Why did you come to the Cellar?
Why did you come to the Cellar?
What brought you upon this website?
Who directed you to this link?
How did you come about this virtual space?
Me, I came because I was searching the Internet for relationship advice (wtf right?) and I came upon some internet forums. So I figured I should get involved in one that looked nice and casual. And here I am, maybe liked, definitely hated, but still representing my own outlook on life, liberty and the pursuit of relationship advice.
edit: sorry if this thread already exists, damnit
I came here through some posters on another forum which closed down. Those other posters are no longer here, but I remain.
I was abandoned here under the Safe Haven Law for newbees.
Ali....:eek: were you an AGer?
I dropped in randomly, read threads for awhile, bookmarked the site and have been coming back daily ever since.
I was abandoned here under the Safe Haven Law for newbees.
Are you an Ex UOer? If not then the Safe Haven ref is pure coincidence:P
I actually cannot recall how I first ended up here. I have a vague recollection of a friend of mine (ex-guildmate from when I was into gaming) telling me about some forum that he used to go on and wind people up pretending to be a really right-wing, neo-con type. Not sure, but that might have been the Cellar he was talking about.
That's why I sometimes suspect people like UG of being fake:P
That may be why I came here......or it might not...i can't recall.
What I do recall, is that I was living on my own for the first time, had also fallen off the gaming circuit, and was trawling the internet, fairly bored, on a fairly regular basis. Either way, I ended up in the Cellar, at a time when I was most in need of an easily accessible and engaging community. What was strange about the Cellar, was that unlike most forums I'd meandered through, the Cellar drew me back. It feels not dissimilar to the kind of dynamic involved in some gaming communities, rather than the usual forum dynamic.
I think UT put an invite in a Libertarian list serve we both subscribed to. thanks Toad!
I was searching for the "military authorization act" (or whatever it was called) and found this.
Probably an IotD that was linked somewhere else, but I can't remember. Through Fark maybe?
I think UT put an invite in a Libertarian list serve we both subscribed to. thanks Toad!
A Libertarian listserv that I ran for years, PA-Libernet.
I was at a crossroads in my life and was seeking input, advise, thoughts from outside my norm. For awhile I siply drifted thruogh, but became more engaged the more I read. I found it to be a great place to interact with people from very different backgrounds all over the world with whom I would have no other chance of interacting. The differing perspectives and opinions are very enlightening.
If I recall correctly, I followed a Fark link to the IotD my first time in. I returned occassionally for more images and started reading some, too. After the better part of two years had passed I realized I was stopping by to read quite often and had a couple of thoughts to post so I finally registered.
I Googled something and the cellar came up as the second or third link. I can't remember what the search was for. That will drive me crazy the rest of the day.
I Googled something and the cellar came up as the second or third link. I can't remember what the search was for. That will drive me crazy the rest of the day.
It was whale penis.
Yeah. Whale Penis. It had to be the whale penis.
Well my FIRST time discovering The Cellar (c. 1991), I was looking through a listing of ads for Philadelphia-area BBSs. There was one that was an island of text in a sea of misbegotten ASCII & ANSI graphics. "Wow," I thought, "words."
Fast forward to 2002. I had not called The Cellar in ages... I just got out of the habit, though I believe it was still around all that time, including a stint as a Telnet service (which I logged on to a couple times). I was doing some searching on the Wayback Machine, and for some reason it occured to me to pop cellar.org in and see what was there. (The last time I had been active, the WWW as we know it today barely existed.)
Because intelligent people with thoughtful, insightful posts outnumber drivel spouting idgits 2 to 1.
I have a cousin who lives in Canada and he sent an email to me with a heading "How can you tell a guy took this picture". The link brought me here and I looked it over and decided to join.
Soap Operas can't compare to this place.
I was in search of a forum with a larger more diverse group than the two local ones that I am regularly involved in. Google search. Somehow I got here.
Because intelligent people with thoughtful, insightful posts outnumber drivel spouting idgits 2 to 1.
But they're just posts man, just posts...
Preparing to threadjack are you?
Let it be.
A fellow dwellar.
