# Refuge for Brits **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 19, 2003, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/refuge-for-brits/182898 "2003-06-19T11:38:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![pierre72](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b2d939/32.png) [@pierre72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pierre72)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2003, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/refuge-for-brits/182898/1 "2003-06-19T11:38:24Z")
At the risk of being condemned to sackcloth and ashes for sacrelidge, is there a _British_ version of the SDMB? The antipodeans have [G’Dope](http://pub31.ezboard.com/bgdope) , but I;ve noticed (and certainly have myself) several observations, rants and questions that would _probably_ not interest a mainly American readership. Not that I want out of the Original and Best, of course, just a place to discuss topics that pertain more to this side of the pond. I know you lot are all very accomodating, understanding and so on, but still… Y’know? It would be nice to have some corner of a foreign messageboard that is forever Blighty. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2003, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/refuge-for-brits/182898/2 "2003-06-19T11:45:38Z")
I totally agree. I’ve been thinking about this too. Not because I don’t like talking to the 'merkins, they’re lovely, but sometimes one needs to drop cultural references without resort to explanation, etc. I was thinking vaguely of putting a message board on my junk site, but I wouldn’t have the skills to install vBulletin, and all the freeware ones are crap. Would we invite our Paddy neighbours to join in? How about other Europeans? ---
**Author:** ![irishgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@irishgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irishgirl)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2003, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/refuge-for-brits/182898/3 "2003-06-19T11:47:47Z")
Well if you want the irish contingent, i’m guessing Britdope won’t fly as a name… ---
**Author:** ![garius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19b73/32.png) [@garius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garius)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2003, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/refuge-for-brits/182898/4 "2003-06-19T11:50:06Z")
count me in - its frustrating as hell sometimes not being able to use UKisms or make references to Penelope Keith. ---
**Author:** ![garius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19b73/32.png) [@garius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garius)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2003, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/refuge-for-brits/182898/5 "2003-06-19T11:54:43Z")
Britain + Ireland/Eire = BrirDope, BrireDope, BreirDope or some variation thereof 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Francesca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9fc348/32.png) [@Francesca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Francesca)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2003, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/refuge-for-brits/182898/6 "2003-06-19T11:55:04Z")
I too thought about this a while ago. And then didn’t do anything about it. And I don’t know anything about vBulletin. But I could learn. Of course our neighbours would be welcome to join in. Anyone want to volunteer to set it up then? You’d get to be an all-powerful administrator. ---
**Author:** ![garius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19b73/32.png) [@garius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garius)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2003, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/refuge-for-brits/182898/7 "2003-06-19T11:57:23Z")
i don’t mind lending a hand - although i’m not at all familiar with vbulletin either. ---
**Author:** ![pierre72](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b2d939/32.png) [@pierre72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pierre72)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2003, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/refuge-for-brits/182898/8 "2003-06-19T11:57:24Z")
accomModating… sheesh! What? Ireland’s not part of Britain? C’mon… you know you all want to be… 😃 Open to all, (even 'merkins), but with more of a British bent. Y’know - I’ve never been to an Applebee’s, or seen the Wiiiiiinnngmaaaannnn ad., so can add or take nothing from such postings. However, I’ve seen some of the most intelligent debate, wildest stories and funniest postings on this board, so why can’t we do something similar? (Again - not to userp the great work done here! You mods… deserve a knighthood.) Any volunteers to set this up? Not me! If I tried I’d probably end up breaking the whole internet. ---
**Author:** ![Francesca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9fc348/32.png) [@Francesca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Francesca)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2003, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/refuge-for-brits/182898/9 "2003-06-19T11:58:20Z")
EuroDope? Sounds a bit sterile, doesn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2003, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/refuge-for-brits/182898/10 "2003-06-19T11:59:15Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Francesca \* > \*\*Anyone want to volunteer to set it up then? You’d get to be an all-powerful administrator. \*\* I would volunteer. A year’s vBulletin license costs $75, which isn’t that much. I’d need technical support ( **micilin**?). I already have a site to use, though if people wanted to fund it, we could have a unique domain name and site (only about $12 a month). ---
**Author:** ![Exgineer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a88e4f/32.png) [@Exgineer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exgineer)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2003, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/refuge-for-brits/182898/11 "2003-06-19T11:59:55Z")
Fine, then. You guys toddle off to your little “BritDope” or whatever. We’ll just stay here and try not to feel rejected. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2003, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/refuge-for-brits/182898/12 "2003-06-19T12:00:22Z")
I’m off on hols for 2 weeks this weekend though - so I’d have to start when I get back. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2003, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/refuge-for-brits/182898/13 "2003-06-19T12:02:18Z")
“Dope of the Isles” maybe? Or “Deurope”. ---
**Author:** ![garius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19b73/32.png) [@garius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garius)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2003, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/refuge-for-brits/182898/14 "2003-06-19T12:06:54Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Exgineer \* > \*\*Fine, then. > > You guys toddle off to your little “BritDope” or whatever. > > We’ll just stay here and try not to feel rejected. \*\* See this is the thing with you damn Americans. **You** were the ones who started that whole bloody revolution thing and kicked up such a stink about getting out of the Empire! Yet _now_ you sulk when we exclude you! I guess, like they say, you don’t realise how much you miss something until you lose it. 😉 ::ahem:: back on topic, i’d offer up space on my site but unfortunately its, ah, “down for maintanence” :o I’m quite happy to offer admin/mod services though if required - since i’m online pretty much all day everyday (apart from weekends at the moment :rolleyes:) its no biggie. IsleDope? ---
**Author:** ![curly\_chick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ba0ec/32.png) [@curly\_chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curly_chick)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2003, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/refuge-for-brits/182898/15 "2003-06-19T12:13:49Z")
**garius** Penelope Keith?! Now I _know_ you’re crackers. I had suspected it for a while. 😃 No notable vBulletin skills here, either. I would post on it, but I can see that might look like we were being a bit sulky that the UASers can do this sort of thing better than we can. And you know there are certain USAers who would leap on that with enormous gleeeeee. On preview: I love it when I’m right! ---
**Author:** ![Exgineer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a88e4f/32.png) [@Exgineer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exgineer)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2003, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/refuge-for-brits/182898/16 "2003-06-19T12:14:20Z")
Mommy! MoOoommmmeeeee! The big, scary English man is being mean to me! ---
**Author:** ![pierre72](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b2d939/32.png) [@pierre72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pierre72)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2003, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/refuge-for-brits/182898/17 "2003-06-19T12:15:51Z")
I will offer to pony up 51% of the dough, on the condition that my username becomes The Benefactor (capitalisation and definite article mandatory). I can offer time, energy but little technical expertise. EurDope? Nah - too, um, continental. Vive la revolution. No taxation without representation. And other slogans as well. ---
**Author:** ![garius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19b73/32.png) [@garius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garius)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2003, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/refuge-for-brits/182898/18 "2003-06-19T12:22:22Z")
Me?! Bitter?! Sulky?! Never 😉 I’ll chip in 25% if i can go down as “Lord Protector” ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2003, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/refuge-for-brits/182898/19 "2003-06-19T12:22:49Z")
Well vBulletin actually requires someone to be able to configure MySQL and install vBulletin on a Unix box. The actual vB administration seems _relatively_ straightforward. (No offense to the mods or admins). ---
**Author:** ![Francesca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9fc348/32.png) [@Francesca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Francesca)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2003, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/refuge-for-brits/182898/20 "2003-06-19T12:23:30Z")
How about an acronym? Non-American Dopers Society NADS. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/refuge-for-brits/182898.md?page=2)