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Propeller Week In Review: February 15, 2008 »

Posted by: JamesMarcus 5 months, 3 weeks ago

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Not surprisingly, Barack Obama's trajectory was at center stage this week. But the Propeller community also sounded off about Darwinian evolution, the drooping economy, and Hillary Clinton's tax returns (now you see them, now you don't).

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rdy2rck5 months, 3 weeks ago

Very good synopsis.But very surprising with these hot issues especially feudin between science and religion was generally very civil.
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JamesMarcus5 months, 3 weeks ago

There were some uncivil moments, some theological spitballs, but I chose not to focus on those. In general the tone was surprisingly tolerant, given the kind of hot-button issues under discussion.
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  rdy2rck5 months, 3 weeks ago
  
  There's always uncivil moments but it didn't create a firestorm. Yeah
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Will13135 months, 3 weeks ago

good week... great stories...
GREAT REVIEW.... JAMESMARCUS...
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ind065 months, 3 weeks ago

Whoooo!!!!!
James mentioned my atheist toast post! James mentioned my atheist toast post! {spikes ball] [does dance]
I vote for JamesMarcus as bestest evil overlord of all!
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  Will13135 months, 3 weeks ago
  
  it is fun when you get mentioned..
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  tchef5 months, 3 weeks ago
  
  Me too! I have to say it was exciting!
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  Dicax_Maximus5 months, 3 weeks ago
  
  Indo6 - I'll go with that !!! Then again, I got a mention too......
  Good one JM !!
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yoruba5 months, 3 weeks ago

It's apparent that Hillary is a hater and she'll try trickery to get in office. The discussion about taxes is a
subject not yet resolved and probably will never. We need to get alot of those old heads out of office and reflect on humanistic/humility, helping each other and not crushing each other. America has alot of trash to sift through, so let's get to sifting. We need to quit wasting time on steriods cases, before the senate, etc, and deal with more imminent issues such the fema trailer dishonesty and place those people in some of these government properties that their trying to sale, for free. You've destroyed their lives, poisoned their children for life and you want to waste my hard earned money talking and arguing about someone lying about using steriods;Let's talk about your lie!!!!!!!
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  AlphaGnosis5 months, 3 weeks ago
  
  Another WIR fan.
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    ind065 months, 3 weeks ago
    
    LOL!
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ETproductions5 months, 3 weeks ago

Thanks for another fine review of this week's best chuckles, James. But there is a growing problem. I use Firefox, and a growing number of stories including a host of the hottest ones for the past week crash the browser every single time I open them. I sure hope something can be done about this. I'd like to comment on some of them.
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  tchef5 months, 3 weeks ago
  
  I'm running Firefox as well, sometimes I have slow load times and every once in a while I'll lose my post (especially if it's a really long one) but for the most part no problem.
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    ETproductions5 months, 3 weeks ago
    
    Thanks for that input, tchef. I'll check other possibilities like McAfee or my pop-up blocker. Been reporting the crashes to Mozilla as well. Hopefully they will figure out what's up and take corrective action.
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      tchef5 months, 3 weeks ago
      
      I'm run Mac at home and windows at work both with firefox. On my windows computer I'm using AVG free virus software. It's been working really well and doesn't seem to give me any problems with my browsers.
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  amazed5 months, 3 weeks ago
  
  Personally, I think it's the Propeller site -- whether I'm using Explorer or even Netscape!!!, it is often unbearably slow or just won't function at all.
  It's the main reason I spend so little time here anymore. It's just too aggravating to navigate.
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    amazed5 months, 3 weeks ago
    
    (almost 30 seconds from hitting the submit button to being posted -- I feel like I'm using an Apple II again.
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      AlphaGnosis5 months, 3 weeks ago
      
      Amazed, try this. It worked for me. It loads a lot faster.
      http://browser.netscape.com/downloads/
      Just click on Navigator 9.
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        amazed5 months, 3 weeks ago
        
        thanks, alpha -- it seems to be better, but still not great.
        Maybe it's Vista.
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        searchbeam5 months, 3 weeks ago
        