This place did come with a lot of warnings.......sounded interesting..........
It was whale penis.
Ahh, yes. That is what it was.
There was a dialup line within my local calling area. I picked The Cellar off a list of BBSes in Delaware Valley Computer User, a free newspaper that I used to pick up at Tower Records.
I have just realized there are a number of anachronisms in my post. I will just add that I had to drive uphill in the snow both ways to get to the Tower Records, where I frequently purchased Cassette Tapes and the occasional book. My car had a manual transmission, no power steering, no air conditioning, and an AM Radio.
I saw all the love, warmth, welcome, support, guidance, and intelligent conversation that could only lead me to believe I found future epic of boards.
That, and there was a post about
.
I think it must have been an IOTD via Fark, but the event has sadly been lost in the sands of time.
A post about dancing bacon?
Someone sent me a link to an IoTD. It was a giant bunny that had fallen onto a mountain top from a great height, and all of it's guts were spread around.
I only entered the Cellar through the IoTD.php link for about two years, because I was afraid to look behind the curtain. That was Phase I, Acclimatization.
One day I saw an IoTD-worthy image (orangutan babies and tiger cubs), and joined to submit it. That was the beginning of Phase II, Indoctrination.
Someone sent me a link to an IoTD. It was a giant bunny that had fallen onto a mountain top from a great height, and all of it's guts were spread around.
Here.
Here.
Thanks. I wanted to see it again but had done enough Cellar searches for the day.
Here.
Good sleuthing, HM. I see that you were one of the original posters on that thread.
Danke.
I dropped in randomly, read threads for awhile, bookmarked the site and have been coming back daily ever since.
On a professional board, someone posted a picture of a cat with giant eyes. I checked "properties" and they lead me here. I was entertained, and a bunch of posters are from the Philadelphia area, like me.
I was googling for some weird image and came across the "What the Fuck" thread.
More specifically, this:
Now let's play "guess what search terms monster was using?" :lol:
Sycamore and/or Wolf mentioned the Cellar on another forum we--well, I am on. I don't see 'em too much over there anymore!
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I have a strange feeling it may have been knitted penis......
I have a strange feeling it may have been knitted penis......
or perhaps it was wool penis....
or perhaps it was wool penis....
oh wait! Maybe it was whale penis? :confused:
:lol:
oh wait! Maybe it was whale penis? :confused:
:biglaugha
Hmm, looks a bit like a wide wale penis. :rolleyes:
Other: It's nice to talk to people who aren't half-brained twelve-year old video game addicts who speak in leet.
I haven't been here that long, and I don't remember. If I had to guess, I'd say Stumble Upon. I voted for other/ it's enormity, but I don't really think of this place as big. I think it's intimate, that's why I came here. One of the forums I looked into was Something Awful. It had good points, but it was just so freakin huge, that I could never keep up with it.
Other and it's enormity, I meant like the vast number of "other" reasons why people came here. Not cause the Cellar itself is quite large.
Well that's another reason I joined to learn things. I used to belong to a home decorating forum. It was like they were speaking a foreign language, and I read some where that trying to learn a different language delays the onset of alzheimer's.
My first glimpse of the Cellar was a picture of Wolf gleefully holding a firearm I was googling.
love at first sight. I lurked for over a year, and in a burst of wild exuberance, decloaked.
I was watching "Donnie Darko", and the phrase "cellar door" stuck in my head, and I ran it thru Google.
My registration at IIDB was rejected. Unbelievable....
One day I took the tin foil out of my hat and the voices told me to come here and infect all I came across.
Listen to the voices, and help me take over the universe.:fsm: :vader1:
Honestly, I don't remember. But that's not unusual. What was the question?
Who was that Mad (masked) Man? ;)
What no "why do you cum on the Cellar" clone?
like right now. Im just bored.
Originally it was to mingle with the pretentious snobs *wink*
:eek: omg I'll never tell you who said that. I'll take its secret to my grave.
Someone linked the IoTD on another board I belong to, I followed the link and began to browse the Cellar. I found an interesting thread on sex education in schools and made my first post (and second and third). I didn't get my head bashed in, so I stayed :D .
