Today we celebrate our Independence Day!

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Post by Porty » 27 Feb 2007, 12:47

Are we going to have different branding?
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Today we celebrate our Independence Day!

Post by Dadaist » 27 Feb 2007, 12:50

For those of you who are fortunate enough to not have seen "Independence Day" (the one where everyone cheers when the Whitehouse gets zapped) this thread title is a quote from that piece of entertainment. I really hate that line because, as far as my English teacher hammered into me, using the word "day" twice in one sentence just ain't right.

Let's celebrate forum independence. Oh flower of Porty, when will we see etc

I'd like to thank the technical heads for doing the internet misdirection things which ensure people are pointed at the right page.

I'd also like to thank me for coming up with the name "talkporty" - that was a toughie - and me for inspiring the cruel jibe at the end of an otherwise positive Evening News article about Radio Free Porty where Lawrence Marshall forever tarred us as gossipers, tittlers and tattlers.

The porty.org.uk general forum is dead. Long live talkporty->G&TT !!
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Post by Dadaist » 27 Feb 2007, 12:51

Porty wrote:Are we going to have different branding?
Hope so. It's looking a bit blank up there the noo.
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Post by Porty » 27 Feb 2007, 12:52

This should really be in your thread. maybe the mods can move it. They have nout to do these days. :lol:

Was it you that came up with talkporty? Where was I at the time?
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Re: Today we celebrate our Independence Day!

Post by Poppy » 27 Feb 2007, 13:07

Dadaist wrote:I'd also like to thank me for coming up with the name "talkporty" - that was a toughie
That was me me me on Feb 11th on the Mods Forum, So beat it, Dada. :P :P :P

However, I concede you G&TT!!
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Post by Dadaist » 27 Feb 2007, 13:13

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Dadaist wrote:I'd also like to thank me for coming up with the name "talkporty" - that was a toughie
That was me me me on Feb 11th on the Mods Forum, So beat it, Dada. :P :P :P

However, I concede you G&TT!!
G&TT was Lawrence in an article about RFP. Now that I *did* come up with.

I remember when the Spice Girls got famous, an Israeli singer said they stole one of her tunes. You may have come up with "talkporty" on the mods forum, but that's not a public forum. Not only did I independently come up with "talkporty" by myself, I gave it tinseltown glam and spin. So you see honey, the Oscar is mine. Sorry, but that's showbiz.
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Post by Maria » 27 Feb 2007, 13:45

I'm blaming quite a few folk for us ending up with talkporty.org :roll: but to answer Porty's question regarding 'rebranding' ; Yes, we plan to have a new logo to accompany our new name, so let us know of any ideas you may have. We also plan to have a brand new index page which should make us easier to find when anyone searches for the site. All these things are, however, in the early stages, so won't be happening overnight.

I'd also like to add my grateful thanks to Wangi for doing all the hard graft ensuring a smooth transition from our old site to the new one.
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Post by Dadaist » 27 Feb 2007, 14:08

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Post by Porty » 27 Feb 2007, 14:17

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G&TT was Lawrence in an article about RFP. Now that I *did* come up with.

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Nah, Lawrence came up with the phrase Gossip and Tittle Tattle and he sought to derogatise (I made that one up) the forum

I think I turned the insult on its head and made the suggestion that we renamed the forum along those lines. The evidence must be somewhere :?:
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Post by Porty » 27 Feb 2007, 14:19

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Not bad first attempt. Although we are allowed to say the S word now, aren't we?
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Post by Maria » 27 Feb 2007, 14:25

Think Dadaist may have actually come up with G&TT Porty :?
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Post by Porty » 27 Feb 2007, 14:27

Did he kidnap my username?
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Post by Maria » 27 Feb 2007, 14:30

No but he seems to have been the first to use the acronym G&TT.
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Post by Porty » 27 Feb 2007, 14:36

No that was definitely me. Go on admit it. :) G&TT did not debut on the thread you have highlighted. Whay not look through Dada and I's posts just to be sure?

I'm sure Ali picked me up foir it at the time.
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Post by Dadaist » 27 Feb 2007, 14:56

Let the record show that I have no current claim on G&TT other than being the origin of the RFP article where the unacronymized/expanded term first appeared.
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Post by Dadaist » 27 Feb 2007, 15:10

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Re: Today we celebrate our Independence Day!

Post by Poppy » 27 Feb 2007, 15:56

Dadaist wrote:So you see honey, the Oscar is mine. Sorry, but that's showbiz.
I bet I look better in a frock than you! :evil: :evil:

:tongue:

Huh!! This is Marya's fault for not including talkporty in this first list in the ideas thread. :roll:
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Post by bellybabe » 27 Feb 2007, 16:04

Marya wrote:I'm blaming quite a few folk for us ending up with talkporty.org
You're welcome.
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Marya wrote:I'd also like to add my grateful thanks to Wangi for doing all the hard graft ensuring a smooth transition from our old site to the new one.
OUR. Our. Our grateful thanks. Some team this is. :roll:

Honestly... :wink:
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Re: Today we celebrate our Independence Day!

Post by Dadaist » 27 Feb 2007, 16:05

Poppy wrote:
Dadaist wrote:So you see honey, the Oscar is mine. Sorry, but that's showbiz.
I bet I look better in a frock than you! :evil: :evil:

:tongue:

Huh!! This is Marya's fault for not including talkporty in this first list in the ideas thread. :roll:
Yeah well, in my house we have Oscar and a red carpet every day!

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Post by Poppy » 27 Feb 2007, 16:16

mutter mutter ***Poppy starts to plot her revenge***
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Post by Dadaist » 27 Feb 2007, 16:20

Poppy wrote:mutter mutter ***Poppy starts to plot her revenge***
Try harder next time Mr Smiley

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Post by Maria » 27 Feb 2007, 16:21

Porty wrote: Whay not look through Dada and I's posts just to be sure?
Remind me to do that when I have a few weeks free :roll:
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