as many crazy people and are not a haven for stupid ass teenagers. This forum really is more what I was looking to join.
That, sir, is a high compliment to conservativecave. Thank you.
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(b) any suggestions on how to improve conservativecave? Mmmmmmmm, not offhand.
Well, but if you ever do have a suggestion, holler, sir.
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Found CC via FreeRepublic over the 2011 new year.
Whoa. My memory must be slipping.
I knew you preferred to read rather than post, but assumed you'd been around for a while.
What was it on freerepublic that got you here? Some article or the DUmmie FUnnies, or something else?
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Everyone is so entertaining!
We aim to amuse, madam.
The board is easy to navigate and I like the look.
One can thank the administrators for that, their good taste in software and technological know-how.
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I was invited by a member.
How to improve CC? Its pretty good now.
The mods need to send a letter to the Koch brothers and get us all a paid job trolling DU and other places. And you know the brothers would like it here.
The Mods all need window offices, with an auto coffee maker and personal secretaries. Rent a floor in a cool high rise for them. And a remote control Ban button to they can teach a troll a lesson even from Disney World.
and one more thi....BANNED by the Mods for silliness and excessive thread killing!
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You're one of them, madam, who makes it all possible.
franksolich has been infatuated (your sparkling wit combined with deadpan seriousness--it's purely platonic, assure your husband) since you first came aboard.
Frank that is so sweet!! Right back at you my friend. :)
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The DUFU on Pitts getting pizza'd is how I found CC.
I know a lot of people won't agree but I wish more people from the left would post here, I kind of miss arguing, no idea how to get them to register though since a lot of them can only tolerate their POV which is why they post on safe boards that suppress an opposing POV.
Maybe if you want to attract more Conservatives you should have a Twitter Account for Conservative Cave? I love Twitter and get a lot of my news from there, and it's easy to attract followers.
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Maybe if you want to attract more Conservatives you should have a Twitter Account for Conservative Cave? I love Twitter and get a lot of my news from there, and it's easy to attract followers.
We'd have to get someone to update it regularly. Personally, I have no interest in Twitter.
Maybe if we could find or develop a plug-in for the site that would automatically update to a Twitter feed with high-traffic threads. SMF is not particularly difficult to work with, but websites are not my strong suit. :(
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We'd have to get someone to update it regularly. Personally, I have no interest in Twitter.
Maybe if we could find or develop a plug-in for the site that would automatically update to a Twitter feed with high-traffic threads. SMF is not particularly difficult to work with, but websites are not my strong suit. :(
How about if I opened a conservativecave twitter for a couple of weeks and linked some stories to it and see if a lot of traffic is generated by it?
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A member already posted here - mamacags.
And I have no suggestions for CC. I just like posting here. The DUmpster gives me hilarious things to read when I am stuck in the security gate at work. :)
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BTW I like the idea of a plug-in, I've actually seen websites that update their twitter regularly with posts and stories, maybe there's a way to do it where we link only certain stories as opposed to every new post? maybe something like Breaking News, Politics, and maybe a post or two from The Dumpster?
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How about if I opened a conservativecave twitter for a couple of weeks and linked some stories to it and see if a lot of traffic is generated by it?
Also link popular threads at the moment and make sure to tag the tweet. It would definitely bring in some more traffic.
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The Mods all need window offices, with an auto coffee maker and personal secretaries. Rent a floor in a cool high rise for them. And a remote control Ban button.....
Dream on, sir.
This moderator works out of a big old house in the middle of the Sandhills.
It's true the house is circa 60% (more than half) windows, but the heat is oppressive, even with the windows open on all four sides. Coffee is usually from the convenience store in town, as coffee-makers generate even more heat in the house. And so on.
It would be nice, but it ain't gonna happen.
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Also link popular threads at the moment and make sure to tag the tweet. It would definitely bring in some more traffic.
I'm going back and forth on that idea now, while I think it would totally generate traffic I don't feel like getting into a pissing match on Twitter LOL, that would totally be time consuming. It would be cool though if there was a way to do a plug-in and just divert traffic here as opposed to having to engage with people on Twitter.
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I know a lot of people won't agree but I wish more people from the left would post here, I kind of miss arguing, no idea how to get them to register though since a lot of them can only tolerate their POV which is why they post on safe boards that suppress an opposing POV.
But nothing's stopping them from registering and posting here, other than their own cowardliness.
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I'm going back and forth on that idea now, while I think it would totally generate traffic I don't feel like getting into a pissing match on Twitter LOL, that would totally be time consuming. It would be cool though if there was a way to do a plug-in and just divert traffic here as opposed to having to engage with people on Twitter.
Whoever runs the Twitter page wouldn't have to reply to negative comments. Just tweet what's happening at CC. People, like myself, would RT the newest tweet. And so on and so on.
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Whoever runs the Twitter page wouldn't have to reply to negative comments. Just tweet what's happening at CC. People, like myself, would RT the newest tweet. And so on and so on.
Sent you a PM.
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A member already posted here - mamacags.
Ah yes, mamacags, my amore e lussuria del cuore.
Where's she been, though? She upset with us?
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Ah yes, mamacags, my amore e lussuria del cuore.
Where's she been, though? She upset with us?
No, she's around. She commented on my small rant on Facebook.
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I found this place through a link at Ed Morrisey's old home, Captain's Quarters. Lurked anonymously for a few weeks, registered, and have been lurking ever since. :-) The Dumpster is by far my favorite forum. You just can't make that stupidity up!!!
As for improvements, none that I can think of at the moment.
This is one of 3 sites I regularly visit, the other two being Newsbusters and Hot Air. :lol:
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I can't really remember who PMed me about CC--I think it might have been Coach. Whoever did, I'm very glad they did. I really couldn't stand the Ronbots over there.
What would I do to improve CC? Lessee . . . Dutch might say something along the lines of "more boobiez" . . . and I think I'd have to agree with him. :tongue:
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We aim to amuse, madam.
You certainly succeed :).
Thanks to the mods for a great board. I really enjoy being a part of this community.
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Lurked anonymously for a few weeks, registered, and have been lurking ever since.
That's always suggested, that one lurk for a while, and then register, even if at the moment one doesn't have an intention to comment.
Lurking for a while makes one familiar with the style and manners of the board and its personalities.
I lurked at freerepublic for six years before I mustered the courage to register, and it was another year before I made my first comment; I'm not a forward person.
And by being a registered member but not commenting, one sees other things on a board that a lurker doesn't.
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I found this place through a link at Ed Morrisey's old home, Captain's Quarters. Lurked anonymously for a few weeks, registered, and have been lurking ever since. :-) The Dumpster is by far my favorite forum. You just can't make that stupidity up!!!
As for improvements, none that I can think of at the moment.
This is one of 3 sites I regularly visit, the other two being Newsbusters and Hot Air. :lol:
Just an FYI, Noel Sheppard of Newsbusters Tweets a lot and he's so nice, he's the only celebrity who talks to me when I send him something or make a comment.
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I can't really remember who PMed me about CC--I think it might have been Coach.
Yeah, it was I, again showing my wonderful discernment of character.
By the way, I was always curious about something--what was the origin of your former screen-name, "muddyems"?
