Bingo. (thanks soz and Phoe)
Respond to a topic, and it shoots up to the top of a page. Don't want it to do that? Then don't respond. Want to keep other people from doing that? Then make content that your friends (and the people who may yet become your friends) will respond to.
And, like soz said, there's a deep feeling of nostalgia in A2K and, actually, elsewhere on the 'net. I have no doubt there is someone out there who is nostalgic for the days of huge mainframes with paper with the green and white stripes and the feeder holes on each side.
Thanks for the responses so far, folks and folkesses. I'm not trying to single anyone out, here. I certainly don't just want to ignite another explosion of argument. I just wanted to see if there were any solutions to be had.
MA, I'm not aiming anything at you, and hope that you don't think that I was.
This PARTICULAR poster arrived on the scene recently, and obviously loves to cut and paste total bollocks all over the place.
Several of us tried to reason with him/her/it, and it seemed to have an effect, but turned out, as I thought, to be a five minute reprieve before the old mania kicked in again.
I have now come round to the same way of thinking that several posters have already expressed on this thread.
I will not enter that section, for any reason whatsoever, from now on. It's just not worth it.
It would just be interesting to see what happened if nobody took the bait, that's all. But as someone has already stated, there are so many of us on here at any one time, it would be virtually impossible to try.
Maybe I just need to lie down in a quiet room, and allow some female A2Ker's to feed me grapes, or something.
I'm not going to use the "at a glance" thing for a while, as it just winds me up and I don't want that, now I'm ancient.
Phoenix32890 wrote:Hepzibah wrote:One good thing for me at least that has come out of this is that it's pushed me to try other area's of A2K.
See! 
There is so much good stuff on this site that has nothing whatsover to do with navel contemplating. Another good thing, especially for a newish member, is that one will get to interact with so many more people than if
one stays on only a limited amount of forums.
Way to go Hep ... Like I said before, I think your a class act!
Anon
Lord Ellpus,
I did not take your comment personally. If I implied that I did, I apologize.
I would really like to see all the dissention cease, as I am sure everyone would.
No no I like dissension!
Kidding.
Mostly.
I do like a good, well-argued debate, even if it gets rather hot -- it's the bad, terribly-argued debates (or worse yet, one-sided diatribes) that I have no patience for.
Ellpus, honey, what kind of grapes do you like?
mugwumps, you're all just a bunch mugwumps.( ok so look it up if you don't know what it means)
ossobuco wrote:Ellpus, honey, what kind of grapes do you like?
Ones that have been warmed on a maiden's thigh.
Can we have a good, well-argued debate, about the variety of grapes?
Lord Ellpus wrote:ossobuco wrote:Ellpus, honey, what kind of grapes do you like?
Ones that have been warmed on a maiden's thigh.
Awright you guys, let's keep it clean!!
AQnon
Phoenix32890 wrote:Hepzibah wrote:One good thing for me at least that has come out of this is that it's pushed me to try other area's of A2K.
See!
There is so much good stuff on this site that has nothing whatsover to do with navel contemplating. Another good thing, especially for a newish member, is that one will get to interact with so many more people than if
one stays on only a limited amount of forums.
There is a lot of good stuff here! I'm glad I've finally had the chance to see that for myself. I guess I like S&R so much because it has challenged my beliefs on many different levels and caused me to take a hard look at what I believe and why. I need that sometimes.
Hey... when am I not considered a newish member anymore? LOL just curious!
Quote:Way to go Hep ... Like I said before, I think your a class act!
Anon
Thanks Anon! The feelings are mutual!
anon is the single most intellectually corrupt member of a2k.
<looks around for a maiden..>
The right grape for the right microclimate..
Well, it's taken two or three pages, but I'm smiling again.
If I weren't English, I'd ask for a group hug at this stage.
I know.....how about a group cup of tea?
I think that a communal putting on of the kettle, and a nice slice of victoria sponge is in order.
Now....who takes milk?
lemon, sugar with my Assam Superb, please.
The victoria sponge doesn't have spermicide imbedded in it, or anything...?
Ellpus is definitely not sponge worthy. Perhaps a simple scone will do.
