Structured Program For Minors Major

[J.L.W.S. The Special One]

I am planning a structured program for Minors Major. This is to keep
the group full of interesting and fun content, in addition to regular
chat. Hopefully this will make Minors Major a more addictive group, and
will help garner us more active members and new friends to meet!

The structured program will include some regular activities and games -
some monthly, some continuous. We will also make some decisions
regarding pinned threads.

I have promised to make the new Minors Major a more democratic group,
where feedback from members is welcome, appreciated and even expected!
Therefore, I will post my ideas for activities and games below, and if
you have any feedback regarding my ideas, or even better, ideas of your
own, please reply to this thread. Don't be shy! If I know what you
want, you will enjoy the group more when I introduce the activities you
suggest!

==IDEAS FOR MONTHLY ACTIVITIES==

Storytelling game: Every month, we will start a new story. The first
post in the story thread will outline the main ideas - i.e., the plot,
main characters, etc. Anyone can contribute the next paragraph of the
story. For example, I post the first paragraph, you continue with the
second paragraph, and someone contributes the third paragraph, and so
on.

War game: Every month, we will hold a war. The war can be between two
members of the group (e.g. Jake vs Olivia) or it can be between the
entire group and a foreign enemy (e.g. the sapling war, the Redmond
bombings). I hope everyone will enjoy these wars and not take them
seriously. You are encouraged to use your imaginations to think up
original and interesting weapons and methods of combat. The outcome of
the battle (i.e. who wins) will be decided at the end of the month.

Debates/Discussions: Every month, we will pick a debate topic and a
discussion topic. Please note the differences between debates and
discussions. In a debate, you try to convince everyone to accept your
viewpoint by giving supporting details and evidence. In a discussion,
there are no sides - everyone just tries to contribute information,
details and points. "Should corporal punishment be allowed in schools?"
is a debate topic. "Bullying in schools" is a discussion topic.

I suggest we have a thread where anyone can post their ideas for
stories, wars, debates and discussions. On the first of every month, I
will pick a story idea, war idea, debate topic and discussion topic and
start new threads for them. All threads for monthly activities will
follow a systematic title pattern. For example, if we had a war
entitled "The Redmond Bombings" for the month of August 2006, the war
would be conducted in a thread entitled "War for August 2006: The
Redmond Bombings"

==IDEAS FOR CONTINUOUS ACTIVITIES==

Word games: We already have Middle Two Reversed and Last Letter First
word games. However, I need more suggestions and ideas for word games.
If you have any ideas, please reply, posting the name and rules of the
game. Word games are a great way to increase one's vocabulary.

Trivia Quizzes/Brainteasers/Puzzles: Whar's the longest river in South
America? In which year was the Magna Carta signed? Shall we have a
trivia quiz to give everyone nuggets of interesting information and see
who has the most knowledge? In addition, do you remember a thread where
I posted logical brainteasers taken from a book published by Mensa?
Such logical brainteasers encourage us to harness the power of our
brain. I like James' "Unsolved Cases" threads, but they'd be more fun
if we could solve the cases through logical deduction. So, any more
suggestions for thinking games?

Jokes/Riddles/Quotes: We could have a thread for people to post jokes,
another for riddles, and another for quotes. Any ideas for other list
threads?

Since these activities will be continuous, we will not have to keep
creating new threads for them. In addition, the naming conventions for
these threads will be slightly different. For word games, the thread
title will be "Word Game:" followed by the name of the game. For
example, the thread for the Last Letter First game will be entitled
"Word Game: Last Letter First". As for the other continuous activities,
I encourage you to think up an interesting name for our trivia quiz, as
well as interesting titles for the other threads. My suggestions:
"Laughter, the Best Medicine" for jokes, "Hey Diddle Diddle, Tell Me a
Riddle" for riddles; and "Quotable Quotes" for quotes. (Yes, I stole
some titles from Reader's Digest.)

==IDEAS FOR PINNED THREADS==
Pinned threads are integral to the future of the group, as they are for
making important announcements and information for newcomers, as well
as for essential group proccesses. Therefore, giving them good names is
even more important.

