TalkBoard Topics - Elections over, what now?

Title says it all, what are the current issues (if any)?

whether or not people with 20,000+ should should be limited to 10 posts a day.
kidding...

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by cigarman:

whether or not people with 20,000+ should should be limited to 10 posts a day.
kidding...</font>

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If posts were limited to just one per day, wouldn't folks be extremely judicious concerning how they use 'em? http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif

-Mark

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by doc:
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If posts were limited to just one per day, wouldn't folks be extremely judicious concerning how they use 'em? http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif

-Mark</font>

There may be alot of lengthy posts ("books") posted on FT.

Scotty, us newbies are getting 'broken in'. We have just gained access to the TalkBoard forums and have started to do some brainstorming and email exchanges with how/what/how/when and other issues. I assure you that El Presidente and Randy are keeping us busy.

"What now?"

My first thing is to learn and listen. To find out what's already been in the works, and to find out what Randy's needs are.

I didn't promise free miles during the campaign (well, at least not publicly http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/tongue.gif), so I'm not going to guarantee instant results now.

But I'll be trolling the suggestions forum and the TalkBoard issues forum and doing what I can to represent the membership in discussions with Randy & Co.

Best,
Gary

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by gleff:

But I'll be trolling .....</font>

Pleeeeease ... we have surely had quite enough of THAT already lately. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif

You sure are baited easily, ozstamps. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

FewMiles..

Well, looking at the activity in the forum, they're busy at work discussing... something! http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/biggrin.gif

As long as they are not busy thinking up some color-coded system...

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Canarsie:

As long as they are not busy thinking up some color-coded system...</font>

Darn. No more suntans for me then. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

I'm sure the new Talk Board is preparing to Thank the 'retiring' TB members. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/biggrin.gif

Dan

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by dhammer53:
I'm sure the new Talk Board is preparing to Thank the 'retiring' TB members. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/biggrin.gif

Dan</font>

I agree, reintroducing the current smilies was a major accomplishment, we need to present them with a medal as a token of our unending gratitude http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/rolleyes.gif

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif

The animated smileys don't even work correctly any more. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/rolleyes.gif http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/eek.gif http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/tongue.gif

FewMiles..

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by FewMiles:
The animated smileys don't even work correctly any more. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/rolleyes.gif http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/eek.gif http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/tongue.gif

FewMiles..</font>

You need to move your head up and down to make them animated.

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by ScottC:
You need to move your head up and down to make them animated.</font>

Or shake your monitor vigorously ...

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by blairvanhorn:
Or shake your monitor vigorously ...</font>

(This only works on Apple Mac computers)

How about that "LSD" stuff? Would that work too?

FewMiles..

Rapid and continuous blinking works for me.

I'm sure impressed everyone is so fired-up and positive. Go team!

Talk Bored in many ways reflects John Garner's reflections on the vice-presidency. Nevertheless, it is what we have.

Given that, may I humbly suggest that the new inductees pay attention to the fact that our community is self-selected, and self-unselected, and that a substantial number (not including moi) voted for decidedly incorrect candidates. The tension which provides the basis for the community may be partially based on that constituency -- are you paying attention? I hope so....

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by PremEx:
Rapid and continuous blinking works for me.</font>

My mother caught me doing that once. Very embarassing. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/tongue.gif

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by LexPassenger:
Given that, may I humbly suggest that the new inductees pay attention to the fact that our community is self-selected, and self-unselected, and that a substantial number (not including moi) voted for decidedly incorrect candidates. The tension which provides the basis for the community may be partially based on that constituency -- are you paying attention? I hope so....</font>

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gleff, my friend:

I'm not sure what is consternating.

Our community is self-selected, and versa. No?

604 members of our community voted for avek, who ran a decidedly anti-powers-that-be campaign. Is that where we disagree?

Those members of our community who so voted are staunch participants as registered by their votes. Even though their candidate was not elected, it would be useful if the rest of us noticed that the membership of our self-selected community included those folks.

I think that will improve our community, even if the TalkBoard has hardly an authority.

Still worth a questioning frown? I will try to be even more explicit.

It was the "confused face" because (as I previously replied by email) I just didn't understand what you meant in your earlier post. Now it's clearer.

FWIW I actually never realized that the face was frowning when it had the question marks on top of it!

Gotcha! Thanks.

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by ScottC:

I agree, reintroducing the current smilies was a major accomplishment, we need to present them with a medal as a token of our unending gratitude http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/rolleyes.gif

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ScottC, I thought you were busy out and about collecting the recall signatures??? http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/confused.gif

Who's manning the signature collection booth out at the mall???

