I'm surprised to see that you got me on the first try, since I rarely come over here and am far more active on the 1:1 forums.
Great job, this must have taken a lot of time and effort!
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I'm humbled Kevin, you have me listed twice. Now I won't be able to wear my favorite hat.
Joe
SD70DudeI'm surprised to see that you got me on the first try, since I rarely come over here
Recognizability was a big part of it... and your awesome herald that you use for an avatar cemented it. You were 100% in the first time I saw it.
Thank you for the kind words. The effort was actually a lot of fun.
ctyclsscsCan't wait for the yearbook pages with the football team, chess club and marching band.
rrinkerDon't forget the AV Club and of course the Railroad Club! 100% participation in the latter.
Earl on with the project I had sections I listed people under, but decided against it. No need for high-school style popularity contests on the forums.
For example, the Kalmbach staff was listed under Faculty, and Dr. Wayne, Ed, & Garry were Most Popular, and a few other goofy things.
In the end, I decided a simple list was best, but the weebles still all ended up at the bottom.
josephbwI'm humbled Kevin, you have me listed twice. Now I won't be able to wear my favorite hat
Thank you for pointing that out. While correcting it I also noticed I had MRRDAD listed twice, and right next to himself! How did that happen?
-Kevin
Living the dream.
SeeYou190 Early on with the project I had sections I listed people under, but decided against it. No need for high-school style popularity contests on the forums. For example, the Kalmbach staff was listed under Faculty, and Dr. Wayne, Ed, & Garry were Most Popular, and a few other goofy things.
Early on with the project I had sections I listed people under, but decided against it. No need for high-school style popularity contests on the forums.
Uh-oh . . . I shudder to think what category I would have fallen into.
Do you have 'Most Bombastic'?
How about 'Highest Average Number of Just About Completely Unnecessary Words Per Post'?
Robert
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ROBERT PETRICKHow about 'Highest Average Number of Just About Completely Unnecessary Words Per Post'?
You would never even be considered for that one. There are some masters of that art among us.
Southgate 2I didn't realize how many faces, names, or avitars you become familiar with until you see them all in one place like this.
I was not aware either. I thought there were only about 20-25 active members until I started putting it all together. It turns out there were hundreds of names I recognized.
I am glad we are a large and active group.
I dunno, Robert, but I've been criticised/nominated for that one by a couple of Forum regulars. I've found that the more verbose I become, the less likely they are to read whatever I happen to be rambling on about, and that lessens the complaints. A surfeit of photos has a similar effect on some Members, too.
Kevin, I admire your tenacity in assembling those avatars - very well-presented.
Wayne
doctorwayne ROBERT PETRICK How about 'Highest Average Number of Just About Completely Unnecessary Words Per Post'? I dunno, Robert, but I've been criticised/nominated for that one by a couple of Forum regulars. I've found that the more verbose I become, the less likely they are to read whatever I happen to be rambling on about, and that lessens the complaints. A surfeit of photos has a similar effect on some Members, too. Wayne
ROBERT PETRICK How about 'Highest Average Number of Just About Completely Unnecessary Words Per Post'?
Hey Doc-
That's a good technique to limit complaints. Using the word 'verbose' is fairly common, but getting 'surfeit' in there is mildly impressive. Ever use 'onomatopoetically' on this forum? I have.
ROBERT PETRICKEver use 'onomatopoetically' on this forum?
Didn't use it here, but once used the word "perspicasity" in an attempt to get an employee a bonus.
That's an interesting project. How long did it take to put it all together?
Wow, that looks like it was a lot of work. Thanks for compiling this Kevin! (and thanks for making sure I was on there, even though I haven't been very active lately.)
Harrison
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As best I can recall, no. The root word, onomatopoeia is in both of the dictionaries that are at-hand, and both also show onomatopoeic, but only one shows onomatopoetic. I'd guess that the addition of the "-ally" makes it an adverb.
I prefer the less-common æsthetic instead of esthetic, and likewise for encyclopædia but only because my computer allows it.
I some cases, I like to write in dialect, eliding letters or adding them, in order to create the effect of an accent. I think that more people skip over it than make an attempt to sound it out, though.
I also like speaking with an accent, which annoys some people, amuses others, and, lately, offends some, too. If I were offended by accents, I'd lose a lot of friends.
Missing letters - people probably unconsciously skip over, the human brain can fill in a lot of "missing' information and you don;t even realize it. Only if you stopa nd concentrate do you see there are letters missing - first read through, you probably don't even realize it.
Mst pepl cn read ths and not evn notice misng letrs.
rrinkerMst pepl cn read ths and not evn notice misng letrs.
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
All these big words etc.. Ejjycayshun isa wunnerful fing.
Kevin. Thanks for including me as I am a new member.
David
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maxman ROBERT PETRICK Ever use 'onomatopoetically' on this forum?
