Poster/post/thread/ quote of the week?

[eddie]

Been suggested as a new thingy by a poster (didge).
Anyone want to add anything or suggest anything or think it's a great idea?

Or a shite idea.

All or any ideas welcome
Keep them clean! (Victor)

[Guest]

Here is my idea.

The mods will each pick one comment from the week on a Friday and put up for a vote, of which they also vote for and on a Sunday evening the winner with the most votes is awarded the prize.
lol have this feeling victor might win a few.
It needs to be controlled otherwise everyone will be claiming many are brilliant.
Or you just allow one statement per person for each week, though that would mean somebody ensuring that who ever forwarded the vote for the post has their named seconded to the statement as the person who proposed this.
Obviously nobody can pick themselves

[eddie]

Yes pretty much what I thought we'd do, we had something like this on another forum I was on.

I'll let Ben have a look and see what he says

[Guest]

Cool, catch you later Eddie, be best to have everyones opinion though.

x

[Original Quill]

Call me jaundiced, but sounds like a set-up for another hate thread. All you have to do is nominate a poster, and by innuendo connect him or her to some indignity or other. Or, use the 'kudos' thread to condemn by faint praise another poster. Bet you'll see Ben having to lock it down, muy pronto.

But you know me. I keep a vigilant eye out for potential misbehavior.

[Guest]

Call me jaundiced, but sounds like a set-up for another hate thread.  All you have to do is nominate a poster, and by innuendo connect him or her to some indignity or other.  Or, use the 'kudos' thread to condemn by faint praise another poster.  Bet you'll see Ben having to lock it down, muy pronto.

But you know me.  I keep a vigilant eye out for potential misbehavior.

And Ben claims Victor is negative and pessimistic.
Its just for fun, where people vote and may give a reason why they voted, Ben could stipulate that is the bases for the thread.
So stop being continually negative, there is a good chap

[Original Quill]

Call me jaundiced, but sounds like a set-up for another hate thread.  All you have to do is nominate a poster, and by innuendo connect him or her to some indignity or other.  Or, use the 'kudos' thread to condemn by faint praise another poster.  Bet you'll see Ben having to lock it down, muy pronto.

But you know me.  I keep a vigilant eye out for potential misbehavior.

And Ben claims Victor is negative and pessimistic.
Its just for fun, where people vote and may give a reason why they voted, Ben could stipulate that is the bases for the thread.
So stop being continually negative, there is a good chap

Oh, I know. Facially, it's a nice idea. But I know some people on here, or over there on another site, will figure out the potential for misuse.

[Guest]

Well its up to you to be negative, as I see some fun to be had with this and if Ben applies a rule of only posting your vote and reason, then it has no reason to descend into anything.

[Ben Reilly]

What about this -- we keep the nomination process amongst the moderators, to prevent anyone from trying to hijack the contest for nefarious purposes.

Regular users can feel free to suggest posts for Post of the Week via PM to admins.

Then we put up four nominees on Saturday and voting is closed at a certain point on Sunday ... the winner getting "Post of the Week for (Date)" under their avatar for a week?

I prefer posts to threads or quotes. Good, insightful/informative commentary on the OP.

[Original Quill]

What about this -- we keep the nomination process amongst the moderators, to prevent anyone from trying to hijack the contest for nefarious purposes.

Regular users can feel free to suggest posts for Post of the Week via PM to admins.

Then we put up four nominees on Saturday and voting is closed at a certain point on Sunday ... the winner getting "Post of the Week for (Date)" under their avatar for a week?

I prefer posts to threads or quotes. Good, insightful/informative commentary on the OP.

Popularity contests always lead to trouble.  I have only to point to Bee, and how the Mean Girls jumped all over him.  Where is he now?

[Guest]

What about this -- we keep the nomination process amongst the moderators, to prevent anyone from trying to hijack the contest for nefarious purposes.

Regular users can feel free to suggest posts for Post of the Week via PM to admins.

Then we put up four nominees on Saturday and voting is closed at a certain point on Sunday ... the winner getting "Post of the Week for (Date)" under their avatar for a week?

I prefer posts to threads or quotes. Good, insightful/informative commentary on the OP.

Popularity contests always lead to trouble.  I have only to point to Bee, and how the Mean Girls jumped all over him.  Where is he now?

You mean only after countless posters were daily abused by him.
Take off your tunnel vision glasses, as he was no saint, but all are welcome here

[Original Quill]

Popularity contests always lead to trouble.  I have only to point to Bee, and how the Mean Girls jumped all over him.  Where is he now?

You mean only after countless posters were daily abused by him.
Take off your tunnel vision glasses, as he was no saint, but all are welcome here

See what I mean, Ben? It's just a path for the popular ones to beat up the unpopular ones. Avenues for bullies.

