Perhaps the thread where we had idly discussed whether the servers are located in Minnesota or whether Geotool gives misleading results was lost because it was in the temporary preview forum. In any event, the search function can't find it.
Keeping in mind that some contributors opine that IP location is not determinative, I still find it curious that Geotool continues to place the servers of this forum at Medicine Lake in the Minneapolis area on an absolutely consistent basis.
It still did a few minutes ago:
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My bottleneck, to a big degree, is that I'm too much of a power user.
That must be it.
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Nope, Dorothy. No hiccups, but two intentional re-postings because it seemed to me that the little tuxedo teenager with censorship powers was making my posts invisible. Though the numbers of replies as shown increased, the "last post by" on the thread index page kept showing curt Wiggly as the author of the last post until finally you posted.
You had warned me about him. 
Ramón G Castañeda wrote:
Nope, Dorothy. No hiccups, but two intentional re-postings because it seemed to me that the little tuxedo teenager with censorship powers was making my posts invisible. Though the numbers of replies as shown increased, the "last post by" on the thread index page kept showing curt Wiggly as the author of the last post until finally you posted.
You had warned me about him.
Wait... back up... I ain't takin' that last bit!! I have never said one thing against Curt. In fact I've come to respect him in many ways... most especially for his ability to endure the criticism that is unfairly heaped upon him. If you want to jump on that boat, don't even consider taking me along. I not only am not interested, but I abhor the unfair treatment that I regularly see a very few people meting out. Yourself included at times, sad to say, because I generally have a lot of respect for you as well.
DorothyK@Adobe wrote:
Ramón G Castañeda wrote:
Nope, Dorothy. No hiccups, but two intentional re-postings because it seemed to me that the little tuxedo teenager with censorship powers was making my posts invisible. Though the numbers of replies as shown increased, the "last post by" on the thread index page kept showing curt Wiggly as the author of the last post until finally you posted.
You had warned me about him.
Wait... back up... I ain't takin' that last bit!! I have never said one thing against Curt.
Dorothy, I was referencing an instance—not sure if in last month's forum preview—where you jumped in an altercation he had either provoked or encouraged and participated in to warn me (or all the participants) specifically to show more respect for people or faces who were going to be bearing badges and having host powers in the new forums. I personally took that as an unmistakable warning to me, specifically in regards to my addressing the Wiggly fellow. That's what I meant by
You had warned me about him.
No more, no less.
His first reply to my totally harmless original post in this thread was needlessly confrontational and for no reason whatsoever, especially coming from anybody who would ever aspire to be considered with the deference and respect due a forum host, ever. If I was ever treated like that by a human host in real life, a punch in the nose would be the least he could expect. Hope the guy's not family to you.
DorothyK@Adobe wrote:
… Please be bigger then that.
Again, you mean than. 
DorothyK@Adobe wrote:
I hate cops because they wear the uniform. We all know that all cops are totally bad and out to get us, right?? Same attitude. And wrong.
Dorothy, I would never refer to law enforcement officials as "cops". I've worked with hundreds of them for decades, socialized and still socialize with many of them. My grandson plays with their grandchildren. I personally know several who have taken a bulltet for another human being. Would you like me to refer to you as a crone, a hag, a nag or something as pejorative?
Everyone is free to like or dislike anybody, and respect has to be earned. At this point I have none for the individual we have both been referencing.
On a different subject, the cursor sometimes disappears in this reply box. I can continue typing, but I have to have a darned deal of confidence to know where the letters are going to appear, or disappear if I need to delete anything. I've typed this whole post without ever seeing a cursor. 
DorothyK@Adobe wrote:
I hate cops because they wear the uniform. We all know that all cops are totally bad and out to get us, right?? Same attitude. And wrong.
Dorothy, I would never refer to law enforcement officials as "cops". I've worked with hundreds of them for decades, socialized and still socialize with many of them. My grandson plays with their grandchildren. I personally know several who have taken a bulltet for another human being. Would you like me to refer to you as a crone, a hag, a nag or something as pejorative?
Everyone is free to like or dislike anybody, and respect has to be earned. At this point I have none for the individual we have both been referencing.
On a different subject, the cursor sometimes disappears in this reply box. I can continue typing, but I have to have a darned deal of confidence to know where the letters are going to appear, or disappear if I need to delete anything. I've typed this whole post without ever seeing a cursor.
Ah, so you fully understand my point then... (or than... whichever way you prefer. Makes no never mind to me. 
As long as most people know what I mean. I've got other nits to pick, very few of which have to do with spelling or grammar.) Cops are by and large good guys (non-gender term) and it is not a word that has negative connotation... just a very informal term.
For the record, you joined in the trampling when they were first introduced. Perhaps sometimes it would be well to choose a different leader to follow now and again. And, ya, as always, if people say negative stuff about people over and over again, whether it's true or not, it is going to influence other's opinions in very unfair and unjustified ways. Or do you really think that people in the Experts group are all as bad as they've been made out to be? Or that Curt is really as bad as the first impression left you feeling?
In any case, is it any more unreasonable that we ask respect as the default for the people that Adobe has given that status to then you expect for anyone working in law enforcement?
I like my html straight up... don't like sites that sing and dance. This has gotten to be one. The cursor thing is one symptom.
I will take the pagan meaning of Crone from wikipedia, and accept it, since I am clearly on the other side of motherhood, and yes, sometimes I can be a nag. Hag I'd quibble about.
- The Maiden represents enchantment, inception, expansion, the promise of new beginnings, birth, youth and youthful enthusiasm, represented by the waxing moon.
- The Mother represents ripeness, fertility, sexuality, fulfillment, stability, power and life represented by the full moon.
- The Crone represents wisdom, repose, death, and endings represented by the waning moon.
DorothyK@Adobe wrote:
… Or that Curt is really as bad as the first impression left you feeling?
No, my impression of him has been deteriorating gradually, steadily over time, sort of like an overripe banana. (Hey, you asked!) 
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