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I found this place through Google during the crash at TOS. I hadn't posted much there or been a member for long when it crashed. I recognized some of the names here from CU, so signed up. Before CU and here, I posted on Yahoo's boards when they had discussion forums for Op Ed columnists. I stuck with Ann Coulters boards back then.
There are political discussions on the Cubs.com boards, but the lefties there are almost as bad , if not worse than DU.
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Thor invited me. I've never been particularly political, but I am most comfortable here. Appreciate it!
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I found this place through Google during the crash at TOS. I hadn't posted much there or been a member for long when it crashed. I recognized some of the names here from CU, so signed up.
I remember recognizing your name from our old home when you showed up here, sir.
Also, you were the first member here who ever got excresence from me.
I thought for sure you might be a professional baseball player who was trying to be anonymous.
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Ron Paul and an invite from Rebel brought me here from CU, thank God.
Amazing, entertaining posters keep me here. I think I'm one of the first ten or so who posted here, even though my post count is not what others of my tenure have. I miss some of the founding members who aren't here much anymore. ASDF, Txradioguy, etc., etc.
This is an amazing place. Thanks to all the admins and mods who work so hard to make it so, and espectially to Rebel who gave us a place to stay!
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Amazing, entertaining posters keep me here. I think I'm one of the first ten or so who posted here
You are #18. :)
http://www.conservativecave.com/index.php?action=profile;u=18
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Thor invited me. I've never been particularly political, but I am most comfortable here. Appreciate it!
Thor's a good man, a great guy.
One of my personal heroes, Thor.
I have no idea, no idea at all, however, what Thor thinks of me.
Perhaps as a nuisancesome younger brother or something.
But at any rate, Thor's a good man.
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You are #18. :)
http://www.conservativecave.com/index.php?action=profile;u=18
I'll take top 20! :)
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Amazing, entertaining posters keep me here. I think I'm one of the first ten or so who posted here, even though my post count is not what others of my tenure have. I miss some of the founding members who aren't here much anymore. ASDF, Txradioguy, etc., etc.
You know, sir, actually we're pretty stable with membership here; once someone joins, they tend to stay.
From time to time some drop out, but on the whole, our turnover isn't bad.
What this means is because old members stay, all new members are gravy.
It's great.
asdf and TxRadioGuy are busy in real life, I guess. We all miss them, but real life is more important.
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I remember recognizing your name from our old home when you showed up here, sir.
Also, you were the first member here who ever got excresence from me.
I thought for sure you might be a professional baseball player who was trying to be anonymous.
Nah, this was just a name I picked on the Cubs board about the time that Todd Hundley was being ran out of Chicago traded to the Dodgers.
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Time for that once-a-year survey of the membership, so as to figure out what works, and what doesn't work.
conservativecave seems to be working astonishingly well, the numbers (traffic) going up-up-up every single month, the sky being the limit; obviously conservativecave does what works.
But it's that time of the year anyway.....
(a) what brought you to conservativecave? (a member already here, google search, whatnot)I wanted to find a forum that was along the same lines as my belief system, and boy did I find it. Still love The Cave.
(b) any suggestions on how to improve conservativecave?I've always wanted a vBookie system for betting on everything from sports, to politics. Just my two cents.
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I've always wanted a vBookie system for betting on everything from sports, to politics. Just my two cents.
I've seen them around but nothing comes to mind immediately.
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Well, I don't have to say we're very happy to have you here; it's one of those things one doesn't have to say.
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I came from CU when everyone came. I don't hate CU, I miss the members from there that don't post here too. I have tried to post over there several times but I don't like the layout and for some reason I never go back.
I really don't have anything I would change here.
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Found CC, through PJ's DUmmie FUnnies.
Lurked for a month, and signed up.
Makig it better is above my pay grade. :rotf:
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I don't hate CU, I miss the members from there that don't post here too.
My sentiments exactly.
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Well, I don't have to say we're very happy to have you here; it's one of those things one doesn't have to say.
And I'm ecstatic that you're one of our head mods. Always considered you a top leader of CC. Thank you for your comment, sir. :shucks:
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Found CC, through PJ's DUmmie FUnnies.
Lurked for a month, and signed up.
Makig it better is above my pay grade. :rotf:
We're just glad you're here. :cheersmate: :II:
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Making it better is above my pay grade.
Well, Hades, sir, you made it better by just showing up here.
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And I'm ecstatic that you're one of our head mods.
Oh now, there's no such thing as a "head moderator" here.
When this place was first established, Rebel instructed the moderators to keep a small head, and you're not helping, sir.
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And I'm ecstatic that you're one of our head mods. Always considered you a top leader of CC. Thank you for your comment, sir. :shucks:
Suck up! :p
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Suck up! :p
I was afraid he was giving that impression.
My attitude's always been it's not necessary to kiss my posterior because I do a pretty good job kissing my posterior myself.
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But nothing's stopping them from registering and posting here, other than their own cowardliness.
Oh I know, I wish there were a few more brave ones LOL.
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I made my way over here from FreeRepublic, via the DUmmie FUnnies. A member over here (I can't remember which) mentioned in a thread that the DUmmies are lampooned all the time over here at the cave. I lurked for quite a spell before actually joining.
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Got a link from some other members here, and lurked for a good long time. Signed up, because y'all were entertaining.
Suggestions? That people that sign on only to read the DUmpster, would click on other threads every once and a while. I try to stay away from the DUmp, as it is too much like the people I work with in real life. I don't care to hang out there, but sometimes it is like crickets everywhere else.
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Suggestions? That people that sign on only to read the DUmpster, would click on other threads every once and a while. I try to stay away from the DUmp, as it is too much like the people I work with in real life. I don't care to hang out there, but sometimes it is like crickets everywhere else.
An excellent suggestion. Thank you.
It's always the freak show that draws the crowd. It's nice to have, but nobody ever takes you seriously afterward. :sad1:
:-)
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Got a link from some other members here, and lurked for a good long time. Signed up, because y'all were entertaining.
Suggestions? That people that sign on only to read the DUmpster, would click on other threads every once and a while. I try to stay away from the DUmp, as it is too much like the people I work with in real life. I don't care to hang out there, but sometimes it is like crickets everywhere else.
Like chris said, the monkeys in the cage are always much more entertaining than the flora and fauna exhibits! Besides, they are always throwing poo at each other! :-)
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Someone who was on a PUMA board with me pointed me in this direction. O-)
That member isn't here any longer, and indeed hasn't been for quite some time.
AFAIK we BOTH still have moles over at the DUmp. :-)
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Someone who was on a PUMA board with me pointed me in this direction. O-)
That member isn't here any longer, and indeed hasn't been for quite some time.
AFAIK we BOTH still have moles over at the DUmp. :-)
YES!! :rocker:
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YES!! :rocker:
:-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)
Mr. Mannn said, on a different thread, that we could play with the smilies. Or something like that. :whistling:
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I lurked for quite a spell before actually joining.
Again, sir, a wise choice, lurking before joining, so as to determine whether or not this place was right for you.
However.
You didn't have to lurk "for quite a spell;" we missed you before you showed up.
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Suggestions? That people that sign on only to read the DUmpster, would click on other threads every once and a while. I try to stay away from the DUmp, as it is too much like the people I work with in real life. I don't care to hang out there, but sometimes it is like crickets everywhere else.
