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a list of helpful threads about common moves:

with unhelpful comments from me





3BEAT WEAVE



Good stuff from loads, nice thread to continue...

http://www.homeofpoi.com/ubbthreads/show...5/o/all/fpart/1
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ditto

http://www.homeofpoi.com/ubbthreads/show...5/o/all/fpart/1
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Jello, Glass and Spiralx probably all drink Carling Black Label

http://www.homeofpoi.com/ubbthreads/show...5/o/all/fpart/1
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HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! i love One Wheel Dave, cos he's a boodist, like MCA from the Beastie Boys

http://www.homeofpoi.com/ubbthreads/show...5/o/all/fpart/1
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REVERSE 3BT



Lots of good advice from many people

http://www.homeofpoi.com/ubbthreads/show...5/o/all/fpart/1
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Many of good advice from lots people

http://www.homeofpoi.com/ubbthreads/show...5/o/all/fpart/1
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CHASE THE SUN



Not very good, but the best i could find:

http://www.homeofpoi.com/ubbthreads/show...5/o/all/fpart/1
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WINDMILL



Fluffy Napalm Fairy is very cool and has slept in my bed. Unfortunately i wasn't in it at the time

http://www.homeofpoi.com/ubbthreads/show...5/o/all/fpart/1
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(unfortunately this thread suffers from broken link syndrome )







THREAD THE NEEDLE



i am the member of the UCOF fan club. Come, join my annual meeting. i have badges.

http://www.homeofpoi.com/ubbthreads/show...5/o/all/fpart/1
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MEXICAN WAVE



i love Flid because he's a vegan, but this DOES NOT mean he's a spanish boss from StreetfighterII

http://www.homeofpoi.com/ubbthreads/show...5/o/all/fpart/1
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FLOWERS



flowers are pretty. so is ICON.

http://www.homeofpoi.com/ubbthreads/show...5/o/all/fpart/1
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flowers smell nice. so does ICON. mmmm yummy.http://www.homeofpoi.com/ubbthreads/show...5/o/all/fpart/1







BUTTERFLY WEAVE



Coleman and Dantana have unlocked the secret bonus round

http://www.homeofpoi.com/ubbthreads/show...5/o/all/fpart/1
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Contrary to popular belief, Glass is almost entirely opaque.

]http://www.homeofpoi.com/ubbthreads/show...=f3&Words=]



Coleman thinks he can do poi. Thus, he can.

http://www.homeofpoi.com/ubbthreads/show...m=f3&Words=
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5BEAT WEAVE



Old skool Hoppers and an anonymous Josh give sum phat advyse

http://www.homeofpoi.com/ubbthreads/show...5/o/all/fpart/1
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sometimes, PK and Mot like to pretend they're japanese schoolgirls...

http://www.homeofpoi.com/ubbthreads/show...5/o/all/fpart/1
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PK hunts down and kills wildebeest. Not for food - that'd be natural. Pure bloodlust. It's sickening... Someone should do something about him.

http://www.homeofpoi.com/ubbthreads/show...5/o/all/fpart/1
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Funky thread - Cleaning up 5b weave

http://www.homeofpoi.com/ubbthreads/show...5/o/all/fpart/1
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REVERSE 5BEAT



Many people = Lots of good advice.

http://www.homeofpoi.com/ubbthreads/show...5/o/all/fpart/1
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Unicyclist and Clubswinger caught in Wrist/Elbow Debating Scandal!!!!!

http://www.homeofpoi.com/ubbthreads/show...5/o/all/fpart/1
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Rev says some cool stuff here. He's in a cult now, you know. Every time i try to chat to him about antispin he just starts talking about motherships and cosmic vibration. Quite sad really. (note: this is a lie)

http://www.homeofpoi.com/ubbthreads/show...5/o/all/fpart/1
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Malcolm talks about hitting himself in the face with beaming poi. i do that too. Great minds think alike, eh?

http://www.homeofpoi.com/ubbthreads/show...5/o/all/fpart/1
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BEHIND THE BACK WEAVE (mainly reverse)



oldskool advice is the best advice

http://www.homeofpoi.com/ubbthreads/show...5/o/all/fpart/1
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oldskool advice II - the oldskool strike back

http://www.homeofpoi.com/ubbthreads/show...5/o/all/fpart/1
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oldskool advice III - revenge of the oldskool

http://www.homeofpoi.com/ubbthreads/show...5/o/all/fpart/1
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FORWARDS BEHIND THE BACK WEAVE



