Hi to all Questioners & Commentors, 
(plus any one Researcher to post an answer in order to validate the asking)

Q's & C's .. what are your areas of interest or expertise, and upon
which continent do you reside?

Please nominate your interests in point form only, unless you wish to
further explain your interests.

Phil

I am a commenter in the U.S.  My specialty is being a smart-ass.

Hiya Phil....

Professionally, I am a social worker, however my interests revolve
more around animals than people :)

I live in cold Ontario Canada.

Steph53

I live in the US and got here to late to become a researcher. My interests are:

computers (http://www.thinkgeek.com/index.shtml)
heavy equipment (http://telepresence.dmem.strath.ac.uk/jen/lego/)
inventing (http://www.halfbakery.com/)
Home Movies (http://www.homemoviesdvd.com/)
chocolate (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067992/)

I reside upon the European continent
area of interest is psychology

I'm in the US (near DC) and my below average posts specialize in
personal finance, US economics, and Christianity.

Commentor - live in the US overlooking Lake Tahoe
Interest:
Snowblowers
Personal stuff
Cars
Whatever catches my eye

United States.

I have the answers to the following questions.

* The meaning of life
* Do we all go to heaven.
* How to make some one fall in love with you
* How to isolate cytochrome-C
* What's the song I heard in the grocery store it goes da-da-dumm-da,
and had a piano or guitar.
* Hiking in New Mexico.
* How come Google is blocking my site !!!!

I live in the country immediately south of am777-ga. although I
originated from one of Europe?s big offshore islands.

I am a retired chemist and semi retired many other things.
Interests are computer stuff (mainly ?ga)
Armchair travelling 
Just started learning acoustic guitar and can?t yet play anything very much.
Making jokes about our neighbours to the North, unless one is present
then we change it to people who live south of our capital. ;)
Being the earthly representative of some expired deadbeat, anti-hero
who by rights should have been killed at birth.
Country walking.
Not getting involved in mind duels with followers of psychology.
Trying to get my head around the language of this country.

Norman

Btw Phil ? don?t exclude yourself from these comments!

Dagnabit, capitaineformidable got there first

Partaking of Malt and Haggis.
Being abused by women.
Dispelling received wisdoms, general iconoclasm, rational philosophy.
Beating ?kids? a third of my age at badminton.
Fixing any and everything -- eg watches, trucks, TVs, jukeboxes,
motorbikes, computers, white-goods, musical equipment.
Electronic (and most other) engineering.
All sciences as they relate to electronics, especially physics.
Furniture restoration.
All DIY, plumbing, woodwork.
Motorbikes.
Charity work.
Travel.
Music, especially world folk.
Dyslexic writing. Major work (unpublished), ?brick? SF novel, ?Trading
on a G-String.?

SW Scotland where it?s wet and cold, with a view to SW France where
it?s warmer and dryer.


Best

commenter

*web design/ seo
*graphic design
*legal research (lawyers in the family)
*general questions about general things
*advice
*family
*things I know
*things I can ramble about
*god
*relationships
*computer in general, software, XP, errors, blah blah
*anything where i can tell other of the useless information that
floats around in my head preventing me from getting more that 3 hours
of sleep a night.

o and im in US- which would be north america

lru

Thanks to all with your responses so far,

This is a minefield of information. For the purpose of reference,
thanks for keeping your points brief and to the point. I will post
another question so that you can expand your thoughts there, as I will
have questions for you. Not the paid type of course, but more about
your interests that you have nominated.

In the hope that this posts remains commentable, the visiting group
might care to use it as a reference point. The shorter the words, the
more it will be read.

Don't be shy people .. keep your ideas flowing.

Thanks for your efforts, Phil

Your turn, Phil...

We spilled the beans, now you do the same please???

Steph53

hhmmm .. ~ Steph's starting to sound like Guzzi and Capitaine ~ 

~ I wonder how I can get out of this !! ~ .... ~ they're smart enough
to throw the question back to me ~ hhmmm .. ahhhh I know. But I wonder
how long I can stall them ~


Hi Steph and Capitaine,

I think you are taking lessons from Guzzi. He has a habit of turning
the question back on the asker.

Thanks for your comment and asking. But I AM the asker of the paid
question. Your comment does not fit my criteria of point form
suggestion of expertise or interest from those of YOU I have asked to
visit.

Phil


~ hhmm .. wonder if that will do the trick. Was I too harsh on them?
Nahh .. hmmm .. maybe. Bugger, I'm going to have to answer eventually.
~


p.s. I will approach your question in my "EXPANSION" post. 

