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Exciting News for ALL Members - A New Direction for pipTalk Forums |
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Kit McCallum
Administrator
Member Laureate
since 2000-04-30
Posts 14774Ontario, Canada 
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Exciting News for ALL Members - A New Direction for pipTalk Forums Have you ever wondered about these Forums? Have you ever pondered what it is, that keeps you coming back each day to what many of us regard as our "home away from home"? These forums aren't really about the Internet … they're not about software and features, and they're only peripherally about poetry. In truth, these forums are about people. They are … about "you". Learning. Writing. Doing. People helping people. Not because they have to, not because there's something in it for them, but rather because it's an enjoyable and rewarding experience in each of our lives and it simply feels like the "right" thing to do. Helping and sharing with other people brings with it, a unique sense of satisfaction, an energy rarely found in a world of greed and ambition. People helping people. This week, pipTalk launches a pilot program we've dubbed "Deputy Moderators". In essence, this program offers any qualified Member the opportunity to volunteer for a two-week tour of duty as a Moderator within their forum of choice, with all the duties and abilities of a Senior Moderator. The Deputy Moderators will meet in their own closed forum, where they can discuss forum issues and find solutions to those issues, where they can learn and help each other. People helping people. We are testing this project first in Teen, with the hopes of later expanding it into our other busy forums. If you are an active participant of the Teen forum and would like to help launch this program, and learn more about the behind-the-scenes activities that sculpt Passions into the wonderful environment you participate in daily, we urge you to check out the following link: /main/deputies.cgi This will provide you with more information, a schedule of vacancies, and the application form itself. If you have any questions, please respond to this thread or write me at kit@netpoets.com and we'll try to find answers together. The success of this project depends on "you"! People helping people. That's what pipTalk Forums are all about!  |
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Allan Riverwood
since 2001-01-04
Posts 3502Winnipeg |
Sounds like a great experience! I can't wait. And I'm not saying if I applied. It's a secret.  ~Allan If I had your eyes, I'd be blind. For I can only see out of my own. ~~Carly Van Dort |
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Acies
Moderator
Member Rara Avis
since 2000-06-07
Posts 7665Twilight Zone |
can't wait for this to get going  "So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, So long lives this, and this give life to thee." W.S. |
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Morouxshi San Member
since 2000-10-11
Posts 207San Juan, Puerto Rico |
i bet my membership to piptalk that allan applied.  hehe, joking. San, the wise San, the dumb San, the guy... |
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Poet deVine
Administrator
Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
I think this is a great idea. Even if you only try it one time, you'll get an idea what it's like to Moderate here. |
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Sunshine
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
It is an experience you will remember.... |
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Dopey Dope
Moderator
Member Patricius
since 2000-08-30
Posts 11132San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Hura for this on-going thing. Hopefully people apply a lot and this gets moving. Looks interesting!  I was born myself, raised myself, and will continue to be myself. The world will just have to adjust. I'm in love with my shadow I admire it daily |
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Allan Riverwood
since 2001-01-04
Posts 3502Winnipeg |
We don't want this to sink. Keep it on page one. If I had your eyes, I'd be blind. For I can only see out of my own. ~~Carly Van Dort |
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Acies
Moderator
Member Rara Avis
since 2000-06-07
Posts 7665Twilight Zone |
heads up members!!! "So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, So long lives this, and this give life to thee." W.S. |
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Kit McCallum
Administrator
Member Laureate
since 2000-04-30
Posts 14774Ontario, Canada |
Thanks for keeping this at the top everyone! This is a really exciting new direction, and we'd like everyone to have the opportunity to read this. For those who have indicated their interest through an application already ... THANK YOU! It's great to see you excited about the prospects of helping behind the scenes. It may be a short while before we begin to respond to the applications as we work through the process, so please be patient, and know that everyone will receive a response once we get fully rolling. I was really excited that Teen was chosen as the Pilot Project. I think we have an incredibly talented group of Teens here, and it gives you all the opportunity to really shine amongst this large overall community. I really hope you'll agree that together ... we can get this brand new project off to a wonderful start! I have faith in you, and I'll be here to help every step of the way! Much appreciation, /Kit |
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Acies
Moderator
Member Rara Avis
since 2000-06-07
