Tramposch

Common guys, its been 20 days and more, and I'm the only entry.

Common guys this was supposed to end 8 days ago, but I'm the only one who entered... Lets get some more entries!

My entry, common guys!

I apologize for the delay again, Just have been really busy lately. Any questions? good luck.

Grats SM! Good job on the win.

Congrats Rigaudon!! [img] Good job bud.

Is there a way to make that not happen? They aren't large images, just signatures, is there a parameter you can edit that will make that not popup unless it is over Xpx by Ypx

Common guys! I have yet to be able to start the next Sotw because this is still a tie!! After the tie is broken I will wait 12-24 hours to close the topic so people can have a fair time, so it doesn't seem like I close the topic RIGHT when the tie is broken.Best of luck!

I decided to go a simple route, i'm going to try more later when I get back on my computer, but that is my first.

There is still the issue of the posts not corresponding to the posts in your profile, generally the posts in the profile are greater than the post of the user inside a forum topic, which is a pretty big issue I think, couldn't that screw with the mycents in the future?Also I think its irritating that when your not logged in, you cant click the "reply" button or "New Topic" button without going and clicking log on first. It used to be that if you were not logged on first, the reply or New Topic button would forward you to the login page, and then back to the page you were previously at.P.S. I still don't like the skin :-p

You spelled Xisto wrong There is no L. But it looks good anyway! My one complaint is the theme, I really don't like it, it seems cheap, tacky, non-professional. If you decide to keep it, I can promise that it shall take me a longgg time to get used to it. Oh.. just noticed this when I posted.... Everybody's post count is messed up.. When I go to my profile it says I have 1,000 posts, in SM's profile, it says he got over 8,000 posts, and he only has 7,000. What's up with that?

Yeah, its been crazy, very crazy. Play is all over now, and it was... a.. success haha. On top of all that I had to do all my school work, which was... interesting.

Im here ;)No actually hell week for me JUST ended.Hell week consisted of.. Saturday the 24 until Saturday the first.April 24th on Saturday I walked into school at 9:00 in the morning, and left at midnight. I worked on the set for the play, building it.April 25th on Sunday I walked into my school, again, at 9:00 in the morning and left at midnight, again. Working on the set for the play, and at play rehearsal.On April 26th, Monday, I went to school at 7:30, classes ended at 3:00. I worked backstage on the set from 3:00-6:00 then from 6:00-10:30(ranging ending time is 10:30 to 11:30) was rehearsal for the play, which I was on the crew of, and running spotlight.April 27, Tuesday, The same as Monday.April 28, Wednesday, Same as tuesday, but this time I was actually in the spot light booth, but doing nothing.April 29, Thursday, I skipped 3rd period-7th period and went to work on the set for the play, and then for the FIRST TIME from 3:00-6:00 worked on spot cues. And then from 6:00-7:30 was last minute touch ups, and then 7:30 to 9 was first show, and 9:00-11:00 was cleanup. April 30, Friday, Exact same as thursday, but second show instead of first, and was at school until 2:00 am.May 1, Saturday, I walked into school at 9:00 and left at 11:00 at night, we tore down the set, it was strike day.That was my hell week, and now it is finished, I need to begin exam week, and all that good stuff, so I'll try to keep posting consistently, but that above is why I was gone.

The only reason people text that much is they have nothing better to do? Sorry but you are wrong, at least in my case you are wrong. I text a lot, don't tell me I have nothing to do. I work backstage building sets seven hours a day after school, and i spend 27 hours working on sets during the weekend, and the rest of my time hanging out with friends, and I still text a lot, Don't you dare say i have nothing to do, because that's just offensive when you don't know how much I actually do do. Sorry if I'm being rude I'm very high stress right now, the performance last night had issues, and t here is another tonight and I have to solve the problems. Just because I text a lot, that doesn't mean I don't have a life, or that's all I do. I also play a sport, whattya know? Thats ANOTHER THING i have to do, Don't tell me I have nothing to do. I play Soccer in the Fall, Soccer in the Winter, and I row for my Crew team during the spring season, I go to Crew camps over the summer, and multiple soccer camps over the summer. Don't tell me I have nothing to do. I also own a website, which I work on all the time that I can. I think you should rethink your statement.. "the only reason people text that much is they have nothing better to do which to me is sad."

There is a tie! Common guys keep on voting, I will close this around Sunday probably, then open the next Sotw.I don't have time to comment and critique now, maybe later.

I will give this a go hopefully on Monday if you still need it, This is my busiest week of my life so I'll try to give it a go.

Sorry guys, I wasn't able to enter myself, this is my busy time of week, I hope you understand.Vote for your favourite, best of luck to all.Don't forget to comment and critique on your vote.