Dragon isn't really a dragon. He's just pretending.

http://www.homeofpoi.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/312146/Main/311962
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the usual suspects, offering "helpful nuggets"...

http://www.homeofpoi.com/ubbthreads/show...5/o/all/fpart/1
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The UN have declared that 'Fluffy Napalm' is a 'Weapon of Fluffy Destruction', and it's use is therefore a flagrant breach of basic pixie rights.

http://www.homeofpoi.com/ubbthreads/show...5/o/all/fpart/1
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WAISTWRAPS



This thread is pretty definitive, and Glass is a 'little bunny sandwich'

http://www.homeofpoi.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Board=UBB3&Number=103260
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BEHIND THE BACK 5BEAT WEAVE



Good advice, a debate about names and soft drug references? What more could you asK???

http://www.homeofpoi.com/ubbthreads/show...5/o/all/fpart/1
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The list was cut down from my original one i posted, removing threads that were less helpful, or just duplicated advice from the other threads.



this post originally went like THIS:



Hi there



i've been thinking it'd be nice if this forum had a list of the best threads about the most commonly asked about moves (The Weave, Windmill, BTB Weave, 5bt weave, all the stuff from the HOP lessons, etc...)



i've been thinking it'd be really nice if people asking about moves were given a helpful place to go to, rather than being curtly told to "Do a Search".



The search function can be quite helpful, but it's really hard to find the most useful and relevant threads, particularly when they involve extremely common subject matter.



i don't reckon this list would stop people asking about the same old moves, but it would give us a set location to direct people to, and a set location for new advice to be offered.



So if people could post links here to really helpful advice threads about common moves then they'd make me a happy monkey



I think that ones that link to other relevant threads are particularly useful:

like Dragon07's great post in this Forwards BTB Weave thread

(i know coleman did some similar helpful linking in a 5beat weave thread recently. i've been searching for it for 15 minutes now and i can't find it Anyone know where it is?)



So, all suggestions for good move advice threads will be most gratefully accepted. Now i'm off to trawl the most deepy deepest depths of this Forum looking for advice on how to do the weave. Smoke me a kipper...

"Switching between different kinds of chuu chuu sometimes gives this "urgh wtf?" effect because it's giving people the phi phenomenon."

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If you can answer YES to these 4 questions then you may post a reply.

ooh cheers, and happy birthday to you miss flash

"Switching between different kinds of chuu chuu sometimes gives this "urgh wtf?" effect because it's giving people the phi phenomenon."

Written by: coleman


pk gives some good advice here:



http://www.homeofpoi.com/ubbthreads/show...ev=1#Post107168
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ooh - and here:



http://www.homeofpoi.com/ubbthreads/show...ev=1#Post107062


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i searched on in 5bt in poi moves only and restricted the search to posts older then a year:



http://www.homeofpoi.com/ubbthreads/dose...rev=1&Name,
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hope that helps a little



Those are the 5bt ones Cole found.



He did them for me. And they made me learn it (eventually). Thanks Cole!



Edit - Sorry the links won't turn into links by doing the "URL" thing.. they didn't before either.. So I've removed the tags and it seems to be a bit easier.

What a wonderful miracle if only we could look through each other's eyes for an instant.
Thoreau

What a wonderful miracle if only we could look through each other's eyes for an instant.
Thoreau

What a wonderful miracle if only we could look through each other's eyes for an instant.
Thoreau

What a wonderful miracle if only we could look through each other's eyes for an instant.
Thoreau

wicked stuff dude



although lets keep it simple. Using 4 poi and meteor and that kinda more obscure stuff i'm not worrying about too much (or the list of threads will be HUUUUUGE)



Its the basics that come up all the time that'd be cool to find the threads for. All the extra advice for stuff in the HoP free lessons basically.



(and since you've got the 5beat now, you should change your bio )



edit - that was written before you found the windmill stuff. Excellent work! Can you link to the place where you found fluffy's post too?

"Switching between different kinds of chuu chuu sometimes gives this "urgh wtf?" effect because it's giving people the phi phenomenon."

One of my own... helpful 3bt pages (the 3 beat is such a sod at first)

General Queries

Stuff about turning the 3bt and Fountains and the like

Great Weave and beat explanation by One Wheel Dave

And something amusing to cheer you up when it pees you off...

