Testing...

Paula · Post by **Paula** » Sat Jan 15, 2005 6:33 pm

Should there be a survey or a test to join a forum? Wouldn't you think this information would help decide the appropriate people to merge as a community?

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Sat Jan 15, 2005 6:41 pm

i'm not sure who could determine the criteria...also, the diversity is what keeps it interesting i think. what did you have in mind Paula? something , i am sure!

Paula · Post by **Paula** » Sat Jan 15, 2005 7:08 pm

The people willing to fill the information out would be most interested. Ideas as to how people can communicate on similiar levels. The battered housewife, they would have a hell of a time, the smoke group, the professionals, i see forums changing to the point of an entrance fee? Town issues, can expand on this is so many directions.

jahamaa · Post by **jahamaa** » Sat Jan 15, 2005 7:56 pm

Paula wrote: Should there be a survey or a test to join a forum? Wouldn't you think this information would help decide the appropriate people to merge as a community?

NO

Forums should be for the free exchange of ideas. if you want other than this there are places to go. web sites just for people who agree

but that is not a Forum. It's a hooray for my side club. I avoid such sites wether they agree with me or not. yea you have to put up with some rude people but that's what the free exchange of ideas has always had to put up with. And sometimes what you think is an inappropriate statement wasn't meant that way at all.

As far as building a community on this idea didn't they outlaw that? I beleive it was called segragation.

koan · Post by **koan** » Sat Jan 15, 2005 8:02 pm

The idea of discriminating against potential members is a terrible idea. It's not even really an idea, I think it is a reaction to getting your fingers burned...try a little aloe vera. (As your new signature suggests)

Paula · Post by **Paula** » Sat Jan 15, 2005 8:04 pm

Clear Example: My posts have been tracked i don't know why, but i have never that i can recall cared about agree of disagree, i am open to free speech any thing as well..you showed a strong reaction. well stated..

okay!

Paula · Post by **Paula** » Sun Jan 16, 2005 6:21 am

no, how stupid. there are forums of all kinds?

weeder · Post by **weeder** » Sun Jan 16, 2005 6:48 am

lady cop wrote: i'm not sure who could determine the criteria...also, the diversity is what keeps it interesting i think. what did you have in mind Paula? something , i am sure!
The key word is the FEE$ The ability to pay the FEE would keep the people with something valuable to say$ seperate from the poor posters. Because after all we all know " what you have determines how valuable you are."Sort of like joining a country club. A place to go where you will be certain everyone there is of your calibur.

abbey · Post by **abbey** » Sun Jan 16, 2005 6:59 am

Paula wrote: Clear Example: My posts have been tracked i don't know why, but i have never that i can recall cared about agree of disagree, i am open to free speech any thing as well..you showed a strong reaction. well stated..

okay!

Maybe you are being tracked by other users to see what little "gems" you come up with Paula.

I personally think your latest "Gem" is a bad idea, if i went on a forum in view of joining it & was asked to fill out a questionaire about myself or my beliefs i would click the close button.

persephone · Post by **persephone** » Sun Jan 16, 2005 8:59 am

I go on two forums where you have to have a photo of yourself... One is really tacky and there was another reason for joining other than to join in (difficult story to explain).

The other is very community based.

It doesn't have any strict rules to join except and this is what it tells you before you register... This is an adults only forum based chat site, therefore you must provide a valid email address. Any members who do not complete their profiles (including the uploading of a recent face picture), post in the forums, or take part at all within seven days of joining may find their accounts deleted.

There is 0 spamming, and no harrasment of any kind, if any of the females get copy and paste PM's then the member sending them is blocked from being able to send any more. As a female it is one place you feel totally free from lurkers.

Paula · Post by **Paula** » Sun Jan 16, 2005 4:14 pm

letha wrote: I go on two forums where you have to have a photo of yourself... One is really tacky and there was another reason for joining other than to join in (difficult story to explain).

The other is very community based.

It doesn't have any strict rules to join except and this is what it tells you before you register... This is an adults only forum based chat site, therefore you must provide a valid email address. Any members who do not complete their profiles (including the uploading of a recent face picture), post in the forums, or take part at all within seven days of joining may find their accounts deleted.

There is 0 spamming, and no harrasment of any kind, if any of the females get copy and paste PM's then the member sending them is blocked from being able to send any more. As a female it is one place you feel totally free from lurkers.

No lurkers..no one likes to be tracked down and examined word for word, who the hell has time for that? I would assume Forums of people with Terminal Illness would like to know whos posting the truth? Forums are fun, you just never know what people will come out with? I would assume there are forums limited to people who participate in a certain field? yes, its coming...

