iaai03
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Post by iaai03 on Mar 2, 2008 1:03:49 GMT -5
haha, can't give away the prize without know who to send it to. Is it Mordwraith or hellfire? And I screwed up my last post by breaking part one into two, so I'll send 3x unless you fix it. Also, for all those who contributed to this absolutely ridiculous constest [sic], there will be a consolation prize of what? I was thinking of a turnip but I will give out time crystals if somebody tells me how to use them or confirms that they are bugged/broken and therefore junk. If I do this again in the future, I will up the prize as I can afford it.
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Post by mordwraith on Mar 2, 2008 1:46:12 GMT -5
Yeah it's mordwraith. And it actually took me practically no time to figure out :-) My post was within a few minutes of reading the thread for the first time. I love to read and write as well; I'd say about 95-97% of my vocabulary and writing skills came solely from reading books on my own. Very little was I actually taught in school, mainly because I knew most of it already from my personal literary explorations!
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iaai03
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Post by iaai03 on Mar 2, 2008 13:35:57 GMT -5
So, Dr. Mordwraith, I recommend you read Bozwell's Samuel Johnson. And I'll wait a week for a response on the participation prizes and see if you participants will help negotiate diplomatically with the powers that be to fix "constests." haha. Great job, Doc.
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iaai03
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Post by iaai03 on Mar 2, 2008 17:51:15 GMT -5
What an absolutely great clan this is. The subforum is repaired. I assume by the "all for one and one for all" -- our master leader. I hope I assumed correctly because I sent him the last prize marks.
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Post by tripop on Mar 2, 2008 20:53:36 GMT -5
... is it still ok to be confused?
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iaai03
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Post by iaai03 on Mar 3, 2008 1:18:39 GMT -5
It's perfectly ok to be confused. However, you should resolve your confusion. I do this via "positive language feedback," which is a term related to communication, and it is used to resolve confusion. Everybody gets confused. You identify what your confusion is or you back up until you are not confused, then you go forward unconfused. Patience, perserverance and "I care" are involved. I expect "you care" otherwise you wouldn't have posted. The patience is required because it takes as long as it takes -- it may come quickly or take a while. Perserverance is required to get to the final understanding and be no longer confused. Let's start: you found words in the post itself, not the title. The title is part of the post but only a particular part. So, you back up to the previous title -- and in this particular case -- that was where the spelling error was. It was in the subtitle of that title. Another thing that really helps is that we both use the same language. It is more difficult in writing than in speaking. You can help this process a lot by using a dictionary for words you don't understand. So, I am guessing a lot about your confusion because all you have said is that you are confused. You have never said what, specifically, confuses you. The what makes this a lot less one sided. You are making me guess everything and you are participating very little. A good teacher will help you with the what. You can also pm me if you do not want to do this publicly.
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Post by tripop on Mar 10, 2008 19:23:28 GMT -5
thanks, and it was my vague confusion that gave you the chance for unlimited thought. In darkness; light tastes sweet
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iaai03
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Post by iaai03 on Mar 11, 2008 10:58:58 GMT -5
Your response is an example of "positive language feedback." I expect that you are no longer confused (as this sentence is an example of "positive language feedback").
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Post by tripop on Mar 14, 2008 11:46:43 GMT -5
yes, and I am just pleased to be positive
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iaai03
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Post by iaai03 on Mar 14, 2008 16:13:31 GMT -5
So, now that you have a little more insight into "positive language feedback," why don't you try your hand at responding to some of the thoughts in "expanding world" or wait until "b'day" when the prizes are doubled?
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Post by Dragon_Stalker on Mar 20, 2008 7:58:51 GMT -5
*scratches his head*
I don't think I understand it any better, friend...
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Post by Unknown on Mar 22, 2008 8:57:22 GMT -5
A grammar mistake is that titles are capitalized and so spelling bee should be Spelling Bee.
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