BS: Who else has never opened THAT thread?

Subject: RE: BS: Who else has never opened THAT thread?
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 15 Nov 05 - 01:34 PM

We discuss music and literature and fine poetry and history and politics and computer stuff and family stuff and made-up stuff and there are a fascinating number of alter-egos who turn up regularly. "BS" doesn't mean it is nonsense, it does mean shooting the breeze with imagination and it does mean occasionally running off someone who decides they want to set the rules for us or dictate what we should talk about. Political Correctness is not in the MOAB charter, for example. It means having to deal with interlopers who have no interest except to score certain significant numbers. As it happens, Little Hawk was channeling for Willam Shatner when number 10,000 came around, because my DSL hesitated or I'd have had it.

Think "streams of consciousness" and compare MOAB with some of the fine contributions to English language literature and you'll have an idea of what the Mother of All BS threads is about. It is difficult to read from the beginning because after "The Crash" it became scrambled.

(170 words)

I have dibs on 20,000, by the way.

SRS

Subject: RE: BS: Who else has never opened THAT thread?
From: Mr Red
Date: 15 Nov 05 - 01:14 PM

nice to be in such good company.

Subject: RE: BS: Who else has never opened THAT thread?
From: Tweed
Date: 15 Nov 05 - 01:12 PM

Who me?? Naw, not me, never...

Subject: RE: BS: Who else has never opened THAT thread?
From: mooman
Date: 15 Nov 05 - 01:08 PM

I've never opened it and it is unliokely that I ever will!

Peace

moo

Subject: RE: BS: Who else has never opened THAT thread?
From: Blowzabella
Date: 15 Nov 05 - 01:06 PM

I haven't - nor will I, in all liklihood.

Subject: RE: BS: Who else has never opened THAT thread?
From: Beer
Date: 15 Nov 05 - 12:59 PM

Never.
Beer

Subject: RE: BS: Who else has never opened THAT thread?
From: Jim Dixon
Date: 15 Nov 05 - 12:57 PM

Never deliberately, but I think I once looked at one message by mistake. I was searching for lyrics and something came up in the search results that looked like it might be the lyrics I wanted, but it wasn't. I can't remember what it was, but it didn't make any sense to me.

I do a lot of searching for lyrics, song titles, artists' names, etc., and it's amazing that this only happened once. I guess they never discuss music in that thread.

Subject: RE: BS: Who else has never opened THAT thread?
From: MMario
Date: 15 Nov 05 - 12:51 PM

fabricator.

Subject: RE: BS: Who else has never opened THAT thread?
From: Tweed
Date: 15 Nov 05 - 12:50 PM

That thread? Naw, not me. Never..

Subject: RE: BS: Who else has never opened THAT thread?
From: Tannywheeler
Date: 15 Nov 05 - 12:49 PM

Me. The # of posts is daunting. Kinda like "War & Peace".    Tw

Subject: RE: BS: Who else has never opened THAT thread?
From: Cluin
Date: 15 Nov 05 - 12:47 PM

That's `cause they're ALL slow then.

There's a big difference with my cable connection.

The forum is a database of posts. That's why it's searchable. It's not sitting on the server in the form it appears in your web browser. The server has to search and compile the posts according to the thread title fields. The longer the thread (and the older it is) the more time it takes to do this. Add pagination and it increases the time needed. While the server is doing this, it's not doing something else. That's why I say it adds to the slowdown around here at times.

Subject: RE: BS: Who else has never opened THAT thread?
From: MMario
Date: 15 Nov 05 - 12:41 PM

well - cluin - let me say there is no *DISCERNABLE* difference opening the MOAB and any other thread on my 28.8 modem at home.

Subject: RE: BS: Who else has never opened THAT thread?
From: Cluin
Date: 15 Nov 05 - 12:38 PM

Not true, MMario. The very long threads DO take a lot longer to open, not matter how you open them. And basically none of them are worth the wait.

Subject: RE: BS: Who else has never opened THAT thread?
From: Joe Offer
Date: 15 Nov 05 - 12:33 PM

Not me.
At least, I don't think I have.
-Joe Offer-

Subject: RE: BS: Who else has never opened THAT thread?
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 15 Nov 05 - 12:30 PM

Never either... Nor do I suspect I ever will....

