Should the isle Malta : ( Archived) (31)

Dec 14, 2007 2:00 PM CSTShould the isle Malta :
heinzketchup
heinzketchupheinzketchupFort Mill, South Carolina, USA11 Threads 1 Polls 1,799 Posts

Should the isle Malta :(Vote Below)

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get evacuated and become a nice tomatoe farm?
13
20%
get the 51th federal state of the USA?
3
5%
perhaps a district of Kenya
5
8%
the new official language should be Mandarin?
2
3%
a new sun-tax should be established?
7
11%
No, we pay taxes enough?
15
23%
Need a nice Ketchup Bar
20
31%
Total Votes
65
grin grin grin
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Dec 14, 2007 2:00 PM CST Should the isle Malta :
heinzketchup
heinzketchupheinzketchupFort Mill, South Carolina USA11 Threads 1 Polls 1,799 Posts
grin grin grin
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Dec 14, 2007 2:08 PM CST Should the isle Malta :
FlowerOfTheSnow
FlowerOfTheSnowFlowerOfTheSnowMalaga, Andalusia Spain23 Threads 2,212 Posts
rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing Voted!!!

wave reindeer
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Dec 14, 2007 2:31 PM CST Should the isle Malta :
mindfful
mindffulmindffulChicago, Illinois USA235 Threads 8 Polls 18,996 Posts
aww leave em alone

ketchup i guess?
antioxidants in there right?
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Dec 14, 2007 4:29 PM CST Should the isle Malta :
cristina
cristinacristinaLisbon, North Holland Netherlands286 Threads 10 Polls 17,243 Posts
nº 3

beer
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Dec 14, 2007 6:39 PM CST Should the isle Malta :
p_seg
p_segp_segCentral, Xlokk Malta340 Threads 4,497 Posts
With all due respect, can somebody explain why Malta seem to be the hottest topic in the EU forums?!?!?

Are you all drained of any original ideas for new threads? If that's the case, take a break from the site or better still, try to connect to somebody, after all that's the whole point of this site!!

Btw, that currently over here its not hot at all, far from it!!! cold

And mindfful, thanks for taking a different stand from some other posters. thumbs up hug

PS By other posters, I'm referring to some other posts in different threads where Malta is the subject.
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Dec 14, 2007 7:06 PM CST Should the isle Malta :
FlowerOfTheSnow
FlowerOfTheSnowFlowerOfTheSnowMalaga, Andalusia Spain23 Threads 2,212 Posts
In answer to your question Pseg wave

I think many people are probably envious because you guys seem to be the only ones who get to meet up regularly and actually have "real fun" as opposed to just "cyber fun" ... yay

dunno
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Dec 14, 2007 7:07 PM CST Should the isle Malta :
Jan1305
Jan1305Jan1305Sunshine and vino, Murcia Spain170 Threads 5,319 Posts
Hmmm, I was wondering that myself and I feel that many potential posters sadly stay away from the EU forum for this reason. It becomes very boring after a while to constantly read about the goings on in Malta. No offence intended.

However, nice to see that someone from Malta has picked up on this also!

I did vote though but I won't divulge which category I opted for!
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Dec 14, 2007 7:17 PM CST Should the isle Malta :
p_seg
p_segp_segCentral, Xlokk Malta340 Threads 4,497 Posts
Hi flower, wave

That's one of the advantages of living in a small country. Its easy to set up a date and place for a get together.

Btw, everybody can try to organise a local get together, at least its worth giving it a try.

Personally, I've been to the Dublin do last October, and I wasn't the only foreigner, far from it. Am still considering if I will attend the one in January, haven't made up my mind yet. dunno
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Dec 14, 2007 7:21 PM CST Should the isle Malta :
p_seg
p_segp_segCentral, Xlokk Malta340 Threads 4,497 Posts
Hi Jan. wave

Its true that some of us seem to own the EU forums, but nobody is keeping others from starting their own threads or participate in the current ones.

I've posted in this thread as this is the 5th or 6th thread about Malta in the last week.

