The Official maybe we should stop with all the Official threads

*throws up hands* Guys - I didn't want to offend anyone, exert any authority or alientate anyone.... All I wanted to do was voice my mild frustration at the seemingly unnecessary use of the word OFFICIAL in so many threads.

Lacking the ability to say "it just pisses me off, so can we try to reduce it a bit" I went with a more formal approach related to the administration of the board. Sorry. I'll be more upfront about my motivations in future.

Basically, Paddy has said everything that I wanted to, in a far more palatable way. I'm not asking anyone to stop using the word, nor am I asking for any "official" threads to be deleted!! (don't know where you got that one from Ade! ) Rather, I raised a point and asked for a discussion by finishing the first post with the word "thoughts?". I did not lay down a law nor do I intend to.

But perhaps next time someone wants to discuss how cold it is in Antartica, I personally would be much happier seeing "How cold is it here!?" than I would be if it said "The Official How Cold is it where you live thread".

O - and C@ntus. You're joke made me laugh

Self moderation is the key, as it has always been around here. But please don't jump down my throat cos I raised the issue, k?

Nah, we won't do that. But are we allowed to tickle you until you smile again?

sorry flash it's so hot today, I think the heat made me assume someting I shouldn't have.

<wanders out muttering about the heat melting my brain>

I'm with flash fire. Official would be announcement started by Malcolm, not by somebody random. It's silly and begs me to wonder why you think your thread is special enough to be labelled 'Official' when it blatantly isn't.

That was all

Here here <With Dom>

ok then.

hey...ive done more than 4 official threads!

but anyway...i suppose i am quite a bit to blame, but what with the bordom that incurrs me when im at school...with to many free periods... i just post my ideas on HOP...cos i feel that its a new home for me and if i were virtual...i would come and live here.

I am with Flash on this one. The word 'official' in the title of a thread puts me off reading it . It is also becoming one of my pet peeves. I like the idea of everyone having their own threads for things, rather than all being grouped together in one big 'official' thread, it makes the whole experience much more personal .

I can see the need for some of the 'official' threads , but others are beyond my power of understanding.

I don't think there need to be rules set out about it though, self moderation is the way forward.

C@ntus,

The Official N.E.W.B. Thread no longer exists. The Official "What's Wrong With Me Dr. Mike" thread was wisely deleted by Flash Fire before I ever even saw it (for the record, if people need to ask me medical questions, please do so by PM, but since I'm not a doctor and since I can't examine you online, my advice will usually be to go to a doctor for any specific complaint).

And you included a bunch of UNofficial threads on that list. Me thinks you were padding the list. Will you start padding your bra, next?

Oh, and nice funny about the peeves!

I completly agree with you flash. When I see something that is 'official' I usually give it a miss!

Much love SNOOPoi

P.S. FYI Mike, even though the official N.E.W.B.E thread has been deleted when you search for the word official it still comes up!

Flash,

I was not upset so much at your complaint which has a rightful place but more at the attitude projected. I think that you took this 'official' business a bit to 'officialy'...

If something bothers any person a lot they should reconsider their perception of whatever it is that is bothering them. I dont mean to say that you didnt like these official threads because of the way you think...

I mean to say that if you examine why it bothers you so, you might find out more about yourself and how you take certain situations. This might lead to a better understanding of yourself and to you not getting annoyed at things like this in future.
If you let things in life affect you they might end up undermining your efforts to do good (or bad depending on what kind of person you are).

I am NOT critisising your motives or trying to make you feel in any way bad. I would just like to express my concern at how big a deal this was for you if you felt so inclined to post a thread about it and then got a bit upset when people gave you their frank and completely honest opinions.

I hope I have made a reasonable contribution. I have thought this through and read it several times. If my advice and concern is not apprechiated here I would like be informed in a kind and honest manner.

Thank you.

Much love to all,
Drome

Hey Flashfire,

You know how much respect I have for you, but I have to say I am with Drome on this one.

I know it is a pet peeve *insert C@ntus reference here*, but that is just it, all it does is annoy you a little. People have just adopted the word "official" for their own purposes, cos they thinks it sounds swishy.

I wasn't going to post again here, cos I don't think there is much need to prolong the argument. But I do want to say that it worries me that something similar happened with the NEWB thread, that something that was just a bit of fun, was taken so seriously that the originator felt they had to remove it.

And besides, you cannot tell me that you don't appreciate having some warning of the frivolous nature of certain threads. This way you know which ones you want to avoid before you have even opened them!!!

BTW, still planning on tickling you until you smile again, grrl. (Just as soon as my arms recover from kickboxing last night )

Roz

Edit: I've deleted my defensive rant. Not worth it, and people seem to assume that this whole thing mattered a whole lot more than it did. If only you know me in real life...

[ 05. December 2002, 11:20: Message edited by: flash fire ]

Or a pet elephant. Cos that would knock stuff over when it turned round. And would be constantly snacking from the fridge.

Plus you'd have to be really strong to throw a stick big enough for it in the park.

All in all i think peeves are the way forwards.

Them or a rubber canary.

MikeGinny - are you saying I'm flat chested?

C@ntus, dear, you're not flat-chested, but you could use a little..."lift."

Flash,
It was merely a suggestion by no means did I want to offend you!
I like Flash

I was just thinking thatyou were a bit upset/annoyed because you posted the thread. Usually people post threads like this when something gets to them (I say this because I have done it myself and seen others do it)...

If that was not the case... Sorry, my bad.

Love and hugs,
Drome

I am comfortable with being out voted. I've never started and "official thread" and never will... barring brain fart.

It is beginning to bug me that so much is being deleted before anyone gets to read it. I know that in this thread, for example, I posted a counter argument to yours Flash. So I have to choices: I can assume that the rant that you posted concerned me or assume that it did not. That's an annoying decision to have to make.

I'm comfortable with whatever the board decides...
I won't use the word "official"...

wow.... bizarre reactions. I have to say that reading flashes thread it came off, like, well, no offence to anyone meant but like someone *edit* having a short whine about something. I mean, we post "man, i can't belive what happened today" threads. Why not this? It did get annoying until i realized i could ignore it, and promptly did. I guess I don't have enough time for it to upgrade to "pet peeve" status

She raises a good point, other people phrased it better, and i haev to wonder if some of the reaction isn't just because of her being a mod? Also- from teh otehr side- I don't think it's taht big of a reaction. I think there's just a lot of confusion going on here? I don't know what to think there. Just that this topic looks like it's a lot longer than it really warrents.

Glad I never heard about the "official what's wrong with me dr. mike" thread though.

Glad of several things lately I think.

Peace & Love, guys, k?
Kyri.

I'm just going to bump this really quick.

It's been a long time since this discussion.

No "official" threads, K?