Trust me, madam, I've been working on it for months now, because my main concern is for the stability and growth of conservativecave in general, not only for the DUmpster specifically.
Of course I want the DUmpster to do well, but for the DUmpster to do well, conservativecave as a whole has to do well.
But I'm at a loss; I dunno what it takes to bring people from the DUmpster into other forums. I am aware (blush blush) that my own presence "draws," and so occasionally--such as today--I've stayed out of the DUmpster and hung around the other forums, hoping to attract traffic to the other forums. It works, but damn, it's hard work.
However, there's nothing to stop members from trying to draw traffic to their own favorite forums; in fact, I'm enthusiastically all for it, and am willing to help if asked.
You other point is well taken, and I've discussed this with our esteemed colleague Eupher before.
I'm hesitant to speak for Eupher lest I misspeak, but I'm under the impression he doesn't much care for the DUmpster, and that's cool, that's copacetic. I judge Eupher by character, not by his personal preferences even if they go contrary to mine. And his character is sterling.
It was Eupher who first revealed to me something I hadn't thought about before; that some members unfortunately have to deal with primitives in real life, and so when they come here, they don't want to do it here.
I had never thought of that, and that is a perfectly understandable reason; if one has to deal with primitives in real life, one doesn't want to deal with them on the internet too. It makes sense.
But again, there's nothing holding members, any member, back from promoting his or her favorite forum, and if I can help, I'm happy to help, as it could not possibly do anything but good for conservativecave as a whole.
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I made my way over here from FreeRepublic, via the DUmmie FUnnies. A member over here (I can't remember which) mentioned in a thread that the DUmmies are lampooned all the time over here at the cave.CU. I lurked for quite a spell before actually joining.
I edited the relevant parts. The DUmpster is my favorite area and is more active than BO/WO DU at CU. Both places are good but I found I like CC more.
As far as changes go, I do not know of any I would suggest. This site works for me well enough. :II:
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Frank, my suggestion was to other members, not to you to direct traffic. People are going to go where they are going to go.
It is all good. :-)
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Frank, my suggestion was to other members, not to you to direct traffic. People are going to go where they are going to go.
It is all good. :-)
I realize that, madam, but figured it wouldn't hurt to mention all that I mentioned.
And my sincere sympathy goes out to you and everyone else who has to deal with primitives in real life; that's no fun at all.
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I came over from USMILNET and knew Thor, Rebel, DebK, Crazy Horse, and a few others from there.
I actually just sorta stumbled on this place when I was wondering what had happened to Reb et. al. from USMILNET. This was the time when the Ronulan invasion was going on at CU. He (Reb) and others got tired of that crap and decided to set up a new conservative forum, less focused on the military.
Generally speaking, I like the vibes here. Sorta loose without being chaotic, tolerant without being obsequious, and there is a shitload to learn here.
Oh, and I don't have to worry about being PC, which is a problem with at least one other forum that I participate in. :argh:
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Got a link from some other members here, and lurked for a good long time. Signed up, because y'all were entertaining.
Suggestions? That people that sign on only to read the DUmpster, would click on other threads every once and a while. I try to stay away from the DUmp, as it is too much like the people I work with in real life. I don't care to hang out there, but sometimes it is like crickets everywhere else.
Such a good point. I think the primary reason I started reading that forum was due to lack of traffic elsewhere. If there were more traffic on the political forum I would post more articles/threads. I read a great deal, and see a lot of stuff that I think would be interesting to others but it wouldn't get read so I don't make the effort to post it here.
The presidential election season is about to kick into high gear, so we may see that traffic soon enough.
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Generally speaking, I like the vibes here. Sorta loose without being chaotic, tolerant without being obsequious, and there is a shitload to learn here.
Oh, and I don't have to worry about being PC, which is a problem with at least one other forum that I participate in. :argh:
Yeah, that! :cheersmate: I have to be so PC in my everyday, it is nice to hang out here, where I don't have to worry about it. And I have learned a lot of stuff I probably wouldn't have either.
Such a good point. I think the primary reason I started reading that forum was due to lack of traffic elsewhere. If there were more traffic on the political forum I would post more articles/threads. I read a great deal, and see a lot of stuff that I think would be interesting to others but it wouldn't get read so I don't make the effort to post it here.
The presidential election season is about to kick into high gear, so we may see that traffic soon enough.
Post away FL, I would read it. Finding good info out there is more difficult than finding a needle in a haystack.
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Trust me, madam, I've been working on it for months now, because my main concern is for the stability and growth of conservativecave in general, not only for the DUmpster specifically.
Of course I want the DUmpster to do well, but for the DUmpster to do well, conservativecave as a whole has to do well.
But I'm at a loss; I dunno what it takes to bring people from the DUmpster into other forums. I am aware (blush blush) that my own presence "draws," and so occasionally--such as today--I've stayed out of the DUmpster and hung around the other forums, hoping to attract traffic to the other forums. It works, but damn, it's hard work.
However, there's nothing to stop members from trying to draw traffic to their own favorite forums; in fact, I'm enthusiastically all for it, and am willing to help if asked.
You other point is well taken, and I've discussed this with our esteemed colleague Eupher before.
I'm hesitant to speak for Eupher lest I misspeak, but I'm under the impression he doesn't much care for the DUmpster, and that's cool, that's copacetic. I judge Eupher by character, not by his personal preferences even if they go contrary to mine. And his character is sterling.
It was Eupher who first revealed to me something I hadn't thought about before; that some members unfortunately have to deal with primitives in real life, and so when they come here, they don't want to do it here.
I had never thought of that, and that is a perfectly understandable reason; if one has to deal with primitives in real life, one doesn't want to deal with them on the internet too. It makes sense.
But again, there's nothing holding members, any member, back from promoting his or her favorite forum, and if I can help, I'm happy to help, as it could not possibly do anything but good for conservativecave as a whole.
frank, I think part of this may be that conservatives are in general gifted with a bit more...discretion. Most are not going to open their lives up for scrutiny or dissection and to get involved in more personal boards that really is required. I mean opening up like a book to that point opens one up for the dumpster folks to peer in, not to mention I don't always trust the 'balance' of some people on this board. Sometimes when people get heated on other topics, they will pull something that someone shared personally to throw back at them. I think it's the nature of the board. Not everyone is going to be comfortable being more personal on a board where debates(sometimes personal) erupt and I think being more personal is required to produce traffic on some of the more relaxed boards. This is all just my supposition.
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Yeah, it was I, again showing my wonderful discernment of character.
By the way, I was always curious about something--what was the origin of your former screen-name, "muddyems"?
That was a melding of two of my nicknames from my past. I was called "Muddy" for a few reasons, one being my surname, when I was a young Army officer. The "emms" part was my nickname given at the lab, by our senior PhD. who thought of me as "the son he never had," he having three daughters. Neither name seems to have followed me beyond the lab.
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Reb and Thor invited me to come over from USMILNET where I had been since Reb started in after a NewYears's meltdown on military.com, 6 or 7 years ago. I lurked for quite a long time, until I think both of them sent me emails and told me to start posting.
Regarding the twitter suggestions.
I don't have a twitter acct either, and probably never will, and while I have no objection to those who wish to link stuff from here to twitter...please make sure if you do, it is not from a "protected" thread. To make sure that you know which ones those are, look over the main forum lists before signing into your account. If a particular forum is not visible that means it's protected.
