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#12040 - 12/07/00 06:52 AM Re: Online chat at Wordsmith - Beta test
FishonaBike veteran Registered: 10/11/00 Posts: 1346 Loc: Sussex, England	Sad to say 7pm-8pm is kiddies' bedtime (for which the whole world stops) so I'll probably be unable to attend. But try to enjoy yourselves anyway, folks! Fisk P.S. Will a transcript of the chat be available afterwards?
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#12041 - 12/07/00 08:20 AM ??time??
emanuela enthusiast Registered: 03/16/00 Posts: 315 Loc: Italy - Perugia is a town with...	I have problems with time; I tried five minutes ago to to log out, and the to log in again, and I received the message Your last logon was at: Thu Dec 7 08:07:46 2000 Here (Italy) it is 3 p.m.(+ 7 hours) I suppose 1) that the time of the Board is the time Est supposed for the chat 2) that I am no more than one hour far from the Greenwich time. So there is a contradiction that I am not able to solve! Help me! Emanuela
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#12042 - 12/07/00 08:37 AM Re: ??time??
shanks old hand Registered: 03/16/00 Posts: 1003 Loc: London, UK	In reply to: I suppose 1) that the time of the Board is the time Est supposed for the chat 2) that I am no more than one hour far from the Greenwich time. Good point Emanuela. It would appear that Board time is 6, not 5, hours behind GMT (I will confirm with this post). There is, however, the possibility that Board time is not Eastern Seaboard Time, but one hour behind. I am on GMT right now (hey, I only live a few miles from Greenwich) since we reverted from Summer Time a month and a half ago, and I too seem to be an hour out. Let's see... Maybe the almighty Anu has a solution. (Yes Chief? Please? [supplicant emoticon]) cheer the sunshine warrior Postscriptum (or should this be postpostum?): Confirmed after posting this. The Board is 6 hours, not 5, shy of my time, and therefore presumably 7 hours from you.
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#12043 - 12/07/00 09:50 AM Re: ??time??
tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Registered: 04/03/00 Posts: 9553 Loc: this too shall pass	for whatever reason, the board seems to be on Central Standard Time (which is convenient for me :). and for what it's worth, here is a time zone map: http://aa.usno.navy.mil/AA/faq/docs/us_tzones.html _________________________ joe friday
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#12044 - 12/07/00 10:09 AM A-ha!!
shanks old hand Registered: 03/16/00 Posts: 1003 Loc: London, UK	for whatever reason, the board seems to be on Central Standard Time So Emanuela was right. There is black in the dal! Anu was giving us standard time zones, not necessarily the Board time. Thanks tsuwm.
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#12045 - 12/07/00 02:54 PM Re: Online chat at Wordsmith - Beta test
Max Quordlepleen Carpal Tunnel Registered: 08/12/00 Posts: 3409	As well as the hongi, Max? You'd wind up banging heads with a pleen-quordleing scream of pain! Fortunately, I reserve the hongi for tangata whenua, the only people who don't seem intimidated by it!
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#12046 - 12/07/00 03:43 PM Re: ??time??
Jazzoctopus old hand Registered: 07/03/00 Posts: 1094 Loc: Cincinnati & Loveland, Ohio, U...	the board seems to be on Central Standard Time My guess would be that it is in Eastern Standard Time (Anu does live in Cleveland), but it doesn't pay attention to Daylight Savings Time (like the strange states of Indiana and New Mexico).
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#12047 - 12/07/00 03:51 PM Re: Online chat at Wordsmith - Beta test
belMarduk Carpal Tunnel Registered: 09/28/00 Posts: 2853	"Should I kiss or not kiss?/Should I kiss on the lips or the cheek?/One cheek or two?/Should I contact or air-kiss?/Should I hug?/With or without mutual back-slapping?". The permutations of disastrous greetings/introductions are almost endless! Hi Marty, I am assuming by your post that you do not live in a "kissing zone", and the phenomenon is relatively new. The rules are different depending upon which country you are in so you won't get a straight dictionary-like explanation. Here is what we (in Québec Drum ) usually stick to. Men… a) do not kiss each other (well some do, but we won't talk about that here ) b) kiss women family members and friends on both cheeks when greeting hello and goodbye but generally only when the women initiate it c) shake hands with business associates/contacts et al d) hug men only when the person is going through extremely troubling times (eg. death in family) and only when it is a family member or very close friend d) shake hands with family members to congratulate them on good news e) shake hands and do that "lean-in with one shoulder while still grasping the hand and tapping on the back thing", when they are congratulating a family member or close friend on good news (eg. wife just had baby, got married, and, and, well, that's about it. No other good news warrants all that touching) Women… a) kiss family members and friends on both cheeks when greeting hello and goodbye b) kiss on both cheeks and hug a person they particularly like if they have not seen each other for a while, if they see the person is in need of some emotional support (anything from a bad breakup to a death in family) if they are sharing happy news (pregnancies et al) and anytime they darn well feel like it. c) in business - shake hands if relationship is, how can I explain this, if it is all lines and square corners. - kiss on both cheeks when the relationship is friendly/business. But this is only when two French people are dealing with one another. There is no business kissing when English people are involved as they tend to be much more reserved. Kissing on the lips is only done with a significant other (how is that for covering all the bases).
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#12048 - 12/07/00 03:57 PM Re: ??time??
belMarduk Carpal Tunnel Registered: 09/28/00 Posts: 2853	So when do we have to log on? I am seriously confused. I don't want to miss it but I am afraid I will either be an hour too early or an hour too late. Right now, my time is one hour ahead of the board (it is later in the day for me).
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#12049 - 12/07/00 04:01 PM Re: ??time??
tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Registered: 04/03/00 Posts: 9553 Loc: this too shall pass	Anu specified 2 PM EST (7 PM UTC); that would be 2PM your time, bel?! _________________________ joe friday
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