For all that I can't stand Jacob's recaps, I think he's the standard of even-handed forum moderation that the others should aspire to.
I think his recaps are incredible works, but generally kind of unreadable. The guy's brain is a remarkable place, though. Oh! And even if you don't like his usual stuff, give his recaps of Platinum Hit a whirl. They're pithier than usual, and frequently hilarious. Not a side of his I see when he recaps BSG or Doctor Who.
That's hilarious. And now I'm picturing billytea's DW getting stoned on poppies and running around in big circles.
Awesome. Now I am too.
Did Jacob take over "Lost" after Daniel? I can't remember.
I haven't been on TWoP for years, but a few of the mods became good friends, so I'm biased. I prefered it pre-Bravo (and pre-Yahoo?) though.
Barbarella McDumbledor
I so want someone to create a drawing of this character. I'm picturing Jane Fonda in a tight cat suit and go-go boots, heart-shaped cut out over her chest. A cape and a witch's hat, and half moon glasses perched on her nose. What about the beard? Does she need to have the beard?
Oh if only I could draw!
My first name is short for my full first name. But everybody knows me by the short verison. I think I have have my bank account as shortname rather than fullfirstname. Basically the reason I stick to short version is I've found from experience that many people when dealing with a 1st name that is not U.S. standard can't handle six letters.
My full name is Garson, but it gets turned into Garfield or Garfish which are two names I really dislike being called. So I stick to Gar, and most people get it right, and if they get it wrong, it usually ends up as Garth, which, though annoying is not as annoying to me as the latter 2. (I mean Garfield is a fat lazy cat, and I'm a fat dude who does not consider myself lazy. And a Garfish is a fish you catch by hitting over the head with a blunt object. Garth at least is a pretty good CW star, even though I still don't want to be called out of my name.)
Damn fink! But again, if I use my full name, it does not stay my name. It gets transformed. The Buffistas I'd trust not to accidentally screw up my first name. (On purpose maybe, but never by accident). But not most people. For that reason I'd rather just stick to "Gar", cause since I'm "Gar" everywhere else, don't want to be Garson here.
Man, Scoble is a privileged douchebag, huh? Reading some threads on g+ with his participation. I'm seriously considering changing my name over there to a pseudonym, except of course I don't want to link my birth name to my online identities. For valid reasons. The whole thing is so fucking ridiculous I can't even stand it.
I do this. And was once left high and dry by Hertz because my credit card used my middle name, and apparently that same name appearing with my first in front of it on my driver's license and insurance card meant I was engaging in identity theft and trying to make off with someone else's rental car.
My mom once got refused a new drivers license because, of the several forms of ID she had to provide, one had Firstname M. Lastname, and the rest all had Firstname Lastname. The guy checking IDs said, "We have to know where that M comes from." They wouldn't let her go through until she went back home and came back with something that had Firstname Middlename Lastname.
I prefered it pre-Bravo (and pre-Yahoo?) though.
No shit. I think everyone does.
Re: 7 of 9. I'm with Zen Kitty.
re: Google+, I wonder if this is a clash of cultures. I imagine most buffistas are Generation X or older and we grew up really comfortable with pseudos, embraced it, have cultivated online identities through them.
Younger than us (especially the Boomers' kids), they have been encouraged to let everything hang out online. Reveal everything about yourself! As much as possible. Using your real name!
