The Question Thread . .

[mallyauto86]

Right here i have a question to everyone.
this thread could be used for asking proberly stupid questions insted of making a hole new thread or whatever,

My question is to the off topic moderators.

Is it possible to have a laugh here without you guys spoiling our fun ? (or my fun at least ) oh btw please see funny side of this as its not ment to be harmfull

simple yes or no answer no harm intended just i feal a bit cheased off at a few topics disapearing when all that was there was good spirits.

I Don't fancy reading an off topic section full of doom and gloom its off topic shouldnt their be virtualy no limits ?

There we go feal free to answer or give opinions and maybe could bring other questions into the thread about ANYTHING at all ... if you want the answer for somthing (off topic ofcorse) here's the place to ask it.

Please this is not for complaining this is to ask questions and get answers.

oh a little rule once somone else ask's a question no refferql or discusion should be mqde qbout previous questions only answers (should stop clogging it up )

[Viper]

Simple answer: Yes.

The reason why said threads are being locked, binned or both is quite simple.

When people click on a thread about a certain topic they expect to read and talk about that topic. Not about how long your hair is.

A lot of threads have goofing off in them and that's no problem at all, but there's got to be a limit.

In the past there has already been fireworks here because the "level of conversation" or whatever you would like to call it was dropping by the second.
People have left because of it, and us moderators and other site staff are still to this day being held responsible for it.

In light of that a lot of people have asked for a cleaned up off-topic, off-topic moderators, a chance to self moderate and for the moderators to keep the level at least halfway descent if the self-moderating seems to fail.

Since you're seeing us taking action again, I guess you can fill in the rest of the story for yourself.

Also, I have just answered this same question via pm. Would you like an answer via fax as well?

[btcckid]

Originally Posted by Viper

Simple answer: Yes.

The reason why said threads are being locked, binned or both is quite simple.

When people click on a thread about a certain topic they expect to read and talk about that topic. Not about how long your hair is.

A lot of threads have goofing off in them and that's no problem at all, but there's got to be a limit.

In the past there has already been fireworks here because the "level of conversation" or whatever you would like to call it was dropping by the second.
People have left because of it, and us moderators and other site staff are still to this day being held responsible for it.

In light of that a lot of people have asked for a cleaned up off-topic, off-topic moderators, a chance to self moderate and for the moderators to keep the level at least halfway descent if the self-moderating seems to fail.

Since you're seeing us taking action again, I guess you can fill in the rest of the story for yourself.

Also, I have just answered this same question via pm. Would you like an answer via fax as well?

i feel like the one to blame for the slight off topic.......................

[mallyauto86]

yeah the 2 threads that dissapeard i didnt get i mite have missed somthing tho lol

and could you e-mail it me too please

NO on a serious note, thankyou for the answer. Bring on more Questions people !!

And Viper please notice my effort in punctuation ok i know it suck's But i'm trying

[boyracer5500]

Alight its my fault. I think 3 of my threads have been deleted, or at least threads ive posted in and I need to get back to Earth. (Ive been feeling real silly past few days so that can explain) Ill stop now.

--Joe

question- When was GTR Evolution officially released?

[mallyauto86]

Originally Posted by boyracer5500

Alight its my fault. I think 3 of my threads have been deleted, or at least threads ive posted in and I need to get back to Earth. (Ive been feeling real silly past few days so that can explain) Ill stop now.

--Joe

Now your being stupid it was a question no need for this guys

I got an answer its all i wanted

now bring some dumb questions into to this so we can have a good laugh

And erm i have no iea

[ravenmorpheus2k]

Can we get an automatic spell/grammar check function on the forums so that mally and others can have posts with correct spelling/grammar in them?

[mallyauto86]

Originally Posted by ravenmorpheus2k

Can we get an automatic spell/grammar check function on the forums so that mally and others can have posts with correct spelling/grammar in them?

Oh thanks is it that bad

[Pizzaman]

Originally Posted by mallyauto86

Q: is it that bad

A: Yes itf mlobby awfuk ya olmast cund reet any frikking ding ovvit.

(Q&A.... )

[stagman]

Originally Posted by mallyauto86

Oh thanks is it that bad

Would you like to be shunned? Keep up the slacking and folks will pass you by.
Or does that need further explaination?

[Highflyer]

I think exageration is rampant in these parts, I can read Mally's posts just fine

[mallyauto86]

Originally Posted by stagman

Would you like to be shunned? Keep up the slacking and folks will pass you by.
Or does that need further explaination?

wow no need for that

[Viper]

Originally Posted by mallyauto86

And Viper please notice my effort in punctuation ok i know it suck's But i'm trying

An effort to correct use of English is all I ask for.
I know you've lived in France for quite a part of your life so I can't expect it to be perfect, but we both know that you can do a lot better than you have done in many posts.

