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...isolated green shoots dotted sparsely in the ashes of a huge forest fire. The 'aftermath', rather appropriately. (Or is someone going to tell me that is only the new shoots after mowing and harvesting, not fires.) |
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Semantically, GG, the 'math' seems to be related to an old Germanic word for mowing, which sadly puts your fire idea out (as it were).
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I remember being amused and enlightened by much of the MB content of the other place, and contributors had a tendency to moderate themselves and each other as I recall.
The whole idea of "reactive moderation", at least as practised there, was highly sinister and at odds with the Corporation's motto "Nation shall speak peace unto Nation".
I did not post in the other place for fear of being pounced on for poor grammar, spelling, etc., regardless of the relevance or otherwise of my contribution.
Still enjoying visiting this MB though.
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« Reply #168 on: 12:52:30, 07-03-2007 » |
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II did not post in the other place for fear of being pounced on for poor grammar, spelling, etc., That often depended on whether they were 'accidental circumstances' or just plain ignorance, Op.33: I'd refer you particularly to members Bryn and wilf and their typographical meanderings; rarely corrected by others than themselves, but often occasioning unexpected humour. But welcome here, however: we look forward to the times when 'Grimes is at his exercise'. |
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« Reply #169 on: 13:24:23, 07-03-2007 » |
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"The BBC Messageboard is Reactively Moderated" ...of course, silly me.  I have to be honest, I was only really there for Late Junction and Mixing it (RIP) so.....I'm already 50% less likely to bother going back. Quite clearly there has been a cover-up of 'governmental' proportions.  The hush up campaign is on-going and I even detected a slight change in the pitch of Late Junction. (perhaps shaken by their unfair move) Can anyone tell me if they honestly think that this 'cold war' between the R3 managment and listeners is going to end anytime soon? (seems like a cold war to me!) And are the BBC "REALLY" putting plants (not spider) in the forums??? (Why?) |
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« Reply #170 on: 18:38:09, 08-03-2007 » |
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I don't suppose anyone needs reminding, but let's not forget that the dear Controller will face the music on R4's Feedback at 13.30 tomorrow. Rog versus Rog. Should be worth a listen.  |
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« Reply #171 on: 18:47:38, 08-03-2007 » |
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I think they don't want regular posters. They want a few posts from people who write once in a while.
Never a truer word spoken by t-p. That's exactly what they want/don't want, I suspect. (I also suspect, if you asked them in private what had finally pushed them to make the changes, they'd say it was the 'politicisation' of the boards. By some of the regular posters, indeed. Comes down to exactly the same thing.) |
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« Reply #172 on: 18:51:02, 08-03-2007 » |
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I did not post in the other place for fear of being pounced on for poor grammar, spelling, etc., I'm trying to find anything at all to pounce on in your contributions so far, Peter, and failing utterly. Or was it just the 'official'-looking BBC boards that made you nervous? |
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The city is a process which always veers away from the form envisaged and desired, ... whose revenge upon its architects and planners undoes every dream of mastery. It is [also] one of the sites where Dasein is assigned the impossible task of putting right what can never be put right. - Rob Lapsley
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« Reply #173 on: 21:33:21, 08-03-2007 » |
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Just been over to the other place. That business of having to wait 3 minutes before you can post again - it's a joke isn't it. Glad to see this place showing them how to run a message board properly.
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Tony Watson
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« Reply #174 on: 23:43:24, 08-03-2007 » |
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The three-minute wait was another irritation and one I don't miss. Does this board close at midnight? I doubt it but I've never stayed up to test it. One concern I have is that I was on a computer I don't normally use yesterday and I had forgotten the address of this site. I tried to find it under Google but with no success. How can we attract more posters if that is the case? Or was I Googling the wrong thing? I intended to start a thread on Mozart's last year last night but then my computer crashed and I lost it all and I was too tired to type it again.
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« Reply #175 on: 23:45:38, 08-03-2007 » |
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Nope - 24/7 waffle if you want it, Tony.
You can google for any unusual user name. Oliver Sudden leads you to this forum and does Thompson1780. I'm sure many more do to.
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« Reply #176 on: 23:56:00, 08-03-2007 » |
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I tried to find it under Google but with no success. How can we attract more posters if that is the case? Or was I Googling the wrong thing? Tony, Try googling r3ok (or R3ok) Sometimes comes up top  |
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« Reply #177 on: 00:02:45, 09-03-2007 » |
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The three-minute wait was another irritation and one I don't miss. Does this board close at midnight? I doubt it but I've never stayed up to test it. One concern I have is that I was on a computer I don't normally use yesterday and I had forgotten the address of this site. I tried to find it under Google but with no success. How can we attract more posters if that is the case? Or was I Googling the wrong thing? I intended to start a thread on Mozart's last year last night but then my computer crashed and I lost it all and I was too tired to type it again.
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« Reply #178 on: 01:43:56, 09-03-2007 » |
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The whole idea of "reactive moderation", at least as practised there, was highly sinister and at odds with the Corporation's motto "Nation shall speak peace unto Nation". But when the Animals woke up the next morning, Boxer was gone, and in place of the old motto was written "Gnashing shall be spoken unto Nation". |
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They say travel broadens the mind - but in many cases travel has made the mind not exactly broader, but thicker.
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« Reply #179 on: 10:20:47, 09-03-2007 » |
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Oddly, all the "other place" Boards have just been closed - 10'07" approx.
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