tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-217939992009-09-14T15:56:34.607-07:00TameFarrar, GateWorld Forum ModeratorDarrennoreply@blogger.comBlogger85125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21793999.post-39050451456254033102009-09-14T15:52:00.000-07:002009-09-14T15:56:34.644-07:00

Life seems to get the better of more often then we care to admit. I had wanted to be a lot more consistent with this Blog but it is hard to do that when there isn't all that much feedback. SO now I understand why many folks finally just stop and walk away from them *sigh* I am trying not to do that here. But it is hard to find topics that I feel will interest you all out there that are Stargate

Tame :-)noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21793999.post-39018979717784920012009-05-03T05:21:00.000-07:002009-05-03T05:23:11.882-07:00

so if I could do a podcast that focused on *other things GW* what would want to hear about?See this is how I know if you are actually reading this blog...here is your chance to say what you want and know it might actually come true.........but it definitely won't if you don't comment........

Tame :-)noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21793999.post-91951795742700722009-04-20T04:35:00.000-07:002009-04-20T05:07:23.219-07:00

Ya know, the Moderating Team has spent countless hours talking, typing and explaining over and over and over that the Community Vision Statement is not a clamp down or doing away with of *negative opinions* OR some sort of plan to stifle folks who dislike the Keller character.But does anyone take us at our word? No.Does anyone take a step back and really look at what has been changed or deleted?

Tame :-)noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21793999.post-79588749177990197292009-03-23T13:25:00.000-07:002009-03-23T14:36:05.182-07:00

I get this question a lot so I thought I would address it as a one time answer. I have not been a part of other Large Fan Forum sites that I stayed to long in. Granted I am still a member of them and every once in a while I do use the Forum as a reference source. But for the most part I don't stay as a *regular* very long.Why? because somewhere in our global society a break down has occurred.

Tame :-)noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21793999.post-57500659270308608732009-02-23T05:18:00.001-08:002009-02-23T05:20:02.725-08:00

I think that seems to be a daily question that comes up all over the Forum. So whats up with the new show? Have you heard anything? No what about you? (grin)GateWorld is pretty on top of things I feel with having that fantastic interview with Brian J. Smith prior to his episode on Law and Order. Also having some exclusives hours before any other online sources. So if you want to be up to date and

Tame :-)noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21793999.post-80809786024971682682009-01-19T09:37:00.000-08:002009-01-19T10:00:56.026-08:00

Happy New Year Folks.I hope 2009 has so far treated you with kindness and generosity :)I have had some really great times these last few weeks myself. About a week before Christmas I had the honor and pleasure of meeting Stargate's Ben Browder. Col. Mitchell was in fine holiday form for this girl (big grin for all of Ben's Babes out there). If you haven't had a chance yet, go over to the main

Tame :-)noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21793999.post-87093241053778470302009-01-01T18:31:00.000-08:002009-01-01T19:09:32.857-08:00

If you read back through my Blog you will see many posts that say the same thing in various ways"Be Decent", "Be Respectful", "Be Civil", "Be Tolerant", "Be Constructive".These are constant themes in my blog when I write about the Forum.As a Moderator I have seen a lot of how folks can be the opposite of all of the above. I have also seen many that are the epitome of the above.So now that many in

Tame :-)noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21793999.post-41848010761119176642008-12-01T07:37:00.000-08:002008-12-01T08:32:39.666-08:00

There is a trend on the Forum that I find disturbing yet there is also some truth to it as well. Moderators can not be "just people" for the most part.Why do I find it disturbing?Well, because if the Forum was one that had a serious intent or nature then I could see that then we as Moderators would need to be aloof or not have personal opinions about the content or the subject matter. This could

Tame :-)noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21793999.post-16254672301775141122008-11-27T18:36:00.000-08:002008-11-27T18:38:22.434-08:00

Here is wishing you and all of yours a wonderful holiday weekend. Eat, drink and be merry. I hope everyone enjoys not only this holiday but the upcoming ones as well.Have a safe and holiday season Gaterites ;)

Tame :-)noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21793999.post-82737412400556315622008-10-09T11:31:00.000-07:002008-10-09T11:46:45.563-07:00

Recently I had a discussion with an upset member who felt that all of the "games" going on in the were too much. He/she didn't understand why folks joined a forum just to play games and not have serious discussion about the show.I had no definitive answer for that other than each fan celebrates their fandom in their own way and thankfully GW Forum accommodates that.But it did get me to thinking.

Tame :-)noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21793999.post-19083277245081706032008-09-09T23:01:00.001-07:002008-09-09T23:06:25.187-07:00

I had the pleasure of joining *The Boys* again for yet another fabulous GW Podcast. This for SGA WhispersSo take a moment or two to listen and let me know what you think. I will apologize up front for sounding a bit different. I just had some really major oral surgery and so I struggled a bit with the letter *S* and talking in general but I couldn't pass up the chance to do another GW Podcast

Tame :-)noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21793999.post-57912760103078826862008-08-27T00:44:00.000-07:002008-08-27T01:08:04.429-07:00

So this is the last season of SGA.Many are rallying to try to save the show in some way and more power to them :-)I will never tell a fan not to do something because I personally agree or disagree with it. However I will say that I won't be joining in. WHy you ask. Well, after reading and listening to the interviews from TPTB I really don't think they want to do the show as a series anymore so

Tame :-)noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21793999.post-66834925009464576002008-08-13T06:45:00.000-07:002008-08-13T06:50:14.252-07:00

If you are close to the Chicago area and want to go to a Stargate Convention here is a chance for you.Post in the "Win Tickets to Creation's Chicago Convention!" Thread.You only have until August 15th to post and the Convention is August 22-24. and is unfortunately only open to US residents.So go NOW.. post... I hope you win !!!!