Subject: RE: BS: Who else has never opened THAT thread?
From: Metchosin
Date: 15 Nov 05 - 12:26 PM

I've never opened it either, for basically the same reason as Don(Wyziwyg)T .

Subject: RE: BS: Who else has never opened THAT thread?
From: greg stephens
Date: 15 Nov 05 - 12:23 PM

I've always imagined it was probably a thread devoted to Little Hawk and his opinions on Shatner and Dylan, but I've never bothered to find out.

Subject: RE: BS: Who else has never opened THAT thread?
From: Morticia
Date: 15 Nov 05 - 12:17 PM

never

Subject: RE: BS: Who else has never opened THAT thread?
From: MMario
Date: 15 Nov 05 - 12:15 PM

I'm on dial up at home as well - and by seecting the "d" to open the thread get just the most recent posts, paginated. Doesn't take much longer then a two or three post thread.

Subject: RE: BS: Who else has never opened THAT thread?
From: Don(Wyziwyg)T
Date: 15 Nov 05 - 12:14 PM

I'm afraid it is more likely to be a 200 year synopsis, Gervase.

As I understand it, the thread is a free ranging interchange on a multitude of subjects, and well worth viewing, but I know if I open it I will get sucked in, and I already spend more time on Mudcat than I should.

So, reluctantly, I have resisted the temptation.

One day, when my mobility has deteriorated to the point of my being completely sedentary, I shall open it and read the (by then) half million posts with great relish.

Don T.

Subject: RE: BS: Who else has never opened THAT thread?
From: Dave'sWife
Date: 15 Nov 05 - 12:13 PM

me either. I'm still on Dial-up. It's all I can do just to open the Secret Santa thread and be patient enough for it to load.

Subject: RE: BS: Who else has never opened THAT thread?
From: MMario
Date: 15 Nov 05 - 12:13 PM

in 200 words or less; Life, the universe, freds, ralfs, motherhood, apple pie, The Idaho Legion, sex and the city.

Subject: RE: BS: Who else has never opened THAT thread?
From: Ebbie
Date: 15 Nov 05 - 12:13 PM

There are many threads I never open but I am aware that I'm missing out on many thoughts, much information, and helter skelter fun whose loss I would regret. The Cat and its people are a remarkable lot. But you gotta draw the line somewhere.

I don't think I've opened the MOAB thread since early days.

Subject: RE: BS: Who else has never opened THAT thread?
From: greg stephens
Date: 15 Nov 05 - 12:10 PM

I dont believe I've ever opened it. But like Fionn, it may that some aeons ago, after coming back from the pub, I just have given them the benefit of my wit and wisdom. But is there a way of searching: "greg stephens"+"mother of all threads" in google, or something like that?

Subject: RE: BS: Who else has never opened THAT thread?
From: katlaughing
Date: 15 Nov 05 - 12:08 PM

Me, never.

Subject: RE: BS: Who else has never opened THAT thread?
From: MMario
Date: 15 Nov 05 - 12:08 PM

usually several times a day.

Subject: RE: BS: Who else has never opened THAT thread?
From: Gervase
Date: 15 Nov 05 - 12:06 PM

Never. Ever. And should the slightest temptation arise, I do a search for "censorship on Mudcat" and remind myself how much bandwidth is already wasted.
Anyway, what's it about? How about a 200-word synopsis, someone?

Subject: RE: BS: Who else has never opened THAT thread?
From: Amos
Date: 15 Nov 05 - 12:01 PM

I open it every day.

A

Subject: RE: BS: Who else has never opened THAT thread?
From: Cluin
Date: 15 Nov 05 - 11:59 AM

I opened it once.

Subject: BS: Who else has never opened THAT thread?
From: Peter K (Fionn)
Date: 15 Nov 05 - 11:43 AM

I thought I was unique. But HERE I find Mr Red and Don(Wysiwyg)T both claiming they have never opened the mother of all threads. Who else?

(I'm keeping my fingers crossed that no-one will unearth some post I contributed to it, oh, a thousand years ago.)