Pruning!

[ABC]

I just noticed, that Joe had sent an email about pruning of members, so had to hurry to start sending at least 5 posts during this week.... :D

[JoeC]

Yup. Sorry, but we've had issues with spammers lately. We'll also be trying to switch to an email confirming registration process - kinda like the one on the main site.

[ABC]

Oh, all righty... but I think, this was now my 5th, so I dont need to worry now, right? :D

[JoeC]

nope, that was your 58th. You never needed to worry in the first place. ;)

[FreeAtLast]

At least it brought you back on the scene ABC :D

[blessed]

Welcome Back K.

[PianoMan79]

Spammers can sign up for the forums? I did not realize they were that powerful! LOL

Anyway, welcome back ABC.

[jordancpeterson]

I'd give until the end of next week (23rd) ... some people may not be online all that much. Just my thoughts. :)

[BroTrevor]

I'd give until the end of next week (23rd) ... some people may not be online all that much. Just my thoughts. :)

They can always resign up too...

[PianoMan79]

True, unless it is like some sites where the username cannot be used for so many months after the account has been closed.

[ABC]

Oh, lol, I thought, it needed to be 5 messages during this next week to be sent. But good, it was overall-number of posts! YOU MADE MY DAY! Thanks for clearing it for me! :yay:

[AlanaH]

Yeah, it wasn't too clear if it was total post count, or on a per- whatever basis. But I'm safe....

[Chelles]

spam?

I still don't understand all that. Like in Hotmail....xanga...all that..why do we have to type out those weird codes.....:misli:

[AlanaH]

Yeah, I don't really get what this had to do with spam, but I'll take his word for it.

[Philippe]

I do not think we should prune people that do not post... and why 5 posts?

Maybe prune account that that are not used (no post and not logged in for at least one month or two) would be enough.

If spam is a problem, I would suggest some kind of approvement of new members (either the person must be knows or its posts be accepted by a few members or an admistrator.

[HotShot53]

I believe along with the prunning of the inactive members, Joe will be adding some slight bit more of verification... and you all probably don't see most of the spam than gets posted, as us moderators remove it as soon as one of us sees it.

[BroTrevor]

You make me feel so safe Hotshot.

Thanks for your watchful eye

[JoeC]

I do not think we should prune people that do not post... and why 5 posts?

Five posts is the general criteria. We'll be making more discerning decisions when it comes time to prune.

[blessed]

I don't see anything wrong with the five post limit, I think its a good criteria.

[newcomer spokesman]

For peoples that have nothing to say or that would only post something that makes sense, FIVE posts is a lot.

Also, no all people write that fast... When writing I often change my mind and I can easily pass many minutes writing a post (or an email) and then maybe even decide not to post finally.

No everyone are compute addicts... and not everyone wants to pass all of its time in front of a computer.

In fact, an email that ask to do something like that look much like spam we receive that ask us to forward an email to at least x peoples... Generally, I do not bother with such emails and simply delete them.

So these emails about pruning look a lot like the spam that some peoples send telling us that we should send that much messages for out Hotmail account to stay alive (they pretend to be Hotmail staff).

Also, I do knows peoples that only accepts email from those who are in their green list so someone who do not post might not even receive such a warning.

Finally, peoples that do not log often will probably be the same one that do not read their email often and might even not have their own computer and when they have access to one, not have much time to uses it...

I think we should accepts that some peoples wants to register and not post often and might not even have time for that. I do not knows any other forums with such rules.

If peoples write useless and empty messages because of that rule, then it make only waste time to almost everyone that would read them... As a christian we must be carefull how we spend time.

[HotShot53]

5 posts since you have joined is not an unreasonable amount... if you make less than that, there was not much reason to join in the first place. The only reason to join is to post... so if you don't post, you shouldn't mind getting removed.

[AlanaH]

Exactly. I joined, fully aware that I was going to be spending a lot of time on here. I wouldn't have joined, and then just sat and never logged on. And as someone said in another post, if you get removed and want to come back, you can always re-sign up. It shouldn't be a big deal.

[JoeC]

For peoples that have nothing to say or that would only post something that makes sense, FIVE posts is a lot.