Stormie
I googled Whale Penis. You guys popped right up.
VB programming class, 10th grade, after a serious session of Tribes but before an Age of Empires II match on the class network. My buddy said he found more people in the world with our peculiarly balanced blend of open-mindedness and cynicism, and they were on this one board. The rest is the rest.
Originally a link to Image of the day and then started reading the witty comments....Read around and found mostly civil commentary, interesting reading, on a large range of subjects.....Then found Quality images and was really impressed...Lurked a bit....Then found something that needed commentary......Joined....Then found out not all is civil.....
There are nice people, funny people, educated people, bullies and braggarts, smart and dumb, some without a clue, some just like the old dog that gets yelled at (Any attention is better than none at all) a real carnival with carnies and deep fried everything.....Just like any other community.
I think that is possibly the best description I've ever heard of the Cellar community *applauds* bravo Juanco.
I should have clarified. I am a pretentious snob so I thought I'd fit in.
No not barbed at all and not aimed at anyone. I don't think anyone is a pretentious snob. If you read my prior post I was told my agers that this place was such and since AG thought I was a pretentious snob and worse I instantly liked the place.:)
chose other and it's enormity:biggrinlo
Sky *grins* my apologies. I had edited that away before you submitted your post. I should have realised it wouldn't be barbed, given that it was you. But I've spent a considerable portion of this evening interacting with people who'd happily put a knife in my back and gve me their most gracious and sincere smile as they did. I haven't quite put down my guard from the night's political 'games'.
No problem!
I hope it isn't your workplace! If it it then it must be something in the air because people are acting wierd here too. If it's the internet I have no words of wisdom.
So what political games? I know you are involved in politics but I am not sure if you are meaning that literally or as a figure of speach. Oh we say,
'the politics of the workplace' but here it just might mean shenanigans.
Shenanigans would probably be a good description :P
Like most local, political party branches, mine is factional.
I'm sorry. Factions suck but the wheels of time usually take care of things if we can let go. Peace to you DanaC.
That sux, Dana, we'll send UG right over to take care of them for you.
LoL. I doubt that'd help. He'd most likely be on my enemy's side :P By enemy of course, I mean 'colleague'.
I've been lurking over on the image of the day part of the site for as long as I can remember being on the internet, so I've no idea how many years I've browsed the cellar, nor how I found it originally (I doubt it was by googling "whale penis" but one never knows) I tried to join back in December to finally post something over here in the forums but my email had the hiccups or something and I didn't actually get to post anything...until now.
Welcome to to the Cellar, Razzmatazz13.:D
I've been waiting here for you.
to call you a cock.
Cock!
Waiting...for lil ole me?
(Ok so it was probably for Bruce...but hey, a girl can dream.)
Edit: Also...thanks for the welcome...it *is* 5am after all, sorry.
No Razz, definitely for you. He's bored with me.
Hallo Razzmatazz!! Welcome to the Cellar.
Did someone put a sign outside sayin 'Free Buffet' or something? I can't remember the last time we had this many newcomers arriving in such a short space of time. It's great.
yes, razz....lurkers make me feel a certain kind of way. If you've been lurking that long, you should understand all that 'cock' conveys. If, as you say, you've only looked at IOTD.....well...that's just weird. Look around the rest of the place.....it's retarded.
I haven't *only* been to IOTD, I just lurked there the longest before coming over here to bother you guys..and to be honest after reading along with you guys for that amount of time I started to feel kind of wierd about it...like I was rifling through you guy's panty drawers when you're not home or something, so here I am.
I haven't *only* been to IOTD, I just lurked there the longest before coming over here to bother you guys..and to be honest after reading along with you guys for that amount of time I started to feel kind of wierd about it...like I was rifling through you guy's panty drawers when you're not home or something, so here I am.
(emphasis mine)
How did you know all our guys have their own panty drawers? The girls all have submachine guns! :p
Welcome!
Razz, did you steal my pink, lacy ones with the bow on the front? I can't find them anywhere.
Welcome.
No Razz, definitely for you. He's bored with me.
Or LJ's bored with your cock at least.
