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Do you have a question for Peta about this message board?
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Message 1.
Posted by Peta (U24) on Wednesday, 5th October 2011
Ask away!
I'll try and answer as many questions as I can.
Please read Rach's host question and answer (Q&A) thread www.bbc.co.uk/dna/mb... and see if she has answered the question already, because I'm not going to 're-invent the wheel' on my first day!
*Sits back, pours a cup of tea*Link to this forum: Do you have a question for Peta about this message board?
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Message 2
Posted by tony ingram (U14880461) on Wednesday, 5th October 2011
Actually, there's something that I've been wondering for ages but never gotten around to investigating (though it's probably blindingly obvious): how does one quote part of a post without quoting the whole thing? I know it can be done, I've just never figured out how.
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Message 3
Posted by bingomaster (U3912534) on Wednesday, 5th October 2011
That didn't work....try this:
just type in and bracket the word quote between two < > ....then copy and paste the part you wish to comment on, then end by typing the word quote again bracketed this time between </ and >.
so like this blah blah blah (but not zeros!!)
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Message 4
Posted by tony ingram (U14880461) on Wednesday, 5th October 2011
That didn't work....try this:
just type in and bracket the word quote between two < > ....then copy and paste the part you wish to comment on, then end by typing the word quote again bracketed this time between </ and >.
so like this blah blah blah (but not zeros!!)
So, then...
...then copy and paste the part you wish to comment on
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Message 5
Posted by bingomaster (U3912534) on Wednesday, 5th October 2011
That didn't work either. Was supposed to be illustrating the code using zeros instead of "o"s but it confused it. Give it a try it should then look like this:
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Message 6
Posted by GaryB007 (U3895241) ** on Wednesday, 5th October 2011
In reply to tony ingram:
how does one quote part of a post without quoting the whole thing? I know it can be done, I've just never figured out how.
^^ Like that you mean?
If so, you need to copy & paste the original text, then wrap it in quote tags.
You need to use the arrow brackets (on the bottom line of the keyboard), but if I use those to illustrate it, it will show up as a quote, so here's how you do it using round brackets instead:
(quote)This is a quote(/quote)
Substitute arrow brackets for the curly brackets above and it will appear as a quote.
Sorry for jumping in, I know I'm not Peta, but just trying to be helpful for a change.
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Message 7
Posted by tony ingram (U14880461) on Wednesday, 5th October 2011
Hey, it worked! Thanks!
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Message 8
Posted by SometimesInvisiblePoster (U9636067) ** on Wednesday, 5th October 2011
In reply to tony ingram:
how does one quote part of a post without quoting the whole thing? I know it can be done, I've just never figured out how.
Sorry for jumping in, I know I'm not Peta, but just trying to be helpful for a change.
Or you can just tick the "Include original post as quote" box, then preview and delete what you don't need. -
Message 9
Posted by tony ingram (U14880461) on Wednesday, 5th October 2011
Or you can just tick the "Include original post as quote" box, then preview and delete what you don't need. You mean like this...
Thanks. It actually was pretty obvious, wasn't it? Sadly, sometimes I miss the obvious... -
Message 10
Posted by SometimesInvisiblePoster (U9636067) ** on Wednesday, 5th October 2011
You mean like this...
Yes! Like that. But it doesn't really matter how you do it, as long as you get your point across. -
Message 11
Posted by Fedster (U14967576) on Wednesday, 5th October 2011
Wow she is back!!! all we need now is for Lee to come back and then we will be back with the original hosts........
Peta you have been an outside observer to these boards for the last few years,what do you think the changes by Nick Reynolds and the changes since, have they improved the Board? Or was this board better when you used to host before? -
Message 12
Posted by deansay (U5811575) ** on Wednesday, 5th October 2011
In reply to tony ingram:
how does one quote part of a post without quoting the whole thing? I know it can be done, I've just never figured out how.
Sorry for jumping in, I know I'm not Peta, but just trying to be helpful for a change.
Or you can just tick the "Include original post as quote" box, then preview and delete what you don't need. That's what I do!! -
Message 13
Posted by Peta (U24) on Wednesday, 5th October 2011
Sorry for jumping in, I know I'm not Peta, but just trying to be helpful for a change.
