Author Topic: Introductions (Read 196052 times)

horsethorn · « **Reply #125 on:** June 29, 2011, 07:06:40 PM »

Quote from: horsethorn on June 29, 2011, 04:15:47 PM

Quote from: SusanDoris on June 29, 2011, 01:46:08 PM
I managed that! May I ask if you have any hints on how to post an avatar picture? Does it have to be a certain size?
I'll have a look this evening - I uploaded my 'satanic gecko' picture from my home PC - so I'll check what size it is.

I don't recall a size limit, though. It is best if it's approximately square (in shape rather than content!).

I've tried swapping my avatar with a 204kb jpg and it seems fine - I'd try experimenting, you can always change it!

Click on the 'browse' button and it'll give you an 'open file' dialogue window to find the picture on your PC.

ht

P-E-A-R-L · « **Reply #126 on:** June 29, 2011, 07:28:20 PM »

Quote from: bluehillside on June 29, 2011, 04:01:25 PM

Aw shucks...

...and thanks for the joke (made me laugh out loud). I wonder if "Sparky" Marks and his whacky world of barminess will make it over here too (or is he here already?).

Oh yes, our resident dynamo has jumped ship to this forum, and contributed more on his cosmological wiring:

http://www.religionethics.co.uk/index.php?action=profile;area=showposts;u=8

merciful-evans · « **Reply #127 on:** June 30, 2011, 04:23:09 PM »

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Glad to see a fellow Pomponian here! I am in the north of the city, just off the island.

Thats odd, so am I.
po64qn
Your not my pigeon racing neighbour are you?

feelin_blue · « **Reply #128 on:** June 30, 2011, 04:44:29 PM »

Hi m-e

Not too far from you, and you can't blame me for the pigeons!

Astro · « **Reply #129 on:** June 30, 2011, 07:36:23 PM »

Hmm - I missed the introduction bit and went straight for the nattering!

Hello to everyone - nice to see both new and familiar names.

I prefer to be a woman of mystery and those who possess observation skills will soon learn all about me anyway.

I would like to stress that I am not a wind up merchant

It's nice to have a board to replace the Beeb. I missed it when it closed the England board (many moons ago - yep, I'm an addicted Beeb poster from way back when!) and only found out about the newest old one after watching The Big Questions. Anyone else see a pattern emerging lol

BTW - I laugh a fair bit and take very few things too seriously. Can we have a laugh smiley and a whistle smiley - I use those two a lot!

janiecupcake · « **Reply #130 on:** June 30, 2011, 07:50:57 PM »

Hi everyone

I'm Jane. I'm 36 and a teacher of primary school pupils. I live in a very lovely part of Essex but teach in a less lovely part.

I posted on the BBC for the first time last summer and was sad to see it go, so thanks Jakswan this looks like a really good format.

I call myself an atheist now, although I have a belief in something. At present I can't articulate to my own satisfaction what that is, but God won't do any more.

I am very much anti theist. I think religion damages and stunts people's growth, causes hate, misery and general intolerence and ignorance. Although the religious do make me laugh, so it's not all bad....

J x

SusanDoris · « **Reply #131 on:** June 30, 2011, 08:04:46 PM »

The lack of the BBC CT board has turned out to be quite painless really! Reminds me of the line in the song, 'I like to be in America', from 'West Side Story' - Everyone there will have moved here.'

Anyway, I have started on one of the two tasks I intend to pursue, i.e. in the time I'd have spent on CT,over the next six months - improving my web site! The other one is to listen to all of my CDs and decide which ones I will probably not want to listen to again.

Anybody else set themselves some new goals?

iso · « **Reply #132 on:** June 30, 2011, 08:47:27 PM »

I must admit, I much prefer it here to the BBC message board.

I love seeing so many familiar names and also some new ones.

