You cunt

CUS · **Posted:** Wed Apr 02, 2008 15:53

Bitter.

Malc · **Posted:** Wed Apr 02, 2008 15:54

Grim... wrote:

Spinglo Sponglo! wrote:

Where has my (previous) reply to this thread gone?

Er, dunno. There's been no moderating of this thread, according to the logs. Did you put it in the wrong thread?

I do keep on clicking on the "new topic" button instead of "post reply" button, so maybe I did that, but didn't put a "subject" in so it got lost somehwere.

Oh well.

Is there a way I can see a list of posts I have made?

Malc

Curiosity · **Posted:** Wed Apr 02, 2008 15:57

Spinglo Sponglo! wrote:

Grim... wrote:

Spinglo Sponglo! wrote:

Where has my (previous) reply to this thread gone?

Er, dunno. There's been no moderating of this thread, according to the logs. Did you put it in the wrong thread?

I do keep on clicking on the "new topic" button instead of "post reply" button, so maybe I did that, but didn't put a "subject" in so it got lost somehwere.

Oh well.

Is there a way I can see a list of posts I have made?

Malc

I keep on getting caught out by posting something and it not appearing because people have posted inbetween my hitting the reply button and submitting said reply.

'Tis a confusing feature.

Squirt · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 6507

Brighton's nice, but I reckon it's as costly to live there as in London.

My sister had a friend who were paying £80 a month rent on a three bedroom cottage in central Wales somewhere, with a big garden. However, there were no jobs about that weren't working in the leek mines or singing in choirs, so it was hard to earn cash.

pupil · **Posted:** Wed Apr 02, 2008 15:59

Spinglo Sponglo! wrote:

Is there a way I can see a list of posts I have made?

Malc

Top right, where it says "View Your Posts"

CUS · **Posted:** Wed Apr 02, 2008 15:59

Spinglo Sponglo! wrote:

Is there a way I can see a list of posts I have made?

Top right, embarassement-inducingly apparent.

Grim... · **Posted:** Wed Apr 02, 2008 16:00

It's called an egosearch MR SMILEY FACE

Malc · **Posted:** Wed Apr 02, 2008 16:00

CUS wrote:

Spinglo Sponglo! wrote:

Is there a way I can see a list of posts I have made?

Top right, embarassement-inducingly apparent.

That just tells me the threads I have posted in. So this thread appears once, but I have now posted 3 times (tho I think it should be 4)

DYS?

Malc

Grim... · **Posted:** Wed Apr 02, 2008 16:01

Spinglo Sponglo! wrote:

Is there a way I can see a list of posts I have made?

Malc

Yup. There's a link in your profile.
search.php?author_id=93&sr=posts

pupil · **Posted:** Wed Apr 02, 2008 16:02

Squirt wrote:

Brighton's nice, but I reckon it's as costly to live there as in London.

My sister had a friend who were paying £80 a month rent on a three bedroom cottage in central Wales somewhere, with a big garden. However, there were no jobs about that weren't working in the leek mines or singing in choirs, so it was hard to earn cash.

I lived in Brighton for a year after finishing my undergrad, 2001-2002. Moved to Leeds cos I could barely afford to live on the wage I was on. But I know plenty of people who rent for not too much more than I do in Leeds now (seriously, Leeds is really quite expensive) and I would only move to the south for 20K or more a year, I can easy live off that, I'm dead cheap me

RuySan · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 3542

Mr Chris wrote:

Nested quotes ftw, RuySan.

Here, have a Hoff:

thanks! i might find some use for him. Besides giving you all erections , of course.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49232

The new topic button shouldn't appear inside a thread. It's silly.

Trousers · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 3073

In an ironic twist I am £12k a year down as of today.

Don't get me wrong I am not going starve but at the same time - "ouch"

Grim... · **Posted:** Wed Apr 02, 2008 16:20

Craster wrote:

The new topic button shouldn't appear inside a thread. It's silly.

All forums have it.
I can get rid of it, if you want?

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25585

I have never noticed it in other forums, but I have clicked on it loads since we moved to here and almost started new topics with random posts.

RuySan · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 3542

Grim... wrote:

Craster wrote:

The new topic button shouldn't appear inside a thread. It's silly.

All forums have it.
I can get rid of it, if you want?

he's right. get rid of it

Malc · **Posted:** Wed Apr 02, 2008 16:22

Grim... wrote:

Spinglo Sponglo! wrote:

Is there a way I can see a list of posts I have made?

Malc

Yup. There's a link in your profile.
search.php?author_id=93&sr=posts

That's Super, but still no sign of my original post. NOW YOU WILL NEVER KNOW WHAT I WROTE!

Malc

Malc · **Posted:** Wed Apr 02, 2008 16:22

Spinglo Sponglo! wrote:

Grim... wrote:

Spinglo Sponglo! wrote:

Is there a way I can see a list of posts I have made?

Malc

Yup. There's a link in your profile.
search.php?author_id=93&sr=posts

That's Super, but still no sign of my original post. NOW YOU WILL NEVER KNOW WHAT I WROTE!

