Thank you for logging in, BossArky.

BossArky · 15-10-2007 10:21pm #1

Can the mods remove the comma in the log in message as it is not necessary?

Thank you for logging in, BossArky.

--> Thank you for logging in BossArky.

AlmightyCushion · 15-10-2007 10:23pm

Seriously?

TerrorFirmer · 15-10-2007 10:26pm

Must be a slow night.

Dave! · 15-10-2007 10:51pm

I can see why that would be of concern to you.

Actually no -- no I can't see why that would be of concern to you. Move on with your life.

Ruu_Old · 15-10-2007 10:53pm

I can get your entire account removed, would that make you happy!?! Comma and all!! :mad:

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar · 15-10-2007 10:54pm

rofl

best thread in the past 30 seconds

tSubh Dearg · 15-10-2007 10:59pm

According to the walking grammar manual that I live with, the placing of the comma there is correct as "It makes a statement and then it addresses it to somebody as a seperate clause."

Cantab. · 15-10-2007 11:01pm

HavoK wrote: »

Must be a slow night.

You'd even save on bandwidth making boards.ie faster

AlmightyCushion · 15-10-2007 11:01pm

Personally I think it's a disgrace that the admins put the vb upgrade and database server upgrade ahead of this.

Stark · 15-10-2007 11:10pm

BossArky wrote: »

Can the mods remove the comma in the log in message as it is not necessary?

CuLT · 15-10-2007 11:34pm

BossArky wrote: »

Can the mods remove the comma in the log in message as it is not necessary?

Thank you for logging in, BossArky.

--> Thank you for logging in BossArky.

I hate to be the one to break this to you BossArky, but you're a mod

Dord · 15-10-2007 11:56pm

Admins, put a comma in his username...just for a laugh! go on!

cast_iron · 16-10-2007 12:03am

BossArky wrote: »

Can the mods remove the comma in the log in message as it is not necessary?

I don't see what necessity has to do with it. It's correct grammar.

Stark · 16-10-2007 12:06am

Exactly. "Thank you for logging in Bossarky" makes it sound like you're a lumberjack from Bossarky.

Dudess · 16-10-2007 12:49am

Think about it: if you were to place the emphasis on "logging" rather than "in", you'd have "thank you for logging in BossArky." This is the actual reason for the comma. If the sentence were "Goodbye BossArky" then a comma wouldn't be required because only one meaning can be inferred.
What you're requesting is completely incorrect.
And I'm a grammar zealot but going to the trouble of requesting mods to change something if I believe it to be incorrect...?

Although I might...

randylonghorn · 16-10-2007 12:51am

tSubh Dearg wrote: »

According to the walking grammar manual that I live with, the placing of the comma there is correct as "It makes a statement and then it addresses it to somebody as a seperate clause."

The walking grammar manual is correct.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar · 16-10-2007 12:52am

shocking carry on from a mod of the literature forum

Lil' Smiler · 16-10-2007 12:53am

hehehehehehe.... funny!!!

Are you one of those people that has to moan about everything to be happy?

..hehehehehe....:D

RoundyMooney · 16-10-2007 1:05am

It is necessary. End of.

Dudess · 16-10-2007 1:26am

tSubh Dearg wrote: »

According to the walking grammar manual that I live with

Do you live with Talliesin? If you do, is there no end to his talents?

Nick_oliveri · 16-10-2007 2:39am

Karoma · 16-10-2007 5:00am

But...I'm not BossArky (And neither is my wife.)

"Thx 4 loging n BossArky"

Terry · 16-10-2007 7:13am

Dudess wrote: »

Think about it: if you were to place the emphasis on "logging" rather than "in", you'd have "thank you for logging in BossArky." This is the actual reason for the comma. If the sentence were "Goodbye BossArky" then a comma wouldn't be required because only one meaning can be inferred.
What you're requesting is completely incorrect.
And I'm a grammar zealot but going to the trouble of requesting mods to change something if I believe it to be incorrect...?

Although I might...

Expanding on this.
Were the comma to be removed, it would appear as if someone was cutting down trees in a place named "BossArky"
Perhaps this was his intention.

Eoin · 16-10-2007 8:54am

Stark wrote: »

Exactly. "Thank you for logging in Bossarky" makes it sound like you're a lumberjack from Bossarky.

Very good!

stovelid · 16-10-2007 9:33am

Stark wrote: »

Exactly. "Thank you for logging in Bossarky" makes it sound like you're a lumberjack from Bossarky.

Op - you'll like these.

koneko · 16-10-2007 10:07am

I think the issue is that BossArky does not identify himself with his account here, it's a character he logs on, so instead of thanking him for logging in he wants to be thanked for logging on this other person/account called BossArky, he wants it to refer to him in the third person.