The Spa, Cryin' in my Beer, specifically, and I think The Lounge is somewhat protected also. So is the Fight Club.
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Sorta loose without being chaotic, tolerant without being obsequious, and there is a shitload to learn here.
Oh, and I don't have to worry about being PC.....
Thank you, sir, because that's one of the things for which we're aiming.
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Such a good point. I think the primary reason I started reading that forum was due to lack of traffic elsewhere.
If there were more traffic on the political forum I would post more articles/threads. I read a great deal, and see a lot of stuff that I think would be interesting to others but it wouldn't get read so I don't make the effort to post it here.
The presidential election season is about to kick into high gear, so we may see that traffic soon enough.
That's one thing that seems to be overlooked.
conservativecave is only a little over four years old, and so there hasn't been enough time to clearly see "trends," but one can sort of see them.
The traffic in forums depends much upon the time of the year, and the year itself.
A heavy snowstorm blankets most of the continental United States, and traffic here is jamming, because everybody's inside their houses, at their computers. Good weather graces most of the continental United States, and traffic here is slow, because everybody's outdoors, doing things away from their computers.
Spring, summer, autumn, winter, the traffic shifts one way or the other, and right now, in addition to November-December of each year, the DUmpster itself is at its seasonal peak.
In 2008, an election year, there was more equilibrium in traffic between all the forums; in 2009, a non-election year, the DUmpster dominated; in 2010, an election year, there again was more action in the other forums; and here we are in 2011.....a non-election year.
It ebbs and flows, and I think you're right on the mark. As we approach 2012, traffic in the other forums is bound to pick up, and pick up quite a bit.
Always keep in mind traffic to conservativecave as a whole, and to forums specifically, is determined by events.
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Yeah, that! I have to be so PC in my everyday, it is nice to hang out here, where I don't have to worry about it.
Again, madam, my point made earlier.
I just wish I had been aware of it much sooner, that there are decent and civilized people who alas have to actually deal with primitives in real life, while some of the rest of us only have to do so from a distance.
I wish I had been aware of that much sooner, and of course kudos to Eupher for having enlightened me on it.
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frank, I think part of this may be that conservatives are in general gifted with a bit more...discretion.
You hit the bull's-eye inside the bull's-eye, madam.
It's been remarkable--and admirable--how members here have respected personal boundaries; perhaps not perfectly, but pretty damned good.
I think being more personal is required to produce traffic on some of the more relaxed boards.
And one of the more relaxed boards is.....
Unlike the other forums, the DUmpster allows one to vent uninhibitedly, to yell over across the wall at fools and idiots and parasites, and that is probably its chief attraction......and one can say the same for the Lounge, where one can be silly or funny or loose.
Other forums, such as Politics or Election 2012, require contemplation and thought.
So all the forums on conservativecave serve a purpose; to serve both our serious and frivolous sides.
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The Spa, Cryin' in my Beer, specifically, and I think The Lounge is somewhat protected also. So is the Fight Club.
I'm not sure the Lounge is protected.
The Spa, the bawling forum, and the fight arena yes, but I'm not sure the Lounge is.
Clarification being sought.
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I'm not sure the Lounge is protected.
The Spa, the bawling forum, and the fight arena yes, but I'm not sure the Lounge is.
Clarification being sought.
The bawling forum? You really are a gem, frank. :lmao:
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I had Never been on a discussion board before I found one in my local News paper.
What a blast as we hit all the topic of the local news and I found 3-4 people I knew in real life. Had to pretend I did not know them and so on it went.
When the site shut down I was wondering where else I could go to have that much fun and I remembered Sparky mentioning this board to some one else.
So I kind of sneak in through the back door like a piece of toilet paper on the bottom of Sparkys shoe. [Or if you ask Sparky, more like dog crap]
So I have been around for a while and only got suspended when I forgot to make the quotes AND MEMBERS THOUGHT MY WORDS FROM MYSELF.--------I am trying to be more careful but one never knows.
This site is my social outlet as I am home bound and may have a very different out take from the youth that has more physical contact then I do.
I have been beaten like a red haired step child, called a sewing machine and looptie lou by most of you, No problem, the posters here have taught me much about this new world for people my age, WHAT the heck. Most grew up with microwave, Color TV and Cable.
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I have been beaten like a red haired step child, called a sewing machine and looptie lou by most of you, No problem,
No way, vesta dear.
I don't see everything here, but I've never seen any member treated with anything other than the utmost respect and admiration by other members.
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I had grown tired of some things at Free Republic and via a friend there signed up at CU.
Was only there for a couple of months when it all exploded and got an invite to here from jtyangel.
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.....and got an invite to here from jtyangel.
jtyangel's a good judge of character too, and tops at recruiting top talent.
I believe, sir, you were the first person with whom I talked when I first came here--and in three places; the shout box, responding to a comment of yours on a thread, and via personal message.
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I just tried to post a response but my computer went goofy. Pardon me if it posts twice.
I can't remember exactly but I think I googled "conservative forums" and this came up along with others. I liked this one better. I get on here several times a day to check news. I don't post much because usually the person who puts up the news has a comment that says it all.
My only suggestion would be that when a person H5's you or bitch slaps you, it should show up on your personal page so you know who did it. I'm on a wrestling site and it does that and gives you an option to leave a message as to why you did it. Keeps people from bitch slapping cowardly. Just a thought....
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My only suggestion would be that when a person H5's you or bitch slaps you, it should show up on your personal page so you know who did it. I'm on a wrestling site and it does that and gives you an option to leave a message as to why you did it. Keeps people from bitch slapping cowardly. Just a thought....
The preferred thing to do, if someone likes, or dislikes, something someone else has said, to comment upon it, not just "high-5" or "bitch-slap."
That's the preferred method.
For a while, "high-5"s and "bitch-slaps" were discontinued, and then some months later, after it appeared everybody was aware they weren't to be taken seriously, they were restored.
I prefer the preferred method, but if that was the only method, dutch508 would be the top commenter here.
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The preferred thing to do, if someone likes, or dislikes, something someone else has said, to comment upon it, not just "high-5" or "bitch-slap."
That's the preferred method.
For a while, "high-5"s and "bitch-slaps" were discontinued, and then some months later, after it appeared everybody was aware they weren't to be taken seriously, they were restored.
I prefer the preferred method, but if that was the only method, dutch508 would be the top commenter here.
I agree with your preferred method. And I don't take them serious because I can predict when they come. But some still bitch slap and you never know why. I would hate to be banned because I got 1000 bitch slaps and didn't know why I was getting them. I am confident that I can back up any debate with reason. So If people think I am unreasonable and I don't know it, I would like to know why. Like I said, just a thought.
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I agree with your preferred method. And I don't take them serious because I can predict when they come. But some still bitch slap and you never know why. I would hate to be banned because I got 1000 bitch slaps and didn't know why I was getting them. I am confident that I can back up any debate with reason. So If people think I am unreasonable and I don't know it, I would like to know why. Like I said, just a thought.
Thank you for giving me a chance to clarify something.
No one at no time ever has been banned because of a number of "bitch-slaps".
No way; they're not taken seriously.