Also, no all people write that fast... When writing I often change my mind and I can easily pass many minutes writing a post (or an email) and then maybe even decide not to post finally.

No everyone are compute addicts... and not everyone wants to pass all of its time in front of a computer.

In fact, an email that ask to do something like that look much like spam we receive that ask us to forward an email to at least x peoples... Generally, I do not bother with such emails and simply delete them.

So these emails about pruning look a lot like the spam that some peoples send telling us that we should send that much messages for out Hotmail account to stay alive (they pretend to be Hotmail staff).

Also, I do knows peoples that only accepts email from those who are in their green list so someone who do not post might not even receive such a warning.

Finally, peoples that do not log often will probably be the same one that do not read their email often and might even not have their own computer and when they have access to one, not have much time to uses it...

I think we should accepts that some peoples wants to register and not post often and might not even have time for that. I do not knows any other forums with such rules.

If peoples write useless and empty messages because of that rule, then it make only waste time to almost everyone that would read them... As a christian we must be carefull how we spend time.

Thanks again for the input, Phillippe. I ask that you trust me when I say that we will use discernment when it comes time to prune away members. As I said, five posts was the baseline requirement for getting pruned. That is, if a member has five or more sound posts, they don't even need to be worried.

Any account below that amount will be scrutinized... email address checked (invalid email addresses are characteristic of spammers), previous posts checked, last activity checked (if they have been a member for a six months, but haven't logged in for a full month and have posted zero posts, it's safe to say that their account is dormant and eliminate it from the system).

Case In Point:

I have an account at an INTP forum. I haven't been there in months. Last time I was there, I didn't even log in as I wasn't interested in posting. If they did kill my account, I wouldn't miss it and I would totally understand. If I did want to post ever again, I would simply create a new account. No big deal.

As for the Hotmail spam... I wish it wasn't spam. Hotmail and all the other e-mail providers have so many accounts that if you want an email account and you loved monkeys, you couldn't simply sign up as monkeyluvver@hotmail.com, you'd have to be monkeyluvver86375401@hotmail.com. And many many many of their accounts are dormant. Nobody closes them out when they change their email address. I have a dormant account there myself. It's joe_the_mo@hotmail.com. Don't send e-mail there, I doubt I even know the password to get in - and little do I care. It just collects junk mail, bogging down the Hotmail server like tens of thousands of other useless accounts.

<end rant>

[HotShot53]

Lol, hotmail closes down dormant accounts, too ;) If you have a free account on there and don't visit it for a couple months, it gets deleted...

[JoeC]

Didn't know that. Good to see they're falling in line with the trail I'm blazing.

[Babyruth]

More like you are inadvertently following them.

[JoeC]

Oh suuure. Everyone always assumes it's the big boys that lay down the line! :agry2:

[AlanaH]

Lol, hotmail closes down dormant accounts, too ;) If you have a free account on there and don't visit it for a couple months, it gets deleted...

So does Yahoo...it happened to me once, and I couldn't ever re-open it. Oh well.....

[Babyruth]

Oh suuure. Everyone always assumes it's the big boys that lay down the line! :agry2:
Um, since they have been around longer than you, I think they did it first.

[JoeC]

I guess I'll concede that. But I'm sure at least one of my genius ideas has been ripped off in the past.

[Babyruth]

I guess I'll concede that. But I'm sure at least one of my genius ideas has been ripped off in the past.
Your genius ideas? Have you been talking to your mom again?

[JoeC]

Hey! Leave my mom out of this!

[AlanaH]

Hey, Ruth got a new title....I like that much better....
<ahem> genius.....yes....um...quite a choice of word there.....

[Babyruth]

Hey! Leave my mom out of this!
You know moms always lie. My mom does. She tells my brother he's handsome. Gag!

[AlanaH]

Wow....wanna talk about a major whopper there....:)

[Babyruth]

I know! Major! I can't believe she'd do that!

[AlanaH]

Yeah, well. Love is blind.:)

[JoeC]

So you're saying that your brother isn't handsome?

[AlanaH]

Far from it....and I mean that in the best possible way, bless his heart.

