OG Network Talk - Oozing Goo - The Lava Lamp Syndicate2024-03-29T06:14:09Zhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/categories/og-network-talk/listForCategory?feed=yes&xn_auth=noThe OG Moderation Policytag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2021-06-02:1566398:Topic:8445982021-06-02T03:11:13.341ZAutumnhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/Autumn
<p>This site is moderated. A group of volunteer moderators choose which posts to feature and do their best to keep the resulting discussion relevant and civil.<br></br> <br></br> <b>HOW TO COMMENT & DISCUSS</b><br></br> <br></br> Our guiding principle is this:<span> </span><b>Be nice when commenting or be deleted.</b><br></br> <br></br> Really, it's that simple. But if you want to be more specific, here are some guidelines:<br></br> <br></br> <b>Characteristics of a good comment:</b></p>
<p>Insight/additional…</p>
<p>This site is moderated. A group of volunteer moderators choose which posts to feature and do their best to keep the resulting discussion relevant and civil.<br/> <br/> <b>HOW TO COMMENT & DISCUSS</b><br/> <br/> Our guiding principle is this:<span> </span><b>Be nice when commenting or be deleted.</b><br/> <br/> Really, it's that simple. But if you want to be more specific, here are some guidelines:<br/> <br/> <b>Characteristics of a good comment:</b></p>
<p>Insight/additional information</p>
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<li>Intelligent critique</li>
<li>Wit/humor</li>
<li>Calm, courteous, reasoned disagreement, either with the opinions/facts presented in a post itself or with other commenters</li>
<li>Sharing of relevant, personal anecdote (within reason)</li>
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<p><br/> <b>Characteristics of a bad comment:</b></p>
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<li>Personal attacks on other commenters or OG authors/moderators</li>
<li>Deliberate provocation/<span> </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_%28Internet%29">trollishness</a>/<span> </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hominem" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><i>ad hominem</i><span> </span>attacks</a></li>
<li>Vulgarity</li>
<li>Spam or self-promotion ("Visit my website where we're having a real discussion.")</li>
<li>Whining/Complaining: ("Who cares." "Lave Lite sucks." "Everything here is terrible.")</li>
<li>Comments that are intended to "bump" or push the discussion back onto the main page (specific to forum posts).</li>
</ul>
<p><br/> <br/> Politely disagreeing with an author or taking an alternate stance is more than fine. Being argumentative or refusing to back down however is not cool. If you cannot accept differences in a rational, civil manner, please don't comment here.<br/> <br/> <b>Some commenting examples</b><br/> <br/> Acceptable:</p>
<blockquote>"I disagree with you, dude. The American lava lamps are inferior. You should really buy a Mathmos when you have the chance."</blockquote>
<p>Unacceptable:</p>
<blockquote>"Typical American bullshit. Who do you think you are? We get these china-made crap bottles shoved down our throats? I hope one explodes in your face."</blockquote>
<p><span>Um yeah. That last one will be deleted</span>.<br/> <br/> <b>When you can't live with this:</b><br/> When a commenter refuses to back down or complains about their comment being deleted, Oozing Goo moderators may issue them either a public or private warning. If this warning is ignored, the commenter will be suspended from the site. The duration will be commensurate with the offense. Sometimes moderators will ban someone immediately and without warning. Suspensions will be listed in the ongoing Suspensions thread in the forum. At any time, suspended members with a change of heart can ask to be reinstated.<br/> <br/> <b>Back to the conversation...</b><br/> <br/> Thanks for reading, thanks for commenting. We hope you enjoy participating in a vibrant, constructive discussion about lava lamps.</p>
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<p>Below is the list of moderators for OozingGoo. Anyone is welcome to reach out to any moderator for any issues.</p>
<p><a href="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/Autumn" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Autumn</a></p>
<p><a href="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/DrWHAT334" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dr WHAT?!</a></p>
<p><a href="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/erin9" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Erin</a></p>
<p><a href="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/LampHead" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LampHead</a></p>
<p><a href="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/WeeboTech" target="_blank" rel="noopener">WeeboTech</a></p>
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<p>This was originally posted here. I copied it here to pin it on the top of the forums.</p>