I certainly hope your new Talk Board has a very tough skin. They'll need it based on the 'attitudes' that are still to be found on these boards.

As for voting 'anti-establishment', excuse me Lex (since I like you), but http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/rolleyes.gif

The first Talk Board has a gadfly. That created all kinds of problems. (edit)

Dan

[This message has been edited by dhammer53 (edited 09-12-2003).]

The first Talk Board has a gadfly

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913): A fly of various species, of the family Tabanid[ae], noted for buzzing about animals, and tormenting them by sucking their blood; -- called also horsefly, and gadfly. They are among the largest of two-winged or dipterous insects. The name is also given to different species of botflies. [Written also breese and brize.]
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913): Any dipterous insect of the genus Oestrus, and allied genera of botflies. Note: The sheep gadfly (Oestrus ovis) deposits its young in the nostrils of sheep, and the larv[ae] develop in the frontal sinuses. The common species which infests cattle (Hypoderma bovis) deposits its eggs upon or in the skin where the larv[ae] or bots live and produce sores called wormels. The gadflies of the horse produce the intestinal parasites called bots. See Botfly, and Bots. The true horseflies are often erroneously called gadflies, and the true gadflies are sometimes incorrectly called breeze flies.
Gadfly petrel (Zo["o]l.), one of several small petrels of the genus Oestrelata.
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From WordNet (r) 1.7:
gadfly n 1: a persistently annoying person [syn: pest, blighter, cuss, pesterer]
2: any of various large flies that annoy livestock</font>

I don't think that I (or anybody else having left TalkBoard since the beginning), should be called by you, or anyone else here, as a a "persistently annoying person [syn: pest, blighter, cuss, pesterer]". http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/frown.gif

(edited immediately to only correct UBB-code mistakes).

[This message has been edited by Rudi (edited 09-12-2003).]

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by LexPassenger:
Talk Bored in many ways reflects...</font>

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif &lt;snicker&gt;

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Rudi:
The first Talk Board has a gadfly

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OK, consider this an edit. Maybe I can substitute with this (for clarification):

There was a young person on Talk Board that , how shall I say this, was controversial. Let's leave it at that.

Dan

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by ozstamps:
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Almost perfect quote Oz, I had included a Winky smile as it was polite sarcasm http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by dhammer53:

OK, consider this an edit. Maybe I can substitute with this (for clarification):

There was a young person on Talk Board that , how shall I say this, was controversial. Let's leave it at that.

Dan

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Cigarman was controversial

dhammer was controversial

chexfan was controversial

gaucho was controversial

spiff was controversial

Do we get multiple choice quesses? http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

Yeah, but they weren't "young" http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif

FewMiles..

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by dhammer53:

I certainly hope your new Talk Board has a very tough skin. They'll need it based on the 'attitudes' that are still to be found on these boards.</font>

AFAIK every person putting themselves forward for election to anything needs to have a tough skin. Or they simply should not contemplate the job.

"If you can't stand the heat don't go into the kitchen" etc. etc.

Whether you are talking Mayor, PTA, Rotary, Cheerleader, or Elk Lodge. Or TalkBoard.

If the current TalkBoard manages to achieve results folks can see in the next 2 years (other than the non motile smileys of course) it may not be a pre-requisite anyway.

Just my 2c. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by FewMiles:

Yeah, but they weren't "young" http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif

FewMiles..</font>

But the question is - which one/s were gadflies?

Where is the voting link? http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/biggrin.gif

Unlike many, I strongly disbelieve in hiding information.

It is GoldLust you are all talking about, right?

We are a better community airing the laundry, is my opinion. Keeps us all on our toes. Keeps the laundry clean, too.

Why is it so important to dig around in the forensic evidence? Its in the past... just forget it. Also, to those that were on TB and left (of your own choosing), is it really productive to get all sensitive about the issue and...? If you left, then live with it... http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/rolleyes.gif

[This message has been edited by Gaucho100K (edited 09-13-2003).]

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Gaucho100K:
Why is it so important to dig around in the forensic evidence? Its in the past... just forget it. Also, to those that were on TB and left (of your own choosing), is it really productive to get all sensitive about the issue and...? If you left, then live with it... http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/rolleyes.gif
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Mi amigo,

Finally! Some good advice. I'll take it.

Dan

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by dhammer53:
Mi amigo,

Finally! Some good advice. I'll take it.

Dan</font>

Excelent. I will hold you to your word then.