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johnfowles · 10-22-2004, 06:44 PM

Newsgroup highlights week ending October 23rd
OK at the considerable risk of receiving further opprobrium I will start by saying again that not much has stirred of
abiding interest over there this past week
It probably needs the stimulation of the upcoming Hamilton jollifications to get the creative writing juices flowing again!
So I again I have delved into back postings and in view of some speculation regarding if and when Massey will take place
next year with an update on Wayne's site now overdue after he deleted the May dates
I refound a nice posting about Massey 1998 by "glutomodo" (Andy Thompson) now in Wyoming I believe (his family home is in
Fort Collins, Colorado) So I was at one time hoping that brink could arrange a Gathering someswhere in Colo(u)rado since there are several fans in that area,including colorado sue from here and Susan and my good friend from the 1999 chat room sessions Sue Bloo(mer)
andy's posting is at the thread starting at:-

http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&safe=off&selm=1998050806303 900.CAA12283%40ladder01.news.aol.com
Note that in giving the URL of any old Newsgroup threads I always go to the very first posting and click on the "view this article only" link to get the shortest URL: once open there is then another link to for example "Complete Thread (5 articles)"
Here on corfid the ever lengthening topic "Picture that Song" has now attracted just over 900 replies and looks set to continue past the 1000 mark even though the Torontonian who dreamt this up is showing the first signs of tiredness:-

http://www.corfid.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/002499.html
it has been a frequently frustrating fanciful frolic of fecundity often awfully funny and IMHO worth keeping an eye on from time to time It has however revealed two problems:-
1,. the corfid sytem of allocating web page titles means that although the index shows the most recently posted-to topics in date order with the date and time of the most recent posting it is only after you open that you discover just how many pages now constitute the topic so you then need to reclick on the latest page number in the case of this topic there are now all of 19 pages and the latest is at:-

http://www.corfid.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/002499-19.html
2.as one fellow 56k user commented:-
"I don't have time to go through 16 or 17 pages especially when they take forever to load"
Of course each page is full of graphics but I find the loading time is not a problem probably but not conclusively because
once viewed any one page will together with any images thereupon be stored in one of the Windows folder's "cache" sub-folders
Amongst other items that some here might have overlooked was my discovery of free (albeit short-time) file hosting site at:-

http://www.upload4free.com
which I and Jimmy Jones used to good effect on the Test forum at:-

http://www.corfid.com/ubb/Forum3/HTML/000122.html
And this very day thoroughly confused Bee ZeD
at:-

http://www.corfid.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/002690.html
OK Tonight I should be around for a longer time in the chat room than I was able to last Friday an evening most notable
for the apparent and silent (non-typing) attendance by someone using the nickname silver_heels which next morning Bruna
insisted was a troll as she was in dreamland!
So Australia tomorrow morning Karen you're on and yes there has never been any other chat room organised from corfid only a
short lived attempt to use the voice capabilities of a Yahoo Group's chat room where we used to hear (notdogman)ron's
measured Victorian drawl!!
So 9 pm EST again at:-

http://www.lightfootchat.notlong.com
John Fowles
I've mixed up my gloves," Tom said intermittently

[This message has been edited by johnfowles (edited October 22, 2004).]

10-22-2004, 06:44 PM	#34
johnfowles Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: New Jersey U.S.A. ex UK and Canada Posts: 4,846	Newsgroup highlights week ending October 23rd OK at the considerable risk of receiving further opprobrium I will start by saying again that not much has stirred of abiding interest over there this past week It probably needs the stimulation of the upcoming Hamilton jollifications to get the creative writing juices flowing again! So I again I have delved into back postings and in view of some speculation regarding if and when Massey will take place next year with an update on Wayne's site now overdue after he deleted the May dates I refound a nice posting about Massey 1998 by "glutomodo" (Andy Thompson) now in Wyoming I believe (his family home is in Fort Collins, Colorado) So I was at one time hoping that brink could arrange a Gathering someswhere in Colo(u)rado since there are several fans in that area,including colorado sue from here and Susan and my good friend from the 1999 chat room sessions Sue Bloo(mer) andy's posting is at the thread starting at:- http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&safe=off&selm=1998050806303 900.CAA12283%40ladder01.news.aol.com Note that in giving the URL of any old Newsgroup threads I always go to the very first posting and click on the "view this article only" link to get the shortest URL: once open there is then another link to for example "Complete Thread (5 articles)" Here on corfid the ever lengthening topic "Picture that Song" has now attracted just over 900 replies and looks set to continue past the 1000 mark even though the Torontonian who dreamt this up is showing the first signs of tiredness:- http://www.corfid.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/002499.html it has been a frequently frustrating fanciful frolic of fecundity often awfully funny and IMHO worth keeping an eye on from time to time It has however revealed two problems:- 1,. the corfid sytem of allocating web page titles means that although the index shows the most recently posted-to topics in date order with the date and time of the most recent posting it is only after you open that you discover just how many pages now constitute the topic so you then need to reclick on the latest page number in the case of this topic there are now all of 19 pages and the latest is at:- http://www.corfid.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/002499-19.html 2.as one fellow 56k user commented:- "I don't have time to go through 16 or 17 pages especially when they take forever to load" Of course each page is full of graphics but I find the loading time is not a problem probably but not conclusively because once viewed any one page will together with any images thereupon be stored in one of the Windows folder's "cache" sub-folders Amongst other items that some here might have overlooked was my discovery of free (albeit short-time) file hosting site at:- http://www.upload4free.com which I and Jimmy Jones used to good effect on the Test forum at:- http://www.corfid.com/ubb/Forum3/HTML/000122.html And this very day thoroughly confused Bee ZeD at:- http://www.corfid.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/002690.html OK Tonight I should be around for a longer time in the chat room than I was able to last Friday an evening most notable for the apparent and silent (non-typing) attendance by someone using the nickname silver_heels which next morning Bruna insisted was a troll as she was in dreamland! So Australia tomorrow morning Karen you're on and yes there has never been any other chat room organised from corfid only a short lived attempt to use the voice capabilities of a Yahoo Group's chat room where we used to hear (notdogman)ron's measured Victorian drawl!! So 9 pm EST again at:- http://www.lightfootchat.notlong.com John Fowles I've mixed up my gloves," Tom said intermittently [This message has been edited by johnfowles (edited October 22, 2004).]