Posts 7665Twilight Zone |
back to the top of the page "So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, So long lives this, and this give life to thee." W.S. |
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Lakewalker Member Elite
since 2000-08-05
Posts 3289On the streets w/ people |
This sounds interesting, I hope it works awesomely I see Dopey already jumped up and down with joy over this  "Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle" "Life's short. If you don't look around once in a while you might miss it." BothUnknown |
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Kit McCallum
Administrator
Member Laureate
since 2000-04-30
Posts 14774Ontario, Canada |
I'm loving this ... you guys and gals are TERRIFIC! Have I told you all how wonderful I think you are lately???? [This message has been edited by Kit McCallum (edited 03-16-2001).] |
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Allan Riverwood
since 2001-01-04
Posts 3502Winnipeg |
Nope. Let's hear it. If I had your eyes, I'd be blind. For I can only see out of my own. ~~Carly Van Dort |
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Kit McCallum
Administrator
Member Laureate
since 2000-04-30
Posts 14774Ontario, Canada |
You're WONDERFUL!!!!! LOL ... |
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Acies
Moderator
Member Rara Avis
since 2000-06-07
Posts 7665Twilight Zone |
Kit...is that with the exceptions of Dopey and Allan "So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, So long lives this, and this give life to thee." W.S. [This message has been edited by acire (edited 03-16-2001).] |
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Kit McCallum
Administrator
Member Laureate
since 2000-04-30
Posts 14774Ontario, Canada |
ROFL .... I appreciate each and every one of you! |
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Allan Riverwood
since 2001-01-04
Posts 3502Winnipeg |
   WE LOVE YOU TOO KIT [This message has been edited by Allan Riverwood (edited 03-16-2001).] |
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Kit McCallum
Administrator
Member Laureate
since 2000-04-30
Posts 14774Ontario, Canada |
ROFL ... |
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Allan Riverwood
since 2001-01-04
Posts 3502Winnipeg |
Hope you appreciate that, it took me about thirty edits. If I had your eyes, I'd be blind. For I can only see out of my own. ~~Carly Van Dort |
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Kit McCallum
Administrator
Member Laureate
since 2000-04-30
Posts 14774Ontario, Canada |
I do Allan, and that's just one example of perserverance and compassion that I've come to appreciate from this wonderful group of Teens. That's why I "know" this project will work! |
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Dopey Dope
Moderator
Member Patricius
since 2000-08-30
Posts 11132San Juan, Puerto Rico |
*coughs* suck up *coughs* I was born myself, raised myself, and will continue to be myself. The world will just have to adjust. I'm in love with my shadow I admire it daily |
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Allan Riverwood
since 2001-01-04
Posts 3502Winnipeg |
Jealous, Javier? Aww... you poor wittle man...  here you go. Something just for you. WE ALSO LOVE JAVIER TOO Hope you feel better.  If I had your eyes, I'd be blind. For I can only see out of my own. ~~Carly Van Dort [This message has been edited by Allan Riverwood (edited 03-16-2001).] |
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Kit McCallum
Administrator
Member Laureate
since 2000-04-30
Posts 14774Ontario, Canada |
Alright gentlemen, that's quite enough. Let's get back on track here. The response to the project so far has been wonderful! Let's make sure everyone hears about it, and has a chance to participate. Thanks for helping me spread the word .... [This message has been edited by Kit McCallum (edited 03-17-2001).] |
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Allan Riverwood
since 2001-01-04
Posts 3502Winnipeg |
Stay up, you. If I had your eyes, I'd be blind. For I can only see out of my own. ~~Carly Van Dort |
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Acies
Moderator
Member Rara Avis
since 2000-06-07
Posts 7665Twilight Zone |
Where's the other members? "So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, |
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Ron
Administrator
Member Rara Avis
since 1999-05-19
Posts 8669Michigan, US |
Just to add my two cents to the pot, I'm personally very excited about the possibilities this new direction presents us. The growth of pipTalk has been very gratifying, but not without difficulties. We essentially face two alternatives. We can either forsake the family standards upon which we've built our foundation, or we can find a way to maintain those standards in the face of continued growth. Frankly, the first alternative is completely unacceptable. There are enough cauldrons of chaos on the Internet already and - while I think they are necessary representations of freedom - I have absolutely no wish to add to them. If we are unable to maintain our high standards, then pipTalk has no further reason to exist. But that leaves us with only one alternative, and it's not an easy one to implement. Finding a way to maintain our standards leaves us, again, with two choices. We can ask those who are willing, our Senior Moderators, to devote more and more and more time to the boards - a course of action doomed to failure, as inevitable burnout sets in - or we can find a way to limit the amount of work and time it takes to maintain those standards. The latter suggests two actions, which really boil down to the same thing. Members who continue