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Title: board suggestion....
Post by: Andy on August 15, 2007, 07:16:17 PM
we need to have a board that is only visible to old school/hardcore members.  I think a good cut off point would be 295 posts.  More than 295 posts, you're in.

or maybe there is already a board like this and I just don't have the cred to know about it.
Title: Re: board suggestion....
Post by: Dan B on August 15, 2007, 07:19:42 PM
I'm sure this would work out completely well.
Title: Re: board suggestion....
Post by: TL on August 15, 2007, 07:20:19 PM
or maybe there is already a board like this and I just don't have the cred to know about it.

Maybe...  Maybe not.

What I wanna know is, what happened to the arcade?  Did that go "VIP" only?
Title: Re: board suggestion....
Post by: Sarah on August 15, 2007, 07:28:04 PM
Mrs. Jarvis Cocker  Hero Member  2006-12-06  853     
Sarah  Hero Member  2006-07-10  783    
Richard_From_CHI  Hero Member  2006-09-19  585    
buffcoat  Sr. Member  2006-07-11  441    
Omar  Sr. Member  2006-07-14  409    
Chris L  Sr. Member  2006-07-10  339    
Josh  Sr. Member  2006-08-01  335    
Andy  Sr. Member  2006-07-09  296

Way too exclusive for my tastes. 
Title: Re: board suggestion....
Post by: Andy on August 15, 2007, 07:39:11 PM
and no ASTers
Title: Re: board suggestion....
Post by: Andy on August 15, 2007, 07:39:59 PM
Mrs. Jarvis Cocker  Hero Member  2006-12-06  853     
Sarah  Hero Member  2006-07-10  783    
Richard_From_CHI  Hero Member  2006-09-19  585    
buffcoat  Sr. Member  2006-07-11  441    
Omar  Sr. Member  2006-07-14  409    
Chris L  Sr. Member  2006-07-10  339    
Josh  Sr. Member  2006-08-01  335    
Andy  Sr. Member  2006-07-09  296

Way too exclusive for my tastes. 
add Jason and a few more and I wouldn't mine.

does this board have an ignore function?
Title: Re: board suggestion....
Post by: Omar on August 15, 2007, 07:56:04 PM
we need to have a board that is only visible to old school/hardcore members.  I think a good cut off point would be 295 posts.  More than 295 posts, you're in.


No.
Title: Re: board suggestion....
Post by: Omar on August 15, 2007, 08:02:15 PM
and no ASTers

Yeah!  They are such menaces!  If that jerk Jouster posts one more time, I'm gonna resign from this board!  It will sad to lose Josh, Erika, Dorvid, Swiss Miss, etc, but it must be done!
Title: Re: board suggestion....
Post by: Andy on August 15, 2007, 08:04:54 PM
and no ASTers

Yeah!  They are such menaces!  If that jerk Jouster posts one more time, I'm gonna resign from this board!  It will sad to lose Josh, Erika, Dorvid, Swiss Miss, etc, but it must be done!
exactly my point.
Title: Re: board suggestion....
Post by: Dorvid Barnas on August 15, 2007, 08:27:09 PM
Hey, now.  I had 285 posts when you started this thread, and am a proud member of AST.
I suppose I could just post ten more times and destroy this dystopian fontasy of yours, or you could merely D.I.D.A.N.

So I didn't like your stupid fish picture; I'm sorry.  It doesn't mean I think you're a bad person or anything. Sheesh.

And uh, last time I checked anyway, Tom's an ASTer too, guys. 
Wait a minute - you're on AST too, Andy!  So this is all a big joke, yes?  It must be.
Some of your jokes are weird, man.
Title: Re: board suggestion....
Post by: Andy on August 15, 2007, 08:30:43 PM

So I didn't like your stupid fish picture; I'm sorry.  It doesn't mean I think you're a bad person or anything.