Thanks GaryB007.. x -
Message 14
Posted by Peta (U24) on Wednesday, 5th October 2011
Hi Fedster!
Wow she is back!!! all we need now is for Lee to come back and then we will be back with the original hosts........
I haven't really visited the POV boards much since I left, because it somehow felt really weird when I did! I was really busy over at 6 Music and Radio 2 so I just concentrated with getting on with my work over there.
And as for the board now, really hard to say - I haven't had time to get used to it, so it all seems really strange at the moment. I'm still fumbling around to find out which bits have been added or changed and I know it *always* takes me time to get used to using any software that's been changed.
I'm sure it will feel like home again very soon!
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Message 15
Posted by ZiggySeersucker (U14650045) on Wednesday, 5th October 2011
S'up, Peta. Do you have tomorrow night's winning lottery numbers?
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Message 16
Posted by ZiggySeersucker (U14650045) on Wednesday, 5th October 2011
S'up, Peta. Do you have tomorrow night's winning lottery numbers? Tonight's winning lottery numbers would be even better!!!
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Message 17
Posted by Lee (U1149673) ** on Wednesday, 5th October 2011
Wow she is back!!! all we need now is for Lee to come back and then we will be back with the original hosts........
Your wish is my command, Fedster.
Ha, ha, only joking. Thought I'd pop in to say hello to Peta - welcome back to the board!
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Message 18
Posted by Peta (U24) on Wednesday, 5th October 2011
Good question ToothpickCharlie - if I did would I tell you?
It'd halve my winnings!
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Message 19
Posted by Peta (U24) on Wednesday, 5th October 2011
Wow she is back!!! all we need now is for Lee to come back and then we will be back with the original hosts........
Your wish is my command, Fedster.
Ha, ha, only joking. Thought I'd pop in to say hello to Peta - welcome back to the board!
My goodness Lee! How are you! I haven't seen you in ages and ages! Brilliant timing there I must say, did you hear your name being mentioned through the interweb?
Thanks for the welcome, so weird and lovely to be back. I'm off home now, I'm working part-time for a while, but will be back in the morning.
Have a lovely afternoon and evening everyone, see you all tomorrow. x -
Message 20
Posted by Ser cricket-Angel (U3382697) on Wednesday, 5th October 2011
Peta you have been an outside observer to these boards for the last few years,what do you think the changes by Nick Reynolds and the changes since, have they improved the Board? Or was this board better when you used to host before?
Cheeky
But excellent questions!
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Message 21
Posted by GaryB007 (U3895241) ** on Wednesday, 5th October 2011
Posted by SometimesInvisiblePoster
Or you can just tick the "Include original post as quote" box, then preview and delete what you don't need.
The only problem with that is that it doesn't quote the name of the original poster, just the text of the post (hint hint BBC). -
Message 22
Posted by Peter de Meteor (U4368163) on Wednesday, 5th October 2011
Ask away!
I'll try and answer as many questions as I can.
In the book 'The Big Sleep' by Raymond Chandler, who killed the Sternwood's chauffeur?
. . . From The Asteroid Belt, Peter de Meteor
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Message 23
Posted by SometimesInvisiblePoster (U9636067) ** on Wednesday, 5th October 2011
I know but it gives the post number to which you are replying and it doesn't take long to include the poster's name in the reply, does it GaryB007?
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Message 24
Posted by dave (U2043922) on Wednesday, 5th October 2011
Are we going to be able to have multiple threads on programmes when they do not concern the same topic about the programme?.
The last host seemed determined to have this annoying rule that ruined threads by closing threads and putting unrelated ones together ?
Cheers
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Message 25
Posted by Guv-nor (U7476305) on Wednesday, 5th October 2011
That question has already been asked, so consider your post closed and redirected www.bbc.co.uk/dna/mb...
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Message 26
Posted by dave (U2043922) on Wednesday, 5th October 2011
That question has already been asked, so consider your post closed and redirected www.bbc.co.uk/dna/mb...
I put it on here becasue someone pointed out this thread for questions to Peta,
I t hasn't been answered yet. so not closed thanks
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Message 27
Posted by captainMouse (U14652804) on Wednesday, 5th October 2011
About to make myself very unpopular, why did they replace the SCD message boards with an unweildy blog?
