Depot Diner & Coffee Shop

[tree68]

QUOTE: Originally posted by spbed

Las t I heard Email or IM was invented to "chat" or am I not correct that is what Email & IM is for?

Certainly, for one on one - there is a considerable amount of that that goes on as well. I regularly share email with other Diner patrons, and do some IM many evenings. What the Diner allows is some friendly banter. Chris's trips, MCs travails in the mountains, some good natured teasing, just a good time. We all get to know each other a little better and thus enjoy the forum just a little more because of it.

Besides, here I can share with a bunch of people and not get my email all cluttered up with responses. Further, I can participate from just about anywhere. I can't IM from work, or from a friend or relative's computer.

There are literally hundreds of threads on this forum, and plenty of other forums as well. May I recommend that you simply bypass this one as you look through the current threads each visit. You'll keep your blood pressure, and that of all of those who do enjoy visiting the Diner, down.

You offered many of the same arguments last time this happened (around April of last year), which fell on deaf ears then, too.

[CopCarSS]

QUOTE: Originally posted by spbed
Gee whiz you mean patty meltts are now the fuel of choice for the RRs? Maybe you erred thinking you were in a food forum instead of a RR forum

If you absolutely must continue to act like a complete jerk, can you at least be a little more creative with your comebacks? I didn't think the food/fuel comparison all that funny the first time you used it. Now that you're on its fourth or fifth iteration, its only serving to demonstrate your accute ability to act your shoe size.

By the way, Larry, very well said!

[spbed]

Are you now banning me from this thread? Am I not entitled to post the same silliness that you & other posts every day?

Also I do not buy your answer concerning Email & IM since you can send a Email & a IM to as MANY peole that you want at the same time. In the case of IM once you read it & X it out it is gone not even taken up space on your HD.

QUOTE: Originally posted by tree68

QUOTE: Originally posted by spbed

Las t I heard Email or IM was invented to "chat" or am I not correct that is what Email & IM is for?

Certainly, for one on one - there is a considerable amount of that that goes on as well. I regularly share email with other Diner patrons, and do some IM many evenings. What the Diner allows is some friendly banter. Chris's trips, MCs travails in the mountains, some good natured teasing, just a good time. We all get to know each other a little better and thus enjoy the forum just a little more because of it.

Besides, here I can share with a bunch of people and not get my email all cluttered up with responses. Further, I can participate from just about anywhere. I can't IM from work, or from a friend or relative's computer.

There are literally hundreds of threads on this forum, and plenty of other forums as well. May I recommend that you simply bypass this one as you look through the current threads each visit. You'll keep your blood pressure, and that of all of those who do enjoy visiting the Diner, down.

You offered many of the same arguments last time this happened (around April of last year), which fell on deaf ears then, too.

[spbed]

Hot news for those in & around New Orleans GWB is presently in town. He will be in QPB (West Palm Beach) FL later this afternoon if you miss him in New Orleans

[Bergie]

A look into the magic ball....

When Trains.com gets redesigned in the future, there won't be stars tied to post counts. Don't worry, I made that decision a long time ago; the actions during the past few days have nothing to do with it.

If you'd like a glimpse of the future, visit our sister site www.finescale.com. Avatars yes; stars no. See it here:

http://www.finescale.com/FSM/CS/forums/2/544042/ShowPost.aspx#544042

Bergie

[tree68]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Bergie

A look into the magic ball....

When Trains.com gets redesigned in the future, there won't be stars tied to post counts. Don't worry, I made that decision a long time ago; the actions during the past few days have nothing to do with it.

If you'd like a glimpse of the future, visit our sister site www.finescale.com. Avatars yes; stars no. See it here:

http://www.finescale.com/FSM/CS/forums/2/544042/ShowPost.aspx#544042

Bergie

Cool! I'm on a local forum that basically runs that way. They still list a post count, and new members are so noted, but once you get past a certain threshold, you are a "full member" and that's about as "high" as you can go. You can have some fun with the avatars, although some people like to pu***he envelope....