? All in good fun and learning, as always Steph

Dear Silver One,

 Well you know where I am from,Melbourne Australia and you the  same
country but a different state perhaps.  I am very much intersted in
knowledge of the world and its poeple,  and learning more and more
generally, i.e general knowledge. My job is also a big interest as I
generally work alone working on innovative ways to increase
productivity, for my large corporate employer, (at a local level)
whether by small new mechanical aids that I may design  myself,or
changing the work system/production line itself. My mind is around
innovation,invention.  I am somewhat of a loner, partly due to this
preoccupation but certainly not anti-social as some seem to think
loners are.

 JOHN FROM MELBOURNE

I am currently is the world's largest continent. I am specially interested in

- Computers
- Travel
- Mathematics
- E-commerce
- Trivia

... but if you see my limited number of posts, I go for anything that
catches my fancy.

-ddhara

greetings - Perhaps there should be separate question site for lurkers
such as myself who listen in but tend not to speak up - are not quite
virtual family (well maybe third cousins - twice removed).  I am
including my interests because I do have several questions that I
intend to ask and perhaps my introduction here might be of
aid/interset in the future.
My interests and experiences:
- parenting and grandparenting
- construction and design (includig solar and sustainable/permacukture practices)
- chess and problem analysis
- sculpture 
- writing (poetry, short stories, play-formats)
- practical spirituality (as opposed to organized religion)

I have been appreciating the give and take on this site - thank you all.

regards - synapse666b
- country living

I'm in the US (DC area).  I usually just lurk, but when I comment, it
tends to be on
- science
- Christianity
- random topics on which I have an opinion

Phil....

How the heck did you make that "smiley face" ??????

? Yea, how did you do that? ?

Hi Steph, ?

I dunno. It just kinda happened. I wonder if it's a virus, as it also
appeared in Guzzi's response. ?

I might have a game of cards later ????, catch a wave ? and try to
find that street directory????????. Been so busy I don't know up from
down ??.
Must go fishing again. ¿ ¿  

You're a real diamond Steph ??? to the fullest degree °. Take care.

Phil ?

Hi, Phil

I confess ? I am another lurker, sounds better than ?voyeur?, don?t you think?

I?m probably the oldest lurker in town!

I?m not too hot on the computer but I struggle along. 

I live in the UK, in Sunny Eastbourne which is famous for its
population of old codgers: I?m just one of many.  I?m a retired
teacher (English Lit) with three kids and lots of grandkiddies and
even a great grandkiddy. I kid you not.

My family keep me active but I also walk and swim; write, produce and
direct plays; I sometimes tread the boards myself; I edit a magazine
for oldies in our community; and I go on outings to the theatre and
places of historic interest.

Health not as good as I would like ? Got a dodgy knee, a legacy of my
misspent youth on the rugby field.

Mike

Hi Mike,

Thanks for your contribution. You are abviously a man of many talents.
Look, I know the U.K. is a big place, but you wouldn't just happen to
know of a friend of mine would you? His first name is Bryan (yep, with
a Y) and he visits computer sites using the handle "Probonopublico".

As you are near smack bang between Brighton and "The" Hastings I'm
hoping that you might know him. You might catch him in your travels if
you care to occasion in venture toward Slough, west of London. He will
easily be noticed due to his constant sneezing, proliferation of
multi-syllable words and usually armed with a $4 juice extractor and
pest exterminator akin to the Ghost Busters type equipment. His
postbox is full, yet the access door is rusting and now cobwebbed. His
circle of friends are concerned for his well being.

If you happen to cross his path, would you be so kind as to ask him a
simple question on behalf of his many friends?

Why?

Phil

He has surfaced again:

http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=471396

hope it?s not his last gasp of air before disappearing for good.

Norman.

I live in the US in the south of Calif.

This site is so great. I tell a person a day about it at least.

My interests are:

- Body and mind improvement
- Health-Anti-Aging
- Personality and Behavior
- Real Estate finance and Investment
- Various problem solving and Idea germinations
   leading to business opportunities...or not.
- Using the site to save money

Hi to myself,

Australia -

Expertise:
None

Interests:
Reading  
Cryptic crosswords
Innovations/ideas
Writing poetry
Human action/reaction
Pyramids, planets 'n stuff
What if's

Come on Phil, you are too modest by half ?Expertise ? none?.

You have already told us you know how to trim an aircraft for take off
and you seem to know a bit about fuel. What is your interest with
aircraft? It?s just the same stuff we told you. We are not going to
rattle any skeletons ? really.

Norman.

I live in the U.S. and have been around the GA community for a long
time but unfortunately to late to become a researcher.

