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(UPDATE II - by Noel)

No.

(UDPATE III - FS again) LOL!

 

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"They're both doofuses!" --Mark Levin (speaking of Obama and McCain)

Free... Yeah but how long

Free...

Yeah but how long until someone screws them up again. And I'm not talking about the staff.

45 Communist Goals for America http://www.nationmakers.com/com_goals.htm

Boy.... I'm 50/50 on

Boy....

I'm 50/50 on this...

It really has been nice without them for a change...

Never thought I would say that.

"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh

I think the forumns were always misused

Free had some great ones with his lists and there were a few other good ones here and there but they were mostly used by liberals and truthers and other one issue people to have free advertising for their nonsense. There were even people who never posted here ever who put up forum topics.

I don't know how you change that. Maybe by only giving people the privilege after being here for a year and so many posts (100's) and still have the ability to take it away. Why should Conspiracy nuts be able to take advantage of Newsbusters cultivated audience? It's not right but I don't know what the answer is.

~ Dee ~

Well of course you're 100% correct Dee. (flattery will get you anywhere) ;-)

I hereby dub thee goddess (lower-case g) of flattery. 

 

 

"They're both doofuses!" --Mark Levin (speaking of Obama and McCain)

(flattery will get you anywhere) ;-)

 "(flattery will get you anywhere) ;-)"

You are handsome man, strong, yet gentle and kind.

btw,  can you promise not to  use your scorecard against me in the future? I could also use a few bucks ;-)

Some folks can dish it out but cannot take it

Sorry. You went overboard

Sorry.

You went overboard when you said "kind". That won't even fool me.

Only to select choosen ones Free

I don't just flatter anyone. A goddess can be choosy.

In all seriousness though - I think the forums would be good for things like your lists. We should have a place to keep track of some things that we have to keep saying over and over again.

I also think that using it like a Chat kind of thing was good but the purposefully provocative ones by non conservatives were not appropriate IMO

~ Dee ~

Right again.

Now, could someone volunteer to teach PopularTech (sorry buddy) how to use the forums to post his lists there? :-)

 

"They're both doofuses!" --Mark Levin (speaking of Obama and McCain)

Dee,

You may have a point with the membership term clause, but I like the idea of having forum topics be separate from the main threads. Nobody makes anbody read the threads on the forum, and it is an extra click to get here. If something doesn't get commented for a certain amount of time, perhaps the thread gets deleted?

"This
liberal would be all about socialize -- uh, uh, would be about
basically taking over and the government running all of your companies."-Maxine Waters 2008

Restless - I don't know what the answer is

and I guess I don't care all that much. It's what ever they want to keep track of. I know for me it was frustrating when I preferred not to see certain things or enter threads that I knew would be contentious but because of clicking on recent comments, I'd end up there.

There were many threads that were inappropriate (like the conspiracy ones) that people always responded to because they didn't want the stuff hanging out there.

 

Dee.

You have a point. In the end, this is not a democracy, but a benevolent dictatorship, so it is up to the mastheads. I'm sure if it becomes too much, they will come up with something.

"This
liberal would be all about socialize -- uh, uh, would be about
basically taking over and the government running all of your companies."-Maxine Waters 2008

Well, maybe we should do

Well, maybe we should do what Matt says and report policy violators to the staff . . .

FS... ...Works for

FS...

...Works for me.

"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh

I agree Free

No one likes a snitch, but....

Some folks can dish it out but cannot take it

Sigh

"Yeah but how long until someone screws them up again. And I'm not talking about the staff."

I guess my forum topic dedicated to Pam Anderson might have to wait huh?

Some folks can dish it out but cannot take it

shawn

until the virtual penicillin arrives

"You can not support the Troops if you do not support their Mission" 

i don't see a link under

i don't see a link under the masthead???