AA will probably have their own Forum at some point!

abbey · Post by **abbey** » Sun Jan 16, 2005 5:10 pm

Paula wrote: No lurkers..no one likes to be tracked down and examined word for word, who the hell has time for that? I would assume Forums of people with Terminal Illness would like to know whos posting the truth? Forums are fun, you just never know what people will come out with? I would assume there are forums limited to people who participate in a certain field? yes, its coming...

AA will probably have their own Forum at some point!
www.e-aa.org Alcoholics anoymous forum......

persephone · Post by **persephone** » Sun Jan 16, 2005 6:06 pm

I was going to say that Abbey

When I say lurkers, I mean people who don't participate, or who just join places to send annoying messages to the opposite sex (I'm being so good here by keeping it genderless)... At the end of the day, the forum I was talking about had things changed to actually prevent stalkers, and I am not joking.

I have had a stalker online in the past and I know someone who had one who actually stalked them online and in RL... Now that is scary.

Paula · Post by **Paula** » Sun Jan 16, 2005 6:27 pm

I don't have sex problems that i know of? This is an Amber thing, you could go along with the sex offenders and have them caught? There could be an Amber Peterson ALert system to watch sexual predators? Hello, whats bad about that, is this discrimination against perverts? To me the people who like sexual attention should join the SEX FORUM?

Post by **kensloft** » Sun Jan 16, 2005 10:50 pm

Paula wrote: Should there be a survey or a test to join a forum? Wouldn't you think this information would help decide the appropriate people to merge as a community?

Testing is the near dumbest thing I've ever heard of in these threads. People don't figure out what they want to be involved in until they see what catches their fancy. You never know what is going to catch your fancy until it does.

Do you expect people to know what it is they are looking for before they join up? Isn't the idea behind this forum is to speak your piece and see how many agree or disagree with you! Just like you are doing now.

Next thing you know they'll be charging for the air that you breathe. Don't give anyone any ideas that'll...!

koan · Post by **koan** » Sun Jan 16, 2005 11:40 pm

It is a suggestion that can only come from someone who was unhappy with at least one current member. I wonder who that was? :yh_whistl :yh_youkid

cars · Post by **cars** » Tue Jan 18, 2005 6:31 am

letha wrote: I was going to say that Abbey

When I say lurkers, I mean people who don't participate, or who just join places to send annoying messages to the opposite sex (I'm being so good here by keeping it genderless)... At the end of the day, the forum I was talking about had things changed to actually prevent stalkers, and I am not joking.

I have had a stalker online in the past and I know someone who had one who actually stalked them online and in RL... Now that is scary.

letha I'm curious, as I have heard the mention of "stalkers" on other posts. I don't understand, (I'm not that computer literate) if you are being "stalked" by someone on line, to get anonymity could you not just change "your Screen name"?

Cars :driving:

Paula · Post by **Paula** » Tue Jan 18, 2005 7:15 pm

[QUOTE=kensloft]

Do you expect people to know what it is they are looking for before they join up? Isn't the idea behind this forum is to speak your piece and see how many agree or disagree with you! Just like you are doing now.

Forums cover many areas and subjects. For the superior person there may be forums limited to those with similar interests? Not everyone is geared to open opinions? This is an idea whether you agree or disagree is you i can't help that? How do you know there aren't forums for professionals that require pre-qualification? There are instances where people need discussion with out interruption of idiots. think about it!

koan · Post by **koan** » Tue Jan 18, 2005 9:46 pm

What is a superior person? Who makes this judgement? If a person deems themselves superior they are showing inferiority. If someone else deems them superior they are showing an inferiority complex. So whoever makes the decision on superiority it is null and void due to inferiority.

Post by **kensloft** » Tue Jan 18, 2005 9:51 pm

Paula wrote: [QUOTE=kensloft]

Do you expect people to know what it is they are looking for before they join up? Isn't the idea behind this forum is to speak your piece and see how many agree or disagree with you! Just like you are doing now.

Forums cover many areas and subjects. For the superior person there may be forums limited to those with similar interests? Not everyone is geared to open opinions? This is an idea whether you agree or disagree is you i can't help that? How do you know there aren't forums for professionals that require pre-qualification? There are instances where people need discussion with out interruption of idiots. think about it!

I would think that when there are specialized skills and expertise in discussions you would find that professional organizations probably have and do have for discussions groups that require expertise in the areas that are under discussion. before you can get on line. Maybe the forum garden people would want to set one up... but?