We will have to decide on a set of 4-8 pinned threads.

My set is listed below, but I am always open to feedback and ideas:

-Icebreakers - Newcomers, Introduce Yourself Here!: This will be our
Icebreakers thread, except that the change in title will hopefully
attract more newcomers. In addition, established members will also have
to introduce themselves in this thread. This is so newcomers can get to
know everyone just by reading the thread.
-Newcomers, Please Read This Information: What information should I
put? A description of the group, links to our group website, some rules
and guidelines, and an FAQ?
-Advertise your group/website or give/request Gmail/orkut invites
here!: A merger of the advertisement and invite threads. Remember,
advertising can be useful, and called informing, if directed at the
right people. We can also spread Gmail and orkut with our invites!
-All Off-topic Chat Goes Here: Self-explanatory. This thread is for
off-topic chat, to reduce the bloat and increase the signal-to-noise
ratio in the other threads!
-Minors Major Discussion: Here we can discuss the group, with ideas for
advertising, activities, etc. and complaints. When you want to raise an
issue, open the ticket with the number next in line. That way, when we
are discussing multiple issues, and someone wishes to discuss your
issue, they can say "I am replying to Ticket 27".

==IMPORTANT NOTE==
The structured program will simply provide some supplementary
activities for the group and ensure it is well organized and there is
always something to do. We will continue to chat about topics of
interest in this group.

I don't really like "hi, how are u?" chat threads. Remember, if you
want to chat, you must have a topic. And preferably an interesting
topic.

Some other issues we will discuss, which may or may not be under the
structured program, will be the group website, the group description,
and inside jokes of the group.

Thanks for reading, and please contribute your feedback and
suggestions! Let's collaborate together to make Minors Major the No. 1
teen chat group on Google - no, the world!

[Andrea the Genius]

Nice Vision. (not trying to be sacarstic.)

[Shark Mench]

semi-govt. group . (being a little sarcastic).

nice.

shark. xxx.

[Andrea the Genius]

Better than dictatorship yea?

[J.L.W.S. The Special One]

Hey, I asked for your suggestions and feedback!

Of course, if I don't get them, I'll have to make all the decisions
myself.

[Shark Mench]

i with J.
GREEN FLAG.

shark. xxx.

[J.L.W.S. The Special One]

Thanks, Shark, for your support. Now read the whole post again, and
post your ideas and feedback. Thanks.

[Squrrl]

Oh, you asked.

[Shark Mench]

plz intoduce one 2 one chat with names on the thread.
in this way there won't be un-necessary sayings on other important
threads.

shark. xxx.

[Luke]

In my opinion, they all work. The pinned threads issue is the problem.
Nobody likes to go halfway through a page, and see nothing but pinned
threads, while attempting to find new topics. The ideas can't be pinned
- That will contribute to the issue. People simply will have to keep
them active.

The Icebreakers and the FAQ, etc. for n00bs should be merged, to save
space, as all newcomers are expected to to read both threads.

The wars, such as 'Jake vs. Olivia' would be better. I doubt Saplings
will come here and participate, unless someone changes their nickname
to Sapling.

[Luke]

We need a jokes thread. There's too much misery going on here. Someone
else start it, I have 2 reasons not to.

1. I don't want to.
2. All of my jokes are corny.

[J.L.W.S. The Special One]

Shark, 1-on-1 chats? That's why we have instant messaging. This group
is for chat between many people.

Thanks, Luke, for your feedback. I think there shouldn't be a problem
when people use "View titles only", but when they use "View with
message text", there might be a problem if too many threads are pinned.
If we merge the Icebreakers and FAQ threads, we'll have 4 pinned
threads.

We once had a sapling war. We battled imaginary saplings. Halfway
through the war, Anna changed her name to Sapling, then Wibble followed
suit.

In the Redmond bombings, we can all bomb Redmond with all kinds of
weapons we can imagine, and we don't need anyone to defend Redmond.
It's a great stress reliever. Of course, wars between members would be
more fun, as long as lurkers don't get the impression we are in a flame
war.