"You can not support the Troops if you do not support their Mission" 

Matt put me back on 3.2 as

Matt put me back on 3.2 as soon as 4.0 came out so maybe I've got a legacy link? ;-)

 

"They're both doofuses!" --Mark Levin (speaking of Obama and McCain)

free

you're right it shows up on 3.2 but not 4.0

you're ahead of the curve as usual

"You can not support the Troops if you do not support their Mission" 

No need to brag about your

No need to brag about your superuser status here. :-p

We second class citizens have to humbly beseach the staff for help.

i told you to

volunteer to open chats

"You can not support the Troops if you do not support their Mission" 

Isn't that moot now that

Isn't that moot now that they don't do chats anymore?

moot as a goot

: )

yup the chats don't work anymore

"You can not support the Troops if you do not support their Mission" 

botg,

And that royally bites.

Big fun, those could be.  :-)

The truth is insensitive. - Neal Boortz

RD

hopefully Matt will have them up before November

"You can not support the Troops if you do not support their Mission" 

botg... Probably during

botg...

Probably during the upcoming so-called debates.

"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh

botg,

Actually, I was rather hoping it would be back up before the debates. :-)

The truth is insensitive. - Neal Boortz

RD

you don't mean football season?

"You can not support the Troops if you do not support their Mission" 

FORUMS LINK

for most of us is at the very bottom of the page

"You can not support the Troops if you do not support their Mission" 

Free, ssssssshhhhhhhhhhhhuuuuuuuuusssssssssssshhhhhh!

LOL-Dayem, some people do not need to know abou this.  :-)

D.

The truth is insensitive. - Neal Boortz

no need to worry

no need to worry bud

comments you disagree with have been banned:)

Bustin a move into forum land LMAO

On youtube there is a thumb up = good comment.

thumb-down= bad comment .

Matt needs to install that here, 500 down thumbs, you're out of here .

NBers on patrol ,sort of a thing.

Another bank of servers to get it to work tho :-(

Liberals62%


IranianUranium

Exept that there could be a

Exept that there could be a group of Libs sneaking in here giving everyone a thumbs down rating.

If you think that's crazy, you need to read the thread about hater and how he was recruiting allies at another website to come here and "raise havoc".

"They're both doofuses!" --Mark Levin (speaking of Obama and McCain)

Oh gawd... I haven't

Oh gawd...

I haven't thought about that Howard Stern site for a long long time...lol.

"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh

FS, i'd be one to counter that move,More good NBers than bad

ones.. Like the 2nd amendment, more good guys than bad.

Liberals62%


IranianUranium

How the hell did you find

How the hell did you find them? I arrived here via the comments on the right. I don't have "forum" in the header with all of the other options. Perhaps I shouldn't be here? ;>)

"This
liberal would be all about socialize -- uh, uh, would be about
basically taking over and the government running all of your companies."-Maxine Waters 2008

Scroll down

Scroll down to bottom of the page.

  • LYDSEXICS UNTIE

You freaked me out there

You freaked me out there cool. I had found it at the bottom and was going to edit my post, but you responding at the same time. Got an "access denied" message. Thought I'd bought the big one. :)

"This
liberal would be all about socialize -- uh, uh, would be about
basically taking over and the government running all of your companies."-Maxine Waters 2008

Warning shot Restless

Maybe it was a warning shot.

Use these powers only for good, Restless.

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Cool,

Problem is, one person's "good" is another's... oh never mind. ;>)

"This
liberal would be all about socialize -- uh, uh, would be about
basically taking over and the government running all of your companies."-Maxine Waters 2008

Forum Dwellers

Forum Dwellers,

Please be advised: you're being watched. If any of you have too much fun, I'm telling! :-) ns

...Uh-OH! "America isn't

...Uh-OH!

"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh

We promise to keep the fun

We promise to keep the fun and insanity to a minimum. I feel like a kid who had the pool closed for two weeks, and it is now open again. :)

"This
liberal would be all about socialize -- uh, uh, would be about
basically taking over and the government running all of your companies."-Maxine Waters 2008

Restless

Restless,

Exactly. Now, stay in the shallow end for about twenty minutes. Mommy and I have something to discuss upstairs. Don't make me come down here again! :-) ns

I get it dad

You and Mommy are going to be talking about my Christmas again, aren't you?

