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In Backroom tradition starting on the 24th of December, the Backroom will be closed until after the New Year has started.
Whatever plans, celebrations or shenanigans you are up to over this period, we the staff team wish you well and hope to see you return in the new years with all the exciting updates and news over the week.
Vladimir
12-20-2011, 21:11
Happy Christmas and Merry New Year! :santa: :party:
What rotten luck, I completely forgot about this. :P My last final is the 22nd and I was gonna spend the next day or so catching up on sleep and then return to some threads I have not been posting in for weeks due to school. Looks like I will have to wait until after the Holidays.
I intend to start an abortion/gun control/global warming/religion thread at midnight on the 23rd.
I intend to start an abortion/gun control/global warming/religion thread at midnight on the 23rd.
Don't forget the economy and sexuality. ~;)
weak-kneed sissy liberal pansy stuff.
what am I supposed to do during those days??? pick fights with the family?? ;P
weak-kneed sissy liberal pansy stuff.
what am I supposed to do during those days??? pick fights with the family?? ;P
lol, funny you should say that, because every time I am with my family for the Holidays, my older sis and I somehow manage to get on the subjects of religion and politics, and before you know it there is a raging debate. :P Gonna try to just keep my head down this time around. lol
CountArach
12-21-2011, 13:35
Happy holidays everyone :bow: Use this chance to recharge and come back strong next year!
How long has this been a tradition? Kinda neat.
A few years at least, I believe.
Gregoshi
12-22-2011, 03:17
This oldie but goodie seems appropriate:
https://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h12/gbresslr/Org Pictures/LebaneseCeasefire.jpg
Sarmatian
12-22-2011, 10:06
I wanna register a complaint (like I did last year) about closing the Backroom for a Christian holiday, which won't have any effect (like last year), when this is an international forum. As long as we aren't closing for Chinese New Year, Ramadan, Orthodox Christian Xmas etc... we shouldn't do this.
I know most of the people here are Christians who celebrate their Christmas on the 25th, it's not about the number of people but about the principle. I'm going to keep on fighting the good fight for atheists, Muslim, Orthodox Christians, Buddhists, Confucianists, Hinduists, Sikhs, Jews...
Workers of the... err, non Christmas celebrating people, join me! You have nothing to lose but your membership!!!
"Winter Truce", not "Shut for Christmas".
Also the Winter Solstice, Hanukkah, Junkanoo, Delta Cancrids and many other festivals are around this time of the year.
"Winter Truce", not "Shut for Christmas".
Winter is from December 21st until March 21st, not from December 24th 'til January 2nd :snobby:
Winter is from December 21st until March 21st, not from December 24th 'til January 2nd :snobby:
Christmas is simply the 25th! :snobby:
Actually, I am sure that is incorrect, I always thought I was a spring child, not a winter one.
In the UK, meteorologists consider winter to be the three coldest months of December, January and February This is probably why.
classical_hero
12-23-2011, 23:36
It is the middle of summer down here. :tongue:
Papewaio
12-24-2011, 04:16
I'm an atheist. However Xmas and new years are the longest set of public holidays in the year. As such it is a time for me to spend time with my family.
Also the Christmas truce origins are from WW I
Also the Christmas truce origins are from WW I
Quoted for truth. A little background (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_truce), for anyone who's interested and doesn't already know.
Christmas truce was a series of widespread unofficial ceasefires that took place along the Western Front around Christmas of 1914, during the First World War. Through the week leading up to Christmas, parties of German and British soldiers began to exchange seasonal greetings and songs between their trenches; on occasion, the tension was reduced to the point that individuals would walk across to talk to their opposite numbers bearing gifts. On Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, many soldiers from both sides – as well as, to a lesser degree, from French units – independently ventured into "No man's land", where they mingled, exchanging food and souvenirs. As well as joint burial ceremonies, several meetings ended in carol-singing. Troops from both sides had also been so friendly as to play games of football with one another.
Hosakawa Tito
12-24-2011, 23:31
Peace on org, good will toward all. :bow:
edyzmedieval
12-25-2011, 02:28
Merry Christmas everyone, I wish you all the best for you and your families. :bow:
A Happy New Year for all of you, may 2012 be very enjoyable.
Shaka_Khan
01-02-2012, 03:49
A truce for what? The Backroom was one of the most peaceful forums that I've been to. When I think of the Backroom people, I think of people holding beer cans and saying any sarcastic humor that comes up in their minds. I'd be struggling not to grin if the people over there argue the way they type. And I might lose the people who type/talk too long.