Malc

I just had to press "submit" 3 times in a row to get that last post posted, each time because new posts had been posted in the meantime!

3 times!

in a row!

Malc

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

C*nts, eh?

Grim... · **Posted:** Wed Apr 02, 2008 16:24

Type faster

Malc · **Posted:** Wed Apr 02, 2008 16:25

Grim... wrote:

Type faster

I got called away mid edit, then I had to press it twice after the initial one. I can imagine on a very busy thread, with lots of people posting every minute, that it would get very annoying very quickly.

Malc

Grim... · **Posted:** Wed Apr 02, 2008 16:26

RuySan wrote:

Grim... wrote:

Craster wrote:

The new topic button shouldn't appear inside a thread. It's silly.

All forums have it.
I can get rid of it, if you want?

he's right. get rid of it

Have done.

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

Actually, Malc has a point. I've had it happen a few times, and it's a smidge irritating.

Grim... · **Posted:** Wed Apr 02, 2008 16:27

I must confess that I think it's a fine idea.
I must confess further that I'm not convinced I'll be able to make it go away.

RuySan · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 3542

Grim... wrote:

I must confess that I think it's a fine idea.
I must confess further that I'm not convinced I'll be able to make it go away.

they are right. get rid of it

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49232

Grim... wrote:

I must confess that I think it's a fine idea.
I must confess further that I'm not convinced I'll be able to make it go away.

If you and Zardoz and Mr Dave touched rings and became Ultramod, could you do it then?

myp · **Posted:** Wed Apr 02, 2008 16:34

Grim... wrote:

I must confess that I think it's a fine idea.
I must confess further that I'm not convinced I'll be able to make it go away.

I don't think you can either, seeing as every forum software since the beginning of time* has had them. I'm struggling to see why it's a problem when we've had to put up with it on WoS for the last five years.

* the last few years.

Grim... · **Posted:** Wed Apr 02, 2008 16:35

Mr Dave doesn't want my to touch his ring.

Because I'm not of the canine family

WTB · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 14497

This is sickening.

Grim... · **Posted:** Wed Apr 02, 2008 16:36

myoptika wrote:

Grim... wrote:

I must confess that I think it's a fine idea.
I must confess further that I'm not convinced I'll be able to make it go away.

I don't think you can either, seeing as every forum software since the beginning of time* has had them. I'm struggling to see why it's a problem when we've had to put up with it on WoS for the last five years.

We're talking about something else now. I've already got rid of the new topic buttons.

MR KEEP UP, BOY FACE

Malc · **Posted:** Wed Apr 02, 2008 16:37

myoptika wrote:

Grim... wrote:

I must confess that I think it's a fine idea.
I must confess further that I'm not convinced I'll be able to make it go away.

I don't think you can either, seeing as every forum software since the beginning of time* has had them. I'm struggling to see why it's a problem when we've had to put up with it on WoS for the last five years.

* the last few years.

er? have we?

I can't say I've ever noticed WoS saying "are you sure you want to post this, other people have posted since you started writing your witty reply"

Malc

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49232

myoptika wrote:

Grim... wrote:

I must confess that I think it's a fine idea.
I must confess further that I'm not convinced I'll be able to make it go away.

I don't think you can either, seeing as every forum software since the beginning of time* has had them. I'm struggling to see why it's a problem when we've had to put up with it on WoS for the last five years.

* the last few years.

Oddly, I never noticed it on WoS.

Surely you can just delete the link/image code from the php?

Grim... · **Posted:** Wed Apr 02, 2008 16:39

I'VE FUCKING DONE IT! I DID IT, LIKE, TEN SECONDS AFTER I SAID I WOULD!
EYES, PEOPLE! USE THEM!

Malc · **Posted:** Wed Apr 02, 2008 16:40

Craster wrote:

myoptika wrote:

Grim... wrote:

I must confess that I think it's a fine idea.
I must confess further that I'm not convinced I'll be able to make it go away.

I don't think you can either, seeing as every forum software since the beginning of time* has had them. I'm struggling to see why it's a problem when we've had to put up with it on WoS for the last five years.

* the last few years.

Oddly, I never noticed it on WoS.

Surely you can just delete the link/image code from the php?

Ah, you were talking about the topic button. I think it was just because I was used to the "reply" button being on the left. (I know they are all on the left of the page now, instead of the right, but I'm sure you know what I mean)

Malc

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49232

Grim... wrote:

I'VE FUCKING DONE IT! I DID IT, LIKE, TEN SECONDS AFTER I SAID I WOULD!
EYES, PEOPLE! USE THEM!

Go Go Ultramod!

Grim... · **Posted:** Wed Apr 02, 2008 16:41

GARRRGH!

*puff* *pant*

Zardoz · **Posted:** Wed Apr 02, 2008 16:45

Craster wrote:

If you and Zardoz and Mr Dave touched rings and became Ultramod, could you do it then?