I will start a jokes thread, of course. What do you think the title
should be? Laughter, the Best Medicine? Anyone can contribute to the
jokes thread, so don't worry if your jokes are corny.

[Luke]

Laughter, the Best Medicine - good title.

When I say the word corny, I mean very very very very very corny.

[J.L.W.S. The Special One]

OK. Any more feedback?

[Mr. Lonely]

Ehehehe. He sent me a private message of the structured program already.

[Shark Mench]

last feedback - stop moderating too much. its old fashined.

shark. xxx.

[J.L.W.S. The Special One]

Sorry, Shark. According to the group settings, new members are
moderated. I'll take the moderation off you shortly. I wonder whether I
should lift the moderation off new members, as it may discourage
newcomers, and we haven't gotten spam lately.

[jake]

I already did, J. I figure that if someone posts spam then we can
delete it and put the poster on moderation. Since we are striving for
growth, I do not want 100 members on moderation.

[J.L.W.S. The Special One]

Thanks, Jake! Next time, consult me, as this group will be built around
consensus!

P.S. Jake, help me take the moderation off new members who joined
before we lifted the moderation on new members.

[Zac Kae]

JLWS.The war idea is great.However,I was wondering how are you going to
judge the group that wins?Though the use of bombastic and violent
words?Heh I sure hope that it will be held some time soon.I am looking
forward to it!

[J.L.W.S. The Special One]

Well, Zac Kae, if the war involves the group against a foreign enemy -
e.g. the Redmond bombings - we will obviously know the result of the
war. And we will just have fun trying to destroy Redmond with our
original weapons.

[Mr. Lonely]

I like the wars that have taken place here, especially The Sapling
Wars!!!

[J.L.W.S. The Special One]

I'm glad you enjoyed them, Mr Lonely. Please post suggestions for
future wars. My idea was to bomb Redmond, HQ of the evil Microsoft
Corporation.

Please read through all my ideas and give feedback/suggestions on as
many as possible!

Remember, give feedback, and if I implement it, you'll enjoy the group
more!

[Zac Kae]

Haha,sorry for being a noob around here,but who actually is redmond?
What is the sapling war?Sorry,I'm new here.

[Tiff]

I think that redmond is the HQ for M$, but I am not really sure. The
Sapling War, I never really got what that was either, so I assume it is
just like a normal war, where everyone tries to bomb eachother. Wipe
that scandalized look off your face, basically we try to get rid of
eachother in the most creative way possible, and protect ourselves from
others.

J, I think that these are good ideas.

[J.L.W.S. The Special One]

Redmond is the HQ of M$. Saplings are little baby plants. In the
sapling war, saplings were trying to invade the group, and we destroyed
them with francium, corrosive liquid, milk and other substances.

Tiff, I'm glad you like my ideas. But could you give any more
suggestions? For example, suggestions for word games?

[Zac Kae]

Yea!I can't wait to participate in one of those wars, and I am getting
pumped up to blast everyone!

[Mr. Lonely]

I really can't wait. Why don't we get started with a war now? This
month still doesn't have a war yet.

[J.L.W.S. The Special One]

We'll have a war starting the first of every month. So we'll have a war
in August.

I have my common tests on the first week of August, and besides, unless
everyone contributes, it's going to be difficult to finish working out
the details of the structured program in 10 days, so I will start the
August wars and other activities on 9 August, National Day for
Singaporeans.

I welcome your suggestions for wars, as well as all kinds of feedback
on the structured program. Remember, your ideas will help you enjoy the
group more, and if I don't get them, I'll have to make the decisions
myself.

[Tiff]

oh, I'm gonna miss the first part of it. Darn. I will be in Vancouver
then.

[Mr. Lonely]

Really?

[J.L.W.S. The Special One]

Enjoy your time in Vancouver, Tiff!

Still, please contribute feedback/suggestions, as this structured
program will provide months of fun for the group!

Mr Lonely triple-posted. 2 posts were removed.

[rose6]

I think that you have good ideas. I do think that you should keep the
number of topics that are pinned limited, maybe 5 topics at the most. I
can remember 2 word games that we had in the past.... The funny bunny
game and the one where you use the last word in the previous sentence
to start your sentence. Another idea is a guessing game, such as 20
questions.