Enjoy! Hope that helps a little!

What a wonderful miracle if only we could look through each other's eyes for an instant.
Thoreau

Written by: simian

wicked stuff dude

although lets keep it simple.

Can you link to the place where you found fluffy's post too?



Point taken. I'm gonna look for it now although it may be well lost! I'll edit it in if I find it.

Cheers for the heads up on my bio!

What a wonderful miracle if only we could look through each other's eyes for an instant.
Thoreau

Thread The Needle



Cited here



Written by: Untimely Calculations Often Fail


there have been many a thread concerning this pain in the arse move.



Try clicking the following link to find a whole load of search items I found for you. Some of them have no relevance whatsoever...whcih weirded me out



http://www.homeofpoi.com/ubbthreads/dose...prev=&Name=
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It was increadably unhelpful though



If you need anymore......you can search.







Try also:

http://www.homeofpoi.com/ubbthreads/show...rev=#Post266948
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http://www.homeofpoi.com/ubbthreads/show...rev=#Post107560






These are all the basic "batch threads" (can I coin that one?) I can find now.. although it'd be great if people could continue to post this sort of thing as and when they do/find them, and then after a while we could repost in one big, clean post.. without annoying bits like this. I've done a few bits but I've always wanted a big thread like this, pinned nice and high at the top of the forum. Searching is fine but it's such an imprecise art. Nice one Simian for putting it forward at long last!

What a wonderful miracle if only we could look through each other's eyes for an instant.
Thoreau

many many thanks dude

i don't reckon this thread should be stuck up top, cos there'll be loads of irrelevant stuff in it.

(like the stuff i'm writing right now )

but this'll help loads for putting together a nice clean list to be posted in a new thread (or maybe sent to a friendly mod for insertion into the FAQ?)

i don't just want batch threads though. All advice threads appreciated.

i've just gone through every single thread in Poi Moves and my eyes are really sore.

still, i've found lotsa stuff (probably some duplication of your threads)

i've obviously missed some threads (particularly strangely named ones), and i know there are some in the Help! forum to find too.

And i totally forgot to look for butterfly or TTN threads (dumkopf!)

3BT WEAVE

http://www.homeofpoi.com/ubbthreads/show...5/o/all/fpart/1
br>http://www.homeofpoi.com/ubbthreads/show...5/o/all/fpart/1
http://www.homeofpoi.com/ubbthreads/show...5/o/all/fpart/1
br>wicked OWD advice: http://www.homeofpoi.com/ubbthreads/show...5/o/all/fpart/1
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REVERSE 3BT

http://www.homeofpoi.com/ubbthreads/show...5/o/all/fpart/1
br>http://www.homeofpoi.com/ubbthreads/show...5/o/all/fpart/1
http://www.homeofpoi.com/ubbthreads/show...5/o/all/fpart/1
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CHASE THE SUN

http://www.homeofpoi.com/ubbthreads/show...5/o/all/fpart/1
br>http://www.homeofpoi.com/ubbthreads/show...5/o/all/fpart/1

WINDMILL

http://www.homeofpoi.com/ubbthreads/show...5/o/all/fpart/1
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MEXICAN WAVE

http://www.homeofpoi.com/ubbthreads/show...5/o/all/fpart/1
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5BT WEAVE

http://www.homeofpoi.com/ubbthreads/show...5/o/all/fpart/1
br>http://www.homeofpoi.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Board=UBB3&Number=107062
http://www.homeofpoi.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Board=UBB3&Number=107168
br>http://www.homeofpoi.com/ubbthreads/show...5/o/all/fpart/1

REVERSE 5BT

http://www.homeofpoi.com/ubbthreads/show...5/o/all/fpart/1
br>http://www.homeofpoi.com/ubbthreads/show...5/o/all/fpart/1
http://www.homeofpoi.com/ubbthreads/show...5/o/all/fpart/1
br>http://www.homeofpoi.com/ubbthreads/show...5/o/all/fpart/1
http://www.homeofpoi.com/ubbthreads/show...5/o/all/fpart/1
br>http://www.homeofpoi.com/ubbthreads/show...5/o/all/fpart/1
http://www.homeofpoi.com/ubbthreads/show...5/o/all/fpart/1
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REV BTB