Ok, so? Who cares. If you look at that list, we still use all those. It is not like OH there is something new, lets drop the last thing! That is what you make it sound like, once something new comes out the other goes away, all of those things on that list are used quite often still (excluding the telegraph). Nothing will go away, you cant just stop person to person contact, its needed. You cant share emotions, sarcasm, and other feelings over text very well, person to person contact is needed. Please find me one person who texts instead of meeting people. I don't, I can't think of anybody who does, not even close, I hang out with all my friends who I text, quite often actually. I go to school with them from 7:30 to 3:00 and then I work on the set for the play 3:00-6:00 AND THEN I work spot light during the play rehearsal from 6:00 to 10:30. Don't say people don't meet, and talk face to face anymore. It is wrong. Even my mother, 48 years old, sends about 5,000 texts a month, she just thinks its easier! She still has friends, she eats lunch with people, she goes places to meet people. Texting is just an addition to life, not a replacement. My theory is that your theory isn't going to occur. Texting is a convenience, I've gone without my phone for months, and its just something convenient to have, I don't need it at all, but yet i still averaged 10,000 texts a month.

New TVs have things like this built in, I belive its called PiP technology, picture in picture.I think most new tvs should have this default, but you should check software list.

I mean i see what you mean, but regular people around my age I'd say.. watch a lot of TV, more than two hours a day. I don't. I hardly ever watch TV, so I guess this is my compensation for not watching TV. I do understand the taking twice as long to read thing, makes sense. Also if you were wondering I've sent and received less than 100 text messages this month just because I have got a very busy schedule. I wake up at 6:00 in the morning, get ready to go to school, I have my regular school day which ends at around 3:00. Backstage work session starts at 3:00, and ends at 6:00 and then rehearsal for the play begins at 6:00 and ends at 10:30 and then I get home and do my homework, so I don't have time for texting whatsoever, and on the weekends I'm with friends basically from friday until monday, so my phone usually dies from the phone pretty quickly. So this month is an exception I guess And that was why the SOTW was delayed.

You make it seem as if all way say when texting is basically; >"Hi, what sup?" "Nothing, you?" >"Nothing." end of conversation One hour later: >"Hi, what sup?" "Nothing, you?" >"Nothing." Its not really like that, I have conversations, talk about matters, what went on in school, things like that. Also, I can deal face to face with real people, I go to school, where I deal with friends, teachers and things like that. I go to backstage where I deal with other workers, Actors, and more teachers. I hang out with friends, where I deal with all my friends, I go to stores, deal with the owners of mechanic stores, and many companies working on sponsorships for a race. I have no disability of face to face confrontation, I can see where you are going, but we all go to school, we all hang out, even though we text a lot doesn't mean you don't see your friends. Sometimes you carry on the same conversation from a text in real life, but the difference is you can add gestures, emotions, and details in real life, so texting doesn't always cut it, I know that. Now for grammar, I see many people who are beginning to bring the texting grammar into forums, emails, and even real life communication. Now I'm not one to do this, I text will full words, with proper grammar, and I also speak to my friends, type emails, and forums with proper grammar and spelling. Those people I do, also, make a lot of phone calls; sometimes a text message isn't enough to describe something, or explain something. My texts have cut back a great amount this semester of school though, I am interested to see how many I have sent this month, or last month. It is a lot for my age, It is not like it consumes too much of my time, I have a QWERTY keyboard on my phone, which also makes things more speedy. Text messaging is just like.. people using AIM, how many messages on aim, or msn, or other instant messengers do you send? Or how m any forum posts do you make, or how many forums. This is all just from a phone, think of the forums you are a part of as being your friends, and the posts you make as your texts, some of you do that a lot, its basically... the same thing just from a phone. I don't know how you guys are really all that surprised, I mean I hold conversations with people, if I average 10,000 texts a month, that means around 300 a day, and I am awake for about 18 hours a day, that's a text every four minutes, sounds bad, but if you think about it, its a conversation, you don't send one message then another a day later to keep up the conversation, you know? I'm not trying to defend myself, but I think it seems like some people have a lack of understanding about texting, its easier, more simple then making a phone call, going to a computer and getting on a forum, and it keeps everybody together, in contact and knowing what happens. Hopefully people understand, and have more respect for people who text a lot.

My parents do--very grateful! They told me i need to lessen on my texting, its not because of the fee that ensues, but is because they think of how much time it takes out of my life, but what they don't get is that I do this during my life. Also, I have unlimited text messages. It is a very convenient tool for me, contacting friends for homework, or telling homework, sometimes you can't always engage in a conversation in real life, or over the phone, so you must text. But also Its not just one person I text, its around a range of 20 different people I text, so it is not like I am addicted to very few people, its a wide variety.

Don't laugh.... But I average 10,000 a month, and maxed 12,000 one month.I know what you all are saying, you can just say it in their face and stuff, but really, you can't. That costs MORE money to go drive somewhere and say something to their face. Don't get me wrong, I don't alway text, I hang out with people, I bike, I row boats, I work on cars, I build sets for plays, et cetera. I do, though, text while doing things, so thats where all the texts come from, I am great at texting while doing things. I'm not sure howmany texts I get during the school year, but it cuts down by at least 7/8 of what I usually text, because I don't text at school, I just see it as pointless, and because I don't spend a lot of time being bored, I am always occupied by Homework, Play, or hanging out.If it helps, I am 15. Don't judge, haha.