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I don't suppose I qualify as a lurker, since I have been completely absent for several months, but. I hope to be popping in more often now that my undergrad days are behind me (as of December 2002, actually). Anyway, I've enjoyed catching up on a few threads recently. It's been fun to read posts from old acquaintances, even some in new guises (hi Capfka!)
Good to be back!
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No, you're no lurker. Congrats on having finished your (first-phase?) studies and welcome back. You've still got a good rep, Rap!
- Pfranz
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think about how we could make things better.. more interesting..
if we were less scared to talk about controversial topics like politics the forum might have been [edit] livelier... and nastier [/edit]
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... and nastyThere is no need for more sites with this... I'm sure someone can point one out for you if you wish! Now, as to 'controversial'...
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vika, You're right. We don't discuss politics here for a reason: It causes problems and hurts. As musick sort of said and for *once he was *comprehensible, there are many sites out there for political discussions. Here we try to stick to the joy of language. It's a haven.
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"the joy of language"--if that's not a book title, it ought to be.
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http://wordsmith.org/board/showflat.pl?Cat=&Board=announcements&Number=76777Vika: This is why we eschew politics to the greta extent that we do. This thread generated more controvesy than any other in the last couple of years (except of course for the late unpleasantness, which had nothing to do with any particular topic, but which did, in retrospect have a great deal to do with personal politics.) There were almost 1750 views before we pulled the plug. I started it and then helped perpetuate it, but if I had it to do over again I would not post the seminal note. TEd
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You-all, let's not go there again. Please.
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TEd that's exactly what I meant. I remember it because I took part in it too (opposing your views). it was fun
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I wish we brought more of what we're reading here to the board--that we quoted passages more often that had caught our eye for unusual, baffling, and even highly successful applications of words and phrases. We do that to some extent, but I wish we did it more often because it would be interesting to know what people are reading, but, more especially, to see how AWADers are responding to what they're reading--to see which passages catch their eye. As I said, we do that to some extent, but I wish we did it more regularly. WW P.S. I looked up contemplative for fun as I often look up words that are familiar, but to see whether there might be some unusual definitions, and found this: 'morbidly thoughtful'--ha! That's not the application I meant.
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