the last person to post here wins

[fleamailman]

"...see, I've already won..." said the goblin once more, adding "...what this site needs is a mega thread then..."

[fleamailman]

the goblin wondered if this forum was sleeping now, saying "...signs of life please..."

[einsteinean]

I win. EVen if I don't.

[fleamailman]

"..well well, great to see you again, did I miss anything I wonder..." asked the goblin, remembering that einsteinean was smart because he didn't follow the crowd in his replies, adding "...me,I've gone from strength to strength, with about a thousand stored posts, about 80 pages then, and about 40 active "last post" threads where the benchmark is high...", the goblin would post in the morning then

[Apple Soup]

I win

[fleamailman]

I win

"...ah, another hopeful..." replied the goblin, adding "...I like you humans, attempting the impossible now, futile though..."

[einsteinean]

I win, again.

[Sima]

nah

[fleamailman]

"...no, I can be generous, if you wish we can discuss the terms of your capitulation here..." replied the goblin, adding "...truth is that in posting here one wins against oneself mostly as it forms a tally of ones reflections...", in fact, it was just habitual for the goblin now, a chance to post anything he felt and yet win by it, quickly adding "...ah but not just anything will do though, one has to post for real here, as the tally then forms the benchmark to aim at..."

[fleamailman]

So... we meet again.

and with that the goblin was taken aback, somehow sensing that the JYObots gang were here in full force now, and if ever there was a mean bunch of hardened criminals, these guys had to be them then, why, what with their menacing bennie caps, their thickened long socks, reinforced shorts and loosely knotted school ties, these guys were unmistakable, in fact their outwardly wryly grin only hid a dastard cunning the delved into such deviousness that nobody's packet of jellybeans were safe in the playground, the goblin weighed his words, feeling his life depended upon it somehow, it did he knew now, saying "...your secret ritual of the pom pom dance is safe with me, and it shall never leave these lips, promise...", somehow the goblin just hoped it would appease them, but one could never be sure, not until it was too late that is

[fleamailman]

I like the pictures

"...me too, may have said it to you before, but if one starts illustrating ones texts, which is what this is then, many things happen..." mentioned the goblin, continuing "...first of all, pictures seem to change from that simplistic "like/dislike" subjective view to a wider "like/dislike, and what is it saying too, can I use it now" objective view..." but there was more, always more with the goblin it seemed, adding "...then again, the texts too, change here in that one is asking oneself "what picture will go with this text then, what is its image exactly", and lastly there is the physical preparation here, the hunt for the picture then which, keeping a beedy eye out, has to be found somewhere or the post won't be posted..." the goblin rarely posted without illustrating now

[fleamailman]

repost from elsewhere

well whether the goblin was licking his wounds or laughing now, depended on the way he looked at it, with two "last post" threads locked by their admins within days of their starting, even if they were fast becoming the most posted to thread there, "...well I can relate, I mean they start a forum about particular topic, and I land up and play "last post" there with the result of creating a killer thread, which of course is what "last post" threads are, and then what, well then the admin, or the mod, panics locking the thread, usually to reopen it later PMing me with conditions or excuses...", in fact the goblin had been at this same crossroads often enough now, he imagined each member here probably had too, that is facing exactly this same situation of asking themselves if it is really worth returning to somewhere that has realized too late, that "pulling posts" or "locking threads" leaves the poster with a sword of damocles hanging over their efforts, but then the goblin just added a proviso, saying "...on the other hand, I still need new sites to edit and repost all those texts you have already seen, as posts are born of posts are they not, anyway whoever said "life is like a box a box of chocolates"could extend that to sites too..."

[fleamailman]

the goblin was thinking about the term he had coined "icy dicey" which was basically the four letters ICDC as in "inflationary caused devaluation of currency", something that although one will never hear it mentioned on the media as such, was exactly what is happening now, saying "...you see, if you can't actually pay back a debt but you still own those printing presses, you can devalue the debt though inflation here...", exactly what russia did after the fall of the wall, and guess what, the fed this year has printed more dollars than at any point in its previous history, "...simply one carefully avoids those two extremes then, of either "hyper inflation" or "deflation" that is, while distracting voters with stuff like "climate change" and "terrorism" now..." mentioned the goblin at it, and somehow "icy dicey" seemed aptly put then, a very risky policy indeed if anyone cottoned on to what was happening to their pensions and savings that is

[einsteinean]

Are you ever going to give up...?

[fleamailman]

Are you ever going to give up...?

"...is there really ever any choice about it I wonder, so yes, one can give up for a while, but life continues and the slot is still there, waiting for ones post that is, the clock too, ticks on, chipping away those remaining moments, simply the tally will only catch up with one and flay ones conscience for ones delusion of escape then..." replied the goblin, adding "...besides, at one point or another, one stops posting for others, or as a game with friends then, as simply the slot becomes a mirror of ones thoughts and one posts for real to find them, though it doesn't need to be a "last post" thread for that then..."

[fleamailman]

repost from elsewhere

Thanks Flea, and your thread will keep going for as long as this site keeps running! how long that will be, i have no idea, how long is a piece of string, and how long does the internet last!! guess thats how long it will last then!