[CopCarSS]

I thought it time to bring my friend back to the Diner. Surely you remember the story of the 3 Billy Goats Gruff, don't you spbed? If not, you might read the tale here:

http://www.pitt.edu/~da***ype0122e.html

[waltersrails]

cop car like the pics Well everyone im off to go railfanning in 30 min i hope to see some good engines today.

Happy Railroading

[blhanel]

Boy, I wish I wasn't stuck at work today- sunny and 50 degrees! I was able to go home at lunch, park the van in the garage, and walk back (about a mile)- very enjoyable.

[techguy57]

QUOTE: Originally posted by blhanel

Boy, I wish I wasn't stuck at work today- sunny and 50 degrees!

[#ditto]

BTW, thaks to Cherokee Woman for the mac and cheese, chocolate cream pie and of course the good wishes! I appreciate them all greatly![:D]

Mike

[Modelcar]

Avatars.....?? Believe that equals "inclination".....What and where will that serve in our forum....?

[Modelcar]

Bergie....With all due respect, why the change......Why not police this one a bit closer for those who disrupt, cause unwarranted hard feelings, etc....and remove them.

[nanaimo73]

Happy Forum Birthday to Chad Thomas, he joined one year ago today.
Does he get free cake ?

Jamie and WR Watkins were at 5 years yesterday and 5 years today are S002610 and BR60103.

[techguy57]

spbed- I freely admit that I haven't always seen eye to eye with you, nor have I always been an angel myself, but I'm very sad to see you regress back to this state where you feel you must simply berate those of us who enjoy this forum for the comraderie as well as the wealth of infromation on trains. I had thought that you had been relatively cordial lately and that your posts had at times offered some interesting information. They way you are being now is just ridiculous. IF you are truly here to discuss trains why bother those who enjoy this thread? Do you think that railroaders don't discuss things other than the railroads? Do you think that the staff members at Kalmbach never discuss anything other than the magazines? The diner thread is kinda like the proverbial office water cooler. Many of us use it to shoot the breeze and catch up with one another. If you can't respect that, simply feel free to pass it by.

QUOTE: Originally posted by spbed

Do you know when youingest fish you are also ingesting mercury which is supposely very bad for your internal organs

Obviously you must ingest a lot yourself and it must be directly affecting your brain.

Mike

[Bergie]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Modelcar

Bergie....With all due respect, why the change......Why not police this one a bit closer for those who disrupt, cause unwarranted hard feelings, etc....and remove them.

Two reasons, and they're sort of related.

First, just because someone makes a lot of posts shouldn't equate to a higher rating than another user who only posts occasionally. There's no way to control the quality of posts. Well, that's point two. Posting what's on the menu today shouldn't get you any closer to another star. I don't want newcomers to get any false impressions, and I certainly don't want them star chasing. I guess you could say it's quality over quantity.

At the end of the day, the number of stars a person has doesn't make the content they create any more valuable than the content a newcomer creates.

Bergie

[techguy57]

Thanks, Bergie! I couldn't agree more.


Mike

[chad thomas]

QUOTE: Originally posted by nanaimo73

Happy Forum Birthday to Chad Thomas, he joined one year ago today.
Does he get free cake ?

Yes, under this user name. Actually I joined a year before that under the username wisser. wisser was my sisters last name and when I first joined I was useing her computer so for some reason I forgot, I thought I had to use that name on her computer. When I left Alturas and quit useing her computer I re-registered with my real name. (or is it?[;)])

[rvos1979]

Afternoon everyone......

Looks like I missed a barbeque this morning, and I don't mean chicken or beef. Always has to be the one guy to make a mess of things. Mudchicken, I think I can provide the dark alley, though I lost contact with a friend I know who has friends in the Mafia (that might be a good thing, though). Always wanted to try interesting things.......