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Message 28
Posted by Jol (U1706161) on Wednesday, 5th October 2011
Can you possibly create an obituary thread, please ?
Then the morbidly challenged can scour the daily "dead lists" and mourn over people they have never met and the rest of us have barely heard of............ -
Message 29
Posted by BlueTaz (U14716911) on Wednesday, 5th October 2011
Hi Peta,
While we are all making up our 'wish lists', is it possible to show the name of the moderator who has 'triangled' a particular post?
I am sure that if the anonymity was taken away, we may have fewer vexacious triangling by power-crazed people who like to set themselves up as messageboard police or, think a post should be removed because they, personally, don't want it there. -
Message 30
Posted by Ser cricket-Angel (U3382697) on Wednesday, 5th October 2011
I appreciate where you're coming from, Blue Taz, but I don't think revealing the name of the triangler would do anything but encourage odd attention-seekers and possible stalking. Occasional posts I've seen gave been utterly vile, and I would not want the writer of that to be aware I had referred their post (not that I do that very often anyway).
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Message 31
Posted by jonnyboy (U14965236) on Wednesday, 5th October 2011
why is it when i go to the Green Room for off-topic chat theres people make no sence and i find that i have no idea what they are talking about
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Message 32
Posted by BlueTaz (U14716911) on Wednesday, 5th October 2011
Hi Cricket,
i can understand your concern about stalking. In that case perhaps it is better to leave the moderation to the Host (perhaps we could have a facility for sending PMs to the Host)
There have been several threads interupted today that would appear to be totally inoffensive yet, just because someone didn't like the topic, they were triangled.
Let's not forget also, that stalking can go both ways. Posts can be targetted just because someone is upset with, or doesn't like, the poster.
I think that remove the anonymity would mean that the triangler would at least have to justify their actions. Even in a court of law, we are allowed to know who is accusing us. -
Message 33
Posted by Giz (U10999499) ** on Wednesday, 5th October 2011
why is it when i go to the Green Room for off-topic chat theres people make no sence and i find that i have no idea what they are talking about
At the moment it is the Tory Party Conference and gay marriage being discussed. -
Message 34
Posted by Ser cricket-Angel (U3382697) on Wednesday, 5th October 2011
Posts can be targetted just because someone is upset with, or doesn't like, the poster.
Yes, I've seen this happen both on this board and elsewhere on the BBC. It has made very decent inoffensive posters feel very upset and victimised.
I just wish the mods kept a record of repeat and malicious triangling so that they could detect what to us posters are very obvious and bullying patterns.
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Message 35
Posted by jonnyboy (U14965236) on Wednesday, 5th October 2011
So can you tell me then what has this to do with gay marriage or the party conference Message 49, in reply to message 45.
Posted by hollybeau (U13700692) ** on Tuesday, 6th September 2011
Sparrows that's good news.
Beans are doing marvelously janne,best year ever.Great British bake off is on at 8.00 BBC2, I love that show.
Poor robo dog Sploink.
Reply to this message 49
Link to this forum
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Message 36
Posted by jonnyboy (U14965236) on Wednesday, 5th October 2011
Ask away!
I'll try and answer as many questions as I can.
Please read Rach's host question and answer (Q&A) thread www.bbc.co.uk/dna/mb... and see if she has answered the question already, because I'm not going to 're-invent the wheel' on my first day!
*Sits back, pours a cup of tea* Can you tell me please when ever the weather is bad ( Raining /Thunder/ High- Winds most days if you live in UK) my digital signal is lost so i am unable to watch my TV and now with no Analog to switch to my TV is redundent. Is the BBC prepared to wave mine and many other peoples Television Licences who have the issue -
Message 37
Posted by Giz (U10999499) ** on Wednesday, 5th October 2011
So can you tell me then what has this to do with gay marriage or the party conference Message 49, in reply to message 45.
Posted by hollybeau (U13700692) ** on Tuesday, 6th September 2011
Sparrows that's good news.
Beans are doing marvelously janne,best year ever.Great British bake off is on at 8.00 BBC2, I love that show.
Poor robo dog Sploink.
