Gordie

Hmmm ... it's repeated with sign language (for deaf viewers) in the middle of the night next Sunday night, also on BBC One, if that's any good? James

Hmmm ... ... I'd say the "Medication/Diet/Vitamins/Supplements/Remedies" forum, as any old resource could go on the "Resources" forum, whereas this would be specifically about treatments. But I'm sure either forum would be fine. The mods () aren't that fussy, I don't think. James

Oh - Gordon's your maiden name, is it, Viper? Well well well! No wonder we get on so well then. James

Uh-oh! Not the big THREE-OH! Have a good one (what's left of it! )! James

Thank you! Looks like you've got your wish now ... although it's been duplicated, thanks to nellie! James

Okay - well as it's been about a week since I started this poll, I'd say the general consensus seems to be that the split is a WINNER! Thanks for voting, everybody - now the admins and moderators won't have to stress about how to appease the dissenters. James

CHILDREN!! You're both bonkers ... and no, I don't need BS broken down ... either literally or figuratively!! Okay - that arrangement sounds cool to me. James

Yep - I'm a fast-talking Aspie. Especially when nervous, I've noticed. Probably coz I'm trying to get whatever I'm trying to say out of the way as quickly as I possibly can! That doesn't mean I'm not prone to the "tripping" that Tally describes. Talking rubbish is a favourite pastime of mine. James

Just like others, I use "Gordie" everywhere on-line. It didn't take much thought, since it was the nickname I used to get called quite often in my school and college days! And that's because my surname is Gordon. See - there's no story there at all. I really didn't fancy spending hours and hours trying to think of something witty to use, in my early days on-line, when all I really wanted to do was get involved!! James

It took me a while to work out that "H&dy Shrth&" was short for "Handy Shorthand"! Thanks for this, nellie. James

Thanks for giving this some thought, nellie - I appreciate it. <'> Yeah - where to stop with something like this would be a difficult one! But what D's Mum says is a good idea - making this list of abbreviations separate to the Jargon Buster (but on the same menu bar, presumably alongside it), and allowing it to be openly added to by any user. James EDIT: I see you've gone ahead and done it, nellie! (Still, I think having it added to the menu bar, next to the Jargon Buster, would be great though. )

Ah - thanks for the heads-up - I'll have to try and catch that, as I'm completely free on Monday. As for the Calendar, you'll see I've been able to add two entries for next Wednesday (January 18th). The thing with it is that all new entries must be approved by an admin/moderator before they appear (something I learned the hard way too! ). Unfortunately though, it seems you often need to give them a nudge before they'll check out any new Calendar entries. So maybe try that first, and if whoever replies says there's nothing there, give adding the entry another go. Same advice goes for anyone who wants to add stuff to the Calendar! James

Blimey - it's just as well I rarely listen to (or really think much about) song lyrics then, and only appreciate a good song for its tune (which I love in "Talk"). James

I'm a strange case when it comes to this. I can be a little over-affectionate towards my close female friends sometimes ... but if anything, I'm "under-affectionate" towards members of my own family. I don't have much of an idea as to why this is the case, but I've noticed this for many years now - I've always been this way. The thing with me though is that I'm not publicly affectionate with my friends - I know when to keep it in check. But I always have a huge urge to hug (or even snuggle) and kiss my close female friends when I'm around them. Perhaps it's because I'm single and lacking that partner figure in my life, and maybe I would have less of an urge if I had a girlfriend. But for now, there's nothing I like more than a good hug/snuggle with someone I care about, who I know cares about me too. It's great. When it comes to family though, I can't stand it. It's bizarre. I don't like hugs or kisses from my mum (or any relative, for that matter), and even when she tries, I rarely reciprocate. She's used to it now, and just gets on with it anyway. I never say "I love you" to her, even when she says it to me. Goodness knows what's behind it. James

The phone number for this service is: 0845 070 0707 You can also access it on-line, by going to: http://www.tpsonline.org.uk/ Registration can be done at: http://www.tpsonline.org.uk/ctps/number_type.html Unfortunately this only covers UK-based "nuisance calls" (or maybe it's EU-based ones - not sure ... ), so you may still get bothered by (usually) American telemarketers. Also remember it can take up to 28 days for this change to take effect, so your mother-in-law may still be bothered by these calls for another month yet unfortunately. James

Cool. Glad you understood me! Perhaps that didn't matter on the old forum software, and it just used cookies stored on each user's PC to determine who was who. Anyway, we'll leave it at that, I think! James

If you ask him nicely, Lufty can "undo" your poll vote for you, allowing you to vote again and get it right! He did that for me recently when I made a similar mistake. James

I really like the new quote set-up here ... The way I can select all the messages I want to quote (as many as I like!) before I start my reply by clicking on one of the main "Add Reply" buttons - it's cool. Or if I only want to quote one message in particular, I can just click on the smaller "Reply" button underneath the relevant post. Took me a little while to work it all out, but now I've got the hang of it, I think it's great!! James

Sounds like me with my mum. James

In the past, I've used the little notepad to remind me of things I need to do on the forum at another time, if I haven't got time to do it now, just so I don't forget. James

Ben Nevis now, like me!

Are you losing/closing your Internet connection between log-ins? If so, this might have something to do with it. If you're having to reconnect, the forum software probably thinks you're a different person, as you're more than likely being assigned a different IP# by your ISP (sorry for the techie jargon!), hence you're asked to log in again. James

Well I think this is still a valid query. The Jargon Buster we currently have only covers "on-topic" abbreviations - i.e. those related to ASDs, etc. However something_different is asking about abbreviations common to all forums - the ones she mentions (DD, DS, DH, etc.) are not included in the Jargon Buster, and nor are any other general abbreviations (e.g. AFAIK, IIRC, IMHO, etc.). So a "Forum Abbreviations" list would still be very useful, I think. James

Ah - so we don't really need the "Forum Rules" links (posted by Lufty) on every forum then, since they have exactly the same content as the main "Guidelines and Rules" link! James

What I find weird is that, when I click on other people's profiles (or even my own!), I see an "Additional Information" box, which is always empty, and of course that's because there is nowhere in our control panel for us to add any additional information about ourselves! Very strange! Why is that? It would be great if someone like Lufty could enable some kind of option in our control panel to allow us to add additional information to our profiles, as this space is being wasted at the moment. Of course, for now, people can try using the "Introductions!!" thread, over on the "General Discussion" forum, to find what they're looking for, but that requires sifting through over a thousand entries to find that belonging to the person they're interested in. Okay - we could use the Search facility as well, but that's a bit of a hassle really. James