Given that judgement has now been delivered by the Lord Dymo, Thread Labeller in Chief of OLO, as to the precise extent of the useful life of this thread, perhaps a little further digression into the technical aspect of getting to grips with OLO site features might be tolerable.

Bronwyn, in the seventh post preceeding this one, raised the question as to whether there exist any 'how-to's in relation to Forum site features. I advised her that to my knowledge there were none, and suggested what might become known, if adopted, as a 'page page' as a means to making more sophisticated use of the site.

At the risk of becoming a little repetitive, should such a 'page page' become a feature of the site, that feature itself would somewhere require an explanatory page of its own, a page that would doubtless become known as the 'page page page'.

Should it be that an Arthurian motif, as seemingly favoured by Bronwyn, be applied to the design of the 'page page page', it would not be surprising to see a little mouse-over feature similar to Microsoft's 'Office Assistant in the form of a caricature of a page-boy appear when using the 'page page page'. This visual assistant would, of course, be known as the 'page page page page', wouldn't it?

Now for those OLO users having divided attention whilst on the site, some form of audio assistance could be in order to alert them as to the appearance of the 'page page page page' upon their screen. It would be of the nature of a pager alert. In the regressive manner with which the thread is now being uselessly extended, it is by now surely obvious that this audio alert would become known as the 'page page page page page'.

All makes perfect sense, I trust?

I am of three minds as to whether rule changes are needed to improve the standard of debate on OLO, more vigorous enforcement of existing rules should be implemented, or greater resort be made to satire where opportunity arises.

Forrest thanks for your humor and your advice I gain much from it.
yes the thread has stalled but if some one like you could start a question and answer thread for people like me?
I do agree rules need to be kept or not made.

You're right, this thread has become a hoot. I thought it was going to be about constructive thought on OLO rules. But then, I thought there WERE rules; amongst those being only one person posting in the one identity. But that rule is consistently bent, isn't it? Even on this thread, with PALE posting as "Macropod Whisperer" (again). Furthermore, it continues to discredit itself by accusing others of diminishing animal welfare.

Overall, the people I'm most in agreement here are Daggett and Bronwyn, Meredith (in part), and, although I never thought I would say so, Examinator, CJ Morgan and Belly. I certainly agree that gratuitous remarks about the mental health of people unknown to the poster are the domain of the intellectually challenged (and you can always pick them; they're the ones who lack the self-expression and imagination to communicate any better!)

But how did the thread meander so far that it got into the bashing of various religions? As for the Sea Kittens thread - PETA managed to meet its objective of making the subject a media discussion, which would, I suspect, have been exactly its intention. It speaks more about how media-savvy PETA is than anything else.

Nor does it detract from the other excellent work that it does, any more than any comments I or anyone else might make about PALE detract from the work of Lyn White and Animals Australia. PALE and Animals Australia might as well be on different planets (now PALE, you can start a special thread all of your own about people "trolling" you, when in fact the reverse is the case).

Nicky

Graham Young

Antje has her own tag. pls deal with this.

Originally five posted their own Ids who were pale members.

They were forced to stop of accusations+ damage done to our organisation who works in conjunction with RSPCA QLD.
This IS defamation of our organisation.

Because somebody is a member of something that should not mean they are not entiled to post as people.

I am a member of RSL but I dont post under their name.

The same 5 'used to' post as pale she complained also. Which is as you know why Antje asked you for her own ID thats MS.

I will not tolerate these accusations our organisation are cheats.

Especially given false double ids made up by those attacking us.

Forrest

People think they can defame an organisation and get away with it by using false Ids.

One has to actually take the forum owner to court because it is he or she who is publicly producing the information. This is unfair on the owner and the victim.

A few things that can be done. One is for people to use their own ids. I have always said if you have a comment to make you should be prepaired to own it.

The other - I suppose is for Government to take some controls of forums.

It does look like that is whats going to have to happen - and thats not a good thing either.

As for comments above Lyn White certainly does not feel that way about PALES efforts but yes there are others who are trying to take over RSPCA.

We work in conjunction with RSPCA QLD on live exports.

Lyn is delighted by our MOU with The Australian Federation of Islamic council- as is the Humane Society.

However some who follow the PETA bible and hate farmers and Muslims work to undermine PALE and RSPCA QLDS efforts to phaze out live exports and replace with chilled.

Lyn White is certainly not one of them.

I will call Lyn at a decent hour on her mobile and direct her to this comment.

Forrest Gump “or greater resort be made to satire where opportunity arises.”

Intriguing concept,

How does that work?

Nicky “You're right, this thread has become a hoot.”

Ah “become a hoot”?

Nicky, it was a hoot from the start… from its inception at 9:01 am, 30th Jan

To 2:53 pm on the same day, when I posted as the 15th post to this sagacious parody of some obtuse Gilbert and Sullivan opera including with observational comments like

“ROFLMAO” and
“It just cracks me up, in a very, very funny way.”

PALE “This IS defamation of our organisation.”

A few get “defamed” I take it in the course of things when someone (notably, among those who feel entitled to prescribe the rules we should live and post under, takes a gratuitous swipe or two, at my profession). My recourse is to call them on it and watch them squim like a suck pig.

In my history on OLO I have only once overtly suggested, in the thread (and not by whining directly to our host), the content of a post was inappropriate to the nature of the forum and that coincided with the host deleting the offensive post. I see no merit in burdening the host with individual issues when he seems to be doing a fine job anyhow.

That is what the host is for to control his standards on OLO .
So why dont you give him a break if nobody else and follow the rules.
As I have said many times before to you I do not wish to exchange words information etc. You 'continue ' your posts to me with either crude comments or uncalled for attacks.
You follow us from thread to thread. Not making comments on Animal Welfare but insulting crude one line cracks.
I refuse to be in the company ( be it on a forum or in person) with a man who makes such crude or rude comments.
Some of your comments are so crude we can not even imagine what type of person would either print or say these things to anybody.

We are not the only ones that have complained about your rude crude comments.
Its really not the best adversting for OLO or Australia for that matter. I suggest you dont not comment or even bother to read our comments because we certainly intend to take good advise and not respond to you again.

So that problems solved.