[Guest]

You mean only after countless posters were daily abused by him.
Take off your tunnel vision glasses, as he was no saint, but all are welcome here

See what I mean, Ben?  It's just a path for the popular ones to beat up the unpopular ones.  Avenues for bullies.

[Ben Reilly]

Popularity contests always lead to trouble.  I have only to point to Bee, and how the Mean Girls jumped all over him.  Where is he now?

You mean only after countless posters were daily abused by him.
Take off your tunnel vision glasses, as he was no saint, but all are welcome here

See what I mean, Ben?  It's just a path for the popular ones to beat up the unpopular ones.  Avenues for bullies.

I think we could avoid that this time. If nominees are posted by admins, and members are voting for their favorite (rather than least favorite), the worst anybody could get is hurt feelings over finishing last in the voting, I'd think.

[Original Quill]

See what I mean, Ben?  It's just a path for the popular ones to beat up the unpopular ones.  Avenues for bullies.

I think we could avoid that this time. If nominees are posted by admins, and members are voting for their favorite (rather than least favorite), the worst anybody could get is hurt feelings over finishing last in the voting, I'd think.

You do what you want. I'll reserve for myself the I told you so narrative.

[Guest]

See what I mean, Ben?  It's just a path for the popular ones to beat up the unpopular ones.  Avenues for bullies.

I think we could avoid that this time. If nominees are posted by admins, and members are voting for their favorite (rather than least favorite), the worst anybody could get is hurt feelings over finishing last in the voting, I'd think.

Words fail me, finally something we agree on

[eddie]

Popularity contests always lead to trouble.  I have only to point to Bee, and how the Mean Girls jumped all over him.  Where is he now?

You mean only after countless posters were daily abused by him.
Take off your tunnel vision glasses, as he was no saint, but all are welcome here

See what I mean, Ben?  It's just a path for the popular ones to beat up the unpopular ones.  Avenues for bullies.

Are you worried your posts won't be classy enough?

[Victorismyhero]

just remember...i dont post here to be "popular"

[eddie]

just remember...i dont post here to be "popular"

No we know that.
You post here to be heard.
Oh and to be grumpy

[Ben Reilly]

See what I mean, Ben?  It's just a path for the popular ones to beat up the unpopular ones.  Avenues for bullies.

I think we could avoid that this time. If nominees are posted by admins, and members are voting for their favorite (rather than least favorite), the worst anybody could get is hurt feelings over finishing last in the voting, I'd think.

Words fail me, finally something we agree on

We used to agree a lot until you decided I hate Jews and love Islamic extremism ...

[Victorismyhero]

just remember...i dont post here to be "popular"

No we know that.
You post here to be heard.
Oh and to be grumpy

oh mushrooms to you!!!!!!!!

[eddie]

just remember...i dont post here to be "popular"

No we know that.
You post here to be heard.
Oh and to be grumpy

oh mushrooms to you!!!!!!!!

You used to be a fun guy

[Victorismyhero]

groan

[Guest]

Words fail me, finally something we agree on

We used to agree a lot until you decided I hate Jews and love Islamic extremism ...

wow, we still do agree on many things, but sarcasim is not one of  your stronger points.
Never said you hate jews but are silent on those who cross over onto israeli hate with antisemitism, so please do not tell porkies. Second never said either that you love islamic extremism, but that you aid it unknowingly with your poor defense of religion. So that is a second lie from you

[Ben Reilly]

just remember...i dont post here to be "popular"

No we know that.
You post here to be heard.
Oh and to be grumpy

oh mushrooms to you!!!!!!!!

You used to be a fun guy

Funny, that was also my call -- oh, gee!

http://bit.ly/1ZkZsRf

[Ben Reilly]

Words fail me, finally something we agree on

We used to agree a lot until you decided I hate Jews and love Islamic extremism ...

wow, we still do agree on many things, but sarcasim is not one of  your stronger points.
Never said you hate jews but are silent on those who cross over onto israeli hate with antisemitism, so please do not tell porkies. Second never said either that you love islamic extremism, but that you aid it unknowingly with your poor defense of religion. So that is a second lie from you

We're going to have to disagree on the quality of my sarcasm as well, I'm afraid -- it's obviously excellent.

[Guest]

wow, we still do agree on many things, but sarcasim is not one of  your stronger points.
Never said you hate jews but are silent on those who cross over onto israeli hate with antisemitism, so please do not tell porkies. Second never said either that you love islamic extremism, but that you aid it unknowingly with your poor defense of religion. So that is a second lie from you

We're going to have to disagree on the quality of my sarcasm as well, I'm afraid -- it's obviously excellent.