to upset the apple cart will be asked to leave, and forums which cause the bulk of the problems will be closed. Those, of course, boil down to taking a hard line against problems, with the eventual result being only those who want to be here will remain. The Deputy Moderator program gives us yet another alternative, one that perhaps should have been obvious a long time ago. Instead of burning out our Moderators (who, like you, would like to come here and simply read good poetry), and instead of taking a hard line against problems (which will inevitably result in unfair decisions), we are asking everyone to help maintain the integrity of pipTalk. In the early days of pipTalk, these forums were all easily Moderated. If someone happened through our digital doors and posted objectionable material, the Members were the first to yell foul. A Moderator might wake up to twenty or thirty emails in her box, each warning of an inappropriate post. Everyone here believed as strongly in our standards as do our Moderators, and they would allow no one to compromise those standards. The forums didn't belong to me. They didn't belong to the Moderators. They belonged to the Members, and that's EXACTLY the way it should be. Returning to that precept is the only way these forums can continue to survive. Kit, bless her heart, has accepted the responsibility of making the Deputy Moderator program a reality. I doubt many of you realize how strong an advocate she's been for the Teen forum, or how many countless hours she spends making this place work. We all owe her a tremendous debt of gratitude for her devotion. With Kit's permission, I looked over the list of those of you who have volunteered since this project was opened yesterday. I was, frankly, not very surprised by the names I saw. The first people to step to the plate invariably are those who have consistently proven they are here to give as much as or more than they receive. They are the more active Members of the Teen forum, those who are always willing to offer an encouraging hand or supportive word. They care, and that's really what this place is all about. To them, I offer my heartfelt thanks. |
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Dopey Dope
Moderator
Member Patricius
since 2000-08-30
Posts 11132San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Very sweet Ron! Happy to see our standards of PIP stay the same and not plunder to the levels of OTHER poetry sites. This will all work out perfectly! Hope to see a lot of members apply to be DM's...... I was born myself, raised myself, and will continue to be myself. The world will just have to adjust. |
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Allan Riverwood
since 2001-01-04
Posts 3502Winnipeg |
Not surprised eh? Well . Haha... I guess it's really no secret I'm also in there. Looking forward to the program... I have had some tough times in the past, but I feel I am on the road to redemption. Plus I spend a LOT of time in here...  So yeah, I'm really looking forward to exploring a new dimension of PIP Talk. And I'll agree with Javier... I have been searching a LONG time for a decent poetry forum. And I have been to a lot of forums where it is you post, nobody replies. just a bunch of non-replied posts. To be quite honest, I think the "welcome" email that prompts you to reply twice as much as you post is VERY effective. It got me into the swing of replying... because, to be honest, I might not have otherwise. But now that I read, it has become an activity all that much more enjoyable. And my poetry is far better for it. Ah, just remembering the days when half of my replies were in my own threads... memories... Oops... I am way off topic! I'm sure the DM program will be a great experience for all. I don't know how many signed up yet though... I wonder if some of the people would mind making it clear in this thread? Oh and Javier-- you are doing a supafine job, my friend!  Can't wait for my turn!  ~Allan If I had your eyes, I'd be blind. For I can only see out of my own. ~~Carly Van Dort |
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Child of the Stars
since 2000-09-07
Posts 1658Ann Arbor, MI |
What Allan didn't tell you is how he planned to steal your position, Javi. He was gunna theft your DeputyModeratorship!! *gasps* ...Haha ok, maybe I was a part of that too. I WANT MY TURN!!! Hehehe...actually I'm pretty pumped to see everybody ( Ok maybe not everybody, but you know what I meant) do this. Fer the records, I signed up. Sooo yeah! Peace out all yall! ~Carly "The eye sees a thing more clearly in dreams than the imagination awake." |
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Acies
Moderator
Member Rara Avis
since 2000-06-07
Posts 7665Twilight Zone |
That's the attitude Carly "So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, |
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Allan Riverwood
since 2001-01-04
Posts 3502Winnipeg |
 I HAVE NO CLUE WHAT CARLY IS TALKING ABOUT I can't wait for my turn either! hehe This topic goes UP! If I had your eyes, I'd be blind. For I can only see out of my own. ~~Carly Van Dort |
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Lakewalker Member Elite
since 2000-08-05
Posts 3289On the streets w/ people |
How come only a few members are replying to this post??????????? "Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle" |
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anonymousfemale Member Elite
since 2000-02-02
Posts 2797Limbo |