- books
- sports (bowling, of course)
- useless trivia
- movies
- finding newspaper and magazine articles

Norman, speak for yourself ***as I am unwilling to assure him that I
will not attempt to rattle a few skeletons. Although I would promise
to do it only in a purely playful way.

Phil- please add "men that hide their knowledge from others" as a
subject I am interested in yet not yet an expert in. :D

Maluca..

Would you care to expand your ideas at question #470900? Of particular
interest are your points on problem solving, ideas and business. Also
the human personality and behaviour one.

Norman .. 

You are too kind. Still doesn't make me an expert though! ?

Laura ..

You can rattle my skeleton any time .. playfully of course! ?

(Attempting to keep this thread as more of a reference point, with
lengthier discussion directed to #470900)

My thanks to all contributors.

Your efforts are greatly appreciated. I found it difficult to answer
my own question. I now know who to refer to for further comment on
future questions in similar interest.


Norman, Laura and everyone,

(Sounds like a good title for a movie!)  ?

Don't ya just hate those smiley face emoticons?

I must thank the both of you in particular in conjunction with
everyone else for your time and energy in contributing to my asking.
To think that an unknown is happy to spend time discussing worldy
matters with another unknown says a lot about humanity. OK, I will
yabber on in my "expansion" question if that will satisfy any
curiosities. I can only say that I am interested in thought; I have no
expertise per se; I value ideas from looking at the same
object/concept from different angles through differing points of
reference and I have no points to prove. From this I learn, and
hopefully I will become more tolerant and understanding of others
around me.

Just have a look at all of the contributions here so far. There are
many talented people willing to contribute. As mentioned, my question
even brought a few "lurkers' from the shadows. Your talent comes from
experience. I hope to encourage the shy ones to speak up, without fear
of being admonished by a "more learned" commentor. Unless of course,
they are a ****head, then I too will also attack or ignore them as is
appropriate.

The usual time curve on this question is now waning as expected. Heaps
at the front end, then dwindling away. That is the natural way of
things, again as expected.

It would appear that all is now finished, from those who choose to be
a part of it.

Future questions from me may now include reference to those of you who
have nominated your interests.

Thanks everyone. Your combined energy will be directed appropriately.

Phil

We have a love duel on our hands; Laura and Phil, rattling each others
skeletons (albeit in a playful way). I suggest red roses at dawn, at
five paces; the place, Laura in Queensland (Where else). I return the
compliment and nominate myself as Phil?s first second.

Btw. Isn?t it funny how Laura and Anne-Marie both don?t like men
hiding things from women, it must be something in the female psyche -
strange

Norman.

Sir Normandy,

'twould appear that thou are inciting a rendition of that responded to
in the first proclaimed.

One would happily accept your bestowment (sp) as second to I. I am
somewhat "knackered", therefore you will also take on the
responsibility in task of the hot-dog stand and ticket sales, should
you choose to take up this secondment.

My heart is somewhat twisted in angst of betrothe and betwixt The Lady
Hammeria, Princess Pink and Lady Laura.

Thanks Norman, you're a good bloke. I can see what you are attempting.

Please post a new topic, my shout for your next question on your behalf.

Phil

Phil, I have not intended to put your heart in such a state as you
discribe, although I now find myself intrigued by the thought of your
entanglement with these others.

Norman, I do not find myself put off by men hiding things from me,
there are many things I would rather a man keep from me that share...
but when it comes to a mans thoughts, beliefs, knowledge, and opinions
I would rather they be shared.

Laura,

All may be answered here:

http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=464133

Don't take anything too seriously.

Phil

Laura, like a true Australian, Phil has started you in the middle. If
you are interested in knowing how the duel thing started, see:

Subject: Polygamy

http://anwers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=461074

All in fun,

Norman

I must confess as tohaving shared at least one man in my life,
although admittly he was not a great man as far as men go. I question
my ablity to share a "great" man, but then the question remains on
what makes him great and in what way would I share him. If he was a
great minded man I would indeed be willing to share his knowledge with
the world, if he was a great father I would share his love with my
siblings, a great painter I would share his masterpiece, but I take it
as in he is a great man whose body, heart, strength, and mind I would
be required to share. A body being purely physical is easy to control,
but why keep it locked away when it can give pleasure to others,
strength often benefits all and is always needed in most any
situation. And a good mind is a terrible thing to waste. But the love-
the heart of- a man can not always be ensured. I must conclude that I
would not want to share a man however great he may be, although I can
not write in stone that I never would, if he was so great as to be
that tempting to so many others- how could I tell my heart not to love
him or be loved by him. As it is better to have "loved and lost", then
should it not also be seen as being better to have "loved and shared"?
Although I am filled with jeaolously at the thought of sharing
something I would want as mine.

