Hello

[Deep Black]

Hello, can I post here now?
EDIT:Ah ha, yes I can. So hello all, glad to see the new forum up & running. Come one come all. :)

[rac]

Hello Deep!

Very nice and clean here, isn't it?

[daveh]

I said to Darren, it is like walking through newly fallen snow.

[Deep Black]

Clean? I've washed my hands twice already.Fresh snow - mmm forum fresh.Is it just me or don't the smilies work? (unless I type the symbol myself)
Also why does everything I post seem to come up in one paragraph? (& yes i realise I'm probably posting these questions in the wrong place already)

[Hilarity Unit]

Shiny [but "shiny" by itself is too short - maybe its a plot to stitch up the post whores?] Now off to nick one of them there avatar thingies...

[disrepdog]

Hello, it's very smart! Tis Jesra from the old forum, disrep is my alias elsewhere on the net, thought I'd use it here too :)

[Forum Admin]

Deep Black - Check your User CP / Edit Options / Miscellaneous and see which editor option you're set to - if it's 'Enhanced WYSIWYG', try changing it to 'Standard Editor' instead. The WYSIWYG seems a bit flinky for some reason...

And I'll look into why the smiley buttons aint'n't working later on.

[Hilarity Unit]

'morning all.

Yes, std edit is better (WYSIWYG). However the "Quick reply to this message" does not work for me (on Firefox 3.0.4), but "Multi-quote this message" does.

[Forum Admin]

Hmmm. Obviously a few teething troubles - I shall investigate further... anyone finding any other issues, please feel free to post them here and I'll see what can be done - and will report back any findings.

[Forum Admin]

Testing Quick Reply - seems to be working now... smilies next.

[Forum Admin]

:( :confused: :mad: :p ;) :D

Right! That would be the smilies and editor functions working properly, then... (turns out my FTP client decided to miss out a whole bunch of admin functionality files during upload).

[Hilarity Unit]

Sweet :)

[RedKing]

Hello, it's very smart! Tis Jesra from the old forum, disrep is my alias elsewhere on the net, thought I'd use it here too :)

Jesra, hello! How've you been?

HU, DaveH, Deep, rac et al, include yourselves in the welcome too.

[disrepdog]

Jesra, hello! How've you been?


I've been good thanks, if a little absent :o

I still think the pea of smug is the best smiley and miss him.:rolleyes:

[haddonsman]

Hello, hello? What's going on? What's all this shouting, we'll have no trouble here!

[Hilarity Unit]

HU, DaveH, Deep, rac et al, include yourselves in the welcome too.

Thanks - and a warm welcome to all, old & new.

I seen that the Armchair Anarchist has also signed up. He's yet to post but if he manages to put in the odd appearance despite his many other online interests then that would be a welcome development.

I also see that there are a couple of scary looking "Super Moderators" - presumably to moderate the moderators...

[armchairanarchist]

Yeah, I'm here, doin' my prodigal son thing.

I think it was haddonsman who once suggested on the old forum that I'd probably get better at writing more quickly if I stopped playing Morrowind and posting on forums so much, so I kinda went and did that (though how much my writing has improved remains open to debate; there's certainly much more of it, if that counts for anything).

Somewhere in the middle I changed email accounts and lost my old forum password, and found myself in exile from the old gang - it's good to see so many are still here. Looking forward to some quality timewasting as in days of yore. :)

[FearfulSymmetry]

Well it's certainly better than the 'my account is broken, I can't get in' last forum...

[edash]

I also see that there are a couple of scary looking "Super Moderators" - presumably to moderate the moderators...

That'll be George and Sam from Orbit. We all have to be super nice to them.

[jag]

Armchair me old buddy great to see you here.

[armchairanarchist]

Likewise, man, likewise. :)

[RedKing]

I still think the pea of smug is the best smiley and miss him.:rolleyes:

Ah, the pea of smug... http://213.253.134.7/banks/forum2/icon_smile_approve.gif

[Deep Black]

Ok have tried that edit option thingy

Lets see if the text comes out right in this post:confused:

Nice to see many of the old chaps making their way over...

EDIT: Yep that's ok now

[disrepdog]

Ah, the pea of smug... http://213.253.134.7/banks/forum2/icon_smile_approve.gif
Yay, but can he be added to the forum smileys ? And if so how as I want to add him to another Vbulletin forum, so if there is a way to do it please do tell? (pm me if nec)

[RedKing]

This link tells you how to add a smiley, if you have admin rights:

http://www.vbulletin.com/docs/html/smilie_add

You'll need to grab the gif from one my posts.

[disrepdog]

Thank you muchly. I have some admin but not full so I can't do it :(.

Never mind, at least he's alive and well, not lost in cyberspace!

[RedKing]

Sadly, the gif is linked back to the old forum, so he'll perish in the gridfire when GSV Eschatologist (temporary name) arrives...

[armchairanarchist]

Sadly, the gif is linked back to the old forum, so he'll perish in the gridfire when GSV Eschatologist (temporary name) arrives...

