01-06-2004 23:08									#151
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I just read the entire thread, and now I can't remember what the topic was. Something about how many degrees elitists are from newbies? How long can spam go on before Ming closes the thread?

Some very interesting threads can be ruined by excessive spamming, no matter how expert the spammers think they are. This could, in turn, lead some new folk to feel intimidated. I feel that way sometimes, which is good, because I like the title 'Warlord' and want to stay one for a long, long time.

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	02-06-2004 00:41									#152
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quote: Originally posted by Bloody Monk I, on the other hand, went to Jr/Sr High School with Farah Fawcette. That's ONE degree of separation from The Angel. The other degrees don't matter: It's like a Station City giving the road/RR bonus.

1. Only if you dated her in Jr/Sr High
2. Nope, according to CA:FT Kelly Garrett (aka Jaclyn Smith) is The Angel.

What's really funny is that IMDb (always gotta look everything up) credits her thus:

quote: Farrah Fawcett .... Jill Munroe (as Farrah Fawcett-Majors)

My sleep-deprived mind interpreted this as "Farrah Fawcett playing Jill Munroe playing Farrah Fawcett-Majors," you know, sorta the way Tony Danza plays Tony [insert last name of character] playing Tony Danza.

	02-06-2004 01:30									#153
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The whole six degrees on Poly is much more interesting when using physical meetings.

It kinda makes Skanky Burns my b**** in that respect.

	02-06-2004 02:58									#154
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There's an image I could do without.

	02-06-2004 03:47									#155
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quote: Originally posted by Straybow quote: Originally posted by Bloody Monk I, on the other hand, went to Jr/Sr High School with Farah Fawcette. That's ONE degree of separation from The Angel. The other degrees don't matter: It's like a Station City giving the road/RR bonus. Only if you dated her in Jr/Sr High Nope, according to CA:FT Kelly Garrett (aka Jaclyn Smith) is The Angel. What's really funny is that IMDb (always gotta look everything up) credits her thus: quote: Farrah Fawcett .... Jill Munroe (as Farrah Fawcett-Majors) My sleep-deprived mind interpreted this as "Farrah Fawcett playing Jill Munroe playing Farrah Fawcett-Majors," you know, sorta the way Tony Danza plays Tony [insert last name of character] playing Tony Danza.

Monk's don't do that sort o thing, you know. And I doubt that you dated your brother, either. Did you...??

The rest is filler and flimflam. FF IS The Angel!! I have this on Higher Authority.

Monk

	02-06-2004 04:15									#156
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	02-06-2004 05:17									#157
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See what's happening here? What WAS a good thread has now descended into a spamfest. How can Apolyton retain new members when a few members take over threads so they can talk about Farrah-rah-boom-de-ay Fawcett?
Or was that the idea?

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	02-06-2004 05:43									#158
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quote: Originally posted by lord of the mark I never got the DL dance when i first posted in OT. But then I think I was a prince when I first posted there. Cause I actually joined poly to post about Civ, wonder of wonders.

I first posted in the OT as a Chieftain (I think it was to flame chegitz guevara) but I didn't get the DL dance.

	02-06-2004 05:52									#159
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Na the DL dance only usually occurs when you're a settler. I wasn't DL Danced either but a mate of mine was when she joined.

	02-06-2004 06:01									#160
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quote: Monk's don't do that sort o thing, you know. And I doubt that you dated your brother, either. Did you...?? The rest is filler and flimflam. FF IS The Angel!! I have this on Higher Authority. Monk

Bah!

1. celibacy among priestly and monastic orders has always been honored as much in the breech
2. I'm not the one trying to claim the RR bonus here

	02-06-2004 09:48									#161
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quote: Originally posted by Straybow quote: Monk's don't do that sort o thing, you know. And I doubt that you dated your brother, either. Did you...?? The rest is filler and flimflam. FF IS The Angel!! I have this on Higher Authority. Monk Bah! celibacy among priestly and monastic orders has always been honored as much in the breech I'm not the one trying to claim the RR bonus here

Shifting gears...I bet the poster of FF sold more than one of your brother.

at the thought of Stray claiming he had a poster of his brother on the wall.

The posts claiming this has become a spamfest miss a fundamental feature of a lively BB experience. Legitimate discussions will always generate boomlets that seem tangential to some. The posting experience, which probably is the basis for retaining new members, requires one to overcome the inertia and jump in. (I lurked for more than a year before joining and another year before posting.) Jumping in a side creek is easier than the big river. So don't be so quick to point the finger of spam. You may be scaring away some new folk who were just about to say something.

The only thing left to say is 'Come on in; the water's fine.'

Monk

	02-06-2004 11:03									#162
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Your imagination is getting really wierd, Monk. Too much time spent alone in the monastary, hmmm?

	02-06-2004 13:52									#163
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Dauphin's imagination is just plain disturbing.

	02-06-2004 17:22									#164
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Besides, you didn't get to see what I was originally going to type.

	02-06-2004 17:55									#165
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I'm already shuddering at the thought.

	02-06-2004 19:12									#166
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quote: Originally posted by Bloody Monk The posts claiming this has become a spamfest miss a fundamental feature of a lively BB experience. Legitimate discussions will always generate boomlets that seem tangential to some. The posting experience, which probably is the basis for retaining new members, requires one to overcome the inertia and jump in. (I lurked for more than a year before joining and another year before posting.) Jumping in a side creek is easier than the big river. So don't be so quick to point the finger of spam. You may be scaring away some new folk who were just about to say something.

A nice angle.

	02-06-2004 23:11									#167
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Agreed. When I first joined, I almost exclusively posted in AC-General. I peeked in the AC-Fiction thread, then eventually found myself in the OT. I kept my eye on the threads there until I decided to post.

I don't think I got the DL dance when I first posted there either, but that's because I''m the man.

	03-06-2004 01:45									#168
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* Illuminatus looks at Franky`s location

It doesn`t say so near your avatar

	05-06-2004 01:54									#169
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quote: Originally posted by obstructor * obstructor looks at Franky`s location It doesn`t say so near your avatar

ROFL!

You wisea**.

	05-06-2004 14:03									#170
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Glad to make you laugh Franky. Besides, why are you hunting gorillas in the jungle? Is there capitalist exploitation even among monkeys?

	05-06-2004 14:44									#171
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I think the DL Dance is overhyped. I didn't get it from posting my first OTF post in the then Coffeeshop Thread, demanding, IIRC, an Irish Coffee.

	05-06-2004 14:49									#172
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You think so huh? Who is this guy?

Everybody

	05-06-2004 15:00									#173
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Haven't seen him in any forum games recently. Must be.

	05-06-2004 15:50									#174
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I never participated in DL dances.

DL

	05-06-2004 15:55									#175
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Thanks, dudes.

This isn't the OTF, tho.

	05-06-2004 16:13									#176
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He's sharp for a DL.

	05-06-2004 17:40									#177
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Unlike you.

	05-06-2004 17:46									#178
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Wow, stand back Oscar Wilde, there's a new guy in town.

	05-06-2004 22:05									#179
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It's a snappy DL too

	06-06-2004 00:40									#180
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DL!