[Babyruth]

So you're saying that your brother isn't handsome?
Will you change my name if I say he is handsome? Why does it matter to you what I think of my bro?

[JoeC]

You seem averse to saying he's handsome. Of course, you ARE his sister. But then, my sister says I'm handsome.

[AlanaH]

Do you still not like your name?????

[Babyruth]

You seem averse to saying he's handsome. Of course, you ARE his sister. But then, my sister says I'm handsome.
She's lying to you.

[AlanaH]

All sisters lie at one point or another....it's part of their thing.

[JoeC]

She's lying to you.

She says I'm handsome. You say that what she says is a lie. Therefore, you are saying I'm not handsome. That's not kosher.

[AlanaH]

Yet another cyber-argument in full swing.....

[Babyruth]

She says I'm handsome. You say that what she says is a lie. Therefore, you are saying I'm not handsome. That's not kosher.
It's definately kosher.

[jordancpeterson]

Thanks again for the input, Phillippe. I ask that you trust me when I say that we will use discernment when it comes time to prune away members. As I said, five posts was the baseline requirement for getting pruned. That is, if a member has five or more sound posts, they don't even need to be worried.

Any account below that amount will be scrutinized... email address checked (invalid email addresses are characteristic of spammers), previous posts checked, last activity checked (if they have been a member for a six months, but haven't logged in for a full month and have posted zero posts, it's safe to say that their account is dormant and eliminate it from the system).

Case In Point:

I have an account at an INTP forum. I haven't been there in months. Last time I was there, I didn't even log in as I wasn't interested in posting. If they did kill my account, I wouldn't miss it and I would totally understand. If I did want to post ever again, I would simply create a new account. No big deal.

As for the Hotmail spam... I wish it wasn't spam. Hotmail and all the other e-mail providers have so many accounts that if you want an email account and you loved monkeys, you couldn't simply sign up as monkeyluvver@hotmail.com, you'd have to be monkeyluvver86375401@hotmail.com. And many many many of their accounts are dormant. Nobody closes them out when they change their email address. I have a dormant account there myself. It's joe_the_mo@hotmail.com. Don't send e-mail there, I doubt I even know the password to get in - and little do I care. It just collects junk mail, bogging down the Hotmail server like tens of thousands of other useless accounts.

<end rant>

Aaaah! A rant! Don't see those to often these days... :) I remember them back in my days at the ODP (Open Directory Project for those of you that don't know... http://dmoz.org/ ). Anyway we'd have late night endless rants.

But see that was my first experience really with online communities and user accounts. The rule there was, one account per person for your lifetime. They didn't delete the old ones. And if they caught you using a new one... you were locked out of both.

They also never closed threads there...

So that is what I was used to. :) Coming to YQN was/is kind of a shock! ;)

[jordancpeterson]

Oh! Sorry to rain on the party. ;)

[cabletown]

Threeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee...

[cabletown]

Fooooooooooooooooooooorrrrrrrru...

[cabletown]

And fiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiivvvvvvvvvvve! There. :)

[JoeC]

It's definately kosher.
Not any more kosher than if I told blessed she's not beautiful (and I would never say such a thing).

btw, CableTown. Maybe you can solve a mystery for us... hows come you've never posted before?

[Babyruth]

Not any more kosher than if I told blessed she's not beautiful (and I would never say such a thing).
I wouldn't expect you to tell blessed anything about her looks, that would be starting down a bad path.

[JoeC]

I wouldn't expect myself to tell anyone anything about their looks. Unless it's a compliment - and only a discreet one at that.

[Babyruth]

Yeah, well, girls are allowed to tell guys they are not handsome. It's part of "THE LAW." Why do you care what I think about your looks anyways?

[HotShot53]

Lol, did you get confirmation from you know who about your sig, Joe? Or is that just what you think was meant?

[Babyruth]

What are you talking about Hotshot?

[HotShot53]

What are you talking about Hotshot?

Joe's sig... he knows what I'm talking about ;)

[JoeC]

I worked it out logically and it wasn't denied.