Why thank you Sir

[eddie]

just remember...i dont post here to be "popular"

No we know that.
You post here to be heard.
Oh and to be grumpy

oh mushrooms to you!!!!!!!!

You used to be a fun guy

Funny, that was also my call -- oh, gee!

http://bit.ly/1ZkZsRf

I found that a really,interesting read lol
I'm trying to find out why I crave mushrooms so much? Haven't really found an answer yet.

[Ben Reilly]

just remember...i dont post here to be "popular"

No we know that.
You post here to be heard.
Oh and to be grumpy

oh mushrooms to you!!!!!!!!

You used to be a fun guy

Funny, that was also my call -- oh, gee!

http://bit.ly/1ZkZsRf

I found that a really,interesting read lol
I'm trying to find out why I crave mushrooms so much? Haven't really found an answer yet.

They are pretty great ...

[Guest]

I found that a really,interesting read lol
I'm trying to find out why I crave mushrooms so much? Haven't really found an answer yet.

They are pretty great ...

A big plate of mixed type mushrooms, fried in butter, olive oil and garlic, with crusty french bread.  Heaven!

[eddie]

I found that a really,interesting read lol
I'm trying to find out why I crave mushrooms so much? Haven't really found an answer yet.

They are pretty great ...

A big plate of mixed type mushrooms, fried in butter, olive oil and garlic, with crusty french bread.  Heaven!

Lovely but I love them raw. Can't beat them!

[Guest]

A big plate of mixed type mushrooms, fried in butter, olive oil and garlic, with crusty french bread.  Heaven!

Lovely but I love them raw. Can't beat them!

I like them raw too, but also love them as a salad, with bean sprouts, marinated in a touch of sesame oil and soy sauce.

[Victorismyhero]

mushroom mushroom (kept in the dark and fed on sh1t)

[Guest]

Fried mushrooms then added to cheese on toast with a sprinkle of Paprika

[eddie]

I knew I could derail this thread with food

[Guest]

I knew I could derail this thread with food

But you started this Thread Me Lady....

[eddie]

I knew I could derail this thread with food

But you started this Thread Me Lady....

Oh yeah.
Sod it. My plan backfired

[nicko]

In the fields and woods opposite me are several types of Mushrooms, but I have never known witch you can and can't eat.

[eddie]

In the fields and woods opposite me are several types of Mushrooms,  but I have never known witch you can and can't eat.

It's something to do with the bristly bit under the umbrella part of the mushroom? That's how you tell poisonous knew from the non-poisonous kind.
But don't take my word for it! I don't want you eating some and then having hallucinations or anything

[Victorismyhero]

In the fields and woods opposite me are several types of Mushrooms,  but I have never known witch you can and can't eat.

Invite veya for dinner and experiment Nicko.....
but do keep notes....

[Raggamuffin]

Eating the wrong kind can kill you - get them from the supermarket instead.

[Major]

I have been mushrooming many times but always with someone who knew which were edible, the taste of field mush is very nice compared to forced cultivated ones.

If in doubt don't put it in your mouth.

[veya_victaous]

See what I mean, Ben?  It's just a path for the popular ones to beat up the unpopular ones.  Avenues for bullies.

I think we could avoid that this time. If nominees are posted by admins, and members are voting for their favorite (rather than least favorite), the worst anybody could get is hurt feelings over finishing last in the voting, I'd think.

You do what you want.  I'll reserve for myself the I told you so narrative.  

I agree with quill,

Unless I can  hand out the following 'Awards' 

[Guest]

You do what you want.  I'll reserve for myself the I told you so narrative.  

I agree with quill,

Unless I can  hand out the following 'Awards' 

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[veya_victaous]

In the fields and woods opposite me are several types of Mushrooms,  but I have never known witch you can and can't eat.

Invite veya for dinner and experiment Nicko.....
but do keep notes....

Pfft how would he know if I am Hallucinating or just being crazy as per usual.
and beside You CAN eat all of them
just some may have undesired effects
Just Listen to the goddess when she tells you

[Victorismyhero]

try eating 100g of these fried, and THEN say that Amanita virosa

[veya_victaous]

try eating 100g of these fried, and THEN say that   Amanita virosa

result


Besides

Health authorities warn it can be hard to tell edible and poisonous .... that there can be no "experts" in identifying "safe" mushrooms in Australia.

people still do So Far they have found death caps and Skullcaps

[veya_victaous]

try eating 100g of these fried, and THEN say that   Amanita virosa

you can STILL eat it You can eat pure Arsenic if you really want
just put it in your mouth and chew

.....just remember those unwanted side effects include death

[Victorismyhero]

the word you are struggling for is ingest veya...

eat implies for beneficial reasons

[Eilzel]

Nice idea.

[Sponsored content]