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xterra
So far, so good...
I will second this. In fact, I think they should not be read-only.
Prospective MDC challengers who find this forum could still be helped to understand the Challenge, to present their ideas, to have forumites like Pixel42 show them why they need to improve their protocols and why they need to test themselves under rigorous conditions.
In fact, it was the Challenge that brought me to the forum as a lurker many years before I actually joined.
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Wowbagger
The Infinitely Prolonged
I third this notion. At the very least they could be archived in another site, off the actual forum, but still readable for those who want to.
AdMan
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I also hope they can be kept, even if it's specified that they were from back when the forum was officially run by the JREF., and that's no longer the case.
Even if the historical JREF threads are read-only, there can also be new sections and threads to (independently) discuss JREF/MDC/TAM/etc. issues.
The Central Scrutinizer
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What will happen to the Michael Brown threads?
hcmom
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They'll be shot on sight.
gerdbonk
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What will happen to the Central Scrutinizer threads?
Foolmewunz
Grammar Resistance Leader, TLA Dictator
We took a vote and Central Scrutinizer Threads is the new name for AAH.
SezMe
post-pre-born
I wish I could say the same thing. I read all the jargon and the only thing I learn is how ignorant I am of this so-called "internet" thingy.If nothing else, I'm learning a ******** of technical stuff from this Thread!
abaddon
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Think of it by analogy.I wish I could say the same thing. I read all the jargon and the only thing I learn is how ignorant I am of this so-called "internet" thingy.
You have a job. Your job is to accept requests for information located in a long row of 200 office filing cabinets, find the appropriate information for each request and return it to the requester in a timely fashion. You are not permitted to service one request but must simultaneously service many requests, so you tuck the files under your arm while doing the next one. Not only that, anyone in the world may make any request. Furthermore, when you return the data to the various requesters, you must squeeze the files through a hole in a wall 2 inches wide and guarantee that each file reaches the correct requester.
Not an easy task, no?
Well, in this analogy, the row of filing cabinets is the JREF database. You are the server. The files you have retrieved and the list you are remembering of files to be retrieved is the RAM (server memory) The figuring out of where to find the correct files is done by your brain (the server processor) The hole in the wall varies according to how much bandwidth you pay for.
It's not a perfect analogy, but it gives you the gist. When this blew up the cheapest server setup I could find for this scenario panned out at just short of $200/mo, and even then there were compromises.
xterra
So far, so good...
I wish I could say the same thing. I read all the jargon and the only thing I learn is how ignorant I am of this so-called "internet" thingy.
A. It's so called because that's its name.
B. Don't worry: It's just a passing phase, kinda like Davy Crockett coonskin caps.
3. Whatever.
The Central Scrutinizer
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They'll be sent to the National Archives for future study.
The Central Scrutinizer
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Blue Mountain
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On the new forum, will we be allowed to kitten threads again? It was one of the things I rather liked about this forum before the mods clamped down on it.
Jim_MDP
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Damien Evans
Up The Irons
Don't forget about recipes!
Quick-mix Chocolate Cake
Ingredients
Melted butter, to grease
270g (1 1/3 cups, firmly packed) brown sugar
185ml (3/4 cup) milk
125g butter, cubed
50g (1/2 cup) cocoa powder
1/4 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
150g (1 cup) self-raising flour
2 tablespoons plain flour
3 eggs, lightly whisked
Chocolate icing
195g (11/4 cups) pure icing sugar
1 tablespoon cocoa powder
10g (2 teaspoons) butter, at room temperature
1 tablespoon boiling water
Step 1
Preheat oven to 160°C. Brush a deep, square, 19cm (base measurement) cake pan (see tip below) with the melted butter to lightly grease. Line the base and sides of the pan with non-stick baking paper.
Step 2
Place the sugar, milk and butter in a large saucepan. Use a fine sieve to sift the cocoa and bicarbonate of soda over the mixture. Place the pan over medium-low heat and use a whisk to stir until the mixture is smooth (don't boil the mixture). (See microwave tip.) Remove the pan from the heat and set aside for 5 minutes to cool slightly.
Step 3
Use a sieve to sift half of each the self-raising and plain flours into the pan. Use the whisk to stir until the mixture is smooth. Repeat with the remaining flours. Add the eggs and continue to stir until well combined.
