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Barny replied to the topic The Future of the Den in the forum Blogs 4 years, 9 months ago

OK, but what about the many other advantages of discourse?

Barny replied to the topic The Future of the Den in the forum Blogs 4 years, 9 months ago

@athelstone have you looked at moving to a 21st century forum like discourse? I use it on talk.restarters.net and it’s pretty slick. You can get email notifications and reply by email; can upload pictures, has trust levels and you can restrict areas.

Barny replied to the topic Monthly Competition – June 2021 in the forum Monthly Competition 4 years, 9 months ago

Well done, Libby – a deserved win!! And thanks Ath.

Barny replied to the topic The Future of the Den in the forum Blogs 4 years, 9 months ago

DoW problems: Usability just isn’t what it should be; not being able to post pictures is a pain; definitely doesn’t promote idle chat.

The wordcloud was very far from perfect, but had one significant difference: the course offerings meant new people were always joining, wondering wth was going on, some figuring it out or persisting without fig…[Read more]

Barny replied to the topic Monthly Competition – June 2021 in the forum Monthly Competition 4 years, 9 months ago

Blimey, managed to write something and very pleased to be able to enter the comp. Was a bit concerned at managing to get to 250 words and wanting to post without having to DQ myself! Happily at 256 words including title. 🙂

This might be the day.

He hadn’t closed the curtains. The sunbeam found the bed at 6.37 and warmed his left foot at 6…[Read more]

John S Alty replied to the topic Monthly comp – February 2021 in the forum Monthly Competition 5 years, 1 month ago

Well done, Janette!

John S Alty started the topic Good news on the lyric writing front in the forum Podium 5 years, 2 months ago

John Schofield (my real name) has won the Lyrics Only category in the UK Songwriting Contest 2020 with his song “It’s Later Than You Think.”
The UK Songwriting Contest directors and judges include top award-winning producers and songwriters who have worked closely with many of the world´s major artists. There were almost 10,000 song entries from 8…[Read more]

Janette replied 5 years, 2 months ago

Oh, big WOW John – not that I didn’t doubt you, but against 10,000??! Will anyone be taking the lyrics up going ahead, for recording? Are we allowed to see them? This is brilliant news for such a cold, icy-blast sort of day. Many congratulations.
- Thea replied 5 years, 2 months ago
  
  Congratulations, John! What a fantastic achievement 🙂
  - John S Alty replied 5 years, 2 months ago
    
    Thanks, Thea
- John S Alty replied 5 years, 2 months ago
  
  Thanks, Janette.

John S Alty replied to the topic Monthly comp: December 2020 in the forum Monthly Competition 5 years, 3 months ago

Well done Libby. Excellent entries from all.
Happy New Year!

John S Alty replied to the topic Monthy Comp – September 2020 in the forum Monthly Competition 5 years, 6 months ago

Well done, @seagreen, excellent story.

John S Alty replied to the topic Monthy Comp – September 2020 in the forum Monthly Competition 5 years, 7 months ago

Excuse the bizarre formatting, this had indents when I wrote it.

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