Just out of curiousity - what is it that you can't get used to, Noel? The look? The feel? If you just stick with it you will be fine. No, it's not what we had, but I find this more fun in a way, and I was actually more worried about the change than any of you. I find it no different, in fact, in terms of how I read the excellent posts, their content, etc. The only thing that's different is the look and the feel and that I got used to instantly. But, as I said, I know it will take others longer, and that's fine, as long as they stick with it. The funny thing is, one tends to enjoy what one is used to - if we'd always had this board and then tried to make the change to something else, I guarantee you we would have the same problems and confusion. However, the fact that so few ARE confused, is heartening and pleasing. Once you have the hang of it, just go with it. Forget everything else and just enjoy our new look and feel in terms of posting. All else remains the same
DR Joy - how do you get the smilies into your posts?I go to the site above, click on the desired smilie, copy the link below the smilies box, and paste it into the message box. It comes with img tags already attached. How conveeeeenient!
I'd like to note a problem that I had this AM in catching up with yesterday's messages that had been posted yesterday after I had logged off my computer for the day when I left my office. When I last viewed the messages yesterday, there were about 5 or so pages of messages, but when I logged on this AM we were 9 or more pages. I could not, however, start browsing directly at page 5 when I linked to yesterday's messages in order to move forward through the un-read messages since there were only links to the first few pages in yesterday's messages and to the last page of messages.
In answer to your question in the Notes, I am reading with the religion of Joyism, which I created in response to my frustration with and lack of connection to Catholicism, with which I was raised.
The solution to this is simple, actually. All one has to do is click on the "new" button next to today's discussion thread. This will load the first page of unread notes since your last check and will take you automatically to the first unread message.
It comes with img tags already attached. How conveeeeenient!
Here is the closest thing I found to Diet Coke:
(http://www.click-smilies.de/sammlung0903/ernaehrung/food-smiley-023.gif)
Hey, this isn't Diet!!!
No ham chunks yet, but I'll keep looking!
Is JOY are own Miss Manners?No, more like Dear Abby. Actually more like Dan Savage.
3pm and we already have 116 posts! What hath Bruce wraught?
I come not to damn the new board but to praise the old one:
How I enjoyed coming here and reading BK's Notes II. With one click of a not-so-unseemly button, I got to one page that served all my needs:
1. It completed the witty and urbane notes with a question or topic.
2. Then it said how many unseemly responses there'd been.
3. Since it was just one page, I could "find" a word (using Ctrl+F) like Sondheim, if I wanted to just jump to whatever anyone said about Sondheim that day.
4. It was all scroll. Never did I have to click again.
5. Most wonderfully, it was all text. The HainesHisWay board was the product of what the host and guests had to say. What they said was often amusing to me, and I really appreciated seeing words and nothing but words. In one readable font that never glowed.
6. Sometimes Ethel Merman would post.
Now, I realize the ability to post under any name (e.g., 5 on The Last 5 Years) meant that uncouth interlopers could waltz through Bruce's door. So I've no objection to passwords and real e-mail address registry. If this is a party at Bruce's place, well, uttering a password at the door reminds me of an authentic old speakeasy like Chumley's, where we had our reception.
To continue the analogy, I loved that Bruce's place was sparsely decorated, thereby increasing the concentration on good conversation. I know I'm resistant to change and a nattering nabob of discontent, but when you've been coming to a charmingly spartan place for a while and suddenly there's loud whirring pinball machines, skittle ball, and balloons that keep popping ... it just seems that the focus on talk ain't what it used to be.
I did learn the origin of potluck. In Olde England when the pot was in the fireplace all day, various critters would fall down the chimney (spiders, mice, etc) and that would constitute the protein in the dinner bowl.
Oh and BK don't hurt me, but I haven't gotten to read the notes yet. I really wanted to read last night's posts first.
Does anyone else find they could spend endless hours on here? :)
Normally I do the interviews via e-mail and Miss Morrow doesn't really do computers. I'll call her, however, and see what we can do.
Survivor: Pearl Island -- Wow! Almost forgot to post about this very important subject.
Holy moly! Did Drake NEARLY almost vote off Rupert? Rupert was totally pissed, too, wasn't he! Mostly because he was being lied to. Still, it was Trish who started insisting Rupert's allegiance was split between the tribes. And she based that on???? Who the frell knows? I guess it's because he was taken by Morgan as part of their booty for winning the challenge that Drake "purposely" threw. I guess since Rupert was opposed to throwing a challenge, it's his fault the other team selected him as a hostage for a few days.
You hear people say some of the silliest nonsense on this show.
Has anyone on this board ever watched "Miss Match", the new NBC Friday night comedy with Alicia Silverstone and Ryan O'Neal?
It's pretty doggoned entertaining....to me, at least.
I like the actresses but Faith Ford's character always just seems angry. I don't know how long it'll last.
Favourite BK's "Schwartz" and "Judy Kuhn".
Hope you enjoy your weekend on the matress Matthew. Some of us can only use our memories!
Alright, I've given in and added a pic. It's not at all the best one of me (this was backstage Fiddler on the Roof, thus the freakin' huge beard), but it's the only one I could find on my computer right now. I'll try to track down a better one...soon!