Nah, save locally to your machine, then put him on Photobucket or somesuch. Or ask Nice Admin Peeps to stash him locally, if they're willing.

[Deep Black]

I have no idea what you guys are talking about:confused:

[Champagne Socialist]

Thought I'd add my Hello.
I'm sure we'll have this place feeling like a comfy old sweater soon enough :-)

[disrepdog]

I have no idea what you guys are talking about:confused:

About how to save the pea of smug... http://213.253.134.7/banks/forum2/icon_smile_approve.gif

Hello Champagne socialist. :)

[Chiaroscuro]

A new forum and a new ID for me!

But can you guess who I am?

H-man will know - or he should do after he tracked me down on Digital Spy.

For the rest of you, what hint can I give? Ooh, how about I was known for my devastating wit and repartee? And incredible modesty.

Junior Bloody Member again - I was one of the top posters before I disappeared like Kaiser Soze.

[haddonsman]

Chiaroscuro, my little nest of vipers!

[Deep Black]

Don't know who you were, but welcome over anyway :)

[Hilarity Unit]

One of the joys of my move to Scotland:

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It may be a couple of years old but I was it for the first time the other day - shear brilliance!

Merry Xmas everyone :)

[Chiaroscuro]

Chiaroscuro, my little nest of vipers!
You always say the sweetest thing.

Don't know who you were, but welcome over anyway :)
Aww, Deep, I think you were the first to say hello to me over on the old board.

It is I, Claire, lover of animals (not in that way), chocolate and wine, with the cheery outlook of Bernard Black.

It's good to see some of the old names here. No coercri, though?

Merry Christmas everyone!

[rac]

Hi Claire!

Merry Christmas

[Chiaroscuro]

Hi Claire!

Merry Christmas

Hello rac. :) Good to 'see' you again!

[jag]

Hello Claire, I mean chiaroscuro, nice to see you back.

[Chiaroscuro]

Hello Claire, I mean chiaroscuro, nice to see you back.

Cheers jag. Good to talk to you again. And you can call me what you want - well, within reason.

[RedKing]

Claire!

How's the shoe shopping?

[Champagne Socialist]

Hi Claire :-)
How's the far South?

[Chiaroscuro]

Claire!

How's the shoe shopping?
RK! How are you? Alas the credit crunch has impacted even on my shoe budget. Not entirely though - I mean, a girl can't go through the entire winter without at least one pair of new strappy sandals, now, can she?

Hi Claire :-)
How's the far South?
Hello CS.

It's dull and flat as normal. ;)

[Deep Black]

I've had the same one pair of boots for years

[RedKing]

That's coz you're not a gurl, Deep.

[Champagne Socialist]

I'm seeing fewer individuals posting than are signing up to the forum.
Come on guys, we're not that bad.
Say Hello at least.

[Deep Black]

Let's say a big "hello" to all newly signed up people - "Hello"

[RedKing]

Perhaps the new people are waiting for the New Year. It'll be resolution #2 after "Go To The Gym".

[Deep Black]

Yeah & drink less :)

[phazedout]

or drink nothing at all.

Hello again folks, after some gentle poking I've been approved to post (Oh Darren, you poor, poor fool :p) so I thought I'd pop in and say howyis.

I've missed chattng with ye but am almot permenantly wired in to aMSN, pm me for my addy if ye want to be typed at randomly.
Phaze
on the "aargh I hate being up this early but am in work soonish so should make lunch and get going" ID

[Deep Black]

Hi Phazie

[phazedout]

Hey there DP, it seems quiet in here, I must see what I Can do about that, thought haddosman or RK would have been posting up a storm.
Phaze
on the "Ed tells me all posts have to be on topic here, should be fun with us lot around" ID

[RedKing]

Me? Posting a lot? Shurley shome mishtake.

[phazedout]

clearly
Phaze
on the "I doin't do bad sean connery impressions" ID

[Chiaroscuro]

Hi Phaze. It certainly is quieter here at the moment than the old forum used to be, maybe it's the post Christmas/New Year malaise type thing.

[Conscious Bob]

Hello, nice to see y'all, feel like one of the family already, pass me a beer.

[ferall]

If this is the right place -Hello. If it's not -ooops!

[Deep Black]

It is - "Hello"

[rac]

Hi Ferall- welcome to the board!

[phazedout]

greetings ferall.
Phaze
on the "one of the channels I cannot access at home is showing the first episode of DS9" ID

[Chiaroscuro]

Hello, nice to see y'all, feel like one of the family already, pass me a beer.
Hello there! Nice to see you again CB.

If this is the right place -Hello. If it's not -ooops!
:D
Hi ferall - good to meet you.

[Luseferous]

Hallloo.

[Chiaroscuro]

Hallloo.

Noswaith dda (yeah, I did have to look that up).

That's an interesting avatar you have.

[Luseferous]

Ah, Sut Mae?
Yeah, It's a cover from a science fiction book....unfortunately i cannot remember the title. I'm sure it'll come to me eventually. Sorry.

