Thanks! :thumbsup:

Ah - that I did - but doesn't everyone seek support among friends and family? And having been a member for some years now I consider some of you guys friends, some borderline family, and some strange freaks ;) And as I mentioned to Dave - since it is important to my Little Sis it is also important to me. And besides why should it be more appropriate to seek votes on one social networking site (facebook) and not another (CP)?

Not sure this is the right place for the report - but it seems that after my recent Lounge activities someone targeted all my answers with spam 1-votes. Obviously I don't know who it is. I have no problem with downvoting the messages people don't agree with, but Q&A Answers? Some of them were accepted solutions - downvoting correct answers sees a bit silly :)

It's listed in the CP point summary as: "Posted spam or abusive message"

It is worth noting that you voted out of principle even thou you criticized the contest idea in your first replay. You are a gentleman and a scholar sir :thumbsup:

I don't feel I deserved that - but hey - I knew the risks :) Not going to cry about it :)

My thoughts exactly :) Cheers!

Agreed - the entire idea is ridiculous! But - again - I am not the one who came up with the whole thing. Basically the first part was an essay writing contest and the second part is a 'who has the most friends on facebook' contest :) But it is well within your right to consider my post a scam and a despicable attempt to destroy democracy :)

Perhaps. But - if that is something she wants - who am I to thread on her dream? And as an older brother I shall do all I can to get her where she wants to be :) Also - I imagine she would like to do it not only for political reasons but for the sake of traveling, seeing new places, meeting new people etc.

I have always considered The Lounge to be a safe heaven for Kid Sisters. A place a Kid Sister can visit and feel safe, sheltered from the harsh outside world. But today my fellow CPians I am forced to ask for more! Today I come to you seeking aid for a Kid Sister! Today YOU can make a difference and make a dream come true! Background info: A two stage competition was launched for an Internship in the European Parliament, and the Kid Sister of whom I speek already made it past the qualifier (an essay writing competition). The second round is somewhat political - a vote (seems fitting - its the Parliament). To make it worse - it's a facebook vote... So I ask any and all of you who may have an account or know somebody who has an account on facebook to spare a couple of minutes of your time and cast a vote. You truly can make a girl's dream come true. The address is: https://fbapps.platforma.org/fb_eurostaz/[^] The Kid Sister is: Joanna Siodmok The page is in Polish, but its not to hard to navigate. The page displays a map with a list of names on the right side. The Kid Sister is on the 12th page I think (id ~119). Once you get there simply press the "Vote" or "Głosuj" button and that's it. The page which pops up can be safely ignored, as it is only there to annoy you. ALL IT TAKES IS A BUTTON PRESS :) Thanks in advance to all of you who find five minutes and cast a vote! [EDIT] Seriously? Reported as ABUSE? :wtf: [/EDIT]

I think you have to die as a result of your own stupidity to be eligible - now if you manage to sue them to death - I think that would qualify :)

Some more than others it seems...

OK, I'LL GIVE IT A TRY! :)

I like the Australian[^] version better. It's more poetic :)

Sadly you took out the

d@nish wrote:

wohoo oo oo oo oo

feature while fixing all the bugs. Bad developer! Bad! ;P

Wish you posted this in the SoapBox - all I can say in The Lounge is I saw it happen to one of my friends. I think ladies who fail to communicate things of this magnitude are no ladies at all. More like Elephants. And Sunshine.

You can have one :)[^]

Just get a cell phone jammer and plant it somewhere near his desk. Than watch...

Actually as far as I can tell it was posted and than reposted earlier by Walt here[^] and here[^]. Funny thing is both the post and the repost got straight 5's. But now a new member posts the same joke and all of a sudden it's not that funny anymore... Discrimination anyone? Just saying...

OriginalGriff wrote:

http://xkcd.com/1012/[^]

The strip Griff linked to had me puzzled until I found this one: http://xkcd.com/1010/[^] :)