<p><a href="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/profiles/blogs/the-og-moderation-policy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://oozinggoo.ning.com/profiles/blogs/the-og-moderation-policy</a></p> How best to view from a mobile?tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2020-05-22:1566398:Topic:7113852020-05-22T05:23:44.654ZSteve Saghttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/SteveSag
<p>Hi. Hopefully it's ok to post in this section. Is there a simple way to view on a mobile which doesn't involve moving around the screen then zooming in to read stuff?</p>
<p>Hi. Hopefully it's ok to post in this section. Is there a simple way to view on a mobile which doesn't involve moving around the screen then zooming in to read stuff?</p> Happy Anniversary - 10 years of the new Goo chat forum.tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2017-11-26:1566398:Topic:6641362017-11-26T09:02:52.884ZModulo '70https://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/JeromeDopson
Wow, these 10 years have gone by so quickly. Of course Oozing Goo is now 20 years old overall but changed quite radically back in November 2007 when the new look chat forum was launched and many more people world wide started to join in and post discussions, pictures, blogs and also use the new instant chat facility. There have been many ups and downs in that time, disagreements and heated discussions, members banned and naughty spammers banished are a few things on the negative side. In the…
Wow, these 10 years have gone by so quickly. Of course Oozing Goo is now 20 years old overall but changed quite radically back in November 2007 when the new look chat forum was launched and many more people world wide started to join in and post discussions, pictures, blogs and also use the new instant chat facility. There have been many ups and downs in that time, disagreements and heated discussions, members banned and naughty spammers banished are a few things on the negative side. In the main though, there have been many more positives. This is a very friendly and informative forum with members old and new and genuine friendships made. The best place to come for all things lava lamp, glitter lamp, fibre optics and fancy lamps too as well as an insight into people's interesting life style choices and interests.<br />
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Do you have any memories you'd like to share of the last 10 years or indeed going back to the early years of the site, 1997 - 2000 - to a time when Lava Lites were still made in the USA. Why are there so often posts missing in the older archived threads?tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2017-06-14:1566398:Topic:6539292017-06-14T02:14:36.474ZPeter Panussihttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/PeterPanussi
<p>I am reading through the whole archive of this site - so many interesting older discussions with lots of useful information.</p>
<p>But there is a big problem with the older threads: Many, many of them seem to miss some of the posts given.</p>
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<p>Here, just as an example:</p>
<p><a href="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/my-new-mathmos-astro-pink-clear-cloudy" target="_blank">http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/my-new-mathmos-astro-pink-clear-cloudy</a></p>
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<p>The…</p>
<p>I am reading through the whole archive of this site - so many interesting older discussions with lots of useful information.</p>
<p>But there is a big problem with the older threads: Many, many of them seem to miss some of the posts given.</p>
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<p>Here, just as an example:</p>
<p><a href="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/my-new-mathmos-astro-pink-clear-cloudy" target="_blank">http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/my-new-mathmos-astro-pink-clear-cloudy</a></p>
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<p>The discussion starts with KellyMarie (July 5,2012 at 8:54 am) telling about her new Mathmos astro, which has clouding issues.</p>
<p>Below are all the later posts, in chronological order. The first one is KellyMarie again (<span class="timestamp">July 5, 2012 at 10:51 am</span>), and obviously she replies on something Johric has written before.</p>
<p>But where is Johrics comment???</p>
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<p>I found this phenomenon in many threads. Usually it's the first post after the opening text that's missing. But sometimes there are also "holes" in between. (Or at least I think so cause of the references and quotations in the text, that somehow refer to nothing...)</p>
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<p>Has anyone any idea why so? Is there any possibility to display the missing comments?</p>
<p>Am I doing anything wrong?</p> Youtube videostag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2017-05-13:1566398:Topic:6511912017-05-13T21:06:42.974Zkero48https://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/kero48
<p>Quick question, I finally decided to use my seldom used youtube account to upload photos as I feel it's easier and the quality is better compared to photobucket.</p>
<p><br/>The question is: do I have to leave my videos public in order to embed them here or can I leave them private. For now, the one I just uploaded is public.</p>
<p><br/>Thanks</p>
<p>Quick question, I finally decided to use my seldom used youtube account to upload photos as I feel it's easier and the quality is better compared to photobucket.</p>
<p><br/>The question is: do I have to leave my videos public in order to embed them here or can I leave them private. For now, the one I just uploaded is public.</p>
<p><br/>Thanks</p> New Poststag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2017-04-21:1566398:Topic:6499582017-04-21T02:06:38.720Zkero48https://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/kero48
<p>Hey, is there anyone to see all "NEW POSTS" instead of going into each section?</p>
<p><br/>Most forums have a "NEW POSTS" button</p>
<p><br/>Thanks</p>
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<p>Rod</p>
<p>Hey, is there anyone to see all "NEW POSTS" instead of going into each section?</p>
<p><br/>Most forums have a "NEW POSTS" button</p>
<p><br/>Thanks</p>
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<p>Rod</p> Anyone else having trouble getting to this sitetag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2016-07-14:1566398:Topic:6276452016-07-14T02:03:21.478ZErinhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/erin9
<p>No matter where I try and access this site from, it takes forever to load. Sometimes it won't load at all. I did manage to get here from using incognito mode in Chrome, but it's still slow. Any ideas? This is the only site I have trouble with. I can't get to it from my work computer or home computer. </p>
<p>No matter where I try and access this site from, it takes forever to load. Sometimes it won't load at all. I did manage to get here from using incognito mode in Chrome, but it's still slow. Any ideas? This is the only site I have trouble with. I can't get to it from my work computer or home computer. </p> Spammers - someone bothering you? Post heretag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2016-06-24:1566398:Topic:6266552016-06-24T00:32:56.831ZErinhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/erin9
<p>We've had a few spammers lately and some members do not know best how to get a hold of a mod. Unfortunately, I think you have to "friend" someone to message them. I know that can be a pain, so we'll just post info here so spammers can be taken care of quickly.</p>
<p><br></br>If you've been getting bothersome messages from someone, please post their ID/page here and we'll take a look and see if the account needs to be suspended. </p>
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<p>Known spammers: Stella Kwale and Frank Kwabena. I…</p>
<p>We've had a few spammers lately and some members do not know best how to get a hold of a mod. Unfortunately, I think you have to "friend" someone to message them. I know that can be a pain, so we'll just post info here so spammers can be taken care of quickly.</p>
<p><br/>If you've been getting bothersome messages from someone, please post their ID/page here and we'll take a look and see if the account needs to be suspended. </p>
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<p>Known spammers: Stella Kwale and Frank Kwabena. I am sure these aren't even real people, but their accounts come around every now and again. </p>
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<p>Any questions - please post them here. </p> Need help or guidelines on resizing photostag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2016-05-12:1566398:Topic:6209332016-05-12T03:54:08.013ZShoozie Qhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/WendyTouchet
<p>Hi, I do not know what size to make my photos. I tried to put some photos on my page and all but 1 are all squashed and weird looking. I've looked around the site and not found the info I need. Also how do I delete the pics that look bad? </p>
<p>Hi, I do not know what size to make my photos. I tried to put some photos on my page and all but 1 are all squashed and weird looking. I've looked around the site and not found the info I need. Also how do I delete the pics that look bad? </p> Post Reply Issuetag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2016-03-10:1566398:Topic:6125702016-03-10T04:07:03.507ZLennyhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/Richardsanchez
Does anyone know what is causing this issue.<br />
I started a discussion requesting advice on fixing a cloudy lamp and received two replies from Loren.<br />
But, both replies do not show any text. Only that he replied.<br />
I can see part of the replies on My Goo page. See the attached screen shots.<br />
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Any ideas?
Does anyone know what is causing this issue.<br />
I started a discussion requesting advice on fixing a cloudy lamp and received two replies from Loren.<br />
But, both replies do not show any text. Only that he replied.<br />
I can see part of the replies on My Goo page. See the attached screen shots.<br />
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Any ideas?