It's amazing how girls these days think that what guys do to them is so unfair, but when tables are turned it's perfectly all right. Something you notice in the feminist movement a lot...

[Babyruth]

I worked it out logically and it wasn't denied.

It's amazing how girls these days think that what guys do to them is so unfair, but when tables are turned it's perfectly all right. Something you notice in the feminist movement a lot...
Here we go again.....

[HotShot53]

I worked it out logically and it wasn't denied.

Lol, I initially worked it out and assumed the opposite, and that wasn't denied either ;) I really don't know who was meant on either side....

[cabletown]

Not any more kosher than if I told blessed she's not beautiful (and I would never say such a thing).

btw, CableTown. Maybe you can solve a mystery for us... hows come you've never posted before?

ummmm... 'cause... I never saw a need to. Everyone seems to cover it. Thanks for asking. :) But maybe I"ll share my own ideas.

[Anna]

Ok for the record (sorry about this ruth but) I'm gonna have to disagree with Ruth. I don't think girls have a right to say that any guy is ugly (not handsome whatever) just as I don't think guys should be saying anything similar to a girl. It hurts people's feelings, and it's really not very loving. Would you expect our Lord Jesus to say that He thinks someone is not handsome?? And we are supposed to be Christ-like right?

[Babyruth]

Well, he did ask my opinion. I guess I should have said it more nicely. Forgive me Joe. You're not that ugly. Actually, I don't think anyone is ugly, therefore you are not ugly. I'm sorry if I hurt your feelings.

[blessed]

Not any more kosher than if I told blessed she's not beautiful (and I would never say such a thing).

WELL YOU ALREADY SAID IT :y14: ....

:012: YOU ARE MEAN JOE, JUST PLAIN OLD MEAN.....

[JoeC]

Well, he did ask my opinion. I guess I should have said it more nicely. Forgive me Joe. You're not that ugly. Actually, I don't think anyone is ugly, therefore you are not ugly. I'm sorry if I hurt your feelings.
Ehhrrr. Check the records. I never did ask for your opinion.

WELL YOU ALREADY SAID IT :y14: ....

:012: YOU ARE MEAN JOE, JUST PLAIN OLD MEAN.....
Actually blessed... oh stop. You know I'd never say or could possibly mean anything like that. Every sister with the Holy Ghost is beautiful.

[Babyruth]

Ehhrrr. Check the records. I never did ask for your opinion.
Ok, you didn't officially ask my opinion, but you insinuated it multiple times on here and on MSN. You egged me on. It is entirely your fault. I take no blame.





I know, don't you just hate those people who never accept fault. :D

[JoeC]

I leave it to everyone else to decide. Did I "egg her on" - or did she just jump at the slightest chance to dole out her opinion?

I'll post the archives for your conveinence:

You know moms always lie. My mom does. She tells my brother he's handsome. Gag!
So you're saying that your brother isn't handsome?
Will you change my name if I say he is handsome? Why does it matter to you what I think of my bro?
You seem averse to saying he's handsome. Of course, you ARE his sister. But then, my sister says I'm handsome.
She's lying to you.
She says I'm handsome. You say that what she says is a lie. Therefore, you are saying I'm not handsome. That's not kosher.
It's definately kosher.
Not any more kosher than if I told blessed she's not beautiful (and I would never say such a thing).
I wouldn't expect you to tell blessed anything about her looks, that would be starting down a bad path.
I wouldn't expect myself to tell anyone anything about their looks. Unless it's a compliment - and only a discreet one at that.
Yeah, well, girls are allowed to tell guys they are not handsome. It's part of "THE LAW." Why do you care what I think about your looks anyways?
It's amazing how girls these days think that what guys do to them is so unfair, but when tables are turned it's perfectly all right. Something you notice in the feminist movement a lot...
Here we go again.....
Well, he did ask my opinion. I guess I should have said it more nicely. Forgive me Joe. You're not that ugly. Actually, I don't think anyone is ugly, therefore you are not ugly. I'm sorry if I hurt your feelings.

You decide!

[blessed]

Ok.. ppl calm down

[BroTrevor]

Ok.. ppl calm down

it's ok blessed. I think they're in denial...

