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Maestro232
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Message 46 of 517 (170203)
12-20-2004 4:40 PM
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12-20-2004 4:34 PM


Re: Aggregate Threads - Quetzal and Maestro
Quetzal and I have agreed to that title. Thank you for your fairness.

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coffee_addict
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Message 47 of 517 (188789)
02-26-2005 7:11 PM


Please promote mike's new thread.
He said
quote:
I don't think I'll be taking part in this thread much as message one is pretty strong and these truths are hard to deny.
I am itching to answer because those "truths" are utterly wrong.

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AdminJar
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Message 48 of 517 (188799)
02-26-2005 8:12 PM
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02-26-2005 7:11 PM


I am itching to answer because those "truths" are utterly wrong.
We know that and so are a dozen or so others. This is one of those topics where piling on is sure to happen and so we want to explore limiting the number of people debating Mike to a managable level.
Hang loose while we try to arrange this.

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coffee_addict
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Message 49 of 517 (188826)
02-26-2005 11:29 PM
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02-26-2005 8:12 PM


What's wrong with a pile on? He did ask for it.
I'm rather surprised he didn't check out these "truths" first before posting them here.

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AdminJar
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Message 50 of 517 (188827)
02-26-2005 11:38 PM
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02-26-2005 11:29 PM


I think we will hold on this until Mike picks someone for a Great Debate or insists that it move to the general area.

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Adminnemooseus
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Message 51 of 517 (190502)
03-07-2005 3:34 PM


Radioactive Noah shining bluish in the darkness like smurfs
I've closed the Radioactive Noah shining bluish in the darkness like smurfs topic. My topic closing message is message 3.
There has also been some discussion of this matter at the Thread Reopen Requests topic, where I said:
I closed the topic because:
1) It bypassed the "Proposed New Topics" procedure, being a "Dates and Dating" type topic in the "Coffee House" forum.
2) I had doubts that it made standards to being promoted, even if it had been submitted to the "PNT" forum.
I didn't think it fair, to those who submit their topics to the "PNT", to let this topic get away with "the dodge".
I think this topic is the preferred place to discuss the matter - Further comments welcome.
Adminnemooseus

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berberry
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Message 52 of 517 (190559)
03-08-2005 3:32 AM
Reply to: Message 51 by Adminnemooseus
03-07-2005 3:34 PM


Re: Radioactive Noah shining bluish in the darkness like smurfs
I can understand your reasons, moose, but I think it's a shame the thread is closed. It probably wouldn't have been long-lived and it might have been fun.
I'd kinda like to see that guy join evc. Can you just hear him and buzsaw discussing 2lt?

Keep America Safe AND Free!

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Adminnemooseus
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Message 53 of 517 (191716)
03-15-2005 2:22 PM


Bump - Review this topic time? - And other comments
I think that it might be a good thing, for members to review this entire topic, from beginning to end.
My question of the moment is:
How are members guided to the "Proposed New Topics" "New Topic" button? I'm assuming that the "New Topic" buttons at the main area forums (ie "Big Bang and Cosmology") flat out do not function for non-admin members, although admins could start new topics directly in such forums, without going through the "PNT"
My vision of the ideal, would be that a member could click on the "New Topic" button at the (ie) "BBaC" forum, and thus get a "PNT" new topic page. Maybe it does work this way, but my admin status prevents me from seeing such.
Admin/Percy - Comments?
Adminnemooseus
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Brad McFall
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Message 54 of 517 (191719)
03-15-2005 2:42 PM
Reply to: Message 53 by Adminnemooseus
03-15-2005 2:22 PM


Re: Bump - Review this topic time? - And other comments
I get a link to the proposed new topics forum disallowing a new topic to be proposed as you suspected(it does not automatically generate a new topic page) once I attempt to click on the new topic button in the Big Bang and Cosmology "main area forum" for instance.
A second click is required if on the proposed new topic page to get the window to add a new topic for proposal.

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pink sasquatch
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Message 55 of 517 (193739)
03-23-2005 5:51 PM


FYI for jar
The proposed topic "Mendel wasn't entirely right" was already proposed by WK as "More non-Mendelian genetics".

  
Wounded King
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Message 56 of 517 (193921)
03-24-2005 4:21 AM
Reply to: Message 15 by PaulK
09-27-2004 10:22 AM


arbitrary promotion
I'm not sure if this is the appropriate thread but it seems relevant.
I'm not quite sure what the rationale was behind promoting commike37's 'Mendel wasn't entirely right' thread over my prior proposed new topic suggestion of 'More non-mendelian genetics'.
Since they both started off as very brief actual postings with links and excerpts/abstracts, or in commike37's case the entire article, why did his get the chance for elaboration and therefore becoming what Adminnemooseus terms 'better developed'? Couldn't you at least have merged the topics and put the content of my post into the thread? Is the primary literature so unimportant that it can be completely ignored?
TTFN,
WK
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Adminnemooseus
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Message 57 of 517 (193924)
03-24-2005 4:34 AM
Reply to: Message 56 by Wounded King
03-24-2005 4:21 AM


Re: arbitrary promotion
...why did his get the chance for elaboration and therefore becoming what Adminnemooseus terms 'better developed'?
I think it was purely because AdminNosy (I think it was) happened to notice his, and not notice yours. Yours, being first, was further down the list.
Couldn't you at least have merged the topics and put the content of my post into the thread? Is the primary literature so unimportant that it can be completely ignored?
I figured that you could just add your content to the promoted topic, as a new message. Just like you did.
Adminnemooseus

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Wounded King
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Message 58 of 517 (193937)
03-24-2005 5:30 AM
Reply to: Message 57 by Adminnemooseus
03-24-2005 4:34 AM


Re: arbitrary promotion
So it is pretty much arbitrary? Whatever happens to catch some admins eye first gets priority?
TTFN,
WK

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AdminJar
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Message 59 of 517 (193949)
03-24-2005 6:26 AM
Reply to: Message 56 by Wounded King
03-24-2005 4:21 AM


Re: arbitrary promotion
It was real simple. I didn't see yours until after I had come across the other one. I was working with commike when I saw that Moose had replied to yours saying he was differing to Commikes.
Sorry, just didn't see it. Mea Culpa but that's what you get with Old Fart Admins.

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Wounded King
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Message 60 of 517 (193965)
03-24-2005 7:02 AM
Reply to: Message 59 by AdminJar
03-24-2005 6:26 AM


Re: arbitrary promotion
Sorry if I'm being petty, just my bugbear about the primary literature rearing its ugly head.
I do realise that there are a lot of new topics porposed (and indeed proposed) and only a few admins.
But hey three on one subject, hopefully there will be enough interest to generate some real discussion.
TTFN,
WK
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