[Magister]

Feed back, hmm tough one, you vision is pretty clearcut and well
thaught outMaby a topic like this should be pinned, so as to show new
comers the basis of MM.

M

[Mr. Lonely]

And to think that I woke up in the early morning to post this...

[Zac Kae]

Is there a riddle thread anywhere around here?Riddles will be greatly
appreciated by me!

[Mr. Lonely]

There is a joke thread. Somewhere...

[Roṉda]

Yes, there is. I think J.L. is going to make a new one with a better title.

On 7/22/06, Mr. Lonely < jmli...@gmail.com> wrote:

There is a joke thread. Somewhere...

the end of the row.
~Alice Paul~


http://ronda.menzies.googlepages.com/home

[Zac Kae]

Im not really interested in Jokes, because to me riddles are more
exciting.After you read a riddle, You will start to think. Then when
you find out the answer, you will always end with a "Ooooohhhhh, so
that's how you solve it!'.That always satisfy me.

[Mr. Lonely]

Oh...

[J.L.W.S. The Special One]

It seems most of you can't give feedback. Could you then give
suggestions or ideas instead? Such as ideas for activities, or ideas
for word games?

Rose: Thanks. I agree we should not have more than 5 pinned threads.
Could you tell me more about the game 20 Questions?

Zac Kae and Mr Lonely: Yes, we will have a Riddles thread. What do you
think of the thread title "Hey Diddle Diddle, Tell Me a Riddle"?

There are two types of riddles: joke riddles and brainteaser riddles.
We'll keep the two types seperate.

[Tiff]

Of course I could give feedback,
Should I have chosen that path,
But instead I think I will just laugh...

Oh boy, I really need to get back into an English class. My teachers
would die of embarassment.

[Zac Kae]

On the Riddles part, I really think we shouldn't have riddles based on
Mathematics and/or Science.That just bores me.I would love to have
Riddles based on the English language or some IQ stuffs.

[Tiff]

Answer me this;

Older than time,
Yet stronger than rhyme.

It comes as easily as it is lost,
Although it leaves at a very great cost.

Turns the sensible foolish
And bewitches the mind...

What is it?

[Mr. Lonely]

Er..... I lost you after : Answer me this.

[Sport Kid]

What have I missed? I find TTP, and this. Confusing.

[Mr. Lonely]

Tiff? Could you explain?

[Zac Kae]

Inspiration maybe?

[Mr. Lonely]

I think it's a riddle.

[Zac Kae]

Thinking about imporiving my English, there could be a short Essay
competition of 200 words about ANYTHING! Fantasies, dreams, lifestories
or even argumentative essays. Up to you! I guess this would be really
good, because me school doesn't allow us to come out with titles for
our own essays. Since its short essay writing, it wouldn't be much of a
hassle, more of a "view - expression".

[Mr. Lonely]

Why don't you start a thread on that?

[J.L.W.S. The Special One]

Thanks for the idea, Zac Kae! Let's not make it so competitive, just a
fun writing exercise. Though I guess I'd win all the time.

[Mr. Lonely]

LOL. I think I would win. 'Cause my computer essay skills are PRO!!!

[Zac Kae]

We would make a poll. Let the poll be private messaged to J to judge
the winner. I would like the criteria for judging be
Grammar : /10
Vocabulary: /10
Creativity: /20
Language: /10

The overall would be upon 50. I put an emphasis on Creativity because I
don't want this to be like a really no-mistake essay writing
competition.For me, the way the story goes is more intriguing.

[Magister]

Arg, I am not being able to rite good. ;)

No seriously, I have all the ideas, but I just seem to get lost on
paper.

M

[Tiff]

The answer to the riddle was love, smart people.

[J.L.W.S. The Special One]

I see, Tiff.

Zac Kae, don't we already have the storyelling game?

[Zac Kae]

Do you mean the one which we continue each other's post? This is a
completely different form of writing, we write our OWN essays, with the
ending included.

[Mr. Lonely]

So I SEE......