"Bitch-slaps" has never been a criteria for expulsion; only violation of the rules of conservativecave.
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Frank, considering the amount of interest the Casey Anthony trial and aftermath engendered, perhaps CC could have a True Crime forum? Seems like there's always a case The Flaring Nostrils of Justice Nancy Grace is ranting about. :-)
Seriously though, I could envision quite a bit of traffic to such a special interest forum, myself included. Just a suggestion.
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Frank, considering the amount of interest the Casey Anthony trial and aftermath engendered, perhaps CC could have a True Crime forum?
Well, that Casey Anthony thread here does seem to have been one of the largest ones ever, here.
And with the elections coming up next year, the Democrats are sure to be committing a lot of true crimes worth noting.
But I dunno; perhaps you could post this suggestion and expand a little upon your argument, in the "Suggestions and Feedback" forum here, so the administrators and moderators will see it?
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Well, that Casey Anthony thread here does seem to have been one of the largest ones ever, here.
And with the elections coming up next year, the Democrats are sure to be committing a lot of true crimes worth noting.
But I dunno; perhaps you could post this suggestion and expand a little upon your argument, in the "Suggestions and Feedback" forum here, so the administrators and moderators will see it?
Certainly. I cannot take too much time today to elucidate, expound or otherwise expand upon this subject, as my son's girlfriend, her 3-year old, my 2-year old grandson, and my daughter, her friends, son's friends, oy vey, have all descended upon me for a birthday picnic in my son's honor. He's 24 today. My baby is almost a century old. I feel so old. Ah well. Anyway, since I snuck out of kitchen prep for a CC mental health break, I will have to revisit the issue tomorrow.
Not complaining about the company, sir, just making my excuses (as she slinks away from the computer before she gets an anti-social rep). :-)
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Well, but madam, have a good time; family and real life are more important than the internet.
You got all sorts of times to make the suggestion; it can wait.
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Here goes: I’m a French-Canadian, Christian Fundamentalist, Very Pro-Federalist (I despise the “indépendentiste†movement), Royalist Conservative. I have yet to find another one like me. My fellow Canadians on Canadian conservative forums would probably think I’m some sort of an oddity (there aren’t many around and I don’t think they’re very Quebec-friendly). I like to hang out here. And I like you guys.
I like the forum just as it is. :cheersmate:
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Here goes: I’m a French-Canadian, Christian Fundamentalist, Very Pro-Federalist (I despise the “indépendentiste†movement), Royalist Conservative. I have yet to find another one like me. My fellow Canadians on Canadian conservative forums would probably think I’m some sort of an oddity (there aren’t many around and I don’t think they’re very Quebec-friendly). I like to hang out here. And I like you guys.
I like the forum just as it is.
Whoa.
Talk about a bundle of contradictions.
But you do have slight company here; franksolich is a Catholic Orangeman, for whatever it's worth.
We love you, too, madam.
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Whoa.
Talk about a bundle of contradictions.
But you do have slight company here; franksolich is a Catholic Orangeman, for whatever it's worth.
We love you, too, madam.
Thank you Frank, I appreciate it! :blowkiss:
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Certainly. I cannot take too much time today to elucidate, expound or otherwise expand upon this subject, as my son's girlfriend, her 3-year old, my 2-year old grandson, and my daughter, her friends, son's friends, oy vey, have all descended upon me for a birthday picnic in my son's honor. He's 24 today. My baby is almost a century old. I feel so old. Ah well. Anyway, since I snuck out of kitchen prep for a CC mental health break, I will have to revisit the issue tomorrow.
Not complaining about the company, sir, just making my excuses (as she slinks away from the computer before she gets an anti-social rep). :-)
I love the suggestion, and can't wait to hear it expounded upon.
And for the record, I take full responsibility for the Casey Anthony thread. Been following it too long. BAH!
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Whoa.
Talk about a bundle of contradictions.
But you do have slight company here; franksolich is a Catholic Orangeman, for whatever it's worth.
We love you, too, madam.
Just wanted to add..I know why the people here in my province are so anti-English. Revisionist history. They don't realize that it's because had it not been for the British, we would not be speaking French today.
My family have been Monarchists for generations. When we hear that abomination cry of "vive le quebec libre" all I hear is more communist propaganda.
Sorry to derail. Carry on.
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Just wanted to add..I know why the people here in my province are so anti-English. Revisionist history. They don't realize that it's because had it not been for the British, we would not be speaking French today.
My family have been Monarchists for generations. When we hear that abomination cry of "vive le quebec libre" all I hear is more communist propaganda.
Sorry to derail. Carry on.
No derailment, madam, because this thread's pretty much run its course.
On this monarchy thing, where H.M. the Queen is head of state of Canada, I've always been very confused about sentiments expressed by contemporary Canadians, either apathetic towards the queen, or even hostile.
I'm appalled that there's even non-Quebec Canadians who are republicans.
Yet these are the same sorts of Canadians who whine about "being confused with Americans" or Canada "getting to be too much like America."
What they forget is that the monarchial system in Canada is one of those things that exactly, precisely, clearly, distinguishes them from America and Americans.
Abolish that system, and "goodbye" to anything that distinguishes Canada and Canadians from America and Americans.
I did notice a few years ago that on Canadian ten-cent pieces, for a short time, the "D.G." was omitted from the royal titles on the face of the coins (it's since been restored); the first time I saw that, I figured okay, the "D.G." first, the queen next, and then Canada's just another republic just like America. But as mentioned, the next year, the "D.G." was restored, and continues today.
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I did notice a few years ago that on Canadian ten-cent pieces, for a short time, the "D.G." was omitted from the royal titles on the face of the coins (it's since been restored); the first time I saw that, I figured okay, the "D.G." first, the queen next, and then Canada's just another republic just like America. But as mentioned, the next year, the "D.G." was restored, and continues today.
The D.G. Was left out during the 2010 Olympics to read something else for a commemorative coin, but I can't think of any other time. Methinks you're more knowledgeable than me.... :)
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The D.G. Was left out during the 2010 Olympics to read something else for a commemorative coin, but I can't think of any other time. Methinks you're more knowledgeable than me.... :)
That omission bothered me, but I didn't know the reason.
The first time I saw it, I thought, "Okay, the Canadians are starting to ditch the queen, and so are going to be just like Americans, nothing distinctive about them at all....."
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That omission bothered me, but I didn't know the reason.
The first time I saw it, I thought, "Okay, the Canadians are starting to ditch the queen, and so are going to be just like Americans, nothing distinctive about them at all....."
The Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics commemorative quarters have dropped the inscription "D.G. REGINA," and they read "CANADA ELIZABETH II," along with the date of issue and Ilanaaq, the emblem of the games.
It was just for the Olympics. Not to worry. I like the ten-cent piece with the Bluenose Schooner on one side and Her Majesty on the other.
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The Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics commemorative quarters have dropped the inscription "D.G. REGINA," and they read "CANADA ELIZABETH II," along with the date of issue and Ilanaaq, the emblem of the games.
It was just for the Olympics. Not to worry. I like the ten-cent piece with the Bluenose Schooner on one side and Her Majesty on the other.
Well, in case you didn't know this, historically, when one starts getting rid of a king (or queen), the first thing they do is alter the royal title, dropping the "by the Grace of God" part.