        I have a sneaky suspicion that it is an issue with Propeller's servers. All other websites work fine. It is just Propeller's site.
        It is either short on servers, short on quality server software (may be they are using Windows, instead of Linux) or it could be the case of Propeller being a second-class citizen in the AOL's arrogant hierarchy. This arrogance has been a prime cause of AOL's downfall. Everything that AOL has touched has turned into a trash pile. Steve Case's under-qualified and over-hyped style of management apparently lives on for yet another disaster!
        Why did it have to be Netscape, the proud pioneer who did so much for the world? They brought the joy of Internet to literally billions and made World wide Web the engine for delivery of knowledge and commerce. Now they are stuck with a third-rate owner who doesn't know anything about anything! It is like a shotgun marriage with a loser.
        I feel for Netscape!
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        AlphaGnosis5 months, 3 weeks ago
        
        ((I have a sneaky suspicion that it is an issue with Propeller's servers. All other websites work fine. It is just Propeller's site.))
        I agree. And they really should try to fix it especially if it's driving members away.
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searchbeam5 months, 3 weeks ago

Good snapshot, James!
BTW, I am still waiting to hear from you about the problem with the "plus" sign ( ) that gets dropped out when a comment gets posted on the thread!
Like the one inside the parenthesis just did!
Peace and Blessings!
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1-2-Oscar5 months, 3 weeks ago

I am astonished by the large number of sock puppets who voted for this submission.
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  Nixie5 months, 3 weeks ago
  
  Lol!
  Silly sock puppets, don't you know better than to vote for a story submitted by the man who can and will hunt you down and eradicate you?
  Obviously not the sharpest tools in the shed, otherwise they'd figure out how to get their stories on the homepage, ie. submit good stories instead of spam.
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    hamy5 months, 3 weeks ago
    
    I have been on here for a year or so and have never been hunted down or eradicated. It must be something you are doing.
    And if you hate it here, don't come.
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      Nixie5 months, 3 weeks ago
      
      What are you talking about? Are you a sock puppet? That's who I was addressing.
      Where did you get the impression that I "hate it here"? My point was that if the people who employ the tactics of sock puppetry submitted good content, they would not need their puppet armies to get on the home page. They instead submit junk and try to get it on the home page. That's a pretty good indication that their elevators may not reach the top floor.
      I don't know why you are coming off all hostile at me, unless you are a sock puppet or a purveyor of crap. Maybe you misunderstood. Or maybe you are one of Big Mama T's minions.
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        AlphaGnosis5 months, 3 weeks ago
        
        I think someone called themselves out.
        Who's Big Mama T?
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        Nixie5 months, 3 weeks ago
        
        Oh, you KNOW who Big Mama T is...
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        hamy5 months, 2 weeks ago
        
        If you think that was hostile, I am sorry. I wasn't meaning to be. I was just letting you know that I have never had a problem.
        I often see people complain about the "liberal" slant of this website or that the people running it don't run stories from certain political viewpoints. My feeling is that no one is forcing you to come here and if you don't like it, then don't.
        No offense meant.
        I am not a sock puppet and don't know what that means. Good content is in the eye of the beholder.
        I find any stories of support for our current corrupt regime to be terrible and sink them appropriately. Does that make me a sock puppet?
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tchef5 months, 3 weeks ago

Great review as always!
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STONERS5 months, 3 weeks ago

Another great WIR, thanks James... ;~]
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EDWARDIII5 months, 3 weeks ago

Nice to see you guys at Prop. read through this so carefully. Good article.
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RickyDawkins5 months, 3 weeks ago

How did I end up missing atheist week?
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  Spadecaller5 months, 3 weeks ago
  
  rickydawkins
  "How did I end up missing atheist week?"
  It was announced at Church.
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    Nixie5 months, 3 weeks ago
    
    Okay, that was freakin' hilarious!
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    GHOSTWHOWALKS5 months, 3 weeks ago
    
    Oh damn that was a good one. Wahoo. :)
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Spadecaller5 months, 3 weeks ago

Ha!
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