[Blake]

Is there any way of creating a way to make like a Who Wants To Be A
Millionaire type thing lol just a suggestion

[J.L.W.S. The Special One]

Interesting idea, Blake!
That would come under Trivia Quizzes/Brainteasers.

[SpyBoy]

That's what I said.

[Mr. Lonely]

HAHA

[Jeff]

Okay, I have a cool idea, it may be alot of work but, in the end I bet
it would be fun. You know how we play all these word games, well how
bout after each word you say its definition. Example: We are playing
"Last Letter First" and I started with.......Fiction, then I would put
"Fiction, A type of writing" Then everyone tries to remember these
definitions and at the end of the month we hold a vocabulary bowl!!!
Each definition will be posted one by one and the first person to get
the word that matches the definition gets five points, and the first to
150 or something like that wins!! What do you think???

[jake]

Too easy to cheat on.

[Jeffery Miles]

Darn, I didn't think bout that!!!!

[J.L.W.S. The Special One]

Yes, it's easy to cheat. However, it's still good to provide the
definitions, as the games aid in vocabulary building.

[Zac Kae]

I'd participate in that, because I would really like to improve my
vocabulary.

[moira.Thompson-Low]

I'm reintroducing all our old word games,one at a time,this is Word Game 3... Choose 2 consecutive letters from the word,reverse them,begin your word. Example ; mOLten     >  LOganberry .  Minimum 6 letters .O.K.? ( see ,they are getting harder ! ) xXx Mother xXx  ;- )

[Mr. Lonely]

Loganberry???

[moira.Thompson-Low]

Yes. Like Raspberry ,Blackberry ,etc. xXx Mother  xxx

On 01/08/06, Mr. Lonely < jmli...@gmail.com> wrote:

Loganberry???

[J.L.W.S. The Special One]

Mother, thanks for the idea, but please don't play the game in this
thread, where everyone posts their ideas. I'll consider your idea for
the structured program.

[Mr. Lonely]

I don't think there is such a thing as a Loganberry. (is there?)

[{''~~Vnila's son~~''}]

in my world there is. because my new medicene(which you must never use
because it will screw up your whole life) lets me see magical things
which you wil never ever see.Except hippies...they see it aaaaaaall the
time : - D

[J.L.W.S. The Special One]

I think it's time for me to make a semi-official statement/speech:

I created Minors Major because I wanted to have a group to chat with
other teens. Not because I want to boast about owning a group. Back
then there weren't many good teen groups, so I decided to create one,
and I was surprised at how successful it became.

And I'm pretty sure you joined Minors Major because you want to have a
place to chat with other teens. And you want to enjoy it.

Some of you think the "structured program" is an attempt to make Minors
Major more organized. But actually, it's little more than some new
games and activities for everyone to enjoy.

I'm trying to introduce more games and activities into this group for
one reason - I want to participate in and enjoy the games and
activities. And I'm sure you want to see more fun things to do in this
group - as you'll enjoy the group more.

As the group owner, I may seem distant or superior in your eyes. But
I'm actually a teen like most of you. For me, managing the group is
just an extra task - my main activity here is to enjoy the group. Of
course, with the recent events, I may seem like I'm trying to control
the group, but I'm doing that because I want to enjoy the group, and I
want everyone else to enjoy the group also.

So please co-operate with me. Be bold, be creative. Give me your
suggestions and feedback for the structured program. Remember, it's
just some new games and activities. I need your ideas for new games and
activities.

If you give me your ideas, and I implement them, then with all the new
games and activities, you'll enjoy the group more. So ultimately, when
you give me your ideas, you benefit - and everyone benefits. Please
help contribute to the group, so that we have a great, fun group - for
you to enjoy, and for everyone else to enjoy too. Just think: if we
have 10 members who each contribute 1 game/activity idea, won't we have
10 games/activities to enjoy?

Now that you've read this, go to the first page of the thread. Read my
first post thoroughly, and reply, giving as much feedback as you can,
and any ideas you have (especially where I request them - such as "I
need ideas for word games").

I hereby end my speech, and certify that my words are heartfelt.

