New Community title, suggestions?
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Posted: Saturday, November 15, 2008 - 10:02 PM UTC
G'day,
Lots of the communities have a customised name, such as Franc'orama, The Union Jack Club, The Springbok Club, heck...even the Kiwi's have their Korner!
So, how about we rename our forum? I think 'Community Forum: Australia' is a bit...boring.
If we could come up with some appropriate suggestions, I'll submit the most popular to Jim S.
p.s: no Poms allowed to suggest 'Convict Club'.....or else.
Western Australia, Australia
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Posted: Saturday, November 15, 2008 - 11:34 PM UTC
Whoops. While using my brother's computer, I forgot that he had a Kitmaker account and posted under his login. I was the one who started this topic, not Samuel.
My brother enjoys browsing the site, and he participates in the DMoM or FoTM voting from time to time.
Anyway, how about:
-The Bushman's Blow
-or we could go for a more traditional 'Diwurruwurru' Aboriginal word for 'Message Stick'. Although not many Aussies even know that.
-we could incorporate our famous word 'Dinkum' into the title somehow?
We don't want to be too stereotypical, but we want a name everyone can recognise.
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Victoria, Australia
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Posted: Sunday, November 16, 2008 - 10:00 AM UTC
Chas,
No suggestions yet; just wanted to let you know I
have seen the post and am giving it some thought - although being the newb Aussie I'm probably not going to have any decent suggestions. All I've come up with thus far is "The Six-Bob-a-Day Club" - with reference to the "Six-Bob-a-Day Tourists" is you missed that one
Not sure if that's seen as derogatory by Aussies?
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no Poms allowed to suggest 'Convict Club'.....or else.
Having recently read a bit (a
very little bit) about Aussie history, I found it interesting that despite Oz having the "convict" reputation, something like 8 times as many convicts were sent to the Americas - I suppose thats why they call it
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New South Wales, Australia
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Posted: Sunday, November 16, 2008 - 06:26 PM UTC
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Whoops. While using my brother's computer, I forgot that he had a Kitmaker account and posted under his login. I was the one who started this topic, not Samuel. My brother enjoys browsing the site, and he participates in the DMoM or FoTM voting from time to time.
Anyway, how about:
-The Bushman's Blow
-or we could go for a more traditional 'Diwurruwurru' Aboriginal word for 'Message Stick'. Although not many Aussies even know that.
-we could incorporate our famous word 'Dinkum' into the title somehow?
We don't want to be too stereotypical, but we want a name everyone can recognise.
How about the Bush Telegraph or Tobruk Truth nameds after the Newsletter the Rats produced during the siege?
Al
Western Australia, Australia
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Posted: Thursday, November 20, 2008 - 09:30 PM UTC
Hmm... not many responses but I understand the situation in QLD means those modellers have more pressing issues on their minds.
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Chas,
No suggestions yet; just wanted to let you know I have seen the post and am giving it some thought - although being the newb Aussie I'm probably not going to have any decent suggestions. All I've come up with thus far is "The Six-Bob-a-Day Club" - with reference to the "Six-Bob-a-Day Tourists" is you missed that one Not sure if that's seen as derogatory by Aussies?
G'day Rudi! I have heard that one! I think that applies mostly to the immigrants of 1950's and 60's, so most of that folk are quite old by now (past modelling age anyway!). I could be wrong though...
Al, I like 'Bush Telegraph'.
I have just come back from a very long bush-bash today. While hiking a possible name came to my head: 'The Walkabout Club'.
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Posted: Thursday, November 20, 2008 - 10:42 PM UTC
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I think that applies mostly to the immigrants of 1950's and 60's, so most of that folk are quite old by now (past modelling age anyway!). I could be wrong though...
Naw, matie. Google it
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New South Wales, Australia
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Posted: Thursday, November 20, 2008 - 10:46 PM UTC
I second "Bush Telegraph". Cant get any more Aussie than that for a web forum.
Assumption is the mother of all f*#k ups.
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Posted: Thursday, November 20, 2008 - 10:57 PM UTC
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I think that applies mostly to the immigrants of 1950's and 60's, so most of that folk are quite old by now (past modelling age anyway!). I could be wrong though...
Naw, matie. Google it
Gees I got confused with '10 pound Poms'. How embarrasing
I knew the meaning, it's just my brain is scrambled from all the walking... gone troppo almost.
Chas
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Posted: Thursday, November 20, 2008 - 10:59 PM UTC
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I second "Bush Telegraph". Cant get any more Aussie than that for a web forum.
