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i stick by my previous post in face of the contradictory evidence.

wow i think ill use "contradictory" in my english exam next week.

Out of curiosity, I'd like to run an opinion survey amongst our most frequent posters (of school age, especially):

Do you think that the sheer bulk of your postings on Y&Y forums helped to improve your writing skills at all?
And you old biddies (oops, you more mature, maybe more literate, but oh so respected members), before some of the older generation start a sniggering rant, please bear in mind that those little ones started from below ground level !  

Originally posted by Prince Buster lol  no the only thing the forum has done for my school work is made me fail exams.... its too addictive!! I'll blame my GCSE failures on you all

yes i agree.  do u reackon we could sew???   only kidding i  this forum to much.  i would miss u guys and gals

You're probably right and some people might have been put off, but many joined the forum and stayed and became active members because of the dynamics of it. There's no recipe here, just a little self-regulation applied every now and then when a thread turns into a sub-MSN chat. I've noticed that people are less prone to pointless "lol-omg-agh" comments these days.

Some of us have become friends through the forum and I've met many interesting, enthusiastic and vibrant people thanks to this (Contender443 doesn't count, he was there before me ).

Work? At this time of day? Are you ill? Are you mad? Are you well-paid for it???
Could be worse, mind you... at least you can read Y&Y online !

Finally, the right side of 40 changes sides as soon as you hit 40... Ask BWD, Contender443 and a few others, they'll confirm. As for me, I'm going to be 39 this year and I am determined to remain 39 for the next 10 years. Think positive and don't blush when you're lying!