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#1 2012-01-16 22:00:22

zippynk
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A new term about something that happens on the forums

Boating. Constantly losing your place while reading due to the over use of [quote ] and [code ] tags.
Also, a Quost (quote post). A Quost is a post that just has a quote in it. (like if someone had the exact same idea as someone else and wanted to say it in the exact same wording)
And,

mattb777 wrote:

Scroll Confusion: Thinking words in signatures are part of the actual post.

This happened with imnotbob's old signature.

Discuss new terms you made up.

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#2 2012-01-16 22:01:49

Gatsby
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Re: A new term about something that happens on the forums

I grew up near a harbour

So boating will always actually mean boating to me


You choose your side, I'll choose mine.

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#3 2012-01-16 22:02:44

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Re: A new term about something that happens on the forums

Interesting term...


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#4 2012-01-16 22:07:06

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Re: A new term about something that happens on the forums

Code:

I don't boat. And I doubt the term will catch on.

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#5 2012-01-16 22:07:27

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Re: A new term about something that happens on the forums

Whatever floats your boat


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#6 2012-01-16 22:08:28

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Re: A new term about something that happens on the forums

soupoftomato wrote:

I don't boat. And I doubt the term will catch on.

*Code tags removed to prevent boating*

And I didn't expect it to. This is simply a thread for sharing new terms about the scratch forums.

veggieman001 wrote:

Whatever floats your boat

I know, there are a lot of terms that have to do with water!

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#7 2012-01-16 22:14:13

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Re: A new term about something that happens on the forums

...I think you just started something


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#8 2012-01-16 22:16:03

zippynk
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Re: A new term about something that happens on the forums

Wickimen wrote:

...I think you just started something

Which one, boating or quost? And no, I did not start the overuse of code tags.

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#9 2012-01-16 22:16:44

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Re: A new term about something that happens on the forums

Code:

This.
It could get annoying fast

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#10 2012-01-16 22:17:22

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Re: A new term about something that happens on the forums

Wickimen wrote:

Code:

This.
It could get annoying fast

Read my previous post. I didn't start it. I put it in because I had just seen it happening. It started on this topic.

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#11 2012-01-16 22:18:18

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Re: A new term about something that happens on the forums

Wickimen wrote:

Code:

This.
It could get annoying fast

Code:

I am doing my best to not be annoying about it!
I'm training myself to new line at the write time!

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#12 2012-01-16 22:18:26

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Re: A new term about something that happens on the forums

Code:

I think they're doing it because you made a term for it
Unless I missed some other thing while I was busy watching 6 episodes of Doctor Who straight...

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#13 2012-01-16 22:19:09

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Re: A new term about something that happens on the forums

It started here. People got confused and thought paddle2see meant code tags, so they started breaking that rule.

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#14 2012-01-16 22:20:05

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Re: A new term about something that happens on the forums

Ah.


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#15 2012-01-16 22:20:15

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Re: A new term about something that happens on the forums

zippynk wrote:

It started here.

Code:

I can claim to it, with credit due to the guy who
made an empty code box for inspiration. I was not confused
about the rule, either.

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#16 2012-01-16 22:21:58

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Re: A new term about something that happens on the forums

soupoftomato (edited to prevent boating) wrote:

I can claim to it, with credit due to the guy who
made an empty code box for inspiration. I was not confused
about the rule, either.

Ok, good, you weren't confused.


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#17 2012-01-16 22:22:50

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Re: A new term about something that happens on the forums

zippynk wrote:

soupoftomato (edited to prevent boating) wrote:

Code:

I can claim to it, with credit due to the guy who
made an empty code box for inspiration. I was not confused
about the rule, either.

Ok, good, you weren't confused.

Code:

That's just my Grandma,

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#18 2012-01-16 22:23:39

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Re: A new term about something that happens on the forums

soupoftomato (edited to prevent boating) wrote:

That's just my Grandma,

What is?


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#19 2012-01-16 22:25:29

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Re: A new term about something that happens on the forums

zippynk wrote:

soupoftomato (edited to prevent boating) wrote:

Code:

That's just my Grandma,

What is?

Code:

She's rather confused, quite a bad case, I'd say.

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#20 2012-01-16 23:51:05

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Re: A new term about something that happens on the forums

Ghost wrote:


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#21 2012-01-17 00:15:46

zippynk
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Re: A new term about something that happens on the forums

nathanprocks wrote:

Ghost wrote:

Quost, not Ghost


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#22 2012-01-17 00:30:21

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Re: A new term about something that happens on the forums

Scroll Confusion: Thinking words in signatures are part of the actual post.

This happened with imnotbob's old signature.


I'm back  big_smile

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#23 2012-01-17 08:13:54

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Re: A new term about something that happens on the forums

whatever floats your goat [/troll]


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#24 2012-01-17 08:18:42

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Re: A new term about something that happens on the forums

Code:

Well, this is actually quite fun.
Yay boating.

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