Yikes, I missed this one last night!! It is an absolutely fantastic idea and it will be very good to see it all in motion. I saw Dopes has already become a Deputy Mod and you are doing a pretty sweet job of it too. I do hope that more than a few members reply to this as it is something that everyone should participate in. ~AF~ "It is not necessary to change. Survival is not mandatory." -W. Edwards Deming [This message has been edited by anonymousfemale (edited 03-19-2001).] |
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Dopey Dope
Moderator
Member Patricius
since 2000-08-30
Posts 11132San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Bump for the others! |
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Acies
Moderator
Member Rara Avis
since 2000-06-07
Posts 7665Twilight Zone |
bump again "So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, |
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Allan Riverwood
since 2001-01-04
Posts 3502Winnipeg |
Oops... I buried it. Well here's a nice bump. Everyone should  this post!~Allan If I had your eyes, I'd be blind. For I can only see out of my own. ~~Carly Van Dort |
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Allan Riverwood
since 2001-01-04
Posts 3502Winnipeg |
I said UP!  If I had your eyes, I'd be blind. For I can only see out of my own. ~~Carly Van Dort |
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princess^sarah Member
since 2001-01-12
Posts 131melbourne |
lmfao at allans smiley's |
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Child of the Stars
since 2000-09-07
Posts 1658Ann Arbor, MI |
Listen to the man!!!!!!!!!! Many miles behind my eyelashes, there always seems to be |
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Child of the Stars
since 2000-09-07
Posts 1658Ann Arbor, MI |
LISTEN TO THE MAN!!!!!!!!!!! Many miles behind my eyelashes, there always seems to be |
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Allan Riverwood
since 2001-01-04
Posts 3502Winnipeg |
Yeah! LISTEN to me! |
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keoni Senior Member
since 2000-10-16
Posts 850Up in the mountains in the NFC |
Well, I haven't said anything yet so... I think this new program is a great idea. I don't know if my talents( or the lack thereof) would qualify me for the Deputy Moderator position, but I do know who has the talent to do so. We already know who they are, cause they've all signed up already(so much for modesty ). Well, I just wanted to show my appreciation to this forum cause I've been to others and this is the best I've seen, by far. Enough RamblingJon "Your anger is a gift"-Rage Against The Machine |
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Kit McCallum
Administrator
Member Laureate
since 2000-04-30
Posts 14774Ontario, Canada |
Thanks Everyone! W'e'd love to have you apply for a rotation Keoni ... We'd love to have many of you apply. Anyone else who's interested and has exceeded 300 posts ... come on and sign up! You can leave it as "any date available" or specify a date that would work for you. Dopey and Tamma have been doing a great job!!! Allan will be starting soon, followed by Child of the Stars and DancinQueen, and Ina has just been scheduled today!!! So far it's been a great experience for everyone, and we'd love to see more of you give it a try! |
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Acies
Moderator
Member Rara Avis
since 2000-06-07
Posts 7665Twilight Zone |
lol@Allan "So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, |
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Lakewalker Member Elite
since 2000-08-05
Posts 3289On the streets w/ people |
bumpidy bump. "Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle" |
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DancinQueen
since 2000-07-29
Posts 1092Kokomo,IN,USA |
im here im here!!! include me in the jokes and making fun of Allan I'm pretty good at that...¤Sometimes the hardest thing to get over, is something you never really had¤ |
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shortilove_03 Junior Member
since 2001-02-15
Posts 20Arkansas, United States |
Oh, so you love Javier, but you don't love me? j/k. This really sounds like a great idea. I would like to try it. How in THE WORLD do you make all of those smiley faces do that????? |
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shortilove_03 Junior Member
since 2001-02-15
Posts 20Arkansas, United States |
forgive me. I liked the idea so much that I posted myself three times. *looks down embarrassed* |
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Child of the Stars
since 2000-09-07
Posts 1658Ann Arbor, MI |
He's gifted. WE FORGIVE YOU!!!!!! AND WE LOOOOOOOOOOOOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TRY IT TRY IT TRY IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Many miles behind my eyelashes, there always seems to be |
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Acies
Moderator
Member Rara Avis
since 2000-06-07
Posts 7665Twilight Zone |
bump "So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, |
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Dopey Dope
Moderator
Member Patricius
since 2000-08-30
Posts 11132San Juan, Puerto Rico |
AHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!! AHHHH!!! AH!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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Poet on Acid Member
since 2001-01-07
Posts 325Florida, USA |
dang it, why am I always the last to climb on board? >¶Øʆ< |
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keoni Senior Member
since 2000-10-16
Posts 850Up in the mountains in the NFC |
Say I'm remotely curious on how to sign up, where do I go? Jon "Your anger is a gift"-Rage Against The Machine |
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Allan Riverwood
since 2001-01-04
Posts 3502Winnipeg |
