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In: Welcome PF members!  — view comment
October 24, 2015 at 01:46
In: Icon for the Site?  — view comment
Well, as you might suspect, Moliere, I'm one of those old-fashioned colour-blind leftists. I don't really go for affirmative action and have a great a...
October 24, 2015 at 01:34
In: Time stamp thing doesn't seem to work.  — view comment
I'll report it as a bug. You mind describing what happens again exactly?
October 24, 2015 at 01:24
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If Mars Man developed an interest in philosophy and some facility with plain English, then sure, why not?
October 24, 2015 at 01:20
In: Question about costs and donations  — view comment
Thank you outlaw, it's appreciated.
October 24, 2015 at 01:06
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I can't believe nobody's mentioned UtterCunt or Hegel'sBagels.
October 23, 2015 at 22:34
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Good to see you mcD
October 23, 2015 at 21:24
In: How will this site attract new members?  — view comment
It's already in Books
October 23, 2015 at 21:23
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Sure.
October 23, 2015 at 20:59
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Great to see you here @"Thorongil"
October 23, 2015 at 20:55
In: Do we really have to have "likes"?  — view comment
They're deploying a new release in November. Not sure if they'll squeeze any of our requests in on time. Sounds like they're pretty slow and careful.
October 23, 2015 at 20:30
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Wow that was quick. Welcome aboard!
October 23, 2015 at 20:27
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I've PMd photo and Thorongil
October 23, 2015 at 20:20
In: Things at the old place have changed  — view comment
See here: http://thephilosophyforum.com/discussion/32/how-will-this-site-attract-new-members
October 23, 2015 at 20:02
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Dragon_Lance
October 23, 2015 at 20:01
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White guy with a beard? Now that would be a cliché. But you're right, he wouldn't be so controversial. Everyone likes Socrates, despite how annoying h...
October 23, 2015 at 19:46
In: Feature requests  — view comment
Hover over the discussion title to see the category. But that's not great, I know, so it's already been added to the list of feature requests.
October 23, 2015 at 19:11
In: Gloucestershire Cheese Rolling  — view comment
Glorious. Haven't the meanies put a stop to it yet?
October 23, 2015 at 18:33
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I just knew the Kant favicon would be controversial.
October 23, 2015 at 17:30
In: Do we really have to have "likes"?  — view comment
I'll add it to the list in Feature requests.
October 23, 2015 at 13:55
In: Feature requests  — view comment
Are you okay?
October 23, 2015 at 13:21
In: Time stamp thing doesn't seem to work.  — view comment
Has this been happening today as well?
October 23, 2015 at 13:18
In: Feature requests  — view comment
Greg, you're making me dizzy
October 23, 2015 at 13:15
In: How will this site attract new members?  — view comment
Nice work Tiff.
October 23, 2015 at 13:09
In: Feature requests  — view comment
Not sure what you mean when you say you can't add a quote when you edit. That's an edit
October 23, 2015 at 13:06
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I guess we're going to have to be more careful about posting, which is no bad thing. As a workaround you could edit the post to leave just a single ch...
October 23, 2015 at 12:09
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
Oh Jesus no
October 23, 2015 at 10:33
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New members, have a look at the useful hints and tips: http://thephilosophyforum.com/page/useful-hints-and-tips
October 23, 2015 at 08:02
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Welcome to the two and only @"unenlightened" and @"StreetlightX". What took you so long? Welcome too to @"Helvetica", @"schopenhauer1", and anyone els...
October 23, 2015 at 07:49
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Okay I'll try some different colours tomorrow
October 23, 2015 at 01:59
In: New Owner Announcement at PF  — view comment
I had to laugh at that one.
October 23, 2015 at 00:53
In: Feature requests  — view comment
Yeah it won't work on mobile. Yet more reason to ask for the feature.
October 23, 2015 at 00:50
In: How will this site attract new members?  — view comment
I think we should also try to think of different ways of doing things, organizing things, or whatever. As you'll have noticed, I unimaginatively set t...
October 23, 2015 at 00:49
In: How will this site attract new members?  — view comment
I'm also going to do an analysis of the site's SEO-friendliness and if there are big issues I'll add them as feature requests to send to the developer...
October 23, 2015 at 00:21
In: New Owner Announcement at PF  — view comment
Pass the popcorn.
October 23, 2015 at 00:17
In: Feature requests  — view comment
Not sure about those Mol. I'll come back to them. Oh and I added a quasi-shoutbox in The Lounge: http://thephilosophyforum.com/discussion/28/the-shout...
October 23, 2015 at 00:14
In: Feature requests  — view comment
When you hover over the discussion title the tooltip shows you the category. But I agree it would be nice to see it right next to the title without ha...
October 23, 2015 at 00:13
In: Things at the old place have changed  — view comment
Yeah, I was shocked to see that deleted. And I wasn't the only one...
October 22, 2015 at 23:56
In: How will this site attract new members?  — view comment
It's a great idea Tiff. Note that it's The Philosophy Forum, singular. I always hated that plural nonsense.
October 22, 2015 at 23:44
In: How will this site attract new members?  — view comment
It takes time for Google to like you. It comes down roughly to (a) site structure, load speed and other software issues, (b) how many other sites link...
October 22, 2015 at 23:36
In: What draws people to an online forum anyway?  — view comment
The last thing this fledgling forum should have to deal with right now is TGW, Kwalish Kid and John Sartoris all joining at about the same time. :o
October 22, 2015 at 18:18
In: Question about costs and donations  — view comment
or your money back?
October 22, 2015 at 17:38
In: Question about costs and donations  — view comment
Yep, there's a subscriber role set up. Just have to decide what to do with it, if anything.
October 22, 2015 at 17:28
In: Question about costs and donations  — view comment
Good man, thanks! As far as I know you can't show off your subscriber status. I would draw the line at purple names anyway. ;)
October 22, 2015 at 17:12
In: Question about costs and donations  — view comment
I've turned on the subscribe page, and it links through to my PayPal business account (CommissionCrowd) at the moment because I don't have one dedicat...
October 22, 2015 at 16:50
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
And after you visit the shoutbox the first time you'll always get taken to the latest post thereafter.
October 22, 2015 at 16:39
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
Well, even if it doesn't work quite the same way, it can perform the same function. And it's at least as fast.
October 22, 2015 at 16:37
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
Of course, it's upside down. Does that matter?
October 22, 2015 at 16:31
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
And if you miss the ability to post a shout using the keyboard, you can do it here (and in any discussion) by hitting Ctrl+Enter.
October 22, 2015 at 16:28
In: What draws people to an online forum anyway?  — view comment
I intend there to be a social aspect to the forum, and I think most members are happy with that. But there's an easy solution for you: click on 'Categ...
October 22, 2015 at 13:12
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