"...beautifully put..." replied the goblin, while outside the goblin's flat, it was snowing still, snow upon snow this time, yet not quite enough, nor for as long for that matter, to merit much consideration beyond the logistics of navigation through it, though it was true that this winter was on the threshold of becoming memorable but not quite yet, so the goblin just returned to topic saying "...if one us ever becomes known by this, then your thread there will be gold dust, but if not, it will still be treasured by me, for it too is on the threshold then..."

[fleamailman]

repost from elsewhere

"...remember, posts are the lifeblood of a thread here, if someone doesn't post something new each day, anyone turning up looking on will rightly raise an eyebrow, whereas if nothing new is posted in a week, he or she will think the site is sleeping, whereas if nothing has been posted in a month, most probably that same person will just presume that the site is dead then..." mused the goblin over his coffee once more, adding "...keep the site ticking over with posts then is my advice now, admins can't depend on members here, it's the captain who sets the course now and makes the pace..."

[Sima]

nicetit

[fleamailman]

the goblin just reminded himself of something again saying "...perhaps people who don't reflect are just like vampires then, ever dependent on the blood of others to sustain themselves, but I, deep within myself, want to produce blood, where simply posts are the lifeblood of a site as if proving ones reflection then..." and with that in mind then, the goblin posted on here

[fleamailman]

repost from elsewhere, a reply to someone from my second intro tread there, before it was locked too

I WANT TO KILL THIS LAD, HES SO... STORY LIKE AND USES PICTURES OF NONSENSE!!! GAGAGAHHHHHHASFAHDG!!!!111

"...well,
I do sympathize at your inability and lack of understanding towards my
posts, not your fault I know but, tell you what, use this then, you can
thank me later..." said the goblin just being helpful

http://ssshotaru.homestead.com/files/aolertranslator.html

[fleamailman]

repost from elsewhere

"...I sometimes forget that I am dealings with rather young people now, where on older forums everything is not so quickly taken to heart as they have been now, a guise is accepted if simply because behind it one can be more honest, and either way the older one gets the more one is acting anyway, simply there is no actual independence in this life, you'll learn that out for yourself as you go along, simply "buy into it and it owns you", instead there is a secrecy or a gap between that which one shows on the outside and that which one thinks and feels within, that then is the honestly which my mask offers..."

[fleamailman]

the goblin was thinking that the slow financial bankruptcy of the system here had indeed turned people into weaponless soldiers fighting for their own survival now, simply "job trust", against the background of an ever looming demographic upside-down pyramid, was fast becoming a thing of the past here if it wasn't already that then, "...understandable isn't it, where people both live longer and have fewer children too, the resulting equation is hardly rocket science to equate..." ventured the goblin at it, continuing "...and yet most people still want to believe otherwise, as do the money markets too along with our dear media now, as they put such faith in "green shoots", and "turnarounds" but the equation just laughs at them, the fundamentals just remain unchecked and continue on it seems...", strangely, in writing this post now, the goblin had suddenly remembered an observation he had made almost thirty years ago, explaining "...well it was another equation then too, simply I had thought that "in a communist system the finance is its undoing, whereas in a capitalist one it's the demographics then", ah but at that time I was only really sure about the one, but now, being sure about the other too, I feel it's best to leave some passing comment then..."

[fleamailman]

repost from elsewhere, helping a new site

I would like this site to become a place where everyone can talk about anything topic related.
It would be a community that anyone could come and join in on discussions and get advice.
Ultimately, I just want people to have a good time, and have a place for them to come and do it at.

"...well, I think you have to turn that on its head a bit..." replied the goblin, continuing "...that's because times have changed and most members are admins in their own right, even if they're still clinging to the idea that other people will turn up, but real admins don't do their sites for other members at all, they do their site for themselves as a storeroom, or reference book, simply you have to create yourself on this site, forgetting members that is, then if they turn up it's a plus for your site but remember, there are more and more sites chasing less and less members now...", just the goblin was a longstanding member of many forums, though nothing relating to this topic here, and he had been saddened by the number of admin who had given up through lack on interest here, adding "...so what can you store here I wonder, simply collect together everything you like, that way other members may relate if they come but if not you still have something worth keeping..."

[fleamailman]

All he does is spam on xxxxx and another forum...

"...well before you accuse me further, could you just link me to a post of yours that you are so proud of then, I mean if you can't do that then surely you're not in a position to judge my post being empty handed yourself..." said the goblin friendly as ever, adding "...on the other hand if you would like to repost here any of my posts to let others judge for themselves I would not be offended one bit...", somehow the goblin understood that the site would gain by this as it could look forward to amazing post by the poster now

[fleamailman]

Welcome to the forum...and stop fighting!

"...no honestly I'm not, I am just happy to be here now, seems a great site too, with a good potential then..." replied the goblin, continuing "...oh, and I do apologize about him too, though I think can safely forget him at this point, for the one with the actual posts is here, so let the show begin, light, music and action..."

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