[Reuben The Great]

How about, we have a weekly contest, or discussion or SOMETHING so people will regularly be on!

[Michael Kras]

I'm glad you like the forums so much.

[BrianMillerMagic]

So post something you want to talk about Reuben.

[Reuben The Great]

Ok I will, once MIke has changed my name back (which he changed for some unknown reason, which is probably because he's mad I won't tell him what I'm performing)

[Reuben The Great]

Oh, and by the way.

How about we talk about...

Nothing.

[Ben Train]

At some point we're going to have said all that needs to...

Shit, I sound like Jon Townstead!

[Michael Kras]

Discussions can be whatever magic topic you want. I don't need to be the one to start them all!!!

[Spellbinder]

Brainstorming makes for a useful and interesting discussion for a small number of people.

For example, there was a recent thread in the close-up section about the venerable thumbtip that went quickly through a list of "This is what I do with the thumbtip..." kinds of statements.

But what about brainstorming ways to accomplish traditional thumbtip tricks without thumbtips; or come up with innovative thumbtip substitutes?

I don't mean to de-rail this thread into a discussion on brainstorming thumbtips- a new one should be started for that- but the concept of brainstorming, thinking new thoughts about old subjects in a non-competetive and creative way, could spark some new interest in some of these old threads. Of course, one of the rules of brainstorming is that you NEVER reject an idea, no matter how crazy it first seems. Everyone gets to chime in and no one is put down with comments like "that's the stupidist thing I've ever heard." If you think someone's idea is stupid, then it is your obligation to twist it and make it work. Brainstorming is a lot harder than it first sounds.

[Michael Kras]

That would be a good idea for this thread. I will make it a forum Sticky.

And welcome back, Spellbinder!

[Spellbinder]

I was never very far away... just busy, busy, busy!

[Ben Train]

Ok.

Let's start by brainstorming a way to get your text a normal size.  I feel like something from a Swift story!

ben

[Spellbinder]

Too damn bad. If it hurts your eyes to read larger text, imagine how it hurts my eyes to read what you consider "normal size." If you want to stop me from resizing my text so I can read it and proofread it, remove the Font size button from the forum. Otherwise, I will assume it is there to be used by cantankerous old geezers like myself.

Also keep in mind:

It could be worse!

[teddy]

What did you write before "it could be worse"? It's too small.

[Spellbinder]

I'm beginning to understand why this forum is perceived as "boring."