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it took a little over three years, and 3746 registered users, to get here. maybe we should step back and think about how we could make things better.. more interesting.. get some of those lurkers posting. I've noticed from looking around at similar (and mostly less successful) forums that the same sorts of topics come up as those that come up repetitively here. but maybe talking about words is just inherently uninteresting to most, even to the thousands who visit AWAD.
it sure would be nice to hear from some of the lurkers though..
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OK, here I am. I admit it. I've been lurking for months... All ya'll have lots of interesting discussions and fun, I note, and I'm mad to attend Wordapalooza (but no bucks for it). I've almost posted any number of times. I've gone and looked up "YART" and "ayleur" and some other stuff. I'm really something of an addict even though I know I'm a "stranger". So forgive me, and I'll try to maintain this burst of bravado that has me posting for the first time to AWADtalk!
What sane person could live in this world and not be crazy? -Ursula K. Le Guin, author (1929- )
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welcome, vanguard!! not that long ago, I was like you: a little timid about appearing stoopit around all these erudite folks, but alas, I succumbed, and here I am, an old hand... this(dare I say we ) is a great bunch of people, and I brag about them all the time...
formerly known as etaoin...
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Yeah! Why worry about appearing stoopit around all these erudite folks, when you can appear stoopit *like all these erudite folks? Much more fun that way.
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Thanks for the welcome! etaoin, I noticed in a former post (but have lost the thread) that you are a Unitarian Universalist - and I am too! Just thought I'd mention that and get it out of the way...
What sane person could live in this world and not be crazy? -Ursula K. Le Guin, author (1929- )
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formerly known as etaoin...
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Welcome at last, vanguard! I, too, was terrified at first--but you get used to it. (HINT, all you other lurkers! ) I'm not a UU but I get along with them really well, I've found from my sister-in-law's church. I can say Howdy, Neighbor, though! Thanks, tsuwm, for issuing the invitation. We can always do with more insights/points of view.
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Dear vanguard: We need all the talent we can get. The more participants, the more fun for all. In particular we need lots of newcomers with new ideas.
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Hello Vanguard! Hmmmm......if you ALREADY know of YART and Ayleur, methinks you are almost home, safe and sound! (I thought a YART was a Young Adult Round Table ) This newbie meandered into the board with no such armour and despite having been trumpeted at a couple of times, is surviving and enjoying every minute of it! Everyone here is welcoming and ready with answers to the silliest of questions. At the end of the day, you will learn a LOT. Not only about words, but also about people, and opinions, ideologies, culture, sundry information from here and there. A word of caution though: it is immensely ADDICTIVE and I fear, there is no cure! Welcome Vanguard and I hope you have as good a time here as I am.
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having been trumpeted at Hey! Are you callin' me an elephant? [roguish eyes e]
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