Your Forum - Do you want to change it?

[ariston]

Now now grandad I aint spammed on here for ages. I mentioned that thing earlier for people to have a look at- it is not poker parsay and doesnt clash with any of your sponsors. It is amusement similar to a slot machine. It is only the same as me posting the link to the "exotic" pictures of shanna hyatt in her playboy days (did that thread get removed by the way?)

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I think I'm in favour of leaving things alone but a couple of points are bothering me

1  Will it cope with 2000+ members in its present form? We'll be there soon

2  Do the good threads get pushed off to quickly

3  If we say no now, can we change our minds in the future?

4  I know 3 is more than a couple

[tikay]

Hehe, I hit a nerve there then. Interesting that you AND Ruru posted the same thing on different threads though......

By the way, our sponsors (and the Contrct was for July only, by the way) have given us a 100% free hand editorially, it was clearly agreed that their sponsorship would not give them rights to any sort of exclusivity or censorship. They were happy to leave the decisions as to what was acceptable or not entirely to us.

Our rules on spam are well known, & we deal with it as and when we think we need to. Whether it is poker related or not is irrevelant, by the way. So don't worry Russ, you aint crossed the line. Nearly, mind, but not quite.....

What Shana Hyatt thread? I never saw it, but if it was Porno, I woulda removed it. There are 4 of us with the ability to delete posts, so maybe one of the others did.

[ifm]

Personally i think it does need an extra section.
Firstly i'd like to see a "best value" or similar section that allows us to keep each other informed about sats or just good value comps on the net as at the moment they get bumped off far too quickly.
ian

[tikay]

Dealing with Red's post first - I missed it earlier, as that little red warning "someone has posted bla bla bla" is missing at the moment.

1) Good Question. Not sure, is the answer, but we can always change it if & when. 2,000? Nice thought, don't know if we'll ever get there though.

2) Possibly, but they don't go away. I always have a butchers at anything that has that blue "NEW" sign on it, even if it's not on the front page. And once a reply has been posted, it bumps back to the top.

3) Of course. Peeps make suggestion, we are always happy to listen & act if need be, the Members run the place.

4) You've got me there.

Ian - good point. I know this sounds Irish, but even if the vote is "no, leave it as is", it's not beyond the bounds of reason that one extra section is added. We'll decide that after Monday. I mean, suppose it's a big "No", then I may put a poll up & ask "OK then, what about ONE extra section, if so, what would you like it to be". Which is VERY different from multiple extra sections. I looked at a Forum today that had 11 sections - I hated it. Sorta like a family living in a big house, you never know who's at home & who's not.

[ifm]

i gotta say that it is a winning formula as it is and i really don't wanna spoil it, BUT i do feel it can be GENTLY tweaked but only to offer info, and to encourage folks to offer info we would all appreciate.
Multiple sections is a definite no no and will hurt, the other thing i was thinking was a section for RED DOG and colchester kev (like a kennel) and if you feel a little detatched from reality you can pop in and talk to folks on the same level.
Ian

[tikay]

Well we muist not pre-judge or pre-empt the vote, but the "multiple sections" peeps look like they are struggling - so far.

But I LOVE "The Kennel", for the nutters. Trouble is, - well not trouble, 'cos I quite like it - but a lot of threads start out sensible, & then descend into surreal insanity, or Red-Dog-ness. We had one once which began on some genuine subject, & veered to stocks & shares, Rolls-Royce working practices, steam engines, frozen chickens, NASA, and the price of tomatoes. (Yesh, Red-Dog was pre-eminent). I know they are not everyone's cup of tea, but I cant help but enjoy them.

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I enjoy cups of tea too

[Colchester Kev]

What brand of tea bag are you partial to Red ?  I favour the PG pyramid..... im not a lover of loose tea, all that fannying around with tea pots and strainers Pah !!!

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Did you know that tea drinking was invented in China in 1200 and frozen to death bc when a few leaves fell from a tree into the Emperors daily bowl of hot water?