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CA

CA,

Well, we were going to be hiding something, but it's not YOUR present. :-O ns

It only takes you 20

It only takes you 20 minutes for that? (please don't ban me).

"This
liberal would be all about socialize -- uh, uh, would be about
basically taking over and the government running all of your companies."-Maxine Waters 2008

20 Minutes?

Hell, I'm wondering where he gets the stamina.

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Cool,

I've had games of Tic-Tac-Toe go longer than 20 minutes.

Uh... wait a minute...

"This
liberal would be all about socialize -- uh, uh, would be about
basically taking over and the government running all of your companies."-Maxine Waters 2008

CA

CA,

Comes in a bottle. Sent once a month. Brown wrapping so my secretary doesn't get suspicious. ns

sure am glad we banned

sure am glad we banned religion in favor of this sophmoric sex humor!

substantive conversation at last - whoo hoo!

Islam sucks by the way

sieg heil

der fuhrer rocks, etc, etc...

Restless

Restless,

You think we're going for a marathon with you in the backyard swimming? HELLLOOOO! ns

N

Oh, okay. I got ya. Just wrap it up will ya? The pool is getting full. :)

"This
liberal would be all about socialize -- uh, uh, would be about
basically taking over and the government running all of your companies."-Maxine Waters 2008

Rest

Rest,

With what? Didn't we cure that little bladder problem of yours? ns

N

Touche! Bested by the best. I can live with that.

Good night all.

"This
liberal would be all about socialize -- uh, uh, would be about
basically taking over and the government running all of your companies."-Maxine Waters 2008

I swear I'm not having any fun!

I swear I'm not having any fun!

That's my story, and I'm sticking to it.

Noel

I was going to put up a thread on the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster.  FSM.

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Noel; Forum Dwellers, gawd.. LMAO...

more like TRESSPASSERS in forumland, What do you expect?

6 obamick stories in a row plus the weekend captionfest...

Liberals62%


IranianUranium

BTW

BTW: Does anyone know where I can find a highly contentious religious discussion around these parts? :-) ns

Noel

Define contentious?

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NO!

NO!

Don't look at me. I

Don't look at me. I wouldn't know about those. ;>)

"This
liberal would be all about socialize -- uh, uh, would be about
basically taking over and the government running all of your companies."-Maxine Waters 2008

NOEL

you rang?

"You can not support the Troops if you do not support their Mission" 

b

b,

What's up with the new guy posting the same thing over and over again in different languages? ns

n

he must be reaching for a worldwide audience??

"You can not support the Troops if you do not support their Mission" 

b

b,

Did any of it make sense? It's all Greek to me. Can you get him to post it in Yiddish maybe? :-) ns

n

perfect sense

1. Rabi is Book of Human Faith.
2. Rabi is brain.
3. Rabi is humanity.
4. Rabi is our tongue.

look at points 2 and 4 these people need not think before they speak so it makes sense that they come up with what they do.  capishe?

"You can not support the Troops if you do not support their Mission" 

b

b,

Actually, I didn't read it. That was my attempt at humor. ns

n

i didn't have to skim it for long to find assertion without merit

: )

"You can not support the Troops if you do not support their Mission" 

I think it was more like

I think it was more like the shadows of his own mind...

 "America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh

~

Maybe the staff here should do something about that americansdreams character . . .

FS

FS,

What do you suggest? ns

Noel,

Ahh leave it, it has comedic value.

"This
liberal would be all about socialize -- uh, uh, would be about
basically taking over and the government running all of your companies."-Maxine Waters 2008

While other may think it's

While other may think it's harsh, closing his account seems to be in order.

