@mdrltc: Why did you say it, then?

Tw@

vexlord - yet again, someone completely failing to realize what the hell this thread is here for.

Oh the irony.

I think that in Ithilien Sam and Frodo make it clear that whilst lembas is a delight and a source of endless nutrition it does not, somehow, satisfy the hobbit yearning for home comforts in the way of a Bywater seed-cake (they may be on record as referring to coneys and potato but I know for a fact that it was the Bywater seed-cake that was mentioned in the original conversation and it was a later editor's hand that added the rabbit hunting episode to make Gollum appear in a more favourable light).

What's taters, precious?

@jamiet99uk: I was experimenting with the possibility of burying a particular thread by bumping enough other threads on top of it to drive it off the screen. And I didn't want to say 'bump'. I thought that 'no cheating allowed' would be innocuous enough as to be dismissed by any readers of that particular thread.

What determines when a thread dies? Is it position or time since last post?

So, mdrltc admits to attempting a depth charge. Didn't the mods ban someone in the past for depth charging the forum?

Well, if that's what it was, i.e. 'depth charge' (I had no idea the term existed, but seems appropriate) then yes, of course I admit it. And if it's not allowed you’d think it would say somewhere within in the Help link. But if it did exist, it would probably be one of those unenforceable rules. Really, how would you prove that a comment such as ‘bump’ was intended as part of a ‘depth charge’ rather than a legitimate comment?

Threads never die - they just move to page 2 of the forum.

And it takes like page 20 or something before you can no longer post. Depth charges haven't been an issue for some time, ever since going to a multi-page forum. It used to be one page and you could actually make a thread drop off completely, so Kestas and the Mods (now doing their reunion tour, next stop Sydney) declared it a bannable offense.

@mdrltc: "I was experimenting with the possibility of burying a particular thread by bumping enough other threads on top of it to drive it off the screen. And I didn't want to say 'bump'. I thought that 'no cheating allowed' would be innocuous enough as to be dismissed by any readers of that particular thread. "

Why did you do that? That is dickish behaviour in the extreme.

Anyway you basically admit that you had nothing to contribute to this, or any of the other threads you depthcharged. This makes you a troll.

mdrltc, you asked why he commented on your post rather than the others. My belief is that he commented on your post because it was actually somewhat on-topic and therefore SHOULD be addressed.

Had you wished your post to be uncommented upon, you would have been better served by posting an off-topic comment, in this particular thread's case at least.

@Jamiet99uk - Well, there is nothing 'basically' about it. I absolutely had nothing to contribute to the thread and stated so. And if that makes me an ASW officer, well, I suspect that I 'm not the first and if frowned upon, I certainly won't do it again. If that makes me a troll, then so be it. However, your only apparent contribution has been to state the obvious. What does that make you?

@Alderian - thanks, at least you submit a valid point.

You still haven't explained which thread you were trying to depthcharge, or why. Did one of the nasty big boys call you a rude name and you didn't want your mommy to see?

@Draugnar, so the take away from your post is that 'depth charging' refered to an attempt to bury a comment within a 'thread' (page) and that technique is not longer possible (multiple pages). Therefore, what I attempted was not truely 'depth charging' but deserving of a new term, perhaps 'trolling' would be appropriate.

Okay Draug answered my question. I meant what makes them frozen (or unable to post on, etc.)

'Thread' and 'page' are two different things.

@Jamiet99uk, lol. Grow up, comments regarding my 'Mommy' I would have thought beneath you. I wanted to see what would happen if I buried the thread entitled 'last to post wins' (admittedly a very infantile thread). If it was pushed of the screen, would everybody forget about it?

"I wanted to see what would happen if I buried the thread entitled 'last to post wins' "

Oh, I wish you'd said. I hate that fucking thread.

Nope, it's come back from three or four pages deep in the forum before.

pushed off, not pushed of

@Jamie - Hate is an awfully strong word, and last I knew threads couldn't reproduce and had no sex organs, so how is it fucking if I may ask?

Yes, well, as I suggested in that thread, Kestas ought to use it as a fundraiser. Auction off the last post, then drop the thread.

I already offered a billion Zimbabwean dollars (that's about 8 cents US).

I do enjoy the contents of these threads. Where else can you find commentary on the role and preparation of potatoes in Tolkien's Lord of the Rings?

And what's really sad is that the thread LAST PERSON TO POST WINS!!!!!!!!... is just one below this thread and Draguner thinks he won.