Title: lets give the forum a competitive edge
Post by: spartacus on January 02, 2009, 08:10:04 PM
Post by: spartacus on January 02, 2009, 08:10:04 PM
how about a debate. select a topic and have u.s.-u.k. teams argue it`s merits for or against. an independent group to be set up to decide winners
Title: Re: lets give the forum a competitive edge
Post by: Whitney on January 02, 2009, 09:18:02 PM
Post by: Whitney on January 02, 2009, 09:18:02 PM
Why would I want to encourage an us vs them mentality between US and UK members?
Title: Re: lets give the forum a competitive edge
Post by: BadPoison on January 02, 2009, 09:22:35 PM
Post by: BadPoison on January 02, 2009, 09:22:35 PM
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Title: Re: lets give the forum a competitive edge
Post by: Kyuuketsuki on January 05, 2009, 09:11:39 PM
Post by: Kyuuketsuki on January 05, 2009, 09:11:39 PM
Quote from: "spartacus"how about a debate. select a topic and have u.s.-u.k. teams argue it`s merits for or against. an independent group to be set up to decide winners
Better still ... why not try and argue the opposite POV? I mean get some of our best debater's and see if they can argue from the wingnut POV?
Kyu
Title: Re: lets give the forum a competitive edge
Post by: Whitney on January 06, 2009, 01:55:09 AM
Post by: Whitney on January 06, 2009, 01:55:09 AM
Quote from: "Kyuuketsuki"Quote from: "spartacus"how about a debate. select a topic and have u.s.-u.k. teams argue it`s merits for or against. an independent group to be set up to decide winners
Better still ... why not try and argue the opposite POV? I mean get some of our best debater's and see if they can argue from the wingnut POV?
Kyu
That would be interesting. I have a problem presenting arguments from the opposite view because while I'm trying to type it out I'm continuously talking myself out of the backwards reasoning. Which in turn makes me think I'm not representing the other side very well. Inevitably I do end up screwing up my argument for the opposing view because I only argue what I think can be supported; which is rarely enough to be a good attempt at playing devil's advocate.
Title: Re: lets give the forum a competitive edge
Post by: G.ENIGMA on January 17, 2009, 11:50:02 PM
Post by: G.ENIGMA on January 17, 2009, 11:50:02 PM
LoL I am new here (as you may have noticed 
) however, it seems to allready have a bit of a competitive edge to It... Its going to take a little bit of browsing for me to have a better opinion ...but what I've seen so far looks competitive ... by the way whats a wingnut ( something to do with angels I'm guessing? )
) however, it seems to allready have a bit of a competitive edge to It... Its going to take a little bit of browsing for me to have a better opinion ...but what I've seen so far looks competitive ... by the way whats a wingnut ( something to do with angels I'm guessing? )
Title: Re: lets give the forum a competitive edge
Post by: Whitney on January 18, 2009, 07:31:18 AM
Post by: Whitney on January 18, 2009, 07:31:18 AM
Quote from: "G.ENIGMA"by the way whats a wingnut ( something to do with angels I'm guessing? )
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wingnut_(politics (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wingnut_(politics))
Wiki..the new god
Title: Re: lets give the forum a competitive edge
Post by: G.ENIGMA on January 20, 2009, 01:42:38 AM
Post by: G.ENIGMA on January 20, 2009, 01:42:38 AM
Quote from: "laetusatheos"Quote from: "G.ENIGMA"by the way whats a wingnut ( something to do with angels I'm guessing? )
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wingnut_(politics (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wingnut_(politics))
Wiki..the new god :idea: he/she will have "Angel Wings" one day ... Cheersfor the help.
Title: Re: lets give the forum a competitive edge
Post by: G.ENIGMA on March 03, 2009, 12:28:38 AM
Post by: G.ENIGMA on March 03, 2009, 12:28:38 AM
Quote from: "G.ENIGMA Mon Jan 19, 2009 8:42 pm "LoL I am new here (as you may have noticed :D ) best I have visited with a multitude of topics and lots of places to go ..
I understand what the forum is about ... I also understand that many of your members are intlli...inteli .. intelly :P ... because they use many mathematical terms simlar to e=mc which goes way over my head :hail: I am absolutely impressed with the forum and believe you me 6 -7 weeks is an impressive stay for me.. but I just thought I might keep my promise and give you a heads up on my thoughts "so far".
Absolutely no offence intended :brick:
Title: Re: lets give the forum a competitive edge
Post by: Squid on March 03, 2009, 12:33:44 AM
Post by: Squid on March 03, 2009, 12:33:44 AM
Quote from: "Kyuuketsuki"Quote from: "spartacus"how about a debate. select a topic and have u.s.-u.k. teams argue it`s merits for or against. an independent group to be set up to decide winners
Better still ... why not try and argue the opposite POV? I mean get some of our best debater's and see if they can argue from the wingnut POV?
