Zappa.com

I know you don't joke around much, but this is hilarious!

The first question asked will be by Jack Scott...

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You're probably wondering why I'm here
(not that it makes a heck of a lot of a difference to ya)

What am I living for?

Well, you can't be serious all the time, can you?

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The way I see it Barry, this should be a very dynamite show.

does humor belong on message boards?

Hey Mikey,

My main concern about the forum, as it has been in the past, is about the join up process. I really don't like the activation thread idea, where a new member has to post a one post thread that can't be replied to. The system was obscure and drove away many people trying to join. Here's an example:

Tony Germon's first and last post in 2010

This is a person asking a genuine question that never got an answer here. There are plenty more examples like this.

Activation threads that could be replied to would go a long way to fixing this especially if email notifications to the created thread were turned on by default. That way, if someone answered their question they'd be getting notification of it. Once they become familiar with the forum they can then take control over their notifications.

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The way I see it Barry, this should be a very dynamite show.

I finally did thanks. Been out of the forum for a little bit...

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If we're dumb . . .
Then God is dumb . . .
(An' maybe even a little bit ugly on the side)

Let Calvin moderate that one, he asked so many important questions of Gail ...

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If we're dumb . . .
Then God is dumb . . .
(An' maybe even a little bit ugly on the side)

Clap,
clap, clap,
clap-clap-clap...

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" . . . On the outside now . . ."

Thanks polydigm. We are going to upgrade to the latest version of this forum software, and it has far more robust spam protection. The activation idea was set up at a time when we were getting hit with hundreds of spam bots, but it was a stop-gap measure that stayed too long.

The new forum will be adaptive so it can be easily used on mobile devices.

We are all about having new Q&A threads for Ahmet and for Joe, and there will be a more attentive moderation (not censorship, but general moderation and cleanups that make for a good message board,) as well as regular maintenance.

We would like this place to be somewhere were fans old and new can engage in lively discussion of their choosing.

What won't be tolerated is bullying of other members, and trolls who end up driving most people away. We've removed the worst offenders here so far, and will certainly do it again if more pop up.

We'll also be dropping giant signatures..

More soon...

As previously stated, I have posted on probably 4-5 other music-related message boards over the years and have never seen one that wasn't moderated as you state above. So good for you, and good for us.

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I can't tell when you're telling the truth.
>I'm not.
How do I know anything you've said to me is...
>You don't.

Well Mikey, these things sound good. It's been ten years since the last upgrade, so I suppose it's time.

I hope you can save the pumpkin emojis. I'm rather fond of those little critters...

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I'm petulant, and I'm having a frenzy...

ahem...

We are moving the forum this weekend!

This is being done ahead of the upgrade.

The forum will be down from tonight until possibly Monday.

When we return, the forum will live at http://forum.zappa.com

We will be launching a BETA version of the new Zappa.com early next week too.

Have a great weekend,

Mikey

Ladies and gentlemen, fasten your seat-belts.

It was nice knowing you all...

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woah~

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" . . . On the outside now . . ."

Hey Mikey, thanks for your reply.

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The way I see it Barry, this should be a very dynamite show.

Goodbye to the past.
See y'all on the other side. Eat a Peach

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It's a new dawn

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If we're dumb . . .
Then God is dumb . . .
(An' maybe even a little bit ugly on the side)

one more thing real quick...
i will be carrying my current post count over to the new nest.
if not, we are going to throw torches through store fronts.


just sayin'.

oh you are sooooooo banned.

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hey punk, where you going with that pardon in your hand?

This post was made by lapsed maps who is currently on your hang by the hair and slowly lower into a vat of hydrochloric acid list.

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You're probably wondering why I'm here
(not that it makes a heck of a lot of a difference to ya)

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