[RedKing]

Noswaith dda (yeah, I did have to look that up).

Chatting people up in foreign languages now? ;)

[Chiaroscuro]

Ah, Sut Mae?I'm fine thank you. Pretty much exhausted my Welsh now.

Yeah, It's a cover from a science fiction book....unfortunately i cannot remember the title. I'm sure it'll come to me eventually. Sorry.
That's OK - I'm glad it's not a photo of you though as it's slightly disturbing - or is that just my old eyes...

[Chiaroscuro]

Chatting people up in foreign languages now? ;)

Mais non, mon petit pois, je suis...just being friendly, innit?

[Conscious Bob]

Hello there! Nice to see you again CB.

Thanks for the warm welcome Chiaroscuro, nice shiny new name.

[edash]

Ah, Sut Mae?
Yeah, It's a cover from a science fiction book....unfortunately i cannot remember the title. I'm sure it'll come to me eventually. Sorry.

The Turing Test by Chris Beckett, a short story collection from Elastic Press (http://www.elasticpress.com/turingtest.htm)

[BeckyH]

I know, I've been away for so long now my own mother wouldn't know me-but here I am, having put up an even laster last post over at the old forum, which is still running.
All alone, like an abandoned drone making its way across parsecs of space.....
Glad to see you all again. Time to get back to silly jokes about beer.

[phazedout]

beeeccciiieeee
*dogpiles with huggles*
howya doing hon?
Phaze
on the "is part of the discworld community which hugz a lot and has decided to import the practice to here" ID

[Deep Black]

Nice to see a little flood of new recruits there :)

[Chiaroscuro]

Thanks for the warm welcome Chiaroscuro, nice shiny new name.

:) I did think of not telling anyone it was me and see if anyone guessed (because I'm obviously so unforgettable :rolleyes::D) - but as I said Haddonsman had found me out after something I'd said on the old forum so thought I might as well be up front. Don't even think it, RedKing. ;)

[RedKing]

Don't even think it, RedKing. ;)

Too late, I fear... :eek:

[Chiaroscuro]

Too late, I fear... :eek:

:D I knew it.

[haddonsman]

Haddonsman found me well up front.

Pardon?

Apple ogies, my browser seems to have been hijacked by a Carry On injection tool.

I just said tool. Fnar fnar.

[Champagne Socialist]

Me too, sorry.

[holds hand for wrist slapping]

[Chiaroscuro]

Pardon?

Apple ogies, my browser seems to have been hijacked by a Carry On injection tool.

I just said tool. Fnar fnar.


Me too, sorry.

[holds hand for wrist slapping]
I've suddenly come over all Hattie Jacques.

Oh dear.

[haddonsman]

I've suddenly come over all Hattie Jacques.

Oh dear.

Now there's a DVD I'd pay for.

[Chiaroscuro]

Now there's a DVD I'd pay for.

:D Oh, behave.

[RedKing]

'ere, stop messin' abaht...

[Chiaroscuro]

How the hell do you write Barbara Windsor's giggle?

[disrepdog]

I don't remmeber her giggle, she had a dirty laugh, though not as dirty as Sid's. But I don't know how to write that either!

My fav Carry on films were Carry on Screaming and Carry on Doctor. I had a crush on Jim Dale :o

[Chiaroscuro]

I don't remmeber her giggle, she had a dirty laugh, though not as dirty as Sid's. But I don't know how to write that either!
I'd venture "Yahk, yahk, yahk" for Sid. :)


My fav Carry on films were Carry on Screaming and Carry on Doctor. I had a crush on Jim Dale :o

You're not alone. :o It was when he was in Digby that did it for me.

[198505]

And at last Numbers is here!:D

[disrepdog]

Hurrah! :D

[Hilarity Unit]

And at last Numbers is here!:D
All we need now is coercri!

& Numbers, have you figured out who Chiaroscuro is yet?

[198505]

All we need now is coercri!

& Numbers, have you figured out who Chiaroscuro is yet?

Who?
This is the first time I've even looked around let alone gone reading through old threads!

[Hilarity Unit]

You have much to learn grasshopper.... er, or perhaps not

[Chiaroscuro]

All we need now is coercri! Yes! Where is he? Strangely enough the other day when we were getting all Carry On I found this Website http://www.coercri.dsl.pipex.com/whatacarryon/index.html.

A spooky coincidence or not?


& Numbers, have you figured out who Chiaroscuro is yet?
Mwaha.

Who?
This is the first time I've even looked around let alone gone reading through old threads!

Come on man, put some effort into it. ;)

[198505]

You have much to learn grasshopper.... er, or perhaps not

That much I do know


Come on man, put some effort into it.

You do know who you are taking to don't you?

Effort is not something I do.

[Chiaroscuro]

That much I do know



You do know who you are taking to don't you?

Effort is not something I do.

Ah, a good point, well made. ;)

[Deep Black]

Hello again 198505, good to have you with us

[Champagne Socialist]

hey numbers