That's in cases where they've done the job slowly, by first diminishing the title, and then much later the position itself.
I was always fond of the royal effigy used 1953-1964, although that's a minority opinion on aesthetics.
I don't really have any Canadian favorites in the coin collection--I've got tons, it seems, of Canadian coins, though--but the large one-cent pieces, made before 1920, seem most pleasing.
The favorite Canadian stamp's from 1897, the Diamond Jubilee, showing a big mass of red covering the map.
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a) got tired of the ronbot's and followed the mass exodus from CU
b) other than send me a paycheck for reading the insanity on DU, its run pretty good.
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Frank,
are you into stamps, too?
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Time for that once-a-year survey of the membership, so as to figure out what works, and what doesn't work.
conservativecave seems to be working astonishingly well, the numbers (traffic) going up-up-up every single month, the sky being the limit; obviously conservativecave does what works.
But it's that time of the year anyway.....
(a) what brought you to conservativecave? (a member already here, google search, whatnot)
(b) any suggestions on how to improve conservativecave?
Well in my case Frank it was you. I always enjoyed reading your posts about the dummies over at CU, lurking of course cause I'm pretty shy, and then all of sudden it was like the place died. It seemed to me like it was a place where if you disagreed with management, especially Gator and his "moral clarity", then you got kicked off. I try not to judge people, except for dummies, their stupidity and lies of course, and I'll be damned if that asshole and his "moral clarity" was gonna judge me. I got more moral clarity in my pinky than he has in his entire body so I never joined.
So anyway ... here's how I found about this place. I googled Franksolich and at the top was CC. So Perky, painfully shy person that he is, lurking in the shadows as always, read CC for a fairly long period of time and liked the place. Then one night I was half lit on frozen margarittas, and did something I had never done and joined. Figured I wouldn't post much and said so. Regretted it when I sobered up and figured I would just quietly go away. Then I got a private message from DD, talked with him a little and found out we had some things in common, and figured this place was where I could be myself. The rest, as they say, is history.
As for improvements... the only thing I can say is that ya all should drop the login forever feature and make the default an hour or two. I never noticed it for like 3 months and always wondered why when I got back on I was always logged in. That ain't good in my opinion.
Ya know... Perky is really dumb sometimes and if Perky is dumb, other people are too.
Dunno about the software ya all using but I would think that maybe if someone hasn't posted, or accessed the site, in some period of time it should log you out. Just a suggestion of course.
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As for improvements... the only thing I can say is that ya all should drop the login forever feature and make the default an hour or two. I never noticed it for like 3 months and always wondered why when I got back on I was always logged in. That ain't good in my opinion.
If I didnt' have the login forever option on things, I'd probably be there once, and never be able to make it back into my account. :p
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:agree: Me too.
I try to use a different login for different sites and there's only so much I can remember
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1) Heard about this place from milnet. Came over and stayed.
2) Nothing that I can think of.
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hmmmm, well after the Seacoast Forum shutdown, I kinda came over here, and peeped around, felt a bit intimidated by all the miltary stuff , and then having some personal and medical issues. I also missed talking to Sparky, as he always has interesting things to say and doesn't talk out of his ass, like certain other people do(nobody here unless they are trolls)
I wouldn't change a darn thing!!!! Everybody is so nice and personable!!! :)
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As for improvements... the only thing I can say is that ya all should drop the login forever feature and make the default an hour or two. I never noticed it for like 3 months and always wondered why when I got back on I was always logged in. That ain't good in my opinion.
I can see why it could be an issue, but I kind of like it as a feature. However I haven't had to login for a few weeks so I forget if the option is on by default or not. If so it would make sense to have something less as the default option.
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If I didnt' have the login forever option on things, I'd probably be there once, and never be able to make it back into my account. :p
Ditto. I like that feature, and it's a testament to the stability of the site as opposed to TOS.
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My only suggestion would be that when a person H5's you or bitch slaps you, it should show up on your personal page so you know who did it. I'm on a wrestling site and it does that and gives you an option to leave a message as to why you did it. Keeps people from bitch slapping cowardly. Just a thought....
BS for caring about your karma. Stop looking at it because it means nothing. If you think if means something, then I owe you another BS.
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BS for caring about your karma. Stop looking at it because it means nothing. If you think if means something, then I owe you another BS.
You did read Unbiased's followup post over concern that banning may occur when one acquire's a certain number of BS's, right?
As a recently new member, just off of probation, Unbiased did not understand "Karma".
Since this is a frequent issue, particularly regarding the BS's, maybe a sticky should be done at the top of the Intro and Welcome forum explaining Karma to new members. It might eliminate their concern over being banned. Especially since H5's are seriously given, and BS's usually as a "gotcha".
I'm sure "older" members will take the opportunity to further explain BS's to the noobies. Certainly with warnings regarding peach cobbler, rabbits vs ptarmigans, etc.
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.....its run pretty good.
Thank you, sir.
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Frank,
are you into stamps, too?
Yeah, but only stamps up until 1971; after that, they seemed to deteriorate, quality-wise.
I never bothered collecting those pre-cancelled stamps sold by the socialists and third-world countries, either. Only stamps that had actually been used for postage.
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So anyway ... here's how I found about this place. I googled a screen-name and at the top was CC.
That's the first I've heard of anyone finding conservativecave this way.
As for improvements... the only thing I can say is that ya all should drop the login forever feature and make the default an hour or two. I never noticed it for like 3 months and always wondered why when I got back on I was always logged in. That ain't good in my opinion.
Ya know... Perky is really dumb sometimes and if Perky is dumb, other people are too.
Dunno about the software ya all using but I would think that maybe if someone hasn't posted, or accessed the site, in some period of time it should log you out. Just a suggestion of course.
I wasn't aware this was a concern; as a moderator, I'm always set to get here once I turn on the computer, but I thought that was just a moderator thing.
On my computer, the deal is no matter what I do, I can't get to either "visiting" or "member" status. I dunno why, but it's not a big deal, and hence I don't worry about it. I have two other accounts here, as a regular member, "DU AdBot" and "Peter Shilikov," but I can't get to them; only to "franksolich."
But it's not a big enough deal for me, personally, to worry about it.
Those two other accounts, by the way, are on the up-and-up; DU AdBot had been created specifically when the DU AdBot primitive won one of the top primitives of 2009 award, so as to announce its own award. The other one was created to remove an obnoxious screen-name from the "newest member" on the first page. The screen name was really bad, and there for the longest time, so I wanted to shove it away, off the first page.
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I also missed talking to Sparky, as he always has interesting things to say and doesn't talk out of his ass, like certain other people do (nobody here unless they are trolls).
Ah, yes, NHSparky. He's kicked me in the head for superficial judgement and trite comments, which of course naturally endeared him to me more and more.
<<sometimes franksolich needs a kick in the head, and it usually does some good.
I wouldn't change a darn thing!!!! Everybody is so nice and personable!!!
Thank you, madam!
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Somehow, Frank, the terms "NHSparky" and "endear[ing]" appear to be mutually exclusive. :lmao:
Although, I'm sure Sparky would be the first one to say, "Aw, shucks, I love everybody and everything and the only bad things in life are those that the sorry sonsabitches bring on themselves."