So hello again to the ex-BBCers and a warm heartfelt welcome to everyone else.

milessinclair · « **Reply #133 on:** July 01, 2011, 01:16:54 PM »

Hi
Miles here
From the BBC you'll know I am pretty much anti-theism - mostly because it is intellectually corrupt, and is a dangerous meme with no unique redeeming features.

m

Alien · « **Reply #134 on:** July 01, 2011, 01:27:05 PM »

Glad to see you have "passed over" from the CTMB OK, diakonos.

Diakonos · « **Reply #135 on:** July 01, 2011, 01:28:46 PM »

Alan, thank you.

Miles - you need to stop beating around the bush and start saying it like it is!

Gonnagle · « **Reply #136 on:** July 01, 2011, 02:47:47 PM »

Quote from: milessinclair on July 01, 2011, 01:16:54 PM

Hi
Miles here
From the BBC you'll know I am pretty much anti-theism - mostly because it is intellectually corrupt, and is a dangerous meme with no unique redeeming features.

m

Dear Miles,

Where as the atheist meme ( rhymes with dream ) is so utterly boring.

Gonnagle.

milessinclair · « **Reply #137 on:** July 01, 2011, 02:59:34 PM »

gonnagle

Glad to see the theistic logic has transferred intact

m

ProfessorDavey · « **Reply #138 on:** July 01, 2011, 03:01:57 PM »

Hi All

Just joined - some of you may know me from the now defunked BBC site - it's good to see so many of you here.

About me: well I'm an atheist, but in a 'mixed faith' marriage (my wife is a practising catholic). Interests, choral singing with my secular choir (we do loads of sacred stuff), all sorts of other music, football, good food and drink and general family stuff (3 fairly young kids). My line of business - well you can work that out from my username.

Grantus Maximus · « **Reply #139 on:** July 01, 2011, 03:09:16 PM »

Quote from: ProfessorDavey on July 01, 2011, 03:01:57 PM

Hi All

Just joined - some of you may know me from the now defunked BBC site - it's good to see so many of you here.

About me: well I'm an atheist, but in a 'mixed faith' marriage (my wife is a practising catholic). Interests, choral singing with my secular choir (we do loads of sacred stuff), all sorts of other music, football, good food and drink and general family stuff (3 fairly young kids). My line of business - well you can work that out from my username.

Hi Prof... nice to see you. Already got another creationist thread on the go at http://www.religionethics.co.uk/index.php?topic=99.0;topicseen if you want to dive in.

Also, you might notice the Karma points by your name on the left. I've set you off running with your first positive one. I've not got bored of clicking on these yet, but it's early days yet..

Cheers - GM

Gonnagle · « **Reply #140 on:** July 01, 2011, 03:10:29 PM »

Quote from: milessinclair on July 01, 2011, 02:59:34 PM

gonnagle

Glad to see the theistic logic has transferred intact

m

Dear Miles,

Only two posts and some numpty has already smitted you ( smote you ) let me redress the balance. *click*

Gonnagle.

MarvinGillicious · « **Reply #141 on:** July 01, 2011, 03:11:21 PM »

Quote from: ProfessorDavey on July 01, 2011, 03:01:57 PM

My line of business - well you can work that out from my username.

http://www.punchandjudy.com/profs/puppetree1.html

Gonnagle · « **Reply #142 on:** July 01, 2011, 03:18:01 PM »

Quote from: ProfessorDavey on July 01, 2011, 03:01:57 PM

Hi All

Just joined - some of you may know me from the now defunked BBC site - it's good to see so many of you here.

About me: well I'm an atheist, but in a 'mixed faith' marriage (my wife is a practising catholic). Interests, choral singing with my secular choir (we do loads of sacred stuff), all sorts of other music, football, good food and drink and general family stuff (3 fairly young kids). My line of business - well you can work that out from my username.

Dear Prof,
Welcome aboard

Secular choir which does sacred stuff, pardon my ignorance, but does that mean an atheist choir.

Gonnagle.