Post by **kensloft** » Tue Jan 18, 2005 10:03 pm

kensloft wrote: I would think that when there are specialized skills and expertise in discussions you would find that professional organizations probably have and do have for discussions groups that require expertise in the areas that are under discussion. before you can get on line. Maybe the forum garden people would want to set one up... but? :-2

persephone · Post by **persephone** » Tue Jan 18, 2005 10:37 pm

I'm a litlle confuddled Kensloft... Who said what?

Post by **kensloft** » Tue Jan 18, 2005 10:50 pm

letha wrote: I'm a litlle confuddled Kensloft... Who said what?

I said both but the latter held corrections. The problem was with the program that I couldn't figure out until I had sent the corrected version down.

Sorry.

weeder · Post by **weeder** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 5:43 am

The CHARM of contributing here... is supposed to be no pre qualification for joining. Think about it... In the course of everyday living,I would never seek out the company of a 23 year old, I would never find myself with a group of nurses...

There isnt a chance Ill get to Africa... My Grandparent are dead.. There goes interaction with the wise elderly.. Ill never belong to a country club... And thankfully,Boy am I thankful!.. I havent gotten really sick yet. So... if the group here was limited to people, just like me.. what opportunity would I have to learn anything ?..... If one is fortunate enough to be smarter, wealthier,better traveled,more opened minded than someone else........ what better gift is there than to be given the opportunity to share... with someone less fortunate, or less

experienced with life. One pearl of wisdom shared can change the course of someones life. All it takes to participate amongst a group of very diversified people....................is a tremendous amount of patience... and a VERY LARGE heart. Im not the smartest person, what I have in wealth fits in the back pocket of my pants..............I work on the patience part every day........I do by the grace of God pocess the heart. CAN I STAY? My membership slipped through for some bizzare reason a few months ago...................................

cars · Post by **cars** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 7:27 am

Paula wrote: Should there be a survey or a test to join a forum? Wouldn't you think this information would help decide the appropriate people to merge as a community?

NO! It would eventually create an "us" community against "them" community atmosphere! :wah:

Cars :driving:

Post by **kensloft** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 11:16 am

weeder wrote: The CHARM of contributing here... is supposed to be no pre qualification for joining. Think about it... In the course of everyday living,I would never seek out the company of a 23 year old, I would never find myself with a group of nurses...

There isnt a chance Ill get to Africa... My Grandparent are dead.. There goes interaction with the wise elderly.. Ill never belong to a country club... And thankfully,Boy am I thankful!.. I havent gotten really sick yet. So... if the group here was limited to people, just like me.. what opportunity would I have to learn anything ?..... If one is fortunate enough to be smarter, wealthier,better traveled,more opened minded than someone else........ what better gift is there than to be given the opportunity to share... with someone less fortunate, or less

experienced with life. One pearl of wisdom shared can change the course of someones life. All it takes to participate amongst a group of very diversified people....................is a tremendous amount of patience... and a VERY LARGE heart. Im not the smartest person, what I have in wealth fits in the back pocket of my pants..............I work on the patience part every day........I do by the grace of God pocess the heart. CAN I STAY? My membership slipped through for some bizzare reason a few months ago...................................

If eloquence could be bottled you'd be rich. If your membership has slipped through the cracks then you should look in the mirror 'cause it's people like you that own the web. Thanks for reminding us of what it's all about.

weeder · Post by **weeder** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 12:56 pm

Thank you so much..... Im crying.

Post by **kensloft** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 1:05 pm

Tears of joy, I hope?

weeder · Post by **weeder** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 2:03 pm

tears for roads not traveled.... I think that you will understand exactly what I mean.

Post by **kensloft** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 2:30 pm

weeder wrote: tears for roads not traveled.... I think that you will understand exactly what I mean.

There are two sides to roads not travelled. The ones you took and the ones you didn't. How do you know that you would have fared any better on the ones you didn't take?

weeder · Post by **weeder** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 3:04 pm

Good point.. now Im laughing... Your a very good influence on me.

Post by **kensloft** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 3:12 pm

weeder wrote: Good point.. now Im laughing... Your a very good influence on me.

Now I'm laughing. Thanks

capt_buzzard · Post by **capt_buzzard** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 4:11 pm

Blessed I am, amongst Women. :driving: There are Now more females,than male members :-6

Paula · Post by **Paula** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 5:04 pm

capt_buzzard wrote: Blessed I am, amongst Women. :driving: There are Now more females,than male members :-6

Are you sure, some of the man names aren't males? there about about 8 penis's here in the forum, am i correct? and you are blessed because you are always NICE.

jahamaa · Post by **jahamaa** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 6:04 pm

capt_buzzard wrote: Blessed I am, amongst Women. :driving: There are Now more females,than male members :-6
who, and why, care?