EDIT: That's odd. The script changed to the point that I could barely read it. Now it has changed back to normal. I guess someone realised that the new script wasn't a good idea.
How long has this been a tradition? Kinda neat.
I'm not sure how long exactly we've been doing this, but it's been going on since well before I became a moderator (which was 5 years ago IIRC). I suspect it may even have been going on since before I even signed up here (I can't believe it's been almost 10 years!).
A truce for what? The Backroom was one of the most peaceful forums that I've been to.
Between you and me, I think the truce was enacted because that way those lazy, good-for-nothing BR moderators don't have to do any work during that period. ~D
Shaka_Khan
01-02-2012, 17:01
I'm not sure how long exactly we've been doing this, but it's been going on since well before I became a moderator (which was 5 years ago IIRC). I suspect it may even have been going on since before I even signed up here (I can't believe it's been almost 10 years!).
Between you and me, I think the truce was enacted because that way those lazy, good-for-nothing BR moderators don't have to do any work during that period. ~D
Hmm.....Maybe the Backroom was not civil during the early years. And then the BR moderators realized that this was a good way to have a vacation from modding. ~D
In Backroom tradition, starting on the 24th of December, the Backroom will be closed until after the New Year has started.
Whatever plans, celebrations or shenanigans you are up to over this period, we the staff team wish you well and hope to see you return in the new years with all the exciting updates and news over the week.
Plenty of time to brush up on those skills (http://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/).
total relism
12-27-2013, 11:48
were has it gone?
As I understand it, it gets put away for this time of the year or something which is some sort of tradition.
A higher being struck the Backroom from the forum for it being delayed in the truce and Backroom will only return once it has been pleased...
AntiDamascus
12-28-2013, 05:22
It's only temporary? Bah! ;)
were has it gone?
Christmas truce :Zzzz:
^^^^^
Context:
http://youtu.be/p05E_ohaQGk?t=31s
^^^^^
Context:
http://youtu.be/p05E_ohaQGk?t=31s
So bizarre. Also heard of a story of American and German troops having a snowball-fight.
GenosseGeneral
12-28-2013, 18:57
So bizarre. Also heard of a story of American and German troops having a snowball-fight.
Didn't the Americans join the war in 1917? And from what I know, they mostly held back their troops until the last German major attack in late 1918.
Hooahguy
12-29-2013, 02:13
Well, the US entered in April of 1917. We had a very small army so to train and then ship our forces to France meant most of our forces didnt arrive until early spring of 1918, when we fought in the final German offensive, which was not in late 1918, but in early 1918, as it is called the Spring Offensive.
Kadagar_AV
12-30-2013, 19:49
God messaged the admins. There had been this annoying fanboy of his there lately, and he wanted some "chill" time for the holidays.
Didn't the Americans join the war in 1917? And from what I know, they mostly held back their troops until the last German major attack in late 1918.
Was WW2, I should have mentioned that. I don't know if it's actually true but it would be awesome if it is. As the story goes, what the American thought was a grenade turned out to be a snowball. So they threw snowballs back and got themselves into a snowball-fight with the Germans. I hope it is a true story.
Was WW2, I should have mentioned that. I don't know if it's actually true but it would be awesome if it is. As the story goes, what the American thought was a grenade turned out to be a snowball. So they threw snowballs back and got themselves into a snowball-fight with the Germans. I hope it is a true story.
Did a little Googling, looks like it's from a 1992 film called "A Midnight Clear."
Source (http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/chi-memorable-snow-scenes-122810-007,0,2043181.photo).
On the topic of comical objects being thrown at war, the Battle of Lepanto (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Lepanto):
Even after the battle had clearly turned against the Turks, groups of Janissaries still kept fighting with all they had. It is said that at some point the Janissaries ran out of weapons and started throwing oranges and lemons at their Christian adversaries, leading to awkward scenes of laughter among the general misery of battle.
On the topic of comical objects being thrown at war, the Battle of Lepanto (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Lepanto):
Awesome. I bet these vitamine-c bombardings were very welcome.
Seems to be that time of year again!
Philippus Flavius Homovallumus
12-23-2014, 21:10
I wanna register a complaint (like I did last year) about closing the Backroom for a Christian holiday, which won't have any effect (like last year), when this is an international forum. As long as we aren't closing for Chinese New Year, Ramadan, Orthodox Christian Xmas etc... we shouldn't do this.