I fail to see how your bad taste has anything to do with this thread.
Title: Re: board suggestion....
Post by: Jason on August 15, 2007, 09:20:36 PM
I considered doing this a few times but  I don't think it would be good for FOT health, in fact i think it would probably sound the death knell.
I'm not saying the older posters are neccesarily the good posters, but a lot of them are just because they are more knowledgable about the show and each other. If they are making those posts in their own private forum then it just makes the generally viewable forum less appealing to new members.
People come and go, as He Who Cannot Be Named pointed out in a roundabout way a few weeks ago, eventually we'd just peter out.

The arcade shall return, I was doing stuff to the forum last week when my house flooded and the internet was out until today. I refrained from posting about it in case you kids ran wild and had a party in here while I was gone.
Title: Re: board suggestion....
Post by: Andy on August 15, 2007, 09:29:20 PM
I considered doing this a few times but  I don't think it would be good for FOT health, in fact i think it would probably sound the death knell.
I'm not saying the older posters are neccesarily the good posters, but a lot of them are just because they are more knowledgable about the show and each other. If they are making those posts in their own private forum then it just makes the generally viewable forum less appealing to new members.
People come and go, as He Who Cannot Be Named pointed out in a roundabout way a few weeks ago, eventually we'd just peter out.

The arcade shall return, I was doing stuff to the forum last week when my house flooded and the internet was out until today. I refrained from posting about it in case you kids ran wild and had a party in here while I was gone.
good points.  after I posted this I thought about it some more and it probably wouldn't be good for the board overall.
Title: Re: board suggestion....
Post by: Jason on August 15, 2007, 09:32:53 PM
It should have also said that it was good that Andy had a suggestion, don't be shy about it.
Title: Re: board suggestion....
Post by: Amplituden on August 15, 2007, 09:43:18 PM
I don't post that much but I want to get to know you folks better.
Don't make a private board!
PS : Lets hang out.
Title: Re: board suggestion....
Post by: LostInReno on August 15, 2007, 09:46:24 PM
I hope I haven't pissed anyone off...if so sorry
Title: Re: board suggestion....
Post by: Andy on August 15, 2007, 11:18:15 PM
I don't post that much but I want to get to know you folks better.
Don't make a private board!
PS : Lets hang out.
don't worry, you'll get called up to "the majors".  that's what we're going to call the FOT VIP room.
Title: Re: board suggestion....
Post by: Martin on August 16, 2007, 12:30:54 AM
Sorry about the flood, Jason. That sucks.
Title: Re: board suggestion....
Post by: Andy on August 16, 2007, 07:55:56 AM
yeah, no doubt about it.  we have a basement that flooded a couple of times and that sucks bad enough. I can't image having your actual house flood.

let us know if you need anuything.
Title: Re: board suggestion....
Post by: dave from knoxville on August 16, 2007, 08:14:50 AM
Damn newbies
Title: Re: board suggestion....
Post by: Amplituden on August 16, 2007, 10:30:27 AM
Maybe you could all get "Members Only" jackets too.
Also perhaps you could figure out a way that only people that have been listening to the show since 2001 are the only people allowed to listen to it.
Title: Re: board suggestion....
Post by: Sarah on August 16, 2007, 10:34:09 AM
Well, that leaves me high and dry.  Jason, too, ironically enough.
Title: Re: board suggestion....
Post by: Amplituden on August 16, 2007, 10:45:28 AM
I was just joking by the way!
Title: Re: board suggestion....
Post by: Sarah on August 16, 2007, 10:53:07 AM
So was Andy, I do believe.
Title: Re: board suggestion....
Post by: Chris L on August 16, 2007, 10:57:59 AM
As a senior member, I'd like a board with coloured lights that flash in time to the music coming out of my stereo.
Title: Re: board suggestion....
Post by: Andy on August 16, 2007, 11:03:48 AM
during the week of christmas, when you go to friendsoftom.com/forum, you should just get the yule log.
Title: Re: board suggestion....
Post by: Deric W. Haircare on August 16, 2007, 11:11:31 AM
Yeah, I think this idea would pretty much suck. You could probably just about count the number of posts I've made here and on the old board combined on two hands, but that neither makes me a newbie or a menace. I've put in hundreds (maybe thousands...sheesh) of hours of Best Show listening and I like seeing the FOTs interact, even if I'm usually on the sidelines.

