Cloudy's Cafe, a conversation zone, 2-6-03

[Cloudbringer]

the original thread is here:
http://www.ironworksforum.com/ubb/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=10&t=001902&p= ]

the previous thread is here:

Cloudy's Cafe

Come in, be welcome, be comfortable, be yourself

Welcome to Cloudy's Cafe, a place to have a cup of coffee or a good
darjeeling and the finest in conversation and camaraderie.

The proprietor asks that you follow a few simple guidelines:

this is a real conversation zone, not a role-play zone

* no flaming; if you disagree with a viewpoint expressed by any patron, please do so in a civil manner

* any topic is fair game, but keep posts to the standards that Ziroc has set for the entire forum, please (ie: foul language is not appropriate and things should be suitable for all audiences)
-a side note from Cloudy: I see this as a place for those short
conversations about a new baby or the latest soccer fiasco, not for things that are big enough to warrant their own threads, by all means give those things the space they need and post separately!

* Please, no one word or smiley posts (Ziroc has declared them 'real spam' and the proprietor doesn't want the reputuation of "good spam" to suffer!)

* do feel free to be serious or silly and enjoy the company of others while you are here. By all means POST if you have something to say, even to start another topic , we can handle multiple chats, we're a CAFE!!! But be courteous and don't disrupt a conversation just to disrupt it.

Come on in! The bar is stocked with coffees, teas, juices and waters from around the world. And purple napkins, of course!

The lighting is low, the golden oak counters and tables glow with inviting warmth. Near the window, the lighting is brighter, as comfy, plush leather armchairs wait for those who'd like to read a book while relaxing to music or just lazily watch the world go by.

[Kaltia]

Hey...WOOO! FIRST POST! Oh, YEAH!

[ 02-06-2003, 02:24 PM: Message edited by: Kaltia ]

[Cloudbringer]

PLEASE NOTE

This is a modified reminder that I've posted before in reply to someone asking "can we spam the cafe". It still holds true, so I'm going to repeat it periodically for anyone who hasn't seen it.

Read the first post of the thread, it's NOT a spam zone. If you want to discuss you grades, a problem with a teacher,the weather, your neighbor's new car etc.....etc.. (real life conversations) this is the place. I don't mind a SMALL amount of spam but when the Cafe gets to be 8 pages in one day and it's all one liner pure spam, I have to ask people not to do it because most of the members who would come to talk about their day or things that they want advice or sympathy or cheers on, will not post in that atmosphere. I want you to be comfy here, but not at the expense of other members.

So the answer is NO, I don't want to see page after page of roleplay spam or one liner spamfests that could be done on msn or aim etc. because our goal is to TALK WITH one another , not fill up a cafe in five hours. HOWEVER, I'm not gonna jump on anyone for a few of these kinds of things, only if it gets out of hand.

[Horatio]

I'm back. Again.

Gonna watch gladiator again

[wellard]

G'day everyone
just got up and phoned in sick to work, full of a cold

[img]graemlins/uhoh2.gif[/img]

[WillowIX]

LOL! The opening of this cafe is great. Did the two of you co-ordinate this? First the welcome post, then WOOO! I´m first and after that Please note, no spamming allowed. I won´t mention names. [img]tongue.gif[/img] And poor Attalus is confused again, posting in the old cafe. LOLOL!

Cloudy, I noticed that you got delivered into my email this morning. I don´t know if you have read this poem by Percy Bysshe Shelley:

I bring fresh showers for the thirsting flowers,
From the seas and the streams;
I bear light shade for the leaves when laid
In their noonday dreams.

From my wings are shaken the dews that waken
The sweet buds every one,
When rocked to rest on their mother's breast
As she dances about the sun.

I wield the flail of the lashing hail,
And whiten the green plains under,
And then again I dissolve it in rain,
And laugh as I pass in thunder.

I sift the snow on the mountains below,
And their great pines groan aghast;
And all the night `tis my pillow white
While I sleep in the arms of the blast.

Sublime on the towers of my sky bowers,
Lightning my pilot sits;
In a cavern under is fettered the thunder,
It struggles and howls at fits;
Over earth and ocean, with gentle motion,
This pilot is guiding me,
Lured by the love of the genii that move
In the depths of the purple sea;
Over the rills, and the crags, and the hills,
Over the lakes and the plains,
Wherever he dream, under mountain or stream,
The Spirit he loves remains;
And I all the while bask in heaven's blue smile,
Whilst he is dissolving in rains.

OK long post. Sorry about that. If you like I can edit out the poem, but IMO it is too beautiful to erase.

[ 02-06-2003, 02:30 PM: Message edited by: WillowIX ]

[Attalus]

Originally posted by WillowIX:What, is it Teasing Timber Day, already?

Teasing Timber Day! Who knows, it might catch on, with enough commercial tie-ins. I can see it now, Teasing Timber cards, decorated Pricking Timber Around cactuses, and women making their significant others feel guilty for not buying them a proper Teasing Timber Day gift.

[Horatio]

Dammit, i forgot to get a Teasing Timber Tree

[Kaltia]

Originally posted by Attalus: Quote: Originally posted by WillowIX:What, is it Teasing Timber Day, already?

Teasing Timber Day! Who knows, it might catch on, with enough commercial tie-ins. I can see it now, Teasing Timber cards, decorated Pricking Timber Around cactuses, and women making their significant others feel guilty for not buying them a proper Teasing Timber Day gift. [/QUOTE]*sigh* how many times...do not tease Timber or Antryg, for they are resembled of felt and are thine saviours unto this evil world we live in!

[Timber Loftis]

Lucky No. 7 post - yeah!!!!

[edit] Damn. No. 9.

[ 02-06-2003, 02:34 PM: Message edited by: Timber Loftis ]