Oh, btw, everyone is entitled to an opinion, and you don't have to divulge your vote with anyone if you don't feel like it. handshake
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Dec 14, 2007 7:25 PM CST Should the isle Malta :
Jan1305
Jan1305Jan1305Sunshine and vino, Murcia Spain170 Threads 5,319 Posts
Ah but unfortunately many threads die and fade away quickly if they are not Malta related.
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Dec 14, 2007 7:31 PM CST Should the isle Malta :
p_seg
p_segp_segCentral, Xlokk Malta340 Threads 4,497 Posts
The problem most probably is related to the number of Maltese residents that post in the forums.

If other nationalities don't participate, the situation won't change. Try getting other people to post in the forums if possible, maybe by starting new threads that might attract new posters.

Ladies, I'll soon be off, as the batteries of my laptop and myself are both draining at a fast rate. wink

gnite wave
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Dec 14, 2007 7:36 PM CST Should the isle Malta :
cristina
cristinacristinaLisbon, North Holland Netherlands286 Threads 10 Polls 17,243 Posts
i think i'm jelous too!

yay

hey florishlaugh
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Dec 14, 2007 9:10 PM CST Should the isle Malta :
Oslojente
OslojenteOslojenteOlso, Oslo Norway142 Threads 1 Polls 4,992 Posts
I think you've pretty much pointed it out there...


Doesn't really apply to me, as I'm close to Dublin laugh
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Dec 15, 2007 2:28 AM CST Should the isle Malta :
Ulimaroa
UlimaroaUlimaroaCologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany121 Threads 38 Polls 5,629 Posts
Brilliant Poll! laugh rolling on the floor laughing banana
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Dec 16, 2007 1:47 AM CST Should the isle Malta :
rusty_knight
rusty_knightrusty_knightGozo, Malta175 Threads 2 Polls 6,840 Posts
I dunno - seems there are an awful lot of people living in Spain........and several post in the EU forums. Why don't people post about Spain?

Answers please (on the back of a postage stamp tongue )

I am also fed up about posts about the huge country of Malta - large countries like Malta should not get lots of posts just because they are so big. Big is not always better. There should be more posts about cute LITTLE places like Gozo and, ummmmmmmmmm, maybe Spain too?
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Dec 16, 2007 1:58 AM CST Should the isle Malta :
rusty_knight
rusty_knightrusty_knightGozo, Malta175 Threads 2 Polls 6,840 Posts
heinzy - how did you get your poll into a forum? I did one but it's just in polls and not in a forum! boohoo! crying
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Dec 16, 2007 2:08 AM CST Should the isle Malta :
heinzketchup
heinzketchupheinzketchupFort Mill, South Carolina USA11 Threads 1 Polls 1,799 Posts
No idea how I made that, I just pressed the create a poll button confused
grin btw, I created this thing just for fun, after I saw only boring polls on the int sites.... cold
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Dec 16, 2007 2:13 AM CST Should the isle Malta :
p_seg
p_segp_segCentral, Xlokk Malta340 Threads 4,497 Posts
Rust, in answer to your question, check out the following link, which explains how the poll feature works:



Hope that it solves your query.
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Dec 16, 2007 2:17 AM CST Should the isle Malta :
p_seg
p_segp_segCentral, Xlokk Malta340 Threads 4,497 Posts
Heinz, excuse me for my first post in this thread, but lately everybody seems to be picking up on my country. To be honest, I felt that it was getting boring getting another post on the same topic.

To be honest, its in my character that I accept a prank or comment once, twice and even thrice, but more than that and I don't see it as a joke anymore.

Btw, no offence was intended in my original post.

handshake
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Dec 16, 2007 2:43 AM CST Should the isle Malta :
p_seg
p_segp_segCentral, Xlokk Malta340 Threads 4,497 Posts
Oops, sorry mate, it should have been Rusty and not Rust!! sigh doh
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Dec 16, 2007 2:51 AM CST Should the isle Malta :
heinzketchup
heinzketchupheinzketchupFort Mill, South Carolina USA11 Threads 1 Polls 1,799 Posts
Yes, the Malta mystery here on cs...grin I often asked myself why so many people from Malta are here.