I think they may be actually flirting with one another...

So I'm going to choose "joe was secretly yearning for it" on this new poll up here..

oh...and...


arrrrr........

[JoeC]

That's exploitative... but then, it is talk like a pirate day.

[FreeAtLast]

it's ok blessed. I think they're in denial...

I think they may be actually flirting with one another...

I might agree on that one. haha.
too funny to see those 2 making a fuss all the time. :D

Although I must say that I agree with Joe on this one. He didn´t ask her opinion.

[JoeC]

I suppose Christian-Samurai and collegegirl are interested in each other too? <wry look>

[blessed]

No their banter is different.

[collegegirl]

I suppose Christian-Samurai and collegegirl are interested in each other too? <wry look>
YUCK!!!!!

I have better taste than that...

[blessed]

oooooohhhh noooooooo.

Ben is a nice guy and so is Joe. Please let's not start that someone may get hurt in the process.

[leahmb]

Ruth's nice too! :) But she's going to freak when she sees she's been accused of FLIRTING!! hehe

[HotShot53]

Ruth's nice too! :) But she's going to freak when she sees she's been accused of FLIRTING!! hehe

Lol, not what she normally is known for, eh? ;)

[Babyruth]

it's ok blessed. I think they're in denial...

I think they may be actually flirting with one another...

So I'm going to choose "joe was secretly yearning for it" on this new poll up here..

oh...and...


arrrrr........
Just to make this clear, I WAS NOT FLIRTING!!!!!!!! I do not flirt. I do not recall ever flirting in my life. That one time when I was under the age of 1 does not count. I was just smiling nicely. Anyways, I replied to this, and my computer crashed, so it didn't post. I think it was computer's way of showing it's disgust to this topic of me flirting with anyone. Now I can't really remember what I said, but I was not, I repeat, was not flirting. I do not agree with any kind of online relationship. Friends are ok, as long as you have boundaries, but flirting and other relationships are wrong. I would never do that. I have never met Joe or talked to him in my life. MSN doesn't count. Therefore, I would not flirt with him, or any other person, for that matter.

On the matter of me giving my opinion, yes I do enjoy it, but Joe indirectly asked for it. What you see in his post of "evidence" is not all. He was "egging me on," so to speak on MSN. There was nothing innappropriate about our conversation, but he did "egg me on." Therefore, I am not guilty. The only think I am guilty of is not telling the truth very nicely. Therefore, I will apologize once more. Joe, I am very sorry for hurting your feelings. I will try my best not to mention anything too mean about your looks again. There, is it all better now?

The very idea of ME, flirting with anyone! Especially online! Gross!!!!!!

[JoeC]

I was "egging you on" on MSN, was I?

Okay folks, I just happen to keep transcripts of all my conversations. Go back and look at her posts. The first time she implied anything about my looks was 09-16-2006, 11:40 PM. If you want a copy of the transcript of our conversation that night up to that time before you vote, let me know. I have nothing to hide. You will see that the only way I could have "egged her on" was to frustrate her by not giving her the specific title she requested.

btw Ruth, you don't mind my handing out the convo, do you? Perhaps you'd like to have a copy to see what a flimsy case you have? Oh, and I forgive you Ruth. I just hope you realize that when tables are turned the same rules apply.

Now, while on the subject of transcripts, I'd like to accuse one of our leading candidates of dishonesty .:shuriken:

Brother Trevor puts forth that he thinks I was "secretly yearning" for Ruth's opinion because he says he thinks that we were flirting. However, I have evidence to the contrare. This is what he said regarding it on MSN just before he posted:

9/19/200611:19:50 AM JoeC Trevor your just trying to get greenies at my expense
9/19/200611:20:56 AM Trevor JoeC is that so wrong?
9/19/200611:22:13 AM JoeC Trevor it's a little exploitative.
9/19/200611:22:34 AM Trevor JoeC but oh so very funny....
9/19/200611:23:39 AM Trevor JoeC heh heh...
9/19/200611:24:08 AM JoeC Trevor heh
9/19/200611:24:16 AM Trevor JoeC I like to stir up trouble every now and again...
9/19/200611:24:24 AM Trevor JoeC makes things more interesting...


