as this is the "off topic board" ...

[Liadan]

landline I presume?


every country has their buggers of a telecommunications company... I've had my fight with one, over a cellphone bill.

* Liadan shakes her fist at Bell mobility

[Tolol]

Sorry for getting this "old one" back.

And also sorry for what is following now.

As you can read in this topic I had a lot of fun with my phone company.
Since the 30th of November I'm finally able to use my Telephone again.
They told me, my Internet-Connection would latest work this evening ....

Well, ... err ... from October 18th until today, my only chance to use the Internet was here at work and I had not really much time to read everything that was written on the Forums ... so ... err ...

Could anyone help me out and tell me those really essential things that have changed since then so I don't have to spend the whole night with reading the forums ?

I saw something about ... err ... introducing and things

Please don't push me for this question, but if it really works tonight ... then I want to play and not read 55 days of new forum entries.

Please ... anyone be so kind and tell me even the most important things.

Thank you in advance ...

Tolol   (hopefully soon(tm) back in Game)

edit:
@Earl
Made the date of my Internet-Breakdown better readable    ;-)

[Earl_Listbard]

Since the 30th of November 2007?.... nothing much... the introductory thing hasn't been implemented yet, some new features MAY have been implemented, but I doubt it, as it hasn't been that long since the 30th.... Just jump on in and check things out for yourself, there shouldn't be any major changes.

Welcome back, by the way.

[SerqFeht]

From October, erm, the only thing I noticed was a big board discussing how to best aid newbies. Sorry to hear about that. Why are companies so bad? I remember reading about an old lady that attacked a phone company office with a hammer after half a year of bad service.

[Phinehas]

Oh, and I'm here to put an end to whiners like yourself.

[Liadan]

Oh, and I'm here to put an end to whiners like yourself.

by whining yourself?

[Phinehas]

Oh, and I'm here to put an end to whiners like yourself.

by whining yourself?

I have yet to whine. What you apparently think is whining, is actually stating of an (usually unpopular) opinion about the behavior of the people on this forum. You're welcome to consider it whining, I honestly don't care what you think. Fact of the matter is, the only reason I don't come across as harsh rather than mildly annoying is because people can't seem to take it anymore. On the other hand, if you care to pm me a few quotes of me whining, we can have it out. At the very least, I'm not overcome with the need to follow another individual around the boards posting uneducated and detrimental comments about everything they say.

[Liadan]

Oh, and I'm here to put an end to whiners like yourself.

by whining yourself?

I have yet to whine. What you apparently think is whining, is actually stating of an (usually unpopular) opinion about the behavior of the people on this forum. You're welcome to consider it whining, I honestly don't care what you think. Fact of the matter is, the only reason I don't come across as harsh rather than mildly annoying is because people can't seem to take it anymore. On the other hand, if you care to pm me a few quotes of me whining, we can have it out. At the very least, I'm not overcome with the need to follow another individual around the boards posting uneducated and detrimental comments about everything they say.

then why are you replying to what i say if you're 'not overcome with the need to follow another individual around the boards posting uneducated and detrimental comments about everything they say' ?  Oh wait...so you mean you're replying by random chance?

[Phinehas]

Umm... no, I'm defending myself from your name-calling. And before you get started, no I don't really care what you personally think about me. However, there's a slight difference between that and letting myself be insulted by someone and not standing up for myself.

However, as much as I enjoy arguing, I will not discuss it any further outside of pm. I would not be averse to having these posts deleted, even though I don't see the point, since this thread isn't terribly useful anyway.

[Tolol]

.... erm ... sorry but I didn't get that one ...

What's the problem Phinehas ?

Do you mean me with that whining thing ?

Or are you two just kidnapping this thread for a personal thing ?

And for the usefulness of this thread:

Don't read it if you're not interested in off-topic-things !



btw. they couldn't manage to make it work yesterday ... so this is day 56 today.

[LigH]

Phinehas:

People need a valve if steam rises. And they prefer to open it in a pleasant environment. Allow them a small corner away from the strongholds of philosophy. Don't heat the kettle even more.

I could quote neko, but you will know about "saying positive things or nothing", and I feel that this might not your favourite topic.

[Phinehas]

Phinehas:

People need a valve if steam rises. And they prefer to open it in a pleasant environment. Allow them a small corner away from the strongholds of philosophy. Don't heat the kettle even more.

I could quote neko, but you will know about "saying positive things or nothing", and I feel that this might not your favourite topic.

You're right. I'm a great believer in saying nothing.

Perhaps I am simply nearsighted. I profess that I do have difficulties with people. The need to vent randomly is not something that I suffer from, so it's difficult for me to understand. I've spent most of my life in Eastern Europe dealing with similar or worse service to what was mentioned in this thread, yet you don't see me venting on here...

I guess all in all it's the lack of perspective that bothers me.

[LigH]

Or you simply live the philosophy of positive thinking to a level german people (especially eastern german) don't reach anymore (I can say that, as I am german too). The GDR was "eastern europe" not too long ago. It is hard to stand feeling tricked and utilized once again after a revolution. Maybe we are now out of energy, facing the futility of "fighting windmills".

You got no chance. Use it!

had been a proverb for too long.

[Tolol]

Yay ...

this all sounds very philosophical to me and I'm not sure if I intended this by telling my (I think) very extreme story.

People need a valve if steam rises. And they prefer to open it in a pleasant environment

Yes, this meets the point ... I am very frustrated about the "service" I received and the only Internet-Connection I can reach is the one at work (like now). There's noone at home to talk to and I only meet friends about once in a month ... okay ... I could change this, but I felt a bit like talking to friends when I wrote it here ....
Well ... I thought ... err ... "shout it out and find someone who shares the problem with you.

Seems I thought wrong ...

If I offended or annoyed anyone with this ... sorry ...

I will keep my "private things" where they belong in future ... at home ... kicking chairs and shouting at walls ... yeah ... and awaiting no answers at all.


Look Phinehas - THIS above ... that's what it looks like when I begin with whining ...............................................

[bilbous]

OOOH OH! OOH! Mr. Kotter! Existential whining! Jean-Paul would be proud.

Whining whiners, whining about the whining. Or is it whinging?

Whine: to snivel or complain in a peevish, self-pitying way

Yes, Peevish seems to fill the bill.
[ Musical Interlude ]

To paraphrase an old proverb ... One complaint does not a whine make. It is the repetition without significant change that qualifies.

PS: I hate phone companies too, but the cable companies are almost even worse.