looks good: http://www.homeofpoi.com/ubbthreads/show...5/o/all/fpart/1
br>http://www.homeofpoi.com/ubbthreads/show...5/o/all/fpart/1
http://www.homeofpoi.com/ubbthreads/show...5/o/all/fpart/1
br>http://www.homeofpoi.com/ubbthreads/show...5/o/all/fpart/1
http://www.homeofpoi.com/ubbthreads/show...5/o/all/fpart/1
br>http://www.homeofpoi.com/ubbthreads/show...5/o/all/fpart/1
http://www.homeofpoi.com/ubbthreads/show...5/o/all/fpart/1
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FWD BTB

http://www.homeofpoi.com/ubbthreads/show...5/o/all/fpart/1
br>http://www.homeofpoi.com/ubbthreads/show...5/o/all/fpart/1

REV BTB 5BT

http://www.homeofpoi.com/ubbthreads/show...5/o/all/fpart/1
br>http://www.homeofpoi.com/ubbthreads/show...5/o/all/fpart/1
http://www.homeofpoi.com/ubbthreads/show...5/o/all/fpart/1
br>http://www.homeofpoi.com/ubbthreads/show...5/o/all/fpart/1

FWD BTB 5BT

Couldn't find anything! And this is one of the only moves in the list which i personally want advice on

Anyhoo, tomorrow i'll do some more searching and stuff, add in the threads you've found, and then start looking at which threads are actually useful and which aren't.

time to go out into my garden for a well earned nicotine fix...

"Switching between different kinds of chuu chuu sometimes gives this "urgh wtf?" effect because it's giving people the phi phenomenon."

Geeky Digression

Why is HoP so rubbish at dealing with long urls?

especially seeing as any thread you go to via the search function is given an URL that's too large to fit in UBB tags.

(hence coleman's non-working 5beat links shown in the 4th post on this thread)

End of Geeky Digression

"Switching between different kinds of chuu chuu sometimes gives this "urgh wtf?" effect because it's giving people the phi phenomenon."

dude, i already got that link printed out in my bedroom
i've never met Anna Jillings, but i think i love her

i'm not gonna bother putting those links in the top post. i'm gonna sort them out better then stuff them in a new thread. This is more of a Work In Progress thread asking others to lend a hand.

and yes, notepad is my friend

"Switching between different kinds of chuu chuu sometimes gives this "urgh wtf?" effect because it's giving people the phi phenomenon."

What else can I say? TamingFire.Com

What a wonderful miracle if only we could look through each other's eyes for an instant.
Thoreau

my plan is to give the finished list to a (tall, blonde) site administrator so he can do with it as he will.



Dom loves it when i give him extra work to do. He really does. i can tell.



thought i'd share tonights progress with list editing. Getting rid of the unhelpful threads and so forth.



Anyhoo, comments or additions most gladly welcomed



<EDIT - list moved to top of thread>



Thats it for tonight. i'd have done a bit more, but got sidetracked by a long-time-no-see-pixie and a quest into the dark underbelly of HoP's thread numbering system.



i really should go to bed. or see a counsellor about my HoP addiction...

"Switching between different kinds of chuu chuu sometimes gives this "urgh wtf?" effect because it's giving people the phi phenomenon."

Let's relight this forum

hold yer 'orses

i aint been done finished yet...

y'know, if someone else could find me advice on how to do the butterfly, and reels, then it'd get done quicker...

"Switching between different kinds of chuu chuu sometimes gives this "urgh wtf?" effect because it's giving people the phi phenomenon."

cheers dude, i'll check em out



Next couple of bits of the list:



EDIT - list moved to top of thread

"Switching between different kinds of chuu chuu sometimes gives this "urgh wtf?" effect because it's giving people the phi phenomenon."

Well done. Once this is reworked and prettied up, maybe it should be made into a sticky? Or even an ARTICLE.

Well, shall we go?
Yes, let's go.
[They do not move.]

back

-James

"How do you know if you're happy or sad without a mask? Or angry? Or ready for dessert?"

Very nice

POI THEO(R)IST

*ahem*

just bumping the best thread ever


cole. x

"i see you at 'dis cafe.
i come to 'dis cafe quite a lot myself.
they do porridge."
- tim westwood

oh my goodness - look! I used to be helpful!

Geologists do it in the dirt................

Geologists do it in the dirt................

Some helpful admin should sticky this...

"Moo," said the happy cow.