Wonder how many cocks this thread will contain by the end of it.
What's the collective noun for a group of cocks?
Wonder how many cocks this thread will contain by the end of it.
What's the collective noun for a group of cocks?
Jocks.
This thread will probably will have the word cock in it a lot. I mean why not use cock over and over just to bring up the cock to other word ratio? Cock.
I like "a jock of cocks."
Or maybe...
a sucker of cocks?
a ring of cocks?
a mock of cocks?
a box of cocks
whale cock!
wow, well done Spexx, you've taken us full circle all the way back to the Church of the Whale Penis! Now that's some holy cock!
ohmigod. Of course...
Or...a handful of cocks?
When I first came here I was beaten unmercifully, and I LIKED it, so I stayed.
Came for the beatings, stayed for the High Priestess of the Whale Cock.
I found a link to the picture of the day on another site and decided to investigate. :p
Well, glad y'did manephelien. Welcome to the Cellar.
I came here to kill drifters. On an unrelated note, party at my house this weekend!
Now, how many cases of kool-aid did you ask me to bring, Rex?
AudioGalaxy was a music site that went belly up. We took in some cast-aways.
AudioGalaxy was down, temporarily. AudioGalaxy had been a community-based file-trading site. You could meet people and discuss music on hundreds of message boards, or join private groups. The music was queued up through the website, but the actual file transfer took place via a separate, small-footprint application.
Somewhere around five years ago, AudioGalaxy was sued by the RIAA. The file-trading stopped, but the community carried on. The owner, Michael, moved on to other commercial projects, but he kept the domain, and kept the site reasonably maintained. He wasn't hovering around, however, to instantly remedy every server hiccup.
To this day, Michael maintains the AudioGalaxy website (for, as best as we can figure, sentimental value). To this day, there are still active message boards on AudioGalaxy.
When AudioGalaxy went down last year, SteveBsjb sent me a link to The Cellar. We launched ourselves on this board in full attention-whore mode. Which I now regret, because the backlash drove away some of the other AGers that came along with us.
Whatever the back-story is; I'm happy to be here. Mr. Undertoad is performing a great service to human culture, by allowing our unhindered meanderings to occupy this little corner of the world. One thing I still find surprising about the Cellar is that whatever you are discussing finds its way onto the first page of Google hits. For instance, Google: syncopation + "beat displacement" ...
Umm... was semi-pointed this way by my girlfriend, and started lurking about.
I'm here because I found it.
And we're all glad you did :)
I was google searching for horny moose jokes, and stumbled upon the IotD. I stayed for the humour and interesting discussion.
I'm here because I found it.
Did it exist before you found it?
Cyberstalking monster, I hang out at the sites she frequents and try to appear cool enough that she might have sex with me.
i'm here because i got sick to death of the emo's on myspace and their incessant whining to put it shortly
how about a flock of cocks?
i'm here because i got sick to death of the emo's on myspace and their incessant whining to put it shortly
I'm glad you decided to join us and sample our own unique brand of incessant whining.
I came for the food. I stayed for the sex.
That's weird....I came for the sex and stayed for the food....
I came because someone who got banned told me about this place.
Lucky me, I didn't get banned yet.
that's a short list.......it wasnt marichik0 was it?
Nope. :)
Are you going to go through all the names? lol If so, it might get boring.
Nope. :)
Are you going to go through all the names? lol If so, it might get boring.
If Eastern European spammers are not counted, the list is pretty short, methinks.
well it wasn't an eastern european spammer. It was a Canadian left wing jew.
How's that for a clue?
I'm glad you decided to join us and sample our own unique brand of incessant whining.
hey i'm completely down with whining but when your page is constantly bashed to death with kids yelping about cold toast or missing their precious my chemical romance emo anthem on the radio when they already own the cd....
well, it's enough to make you want to top yourself.. but failing that you would look like the attention seeking rest of them.
so lets all hold metaphorical hands and whine about topical issues in peace
Why did you come to the Cellar? Because my husband was trapped on a fishing boat at sea in a storm and I was home alone freaking out and needed some support.
What brought you upon this website? I must've googled it.