Reply to this message 49
Link to this forum
Well without going and reading the thread I would say it appears that the conversation has moved on from the Tory party conference. That's what would be expected on a general chat thread.
So it seems that that the poster called Sparrow has relayed something in a previous post that is good news.
That the poster's beans have grown well and that the great British bake off is on at 8.00 on BBC2 and the poster loves that show.
The poster Sploink has it seems reported a problem with their robot dog and the poster is showing sympathy.
So that really is easy to understand. Would you like me to go and select a post without context from another random thread on this board and ask you to explain it to me? -
Message 38
Posted by Smilie Minogue (U8747614) on Wednesday, 5th October 2011
Hi Peta, nice to see you back. Here's hoping that the board can get back to a more interesting and fun place to be.
Now
I'll try and answer as many questions as I can.
What's the capital of Peru?
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Message 39
Posted by Ser cricket-Angel (U3382697) on Wednesday, 5th October 2011
Lima.
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Message 40
Posted by Smilie Minogue (U8747614) on Wednesday, 5th October 2011
Oi, that one was for Peta.
Smartypants.
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Message 41
Posted by Ser cricket-Angel (U3382697) on Wednesday, 5th October 2011
Sorry
What's the capital of Timbuktu? -
Message 42
Posted by Smilie Minogue (U8747614) on Wednesday, 5th October 2011
T!
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Message 43
Posted by Ser cricket-Angel (U3382697) on Wednesday, 5th October 2011
Smart@rse!
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Message 44
Posted by GaryB007 (U3895241) ** on Wednesday, 5th October 2011
In reply to jonnyboy:
Can you tell me please when ever the weather is bad ( Raining /Thunder/ High- Winds most days if you live in UK) my digital signal is lost so i am unable to watch my TV and now with no Analog to switch to my TV is redundent. Is the BBC prepared to wave mine and many other peoples Television Licences who have the issue
You're barking up the wrong tree there. The Beeb aren't responsible for the Digital Switchover. It was instigated by the previous Government so they could make loads of cash from the sale of the freed up spectrum. I doubt the current Government will turn down the impending windfall that will result.
BTW, your problem is because you have a marginal signal - one that is only just above the threshold for decent reception. When you get a bit of rain it falls below the threshold and the result is picture and sound breakup. You need a better aerial and maybe cable. -
Message 45
Posted by Smilie Minogue (U8747614) on Wednesday, 5th October 2011
Smart@rse!
Language, Timothy!
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Message 46
Posted by Peter de Meteor (U4368163) on Thursday, 6th October 2011
What's the capital of Timbuktu?
Timbuktu is, I believe, itself the capital of Mali.
What's happened to Peta, by the way?
. . . From The Asteroid Belt, Peter de Meteor
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Message 47
Posted by miss-nomer (U11095887) on Thursday, 6th October 2011
What's the capital of Timbuktu?
Timbuktu is, I believe, itself the capital of Mali.
What's happened to Peta, by the way?
. . . From The Asteroid Belt, Peter de Meteor
According to my (rather ancient encyclopedia) Bamako is the capital of Mali, but no doubt someone will put me right if necessary. -
Message 48
Posted by Peter de Meteor (U4368163) on Thursday, 6th October 2011
You're quite right; I didn't bother to look it up first, but the fact remains that Timbuktu (being a town in Mali) doesn't have a capital.
Unless it's 'T'!
. . . From The Asteroid Belt, Peter de Meteor
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Message 49
Posted by dave (U2043922) on Thursday, 6th October 2011
I see no answers yet
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Message 50
Posted by Fedster (U14967576) on Thursday, 6th October 2011
Peta what is your Vision for this board, when someone new takes control of something they always want to shake it up and try out new things, what are your aims and objectives going to be? How are you going to improve the BBC Board, posts on the first page are days old, so it is quite evident that it is unpopular, how are you going to reverse this trend?
Are you going to follow the new forum rules draconically and like a jobsworth? ( of course not accusing you of being a jobsworth, far to respect for yourself, just trying to get my point across) , or are you going to be a bit more lax, and let your vast experience of Messageboards do the talking? Hopefully the powers that be have not instructed to be strict and unfair.
Thanks for reading Peta, and i look forward to your reply
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