why can't we?

[ALLO]

i understand this is not a chat room, but if we are learning things from one another, why can't we type back and forth? for instance i'm from the usa, and corbyloon is not. he was teaching me some of the aberdonian language and now everytime we try to learn more we get banned! so why can't we type back and forth if i'm learning something new? i find this unfair!

angie eva

[ALLO]

hey i typed in orange what happened?

[Didwot]

Allo ALLO. I supplose that the site has to draw the line somewhere, and as it is meant to be a question and answer site, the creation of chat might be thought to contravene those rules. Perhaps there should be a sister site to which the chat lines could be banished, to be followed by those who want and ignored by the others.
I see my helpful information on time has been lost to humanity.
Did you see the George Galloway cartoon in the Times (London)?

[MUMPING]

This is THECORBYLOON by the way. nets I had to go out so what did you say about DJ Scot?

[netibiza]

dj scott said the corbyloon was margeb - I cannot cope with it all

[MUMPING]

I seen he said that about me but I didn't have time to reply and then when I got back it had disappeared. I've asked ABE when will it be sorted. ALLO unfortunately ABE thinks wir wee excahanges are too  chatty and that's why they're banned. Anyway.....

S H A B A ! 

[MUMPING]

or even exchanges...... oh for a spell-check......

[jno]

Sounds like your language lessons were too informal. On the other hand, someone who asked a question the other day about evil in the modern world got jumped on by a fellow contributor because he phrased his question so formally it looked (wrongly) like an essay topic from someone's homework. So discussions must be in Goldilocks fashion, not too hot and not too cold, not too formal and not too informal. Tricky.

As for colour, sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't.

[MUMPING]

Have you snoteater? Sorry to hear that, I'm sure if you see a doctor, you can get some cream, rub it on and it'll sort it out a treat..... 

[ALLO]

mumping? so i guess that's my answer! thank you everyone. you were all very helpfull! BESIDES SNOTEATER! AKAY!

[MUMPING]

ALLO yes it's me THECORBYLOON "MUMPING" means moaning or complaining which is what I'm doing while I'm suspended. I'm hoping ABE sorts it out in the morning.

[jno]

ALLO, it appears overzealous posting can have you automatically suspended. Unfortunately the allowable number of postings remains a deep secret, like the recipe for Coca-Cola. When an AB Ed feels the end is near, he writes the number down and gives it to the bishop. After his successor is elected in solemn conclave, he is handed the piece of paper, unopened, while a choir sings hallelujah. It is believed the number is not 42, but that's all anyone knows.