Has americandreams done posted anything except that manifesto/poem/tract ? If so, I missed it entirely.

Even thoughtpolice keeps varying their content (sort of) and engaging in discussion (sort of), but not americandreams.

FS

FS,

Oh. That. I don't ban people anymore. Actually, I think I only banned two members in the past three years. I stopped because it wasn't as satisfying as I imagined. :-)

Now, I refer the terminations to others. That's MUCH more fun, and easier on the conscience. ns

THUMBS DOWN a total of 500 = aloha, bye bye,

Youtube style. NBers patrol, save you management guys lots of time..

let us do it..More of us good guys than the KOOKS.

Liberals62%


IranianUranium

good idea

This might not actually be a bad idea - for members to have an iggy function, and if you get so many iggies you're bounced.

Can

Can,

Iggy function? Are you talking about the former lead singer of the Stooges? ns

oops

Using too much internet slang.

Iggy = ignore. We could have some kind of button to click that would show our annoyance, either by removing them from our screen or simply giving them a "thumbs down" flag. If a certain post gets a certain number of flags, it will trip the system to alert the admins. Then the alleged offender can have his day in court to see if the complaints were legit.

That way you all are alerted to trouble without having to catch it at random, but there can be safety net to protect anyone iggied infairly.

Yahoo and YouTube have used similar methods for years

still don't have enough

still don't have enough control over opinions here?

the girl is insatiable i tell ya

Iggy Pop

We were just there last night. 

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CA

CA,

What, you saw Iggy last night? I never saw him. Good? ns

No NS

Somebody mentioned your picture of Susan Estrich was really Iggy Pop.

From there it was sort of downhill.

  • LYDSEXICS UNTIE

CA

CA,

Gotcha. I saw that picture. Actually, I think he's more attractive. :-) ns

hey guys & gals

So yeah, forum.... now, wasn't there a top-nav button for forums some time back? Why did they take it down in the redesign, and how do we link here?

I'm sure I'm repeating questions that have been asked already somewhere here on this thread... but I'm Mr. Shy, so I'm very busy, you know...... :)

I never really was much of a forum user, like the woodshed, etc. (is that back, too?) 

 

* * * SOCKS THE CAT '08 * * *
For REAL Change

No Prob Shy

Scroll way down to the bottom and click on [Forum]

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no, Cool !!!

That's simply too much scrolling, with every page being a long thread or list of blogs.

I'm Mr. Shy, so again, I haven't the time.

And thanks :) 

(/sarc... but semi-seriously, why is it buried down there now?)

 

* * * SOCKS THE CAT '08 * * *
For REAL Change

No clue Shy

Maybe the graphics at the top of the screen are too crowded.

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graphics schmaphics

"Maybe the graphics at the top of the screen are too crowded."

I'll speak to Matthew about this. Heads will roll, I assure you.

:p 

 

* * * SOCKS THE CAT '08 * * *
For REAL Change

..Laughin' out

..Laughin' out loud...!

"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh

I know that's right

Go on with your own bad self there, Shy.

We're right behind you with pitchforks and torches.

And go ahead and start without us if we don't show on time.

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That guy?

He's embarrassed Americans only speak one language.

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wha??

Highly contentious religious discussion? Just a sec.

*opens door and runs away as fast as possible*

Hmm. I wonder who that is

Hmm. I wonder who that is squealing their tires in the street.

"This
liberal would be all about socialize -- uh, uh, would be about
basically taking over and the government running all of your companies."-Maxine Waters 2008

you caught me rest

Hope I didn't wake any neighbors with my getaway.

Behold, that all-time NB champ of contentious religious rants.

And what fun it wasn't.

LOL-Sorry, I just couldn't help myself. :-^)

The truth is insensitive. - Neal Boortz

Thanks RD

A walk down memory lane.

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botg, and what followed...

...were three blissful days of utter peace and tranquility here at NB.

Sweet, that was.   :-)

The truth is insensitive. - Neal Boortz

RD