I second the colored lights. And also suggest that we include Minesweeper 2000 and make the board Pentium. It's time.

Title: Re: board suggestion....
Post by: SpaceBootz on August 16, 2007, 11:54:53 AM
we need to have a board that is only visible to old school/hardcore members.  I think a good cut off point would be 295 posts.  More than 295 posts, you're in.

I like this idea! You should go and create this new board and take with you whomever wants to go along.

Leave this board for the sensible FOTs.
Title: Re: board suggestion....
Post by: John Junk on August 16, 2007, 12:06:55 PM
I like having new people come in.  Why, Take Lost In Reno. When he first came on here, I didn't like him.  we fought!  (sort of...) but after a few weeks of getting used to each other (claps hands together) we're friends!

...I was tryin' to make a Jon Lovitz in The Three Amigos reference there.

Title: Re: board suggestion....
Post by: Sarah on August 16, 2007, 12:16:18 PM
I doubted Lost in Reno's sincerity at first, I'll admit.  His posts are so free of the self-conscious irony that characterizes so many others that I found it hard to believe he was for real.  I was wrong, and I take this opportunity to apologize for having asked him a while back whether he's Boris.

Sorry, LiR.
Title: Re: board suggestion....
Post by: LostInReno on August 16, 2007, 03:45:30 PM
Thanks you guys I love it here I am on the board as much as I can be and it is a lot of fun so I hope I get to be one of the
VIP FOT's
Title: Re: board suggestion....
Post by: Sarah on August 16, 2007, 03:47:25 PM
Well, let's not get ahead of ourselves now.
Title: Re: board suggestion....
Post by: Andy on August 16, 2007, 04:16:44 PM
the first rule of FOT club is 'it's not FOTs club'

the second rule of FOT club is 'don't talk about FOT club'

the third rule of FOT club is 'no Lost In Reno'
Title: Re: board suggestion....
Post by: Andy on August 16, 2007, 04:18:23 PM
that's a joke, btw
Title: Re: board suggestion....
Post by: LostInReno on August 16, 2007, 04:21:30 PM
that's a joke, btw

don't worry i think thats funny I like being the black sheep. That just means that I am going to crash your party with a lame version of your VIP's with my own VIP club. but I will probably be the only member of my club.
Title: Re: board suggestion....
Post by: Sarah on August 16, 2007, 04:25:14 PM
Upstart.
Title: Re: board suggestion....
Post by: LostInReno on August 16, 2007, 04:32:59 PM
Upstart.

okay i will learn my place
Title: Re: board suggestion....
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Post by: KickTheBobo on August 16, 2007, 04:54:11 PM
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Title: Re: board suggestion....
Post by: thecramedog on August 16, 2007, 05:17:28 PM
Yeah, I think this idea would pretty much suck. You could probably just about count the number of posts I've made here and on the old board combined on two hands, but that neither makes me a newbie or a menace. I've put in hundreds (maybe thousands...sheesh) of hours of Best Show listening and I like seeing the FOTs interact, even if I'm usually on the sidelines.

I agree with Mr. Haircare (above).  The forum doesn't show how many hours I've spent reading posts or listening to TBS.

What is the point of excluding people based on how many posts they've contributed?  Are you truly going to discuss things that a "newbie" can't engage in?  Would you even be talking about TBSOWFMU?  I'm intrigued about what discussion topics this hypothetical board would have.  Or perhaps you all want a forum to verbally assault and insult those of us who don't have the time to post 585 times... 

Drop the exclusivity club.  It's not attractive and it reminds me of high school.
Title: Re: board suggestion....
Post by: Sarah on August 16, 2007, 05:23:16 PM
Sorry to be serious for a moment here, but, good lord, people, can't you perceive a joke when it's beating you about the head?