Who directed you to this link? see above
How did you come about this virtual space? Um, isn't that the same question for the third time?
Hmm... First post for me...
I'm currently bored at work, was googling something, and came across this place. The board I normally post on to keep my sanity during the workday is exceedingly slow today, so here I am...
Welcome Dingleschmutz, hope you fid something to stick around for
Welcome Dingleschmutz, hope you fid something to stick around for
:mg: No obligatory goatse or snarky comments for the n00b? Color me flummoxed.
But thanks.
Nah, we don't count it as much fun until we know what your weak points are ;)
Yeah...just wait DM, the best is yet to come. ;) lol Believe me, it'll happen if you say something which someone considers to be stupid or naive or ignorant or unfunny or...or...or...
Believe me, it'll happen if you say something which someone considers to be stupid or naive or ignorant or unfunny or...or...or...
Or Caturday?
Nah, no worries, I'm aware of forum protocol. Moose out front told me. I'll try to slip up soon though for your n00b-bashing viewing pleasure though ;)
They might let you get a hundred posts or so up before they do that though. Lull you into a false sense of security, then pounce on your arse. :D
Well hello DS! Welcome to the Cellar. Unusual handle you got there....is there a story behind that name?
Yeah Whats the deal DUDE ??
Oh and Howdy !
Lull you into a false sense of security, then pounce on your arse. :D
Yeesh, is this a forum or an episode of Oz? Ok, so invest in some soap-on-rope and don't piss off the poofters. I think I got it, thanks for the heads up :thumb:
Well hello DS! Welcome to the Cellar. Unusual handle you got there....is there a story behind that name?
Ha, no, not really. It was a spur-of-the-moment idea for an insulting name for my neighbor when he was cheating at NBA Jam when I was about 12. We laughed for about 10 minutes at how stupid it was, and I don't think I've thought of it again until I needed a user handle when signing up here. Go figure, the things that come to your mind when you least expect them... I usually use Tracer Bullet, but that sounded a little pretentious to use in a place where I don't know anyone, so dingleschmutz it is.
Yeah Whats the deal DUDE ??
Oh and Howdy !
Heidy-ho.
Dingleschmutz is a waaaay better name than Tracer Bullet imo *smiles*
Agreed
Edit: oh yah...:welcome:
Hmmm...I'm feeling like the dingleman just slammed me. lol
Bastard!
Don't you mean....
Cock!
(Well it's how I got welcomed....
http://cellar.org/showpost.php?p=374859&postcount=74)
hahaha...lucky you.
Jimbo is always so nice to new people.
Actually, I have to say you've gotten off very lightly and I think it's thanks to the little chat room that some people think they should complain about even when the marvelous UT has done the best he can to satisfy the whiners among us.
*cough*kissarsedrunksluzza*cough*
Heidy-ho.
Hmmm...I'm feeling like the dingleman just slammed me. lol
Bastard!
Ha, nah, I'm unarmed in cellar-world, I'm behaving right now. Just a little dingle-charm for you.
Really, come on now, she's a flamboyant prostitute! She lacks many of the prominent physical features of a true ho... I mean Jamie-Lynn Discala even played her part in...
Ok, I'm ruining your joke, my apologies, it did make me roffle a little on the inside. Speaking of escorts though, I should probably stop derailing this thread and explore some other areas. Do I need someone to hold my hand when I step out of here, or am I going to be eaten alive regardless?
Also, I'm assuming this UT fella is the resident deity of cellar-world? Do I need to pay tribute somehow?
Also, I'm assuming this UT fella is the resident deity of cellar-world? Do I need to pay tribute somehow?
Tip Jar, bottom of the page
or just brown-nose a little. your call
I going to be eaten alive regardless?
How tasty are you?
Also, I'm assuming this UT fella is the resident deity of cellar-world? Do I need to pay tribute somehow?
The Mighty Undertoad is indeed the Supreme Being of the cellar. Tribute may be paid via the Tip Mug at the bottom of the page - this goes to running expenses, not to him personally.
