I just thought using a nickname was the done thing on a forum and part of the fun. I don't make any great effort to be anonymous online and use my real name on facebook, email and skype. I prefer not to advertise my presence on other media though. I guess if I cared I'd use a sim-card registered in ...

The company running the buses wanted to be able to import buses and cars, to be used by its taxi service, tax free. The govt said it would offer tax exemption for the buses but not the cars and the company balked. I believe it is great wall taxis but I'm not sure. Several companies made bids to for ...

Apparently China's empty cities take a few years to fill up. China’s “ghost cities” may be a lot less ghostly than previously thought. The phenomenon of eerie shopping malls and completed apartment blocks completely devoid of stirrings of Chinese life has been well-documented in Western media ...

Are there any decent British TV shows to be seen, or is that some kind of oxy moron or whatever you call it! Plebs and Some Girls are good sit-coms. I'm currently enjoying the TV version of Fargo. Great cast, script, etc. The only thing that confuses me is the statement at the beginning insisting t...

SockPuppet wrote:to give karma you need to click on the plus button under the poster's avatar in the thread or in his profile
to take points click on the button with a minus

I can't see those buttons. I'm using firefox.

Maybe you could have a heavily moderated section where any one liners or off topic posts get deleted as a matter of course.
You could also have threads dedicated to off topic chatter where people can ramble on about anything.

There were 4 truckloads of riot police in Wat Botum park next to Sihanouk boulevard yesterday. Many of them were being very naughty and standing or sitting on the grass.

I paid a local fixer $150 to do the apartment hunt for me. The fee included a shopping trip as well so after I moved in I sent him to the market to buy crockery and sheets. Pros; He did all the running around in the hot sun. He did my tedious shopping. He negotiated harder than I would saving me mon...

Could you share the link to the site you're talking about so I can take a look? If you prefer to PM it instead, that's fine too. http://www.politicsforum.org/forum/index.php You have to join up in order to access the basement (moderation forum). If you have any more questions let me know. PS- Your ...

So is karma supposed to be a measure of someone's popularity or is it a method for sock puppets to engage in mutual masturbation?