You see? Sparky can't even start out graciously without slamming some poor bastard he doesn't even know! :rotf: :lmao: :rotf: :lmao:
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Somehow, Frank, the terms "NHSparky" and "endear[ing]" appear to be mutually exclusive. :lmao:
Although, I'm sure Sparky would be the first one to say, "Aw, shucks, I love everybody and everything and the only bad things in life are those that the sorry sonsabitches bring on themselves."
You see? Sparky can't even start out graciously without slamming some poor bastard he doesn't even know! :rotf: :lmao: :rotf: :lmao:
like me? :tongue:I know for a fact that Sparky would like to take a rolled up mag and smack me over the head with it!!!!! Though I adore Sparky I am so glad that he has someone to share his life with....To be honest I always has a little cyber crush on him...
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I found it when someone here (Trav?) made a post on Newsbusters: "If you'd like to "read" the Democraticunderground without actually having to go there, you can do that at Conservativecave. Go find the DUmpster forum." And so I went.
I can't think of a single thing to change, I've thought long and hard about it.
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I found it when someone here (Trav?) made a post on Newsbusters: "If you'd like to "read" the Democraticunderground without actually having to go there, you can do that at Conservativecave. Go find the DUmpster forum." And so I went.
It may have been Traveshamockery, or it may have been Ballygrl.
I recall that one of those two asked me if it would be "appropriate," as if franksolich were the final word on what's "appropriate."
conservativecave had gotten off to a slow but steady start, traffic getting better every month, when this was posted on Newsbusters. After that, conservativecave spurted upward quite a bit more, leaving the steady-but-modest growth of the preceding months in the dust.
There's been a couple more big spurts since then (spurts that never fall downward), but this was the first one.
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Somehow, Frank, the terms "NHSparky" and "endear[ing]" appear to be mutually exclusive. :lmao:
Although, I'm sure Sparky would be the first one to say, "Aw, shucks, I love everybody and everything and the only bad things in life are those that the sorry sonsabitches bring on themselves."
You see? Sparky can't even start out graciously without slamming some poor bastard he doesn't even know! :rotf: :lmao: :rotf: :lmao:
:lmao:
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You did read Unbiased's followup post over concern that banning may occur when one acquire's a certain number of BS's, right?
As a recently new member, just off of probation, Unbiased did not understand "Karma".
Since this is a frequent issue, particularly regarding the BS's, maybe a sticky should be done at the top of the Intro and Welcome forum explaining Karma to new members. It might eliminate their concern over being banned. Especially since H5's are seriously given, and BS's usually as a "gotcha".
I'm sure "older" members will take the opportunity to further explain BS's to the noobies. Certainly with warnings regarding peach cobbler, rabbits vs ptarmigans, etc.
I don't want him/her to waste a second of their time worrying about something so silly and insignificant. Both the H5 and BS are not anything of consequence, and certainly not any indication of how well someone debates.
So If people think I am unreasonable and I don't know it, I would like to know why. Like I said, just a thought.
My post was done in jest -- welcome the BS unbiased, because nothing gets more :yawn: than a thread that echos like the canyons.
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I don't want him/her to waste a second of their time worrying about something so silly and insignificant. Both the H5 and BS are not anything of consequence, and certainly not any indication of how well someone debates.
That is correct.
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Yeah, but only stamps up until 1971; after that, they seemed to deteriorate, quality-wise.
I never bothered collecting those pre-cancelled stamps sold by the socialists and third-world countries, either. Only stamps that had actually been used for postage.
I don't bother with any new stamps, either. Are you any good at telling the difference between Finnish and Russian stamps, after the change to the Russian coat of arms in 1901? I have quite a few very large bags of all kinds of stamps- nothing before 1970 (that I have ever found). The Russian stamps were always my favorite, and so I managed to sort most of those out of the bags that I have. The Finnish ones looked almost exactly like the Russian ones for a time, and I have a hard time telling them apart.
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I don't bother with any new stamps, either.
Those stamps cancelled but still with glue on the back, and the postmark very neatly placed in a corner, were first marketed by eastern European countries under socialist domination during the 1950s. Later on, the Soviet Union itself, and then third-world countries, started making them because stamp-collectors bought them.
But they were never, really, postage stamps. They had never been used to mail letters.
Are you any good at telling the difference between Finnish and Russian stamps, after the change to the Russian coat of arms in 1901? I have quite a few very large bags of all kinds of stamps- nothing before 1970 (that I have ever found). The Russian stamps were always my favorite, and so I managed to sort most of those out of the bags that I have. The Finnish ones looked almost exactly like the Russian ones for a time, and I have a hard time telling them apart.
Yeah. Toss one at me, if convenient for you to post it.
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That's the first I've heard of anyone finding conservativecave this way.
Yep. It happened that way. I figured you went somewhere else and I figured you were still posting under the same name. It was a link to the Dumpster too! Quite a big bonfire IIRC, but I couldn't tell you what the topic was now.
I wasn't aware this was a concern; as a moderator, I'm always set to get here once I turn on the computer, but I thought that was just a moderator thing.
On my computer, the deal is no matter what I do, I can't get to either "visiting" or "member" status. I dunno why, but it's not a big deal, and hence I don't worry about it. I have two other accounts here, as a regular member, "DU AdBot" and "Peter Shilikov," but I can't get to them; only to "franksolich."
But it's not a big enough deal for me, personally, to worry about it.
Those two other accounts, by the way, are on the up-and-up; DU AdBot had been created specifically when the DU AdBot primitive won one of the top primitives of 2009 award, so as to announce its own award. The other one was created to remove an obnoxious screen-name from the "newest member" on the first page. The screen name was really bad, and there for the longest time, so I wanted to shove it away, off the first page.
I was just thinking of security. If someone was to post on the family PC, then it could be a problem. It don't bother me specifically as I have my own PC. Also I was thinking that maybe the site showed someone as being logged in when they actually aren't. Like I said... not really a complaint, just a suggestion. It ain't like a banking website or anything like that. :cheersmate:
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You have the option of setting your login length before you're automatically logged out... 1 day/week/month or forever. Not sure what it does by default though, since I'm always logged in.
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Time for that once-a-year survey of the membership, so as to figure out what works, and what doesn't work.
conservativecave seems to be working astonishingly well, the numbers (traffic) going up-up-up every single month, the sky being the limit; obviously conservativecave does what works.
But it's that time of the year anyway.....
(a) what brought you to conservativecave? (a member already here, google search, whatnot)
(b) any suggestions on how to improve conservativecave?
(a) I was invited...and very grateful for that!!
(b) No suggestions at this time.
:-) :-)
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A: Kevin invited me during the Ronulan invasion of CC.
B: I like it just the way it is.
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Actually, relations between members here is a concern of mine; I want everybody to get along.
When it seemed you and NHSparky were having some ill relations, I thought about getting in the car and going all the way up over to your area, to hold a powwow, and threaten not to leave until you guys smoked the peace pipe.
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Actually, relations between members here is a concern of mine; I want everybody to get along.
When it seemed you and NHSparky were having some ill relations, I thought about getting in the car and going all the way up over to your area, to hold a powwow, and threaten not to leave until you guys smoked the peace pipe.
I have known Sparky since 2004. Love him like a brother and fight with him like one also. We don't hold grudges (no crybabies allowed).