So, we see that really he was only trying to be funny. But making such a serious accusation in jest is not funny at all. Based upon the evidence of his exercise of dishonesty and falsely accusing someone in jest , it is my opinion that Brother Trevor may not yet have the necessary qualities for true leadership.

[blessed]

BRo T was just being observant... Joe, what's going on between you and Ruth reminds me of a book I read I think it was the peacemaker by Lori Copeland or something like that.... lol... very funny I may add.

[FreeAtLast]

hahaha.
I am lauging my head off.

instead of kinda cooling down they just continue. oh my word.

And Collegegirl. Tastes are just different. no doubt. But no reason to insult someone.

[FreeAtLast]

So, we see that really he was only trying to be funny. But making such a serious accusation in jest is not funny at all. Based upon the evidence of his exercise of dishonesty and falsely accusing someone in jest , it is my opinion that Brother Trevor may not yet have the necessary qualities for true leadership. [/FONT]

Joe I really think you need to cool down a bit though.
You are the one that is taking things way too serious on this issue.
Come on boy. Be a bit more cooler and easy-going. Since you are the boss of this forum I think you need a bit more balance.

[BroTrevor]

hahaha.
I am lauging my head off.


me too!! me too!!

:lou:

[EllyMae]

Joe I really think you need to cool down a bit though.
You are the one that is taking things way too serious on this issue.
Come on boy. Be a bit more cooler and easy-going. Since you are the boss of this forum I think you need a bit more balance.

I don't think he's taking it too serious. It's all for fun.

So, I say continue.... :D

[HotShot53]

I don't think he's taking it too serious. It's all for fun.

So, I say continue.... :D

Lol, I know all the teasing is done in fun... I don't know about the responces to it, though.... ruth's size 50 red font seems pretty serious ;)

[EllyMae]

Haha, yikes...

Yeah, that font was pretty big. lol

[Babyruth]

I was just trying to make sure you all didn't think that I could and would honestly flirt. Yuck! Flirting is gross! Anyways, Joe, I'm not going to respond to your annoying comments. I'll just ignore you, then this cannot go on. I know it's hard, guys don't mature as quickly, and your sister is getting married soon, so I'm sure you're under a lot of stress, so I'll forgive you, thank you for forgiving me for my not so nice comments about your looks, and we'll call it a truce, ok?

[blessed]

Was that a truce speech?????

[BroTrevor]

I was "egging you on" on MSN, was I?

Okay folks, I just happen to keep transcripts of all my conversations. Go back and look at her posts. The first time she implied anything about my looks was 09-16-2006, 11:40 PM. If you want a copy of the transcript of our conversation that night up to that time before you vote, let me know. I have nothing to hide. You will see that the only way I could have "egged her on" was to frustrate her by not giving her the specific title she requested.

btw Ruth, you don't mind my handing out the convo, do you? Perhaps you'd like to have a copy to see what a flimsy case you have? Oh, and I forgive you Ruth. I just hope you realize that when tables are turned the same rules apply.

Now, while on the subject of transcripts, I'd like to accuse one of our leading candidates of dishonesty .:shuriken:

Brother Trevor puts forth that he thinks I was "secretly yearning" for Ruth's opinion because he says he thinks that we were flirting. However, I have evidence to the contrare. This is what he said regarding it on MSN just before he posted:

9/19/200611:19:50 AM JoeC Trevor your just trying to get greenies at my expense
9/19/200611:20:56 AM Trevor JoeC is that so wrong?
9/19/200611:22:13 AM JoeC Trevor it's a little exploitative.
9/19/200611:22:34 AM Trevor JoeC but oh so very funny....
9/19/200611:23:39 AM Trevor JoeC heh heh...
9/19/200611:24:08 AM JoeC Trevor heh
9/19/200611:24:16 AM Trevor JoeC I like to stir up trouble every now and again...
9/19/200611:24:24 AM Trevor JoeC makes things more interesting...


So, we see that really he was only trying to be funny. But making such a serious accusation in jest is not funny at all. Based upon the evidence of his exercise of dishonesty and falsely accusing someone in jest , it is my opinion that Brother Trevor may not yet have the necessary qualities for true leadership.


