Welcome to Catsville!

[Catspaw]

Everyone,

As many of you are aware of by now, the people of the Town of Odyssey have asked me to be the sole administrator for our future. Many people have found this to be the most reasonable and sensible option, as well as being the wisest. The others will get used to it very quickly. To celebrate this change, you will notice a new header being used. I think that it best embodies the spirit of this board at the present time, and guides us towards the great future that awaits. I look forward to leading you into our glorious future.

I will be watching with keen eyes for people who best fit into our newly improved board. I look forward to everybody's support.

Please keep the following important details in mind:

1) Edit your posts so that spelling and grammar are accurate. Do this prior to posting, but if you notice an error later, fix it. Fines and/or further action may be necessary if this is not followed.
2) Use Canadian/British spelling. It is better. That means colour, favour, flavour, favourite, and so on. Check with a dictionary or a knowledgeable Canadian if you are unsure. EDIT: Temperatures must be communicated in Celsius, not Fahrenheit, and measurements should be provided in metric (mm, cm, etc.) Fines and/or further action may be necessary if this is not followed.
3) Use your manners. I expect members of this board to be polite and kind and helpful. Fines and/or further action may be necessary if this is not followed.

These three simple, common-sense notions will aid greatly in improving the board.

Thank you for your enthusiastic support, and have a great day!

Catspaw, your admin

[Lee]

Well this certainly looks promising! I'll be trying my best to follow your guidelines, Catspaw!

[Monty]

This is awesome! I love the colours of this board style! It's probably my favourite one yet. Thanks so much, Catspaw, and may you have a long and happy term!

[Bob]

As I have stated in the past, I am excited that the board is being improved in this manner, and I look forward to the future under your administration.

I do have one suggestion, though. The new board theme is currently optional, and I had to go to a lot of trouble to change it from the previous Autumn theme. If it pleases the administrator, I suggest that this new theme should be mandatory, so that everyone will have the best available theme without having to go to any trouble to install it. It would also serve as a constant reminder of your reign, which can only be beneficial to the public at large, and it would quell potential rebellious behavior, by preventing dissidents from opposing your rule by using other, lesser themes that do not acknowledge you.

[Graces4you]

I'll do my best to follow the new guidelines, for I am in favour of Canadian spelling. The new style reminded me of halloween.

[31899]

Those changes made my day better.

Thank You Catspaw

31899

[The Kings Daughter]

Long live her adminship!

[The Top Crusader]

Awesome, I missed Jared.

[Smaug the Dragon]

At last, an online community that spells words properly!

though I am a bit dubious as to all the Canadian influences going on here..

[Knight Fisher]

Hurray for Catspaw! I hope this term is as good as I think it will be.

[snubs]

The board style is cool. I like the fact that it is mostly gray. Got to love Grayscale3.0.

[Anna><>]

I'm so happy! Canada is the best! Canadian spellings are the best.
There also should be a rule that temperatures and measurements should be in Celsius or metric.

[Catspaw]

I do have one suggestion, though. The new board theme is currently optional, and I had to go to a lot of trouble to change it from the previous Autumn theme. If it pleases the administrator, I suggest that this new theme should be mandatory, so that everyone will have the best available theme without having to go to any trouble to install it. It would also serve as a constant reminder of your reign, which can only be beneficial to the public at large, and it would quell potential rebellious behavior, by preventing dissidents from opposing your rule by using other, lesser themes that do not acknowledge you.

All in good time, my forward-thinking subject.

I'm so happy! Canada is the best! Canadian spellings are the best.
There also should be a rule that temperatures and measurements should be in Celsius or metric.

That is an excellent suggestion. I'm tired of having to be the one to do Fahrenheit to Celsius conversions. It's their turn to do that for us! I'll edit my original post.

[The Kings Daughter]

I'm so happy! Canada is the best! Canadian spellings are the best.
There also should be a rule that temperatures and measurements should be in Celsius or metric.

I resent this.

[Anna><>]

I'm so happy! Canada is the best! Canadian spellings are the best.
There also should be a rule that temperatures and measurements should be in Celsius or metric.

I resent this.

Now you understand how I feel when I always have to convert temperatures I read.

Here's a simple trick that may help. Temperature in ºC x 1.8 + 32 = temperature in ºF.

[Whitty Whit]

I really like the new board style. It is very "creepy" looking.

[Christian A.]

I honestly mean no disrespect at all--particularly to you, Catspaw, but I was wondering. For us Americans who are very, very accustomed to saying, "It was a whopping 95 Degrees today!" wouldn't it be a little more reasonable to allow for Fahrenheit? Many will probably disobey the rule without even realizing it, and those who remember will have to go through the long process of thinking, "(95 - 32) /1.8", which is hard to do without a calculator. It's just a suggestion, because although I never write anything about the weather, I have a tough time converting temperatures. (And don't even get me started on the Metric system and how hard it is to remember those conversions.)

So, again, no disrespect. Please don't take any of my money away. I'm just saying.

[Anna><>]

I honestly mean no disrespect at all--particularly to you, Catspaw, but I was wondering. For us Americans who are very, very accustomed to saying, "It was a whopping 95 Degrees today!" wouldn't it be a little more reasonable to allow for Fahrenheit? Many will probably disobey the rule without even realizing it, and those who remember will have to go through the long process of thinking, "(95 - 32) /1.8", which is hard to do without a calculator. It's just a suggestion, because although I never write anything about the weather, I have a tough time converting temperatures. (And don't even get me started on the Metric system and how hard it is to remember those conversions.)

So, again, no disrespect. Please don't take any of my money away. I'm just saying.

Guess what. This actually could be very beneficial for you. In college I was made to learn conversions. Who knows? You might have to learn conversions too and this could help you get ahead of others!
I love the rule Catspaw!! Don't change it!

[Catspaw]

I honestly mean no disrespect at all--particularly to you, Catspaw, but I was wondering. For us Americans who are very, very accustomed to saying, "It was a whopping 95 Degrees today!" wouldn't it be a little more reasonable to allow for Fahrenheit? Many will probably disobey the rule without even realizing it, and those who remember will have to go through the long process of thinking, "(95 - 32) /1.8", which is hard to do without a calculator. It's just a suggestion, because although I never write anything about the weather, I have a tough time converting temperatures. (And don't even get me started on the Metric system and how hard it is to remember those conversions.)

So, again, no disrespect. Please don't take any of my money away. I'm just saying.

Guess what. This actually could be very beneficial for you. In college I was made to learn conversions. Who knows? You might have to learn conversions too and this could help you get ahead of others!
I love the rule Catspaw!! Don't change it!

I appreciate your enthusiasm, Anna. You are right that this can become an educational experience for non-Canadians, who are already used to doing the conversion process due to the American-heavy influences in this world.

Christian, I suggest that you find a good online converter, if doing the math yourself is too burdensome. There are many free converters readily available. Regarding the Metric system, it makes a lot of sense to use. It makes far more sense. 10 mm = 1 cm. 10 cm = 1 dm. 10 dm = 1 m. And so on. The numbers are very easy to convert and use. Converting inches to centimeters may be a pain, but that is the fault of those who persist in using inches, not us sensible folks.

[Reddo]

Long live the metric system.