[Torch]

J.L.W.S. The Special One wrote:
> I am planning a structured program for Minors Major. This is to keep
> the group full of interesting and fun content, in addition to regular
> chat. Hopefully this will make Minors Major a more addictive group, and
> will help garner us more active members and new friends to meet!

Not really - I kind of like it when its not many active members - you'd
get to know everyone better if it were only a few active members.

> The structured program will include some regular activities and games -
> some monthly, some continuous. We will also make some decisions
> regarding pinned threads.

If you're going to do this, it needs to get done quickly. This thread
has gone off topic, which is simply delaying, or ending the members'
input of what should happen. EVery member needs to post what they think
should happen. The sooner, the better.

> ==IDEAS FOR MONTHLY ACTIVITIES==
>
> Storytelling game: Every month, we will start a new story. The first
> post in the story thread will outline the main ideas - i.e., the plot,
> main characters, etc. Anyone can contribute the next paragraph of the
> story. For example, I post the first paragraph, you continue with the
> second paragraph, and someone contributes the third paragraph, and so
> on.

Good idea.

> War game: Every month, we will hold a war. The war can be between two
> members of the group (e.g. Jake vs Olivia) or it can be between the
> entire group and a foreign enemy (e.g. the sapling war, the Redmond
> bombings). I hope everyone will enjoy these wars and not take them
> seriously. You are encouraged to use your imaginations to think up
> original and interesting weapons and methods of combat. The outcome of
> the battle (i.e. who wins) will be decided at the end of the month.

The wars should be between 2 members, and others can join on which side
they choose. Tell me more, about how the outcome will be decided.

> I suggest we have a thread where anyone can post their ideas for
> stories, wars, debates and discussions. On the first of every month, I
> will pick a story idea, war idea, debate topic and discussion topic and
> start new threads for them. All threads for monthly activities will
> follow a systematic title pattern. For example, if we had a war
> entitled "The Redmond Bombings" for the month of August 2006, the war
> would be conducted in a thread entitled "War for August 2006: The
> Redmond Bombings"

This is like a 'making decisions' thread, although it is a bit more
specific than this thread.

> ==IDEAS FOR CONTINUOUS ACTIVITIES==
>
> Word games: We already have Middle Two Reversed and Last Letter First
> word games. However, I need more suggestions and ideas for word games.
> If you have any ideas, please reply, posting the name and rules of the
> game. Word games are a great way to increase one's vocabulary.

Already done.

> Trivia Quizzes/Brainteasers/Puzzles: Whar's the longest river in South
> America? In which year was the Magna Carta signed? Shall we have a
> trivia quiz to give everyone nuggets of interesting information and see
> who has the most knowledge? In addition, do you remember a thread where
> I posted logical brainteasers taken from a book published by Mensa?
> Such logical brainteasers encourage us to harness the power of our
> brain. I like James' "Unsolved Cases" threads, but they'd be more fun
> if we could solve the cases through logical deduction. So, any more
> suggestions for thinking games?

I'm on the 'unsolved cases' thread, which will include slight errors
and clues, which will lead to the 'criminal', although killing seems a
bit brutal. I'll use deaths/murders sparingly.

> Jokes/Riddles/Quotes: We could have a thread for people to post jokes,
> another for riddles, and another for quotes. Any ideas for other list
> threads?

I will handle it.

> Since these activities will be continuous, we will not have to keep
> creating new threads for them. In addition, the naming conventions for
> these threads will be slightly different. For word games, the thread
> title will be "Word Game:" followed by the name of the game. For
> example, the thread for the Last Letter First game will be entitled
> "Word Game: Last Letter First". As for the other continuous activities,
> I encourage you to think up an interesting name for our trivia quiz, as
> well as interesting titles for the other threads. My suggestions:
> "Laughter, the Best Medicine" for jokes, "Hey Diddle Diddle, Tell Me a
> Riddle" for riddles; and "Quotable Quotes" for quotes. (Yes, I stole
> some titles from Reader's Digest.)