I know most of the people here are Christians who celebrate their Christmas on the 25th, it's not about the number of people but about the principle. I'm going to keep on fighting the good fight for atheists, Muslim, Orthodox Christians, Buddhists, Confucianists, Hinduists, Sikhs, Jews...
Workers of the... err, non Christmas celebrating people, join me! You have nothing to lose but your membership!!!
We could conceivably extend the truce to Epiphany, I suppose.
Or you could write to your Patriarch and ask him to adopt a modern calendar that doesn't lose days.
Seamus Fermanagh
12-23-2014, 21:30
To those who celebrate Christmas -- MERRY CHRISTMAS to you and yours.
To those who do not -- Happy New YEARs (unless you're Hindu, in which case that's belated)
a completely inoffensive name
12-24-2014, 07:10
Sadly this is the time of year when I get drunk enough to ramble for days on end.
Have a great time mia mucas
InsaneApache
12-24-2014, 10:05
Christmas, a time for reflection, a time of contemplation, a time for assessing the spirit of peace and good will.
Or if your like me, a time to pig out and getting as drunk as a Lord.
Which one are you?
Answers after the New Year.
A great Crimbo everyone and a prosperous New Year.
I don't any post in this thread from 2013. Wasn't there any truce, last year?
There was no Christmas that year.
I don't any post in this thread from 2013. Wasn't there any truce, last year?
Different thread, was closed though. Moving this to the frontroom.
Kadagar_AV
12-26-2014, 00:47
I always get the same feeling of shock and disbelief when I notice the BR is gone...
And then I remember it's christmas <3
Love from Sweden!!
I logged on right now and I can't find the Backroom. Was it removed?
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Rhyfelwyr
12-27-2014, 11:01
In the spirit of the Christmas truce, it is closed over the festive period. It re-opens just after the New Year.
edyzmedieval
12-27-2014, 22:23
Merry Christmas everyone! :santa:
:bow:
KukriKhan
12-28-2014, 07:13
Oh I said
Gregoshi
12-28-2014, 07:28
Peace and joy be with you this Christmas season, Kukri. :bow:
Happy holidays everybody!
And hello Kukri ~:wave: Good to see you're still around :bow:
KukriKhan
12-29-2014, 06:19
The fact
Kagemusha
12-29-2014, 09:49
Happy holidays everybody and good to see you around Kukri Sama! :2thumbsup:
Devastatin Dave
01-02-2015, 10:02
Have not been to the org in probably a year now and thought I would stop in the backroom to see if the euros and other foreign commie ilk were still performing fellatio on Obummer but to my great disappointment there was no backroom to be found... Then I remembered that this was that time of year when we pretend that some invisible boogie man demands our morality and good will to go into overdrive....
Happy Holidays everyone, including the terminally stupid. Peace and love, peace and love...
edyzmedieval
01-02-2015, 12:33
Oh hello there Davey boy.
Kadagar_AV
01-05-2015, 02:49
Even the Germans and the English laid down their weapons during this time... So do we...
I think it is mainly so that the staff can spend time with friends and family.
Papewaio
01-06-2015, 04:53
Have not been to the org in probably a year now and thought I would stop in the backroom to see if the euros and other foreign commie ilk were still performing fellatio on Obummer but to my great disappointment there was no backroom to be found... Then I remembered that this was that time of year when we pretend that some invisible boogie man demands our morality and good will to go into overdrive....
Happy Holidays everyone, including the terminally stupid. Peace and love, peace and love...
Love you too Dave! well for $5...
Part tradition and also gives the mods a holiday. I for one wanted to post something big over that time period...
Sarmatian
12-21-2015, 21:41
Obligatory protest against it.
Rude to force a break on everyone just because a part of Christianity celebrate holidays during that part of the year. It's an international forum, with atheists, jews, muslims, hindus, orthodox christians and other faiths, denominations and beliefs.
This is the .Org's version of stamping on civil liberties.
Obligatory protest against it.
Rude to force a break on everyone just because a part of Christianity celebrate holidays during that part of the year. It's an international forum, with atheists, jews, muslims, hindus, orthodox christians and other faiths, denominations and beliefs.
This is the .Org's version of stamping on civil liberties.
The org is no democracy I like this tradition myself. Not that it's really truce as things are friendly enough as it is. Have a great christmas and new year mia mucas
And as the aforementioned Hindu, I feel that this truce is more in the spirit of the values that Christmas represents rather than having anything to do with religion.
And that is something everyone can appreciate.
Sarmatian
12-22-2015, 12:08
And as the aforementioned Hindu, I feel that this truce is more in the spirit of the values that Christmas represents rather than having anything to do with religion.