Tame :-)noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21793999.post-34582790492655384042008-08-04T18:05:00.000-07:002008-08-04T18:19:13.034-07:00

I had the pleasure of a new experience last night. I got to be a guest on the GateWorld Podcast WOOT!!That was so much fun!!! In the 5 or more years I have been coming to GateWorld I have been given some really great opportunities to "give back" and this is by far one of the top five :-).Darren thinks I am a bit nuts I think LOL that I am so jazzed by the whole thing but I am :DAs a fan of the

Tame :-)noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21793999.post-60981806408746493692008-07-24T22:49:00.000-07:002008-07-24T23:59:09.418-07:00

Over on the Forum we are trying to allow folks to talk about why they feel they can't be tolerant of other POVs as well as why they feel that others are intolerant of their own personal POV.The only *catch* if you want to call it that is you have to talk completely from your own POV. You can't blame anyone else or say it is because so and so does this or that or *they* (whomever *they* are) make

Tame :-)noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21793999.post-61844015404710766252008-07-02T07:36:00.000-07:002008-07-02T08:01:18.498-07:00

Beginning last Thursday people I care about have all lost someone that meant something to them in various degrees. From soul deep love to grand admiration.One Mother has had to deal with having her child brutally taken from her because of another's selfishness and disregard for human life in a moment of anger.One Mother has had to deal with a freak of nature taking her child and there was nothing

Tame :-)noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21793999.post-82759610223367967222008-06-17T18:52:00.000-07:002008-06-17T19:13:50.735-07:00

This is the one comment I hear more than any other when I am talking to someone about their behavior on the Forum.My biggest question to them is ...why??If you are telling me that you are a polite, well mannered, tactful individual in every day life, why are not that way on the Forum?The answer I get the most often is an astonished..*But its a BB Forum..I can act like whomever I want!*The sad

Tame :-)noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21793999.post-68026499738638966792008-06-10T06:57:00.000-07:002008-06-10T07:30:38.439-07:00

Well so much for my promise to keep this up a bit better :/Real Life has a way of thwarting the best of intentions! But I am here now so lets get on with the show :-)I really have no major life lesson for today planned. I know, I know you are disappointed ;) but give me a moment to ramble and you know that soap box of mine will find its way out.Recently I had a complete Hard Drive loss that truly

Tame :-)noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21793999.post-42908997871043859462008-04-29T12:21:00.001-07:002008-04-29T13:01:05.140-07:00

I was going to write this whole post on standards in speech, how to be respected and give respect About how too often folks confuse this forum and the Internet in general as a place to drop all the dictates of polite society.Then in the middle of writing I thought, "Why am I even bothering?"The folks that have this in their character are already doing it and the ones that don't...really do not

Tame :-)noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21793999.post-65933305439973458812008-04-15T20:35:00.000-07:002008-04-15T22:01:55.699-07:00

Yes I see you !! Running around in happiness and joy that I have posted another post ...you dear readers reader, are the reason I am here Today I was thinking about perception. How do I perceive other people? How do other people perceive me? How does one person perceive another?These questions has been on my mind for a little while, but more prominent today. A while back I needed to mod some

Tame :-)noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21793999.post-33772006896584085842008-03-21T22:26:00.000-07:002008-03-29T21:11:57.104-07:00

HI!!!Ya know I was originally going to write about human interaction, conventions, actors and how they all fit together. But I just wasn't getting the right words for the thoughts I was having....THEN this last week happened and I decided instead of talking about how others interact. I decided to talk about how you and I interact with each other and with the people we love, like, dislike and flat

Tame :-)noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21793999.post-11414490575029178162008-02-26T21:41:00.000-08:002008-02-26T22:10:59.165-08:00

It occurs to me that we are seeing more and more an intolerance of of folks that have well a *different opinion* than what would be considered the "norm" for a fandom.I suppose when a lot of people think of Online Fandom they think WOO HOO, I can go someplace online and SQUEE in happy joy joy delight about the show I just love love love (grin) ok that may be an exaggeration. However, my point is

Tame :-)noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21793999.post-44551658060716081452008-01-27T20:36:00.000-08:002008-01-28T07:43:09.744-08:00

I have been reminded once again what happens when a New member comes to the Forum and doesn't do some very simple things that would probably make their Forum experience more rewarding or in the very least better than anywhere else.What are those simple things that I need to be an effective Forum member? I am so glad you asked that...since that is just what I want to talk about. :-)When you join

Tame :-)noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21793999.post-63048822640540653802008-01-10T21:04:00.000-08:002008-01-10T21:24:56.161-08:00

A GW Member started a thread to *Interview the Mods*. Its basically a thread to ask us all those questions you were dying to ask but didn't have any place to ask them :-)Since we are big meanies and delete them from the *Ask the Mods* thread ...that thread is for Forum related stuff and we are sticklers for that in that thread. So it was nice that someone wanted to ask us some stuff about us

Tame :-)noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21793999.post-56251459192968861192007-12-30T22:20:00.000-08:002007-12-30T22:47:41.557-08:00

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!When you see a smile like that on the face of an Angel. There is just no way to be anything BUT hopeful for the upcoming New Year.Most folks begin the new year with resolutions of how they are going to improve. I have never done that. I have always viewed that as setting myself up for some sort of failure so instead I decide what I want to NOT forget and what I want to keep as

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