You should have seen the sports forum we used to post on -- we beat the snot out of each other daily. Good times.
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If sports was the biggest thing we had to worry about, I'd buy everyone here a drink.
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I have known Sparky since 2004. Love him like a brother.....
You have no idea how much this is going to help me sleep tonight, madam.
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I have known Sparky since 2004. Love him like a brother and fight with him like one also. We don't hold grudges (no crybabies allowed).
You should have seen the sports forum we used to post on -- we beat the snot out of each other daily. Good times.
If it was the forum(seacoast) I think it was, there was alot of bad feelings.
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I started out on CC's sister board USMilNet (http://usmilnet.com/smf/index.php) after the Military.com boards went leftist. Thor (I think) posted up a link to CC in his siggy, and the rest, as they say, is history.
as for:
(b) any suggestions on how to improve conservativecave?
What are the chances of adding something like "Whack a Troll" aka: a line of code that checks reputation ratios (hi-5s vs. BS'es) against post counts, and if the numbers work out, it limits a troll's ability to shit on the rug?
Just wishful thinking on my part, but maybe it'd make mod'ing the boards here a little easier job...
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If it was the forum(seacoast) I think it was, there was alot of bad feelings.
Yeah, Sparky brought a bunch of great people with him from that Seacoast forum. Have you heard Vesta's latest opine on wire hangers? You shouldn't miss it.
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I started out on CC's sister board USMilNet (http://usmilnet.com/smf/index.php) after the Military.com boards went leftist. Thor (I think) posted up a link to CC in his siggy, and the rest, as they say, is history.
as for:
What are the chances of adding something like "Whack a Troll" aka: a line of code that checks reputation ratios (hi-5s vs. BS'es) against post counts, and if the numbers work out, it limits a troll's ability to shit on the rug?
Just wishful thinking on my part, but maybe it'd make mod'ing the boards here a little easier job...
Dude. If only. If only...
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a. I have enjoyed passing the time by reading bouncies for several years. I used to go check the Greatest Threads at Skin's Island and hope to find one--hit and miss. Doing some kind of web search I learned that Conservative Cave collects/consolidates/critiques bouncies. After lurking for a while, I had the desire to chime in about my favortie DUmmies so I joined.
b. My idea for the Cave: Like I said, I love the bouncies. But the posters don't usually give a good enough physical description of themselves for me to really visualize the story as well as I'd like sometimes. I know, they aren't writing a novel, but a bouncy really jumps off the page when I have a good image of them created in my mind. And it is actually two distinct images: 1. How I imagine the DUmmie looks to him or herself and to the other DUmmies, that is, the confident, heroic, intelligent image that the DUmmie is trying to project. And 2. How civilized people from the real world imagine the DUmmie. For example, when I'm reading something by know-it-all nadin, I imagine that she fancies herself as sort of a left-wing Liz Cheney. But the image I have in my mind for the true nadin is that of Andrea Dworkin. I'm sure that nadin actually looks nothing like Dworkin, but it helps to make her posts spring to life for me when I have some kind of picture that fits her nature. Another example, whenever a DUmmie poster makes it known that he's a military veteran, I imagine him as thinking of himself as the movie actor Sam Elliot, but my real world image of him is Markos Moulitsas or Bradley Manning. See how that works? Let me be clear to any lurking DUmmies that think I'm obsessed with them, I don't want to violate anyone's privacy or find out their identity or what they really look like. I just want a way to help make their posts come alive for me. The problem for me is that some DUmmies stump my limited imagination. I come up empty trying to visualize stinky the clown(the Dude) among others. So the idea I had was for the creation of a Rogues Gallery of Skin's Island All-Stars with the paired images: the Skin's Island idealized image along with an image of their true nature. I know what you're probably thinking. :stoner:
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If it was the forum(seacoast) I think it was, there was alot of bad feelings.
It wasn't seacoast, but I did post there also. The only "bad feelings" were with the perennial nutjobs Athena, CEO, Kelley and Cujo among others.
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Actually, sir, that does happen for some of us, if one reads the DUmpster long enough.
Sooner or later, a "picture" evolves in our minds of a particular primitive, and is "refined" through further reading.
And more often than not--not all the time, but more than half the time--whenever a primitive posts a photograph of himself (or allegedly of himself; no telling), the photograph and the "picture" we have, are somewhat similar.
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A: Rebel invited me when Conservative Underground was being invaded.
B: A very minor thing: I wish unread child forums did not make read parent forums appear unread.
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It wasn't seacoast, but I did post there also. The only "bad feelings" were with the perennial nutjobs Athena, CEO, Kelley and Cujo among others.
The only one I didn't get along with was Athena.I talk to a few of them today via Facebook. Unfortunately Geek tried to start her version,but it didn't do well. In fact I got an email, that said she was shutting it down....about a month ago. I have met a few of them in person.
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On my computer, the deal is no matter what I do, I can't get to either "visiting" or "member" status. I dunno why, but it's not a big deal, and hence I don't worry about it. I have two other accounts here, as a regular member, "DU AdBot" and "Peter Shilikov," but I can't get to them; only to "franksolich."
Frank....sorry it took me a while to see this, but waaaaay up at the top of your board screen on the right side there is a "logout" button. If you click it, it should log you out.....you're then a guest, or you can go over to the left side to the blank boxes (on the main page) and log in again, with the same or a different account.
If you select "login forever" (there are several other choices), the board software places a "cookie" in your temporary internet files, which contains your login and password, therefore assuring that all you have to do is come to our URL, and you're logged in automatically.
If you ever use a utility like CCleaner, it will clean out all of your auto login scripts, and you will be a "guest" until you log in again and receive another cookie.
doc
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Frank....sorry it took me a while to see this, but waaaaay up at the top of your board screen on the right side there is a "logout" button. If you click it, it should log you out.....you're then a guest, or you can go over to the left side to the blank boxes (on the main page) and log in again, with the same or a different account.
If you select "login forever" (there are several other choices), the board software places a "cookie" in your temporary internet files, which contains your login and password, therefore assuring that all you have to do is come to our URL, and you're logged in automatically.
But there's a quirk that when I start entering the screen name after having been logged out, it's immediately substituted with "franksolich." (By the way, I have this same exact problem with gmail and photobucket too, where I have three accounts in each place.)
But I'm not worried about it; it's a nuisance, but it's such a small nuisance. I can live with it.
If you ever use a utility like CCleaner, it will clean out all of your auto login scripts, and you will be a "guest" until you log in again and receive another cookie.
<<uses CCleaner religiously, every time I shut off the computer, as instructed.
I'm sure that's one of the biggest reasons this computer has worked like a well-oiled engine, this constant cleaning job.
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But there's a quirk that when I start entering the screen name after having been logged out, it's immediately substituted with "franksolich." (By the way, I have this same exact problem with gmail and photobucket too, where I have three accounts in each place.)
But I'm not worried about it; it's a nuisance, but it's such a small nuisance. I can live with it.
Internet Explorer has an option called AutoComplete. It *tries* to do that for you. It can be turned off.
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You have the option of setting your login length before you're automatically logged out... 1 day/week/month or forever. Not sure what it does by default though, since I'm always logged in.
OK thanks Chris. Didn't know that. I'll check it out. :cheersmate: