[Yudster]

What did someone say about posting while drunk?

That certain people shouldn't do it. You aren't one of them.

[Vivienne]

Please could you help, people!!

This is the 2nd topic on this subject, but it needs a bit of a push.

A researcher, Amy (LutherAV@Cardiff.ac.uk) still needs more people to take part in research to be fed back to the BBC.

All you need to do is e-mail her with contact details (i.e. 'phone no.), and she will ask you questions, including:-

1. How often do you visit moyles.net?

2. What have you learned about Chris from this Site?

3. What do you think of R1's website?

4. What don't you like about Chris' show?

5. What kind of T.V. programmes do you like to hear being discussed on the show?

It only takes approx. 15 minutes. I've already taken part, and Amy is nice, methodical and quickly speeds through the questions. You don't have to answer anything you do not wish to, and can remain anonymous.

Can you help, please? Guests too, who like to read the Boards? How about you?

We're very lucky to have Boards, and other on-line content, thanks to the existence of R1, so it's YOUR chance to give something back. If you've time to read this, you have time to take part in research!!

Thank you!!

[MK Chris]

I'm not giving any strangers my phone number and other contact details.

[Yudster]

Absolutely. And I still haven't seen or heard of anything which indicates to me that this person is on the level - where are her credentials? Where is her BBC authorisation to be carrying out this work on their behalf as she claims? She could be anybody.

[Boboff]

Yes you're right, those weirdo's who want to ask you about what you enjoy looking at on the net, to try and improve future content, and understand what sort of people like the boards and the the web sites and the show, really freaky if you ask me.

It's like those daft people who come up to you in eating houses ( can't spell restaurant) and ask you how your food is !!! The absolute crass insensitivity of them, they could be like trying to do anything with the information, they might even tell the rest of the team how you were feeling ! Oh I feel dirty just thinking about it.

Bleh!

[would Chris really sanction this thread if the said person were not genuine ? he's not exactly known for allowing any sort of weird solicitation normally, well except that putting Viv's services up for sale that time.]

[MK Chris]

Yes but I don't want to give her my contact details. I don't give the waitress in the restaurant my contact details either.

[Yudster]

I'm not saying that it isn't genuine. I would prefer to have that demonstrated to me though, rather than assume that Chris Harris has all the information so it must be ok.

Assuming for a moment however that it was a scam of some sort - of course, scams always label themselves dont they. They never attempt to cover up their true intent by pretending to ask innocuous questions which you wouldn't think twice about in order to obtain the information they really want, like your identity, contact details, stuff like that. It never happens.

[Boboff]

But Viv said she's genuine !

[MK Chris]

Hah thanks Boboff, you've confirmed my decision was the right one.

[Vivienne]

I'm not giving any strangers my phone number and other contact details.

you gave me your number (haw haw!!).

[Console]

If that's true, then that's a good point, and there aren't any stranger than Viv.

[Vivienne]

If that's true, then that's a good point, and there aren't any stranger than Viv.

Takes one to know one.

[Console]

Now there's a phrase I have never understood. Why would it take one to know one? In this context, I think it makes the least sense. If I'm calling you strange, then that means that your personality, personal traits etc. differ significantly from the norm, and as I, by default, consider myself to be the norm, then I wouldn't consider myself strange (therefore I wouldn't be one, to know one). Still, I suppose everyone is strange in one way or another, although if everyone is strange, then that would make everyone the same, which is strange.

Still, I am strange, or at least different, and it's not necessarily a bad thing...except in Viv's case.

[Vivienne]

You see, I wouldn't consider you the norm. You're a bit sideways, like moi!! What is normal anyhow? Show me normal, please. O, did you know you can get Futurama comics? Spotted this this morning, and Bender was lying sleeping, but the zzzz's were all translated into binary.

[Console]

O, did you know you can get Futurama comics?

Yes, I have a load of them.

Spotted this this morning, and Bender was lying sleeping, but the zzzz's were all translated into binary.

So that would be: -

01111010 01111010 01111010

...unless it was in capitals, in which case it would be :-

01011010 01011010 01011010

[Vivienne]

Yep, pretty much.... see, no-one normal has Futurama comics. That takes a slightly eccentric person - ** points at the green-fonted man **

[Console]

I don't think it'd take an eccentric person, just a fan of Futurama (that also likes comics).

[Vivienne]

No, sorry Console... most people wouldn't rush out to buy Futurama comics..... only you.... only you....

[Yudster]

Wow, whoever publishes the Futurama comic must be absolutely loaded and enjoy having a very expensive hobby if Console is their only customer!

[Console]

No, sorry Console... most people wouldn't rush out to buy Futurama comics..... only you.... only you....

I neither rushed out nor bought them.

[MK Chris]

If that's true, then that's a good point, and there aren't any stranger than Viv.

It's not true.

[Vivienne]

T'was a oke.... There is a letter not working on keyboard.

[Yudster]

It wasn't a joke, it was a lie! Surely there's a difference?!

[Vivienne]

Not in my head.

[Boboff]

Excellent we have established that Viv is eccentric and Console has some comics.

Could my day get any better ?*


*Rhetorical