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Add a new section "Salon" under Miscellaneous | 89 | 80.91% | |
Add a new thread prefix "Keep it Sensible" to the Lounge | 21 | 19.09% | |
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03-30-2009, 10:31 AM | #106 |
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03-30-2009, 10:49 AM | #107 |
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03-30-2009, 10:59 AM | #108 |
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It is my understanding that neither the title nor the description of the present Lounge forum will change. There are a great many serious topics under discussion there, and that is likely to remain the case. The participants often choose to "leaven" the discussions with humor. The proposed new forum would presumably have less of that. I'm not one of the people calling for a new forum, so those of you who are will need to decide what it should be called and how it should be described. But I suspect that many current Lounge participants will simply continue to post in the Lounge, including those who wish to discuss something "serious."
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03-30-2009, 11:40 AM | #109 |
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03-30-2009, 11:43 AM | #110 | |
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My hopes for the new forum are that it will increase participation in MR from those who prefer a more sober approach. There are heaps of members who don't currently participate in discussions, and it would be great to hear from more of them. The more the merrier! |
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03-30-2009, 11:45 AM | #111 |
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Same here... but there are two definitions of conservatory in my dictionary:
1 a college for the study of classical music or other arts. 2 a room with a glass roof and walls, attached to a house at one side and used as a greenhouse or a sun parlor. Although in the US I don't think I have ever heard it used that way as in definition 2. That def to me would be a Lanai or Sun Room or even Porch. BOb |
03-30-2009, 11:46 AM | #112 | |
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I agree with you totally: Those who wish to post "serious" threads should (in my opinion) by all means continue to do so. The Lounge will continue on its course, with the posts changing only to reflect the posters' tastes within that Forum. Don |
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03-30-2009, 01:17 PM | #113 |
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03-30-2009, 01:44 PM | #114 |
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03-30-2009, 03:03 PM | #115 |
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Sorry, Sparrow. I hereby duly credit you with the suggestion and vow to pay more attention.
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03-30-2009, 03:07 PM | #116 |
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03-30-2009, 05:01 PM | #117 |
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I rather like "Conservatory," but I'm not the one who wants the new section, so I don't think I get a vote, really.
I suspect most Americans learned the word while playing Clue, but that isn't necessarily a bad thing. |
03-30-2009, 06:08 PM | #118 | |
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You have a voice and your voice/vote is important. (You have the smiley face after your comment, so I HOPE you're only joking.) Don |
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03-30-2009, 06:34 PM | #119 | |
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Sometimes, discussions get so heated, a little silliness is needed to allow people to step back and take a break. If the point is that the threads are being hijacked, and turned into just silliness, the solution is obvious. A simple request by the OP or anyone else connected to the thread to "please stay on topic this is important to me" would be respected by all. Even me. We are not kindergardeners, and can be trusted to honor such requests. Only ninnies would ignore the request, and would deserve to be ignored themselves. Having to add a completely different thread prefix or section just seems excessively authoritarian. I realize as owners you can do this. (My name is desertgrandma, and I approve the above message) |
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03-30-2009, 06:37 PM | #120 | |
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We have never been totalitarian here and are not about to start. BOb |
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