/main/deputies.cgi It's on page one of this thread, einstein.  The sun was born, so it shall die. ~VNV Nation, "Further" |
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Acies
Moderator
Member Rara Avis
since 2000-06-07
Posts 7665Twilight Zone |
bump again "So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, |
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keoni Senior Member
since 2000-10-16
Posts 850Up in the mountains in the NFC |
Allan, don't make me come over there... "Your anger is a gift"-Rage Against The Machine |
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Dopey Dope
Moderator
Member Patricius
since 2000-08-30
Posts 11132San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Keoni, by all means go over there.... |
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Lakewalker Member Elite
since 2000-08-05
Posts 3289On the streets w/ people |
lala lala lala lala <------- (Lakewalker went insane) "Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle" |
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Acies
Moderator
Member Rara Avis
since 2000-06-07
Posts 7665Twilight Zone |
other members, where are you "So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, |
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Allan Riverwood
since 2001-01-04
Posts 3502Winnipeg |
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Low Man's Lyric Member
since 2001-04-03
Posts 236In a dream |
I think ill pass on the moderator stuff, its a good idea but it aint for me. Give her two red roses, each with a note. The first note says "For the woman I love" and the second, "For my best friend." |
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Low Man's Lyric Member
since 2001-04-03
Posts 236In a dream |
Oh and... BUMP!Give her two red roses, each with a note. The first note says "For the woman I love" and the second, "For my best friend." |
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Allan Riverwood
since 2001-01-04
Posts 3502Winnipeg |
You couldn't do it if you wanted to... you need 300 posts first. |
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Acies
Moderator
Member Rara Avis
since 2000-06-07
Posts 7665Twilight Zone |
bump "So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, |
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JBaker515
since 2001-02-28
Posts 458Dartmouth College |
lol..... |
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Lakewalker Member Elite
since 2000-08-05
Posts 3289On the streets w/ people |
I wonder who is out there just waiting to see this post?............. "Be kind for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle" Plato. |
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Dopey Dope
Moderator
Member Patricius
since 2000-08-30
Posts 11132San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Peter |
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Fading Away
since 2001-03-14
Posts 3131Lynchburg, Virginia |
Who's Peter? subconsciously, i think i can eat so much to make my stomach hurt, instead of my heart. |
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Allan Riverwood
since 2001-01-04
Posts 3502Winnipeg |
Banburycross is Peter. You should know that, Marie. |
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Allan Riverwood
since 2001-01-04
Posts 3502Winnipeg |
*BUMP* |
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Marshalzu 
since 2001-02-15
Posts 2681Lurking |
This hould really be at the top. " No Army can conquer a galaxy, yet faith alone can overturn the universe." |
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Dopey Dope
Moderator
Member Patricius
since 2000-08-30
Posts 11132San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Bump to the top but it migh be swamped later...  |
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Acies
Moderator
Member Rara Avis
since 2000-06-07
Posts 7665Twilight Zone |
bump "So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, |
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Acies
Moderator
Member Rara Avis
since 2000-06-07
Posts 7665Twilight Zone |
and another bump "So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, |
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Allan Riverwood
since 2001-01-04
Posts 3502Winnipeg |
And yet another *bump* |
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kaile
since 2000-02-06
Posts 5146singapore |
i'll do my part |
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Acies
Moderator
Member Rara Avis
since 2000-06-07
Posts 7665Twilight Zone |
he he --- bump "So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, |
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JBaker515
since 2001-02-28
Posts 458Dartmouth College |
bump |
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Marshalzu
since 2001-02-15
Posts 2681Lurking |
bump |
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Dopey Dope
Moderator
Member Patricius
since 2000-08-30
Posts 11132San Juan, Puerto Rico |
AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i mean....bump.... |
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keoni Senior Member
since 2000-10-16
Posts 850Up in the mountains in the NFC |
And yet another... bump "Your anger is a gift"-Rage Against The Machine |
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obscurity of cloud Member
since 2001-05-11
Posts 294....:::::******:::::.... |
*bump* |
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JBaker515
since 2001-02-28
Posts 458Dartmouth College |
bump..WHY ARE WE ALL BUMPING>>LOL |
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Marshalzu
since 2001-02-15
Posts 2681Lurking |
lets bump this up again |
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