Nursing a scratchy and sore throat today, seems to be getting worse, I think some chicken soup is in order after work tonight. If it's possible, CW, just leave it fully prepped in the cooler, I'll heat it up when I get home at 2:30 in the morning.

Hopefully we don't have any surprises like last night at work, we had a bogie assembly get away on us (twice!!) before quitting time, first time wasn't bad, but the second time could have been a lot of hurt for someone, luckily he wasn't standing between the bogie he was working on and the one that got away.

Got to head for work now, we'll catch everyone later.

Randy

[chad thomas]

Hey Chris, I really dig your new sig pic.

Hey, disinformation central, your village called and they want there idiot back.

[chad thomas]

...Nevermind. They called back and they just want you to return there bicycle.

[CopCarSS]

Bergie,

Does your crystal ball show any kind of time frame for implementation? I'm assuming the fine scale guys are guinea pigs of sorts and we shall see the fruits of the experimentation on them, right?

[chad thomas]

Bergie, Why the change? I checked it out and I personaly do NOT like it. I like this forum just the way it is. Although I would like to see the IP address of the poster appear. It makes it real easy to identify repeat offender trolls.

[CopCarSS]

QUOTE: Originally posted by chad thomas

Hey Chris, I really dig your new sig pic.

Hey, disinformation central, your village called and they want there idiot back.

Thanks, Chad. I took that one in Starved Rock State Park on my last trip. Usually that's a pretty neat area to visit in the winter time, since there's usually lots of icefalls. Sadly, with the drought the midwest had this year, only a very few of the icefalls were in place, and most weren't all that spectacular. This is one of the few pix I got.

One of these days I'll actually get an interesting train photo to post down below. You seem to have quite the supply of great train sig. pix. And I still admire your uncanny knack for getting multiple trains in the pic!

[blhanel]

QUOTE: Originally posted by chad thomas

Hey, disinformation central, your village called and they want there idiot back.

[(-D][(-D][(-D][(-D][(-D]

[Bergie]

QUOTE: Originally posted by CopCarSS

Bergie,

Does your crystal ball show any kind of time frame for implementation? I'm assuming the fine scale guys are guinea pigs of sorts and we shall see the fruits of the experimentation on them, right?

Timeframe: no

Guinea pigs: yes (sort of, but don't tell them I said there are my Guinea pigs, they might not like that.)

[jeaton]

Bergie

I guess it figures that railfans would be the type that like things to stay the same. Doesn't bother me. Go for it, but for the old guy, define avatar. (I assume it is suitable for a family forum.)

Jay

[Bergie]

QUOTE: Originally posted by chad thomas

Bergie, Why the change? I checked it out and I personaly do NOT like it. I like this forum just the way it is. Although I would like to see the IP address of the poster appear. It makes it real easy to identify repeat offender trolls.

It might take some getting used to, but I'm sure you'll find it useful in the end. (I'm not doing it just to make you guys suffer... honest.)

As far as IP addresses go, that's great except for national ISPs where multiple users can share the same IP address over the course of time. Blocking an IP isn't fool proof, unfortunately.

Bergie

[tree68]

Avatar - kind of like the stuff you put in your signature, but it goes under your name. If you look at Bergie's post, the little Trains logo is rather the same thing.

It does mean that Madam La Mook can finally have her tiara....

[Anonymous]

anyone got Chicken Noodle Soup? I am sick today........

[CopCarSS]

QUOTE: Originally posted by jeaton

Bergie

I guess it figures that railfans would be the type that like things to stay the same. Doesn't bother me. Go for it, but for the old guy, define avatar. (I assume it is suitable for a family forum.)

Jay

Jay,

An Avatar is a small pic that would go where our stars currently reside. Generally speaking, they're usually around 60x60 pixels, or soemthing in that neighborhood. I'll post a couple of mine I have on other fora assuming that PBase (where I stash my photos) starts working sometime in the near future.