Adieu

Originally posted by redbadger
or just shove it up your jaksy

My my, your sharp intellect is slicing through the forum today.

Originally posted by redbadger
pompous or what..

Have always been of the opinion that the pompous porpoise did it on purpose.

Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
As one of Red Hot Pawn's first members since February, 2001, you would certainly be in a position to make an assessment of this forum. Thank you.

That is correct.
I have seen the RHP forum in its complete evolution, from not having one at all to what we have right now.
My opinion of the GF is exactly that, MY opinion. Do other members share that opinion? I don't know.
Am I being pompous? I thought I was just being "honest" with my opinion but you can describe it however you want Redbadger. It is what it is.

I just looked at the 'most active player' table and it shows that 12,545 members have made at least one move in the past 100 days.
I wonder how many have taken a look at any of the forums.

Someone with time on their hands could put together some statistics.
What do RHP members actually do while visiting the site?
Which forums do they visit?
Which forums have the most activity on a daily basis?

Didn't you undertake such a project in the past GB? Something similar anyway?

Originally posted by mwmiller
That is correct.
I have seen the RHP forum in its complete evolution, from not having one at all to what we have right now.
My [b]opinion of the GF is exactly that, MY opinion. Do other members share that opinion? I don't know.
Am I being pompous? I thought I was just being "honest" with my opinion but you can describe it however you wan ...[text shortened]... daily basis?

Didn't you undertake such a project in the past GB? Something similar anyway?[/b]

As a matter of interest, how did you come across this site in that far off day?

We all seem to take the internet and social media for granted theses days, perhaps forgetting that it is still quite a young phenomena. Facebook was only 10 years old last year for an obvious example.

Originally posted by mwmiller
That is correct.
I have seen the RHP forum in its complete evolution, from not having one at all to what we have right now.
My opinion of the GF is exactly that, MY opinion. Do other members share that opinion? I don't know.
Am I being pompous? I thought I was just being "honest" with my opinion but you can describe it however you want R ...[text shortened]... n a daily basis?

Didn't you undertake such a project in the past GB? Something similar anyway?

Originally posted by mwmiller
"That is correct..."

Thanks for this confirmation which you're uniquely qualified to provide. With respect to your questions I'd defer to the following statement regarding the intended purpose of these public forums:

"The forums are the core of the 'Red Hot Pawn' community. Feel free to just read, but please consider posting a comment. Most posts will develop into a conversation (called a 'thread' ), so be sure to check back and follow up on any of your earlier posts." ~Russ

Originally posted by mwmiller
"Didn't you undertake such a project in the past GB? Something similar anyway?"

Yes, it was a comparison of page one threads for several months a year ago which revealed that this forum surprisingly ranked third to the Spirituality and Debates Forums. Since I've focused my time and energy on initiatives which would hopefully support the purpose described by Russ.

Originally posted by Ghost of a Duke
Have always been of the opinion that the pompous porpoise did it on purpose.

GD, been wondering about "this pompous porpoise":

1) What did it do "on purpose"? 2) While doing the nefarious deed was this pusillanimous creature wearing ocean blue plaid pajamas or a lovely sea green nightgown or perhaps a lacey peignoir woven with fine silk threads of pale pink and hideous puce? 3) What was its motive? lol

Originally posted by divegeester
As a matter of interest, how did you come across this site in that far off day?

We all seem to take the internet and social media for granted theses days, perhaps forgetting that it is still quite a young phenomena. Facebook was only 10 years old last year for an obvious example.

I had just finally given up on running DOS on my computer and had installed windows 95 and was getting used to it. I don't even remember which search engine I tried but it was nothing like what we now have. It was pretty ancient anyway.

I was looking for a website that offered online chess games and it came up with RHP as one option. I saw that it was only correspondence chess rather than live but that was OK with me. I just mainly wanted to play against real people instead of chess game software. I had tried postal chess very briefly and was totally disappointed with that experience, but thought it might be better with online correspondence chess.

I went ahead and opened an account here and soon discovered that it was a very new site and that I was one of the first members. I was the 16th member and my first game was only the 18th game played here. Out of the first 16 members, some of those were actually 'dummy' accounts set up by Russ and Chris to help them test out the site.
(NO, I'm not a dummy account too !)

Originally posted by mwmiller
I had just finally given up on running DOS on my computer and had installed windows 95 and was getting used to it. I don't even remember which search engine I tried but it was nothing like what we now have. It was pretty ancient anyway.

I was looking for a website that offered online chess games and it came up with RHP as one option. I saw that it was ...[text shortened]... p by Russ and Chris to help them test out the site.
[b](NO, I'm not a dummy account too !)[/b]

Coincidentally, the same year you happened upon RHP, i also did a engine search for online chess, and ended up joining another chess site. (Where i stayed for over 14 years). That particular site had only been up and running for a few months and it wasn't long before i became an admin and was losing to the webmaster in person over coffee. (Fate had placed us both near Barnet). That site today is hardly recognizable.

As an aside, i can't look at your username without visualizing Windy Miller. Ah, childhood memories.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyz_jv_xiB8

Originally posted by divegeester
My my, your sharp intellect is slicing through the forum today.

like yours you prize prat . If brains were dynamite...you wouldn't have enough to blow your hat off.

Originally posted by mwmiller
I had just finally given up on running DOS on my computer and had installed windows 95 and was getting used to it. I don't even remember which search engine I tried but it was nothing like what we now have. It was pretty ancient anyway.

I was looking for a website that offered online chess games and it came up with RHP as one option. I saw that it was ...[text shortened]... p by Russ and Chris to help them test out the site.
[b](NO, I'm not a dummy account too !)[/b]

just a Dummy

Originally posted by divegeester
As a matter of interest, how did you come across this site in that far off day?

We all seem to take the internet and social media for granted theses days, perhaps forgetting that it is still quite a young phenomena. Facebook was only 10 years old last year for an obvious example.

obviously looking for some gay porn on the web and ended up here.

Originally posted by Landisqueen170
After being a subscriber for 5+ years, I decided to check out the forums. It has been one month.

Conclusion: Hanging out in here is neither a productive use of my time nor is it any fun, so much to the sadness of many of you, lol, I'm done. I much prefer chess where I have played and chatted with hundreds of players. And along the way, have met so ...[text shortened]... st to me at this very moment -lol - actually ESPECIALLY to those people 😉

Back to chess....!

A devastating loss to the world of chess. LMAO 😉

Originally posted by redbadger
obviously looking for some gay porn on the web and ended up here.

Watching you and DG engage in your battle of "wits" reminds me of the old days when the forum was a haven for the mentally infirm.

Originally posted by Red Night
Watching you and DG engage in your battle of "wits" reminds me of the old days when the forum was a haven for the mentally infirm.

What do you mean "was"?
I thought mental infirmity was a prerequisite.

I agree, posting a comment or opinion however slight gives an opportunity for some to spill their vitriol. I found a pipe smokers forum, they are all so friendly, such a contrast to some who seem to choke on their own ego.