I doubt you'll be eaten alive unless you go around :stickpoke ing. Mind you, there are a few dwellers who I simply wouldn't bother getting into a serious debate/argument with, their minds being so firmly set that no evidence or reasoning will change them :banghead: - the evidence and reasoning being filtered and interpreted in the framework of their existing beliefs. I'm not going to mention any names; a little browsing of old threads (politics and current events are rich fields for this) will wise you up.
Dingleschmutz is a bit long ... do you have a preferred nickname? Dings ok?
How tasty are you?
No offense, but with the exception of fish and chips and their far superior beers, do Brits really have a concept of what is tasty and what is not?
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Hmm, dang. I was tributed a whole slew of virgins this month, and I couldn't possibly eat them all, I was hoping they would suffice for the great Undertoad. Oh well. I hope he forgives me if I wait a little while to see how much I like this place before I throw him some coin (which I will if I do). And Dings works for me.
Ahh crap, guess you can't edit your posts here. Please forgive my n00bness on the quotation...
No offense, but with the exception of fish and chips and their far superior beers, do Brits really have a concept of what is tasty and what is not?
this from a yank.......?
:lol2:
Ahh crap, guess you can't edit your posts here. Please forgive my n00bness on the quotation...
Try the edit button. Bottom right of post, next to quote
this from a yank.......?
:lol2:
Fair enough. Ok, I'll just assume that I rank somewhere in between blood pudding and shepherd's pie on the tastiness scale.
Try the edit button. Bottom right of post, next to quote
Maybe this is a donating member option? This is all I got...
Maybe this is a donating member option? This is all I got...
It takes a few days for editing powers to kick in, as with thread starting. Monster's been here so long she's forgotten.
i think that the edit time has been shortened, though. it used to be 11 hours.....but i was unable to edit one after 6 hours the other day.
did you change it, UT?
Hey Freshness! Your poll is missing something. There should have been a special option to check .... "whale penis".
sloppy, sloppy ... :lol:
It takes a few days for editing powers to kick in, as with thread starting. Monster's been here so long she's forgotten.
Wasn't an issue when I joined, back in the days when noobs had class.... I thought it was just thread starting that was restricted. mybad :p
I was unable to edit after an hour yesterday...
I was unable to edit after an hour yesterday...
Yesterday, I was into an edit after 29 minutes, and got rejected because 30 minutes had passed before I hit save. :p I have found you usually get longer than that.
Good excuse for post-whoring, says I.
Hai, I has edit powrz nau.
Does that mean I'm official?
Yesterday, I was into an edit after 29 minutes, and got rejected because 30 minutes had passed before I hit save. I have found you usually get longer than that.
That just happened to me. I like to be able to edit longer in...often I go back and tweak the wording a lot, usually to refine the language, rather than change the substance.
Hai, I has edit powrz nau.
Does that mean I'm official?
It means you're being drawn in by the cellar.....One of us...one of us...
That just happened to me. I like to be able to edit longer in...often I go back and tweak the wording a lot, usually to refine the language, rather than change the substance.
i blame jinx
I don't care... in fact I'm all for it... doesn't take even 1/2 an hour to figure out to spell something.
i tend to agree. editing after longer than that is more often used for chickening out of saying something, and erasing it.
There's a difference between chickening out of saying something...and realising you've been over harsh and modifying your tone in order not to hurt someone, or inflame a situation. I rarely do that unless it's within a minute or so, usually at my first rereading.
Jinx, it's not just about spelling. If you enjoy language, then the changes are often more to do with sentence structure, or better, possibly more accurate wording. I post, then I read after I post. I do this because I simply do not pick up on most of the changes it 'needs' until I see it on the board. I then reread it, and make minor changes and alterations, or add something with an [eta]usually to clarify or mitigate a comment, or add some fresh detail that I have recalled (when posting an anecdote). I post it again and read from the screen, spotting odd things and going back in to edit this word, or add that extra adjective. I jump about between the edit screen and the board screen until I feel I am happy with my words. I am usually very careful with language and part of that comes from this refining process. That process can easily take me half hour or more. Even for simple changes, there are many times I've been editing when the phone's rang, or mum's turned up for a visit...I leave the screen there, til I've dealt with whatever and return to it as a work in progress.