Ok thats two. I'll be happy to put in my vote for that title, making it 3.
Chas
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Posted: Friday, November 21, 2008 - 09:05 AM UTC
The suggestion for Bush Telegraph is one I vote for.
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Posted: Friday, November 21, 2008 - 11:07 AM UTC
Awesome, thats 4 votes for "Bush Telegraph".
Any more votes/opinions/suggestions before I start pulling some strings?
Chas
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Posted: Friday, November 21, 2008 - 06:59 PM UTC
six bob a day tourist:
noun
(slang) An Australian soldier in World War I.
Hell, even a 60 year old Yank knew that one.......
and I'm not past modeling age yet.
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Posted: Saturday, November 22, 2008 - 12:37 AM UTC
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six bob a day tourist:
noun
(slang) An Australian soldier in World War I.
Hell, even a 60 year old Yank knew that one.......
and I'm not past modeling age yet.
I knew that Dave, honestly!
My brain was well and truly scrambled last night.
No quip against 'aging' modellers.
I was just making the point that 30 year old immigrants of the 1960's would be close to 80 by now. Do we have many/any 80 year old modellers on the site?
Lets get some more feedback guys!
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Posted: Saturday, November 22, 2008 - 12:59 AM UTC
Chas,
Apparently the phrase was still used right up to 'Nam, so yeah, some Digger's may have taken offense - as I said, I'm not sure how the comment was taken round here.
The Bush thingie is cool. Go for that.
Rudi
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Posted: Saturday, November 22, 2008 - 01:23 AM UTC
Ok thanks Rudi. I guess that makes it 5 votes for "Bush Telegraph".
I'll leave the door open a few more days before contacting staff_jim.
Chas
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Posted: Sunday, November 23, 2008 - 10:42 AM UTC
Ok "Bush Telegraph" it is. I'll have a chat to staff_jim.
Chas
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Posted: Sunday, November 23, 2008 - 11:55 AM UTC
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Posted: Sunday, November 23, 2008 - 02:11 PM UTC
Surprisingly Bush Telegraph is more of "Concept" than any reality these days. It is colloquial for a rumour, word of mouth exchange etc.
Cheers
Al
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Posted: Sunday, November 23, 2008 - 05:24 PM UTC
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"Ned Kelly's Gang" would have been better, but let's go with your option ...
Mate, that title is far too 'stale'! Makes me cringe!
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Out of curiosity (and on an ever so slightly more serious note), how stereotypically Australian is the Bush Telegraph? Are they still used out in the Outback and remote places like... I dunno... Perth? 
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Surprisingly Bush Telegraph is more of "Concept" than any reality these days. It is colloquial for a rumour, word of mouth exchange etc.
Cheers
Al
I'm fortunate to have been to every state/territory in Australia except Tasmania and during my travels, I've seen 'Bush Telegraph' many times. Particularly in the interior, where small towns usually have a community billboard with often humorous names but I do remember seeing 'Bush Telegraph' on more than one occasion. From the ABC's rural radio show, magazines, billboards and slang, I think the 'saying' is still used and recognised by Australians.
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p.s. as you can see my online posting frame of mind has improved 180 degrees
This is a busy time on the network. Having spent all winter scavenging the dead quiet forums, the flood of posts/topics from Europe and the US in our summertime overwhelms me! I find myself posting more and more, I'm also constantly inundated with emails and PM's to do with the site.
Strewth! I can't help being in the online posting frame of mind!
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Posted: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 - 07:58 PM UTC
Well, how about that! This forum is now officially "The Bush Telegraph".
Thankyou to Al Bowie for suggesting the name.
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Posted: Saturday, November 29, 2008 - 09:47 AM UTC
Just got back from week in the sun up the oast at Caloundra (beautiful place) was great break from the awful bad last couple of weeks -Dad in hopital for major surgory,thn the storms so my wife and 2 adult children just chilled out-
Love the name - would have voted for it myself thanks for the work Chas
Ian
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Posted: Saturday, November 29, 2008 - 04:03 PM UTC
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Just got back from week in the sun up the oast at Caloundra (beautiful place) was great break from the awful bad last couple of weeks -Dad in hopital for major surgory,thn the storms so my wife and 2 adult children just chilled out-
Love the name - would have voted for it myself thanks for the work Chas
Ian
I hope your dad recovers after his surgery, and I'm praying that you guys won't be on the butt end of any more storms.
Glad you like the new name.
Chas
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