To our IW Members...

[Elif Godson]

Two thumb's up for the MOD. Being a newby myself to this board
It is a very cool place.
Lunch time, gotta go, peace

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If you dont know where you are going, stop spin around three times and then your home.

Originally posted by Diogenes Of Pumpkintown: Yes, a separate forum for heavy issues is a good idea, perhaps with a warning of "Here Be Dragons" at the entrance It is the very nature of such discussions that there can be a lot of passion involved. That should not come as a surprise to anyone. These are serious matters, with tremendous implications for our lives and the world we live on. People should not even enter such discussions unless they understand that we are talking ideas here, with room allowed for vigorous discussion. This is not to say that attacks should be personal or laced with unnecessary profanity, but people should accept that these are weighty matters about which emotions can run high. If not, they should just stay away from such discussions -- If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen. A separate forum would make this more clear, imo, rather than the current situation of having people walk in accidentally to a thread here in General Discussions and end up feeling ambushed by the content.

Just a thought, but wouldn't a serious discussion topic be the perfect place to post your spam, seeing as you'll upset even more people there than anywhere else?
We'll have to come up with some way t keep that from happening (preferably without hiring some bouncers...)

Anyway, we've all had many pleasant experiences here, and I'm glad to be an IW member.

Now where can we get those T-shirts

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The last arrow of Legolas kindled in the air as it flew,
and plunged burning into the heart of a great wolf-chieftain.
All the others fled. -J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings

[Cloudbringer]

Originally posted by Legolas the Elven Archer: Just a thought, but wouldn't a serious discussion topic be the perfect place to post your spam, seeing as you'll upset even more people there than anywhere else? We'll have to come up with some way t keep that from happening (preferably without hiring some bouncers...) Anyway, we've all had many pleasant experiences here, and I'm glad to be an IW member. Now where can we get those T-shirts

No, I don't think spam will be an issue. I've seen the idea work elsewhere, as have Diogenes, Memnoch and others who are on Mithril Hall too (I'm IceAngel there) so I know it can work and just needs good, thoughtful and diplomatic moderators to keep things running smoothly. Z only takes on that kind of mod, so I think it will go just fine if it happens.

Cloudy


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Raindancer of the Laughing Hyenas Clan
Storm-Queen
Raven's Cloud
StormCloud of the Black Knight: Heart Mind Soul Forever
"To sleep, perchance to dream..."

I am still concerned about Memnochs ogre :0 See the size of that thing!
But on a straight note.. you all have been great! Remember, that even thow I may not respond to alot of threads ,I do read just about all of them. Please dont take my silence as a rejection type of thing. I think many others feel this way to. Thumbs up Saz!

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*\Conan/*

[This message has been edited by Conan (edited 09-07-2001).]

[Donut]

Originally posted by Donut: It's 4.45 and it's time to leave work and go to the pub.

It's 2am and I've had an incredibly eventful evening - time for bed (hic!)

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Save Chip - Don't let Sarah win!
Official Titterer of the Laughing Hyenas
Don't mention the score - I mentioned it but I think I got away with it!

[SSJ4Sephiroth]

well, i try to keep myself civil. thanx for not intervening when i made some of my... 'unusual' statements, mods! your trust for us is much better than any forum i go to, where they close any repeat thread and delete any controversial thread... *shudder* id like to thank IW in return for being such a cool forum, and for letting us talk without sticking your nose into every post, analyzing every message for something that could possibly be a flame, and just letting us be nearly as free with the tongue and words as we can (still a few off-limit words tho, and i respect those boundaries).

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It's simple. Once the Planet is hurt, it gathers Spirit Energy to heal the injury. The amount of energy gathered depends on the size of the injury...What would happen if there was an injury that threatened the very life of the Planet? Think how much energy would be gathered! Ha, ha, ha. And at the center of that injury, wil be me. All that boundless energy will be mine. By merging with the energy of the Planet, I will be come a new life form, a new existence. Melding with the Planet, I will cease to exist as I am now. Only to be reborn as a 'God' to rule over every living soul.


Super Sephiroth, slayer of the Uber Fluffy, and battle co-ordionator and defender of the HADB clan.

Diplomacy is all and well, but HADB is better!

[Djinn Raffo]

Yep!
I'd like to offer a pat on the back and a
job well done to the mods here! and to the way so many
members do handle strange situations and how they forgive
as well! And how members rebound when wills collide!
and maybe a seperate thread is not a bad idea...but then...

...What i really like about the more serious threads being in general discussions is that the issues of the day are being raised to everyone...the younger posters or whomever may not be as interested in the topics of the day of the entire world! Living Breathing discussing our planet's serious events with one another may not get to see the light of everyones browsers.

...On another board some people may deign not to visit and so on and so forth. I know i miss out on all the Wizards and Warriors posts and even rarely go the BG2 one anymore. The headlines of the world are important and could be shuffled away to a lot of posters in another board.

Do you know what i'm getting at?

...I like seeing the headlines in general discussions...and i have faith in the members of these forums and our excellent moderators to keep the rule: ~~~Clean Manners Everyone~~~!


[This message has been edited by Djinn Raffo (edited 09-08-2001).]

[Yorick]

I for one don't like the setup of a seperate Serious discussions forum. I like the nature and flow of human conversation and that even in a serious thread, levity can occur and vice versa. Keep it free I say! There's more integration too I've found. I'm not a big fan of the Mithril setup.

But then that's just my opinion. I am sure my name is Canute and this is the ocean.

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I am the walrus!.... er, no hang on....

A fair dinkum laughing Hyena!

[Lavindathar]

Saz, I'd just like to thank you. Even though my absence has been long, I have browsed many forums in that time.(none with a theme like IW)!!!

I just think it is nice to return to my home, and find out that the moderators are recognising good work on behalf of the members, and then voicing it. I think that is a real sight, and it makes me wish I had travelled the four days walk back home sooner. (which was impossible due to the Rvyak Bridge being marauded by trolls and wot-not).

Thanx to you 2 Saz,

[Epona]

Hey, I agree with the jumping egg.

It's the nature of humanity that seriousness and lightheartedness flow from one to the other. I quite like Mithril Hall - where I lurk and occasionally post, but I don't like the idea of separating out the so called 'serious' topics.

I like to look down the page and switch between serious and 'other'- spare a thought for those of us with 56k modems - it takes ages to switch between the fora - minutes and minutes waiting for the topic page to load!

If anyone doesn't like the political discussions, it's usually easy enough to see which they are so they can be avoided.

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Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so.

Epona of The Laughing Hyenas
Proud winner of the 'Most Useless Post 250 Has Ever Seen' Award 2001. "I'd just like to thank my friends and family, without whom none of this would have been possible..."