State of the movement; state of the site – discussion and conference calls

[Natural Citizen]

Skype is the current default plan. It's not hard to use, we'll get you some instruction and do a test before hand.

Thanks!

Hm. This is along the line of what I had in mind when I'd mentioned a podcast. Kind of an in-house thing for a while. Except live.

With the Skype thing, would you go live with it? I don't really know how skype works. I've never used it. I do use Google Hangouts once in a while, though. I do it from my phone.

Something like that could be useful if peope weren't concerned with putting themselves out there.

 

[Natural Citizen]

Oh, cool. Will it be via Skype? I don't have a Skype but I can use my sons. I dunno how to conference call but if someone can give me instructions I can probably figure it out.

I don't know why but I thought of Crank Yankers when you chimed in, Suzanimal.

 

[Natural Citizen]

Matter of fact, you know, we should all try to do a Google Hangout here some time. It'd be akin to the meetups back in the day.

 

[Suzanimal]

I don't know why but I thought of Crank Yankers when you chimed in, Suzanimal.

I'm not a Crank Yanker unless I'm Franziaed up. If Bryan gives me enough warning, I'll keep my drinking in check.

Matter of fact, you know, we should all try to do a Google Hangout here some time. It'd be akin to the meetups back in the day.

I dunno what that is but it sounds fun. I like to hangout. I guess this webcam's gonna come in handy after all. Is this video chat? I thought that's what Skype is. My son's is video, anyway.

Edit:
I just checked out Google Hangout and found out my laptop has a microphone and a camera so I won't have to talk in my kids man cave.

 

[Natural Citizen]

I'm not a Crank Yanker unless I'm Franziaed up. If Bryan gives me enough warning, I'll keep my drinking in check.

Yeah, I was just messing with you anyway.

I dunno what that is but it sounds fun. I like to hangout. I guess this webcam's gonna come in handy after all. Is this video chat? I thought that's what Skype is. My son's is video, anyway.

Yeah, it's the same thing, I think. Except video calling on your own network.

I've never used Skype, though. I did get hit with close to a thousand dollar bill on my credit card once from Skype. I don't know how that happened but they took it off since it wasn't mine.

Anyway. I suppose see what Bryan is going to do in terms of the site itself. I was just thinking Google Hangouts for regular shits n giggles.

 

[LibertyEagle]

Good suggestion, we'll backlog it, I'm not sure we have the needed traffic to support it right now.

That said, it is within the power of the OP to set rules of the thread, and they can flag posts that violate those rules to get deleted.

As a site, we have also established the following:

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A good spin-off topic would be what are good rules for debate.

Thanks.

Except, Bryan, when you have gone to the trouble multiple times and the same person(s) repeat the same crapola over and over again in other threads. At some point, you aren't going to keep posting links and substantiations. Because they don't care. It stands against their agenda.

 

[Bryan]

Except, Bryan, when you have gone to the trouble multiple times and the same person(s) repeat the same crapola over and over again in other threads. At some point, you aren't going to keep posting links and substantiations. Because they don't care. It stands against their agenda.

Thanks, yes, in such cases one should call for a site issue evaluation on the matter, and help drive the evaluation to a close. Per: http://www.ronpaulforums.com/content.php?1989

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If a contentious issue is getting rehashed the site staff will call for a focused evaluation of the issue.

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