Stagman's comment is straight forward and very accurate. It may not seem very polite but he speaks the truth.

To answer your other question: yes, it really is that bad.
I simply don't read a lot of your posts for that reason. I CAN read them, but when I constantly need to read words or sometimes entire sentences twice to get them, reading can get very tiresome.
A very simple and clear example, from the first post in this thread:

should be mqde qbout

If I need to switch between an azerty and a querty keyboard I'm bound to get a few typo's as well.
But unless you have a problem with your sight you should be quite able to see what you have just typed, and all it takes is a few keystrokes to go back and turn that "q" into an "a".

An explanation about this post that once again hammers on your spelling:
I'm not trying to annoy you with this. I'm trying to get you to understand that it can be really quite bothersome for others to read stuff like that.

Try to look at it from a point of view of a person that has trouble with English.

"n a sid wut" -> "and I said "what?" "is something I'm able to correct because of things like context, sounds and knowledge of the language. But to someone that has trouble with English it's like deciphering hieroglyphs.

Footnote:

I needed to look up the correct spelling of "deciphering" and "hieroglyphs".
I typed "tryçing", "botersome", "stuf" but chose to correct them.
Because I type at quite a speed I usually get halfway through the word after my mistake before I spot it, hence I need to use roughly 5x backspace per typo.

[Pizzaman]

querty

It's called 'QWERTY'...

OMG you kill me

[ravenmorpheus2k]

Don't want to be picky Viper but it's qwerty not querty.
EDIT: - Beaten to it by Pizzaman.

I am the same as you though, only usually it's after I have posted that I notice my mistakes, sometimes I don't spot them but I do make a concious effort to do so.

If you guys use Firefox it has a spell checker built into it. I'm using 3.0.12 and it underlines all incorrectly spelt words (that it thinks are incorrect at least) with a red underline and you can change it's dictionary to English (UK) instead of that foreign yankee brand.

I find that very useful.

[Viper]

Originally Posted by Pizzaman

It's called 'QWERTY'...

OMG you kill me

Why do you think I said that it's the effort that counts?

QWERTY keyboards are EVIL!

[mallyauto86]

i do switch between both. my laptop is QWERTY and this one is AZERTY.

But honestly i didn't think i was THAT bad i mean yes some times i can get a bit carried away and type in txty language but other than that i really didn't think it was that bad

And i don't look at screen when typing . . . nor do i read through again . . now i will start to though

and erm am i right spelling nor like that ?

Could i be Dyslexic ?

[ravenmorpheus2k]

You're probably not lysdexic. Just a teenager living in the UK.

Nor is correctly spelt.

[mallyauto86]

wooo i got it right anyway back on topic guys, Any Questionsssss

[mr brownstone]

Did the dating stories thread get a bit out of hand? sorry about that

Mr B

[tjc]

Originally Posted by ravenmorpheus2k

Don't want to be picky Viper but it's qwerty not querty.
EDIT: - Beaten to it by Pizzaman.

I am the same as you though, only usually it's after I have posted that I notice my mistakes, sometimes I don't spot them but I do make a concious effort to do so.

If you guys use Firefox it has a spell checker built into it. I'm using 3.0.12 and it underlines all incorrectly spelt words (that it thinks are incorrect at least) with a red underline and you can change it's dictionary to English (UK) instead of that foreign yankee brand.

I find that very useful.

Ok... silly question from me time...

How would I go about changing this dictionary thing then Mr morpheus?



And that`s a serious question too...

[diffuser]

Without wanting to suck up to anyone, I think that Viper and CX are two of the funniest posters in the OT Area. Just do what you do guys, you're doing a good job

And for a random question: where did all my free time go?

[mallyauto86]

Originally Posted by diffuser

And for a random question: where did all my free time go?

My guess would be . . . Out the window

[ravenmorpheus2k]

Originally Posted by tjc

Ok... silly question from me time...

How would I go about changing this dictionary thing then Mr morpheus?



And that`s a serious question too...

Good question. And the answer is...


You have to download a new dictionary from the mozilla firefox site iirc.

Either that or install the correct language version, i.e. the UK version in our case.

To be honest I don't entirely remember, it was a while ago I did it. I.e. more than a day ago.
I appear to suffer from selective short term memory problems at times.

Here's a link I found via google though that may be of help -

http://askowen.info/2007/02/how-do-i...es-in-firefox/

[mallyauto86]

Originally Posted by ravenmorpheus2k

I appear to suffer from selective short term memory problems at times.