Tar.Aldarion · 16-10-2007 10:56am

I demand a new literature, mod.

Hitchhiker's Guide to... · 16-10-2007 1:46pm

Tar.Aldarion wrote: »

I demand a new literature, mod.

so many winnings posts in this thread, but this definitely squeezes past the finishing line in first place

Dades · 16-10-2007 2:22pm

Keep the comma! It reminds me of 2001: A Space Odyssey...

Dave Bowman: Open the pod bay doors, HAL.
HAL: I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that.

Dudess · 16-10-2007 8:18pm

Come on, Eileen - Dexy's Midnight Runners may have neglected the comma but that's what they meant.

Edit: I presume...

Moriarty · 16-10-2007 8:48pm

Dudess wrote: »

Edit: I presume...

Those dungarees tell a different story dudess.

Boston · 16-10-2007 8:52pm

CuLT wrote: »

I hate to be the one to break this to you BossArky, but you're a mod

zing, lol.

Talliesin · 16-10-2007 11:13pm

Dudess wrote: »

Do you live with Talliesin? If you do, is there no end to his talents?

Yes, having tSubh live with me was one of my finer accomplishments.

Dudess · 17-10-2007 12:23am

Moriarty wrote: »

Those dungarees tell a different story dudess.

And there's me thinking it was splashes of white paint!!!

Talliesin wrote:

Yes, having tSubh live with me was one of my finer accomplishments.

Aww...

The Sweeper · 17-10-2007 7:39am

Nouns of direct address should always be preceded and followed by a comma.

Example:

Now, BossArky, that's you told.

5starpool · 17-10-2007 9:38am

Tar.Aldarion wrote: »

I demand a new literature, mod.

*zing*

azezil · 17-10-2007 12:16pm

faceman · 17-10-2007 12:19pm

CuLT wrote: »

I hate to be the one to break this to you BossArky, but you're a mod

never mind the comma (eats, shoots and leaves FTW!) there are more serious issues at hand! is that a boards approved smiley? Me thinks not!!!

seamus · 17-10-2007 12:24pm

A better question is "Why is that not a boards approved smiley?"

popebenny16 · 17-10-2007 1:14pm

I'm logging in BossArky right now. It's cold up here though.

BossArky · 17-10-2007 1:35pm

People, how about restructuring the sentence like this?

--> BossArky, thank you for logging in.

It flows as opposed to "Thank you for logging in, BossArky".

Say both sentences aloud. The current message gives me the impression that something else is going to follow based upon the slight delay before the name.

i.e. "Thank you for logging in, BossArky you are now online".... or something similar.

Obviously I meant admins not mods in the original post. Congratulations on your hilarity. Some of your responses have been rather witty.

Stark · 17-10-2007 1:59pm

BossArky wrote: »

Say both sentences aloud. The current message gives me the impression that something else is going to follow based upon the slight delay before the name.

Maybe if you get a mirror for your desk, you could see it coming before it gets you.

randylonghorn · 17-10-2007 2:40pm

BossArky wrote: »

"Thank you for logging in, BossArky you are now online".... or something similar.

If my grammar hasn't totally deserted me, that would involve the use of a second comma after your nick ... as in "Thank you for logging in, BossArky, you are now online."

Dudess · 17-10-2007 3:56pm

Agreed. Or "Thank you for logging in, BossArky. You are now online."

seamus · 17-10-2007 4:02pm

Or, "Thank you for logging in. BossArky, you are now online."

BossArky · 17-10-2007 4:03pm

I demand you update your locations to "logging in BossArky".

monkey tennis · 17-10-2007 4:10pm

If there's one thing I hate, it's the misuse of comma's.

/runs swiftly away...

Pherekydes · 17-10-2007 4:10pm

Or, "Thank you for logging. In BossArky, you are now online."

Is BossArky near Archangel?

seamus · 17-10-2007 4:13pm

monkey tennis wrote: »

If there's one thing I hate, it's the misuse of comma's.

Nah, its when people miss/insert apostrophe's that a're totally un'necessary that annoy's me.

Faith · 17-10-2007 4:18pm

Why would you want the message to tell you that you're online? Surely you know you are if you're logging in?

FlutterinBantam · 17-10-2007 4:19pm

BossArky you do not have permission to access this page. This could be due to one of several reasons:

1. Your user account may not have sufficient privileges to access this page. Are you trying to edit someone else's post, access administrative features or some other privileged system?
2. If you are trying to post, the administrator may have disabled your account, or it may be awaiting activation.

That sounds and looks better:cool:

Thank you for logging in, BossArky.

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