Kyu
I'm all for using a "u" when I spell colour! Take that Crayola!
Title: Re: lets give the forum a competitive edge
Post by: Whitney on March 03, 2009, 06:14:24 AM
Post by: Whitney on March 03, 2009, 06:14:24 AM
Quote from: "G.ENIGMA"The individual forums are well laid out and the topics are numerous, however, I have to say that this is a problem for me because there is a definite case of a much of a muchness (http://www.englishclub.com/ref/esl/Idioms/M/much_of_a_muchness_450.htm) going on in the forums and to be honest you can sometimes get a little lost in the moral maze, which (at least in my case) can make your mind (therefore my mouse) wander too much without actually posting in a consistent way until a particular topic is exhausted.
Repeatitive topics, I think, is something you'll run into at almost any forum. Do you have a suggestion for how to make the forums better?
QuoteP.S. that under-the-chair smiley is still not working :hide2:
Title: Re: lets give the forum a competitive edge
Post by: G.ENIGMA on March 04, 2009, 01:27:05 AM
Post by: G.ENIGMA on March 04, 2009, 01:27:05 AM
Quote from: "Whitney"Repeatitive topics, I think, is something you'll run into at almost any forum. Do you have a suggestion for how to make the forums better?
:cool: and that your forum has been going many years which means that any suggestions I may have will most likely not be original.
You have a brilliant forum and if at anytime I think of something which could (in my humble :hide2: now"?
Title: Re: lets give the forum a competitive edge
Post by: Whitney on March 04, 2009, 03:05:57 AM
Post by: Whitney on March 04, 2009, 03:05:57 AM
I asked because I think there is always room for improvement and thought maybe you had a suggestion to improve on the issues you observed. There is nothing wrong with positive criticism. But, not having suggestions right now is fine too, let us know if you ever think of something.
Title: Re: lets give the forum a competitive edge
Post by: maestroanth on March 06, 2009, 07:40:23 AM
Post by: maestroanth on March 06, 2009, 07:40:23 AM
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Title: Re: lets give the forum a competitive edge
Post by: G.ENIGMA on March 06, 2009, 10:14:14 PM
Post by: G.ENIGMA on March 06, 2009, 10:14:14 PM
Quote from: "Whitney"I asked because I think there is always room for improvement and thought maybe you had a suggestion to improve on the issues you observed. There is nothing wrong with positive criticism. But, not having suggestions right now is fine too, let us know if you ever think of something.
I called in the other day (when I left a message on one of MQ's posts :idea: " i will load it on my server
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Title: Re: lets give the forum a competitive edge
Post by: Ihateyoumike on March 06, 2009, 10:31:08 PM
Post by: Ihateyoumike on March 06, 2009, 10:31:08 PM
Quote from: "G.ENIGMA"which I think looks like (https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fbestwebsites.org.uk%2Fforums%2Fimages%2Fsmilies%2Ficon_arrow.gif&hash=a4430ccd1ff4a34f67913d93535eb784e702b9b9) the bees knees! roflol (http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/the-bees-knees.html)
Title: Re: lets give the forum a competitive edge
Post by: Whitney on March 06, 2009, 11:53:13 PM
Post by: Whitney on March 06, 2009, 11:53:13 PM
Quote from: "G.ENIGMA"I called in the other day (when I left a message on one of MQ's posts) but I had to think about it again so I didn't post ... here's one ...leave your banner alone ... though the two examples are interesting ... they do not compare in any way to the artistry portrayed by
You are talking about the banner contest, right? I think you hit the wrong topic when you were trying to reply. Anyway, I don't plan on using the banners to replace the top of the forum. They are just for people that want to have banners on their sites and if we ever decide to run an ad campaign.
Title: Re: lets give the forum a competitive edge
Post by: G.ENIGMA on March 07, 2009, 12:04:48 AM
Post by: G.ENIGMA on March 07, 2009, 12:04:48 AM
Quote"Whitney"
You are talking about the banner contest, right? I think you hit the wrong topic when you were trying to reply. Anyway, I don't plan on using the banners to replace the top of the forum. They are just for people that want to have banners on their sites and if we ever decide to run an ad campaign.
Oh good !! I wondered why you would be considering it :D
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Title: Re: lets give the forum a competitive edge
Post by: maestroanth on March 14, 2009, 04:58:19 AM
Post by: maestroanth on March 14, 2009, 04:58:19 AM
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Title: Re: lets give the forum a competitive edge
Post by: Hitsumei on March 14, 2009, 12:09:38 PM
Post by: Hitsumei on March 14, 2009, 12:09:38 PM
I think that it is a cool idea. I am always up for a good debate, and I never mind playing a little advocatus diaboli, I think I am pretty good at it.
Anyone, anytime, you'all!
Anyone, anytime, you'all!