Step 4
Pour the mixture into the prepared cake pan and gently tap the pan on a bench to release any large air bubbles. Bake in preheated oven for 45-55 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the centre of the cake comes out clean. Set aside for 2 minutes before turning onto a wire rack. Set aside for 1 3/4 hours or until completely cool.
Step 5
To make the chocolate icing, sift the icing sugar and cocoa into a medium bowl. Add the butter and water, and stir with a wooden spoon until smooth. Use the back of a spoon or palette knife to spread the icing evenly over the top of the cooled cake. Set aside for about 50 minutes or until the icing is firm. microwave tip Place the sugar, milk and butter in a large, heatproof microwave-safe bowl. Use a fine sieve to sift the cocoa and bicarbonate of soda over the mixture. Heat, uncovered, on Medium/500watts/50%, using a whisk to stir every minute, for 2-3 minutes or until smooth.
Quick-mix Chocolate Cake
Ingredients
Melted butter, to grease
270g (1 1/3 cups, firmly packed) brown sugar
185ml (3/4 cup) milk
125g butter, cubed
50g (1/2 cup) cocoa powder
1/4 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
150g (1 cup) self-raising flour
2 tablespoons plain flour
3 eggs, lightly whisked
Chocolate icing
195g (11/4 cups) pure icing sugar
1 tablespoon cocoa powder
10g (2 teaspoons) butter, at room temperature
1 tablespoon boiling water
Step 1
Preheat oven to 160°C. Brush a deep, square, 19cm (base measurement) cake pan (see tip below) with the melted butter to lightly grease. Line the base and sides of the pan with non-stick baking paper.
Step 2
Place the sugar, milk and butter in a large saucepan. Use a fine sieve to sift the cocoa and bicarbonate of soda over the mixture. Place the pan over medium-low heat and use a whisk to stir until the mixture is smooth (don't boil the mixture). (See microwave tip.) Remove the pan from the heat and set aside for 5 minutes to cool slightly.
Step 3
Use a sieve to sift half of each the self-raising and plain flours into the pan. Use the whisk to stir until the mixture is smooth. Repeat with the remaining flours. Add the eggs and continue to stir until well combined.
Step 4
Pour the mixture into the prepared cake pan and gently tap the pan on a bench to release any large air bubbles. Bake in preheated oven for 45-55 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the centre of the cake comes out clean. Set aside for 2 minutes before turning onto a wire rack. Set aside for 1 3/4 hours or until completely cool.
Step 5
To make the chocolate icing, sift the icing sugar and cocoa into a medium bowl. Add the butter and water, and stir with a wooden spoon until smooth. Use the back of a spoon or palette knife to spread the icing evenly over the top of the cooled cake. Set aside for about 50 minutes or until the icing is firm. microwave tip Place the sugar, milk and butter in a large, heatproof microwave-safe bowl. Use a fine sieve to sift the cocoa and bicarbonate of soda over the mixture. Heat, uncovered, on Medium/500watts/50%, using a whisk to stir every minute, for 2-3 minutes or until smooth.
RecoveringYuppy
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There's no kitten in that recipe.
snoop_doxie
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If nothing else, I'm learning a ******** of technical stuff from this Thread!
No kidding Spyke! I have to read some of it a few times, and I can't say I get
all of it, but I have a lot more knowledge than I did.
No kidding Spyke! I have to read some of it a few times, and I can't say I get
all of it, but I have a lot more knowledge than I did.
Ditto. It's all quite fascinating.
So there's a pretty strong incentive to get the acceptance stage done & dusted as fast as we can? If so, it's probably going to be worthwhile to advertise that fact widely before the move starts, so transferees can get it done.
Oh- and assign everyone a new enrollment number, just to turn it into a race, even if post count is retained. (Though I , for one, would be content to see it reset.It can get embarrassing.)
I would imagine at that point we will lose a lot of registered users who have never actually posted, or who have done so maybe once. Most of those are no real loss, but the people we don't want to lose are the Oort Cloud of silent lurkers who may actually be the main beneficiaries of the forum's educational aspect.
We need to ensure they all know what's what.