Perhaps the reason for the malta majority in the eu forums is very simple, only Malta´s and the UK´s official language is English, the rest of the eu speaks different languages and only that Engish left over from school many years ago.....
Here (in Germany) hundreds of people signed in cs, but actually only 3 or 4 of them are in the forums, either native English speakers or they lived in the US or UK before....reindeer
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Dec 16, 2007 3:03 AM CST Should the isle Malta :
p_seg
p_segp_segCentral, Xlokk Malta340 Threads 4,497 Posts
You have a valid point regarding the language. Most of the posters in the EU forums who are not located in the UK seem to be British ex-pats, no offence intended, or people like the Maltese, i.e. those who have been learning English from a very young age.

It would be nice to have people from different countries and cultures posting in the forums.

Regarding Malta's official language, well we have two, Maltese, and as you pointed out, English. grin

Oh, btw, there are loads of Maltese who are signed up to CS, but rarely or never post to the forums. dunno
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Dec 16, 2007 3:10 AM CST Should the isle Malta :
cristina
cristinacristinaLisbon, North Holland Netherlands286 Threads 10 Polls 17,243 Posts
nahdrinking

kiss kiss
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Dec 16, 2007 8:19 AM CST Should the isle Malta :
rusty_knight
rusty_knightrusty_knightGozo, Malta175 Threads 2 Polls 6,840 Posts
You may also notice that a fair percentage of people who post from Malta are not actually Maltese; but there again a lot of people saying they are posting from Spain are either not in Spain or not Spanish or whatever............. I believe that there is a Malta forum - but hardly anybody bothers to post in it!

What about the Spanish forum - does anybody post there?

I know the Irish (cute little people dat dey are) do post in the Irish forum to be sure an all an all an all...........

and dee americanos post in der international forum 'cos they fink 'international' = Americano! help grin
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Dec 16, 2007 8:55 AM CST Should the isle Malta :
FlowerOfTheSnow
FlowerOfTheSnowFlowerOfTheSnowMalaga, Andalusia Spain23 Threads 2,212 Posts
Very true Rusty!!! I am actually still in UK but looking like I will at last be able to make my way to Spain before Spring, at least for some of the time as some of my divorce stuff is getting further ahead yay reindeer christmas happy

Just didn't seem worth registering as "being in te UK" as I plan my future to be in Spain

I am sure people have different reasons (some are quite amazing and some are barf ) for registering in different countries than the one there are physically in ...

I think "the Maltese lot" have brought plenty of enjoyment to everyone in the EU forums and those who feel that there is an "imbalance" could always "swamp" the EU forum with "their own offerings" by starting new threads
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Dec 16, 2007 10:02 AM CST Should the isle Malta :
rusty_knight
rusty_knightrusty_knightGozo, Malta175 Threads 2 Polls 6,840 Posts
I agree! thumbs up
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Dec 16, 2007 10:05 AM CST Should the isle Malta :
rusty_knight
rusty_knightrusty_knightGozo, Malta175 Threads 2 Polls 6,840 Posts
Thanks p_seq..... but the link didn't work (but have a few votes on the 'Why is Malta so cute?' poll! grin )
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Dec 16, 2007 11:35 AM CST Should the isle Malta :
p_seg
p_segp_segCentral, Xlokk Malta340 Threads 4,497 Posts
Rusty, I copied and pasted the link and it worked on my laptop. dunno

Another way to access the link I've posted previously, click "Polls" and then click "Hot Polls" in the "Polls Nav" at the top left hand corner of the page. Look of a poll called "What do you think of the new Polls feature?". It was posted by TallBrunette22, and in her first post you will find an overview of how the Polls work. Currently this poll is in the first page.
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Dec 16, 2007 12:50 PM CST Should the isle Malta :
heinzketchup
heinzketchupheinzketchupFort Mill, South Carolina USA11 Threads 1 Polls 1,799 Posts
wow confused The Spanish forum?
Tell me where I can find thatconfused
If I log in the .es sites I have the choice between EU and Int forumconfused
Pero nada en espaniol....snowman
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Dec 17, 2007 11:21 AM CST Should the isle Malta :
smoky
smokysmokyUnterland, Zurich Switzerland266 Threads 6 Polls 9,412 Posts
Cause you got the most people living in Malta. There are only 2 and a half people living in Switzerland, actual active people on the Forum (the half is Lagoona who has one foot here and the other foot in Malta), there`s about 3 or 4 people in Spain, a couple more in the UK, a small handful in Canada, oh, and two in France I think....

So, Malta, being so crowded, obviously draws our attention to it.christmas happy
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