Page 1 of 4

*REMEMBER OUR HEROES* GRcade pays its respects.

Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 7:47 am
by Carlos
For today to pay our respects to our fallen war heroes I vote we have a 2 minute 'silence' at 11am when no-one is allowed to post anything or reply to a thread.

Anyone second such an action? If one of the Mods could temporarily pop this in an 'announcements' box or sticky it just for today Id be most greatful.

Re: *Please Sticky* GRcade Rememberance Day 2 min silence

Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 7:48 am
by SEP
I support this.

Re: *Please Sticky* GRcade Rememberance Day 2 min silence

Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 7:50 am
by Slayerx
Agreed 2 mins of silence to honour are fallen soldiers

Re: *Please Sticky* GRcade Rememberance Day 2 min silence

Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 8:29 am
by Tragic Magic
I hate 2 mins silence at work. It's not the 2 mins silence I hate, it's the awkwardness of everyone else not caring and just sitting there looking around at each other like "lol".

Re: *Please Sticky* GRcade Rememberance Day 2 min silence

Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 8:55 am
by Beans
Agreed.

Re: *Please Sticky* GRcade Rememberance Day 2 min silence

Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 8:57 am
by melatonin
Yup.

Re: *Please Sticky* GRcade Rememberance Day 2 min silence

Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 8:59 am
by Christopher
Anyone who posts between 11:00 and 11:02 gets a week ban?

Re: *Please Sticky* GRcade Rememberance Day 2 min silence

Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 9:00 am
by Beans
suzzopher wrote:Anyone who posts between 11:00 and 11:02 gets a week ban?


Sounds fair.

Re: *Please Sticky* GRcade Rememberance Day 2 min silence

Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 9:09 am
by Jax
Bans seem a bit over the top. Only if it's something to troll, or to obviously purposefully mock the 2 minutes silence.

Re: *Please Sticky* GRcade Rememberance Day 2 min silence

Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 9:11 am
by Christopher
Jaxley wrote:Bans seem a bit over the top. Only if it's something to troll, or to obviously purposefully mock the 2 minutes silence.


Yeah true.

Re: *Please Sticky* GRcade Rememberance Day 2 min silence

Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 9:13 am
by Carlos
Cheers Suzz

Re: *PLEASE READ* GRcade Rememberance Day 2 min silence

Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 9:45 am
by Rog
Nice idea but there will always be someone posting when they shouldn't. Happened last time didn't it.

Re: *PLEASE READ* GRcade Rememberance Day 2 min silence

Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 9:46 am
by SEP
Rog wrote:Nice idea but there will always be someone posting when they shouldn't. Happened last time didn't it.


Guaranteed it'll be someone trying to make a misguided political statement about war.

Re: *PLEASE READ* GRcade Rememberance Day 2 min silence

Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 10:40 am
by Scotticus Erroticus

Re: *PLEASE READ* GRcade Rememberance Day 2 min silence

Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 10:54 am
by Corazon de Leon
You've reminded me that I need to get a poppy today. Cheers Carlos. :)

Re: *PLEASE READ* GRcade Rememberance Day 2 min silence

Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 11:03 am
by Christopher
No one posted :mrgreen:

Re: *PLEASE READ* GRcade Rememberance Day 2 min silence

Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 11:03 am
by Rog
Dalagonash did. So ban him up.

Re: *PLEASE READ* GRcade Rememberance Day 2 min silence

Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 11:04 am
by gamerforever
suzzopher wrote:No one posted :mrgreen:


Someone posted at 11.00 am

Re: *PLEASE READ* GRcade Rememberance Day 2 min silence

Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 11:05 am
by Christopher
It was literally as it turned 11am, so there was every chance he posted seconds before but took time to tick over.

Re: *PLEASE READ* GRcade Rememberance Day 2 min silence

Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 11:06 am
by Rog
Soft mods. Dala should be sitting with the postman in bansville right now.