Well I'm willing to try. Guys?

Tmuk · **Posted:** Wed Apr 02, 2008 16:47

That's a relief, I thought I was going mad and pressing 'Preview' instead of 'Submit' all the time.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49232

Tmuk wrote:

That's a relief, I thought I was going mad and pressing 'Preview' instead of 'Submit' all the time.

That hasn't changed - the new topic button has been removed.

Mr Dave · **Posted:** Wed Apr 02, 2008 16:48

Grim... wrote:

I must confess that I think it's a fine idea.
I must confess further that I'm not convinced I'll be able to make it go away.

I quite like it, but an option to turn it off would be grand.

Tmuk · **Posted:** Wed Apr 02, 2008 17:02

Craster wrote:

Tmuk wrote:

That's a relief, I thought I was going mad and pressing 'Preview' instead of 'Submit' all the time.

That hasn't changed - the new topic button has been removed.

Just so long as I know I'm not going mad.
Wibble.

ElephantBanjoGnome · **Joined:** 22nd Dec, 2010 **Posts:** 8175

Ten years ago, when this thread started, Pod asked why we don't just pay off the student loan in big lump sums. The reason why is because the interest rate is at the base rate, meaning it's the cheapest loan you'll ever have in your life. Similarly, with that being the case, if you owed £10,000 and happened to have £10,000 in the bank, you'd be better off putting the money in a high interest savings account, because you'd make more on the savings interest than you'd lose on the loan interest, y'see?

Also the loan doesn't count towards your credit rating, so apart from the drag of having to pay it back every month, it barely exists.

Pod · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 2568

ComicalGnomes wrote:

Ten years ago, when this thread started, Pod asked why we don't just pay off the student loan in big lump sums. The reason why is because the interest rate is at the base rate, meaning it's the cheapest loan you'll ever have in your life. Similarly, with that being the case, if you owed £10,000 and happened to have £10,000 in the bank, you'd be better off putting the money in a high interest savings account, because you'd make more on the savings interest than you'd lose on the loan interest, y'see?

Also the loan doesn't count towards your credit rating, so apart from the drag of having to pay it back every month, it barely exists.

Excellent answer.

romanista · **Posted:** Wed Apr 02, 2008 19:25

just for my info £29K is without taxes i presume, which is a bout what net a month?

Squirt · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 6507

romanista wrote:

just for my info £29K is without taxes i presume, which is a bout what net a month?

http://www.listentotaxman.com is useful for working out net for stuff. It depends on student loans and whether or not you're a blind widow.

Grim... · **Posted:** Wed Apr 02, 2008 19:41

Squirt wrote:

romanista wrote:

just for my info £29K is without taxes i presume, which is a bout what net a month?

http://www.listentotaxman.com is useful for working out net for stuff. It depends on student loans and whether or not you're a blind widow.

Good fucking God the government is a theiving cunt. GIVE ME BACK MY MONEY!

Rebel at Tescos · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 13

In other work related news, I just avoided an interview with these bastards.

Congrats, CUS, you cunt.

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

Grim... wrote:

Squirt wrote:

romanista wrote:

just for my info £29K is without taxes i presume, which is a bout what net a month?

http://www.listentotaxman.com is useful for working out net for stuff. It depends on student loans and whether or not you're a blind widow.

Good fucking God the government is a theiving cunt. GIVE ME BACK MY MONEY!

Oh aren't they just. I'm frightened by the amount of tax and NI I pay per month. More than my chuffing mortgage.

Dudley · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 8679

Grim... wrote:

pupil wrote:

Pod wrote:

Yes, but 20k in London is like 10k in Preston, isn't it?

Precisely, and you have to work twice as many hours (including commuting) to earn it. Why bother?

Depends where you live, and what you do with your time.
A good chum lived in Bedford and paid £400 a month rent for a two-bed house. He earned £30k in London (as opposed to doing the same job in nearby St. Neots for £19k), and his commute was an hour, each way.

Although obviously you need to add the cost of that train ticket (presumably it was train) to his rent.

I pay £500 in a shared 4 bedroom in near central london, if you're prepared to compromise a little it doesn't have to cost the earth.

Quote:

they are right. get rid of it

They are wrong. It is awesome.

Quote:

Ten years ago, when this thread started, Pod asked why we don't just pay off the student loan in big lump sums. The reason why is because the interest rate is at the base rate, meaning it's the cheapest loan you'll ever have in your life. Similarly, with that being the case, if you owed £10,000 and happened to have £10,000 in the bank, you'd be better off putting the money in a high interest savings account, because you'd make more on the savings interest than you'd lose on the loan interest, y'see?

Also the loan doesn't count towards your credit rating, so apart from the drag of having to pay it back every month, it barely exists.

Indeed, I just consider it a "having an education" tax. Bonus is, it'll go away in about 5 years or so and I'll suddenly get a near 9% payrise for free.

sinister agent · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 7046

I would just like to say that CUS is a thoroughly excellent person.

Be Excellent To Each Other

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