We already have a jokes thread. 'Hey Diddle Diddle, Tell Me a Riddle'
and "Quotable Quotes (which has already been created, deemed inactive;
I'll make a sequel)" are good names for the threads.

> ==IDEAS FOR PINNED THREADS==
> Pinned threads are integral to the future of the group, as they are for
> making important announcements and information for newcomers, as well
> as for essential group proccesses. Therefore, giving them good names is
> even more important.
>
> We will have to decide on a set of 4-8 pinned threads.
>
> My set is listed below, but I am always open to feedback and ideas:
>
> -Icebreakers - Newcomers, Introduce Yourself Here!: This will be our
> Icebreakers thread, except that the change in title will hopefully
> attract more newcomers. In addition, established members will also have
> to introduce themselves in this thread. This is so newcomers can get to
> know everyone just by reading the thread. - Required.
> -Newcomers, Please Read This Information: What information should I
> put? A description of the group, links to our group website, some rules
> and guidelines, and an FAQ? - Recommended.
> -Advertise your group/website or give/request Gmail/orkut invites
> here!: A merger of the advertisement and invite threads. Remember,
> advertising can be useful, and called informing, if directed at the
> right people. We can also spread Gmail and orkut with our invites! - Recommended, so you won't have ads everywhere. The merge saves space.
> -All Off-topic Chat Goes Here: Self-explanatory. This thread is for
> off-topic chat, to reduce the bloat and increase the signal-to-noise
> ratio in the other threads! - Isn't this similar to Random Thoughts?
> -Minors Major Discussion: Here we can discuss the group, with ideas for
> advertising, activities, etc. and complaints. When you want to raise an
> issue, open the ticket with the number next in line. That way, when we
> are discussing multiple issues, and someone wishes to discuss your
> issue, they can say "I am replying to Ticket 27". That'll work.

Anything else?

[J.L.W.S. The Special One]

Thanks very much for your feedback, Torch.

If we attract more active members, they may become the next Tiff.

The structured program will kick off on 9 August (National Day here).
Therefore, we need to make all our important decisions quickly.

Of course, after 9 August I'll still welcome ideas for new games and
activities.

I'm glad you like my storytelling game idea. As for war games, the main
concern about having a war between 2 members is that they may forget
it's a game and start some real fighting.

I think the Making Decisions thread can entertain all submissions of
ideas for storytelling plots, debate/discussion topics, etc.

Word games: your comment was "Already done". But I still welcome new
ideas for word games. I recently received an idea through e-mail.
Basically, we have a 4-letter word, such as "poll", and we have to
change 1 letter to form a new word, such as "pole". What should i name
the game?

Besides the Unsolved Cases, I'll need more ideas for trivia quizzes and
brainteasers. I can get brainteasers from some books in my room, and I
can handle that. Who'll do the trivia quizzes?

Jokes: "Laughter, the Best Medicine" Riddles: "Hey Diddle Diddle, Tell
Me a Riddle" Quotes: "Quotable Quotes". I think that's settled. If you
have any more ideas for list threads, please present them.

You wholly support my ideas for the pinned threads.

[Blake Croft]

OK, for the name of the word game idea, how about "Switch-a-roo"

--
Blake A. Croft

[J.L.W.S. The Special One]

Or Switch-A-Letter?

[Blake Croft]

That's ok

On 8/5/06, J.L.W.S. The Special One <hildan...@gmail.com> wrote:

Or Switch-A-Letter?

[Torch]

War Games - If you think that'll happen, move on to the 'Sapling' like
war. Everyone here remembers the Saplings too much, though. We need a
new name for the creatures. Who came up with Sapling, anyway? Also, I
thought we were having a kicking war, somewhere. It seemed to be 'in
control'.

Word Games - I'll get back to you on that.

Trivia - I think you should do both.

[J.L.W.S. The Special One]

Yes, I was thinking of something like the Sapling war. Every month we
could have a new enemy. For example, we could try and bomb Redmond. Or
we could defend ourselves against a group of aliens or something. Just
K.I.S.S.

You and James will do Unsolved Cases, while I'll handle the logical
brainteasers. I'll see where I can find a trivia quiz that is not too
focused on a single country.

