Has Anyone Recently Communicated with Tribdog?

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The thread revolves around the inquiry of a forum member about the whereabouts of another member known as tribdog. Participants discuss the implications of sharing a YouTube link associated with tribdog and engage in a debate about the semantics of being a "channel poster." The conversation includes humorous exchanges and misunderstandings regarding the nature of links and authorship.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant asks if anyone has communicated with tribdog recently.
  • Another participant notes that tribdog has not been active for a long time.
  • A Google search leads to a YouTube channel attributed to tribdog, prompting discussion about its ownership.
  • Some participants argue over the definition of "channel poster," with differing views on whether posting a link makes one the author of the content.
  • Humor is introduced as participants make light of the debate and the misunderstandings surrounding it.
  • There are assertions that the discussion should be moved to a different category, suggesting a relationship angle.
  • Participants express confusion over the semantics of posting links and channels, leading to further humorous exchanges.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants do not reach a consensus on the semantics of being a "channel poster." There are multiple competing views regarding the implications of posting a link to a YouTube channel and whether it signifies authorship or merely sharing information.

Contextual Notes

The discussion includes misunderstandings and playful banter, which may obscure the original inquiry about tribdog. The debate over semantics highlights the varying interpretations of terms used in online discussions.

Who May Find This Useful

Members interested in online communication dynamics, semantics in digital discussions, or those familiar with tribdog may find this exchange entertaining or insightful.

  • #91
Zantra said:
Ok so now everyone's clear that Pallidin is NOT tribdog right?

He's not?
 
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  • #92
He is not. Whatever you may try, tribdog was specific enough to be hard to counterfeit.
 
  • #93
Borek said:
He is not. Whatever you may try, tribdog was specific enough to be hard to counterfeit.

Thanks, Borek.
How someone could not CLEARLY see this from the beginning I have no idea. I think I posted that one night this bizarre assumed association made my laugh so hard and long that my wife actually tossed me out of the house till I settled down. That's a true story.
 
  • #94
Is it cold out side now, pallidin? :devil:
 
  • #95
drizzle said:
Is it cold out side now, pallidin? :devil:

I went to my parked car in our driveway.
My laughing could not stop and someone(a neighbor I guess) called the police.

I tried to explain, but they didn't think it was funny, apparently.
Thank God, I did not have any keys on me(I had drank a few beers INSIDE our house) and was on my own property. Anyway, they kept looking at me really strange, like I was on drugs or something, because I could not stop laughing.
Even when they asked my name, I burst out laughing.

Anyway, all went well. I was not charged with anything.
 
  • #96
So, let me get this straight. You got kicked out of the house because you burnt a hole in your carpet?
 
  • #97
pallidin said:
... Even when they asked my name, I burst out laughing...

:smile: It must be tribdog then :biggrin::smile:
 
  • #98
pallidin said:
I went to my parked car in our driveway.
My laughing could not stop and someone(a neighbor I guess) called the police.

I tried to explain, but they didn't think it was funny, apparently.
Thank God, I did not have any keys on me(I had drank a few beers INSIDE our house) and was on my own property. Anyway, they kept looking at me really strange, like I was on drugs or something, because I could not stop laughing.
Even when they asked my name, I burst out laughing.

Anyway, all went well. I was not charged with anything.

Hmm, that behavior is suspiciously tribdog-like. I'm just saying.
 
  • #99
Now I am beginning to be suspicious as well.
 
  • #100
MotoH said:
So, let me get this straight. You got kicked out of the house because you burnt a hole in your carpet?

No, I got kicked-out because your and other comments gave me a "spaz-attack" or whatever it's called.
If they would have arrested me, would I have cared? Not really!
I must admit it was quite fun(except for the police) I had never laughed that much in my life.

Be advised, Mr. MotoH, payback is a b***h !
 
  • #101
I don't know about that, Borek. Palladin made no mention of painting a mural on the inside of his front door, consistent with Tribdog behavior.
 
