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+ | This is a list of [[Forums/Recommended Posts|recommended posts]] for the week from Sunday, July 20, 2008, to Saturday, July 26, 2008. The point of this list is to give newcomers a quick way to grasp what's going on in the forums, as well as to create a mechanism for feedback on forum contributions. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Ground rules: | ||
+ | * Every week, we'll do some kind of summary post in the forums, to round up the results from these recommendations. | ||
+ | * A nomination and two supporting votes will guarantee a post or thread makes it into the summary. (Those numbers may change.) | ||
+ | * Obviously, no nominating or supporting your own posts. | ||
+ | * Be sure to include: | ||
+ | ** A link to the relevant post or thread. | ||
+ | ** The name of the forum member who made the post. | ||
+ | ** A quote or descriptor to make it clear what the substance of the post or thread was. | ||
+ | ** Your own name, and whether you're nominating or supporting. | ||
+ | |||
+ | To nominate a post, simply copy and paste this code: | ||
+ | <pre>[http://www.jonathancoulton/forums/link_to_post Post title or description] | ||
+ | {|{{VoteTable}} | ||
+ | ||'''Nomination'''|| | ||
+ | * '''Nominated''' --Sign your name here. | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ||'''Supporting Votes'''|| | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ||'''Comments'''|| | ||
+ | |||
+ | |} | ||
+ | </pre> | ||
+ | |||
+ | == Short posts == | ||
+ | |||
+ | == Long posts == | ||
+ | |||
+ | [http://www.jonathancoulton.com/forums/comments.php?DiscussionID=79&page=3#Item_30 I really enjoyed I LUV CALI's long post describing how she was blindsided by JoCo's music. It hit a chord with me, and obviously with other people too.] | ||
+ | {|{{VoteTable}} | ||
+ | ||'''Nomination'''|| | ||
+ | * '''Nominated''' --[[User:Jinx|jinxie]] 22:22, 21 July 2008 (EDT) | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ||'''Supporting Votes'''|| | ||
+ | *[[User:Three08|Three08]] 16:53, 23 July 2008 (EDT) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ||'''Comments'''|| | ||
+ | |||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | == New threads == | ||
+ | [http://www.jonathancoulton.com/forums/comments.php?DiscussionID=811 ''Dr. Horrible's Sing-A-Long Blog <- Must See TV...errr...Web...''] A good discussion about another product with JoCo-like flavor, and how it compares to his JoConess. Plus, Dr. Horrible is just damn good. --[[User:MitchO|MitchO]] 14:14, 21 July 2008 (EDT) | ||
+ | {|{{VoteTable}} | ||
+ | ||'''Nomination'''|| | ||
+ | * '''Nominated''' --[[User:MitchO|MitchO]] 14:14, 21 July 2008 (EDT). | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ||'''Supporting Votes'''|| | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ||'''Comments'''|| | ||
+ | |||
+ | |} | ||
+ | == Ongoing threads == | ||
+ | |||
+ | [http://www.jonathancoulton.com/forums/comments.php?DiscussionID=677&page=10#Item_9 Masters of Song Fu] Enough said I think. | ||
+ | {|{{VoteTable}} | ||
+ | ||'''Nomination'''|| | ||
+ | * '''Nominated''' --[[User:BenS|BenS]] 17:42, 25 July 2008 (EDT). | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ||'''Supporting Votes'''|| | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ||'''Comments'''|| | ||
+ | |||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | == Ongoing projects == | ||
+ | * [http://www.jonathancoulton.com/forums/comments.php?DiscussionID=818&page=1 the latest iteration in suuuupaadave's Lesson-a-Week series], on a sort of a cult hit within the world of the fandom of an artist who is, himself, a sort of a cult hit: a talk with george. [[User:Three08|Three08]] 16:50, 23 July 2008 (EDT) | ||
+ | {|{{VoteTable}} | ||
+ | ||'''Nomination'''|| | ||
+ | * '''Nominated''' --[[User:Three08|Three08]] 16:53, 23 July 2008 (EDT) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ||'''Supporting Votes'''|| | ||
+ | * [[User:BenS|BenS]] 17:48, 25 July 2008 (EDT) | ||
+ | * '''Supported''' --[[User:Bry|Bry]] 21:21, 25 July 2008 (EDT) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ||'''Comments'''|| | ||
+ | |||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | * [http://www.jonathancoulton.com/forums/comments.php?DiscussionID=573&page=2#Item_5 Travels of Code Monkey], where Colleenky links to Dinaden's pictures of the little guy in Laconia, New Hampshire. | ||
+ | {|{{VoteTable}} | ||
+ | ||'''Nomination'''|| | ||
+ | * '''Nominated''' --[[User:Bry|Bry]] 21:21, 25 July 2008 (EDT) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ||'''Supporting Votes'''|| | ||
+ | * '''Supported''' I love the Travels of Code Monkey projects :) {{User:Percephene/sig}} <span style="color:#FF3399"><small>08:59, 27 July 2008</small></span> | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ||'''Comments'''|| | ||
+ | |||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | == Funny posts == | ||
+ | |||
+ | == Insightful posts == | ||
+ | |||
+ | == Start Here == | ||
+ | ''These are threads that are good places for new forum members to dip their toes in. This is meant to be a recurring feature -- that is, this list will appear every week, is the intention at least. As such, I'm not going to so much allow votes as accept suggestions. --[[User:Bry|Bry]] 00:13, 14 July 2008 (EDT)'' | ||
+ | |||
+ | [http://www.jonathancoulton.com/forums/comments.php?DiscussionID=442&page=1#Item_31 Forum Code of Conduct / FAQ thread] | ||
+ | * I want, nay need, people to be familiar with the forum code of conduct, even if the FAQs are a mess at the moment. --[[User:Bry|Bry]] 00:13, 14 July 2008 (EDT) | ||