[Torch]

I created 'The X-Files'. James can do his Unsolved Cases, or do Case
LAPD002. I've yet to do Part 2 of Case LAPD001.

[Jeff]

Ok, I'm going to be the one doing the Trivia Game, but I'm having a
hard time coming up with a title. Anyone have any ideas? Here are mine,
Trivia Trouble, Troublesome Trivia, Trivia Time, or Trivia Trial.

[J.L.W.S. The Special One]

What should we call Jeff's other guessing game?

[J.L.W.S. The Special One]

The structured program will start tomorrow. Here is our current lineup
of activities and games. Those marked with a * need a proper name.

Please note that you can still propose any new ideas you have after the
structured program kicks off. I always welcome new ideas.

MONTHLY ACTIVITIES
-Storytelling Game
-War Game
-Discussion Topic of the Month
-Debate Topic of the Month

Due to lack of time, for the month of August, I'll come up with all the
ideas for a story, war, and the debate/discussion topics. In future,
we'll have a thread where you can give me your ideas.

CONTINUOUS ACTIVITIES

Word games:
-Last Letter First (green...natural...language...elephant...trick)
-Middle Two Reversed (tRAvel...hARdcore - hardCOre...mOCkingbird...)
-Switch-A-Letter (hole...Pole...polL...poOl...Cool...coAl...)

List threads:
-Laughter, the Best Medicine (Jokes)
-Hey Diddle Diddle, Tell Me a Riddle (Riddles)
-Quotable Quotes (Quotes)
-Did You Know? (Interesting Facts)
P.S. We could have more list threads about wordplay, such as
"Oxymorons", "Anagrams" and "Palindromes". We'll KIV this idea.

Quizzes and Brainteasers
-Unsolved Cases (James will provide the cases)
-*Brainteasers from Mensa (I'll provide the brainteasers)
-*Trivia Quiz (Jeff will provide the questions. 15 questions, 3
difficulties, 5 questions per difficulty)
-*Jeff's game, where you provide the clues to a word, and who guesses
it provides the next clues to his word. I'm thinking of a name - "Pass
the X" - but I need ideas for a word to fill up X.

PINNED THREADS
I will put the plan for the new pinned threads on hold for a few days.
I will keep the structured program thread up for a few days too, so
youcan give me more ideas. Remember, pinned threads are a commital
decision that must not be taken lightly.

[J.L.W.S. The Special One]

Remember, I created this group to have a place to chat with other
teens, and I'm sure you joined for the same reason.

And once we have all these new games and activities, you can still chat
about anything just as you used to. In fact, I think everyone should
start threads about their interests and chat about them. For example,
as a chess player, I could start a chess thread and chat about chess
with the rest of you (those who play chess, particularly).

[J.L.W.S. The Special One]

Today, the structured program officially kicks off. However, due to
lack of time, I can't post the monthly activity threads today. I'll do
that tomorrow.

James will have to provide us with his Unsolved Cases, while I must
find my book of brainteasers. We must think up a name for Jeff's game
where we post clues to a word.

[Sanjay Chalikar]

James will have to provide unsolved mysteries, but where is Jame he is not posting on this thread

--

thnks & rgrds,

Sanjay Chalikar
(Eng Name: Charli) - (m) 9223 468245.

[J.L.W.S. The Special One]

I'll ask James to provide us with the cases.

[Mr. Lonely]

Errr........ Please don't call me by my real name.

[Tiff]

Fine, we'll remember that.

[J.L.W.S. The Special One]

I need ideas for a new debate, discussion, war game and storytelling
game for the month of September. Please post any ideas you have.

We could also think about more list threads such as Oxymorons...

[Mr. Lonely]

I got a text roleplay topic that we can use for next month.

[Tiff]

Great.

J, Don't worry about this so much. New thread topics always pop up. You
don't have to plan everything.

[Mr. Lonely]

Yeah. But I prefer planning first.

[Tiff]

Dude, you need go with the flow of things. You are like, harshing my
vibe man....

heehee :P

[Mr. Lonely]

Stop talking all ghetto like.