  • #102
turbo-1 said:
I don't know about that, Borek. Palladin made no mention of painting a mural on the inside of his front door, consistent with Tribdog behavior.

Peoples are changing. Besides, I am not convinced we know whole story. First it was about wife, later about police. Mural can appear in a third post.
 
  • #103
Borek said:
Now I am beginning to be suspicious as well.

Just 'cause you people nearly got me arrested, whatever, I can take a joke, I'm OK with that.
Ok, you got me, but what the hell, tribdog is BACK! Don't like it, do you?
Hope that's not a bad thing you SMF's

So what are you going to do now? Whine about where I've been? IT'S NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS!
 
  • #104
OP, get a hold of me. yes, I do remember, but was gone for a while. OK?
Just use pallidin.
 
  • #105
pallidin said:
Hope that's not a bad thing you SMF's

English is my second language, can you explain what SMF is?

Actually I liked tribdog and as far as I can tell he liked me, so you can't be him.
 
  • #106
pallidin said:
OP, get a hold of me. yes, I do remember, but was gone for a while. OK?
Just use pallidin.

:devil:
OK, a joke's a joke. Some long-timers here might object to you actually pretending to impersonate him, even tongue-in-cheek. Warnings may ensue.
 
  • #107
I don't for a second believe trib could have 1,358 posts and not get banned. I mean, I know he can be good for a little while, but then he just let's it rip, and tells it like it is.
I mean, someone could of performed a lobotomy on him, but I highly doubt that.
 
  • #108
Dave, your on to me, dang!

Like I said, Dave... payback.
They put me through this hell(would you not agree) and I'm not allowed to joke back?
Where's THEIR warnings?

Anyway, everyone, to set the record straight, I messed with you because you messed with me.
 
  • #109
hypatia said:
I don't for a second believe trib could have 1,358 posts and not get banned.

So true :smile:
 
  • #110
Borek said:
English is my second language, can you explain what SMF is?

Actually I liked tribdog and as far as I can tell he liked me, so you can't be him.

Borek, here's a list of what the intialism SMF might mean. I've bolded the one that I think the person in question may have meant. (The site I'm referencing used the "polite" version of it. I think you can figure out what the not-so-polite-version likely is.)

Acronym Definition

SMF Simple Machines Forum (software)
SMF Single Mode Fiber
SMF So Much Fun
SMF Standard MIDI File
SMF Snell Memorial Foundation
SMF Service Management Framework
SMF System Management Facility
SMF Service Management Function
SMF Sealed Maintenance Free (batteries)
SMF Sustainable Management Fund (New Zealand)
SMF Savannah Music Festival
SMF Standard Message Format
SMF Svenska Musikerförbundet (Sweden)
SMF System Management Function
SMF Sacramento, CA, USA - Sacramento Metropolitan (Airport Code)
SMF Standard Mammogram Form (format for storing mammogram images)
SMF Synthetic Mineral Fibre
SMF Special Moment Frame (steel structures)
SMF Self Managed superannuation Fund
SMF Southern Museum of Flight
SMF Spring Music Festival
SMF Solstice Music Festival (New York, New York)
SMF Submucous Fibrosis
SMF Sample Management Facility
SMF Standardized Monitoring Framework
SMF Software Maintenance Facility
SMF Standard Monitoring Framework
SMF Securities Master File
SMF Student Master File
SMF Spatial Matched Filter
SMF Software MAC Address Filter (Cisco)
SMF Software Management Framework
SMF Space Medical Facility
SMF Santa Monica Freeway (California)
SMF Site Medical Facility
SMF Sveriges Mynthandlares Förening (Nyköping, Sweden)
SMF Standard Model Feature (computer vision)
SMF Sanibel Music Festival
SMF Seattle Music Festival (Seattle, WA)
SMF Superconducting Magnetic Facility
SMF Standish Maximum Facility (Michigan Department of Corrections)
SMF Section Material File
SMF Sick Mother Figure (polite form)
SMF Scroller Map File (Solstice Engine)
SMF System Message File
SMF Space Management Flight
SMF Social Mobilisation Foundation
SMF Stockholm Metaphor Festival (linguistics)
SMF Single-Mode Dispersion-unshifted Fiber
SMF Software Measurement Framework

http://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/SMF"
 
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  • #111
GeorginaS said:
...here's a list...