And that is something everyone can appreciate.
You're not helping my case. Just pretend you're oppressed.
Fisherking
12-22-2015, 12:38
Hay! I am open. How about the 27th? If you are too drunk on 31 or 1 Jan to post, NBD.
Hooahguy
12-22-2015, 20:14
I would be in favor of only keeping the Drunkards tavern open.
Can move that thread to the frontroom during it.
Shaka_Khan
12-23-2015, 07:59
I think it's because the mods will be too busy to moderate this forum during the holidays.
I suggest having more mods of other religions, such as a Muslim, a Buddhist, a Hindu, etc. to work as substitutes.
I heard something that in the early days, there were a few topics which "ruined Christmas" for some people too, and due to the busy season-time, the mods were not around to moderate it...
Though, the thread is in anniversary of the unofficial truce of World War 1, not Christmas itself.
Greyblades
12-23-2015, 16:23
I think it's because the mods will be too busy to moderate this forum during the holidays.
I suggest having more mods of other religions, such as a Muslim, a Buddhist, a Hindu, etc. to work as substitutes.
Only if they are as chill as Beskar and Hooahguy.
Seriously, we lucked out with our mods, last thing we need is to give a zealot the ban button.
Sarmatian
12-23-2015, 17:49
Only if they are as chill as Beskar and Hooahguy.
Seriously, we lucked out with our mods, last thing we need is to give a zealot the ban button.
Don't worry. You're only annoying and clueless. You can't get banned for that.
Hooahguy
12-23-2015, 18:35
Im actually preparing to move in the coming week so one less worry would be nice.
Also the extent of my holiday observances is eating Chinese on Christmas eve.
Greyblades
12-24-2015, 10:33
Don't worry. You're only annoying and clueless. You can't get banned for that.
Ouch, Shots fired!
Montmorency
01-01-2016, 18:54
Actually,could we in future extend the Truce over New Years' Day? :tongue:
It is that time of year again!
From 00:00 24th December GMT till 2nd Jan. The Truce will begin. :bow:
From 00:00 24th December GMT till 2nd Jan. The Truce will begin. :bow:
Fake news, it's Dec. 24th 2017 and 4:10 am and.........yes, yes, I should sleep....:sweatdrop:
Seamus Fermanagh
12-24-2017, 07:07
Just as a reminder, though most of you know the story well, the "war to end all wars" took a break (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_truce) on Christmas of 1914.
So this yank conservative will pause a moment in our persiflage melee, wish you all a Merry Christmas, and pray that the New Year brings health, joy, and a bit of peace to you and yours.
Christmas truce must be the most horrific thing about WW1 in a way, nobody really wanted to kill eachother but when it was over they had to. Things can be so twisted. I love the 'Futility' poem by Wilfred Owen, had to make sense of it when I was still at school and I never did really the question remains unanswered; 'was it for this the clay grew tall?'. Sometimes I wish I am less cynical but the world and surroundings give me no choice, I relish the smaller things and prefer to be the fool
I couldn't access the Org to do it personally.
Kralizec
12-27-2017, 00:31
Merry christmas, and a happy new year in advance to everybody! The backroom guys I will see afer zero hour :tnt:
Seamus Fermanagh
11-27-2018, 04:31
Didn't the Americans join the war in 1917? And from what I know, they mostly held back their troops until the last German major attack in late 1918.
We declared in April of 17. There was no peace-time draft and little preparedness for war except by the US Navy. Wilson tripled the size of the Army in late 1914 from 45k to 140k. We began the war with only 27k in reserve and guard units. As a comparison, Von Kluck's 1st Army (1 of Germany's 8 at the outset of the war) had roughly 160k personnel.
We did not really 'hold back' troops so much as create and army of 2 millions, whole cloth, in about 15 months.
Seamus Fermanagh
12-24-2018, 17:59
Merry Christmas! (Or, if that doesn't float your boat, replace it with whatever festive well-wishing strikes you as appropriate!)
Furunculus
12-24-2018, 20:41
Merry Christmas, all. Love. F
Kagemusha
12-25-2018, 10:36
Hyvää joulua ja onnellista uutta vuotta!
edyzmedieval
12-25-2018, 12:23
Merry Christmas dear Orgahs! :bow:
Thank you for you guys voluntarily going with tradition with this one, done it formal now.
Have a good time over the next few days!
When the clock strikes midnight, it will be true. Hard as you might, no one will be here arguing with you.
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