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The Smokey Backroom vs General Interest?
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| July 24, 2003
| PJ-Comix
Posted on 07/25/2003 5:22:36 AM PDT by PJ-Comix
So what is the difference between the General Interest section and The Smokey Backroom section of the FR? Has The Smokey Backroom section been established because the General Interest section has sort of turned into the Hobbit section? I just want to know so I know what sort of stuff to post in The Smokey Backroom section.
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When was The Smokey Backroom section established? I just noticed it.
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posted on
07/25/2003 5:22:37 AM PDT
by
PJ-Comix
To: PJ-Comix
I can't remember when it was started but it was started for the more heated debates that go on here.
2
posted on
07/25/2003 5:25:05 AM PDT
by
CONSERVE
To: PJ-Comix
I think most people don't usually post things to the smokey backroom. It's a place the moderators move threads that get too heated and usually degenerate into name calling and other stupidity. It was started several months ago.
General interest is for topics that are of interest to Freepers, but aren't necessarily about news or politics.
3
posted on
07/25/2003 5:25:24 AM PDT
by
tdadams
To: tdadams
It's a place the moderators move threads that get too heated and usually degenerate into name calling and other stupidity. Flame wars! I love to read heated exchanges! I think I'll check The Smokey Background out more often. Maybe the name of that section should be changed to "Flame Wars."
General interest is for topics that are of interest to Freepers...
I don't find Hobbits all that interesting.
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posted on
07/25/2003 5:28:40 AM PDT
by
PJ-Comix
(He who laughs last was too dumb to figure out the joke first)
To: PJ-Comix; HairOfTheDog
has sort of turned into the Hobbit sectionWhen the Hobbit people read this and this thread gets moved to The Smokey Backroom it will all be clear.
5
posted on
07/25/2003 5:30:54 AM PDT
by
Flyer
(Ask me about my Golden Retriever!)
To: PJ-Comix
On occasion, I'll be reading a thread, hit refresh, and get a notice that it has been moved to chat. Does anyone know what and where is chat?
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posted on
07/25/2003 5:32:12 AM PDT
by
Quilla
To: Quilla
Chat's the same as general interest.
7
posted on
07/25/2003 5:34:11 AM PDT
by
ItsBacon
(I smell bacon! Where's the bacon? baconbaconbaconbaconbaconbaconbaconbacon)
To: ItsBacon
Thanks.
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posted on
07/25/2003 5:35:32 AM PDT
by
Quilla
To: Quilla
Chat=General Interest. The nickname stuck.
Also called the "Chat Ghetto" and "Where Threads Go To Die".
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posted on
07/25/2003 5:35:38 AM PDT
by
petuniasevan
(Contentsoftaglinemaysettlesomewhatduringtransmission.)
To: petuniasevan
"Cheeseville"
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posted on
07/25/2003 5:36:13 AM PDT
by
Cyber Liberty
(© 2003, Ravin' Lunatic since 4/98)
To: Flyer
You tell me about your Golden Retriever and I'll tell you about my Newfoundland!
11
posted on
07/25/2003 5:39:30 AM PDT
by
ExSoldier
(M1911A1: The ORIGINAL "Point and Click" interface!)
To: PJ-Comix
How do you get to the smokey backroom?
12
posted on
07/25/2003 5:39:37 AM PDT
by
Rodney King
(No, we can't all just get along.)
To: Rodney King
Start a WOD thread, a "legalize pot" thread, "The South Shall Rise Again" thread, or a "My religion is better than yours" thread.
You'll arrive quickly.
13
posted on
07/25/2003 5:41:24 AM PDT
by
petuniasevan
(Contentsoftaglinemaysettlesomewhatduringtransmission.)
To: petuniasevan; RMDupree
I try to avoid posting in General Interest. What's the point? Folks there are only interested in Hobbits. I still can't believe that the Hobbit fascination hasn't flagged a bit. I think it all started with a thread about some guy living in a Hobbit hole. Who could predict that simple thread would turn into a major cult? Some Freepers who used to post on News Activism now have become Hobbit cultists. I mention no names....Ruthie.
14
posted on
07/25/2003 5:43:25 AM PDT
by
PJ-Comix
(He who laughs last was too dumb to figure out the joke first)
To: Rodney King
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posted on
07/25/2003 5:43:33 AM PDT
by
runningbear
(Lurkers beware, Freeping is public opinions based on facts, theories, and news online.......)
To: petuniasevan
Start a WOD thread, a "legalize pot" thread, "The South Shall Rise Again" thread, or a "My religion is better than yours" thread. Then it is a good idea to take those threads out of News Activism. Those threads get tedious after a while. Basically the same arguments rehashed over and over and over and over and over and over and over again.
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posted on
07/25/2003 5:45:18 AM PDT
by
PJ-Comix
(He who laughs last was too dumb to figure out the joke first)
To: petuniasevan; Sabertooth
Start a WOD thread, a "legalize pot" thread, "The South Shall Rise Again" thread, or a "My religion is better than yours" thread. You'll arrive quickly.
Dont leave out mexican illegals crossing the southern border
that one got sabertooth suspended - of course only after his freepathon check was cashed
To: Revelation 911
Is Sabertooth gone for good or just suspended?
To: PJ-Comix
I have no interest whatsoever in Hobbits.
I post in General Interest every day.
That's where John Robinson put my topic "
Astronomy Picture of the Day".
Stop by if you like astronomy or simply enjoy cosmic scenery.
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posted on
07/25/2003 5:48:02 AM PDT
by
petuniasevan
(Contentsoftaglinemaysettlesomewhatduringtransmission.)
To: PJ-Comix
LOL! It may have started about Hobbits and Tolkien, but now it's just a group of friends that get each other through each day. We do talk about LOTR all the time though, especially since ROTK will be out in December at long last! :)
You're more than welcome to come by, PJ. I'll set out some breakfast for ya! *wink*
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posted on
07/25/2003 5:50:02 AM PDT
by
RMDupree
(HHD: Deep roots are not reached by the frost.)
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