ROBERT PETRICK Ever use 'onomatopoetically' on this forum?
doctorwayneKevin, I admire your tenacity in assembling those avatars - very well-presented.
Thank you. It began easy, but as more were added, getting them the tile together became frustrating sometimes, but I always seemed to find something to fill an odd space.
Wolf359How long did it take to put it all together?
I worked on it for about 4 or 5 months. Only worked on it kind of hard the last few weeks.
Harrison Thanks for compiling this Kevin! (and thanks for making sure I was on there, even though I haven't been very active lately.)
There was no way you were being left off.
NorthBritKevin. Thanks for including me as I am a new member.
Thank you for being here. You add a lot to our conversations.
I cant even pronounce that "on-a-mat-oh-poet-locally" word. And i challenge that it is even a word! Matter of fact im wondering if we were just insulted?
I like the 2nd part of Dr. Waynes answer. I cant hepp it, i types like i talk. Fitting revenge for making me sit through 12 years of the same ole english class when i coulda been learning something of more value!
If it werent for accents, Huck Finn would be just another Boy Scouts tech manual.
Farfignugin!
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PM RailfanI cant even pronounce that "on-a-mat-oh-poet-locally" word.
And i challenge that it is even a word! Matter of fact im wondering if we were just insulted?
One example that sticks in my memory as well as my craw: Dinesh D'Souza, in the days he tried a bit too hard to 'make his bones' as an intellectual, uncorked the word 'thrasonical' in one of his essays -- as I recall pairing it with something alliterated, which only made it worse. This is right up there with 'nattering nabobs of negativity' in phony use of the language to cow or impress rather than communicate.
(Of course if you want excitement over words only a dictionary would give you, look no further than the actual study of English grammatical tropes, where words like 'asyndeton' or 'synecdoche' take their carefully ill-pronounceable (yes, there is a Greek-derived technical equivalent for that; I don't use it) place in the pantheon of proofs of 'formal erudition'... and no, synecdoche is not where Alco locomotives came from.)
[/quote]If it werent for accents, Huck Finn would be just another Boy Scouts tech manual.[/quote]Of course, along with the dialect comes the use of the vernacular (look! Another splendid one! And useful in co text, too!) which contains One Of Those Certain Words that many find inexcusable even in Well Recognized As Literature sources.
I would note with amusement that a delightful thing Victorian writers would do was, when they came to something salacious or alarming that had to be discussed, to say it in Latin or Attic Greek, on the premise that a man educated enough to read it would be a 'man of the world' enough not to be shocked by it -- a charming conceit in retrospect. It is a sorry thing in any language when the euphemisms for 'taboo words' themselves start to require euphemisms -- 'handicapped' being one that comes strongly to mind.
Of course if you've read this far you'll realize this is not serious. But I doubt many people will, and that's their better sense.
hey Kevin, cool idea. Not much more I can say (that hasn't already been said) other than "Thanks!" I can plainly see my logo in the upper middle.
Terry
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Now that you've taken so much time to craft that reply, please go throw the horse over the fence some hay now once.
And don't forget to outen the light when you leave!
SeeYou190 ROBERT PETRICK How about 'Highest Average Number of Just About Completely Unnecessary Words Per Post'? You would never even be considered for that one. There are some masters of that art among us. -Kevin
Hey Kevin -
You are so right! And I apologize profusely for bringing it up and opening the gate that led this thread astray.
Nice work. It's amazing to see so many "faces" in one spot. Imagine how many years of modeling combined are in these posts.
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ROBERT PETRICK SeeYou190 ROBERT PETRICK How about 'Highest Average Number of Just About Completely Unnecessary Words Per Post'? You would never even be considered for that one. There are some masters of that art among us. -Kevin Hey Kevin - You are so right! And I apologize profusely for bringing it up and opening the gate that led this thread astray. Robert
Robert,
It looks like your post was interpreted as a challenge, challenge accepted, and you were handily defeated.
No worries my friend.
I love your posts, and your layout. Please continue to share.
PennCentral99Not much more I can say (that hasn't already been said) other than "Thanks!" I can plainly see my logo in the upper middle.
I thought that we had multiple users with the PC logo as an avatar. Yours was the only one I was able to find.
GraniteRailroaderImagine how many years of modeling combined are in these posts.
That is hard to imagine. This is definitely a model railroad community with unimaginable acccumulated knowledge and experience.
Fascinating I that I saw myself in the yearbook since I longer posted in the diner about 3 years.
It's good to see you thru pictures and ideas/input.
I just a new picture platform to showcase my 'somewhat' process on my layout. Just to proof that not making anything up.
See you in the yearbook next year.
Amtrak America, 1971-Present.
And he might have gotten it, too, if you'd spelled it correctly...
I did spel it corectly de frst tyme. Sekond tyme was the chalendge.
PM RailfanFarfignugin!
Is that the same as felgercarb?