blowin
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"ranking" ( the status of members )I've noticed that several of the forums who use the same template as this one like to give their members a "rank" . Until they've made 25 posts they are a " newbie " , 25 - 50 a regular , 50 - 100 a friend , 500 a pain in the proverbial . Something like that anyway . Personally I find this a bit condescending towards the newbies but if it could serve a useful purpose with a few name changes I'll see if I can add it . Any thoughts ?
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wayland
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No thoughts at all but, Happy new year 
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blowin
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Fair enough .
You have just been promoted . What would you like to be ?
( I was about to offer you an english title because those are the only ones I know but I think someone who needn't be named would shout at me so you can think up your own if that's ok by you ) .
Happy hoppy
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wayoutwest
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what about...
bucket cleaner
strawberry picker
cow herder
beer tester
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blowin
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Or how about Social Secretary ???  Nah , that has already been reserved for someone else who needn't be named  
Yes , you , you know who you are . Please come out of there !!
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wayoutwest
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*...........wanders back off into the coal shed..............*
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tringle
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I have no problem with the ranking thing...
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tringle
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...but then SOME PEOPLE...
in a effort to gain a rank..
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tringle
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post countless short messages...
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tringle
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...in order to gain a rank...
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tringle
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...if you know what I mean 
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quarryman
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God , I hope this turns into a competition.
Blowin I think the rank should be Major as ther is no such rank in the Irish army, the equivilent is Comandant.
So it's now Comandant Weyland, stand by your veggie beds.....
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admin
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" Major " .
Not a bad idea but if you put your really pc hat on you will realise that there are a lot of references to " major issues " , major concerns , major much more rude things , and not much about major , er , ( I've forgotten the word for the opposite of disaster ) . So , according to the theory of nominal determinism as in when a person's fate lies in their own name , the holder of that title might consider him/her/itself to have been picked upon ........
Can't we just call him number 5 or something ?
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quarryman
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congratulations to Wayland for breaking the 100 mark.
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tringle
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Oh, does that mean a party
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wayland
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| quarryman wrote: | | congratulations to Wayland for breaking the 100 mark. |
 Good God!! I think I had better shut up for a bit. 
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quarryman
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and what would the rest of us have to read.......
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wayland
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Congratulations beloved leader on reaching your 100th post.
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blowin
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Ah no , not me too . I wonder if there is room for another one in that coal shed wayoutwest mentioned .
Listen , we Centurians ( who have got to stick together ) will shut up if the rest of you lot say something . Anything . Poke a friend and get them to say hello if you would rather stay quiet yourself .
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bref
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'Nominal determinism' ...
Did you have to look that up??? 
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bref
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Only 5 posts.....dammit!! well 6 now
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blowin
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| bref wrote: | | 'Nominal determinism' ... Did you have to look that up??? |
Well I did have to google to check that I had remembered it correctly but I first heard about it years ago , at the time when it was an insult to be referred to as " a Wally " . There was a half-serious discussion on the radio , about the extent to which one's name could influence all sorts of things about your character and life ! Playground bullying , adult smirking , p*sstake on the building site , even patricide if Johny Cash is to be believed . Wasn't Big Daddy, the wrestler , actually christened Shirley Crabtree ?? Definitely something like that , which led him to act the bad guy for years until he got over it . On a more positive note , some names just seem to conjour up an image of .. mystery / macho / authority etc .
And how often have you heard someone say " he looks like a ( name ) ... ?
So altho the whole theory at first seems to be completely off the wall it does seem to make some sense . I don't study it but have a passing interest
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bref
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Well, in fairness if you did stop to think about it (unlike me at the beginning) it makes perfect sense.
I wonder though if it (nominal determinism) takes into account the perceived effect the individual may feel their name incurrs!!
Interesting alright..
I've got a headache now.
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wayoutwest
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I'm lost.
...off out to the shed again....
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blowin
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| wayoutwest wrote: | | I'm lost. .. |
That was quite predictable .
I don't mean that as an insult ---- it's in your name ......
" way out "
QED
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