Im a PG man too (you hum it son, I'll play it)

[ifm]

did i mention that "the kennel" should be kept locked at all times just in case there's a daring escape bid?

[Colchester Kev]

i feel it is time for some "TEA QUOTES"

"Tea is drunk to forget the din of the world."  T'ien Yiheng
"A man without tea in him is incapable of understanding truth and beauty."  Japanese Proverb
"A true warrior, like tea, shows his strength in hot water."  Chinese Proverb
"Love and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea."  Henry Fielding
"If you are cold, tea will warm you. If you are heated, it will cool you. If you are depressed, it will cheer you. If you are excited, it will calm you."  William Gladstone
"Tea is one of the main stays of civilization in this country"  George Orwell
"Computer... Tea, Earl Grey, hot."  Jean-Luc Picard

[tikay]

OMG, they're off again. And that stuff about tea dropping off a tree into the emporors hot water (which, by coincidence, he just happened to be drinking at the time) is all just nonsense, utter made up garbage.

But I refuse to be left out, so here's MY tea-story. (Everyone else can go to bed, Kev & Red have to read it).

I have a thing about Tea in foreign places - you know, a cup of hot water, with a tea bag separate. It hacks me off BIG TIME. Because it's NOT TEA. It's a cup of water. You don't get coffee seperate from the water, do you?

So whilst in Vegas, I got invited out to dinner one night, with Ben Walton (sporting odds.com), Tony "Midge" Ure, (formerly Ladbrokes, then Boss Media, now something or other Poker Network). Kevin O'Connell was also present, with his better half. Dinner was at Wynns, in the "Lower Parasol", which I would guess is one of the most exclusive and expensive dinnery's in Vegas. The cheapest starter was about 90 bucks, that sorta place.

So, we finish dinner, then it's time for brandy, coffee, or whatever. I'm teetotal, but I was aching for a nice cup of tea. Surely a posh place like Wynns could manage that? "A cup of tea, sir? No problem, one cup of tea it is". Whahoo, my first cup of proper tea in weeks. But before I go, I grab him - he's dead posh, sort of stoopy, with a waistcoat, and a tea-towel over his arm jobbie. "Excuse me, but can I have the Tea Bag IN the cup, rather than separate, please?". "No problem Sir, of COURSE". Off he trots.

He's back 10 minutes later, I'm salivating at the thought of this proper cuppa. He puts a pot on the table - I assumed it was tea. And my cup in font of me. The cup was empty - except for a tea bag, sat in the bottom. I look at him, non-plussed. He says "as you asked sir. Tea bag IN the cup, hot water in the jug"......

Oh & while we are rambling & all the good peeps are in bed, here's a REALLY interesting thing about Wynns. The Lower Parasol is downstairs. A sort of grand Hallway job, with what you'd expect to be a sweeping, curved, staircase at each side, down & up which the posh guests glide. But it was not stairs - it was two CURVED escalators. Think about that, curved escalators. If you know how escalators work, thats a real neat trick. The thing is, as they were a matching pair, so to speak, do you think it was ONE escalator, going round and round, or two seperate jobbies? Fascinating, eh?

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did i mention that "the kennel" should be kept locked at all times just in case there's a daring escape bid?

There was a lovely little stray terrier dog around our way once, he wouldnt let you touch or feed him but he was an expert at opening dustbins as scattering the contents everywhere. I didnt really mind but one weekend we were going away, leaving Friday evening and returning late on Sunday, I didnt want to have rubbish everywhere when we got back so before we went I put a breezeblock on top of the dustbin lid

The following Monday morning I took some rubbish out to the bin, when I removed the breezeblock and opened the lid the terrier shot out like a rocket. For a moment he seemed to hang in the air, cartoon like, his little face a mask of horror and accusation. Then, this small, furry, and slightly stained detainee legged it over the horizon as fast as he could go 

I never forgave myself, and we never saw him again

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I loved the tea story Tony, you should do a bit of writing