Half an hour isn't long enough to me. Just my opinion...but it will mean i need to change my posting habits and behaviour and I didn't feel they needed to change.
This has, presumably been changed in order to prevent the more dubious use of editing, but I do feel it also limits those who do not engage in that behaviour. Certainly I would prefer the old system. I can live with the idea of a few pricks deliberately abusing that editing function, in order to have a very practical and useful function for others to use.
Would it not be better, if such a thing is possible, to let the moderators impose edit limits on people if they are regularly using the function in ways which people consider to be malicious or unfair?
Hey..there's nothing wrong with changing your mind about calling someone a filthy word is there? ;)
There's no setting for individuals. I figured that the edit feature was clearly meant to fine-tune or edit posts for a short while. If 30 minutes is too short, maybe 45? Any longer than that and we are certainly talking about changing actual content of posts and everybody has taken advantage of that.
Can we not have a two hour limit and encourage people not to abuse it? Very few people, in my experience, edit to the point it's a problem; most if they've done so accidentally will, when its pointed out apologise for it and be more careful in future. I would say there are less than 5 people in this enire community who actually use it with such intent, except for the odd spate of joke editing between a couple of the (mainly) lads.
When I mentioned taking a phone call, I am often called by people with complicated and difficult to explain issues, whch take some time to get straight, and are followed by a phone call (s) or email (s) to someone else.
Hell sometimes I have the post back up in the edit box and end up going to make a cup of tea or take the dog out whilst ii mull over a bit of wording. Not so often, but often enough. I don't think (?) I've much of a history of pissing people off with those edits...I may be wrong :P Half the time, it's not even going to be re-read by people, but that doesn't mean I don't want to get the wording right...or improve it.
Why impose stricter limits when the problem you seek to solve seems (to me) such a minor one?
IMO, 30 minutes is enough time. I almost wish there was a setting that once someone's replied to a post, it can no longer be edited.
Personally I'd prefer it to go back to what it was before. I think that worked reasonably well, was rarely abused and didn't need to change. But I haven't had to deal with any malicious editing...is this something a lot of people are unhappy about?
Blue, 30 minutes may be plenty for you. For some people ten minutes is fine, for others an hour is constricting. If I am able to edit for 2 hours, this doesn't prevent you editing within the 30 minutes that you feel is enough. If the limit is 30 minutes, that does lprevent me editing within my preferred timeframe.
in real life....you cannot unsay something you've said. many people read and react to posts within minutes. if you come back and change something, you make them look foolish. they cant tell that you edited your post unless they re-read....and how often do you do that?
good move UT.
maybe take a moment's pause and proof read your posts before you hit send?
Maybe one hour as a compromise?
Blue, 30 minutes may be plenty for you. For some people ten minutes is fine, for others an hour is constricting. If I am able to edit for 2 hours, this doesn't prevent you editing within the 30 minutes that you feel is enough. If the limit is 30 minutes, that does lprevent me editing within my preferred timeframe.
i would suggest that you quote yourself and rephrase or restate...like you would do in real life.
Dana--true, if I do edit at all, it's usually within a few minutes. I just find it a little annoying sometimes when I've replied to a post, and then find out later that the post has changed completely.
I'm fine with 30 minutes. there are/have been people who abuse the editing facility to incite trouble, either by annoying people then removing the content so the annoyed people seem unreasonable, or by making accusations against unpopular posters thus opening a floodgate then removing/changing their trigger so appearing innocent. if your going to fight, at least show your colours.
It's a bulletin board. Typos and poor sentence structure are excused. Mostly. [COLOR="Silver"] Except from asshats who claim to be grammar wizards.[/COLOR] I'd rather deal with the errors than the trolls. it's not an English exam.
jmho
I say take all the time you want to compose your post, and then post it when you're ready.
I had an instance a few weeks ago where I'd posted a comment and really needed to get rid of the comment at the request of another poster after a number of hours had passed.
UT was quite happy to remove the comment for me for the benefit of another poster.
I'm sure there have been a number of instances where this has happened to others also.