Ah, but the secretly yearning part was whomever created the polls wording, not mine.

My suspicion of the now quite disavowed flirtation was before you and I had chatted.

The stirring up trouble was merely posting my own now-quite-disavowed-flirtation-suspicion thoughts.

So I fail to see the dishonesty part. Again, the "false accusation" you "accuse" me of, was nothing of the sort. It was a mere admission of my thoughts...and others were thinking it as well. So it was good to get it out, even tho we all know that it is now quite disavowed.

[leahmb]

Just to make this clear, I WAS NOT FLIRTING!!!!!!!!

I so predicted this! :yay: I'm good!

[Babyruth]

What did you think I'd say? Did you think I'd lie and say I was flirting? Never!

Yes, blessed, that was a truce speech. I think it's the right thing to do, since Joe would never do it, I have to be the bigger person (maturity speaking) and call a truce. By the way, blessed, I love your new avatar.

[blessed]

Thank you Ruth. Just thought i'd changed it up a bit.

[Babyruth]

Yeah, it's beautiful. :) I should change mine.

[JoeC]

Of ocurse I'd never call a truce! I enjoyed the arguement too much. :agry2:

Oh, and Brother Trevor, you know I was joking, right? But I still think you voters should watch him... :ninja:


p.s. check the time on bro Trevor's accusatory post and my transcript. :D

[Babyruth]

You're just jealous of Bro. T cause he's more popular than you. :tongue:

And it doesn't matter if you would never call a truce, cause I already did. No more, at least not on this disturbing matter.

[blessed]

Of ocurse I'd never call a truce! I enjoyed the arguement too much. :agry2:



See proof Bro T, now i can vote, Joe was secretly yearning for it :D

[JoeC]

I may have been itchin' for a good ol' down home row - adds zest to the forums. :D

But no, I wasn't yearning for Ruth's opinion on my looks - though I do quite forgive you Ruth, as I already stated.

I also want to thank those who stood by me and recognized my, albeit dry, humour. But hey, DJ is a good candidate too. :)

[JoeC]

I'm going to deny you that pleasure and not give you any reds.

Getting this thread back on topic. The pruning is complete - no animals were harmed in this process. As a matter of fact, with two small exceptions, we didn't delete any accounts that didn't meet the criteria of having never posted and having not logged in or created an account this month. The two exceptions were members guilty of spam... and I think they were banned, not deleted.

All newcomers will have to verify their e-mail address after registering in order to activate their new account. This will block MOST spammers.

Seeing as we are in the Support Forum, it would be best to no longer diverge from the topic of this thread. If there are any support issues having to do with the pruning operation, please post it here. Otherwise, feel free to make use of the other forums. Thank you all for your cooperation and helpfulness.

*This concludes this PSA*

[FreeAtLast]

WAIT A SECOND!

Where did Nate´s funny post about Ruth and Josiah go?
I was gonna give him green for it - come on ppl, it was JUST A JOKE.
I can´t believe you guys delete just anything you want simply because you don´t like it. That is definitely NOT ok.
I´d say that this is abuse of power!

[Nate]

Ruth was really upset about it. Then again, maybe she was just trying to make me feel guilty? I dunno. I don't. Feel guilty, that is. But hey, what can ya do? Deleting something to make people feel better rather than working to resolve some issue seems to be a recurring theme around here.

[FreeAtLast]

come on Ruth. It was just a joke. I am sure you know that.
oh well... whatever...

[HotShot53]

I'm sure we all knew it was a joke... but jokes can go too far in some cases, especially when someone is sensitive on a certain topic.

And no, I didn't delete any posts on this thread... though I can understand why they were.

[blessed]

You can call it an abuse of power, does not matter. I deleted that post it was going a bit to far.

[JoeC]

I also deleted several posts after my Public Service Announcement. I asked that everyone keep the thread on it's original topic - pruning.

However, since no one seems to have anything to add and everything went smoothly, I'm closing this thread down. The pruning is done, it's no longer a relevant support topic.