God, this board is cranky these days.  And apparently making me so.

Grumble, grumble.
Title: Re: board suggestion....
Post by: KickTheBobo on August 16, 2007, 05:26:20 PM
Sorry to be serious for a moment here, but, good lord, people, can't you perceive a joke when it's beating you about the head?

nope. i'm kinda dense like that.

Title: Re: board suggestion....
Post by: dave from knoxville on August 16, 2007, 05:29:10 PM
When I posted "Damn newbies", or some such, that was a joke, see, because, by any objective measure, I AM one. Get it?

Love to y'all.
Title: Re: board suggestion....
Post by: Sarah on August 16, 2007, 05:30:03 PM
Et tu, Bobo?
Title: Re: board suggestion....
Post by: John Junk on August 16, 2007, 05:36:38 PM
I'm offended by the inference that I can't take a joke.  You guys are really pissing me off. 
Title: Re: board suggestion....
Post by: LostInReno on August 16, 2007, 05:38:40 PM
This thread has stepped on too many toes.
Title: Re: board suggestion....
Post by: Sarah on August 16, 2007, 05:40:00 PM
You're the worst of them all, JJ.

P.S.  "Implication." 
Title: Re: board suggestion....
Post by: John Junk on August 16, 2007, 05:44:07 PM
You guys know I was kidding right?


(jerks...)
Title: Re: board suggestion....
Post by: KickTheBobo on August 16, 2007, 05:46:32 PM
I am waaaay too confused now.

Title: Re: board suggestion....
Post by: LostInReno on August 16, 2007, 05:47:37 PM
You guys know I was kidding right?


(jerks...)

At least I am laughing
Title: Re: board suggestion....
Post by: Amplituden on August 16, 2007, 07:08:54 PM
This is an outrage!
Title: Re: board suggestion....
Post by: Sarah on August 16, 2007, 07:25:30 PM
(jerks...)

Hey, what are you implying?
Title: Re: board suggestion....
Post by: John Junk on August 16, 2007, 07:29:12 PM
I don't know.
Title: Re: board suggestion....
Post by: Sarah on August 16, 2007, 07:30:59 PM
Thank god--you, too?
Title: Re: board suggestion....
Post by: Deric W. Haircare on August 16, 2007, 07:51:16 PM
Everything everyone in this thread has said makes me so mad that I just threw up on myself.

Way to go, assholes.
Title: Re: board suggestion....
Post by: John Junk on August 16, 2007, 08:20:12 PM
You deserve it! >:(
Title: Re: board suggestion....
Post by: Andy on August 16, 2007, 08:20:36 PM
This thread has stepped on too many toes.
only God can judge this thread.
Title: Re: board suggestion....
Post by: Deric W. Haircare on August 16, 2007, 08:29:57 PM
That's okay, because I'm quietly judging God.
Title: Re: board suggestion....
Post by: KickTheBobo on August 16, 2007, 10:21:01 PM
now I'm more confused than when I was listening to this website today and they said that these german scientists broke the speed of light. my ears started to bleed.
Title: Re: board suggestion....
Post by: Topher on August 16, 2007, 10:30:25 PM
This is because I just signed up, isn't it? 
Title: Re: board suggestion....
Post by: Andy on August 16, 2007, 10:34:08 PM
This is because I just signed up, isn't it? 
if you last name is "Grace" then the answer is yes.
Title: Re: board suggestion....
Post by: Topher on August 16, 2007, 10:38:07 PM
This is because I just signed up, isn't it? 
if you last name is "Grace" then the answer is yes.
Uncool. My middle name is Graceful. 
Title: Re: board suggestion....
Post by: Andy on August 16, 2007, 10:39:15 PM

Uncool. My middle name is Graceful. 
that is uncool
Title: Re: board suggestion....
Post by: Richard_From_CHI on August 16, 2007, 10:47:04 PM
Saying that things are uncool is unco...wait just a minute here.