![]() |
![]() |
#21 | |
The Tall
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Formenos
Posts: 578
|
Quote:
![]() In praise of Folly.
__________________
“What does the term american refers to” asked the boy, and the wise man answered: “Lets look at the dictionary then.” As an adjective American is: 1. Of or relating to the United States of America or its people, language, or culture. 2. Of or relating to North or South America, the West Indies, or the Western Hemisphere. As a noun American is: A native or inhabitant of America. A citizen of the United States. Then the boy asked, “What is America then?”, and the wise man looked at the dictionary again: 1. The United States. 2. also the A·mer·i·cas. The landmasses and islands of North America, Central America, and South America. Confused, the boy asked, “Does the term american refers solely to a us citizen or to any person in North, Central or South America?” The wise man replied: “What do you think?”, and the boy answered: “It is clear to me that while the term american is used to refers to us citizens, one can also use it to refer to any person who is from that continent too,” the boy thought for a while and asked the wise man, “Am I right?”, and he replied: “But of course.” The boy wondered, why is it that some people refuse to acknowledge the fact that the term american refers not only to US citizens but to anyone of the American continent?, but then sadly, the boy understood, that it is the calamity of ignorance. |
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#22 | |
Lord of the Pants
Join Date: Apr 2003
Posts: 1,382
|
Quote:
![]() Last edited by Sheeana : 10-30-2003 at 12:14 AM. |
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#23 | |
Queen of Nargothrond
Administrator Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Akron, Ohio - USA
Posts: 7,121
|
Quote:
__________________
"Whither go you?" she said. "North away." he said: "to the swords, and the siege, and the walls of defence - that yet for a while in Beleriand rivers may run clean, leaves spring, and birds build their nests, ere Night comes." AboutNewJersey.com - New Jersey Travel and Tourism Guide |
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#24 |
The Tall
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Formenos
Posts: 578
|
The good thing is that the quality of the archives thread will be maintained. The quality of those threads is not in the same league as those of the Project.
![]()
__________________
“What does the term american refers to” asked the boy, and the wise man answered: “Lets look at the dictionary then.” As an adjective American is: 1. Of or relating to the United States of America or its people, language, or culture. 2. Of or relating to North or South America, the West Indies, or the Western Hemisphere. As a noun American is: A native or inhabitant of America. A citizen of the United States. Then the boy asked, “What is America then?”, and the wise man looked at the dictionary again: 1. The United States. 2. also the A·mer·i·cas. The landmasses and islands of North America, Central America, and South America. Confused, the boy asked, “Does the term american refers solely to a us citizen or to any person in North, Central or South America?” The wise man replied: “What do you think?”, and the boy answered: “It is clear to me that while the term american is used to refers to us citizens, one can also use it to refer to any person who is from that continent too,” the boy thought for a while and asked the wise man, “Am I right?”, and he replied: “But of course.” The boy wondered, why is it that some people refuse to acknowledge the fact that the term american refers not only to US citizens but to anyone of the American continent?, but then sadly, the boy understood, that it is the calamity of ignorance. |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#25 | |
Greatest Elven woman of Aman
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Having way too much fun with Fëanor's 7
Posts: 4,285
|
Quote:
![]()
__________________
--Life is hard, and then we die. |
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#26 |
Long lost mooter
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Florida
Posts: 3,342
|
Artanis: To answer your ques., I have been given threads when I've done searches that weren't listed on any of the pages in the forum (this has happened at least three times, but not very recently, so I can't remember what they were). If there is no abyss, then the only other thing I can think of is that they were deleted threads that somehow came up because they still exist somewhere, even thought they were taken out of the forum (they could POSSIBLY have been archival, but I don't think so -- next time it happens I'll check and let everyone know, for fun. I believe in the abyss
![]() ![]() [Also, threads do disappear (like the first lines game in the General Lit. forum), but I think that's due to "cleaning out" threads.] EDIT: I FOUND THE ABYSS!! Out of curiousity, I did a search of the General Lit. forum for "first lines game." That didn't come up, so it must have been deleted, but a thread came up called "new game," and guess what? It isn't listed on either of the pages in General Lit.! And it isn't on any of the archive pages either! It is an old thread (2000), but it proves one thing: THE ABYSS EXISTS!! ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#27 |
Queen of Nargothrond
Administrator Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Akron, Ohio - USA
Posts: 7,121
|
I have always thought the abyss existed.
__________________
"Whither go you?" she said. "North away." he said: "to the swords, and the siege, and the walls of defence - that yet for a while in Beleriand rivers may run clean, leaves spring, and birds build their nests, ere Night comes." AboutNewJersey.com - New Jersey Travel and Tourism Guide |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#28 |
AngAdan
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Boerne, Texas
Posts: 856
|
I recalll searching at another forum, which uses VBB, The search turn up, among other things, a post of mine from which the search term had earlier been edited out. Somewhere in the database for the post were former words which had been edited out, perhaps a reord of prior versions of the post.
__________________
Gaius Mucius Scaevola Older, richer, and wiser than you "Mighty are the Ainur, and mightiest among them is Melkor, but that he may know, and all the Ainur, that I am Iluvatar, those things that ye have sung, I will show them forth, ... And thou, Melkor, shalt see that no theme may be played that hath not its uttermost source in me," |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#29 | |
Greatest Elven woman of Aman
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Having way too much fun with Fëanor's 7
Posts: 4,285
|
Quote:
![]() ![]() SGH, why not put up the sticky thread with the links right away? Is it possible to edit posts in a closed thread?