You have a lot of time on your hands. How's the search for that book coming? All that time you waste blinking could be more constructively utilized...
 
  • #112
DaveC426913 said:
You have a lot of time on your hands. How's the search for that book coming? All that time you waste blinking could be more constructively utilized...

You think I wrote the list?

Pushy, pushy, pushy. And you say I'm an impatient little one.

Edited to add: Isn't it past your bedtime?
 
  • #113
Sexuality, Marriage, and Family
 
  • #114
GeorginaS said:
Borek, here's a list of what the intialism SMF might mean. I've bolded the one that I think the person in question may have meant. (The site I'm referencing used the "polite" version of it. I think you can figure out what the not-so-polite-version likely is.)

Acronym Definition

SMF Simple Machines Forum (software)
SMF Single Mode Fiber
SMF So Much Fun
SMF Standard MIDI File
SMF Snell Memorial Foundation
SMF Service Management Framework
SMF System Management Facility
SMF Service Management Function
SMF Sealed Maintenance Free (batteries)
SMF Sustainable Management Fund (New Zealand)
SMF Savannah Music Festival
SMF Standard Message Format
SMF Svenska Musikerförbundet (Sweden)
SMF System Management Function
SMF Sacramento, CA, USA - Sacramento Metropolitan (Airport Code)
SMF Standard Mammogram Form (format for storing mammogram images)
SMF Synthetic Mineral Fibre
SMF Special Moment Frame (steel structures)
SMF Self Managed superannuation Fund
SMF Southern Museum of Flight
SMF Spring Music Festival
SMF Solstice Music Festival (New York, New York)
SMF Submucous Fibrosis
SMF Sample Management Facility
SMF Standardized Monitoring Framework
SMF Software Maintenance Facility
SMF Standard Monitoring Framework
SMF Securities Master File
SMF Student Master File
SMF Spatial Matched Filter
SMF Software MAC Address Filter (Cisco)
SMF Software Management Framework
SMF Space Medical Facility
SMF Santa Monica Freeway (California)
SMF Site Medical Facility
SMF Sveriges Mynthandlares Förening (Nyköping, Sweden)
SMF Standard Model Feature (computer vision)
SMF Sanibel Music Festival
SMF Seattle Music Festival (Seattle, WA)
SMF Superconducting Magnetic Facility
SMF Standish Maximum Facility (Michigan Department of Corrections)
SMF Section Material File
SMF Sick Mother Figure (polite form)
SMF Scroller Map File (Solstice Engine)
SMF System Message File
SMF Space Management Flight
SMF Social Mobilisation Foundation
SMF Stockholm Metaphor Festival (linguistics)
SMF Single-Mode Dispersion-unshifted Fiber
SMF Software Measurement Framework

http://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/SMF"


Jeeze, lay off the crack already!
Anyway, your right(good job!), except the S was for STUPID. The M and F, well, like you said, polite form of...
 
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  • #115
pallidin said:
Anyway, your right(good job!), except the S was for STUPID. The M and F, well, like you said, polite form of...

OK, so you admit you were just rude for no apparent reason.
 
  • #116
pallidin said:
Jeeze, lay off the crack already!
Anyway, your right(good job!), except the S was for STUPID. The M and F, well, like you said, polite form of...

Borek said:
OK, so you admit you were just rude for no apparent reason.

It seems the answer to your question, Borek, is yes, and, furthermore, continued in his/her response to me. Evidently because I can Google an initialism and copy and paste text, I'm "on crack". Lovely.
 
  • #117
Ok, this is not acceptable. Locked.
 

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