Paula · Post by **Paula** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 6:11 pm

jahamaa wrote: who, and why, care?

Hello, whats this mean!

jahamaa · Post by **jahamaa** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 6:18 pm

Paula wrote: Hello, whats this mean!

Hello Paula,

I mean what difference does it make if the women out number the men of vice versa. I can't see why it would matter or why anyone would waste their time findng out that info. They may have a very good reason and I'm not putting them down just saying that I don't understand why that info would be important to them

Paula · Post by **Paula** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 6:41 pm

jahamaa wrote: Hello Paula,

I mean what difference does it make if the women out number the men of vice versa. I can't see why it would matter or why anyone would waste their time findng out that info. They may have a very good reason and I'm not putting them down just saying that I don't understand why that info would be important to them

Read back, you missed something..i could care less what sex anyone is here! I would like to know why you are bringing this up? I think Capt. mentioned it? Ranting & picking on some one are 2 different things? B for beano means "let the gas out" not fire at me. Spray Please..

jahamaa · Post by **jahamaa** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 6:46 pm

Paula wrote:

Read back, you missed something..i could care less what sex anyone is here! I would like to know why you are bringing this up? I think Capt. mentioned it? Ranting & picking on some one are 2 different things? B for beano means "let the gas out" not fire at me. Spray Please..

Hi again Paula,

Sorry to have strayed afar from you original thread, I was questioning Capts. comment not your thread topic. I guess that will teach me to stay on topic.

persephone · Post by **persephone** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 6:48 pm

Ignore her, she hasn't got her glasses on or she would've read your post correctly and seen you had quoted the Capt.

Paula, remember your glasses hunny :wah:

Paula · Post by **Paula** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 7:58 pm

Letha that wasn't nice at all, my heart is damaged and the tears are flowing. Hey, what is a BLOKE? I can't stop weeping, if the forum is to tear me up this way i will have to go. If this is a test :rolleyes: how did i do? Go to private forum for details...later. Can you see this!

Post by **kensloft** » Sun Jan 23, 2005 4:46 am

Paula wrote: Letha that wasn't nice at all, my heart is damaged and the tears are flowing. Hey, what is a BLOKE? I can't stop weeping, if the forum is to tear me up this way i will have to go. If this is a test :rolleyes: how did i do? Go to private forum for details...later. Can you see this!

Wait a minute? Didn't you start this thread? Aren't you the person that is going to grade how we are doing?

I'm getting confused? I'll trade three confuseds

, for one wink

.

If I don't get more than 100% my Mom's going to make me stay home after work.

persephone · Post by **persephone** » Sun Jan 23, 2005 5:42 am

Paula wrote: Letha that wasn't nice at all, my heart is damaged and the tears are flowing. Hey, what is a BLOKE? I can't stop weeping, if the forum is to tear me up this way i will have to go. If this is a test :rolleyes: how did i do? Go to private forum for details...later. Can you see this!

*passes a man size box of tissues*

Bloke = man... Abby answered that already, that's why I didn't :wah:

I can see it all :yh_hugs

Paula · Post by **Paula** » Sun Mar 13, 2005 7:29 pm

Paula wrote: Should there be a survey or a test to join a forum? Wouldn't you think this information would help decide the appropriate people to merge as a community?

Rules & Regulations: In order to join you must (first) complete a spelling & grammar test. :yh_rotfl

Post by **kensloft** » Sun Mar 13, 2005 10:32 pm

Paula wrote: Rules & Regulations: In order to join you must (first) complete a spelling & grammar test. :yh_rotfl
We can set it at the kindergarten level so we'll be able to get the future and present intellegentsia of America to join.

koan · Post by **koan** » Sun Mar 13, 2005 11:53 pm

I thought this was supposed to be left in the spelling rant thread?

But if it was a testing requirement the results could be used to let people know when to take it easy on someone.

Post by **kensloft** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 4:18 am

koan wrote: I thought this was supposed to be left in the spelling rant thread?

But if it was a testing requirement the results could be used to let people know when to take it easy on someone.
What if somebody fakes the test? That would skew everything!

Paula · Post by **Paula** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 9:05 am

kensloft, i don't grade anyone. i feel you would be a good candidate with your intelligence, as you grade people every time you comment? in order to help people with their mistakes, patience is important.

What if it was mentioned the average speller was that of a ninth grader? Would you have still registered here?

A new discovery has been made!...Forum spelling Bees! hahahahaha... :yh_think