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Old 05-28-2000, 03:31 PM
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Old 05-28-2000, 04:48 PM
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Not that it makes much difference, I guess, but why didn't you send it to ATMB, where the other "Master List" is?

And why wouldn't it fit here again?
(I can't seem to tell how this and the other boards differ, and I've been reading all the announcemments in various places and menus. None of it seems obvious.)
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Old 05-28-2000, 05:51 PM
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I'm with Oat Willie--I don't really get the distinction between IMHO and MPSIMS, other than polls belonging in IMHO. Could slythe or someone come up with some examples? I'd prefer not to have to make somebody go to the trouble of moving threads I start if I screw up and put them in the wrong place.

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Old 05-28-2000, 06:59 PM
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Questions, such as "Which beer is better" or "Who has the worst dial-up service", belong in IMHO.
Lists, which do not require any opinions, go elsewhere, as do stories about how your cat saved the lives of everyone in your entire home town.
There are exceptions, of course. ALL threads about chocolate are welcome, as are threads praising the hard work of certain moderators.
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Old 05-28-2000, 07:32 PM
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Thanks, slythe. Now that you've pointed it out, I feel awful damn stupid for not having figured it out before--IMHO is for opinions as opposed to other bits and pieces. As an excuse for this, I plead incipient mid-life crisis--I plan to have a big one when I hit 40 in a few years.

Also, I'm kinda partial to chocolate/peanutbutter meltaways. I'll send you some as a reward for your hard work as a mod...no, on second thought, I'll just eat some in your honor. Don't thank me--you've earned it.
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Old 05-28-2000, 07:49 PM
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Praise slythe (Now do I still need to bring chocolate? I don't keep it around, it makes me break out. How about Jelly Bellies? Good enough for President Reagan.)
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Old 05-29-2000, 12:43 AM
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Jelly Bellies, no.
Jelly Babies, yes!
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Old 05-29-2000, 07:30 AM
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OpalCat's "Vote for me for Prom Queen" thread has been moved to MPSIMS, because it doesn't involve forming an opinion on a subject.
BTW OpalCat, you've got my vote!
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Old 05-29-2000, 07:34 AM
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But... but....

TubaDiva said, in http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/...threadid=25554

"It's also a place where people can have polls, run little contests, vote for what they like and dislike. You can be Prom Queen every day over there if you like (and enough folks vote you in)."
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Old 05-29-2000, 08:01 AM
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But first you must start a thread along the lines of "Who sould be the IMHO Prom Queen?"
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Old 05-29-2000, 09:06 PM
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Garfield226's "Email Question" has been moved to the General Questions forum, because it seemed as if Gar was looking for specific information, not opinions.

Mr. Cynical's "Cactus+Head=Thread" thread has been moved to General Questions.
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Old 05-30-2000, 09:26 PM
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Slythe said:
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ALL threads about chocolate are welcome, as are threads praising the hard work of certain moderators.
I just wanted to thank you for providing an area where people can praise me. I mean, it was overloading the circuits over in GD, so now this forum can handle some of the overflow.
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Old 05-30-2000, 09:30 PM
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Sounds like a good idea. Check out the new thread.
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Old 06-01-2000, 06:54 PM
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Saint Zero's "Where do you lean politically?" thread and aha's "What's your concept of Heaven?" thread have been moved to the Great Debates forum because they deserve to be there.
Sometimes I don't kick a topic out, I promote it to a higher rank!
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Old 06-02-2000, 06:14 PM
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Pizzle Boy's "Canadian, Eh?" has been moved, per request, to the BBQ Pit.

Prism02's "HELLO-GREETINGS-SALUTATIONS-HI" thread has been moved to MPSIMS,

Lablonde's "A Joke For You" thread" is in MPSIMS.

Pizzle Boy's "Hey Mr. Cynical, I got 12 in a row" thread is in MPSIMS.
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Old 06-10-2000, 05:40 PM
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Old 06-10-2000, 11:20 PM
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Old 06-11-2000, 05:40 PM
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I done moved tshirt's "Celebrities you've met" thread to MPSIMS.
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Old 06-12-2000, 01:56 PM
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I was just about to hunt it down. Thanks for the notice.
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Old 06-12-2000, 05:11 PM
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Everything from MPSIMS has been moved to IMHO. Us MPSIMS moderators need a vacation.
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Old 06-12-2000, 05:14 PM
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Uh Oh.

UncleBeer found the "mass move" button. Now I'm-a gonna pay for all them threads I sent over.
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Old 06-12-2000, 06:34 PM
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Old 06-13-2000, 07:38 AM
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Old 06-14-2000, 06:24 PM
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Old 06-15-2000, 07:05 PM
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Argeable's "Pissing in the shower" thread has been sent to the BBQ Pit. Please wait outside the bathroom while I hose out the shower with bleach.
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Old 06-17-2000, 01:16 PM
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Old 06-17-2000, 09:24 PM
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Old 06-18-2000, 12:37 AM
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Saint Zero's "Where do you lean politically?" thread and aha's "What's your concept of Heaven?" thread have been moved to the Great Debates forum because they deserve to be there.
Sometimes I don't kick a topic out, I promote it to a higher rank!
Cool! Two have been moved! Yay!
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Old 06-18-2000, 04:06 AM
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What the hell happened to my I love Slythe thread? Did you delete it? What gives?
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Old 06-23-2000, 10:33 PM
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I've got it posted on my refrigerator!
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Old 06-23-2000, 11:03 PM
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Slythe - why the heck did the peeing in the shower thread go to the PIT? It does not belong there.
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Old 06-24-2000, 12:32 AM
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Because, IMHO, it turned into a "Can you top this?" pissing match. It was entertaining, though, so I decided to send it to the Pit, where it could flow freely.
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Old 06-25-2000, 01:48 PM
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Old 06-27-2000, 09:37 PM
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Slythe, did you know you have an impersonator in the pit?
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Old 07-03-2000, 05:44 PM
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Old 07-04-2000, 01:27 AM
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Old 07-04-2000, 07:50 AM
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"Sailor, starve youreself and improve the world", by lee, was NOT a thread about our sea-faring members of the military volunteering to skip a meal to feed the starving children of Botswana, so it has been moved, per request of the OP, to the BBQ Pit.
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Old 07-05-2000, 07:39 PM
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Old 07-06-2000, 08:20 PM
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Old 07-09-2000, 12:57 PM
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Now I'll just get back to my Might and Magic 8 game.
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Old 07-10-2000, 11:58 PM
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Beadalin's "I got my chocolate from CasDave" thread has been moved to MPSIMS, because it was a general announcement.

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Old 07-16-2000, 03:37 AM
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Jois' "Maybe Auroras Again?" thread has been moved to MPSIMS.
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Old 07-28-2000, 01:07 PM
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Old 08-05-2000, 07:11 PM
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casdave's "How do trees send massages?" thread has been moved to General Questions per request of the OP, though I think it somewhat silly to recieve a massage from one. I mean, wouldn't you get scratched quite a bit, and wouldn't the leaves tend to irritate the skin afterwards?





Message?.
Not massage?



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