+ | |||
+ | [http://www.jonathancoulton.com/forums/comments.php?DiscussionID=404 Introduce Yourself] | ||
+ | * I definitely think this is a great thread to start off, and I really enjoy hearing what people have to say about themselves -- the danger is that people may expect that they have to read every previous post in the (quite lengthy) thread. --[[User:Bry|Bry]] 00:13, 14 July 2008 (EDT) | ||
+ | |||
+ | [http://www.jonathancoulton.com/forums/comments.php?DiscussionID=453 Favorite Songs List] | ||
+ | * Yes, I've just nominated three threads I started. And yes, that's specifically against the rules I myself set out at the top of the page. I'd even suggest the "Favorite JoCo moments?" thread, if I didn't think that was pushing it. But I really think this one needs to be in, because every JoCo fan can at least talk about songs they like, can't they? --[[User:Bry|Bry]] 00:13, 14 July 2008 (EDT) | ||
+ | |||
+ | [http://www.jonathancoulton.com/forums/comments.php?DiscussionID=79 How did you discover JoCo?] | ||
+ | * Here's another thing that every newbie can talk about, and I always love hearing what paths they took (not to mention it's interesting to see ways that we might be able to spread the Gospel a little). --[[User:Bry|Bry]] 00:13, 14 July 2008 (EDT) |
Latest revision as of 03:00, 22 September 2011
Recommended Forum Posts for July '08 |
1. Week of 2008-07-06 - 2. Week of 2008-07-13 - 3. Week of 2008-07-20 - 4. Week of 2008-07-27 |
This is a list of recommended posts for the week from Sunday, July 20, 2008, to Saturday, July 26, 2008. The point of this list is to give newcomers a quick way to grasp what's going on in the forums, as well as to create a mechanism for feedback on forum contributions.
Ground rules:
- Every week, we'll do some kind of summary post in the forums, to round up the results from these recommendations.
- A nomination and two supporting votes will guarantee a post or thread makes it into the summary. (Those numbers may change.)
- Obviously, no nominating or supporting your own posts.
- Be sure to include:
- A link to the relevant post or thread.
- The name of the forum member who made the post.
- A quote or descriptor to make it clear what the substance of the post or thread was.
- Your own name, and whether you're nominating or supporting.
To nominate a post, simply copy and paste this code:
[http://www.jonathancoulton/forums/link_to_post Post title or description] {|{{VoteTable}} ||'''Nomination'''|| * '''Nominated''' --Sign your name here. |- ||'''Supporting Votes'''|| |- ||'''Comments'''|| |}
Short posts[edit]
Long posts[edit]
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Comments |
Nomination
- Nominated --jinxie 22:22, 21 July 2008 (EDT)
Supporting Votes
- Three08 16:53, 23 July 2008 (EDT)
Comments
New threads[edit]
Dr. Horrible's Sing-A-Long Blog <- Must See TV...errr...Web... A good discussion about another product with JoCo-like flavor, and how it compares to his JoConess. Plus, Dr. Horrible is just damn good. --MitchO 14:14, 21 July 2008 (EDT)
Keep | |
Delete | |
Comments |
Nomination
- Nominated --MitchO 14:14, 21 July 2008 (EDT).
Supporting Votes Comments
Ongoing threads[edit]
Masters of Song Fu Enough said I think.
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Delete | |
Comments |
Nomination
- Nominated --BenS 17:42, 25 July 2008 (EDT).
Supporting Votes Comments
Ongoing projects[edit]
- the latest iteration in suuuupaadave's Lesson-a-Week series, on a sort of a cult hit within the world of the fandom of an artist who is, himself, a sort of a cult hit: a talk with george. Three08 16:50, 23 July 2008 (EDT)
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Delete | |
Comments |
Nomination
- Nominated --Three08 16:53, 23 July 2008 (EDT)
Supporting Votes
Comments
- Travels of Code Monkey, where Colleenky links to Dinaden's pictures of the little guy in Laconia, New Hampshire.
Keep | |
Delete | |
Comments |
Nomination
- Nominated --Bry 21:21, 25 July 2008 (EDT)
Supporting Votes
- Supported I love the Travels of Code Monkey projects :) ~ Percephene ~ talk contribs 08:59, 27 July 2008
Comments
Funny posts[edit]
Insightful posts[edit]
Start Here[edit]
These are threads that are good places for new forum members to dip their toes in. This is meant to be a recurring feature -- that is, this list will appear every week, is the intention at least. As such, I'm not going to so much allow votes as accept suggestions. --Bry 00:13, 14 July 2008 (EDT)
Forum Code of Conduct / FAQ thread
- I want, nay need, people to be familiar with the forum code of conduct, even if the FAQs are a mess at the moment. --Bry 00:13, 14 July 2008 (EDT)
- I definitely think this is a great thread to start off, and I really enjoy hearing what people have to say about themselves -- the danger is that people may expect that they have to read every previous post in the (quite lengthy) thread. --Bry 00:13, 14 July 2008 (EDT)
- Yes, I've just nominated three threads I started. And yes, that's specifically against the rules I myself set out at the top of the page. I'd even suggest the "Favorite JoCo moments?" thread, if I didn't think that was pushing it. But I really think this one needs to be in, because every JoCo fan can at least talk about songs they like, can't they? --Bry 00:13, 14 July 2008 (EDT)
- Here's another thing that every newbie can talk about, and I always love hearing what paths they took (not to mention it's interesting to see ways that we might be able to spread the Gospel a little). --Bry 00:13, 14 July 2008 (EDT)