__________________
--Life is hard, and then we die. |
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#30 | |
Queen of Nargothrond
Administrator Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Akron, Ohio - USA
Posts: 7,121
|
Quote:
To answer your question about editing in a closed thread: No, you can't. Only mods/admins can do that. I have an idea. Until the project is finished, we can bump all the chapters back to the main page. I wonder if we'll get in trouble for that though, because that will bump current discussion down. What to do? ![]()
__________________
"Whither go you?" she said. "North away." he said: "to the swords, and the siege, and the walls of defence - that yet for a while in Beleriand rivers may run clean, leaves spring, and birds build their nests, ere Night comes." AboutNewJersey.com - New Jersey Travel and Tourism Guide |
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#31 |
The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: N?n in Eilph (Belgium)
Posts: 14,363
|
If we were to do nothing untill all chapters were discussed and just let the discussed chapters slip from the main page to the next pages of the forum, would there be any danger that we'll lose some of the chapter-discussions? If not, I wouldn't bump all the chapter-discussion-threads.
I agree that putting up a seperate sticky with the chapters-links now would clog the Sil-forum with too much stickies. But I was thinking, the assignment thread has all the chapters in the first post, right? Why can't we edit that first post and put instead of chapter one a chapter one? We could gather all the links of the chapters already discussed there. I'm sorry if this post sounds a little incoherent (went away til late yesterday. ![]()
__________________
We are not things. |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#32 |
Swan-Knight of Dol Amroth
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: On the Bay of Belfalas
Posts: 1,125
|
I like that, Earnil, if SGH would consent to do it, that is.
__________________
"What song the Sirens sang, or what name Achilles assumed when he hid himself among women, though puzzling questions are not beyond conjecture." - Sir Thomas Browne, Urn Burial. |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#33 | |
Queen of Nargothrond
Administrator Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Akron, Ohio - USA
Posts: 7,121
|
Quote:
![]()
__________________
"Whither go you?" she said. "North away." he said: "to the swords, and the siege, and the walls of defence - that yet for a while in Beleriand rivers may run clean, leaves spring, and birds build their nests, ere Night comes." AboutNewJersey.com - New Jersey Travel and Tourism Guide |
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#34 | |
Mootis per forum
Administrator Join Date: Dec 1999
Location: Spain
Posts: 61,439
|
Quote:
![]() BTW, sorry everybody, I've been absent from the moot again in the last weeks. Have been very busy and too tired even from mooting, though I've missed it a lot.
__________________
Do not be hasty. That is my motto. Now we'll have a drink and go to the Entmoot. |
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#35 | |
The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: N?n in Eilph (Belgium)
Posts: 14,363
|
Quote:
I hope Maedhros will forgive me for messing in his post. Now tell me I'm a good lil' 'mooter and give me a chocolate cookie. ![]()
__________________
We are not things. |
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#36 |
Greatest Elven woman of Aman
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Having way too much fun with Fëanor's 7
Posts: 4,285
|
Eärniel, you're my heroine.
![]()
__________________
--Life is hard, and then we die. |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#37 |
Queen of Nargothrond
Administrator Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Akron, Ohio - USA
Posts: 7,121
|
Ypu are a good little mooter, and here's your chocolate cookie.
![]()
__________________
"Whither go you?" she said. "North away." he said: "to the swords, and the siege, and the walls of defence - that yet for a while in Beleriand rivers may run clean, leaves spring, and birds build their nests, ere Night comes." AboutNewJersey.com - New Jersey Travel and Tourism Guide |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#38 |
Swan-Knight of Dol Amroth
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: On the Bay of Belfalas
Posts: 1,125
|
*Adds an Oreo on his own* Yay, now if it stays a sticky, it won't disappear!
__________________
"What song the Sirens sang, or what name Achilles assumed when he hid himself among women, though puzzling questions are not beyond conjecture." - Sir Thomas Browne, Urn Burial. |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#39 |
The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: N?n in Eilph (Belgium)
Posts: 14,363
|
Yeay!
![]() *disappears with cookies* *crunching sounds* ![]()
__________________
We are not things. |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#40 | |
The Tall
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Formenos
Posts: 578
|
Quote:
![]()
__________________
“What does the term american refers to” asked the boy, and the wise man answered: “Lets look at the dictionary then.” As an adjective American is: 1. Of or relating to the United States of America or its people, language, or culture. 2. Of or relating to North or South America, the West Indies, or the Western Hemisphere. As a noun American is: A native or inhabitant of America. A citizen of the United States. Then the boy asked, “What is America then?”, and the wise man looked at the dictionary again: 1. The United States. 2. also the A·mer·i·cas. The landmasses and islands of North America, Central America, and South America. Confused, the boy asked, “Does the term american refers solely to a us citizen or to any person in North, Central or South America?” The wise man replied: “What do you think?”, and the boy answered: “It is clear to me that while the term american is used to refers to us citizens, one can also use it to refer to any person who is from that continent too,” the boy thought for a while and asked the wise man, “Am I right?”, and he replied: “But of course.” The boy wondered, why is it that some people refuse to acknowledge the fact that the term american refers not only to US citizens but to anyone of the American continent?, but then sadly, the boy understood, that it is the calamity of ignorance. |
|
![]() |
![]() |