I actually only realized there was a time limit on editing posts when that situation arose. I don't use the feature all that much other than to slightly change or add a word (which probably wouldn't make any difference to anyone else anyway). I delete a post shortly after I'd posted it recently though because even I thought it was pushing the envelope a bit.
I think that it's important for us to all remember this is not real life and the same rules about saying and unsaying don't apply. That's the good thing about the written word. There's always room for editing.
That's fair. But I don't like it. I am more comfortable editing after I have seen it as it will appear on the screen. It's like the difference between reading what you've typed in word and seeing it printed on paper. That's when I spot errors, inconsistencies in language, stuff that triggers a thought that makes me want to add something. Just the way my mind works.
At the end of the day I am one person, so it isn't that important.
they cant tell that you edited your post unless they re-read....and how often do you do that?
On rare occasions I have posted something, edited it and someone's response has clearly been to the earlier draft. I have usually volunteered an apology to that person and pointed out to them that I have since edited the post. I would imagine anybody reading that exchange would not think the person posting after me looks foolish when it's made clear they're responding to something else.
I say take all the time you want to compose your post, and then post it when you're ready.
As I said earlier, this change means I will have to change my posting habits and behaviour. Currently this is not what i do, because it not what i am most comfortable doing. I am therefore going to have to change the way in which i interact with the board (not the people :P). If it has to be, then it has to be, but I don't like it :P
Are you still using the quick reply thing, Dana? There is a print preview option available in the regular reply setting, so you can see exactly what it looks like.
Today a person emailed me about a post they made in 2004. They wanted their email addy removed from it.
I made the edit.
Are you still using the quick reply thing, Dana? There is a print preview option available in the regular reply setting, so you can see exactly what it looks like
hmm...ok...I'll try and remember that. I always use the quick reply. Only really go to full reply if I'm lookin for smilies. *nods* that might work. Doesn't solve regretting saying something...though I tend to do that fairly quickly...on the rare occasion I've been angry enough (usuallu because I'm actually angry at someone/something else in rl) to let something unpleasant stand an hour or so, I've always checked to see if anyone's posted after. If there's nothing after it, I might nip in and edit and put an explanation ("Overly harsh") in the edit box. If there's anything after the reply I just post as normal with a climbdown.
I'll start using the full reply mode more (she says typing into the quick response box) :P
Was gonna suggest what monster said, the preview post options works well.
You can still type in the quick reply box, but then hit "Go Advanced". I prefer the bigger box to type in, in the regular reply mode anyway.... no wonder you need to edit.
(of course I meant post preview and not print preview)
hehehe I actually read it as post preview....my brain automatically corrected for your mistake....cool.
I prefer the bigger box
I just wanted to take this out of context and look at it for a second. ok..I'm done.
Can I bump this to see the n00bs responses? I don't even really know who they are, haven't been around much.
came for an IOTD and got stuck. (looks around for someone to blame)
there are noobs here?
I am not sure how I got here, but the conversation seemed intelligent and highly amusing. Out of my league, for sure, but maybe I can learn something, or not...
8^)
Sre
i've said it before and I'll say it again: Whale Penis.
I am not sure how I got here, but the conversation seemed intelligent and highly amusing. Out of my league, for sure, but maybe I can learn something, or not...
8^)
Sre
Welcome to the Cellar, SreWolfe. :D
Don't be too sure we're out of your league. Hang around and you might surprise yourself.
ooh, yeah! another southwesterner!
A friend showed me the giant pink rabbit on the hill (IOTD) and the big boobs/little nipples got me to stay.
The potatoes said "Go to the cellar. Go to the cellar. Go to t..."
oh is it a potato cellar or wine cellar?
Either way it's damn cold in here. Let's all snuggle and get warm. :folks:
Let's all snuggle and get hot... and sweaty... and sticky... and tired. :blush:
lol! Welcome fellow Southwestern Sre! We actually needed to start filling up an undetermined regional quota, so hello!
Our regional standards are incredibly low, but awesome......Which is why we take anyone from around the world with the same low standards as affiliate regional members.
Now if you could ask your friends from Ireland to join (not just Irish), as I think there is a new undetermined quota for that too.