Your no the only one there

[tjc]

Originally Posted by ravenmorpheus2k

Good question. And the answer is...


You have to download a new dictionary from the mozilla firefox site iirc.

Either that or install the correct language version, i.e. the UK version in our case.

To be honest I don't entirely remember, it was a while ago I did it. I.e. more than a day ago.
I appear to suffer from selective short term memory problems at times.

Here's a link I found via google though that may be of help -

http://askowen.info/2007/02/how-do-i...es-in-firefox/

Many thanks.

I`ll check it out to see...

[mallyauto86]

i have a question

Who like's Dognuts ?

[boyracer5500]

Me........I love them so much its going to kill me one day. I should be a policeman I guess jk. But they are good. How hard is putting exhaust headers on?

[Highflyer]

To be or not to be,...That is the question

[freejrs]

Originally Posted by mallyauto86

i have a question

Who like's Dognuts ?

WTF is a Dognut?

[dartguy]

Lift up their tail and have a look!

[kurt vonnegut]

i like the idear of not clogging the threads up. il co-operate on that one

[mallyauto86]

Originally Posted by kurt vonnegut

i like the idear of not clogging the threads up. il co-operate on that one

this one is like the various ramblings but for questions insted and lmao

some noticed the deliberate spelling mistake

but i did mean doghnuts

or is there a U in there too ?

[mallyauto86]

Originally Posted by boyracer5500

Me........I love them so much its going to kill me one day. I should be a policeman I guess jk. But they are good. How hard is putting exhaust headers on?

oh and depends what car

[freejrs]

Originally Posted by mallyauto86

but i did mean doghnuts

or is there a U in there too ?

Doughnuts!

I thought you said you could actually spell/use punctuation but you just can't be bothered?!

[wombat666]

Originally Posted by freejrs

Doughnuts!

I thought you said you could actually spell/use punctuation but you just can't be bothered?!

The accepted spelling (albeit 'American') is 'Donuts'.
But in 'HM English' the correct spelling would indeed be "Doughtnuts'.
'Dognuts' is a 'Slang' term, and is used in Australia from way back.

[mallyauto86]

Originally Posted by freejrs

Doughnuts!

I thought you said you could actually spell/use punctuation but you just can't be bothered?!

I Lied

[Pizzaman]

Originally Posted by boyracer5500

How hard is putting exhaust headers on?

Probably less hard than eating Dognuts.
I can put exhaust headers on... but won't eat Dognuts

[boyracer5500]

hahaha.......I might put a pair of hookers on the vette with a off-road crossover pipe....

[Viper]

Originally Posted by mallyauto86

i have a question

Who like's Dognuts ?

Originally Posted by boyracer5500

Me........I love them so much its going to kill me one day.

Please don't do that when I'm eating, if I choke it's going to be your fault!

[boyracer5500]

I knew what he meant. Im surprised I didnt catch that. Although I do love ddep fried chicken testicles. They are actually pretty good. And I ate them before anyone could tell me what they were. (I was hungry) Since I had already consumed them I didnt really care that they were chicken nuts.

[Highflyer]

Kentucky fried nuts











Keep em Sanders

[ALEXZANDER]

Originally Posted by Highflyer

Kentucky fried nuts











Keep em Sanders

Kentucky Grilled nuts

[Viper]

Think I might avoid Kentucky anyway...

[boyracer5500]

Originally Posted by ALEXZANDER

Kentucky Grilled nuts

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Pizzaman]

Originally Posted by ALEXZANDER

Kentucky Grilled nuts

Aren't they called 'Chicken Pops'... they had those over here at KFC for a while.
My kids used to flick them at eachother, like shooting boogers
My 5yo shot one down a womans cleavage... (she didn't see where it came from, I almost pissed my pants though).

Now I know why they didn't eat them.

[Highflyer]

Originally Posted by Pizzaman

Aren't they called 'Chicken Pops'... they had those over here at KFC for a while.
My kids used to flick them at eachother, like shooting boogers
My 5yo shot one down a womans cleavage... (she didn't see where it came from, I almost pissed my pants though).

Now I know why they didn't eat them.

Surely you mean chicken nuggets

[ALEXZANDER]

Originally Posted by Highflyer

Surely you mean chicken nuggets

arent the "nuggets" a bit big to have come from a chicken?

[Pizzaman]

Originally Posted by ALEXZANDER

arent the "nuggets" a bit big to have come from a chicken?

No problem....

[Highflyer]

Originally Posted by ALEXZANDER

arent the "nuggets" a bit big to have come from a chicken?

Chopped and shaped chicken breast