ProfessorDavey · « **Reply #143 on:** July 01, 2011, 03:39:40 PM »

Quote from: MegaGillicious on July 01, 2011, 03:11:21 PM

http://www.punchandjudy.com/profs/puppetree1.html

Excellent - not come across that one before - but sadly no - he isn't me, just an imposter with puppets.

ProfessorDavey · « **Reply #144 on:** July 01, 2011, 03:45:11 PM »

Quote from: Gonnagle on July 01, 2011, 03:18:01 PM

Dear Prof,
Welcome aboard

Secular choir which does sacred stuff, pardon my ignorance, but does that mean an atheist choir.

Gonnagle.

Good to see you Gonnagle

Secular choir - i.e. not linked to any religious organisation, open to people of any faith or none.

But often does the standard (and not so standard) repertoire of sacred classical choral music - Bach masses, Vivaldi gloria etc etc. About to do the Verdi requiem. But not atheist, although a concert or two ago one of our more christian members refused to sing one piece that she felt was 'anti-christian' - quite how I (and the rest of the choir) never worked out.

Gonnagle · « **Reply #145 on:** July 01, 2011, 04:13:04 PM »

Quote from: ProfessorDavey on July 01, 2011, 03:45:11 PM

Quote from: Gonnagle on July 01, 2011, 03:18:01 PM
Dear Prof,
Welcome aboard

Secular choir which does sacred stuff, pardon my ignorance, but does that mean an atheist choir.

Gonnagle.
Good to see you Gonnagle

Secular choir - i.e. not linked to any religious organisation, open to people of any faith or none.

But often does the standard (and not so standard) repertoire of sacred classical choral music - Bach masses, Vivaldi gloria etc etc. About to do the Verdi requiem. But not atheist, although a concert or two ago one of our more christian members refused to sing one piece that she felt was 'anti-christian' - quite how I (and the rest of the choir) never worked out.

Dear Prof,

Vivaldi Gloria, Gloria in excelsis Deo, Glory to God in the Highest, can't argue with that

Prof when you sing a song like the above, do you notice any change in you.

Reason I ask, a composer, famous composer, modern day composer, sorry can't remember the chaps name, he is an atheist,
I watched a documentary about sacred music and this chap said that he cannot write Christian music unless he thinks about God.

Gonnagle.

ProfessorDavey · « **Reply #146 on:** July 01, 2011, 04:18:42 PM »

Quote from: Gonnagle on July 01, 2011, 04:13:04 PM

Dear Prof,

Vivaldi Gloria, Gloria in excelsis Deo, Glory to God in the Highest, can't argue with that

Prof when you sing a song like the above, do you notice any change in you.

Reason I ask, a composer, famous composer, modern day composer, sorry can't remember the chaps name, he is an atheist,
I watched a documentary about sacred music and this chap said that he cannot write Christian music unless he thinks about God.

Gonnagle.

Singing brings an huge sense of well-being, but it doesn't matter to me whether the words are sacred or not. There are certain latin phrases that are very satisfying to sing - they sort of work, but that's all about the actual words, not what they mean - so were they in English rather than latin that level of satisfaction would be lost to me. Sure there'll be christians who feel differently, but that's just how it feels to me.

Grantus Maximus · « **Reply #147 on:** July 01, 2011, 04:25:36 PM »

Quote from: Gonnagle on July 01, 2011, 04:13:04 PM

Vivaldi Gloria, Gloria in excelsis Deo, Glory to God in the Highest, can't argue with that

If I give you another positive Karma point, will you quieten down a bit please? Some of us are trying to sleep...

GM

SusanDoris · « **Reply #148 on:** July 01, 2011, 04:27:50 PM »

What are those yellow squares which are just below user names?

In case anyone wonders, I shall always tell people if I've 'applauded' or 'smote'.

Gonnagle · « **Reply #149 on:** July 01, 2011, 04:29:27 PM »

Dear Susan,

One square means newbie, two means junior member, not seen a three square yet.

Gonnagle.

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