My turn to add $0.02 (Opal, I’d watch out if I were you. All these two cents add up - you’re gonna be a rich woman :)).
Because I’m cranky that I haven’t been nominated for anything, I think that popularity contests are juvenile and high schoolish (this opinion will, of course change if I get nominated ;)). Ok, put the tomatoes away - it was a joke. The amount of time and effort and knowledge of HTML (or whatever it is you use to get all that stuff to work) is boggling to my mind. And, you can add me to the list of “People who appreciate all the hard work Opal puts into her site for our enjoyment”.
As for the rest of the TMHP, as I’ve already said, it’s kickin’ and I enjoy it very much.
Don’t change a thing just 'cause there’s some crabby people out there.
Princess of the Time and Space Continuum since 1969 (upgraded to Goddess 01/07/00)
OK, we have enough youth. How about a fountain of smart. =^…^=
Notice the if.
Also, please bear in mind that I did not know the reason of the TMHP being offline. I was assuming (hence the if), and I had no idea what the real reason was. It could have been a technical problem for all I knew.
Secondly, I posted this prior to the point when all Hell broke loose in the Pit. Had I known what was about to happen there, I would NEVER have posted in this manner. Although, quite frankly, I do not think that would have mattered. Just like PunditLisas “joke”, it was obviously a trigger that revealed a bigger problem.
For which NONE OF THE POSTERS ON THESE BOARDS are responsible. This is a message board, and it is very hard to read the true emotions and motivations behind a piece of text. Add a slight language barrier, and a misunderstanding is born.
I did not mean to push Opal over whatever threshold there was. Nor did I intentionally try to piss her or anybody off. I said that IF she pulled the page down permanently because of negative criticism, I would label that childish.
A judgement I still support - it just turned out to be an untrue assumption. Ironically, my final quoted point proved to be all too accurate.
And the results are something noone hoped for. Please do not hold the above statements against me, as they were made with insufficient knowledge. I apologize to anyone who was offended.
I’d like to think that most people on this board know me better than to think I’d piss people off deliberately.
OpalCat, I wish you all the best in coping with your problems and I hope to see you back in good health and similar humour.
Didn’t we do the ‘What is a Diva?’ thread in GQ a week or so ago?
But seriously, I visited the Web Page for the first time this weekend, and I was quite impressed. Looks like a lot of work went into it, and into the awards thing too.
“In much wisdom is much grief; and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.” - Ecclesiastes 1:18
At first glance, way back when I registered, I thought Opals teeming millions homepage was basically the “people” part of the Straight Dope website! You know, thinking she was on their payroll and all, but I was wrong of course… its all her project and her time and her great effort that makes it what it is. I truly salute you Opal, your site is exactly the kind of “sister site” the SD site lacked. I don’t know where you came up with all those great ideas (member bios, polls, even a chat!) but it seems to me that your site has helped all of us be more familiar and even friends with each other in a tremendous way. That makes this board more personal, therefore the best one to be at, exchanging messages with people you can get to know instead of strangers with aliases.
“Wow! Spider-Man! Are you really friends with the X-men?” "Not since Cyclops tried to use my viewmaster."
(Marvel Team Up #1)
I am amazed by just how freakin’ big the TMHP site is. I’m way too lazy to do that much work; I don’t know how she does it. Opal, it’s a kick-ass site, but it’s your site and you can do whatever the hell you want with it; if it’s too much trouble for you just let it go. I hope things start looking up for you.
“It’s like I always said…there’s nothing an agnostic can’t do if he really doesn’t know whether he believes in anything or not” --Monty Python, “The Meaning of Life”
Opal, I’ve enjoyed the TMHP,as well as your own WDHQ page. They’re fantastic looking, fun to wander through, and held together with your considerable talent and spirit. I’ve never figured out how you could keep it up at that level. And the effort to implement the Awards…well, I’m just learning all this HTML stuff, and it boggles my mind what you can do.
If it’s too much to do, Opal, put the TMHP on hold. I’ll miss it, but would miss your voice much more. Take a break from it. Even beautiful wild minds need to rest once in a while.
Now that we know that Opal is resting and being taken care of by her husband and that there are going to be some (hopefully happy) adjustments in her medication…
I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHO WON WHAT!!!
“…being normal is not necessarily a virtue. It rather denotes a lack of courage.”
I’ll add my appreciation for your hard work to the above, Opal. It would be a shame for us if we didn’t have you to foster that sense of community that the TMHP provides, but I totally understand that sometimes you have to say “enough” and take a breather. We don’t want you to drown in caterpillars just to keep US happy.
Well, holy crap! I’m off the boards for a while, and I come back to this?! Can someone give me a link?
As for Opal, I’ve told her many times that she rocks and I appreciate all the work she puts into the site. And I want to reiterate that. Opal’s a great person, she makes it her hobby to provide something for the enjoyment of others, and does a damn good job of doing it. Opal, the Internet is your bitch; Good job!
JMcC, San Francisco, JJM’s page from the Bay
If I were beaned with a fastball, fling my limp, lifeless body to first, cause, dammit, I earned it!
Even though I’m new to SDMB, I spent some time surfing Opal’s site. I was looking for a picture of Michelle, I don’t remember why. I have some idea of the amount of time and creativity that goes into a quality site and I really enjoyed myself there. Keep up the great work, Opal. You are appreciated.
The TMHP is an amazing site. I surf that sight as much, and on somedays even more, than the actual message board. Opal, you are an extremely talented woman and a very generous one to take on such a task for the sheer joy of it. If it is no longer a joy, then be done with it. Your happiness and well being should be priority. Thank you for all you have done. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Always be ready to speak your mind and a base man will avoid you.
-William Blake