Good natured, lovable loons. Every single one of you.

Shockandawe,

I have followed your comment here and elsewhere. I like your attitude.
Would you care to expand your thoughts at the following?

http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=471522

Phil

I am a law student in the US

Areas of interest/expertise:
- movies
- combat sports (martial arts, wrestling, boxing, MMA, etc.)
- news/published articles
- legal issues
- computer gaming
- bourbon
- grilling
- politics & political philosophy
- libertarianism/anarchism/laissez faire/free market
- skeptic/debunking paranormal claims
- gambling/sports wagering

Hi Sijan,

Thanks for your input. I trust that you don't undertake legal issues,
boxing, gambling and bourbon all at the same time! I had a dabble in
Tai Kwon Do myself. I'd be keen to hear more on your thoughts of your
favourite Martial Arts at:
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=471522 if you would
like to.

Phil

Hi everyone,

I wanted to address each and everyone of you. However, I have a dilemma.

I don't know where to start as you all have afforded me so much time
in responding with your rich and varied interests. You have caused me
to think of so many other topics of interest from what you have
offered that I have about 427 questions to ask of you now. The other
dilemma is that I should probably pull my head in, as I keep reminding
myself that this is not a chat site. (Yeah, I know I say that a lot,
but this post could be deleted forever, or maybe Silver777 could be
deleted forever if I continue to incite such good interaction as we
seem to do collectively). Conversely, might this be a good thing for
G**gle, to further the paid questions to their benefit, even if they
are only asked for the obligatory 2 bucks?

Any ideas people?

Does G**gle have a "chat site" for long-winded two finger typists like
me, thirsting for knowledge and deliberation (as opposed to argument)
of thought? If not, how might one be created?

Kind regards in appreciation of your responses,

Phil

Phil, 

Google has a "group" option as well, you can create any group you like..

http://groups-beta.google.com/groups/create

Anne-Marie

Anne-Marie,

Thanks so much for that. A pleasure to hear from you again also. You
would have gathered by now that I am not computer savvy, nor overly
interested in the intricacies of what might seem to others to be
bleeding obvious when it comes to computers and internet sites. I
still refer to my radio as my wireless.

All ..

Would any of you here be interested in a group reference point as
Anne-Marie has pointed out? The benefit to all is that Silver777 for
one might actually truncate his words here (eventually) and direct
them in thought to a group reference.

I think too that G**gle won't mind us referring one another (within
these questions) to one of their own group sites created by a
commentor. Surely this would meet the reference criteria, as it will
be of a non-commercial nature.

Pink .. would you care to comment here .. PLEASE!

Sounds great to me. I will have a think about things such as the 18
year old limit and perhaps a general discussion site to encourage
thought from those not quite 18 yet. The first thought that comes to
mind is "BRAINSTORMING".

Any other ideas for discussion people?

Thanks again for your direction Anne-Marie. Please excuse my ignorance
in not having thought to even look at "groups" before.

Phil

Anne-Marie,

Thanks to you I have created a group thread. BRAINSTORMERS.

Any other ideas will be welcomed.

Phil X

Hiya Phil,

Not sure if I understand your last post, does it mean you have already
created a Google group with the name "brainstormers"?
cuz cant find a group with that name..........

Anne-Marie

Keep me posted on what you are up to Phil.

I don?t want to say this too loudly, certainly not in bold type, but I
think Google take a view on these two buck questions with lots of
comments. I don?t know if you caught it, but there was an advertising
link embedded into a comment to one of your recent questions but it
only lasted about three hours before the comment disappeared for good;
however all of the other?s were left untouched.

The only potential problem I can foresee with this 'Brainstorming' is
that if it is an instant response site, then the likely contributors
live across many time zones as you have seen in reply to your recent
questions.

Norman.

Hi guys and girls,

Anne-Marie ..

Oops, I should have quoted "Brainstormings". No big deal. I'm just
looking at other ways to share and formulate ideas without taking up
space here. As Norman pointed out, this is a 2 buck question, so far
unanswered. By the time I hit the send button, there will have been 48
comments to this thread.

Norman .. 

I don't recall seeing an advertising link anywhere that I could
recognise. Not sure how that would differ to referring a questioner to
any other website, if that's what you mean. How do we tell the
difference? Glad to see that the offending link was discriminated
without killing an entire thread though.

Yep, the timezones are one thing. But it's not a competition. I'm just
thinking that if like-minded people wish to choose a topic, brainstorm
it to death then move on to amother topic, someone might benefit. If
it means helping someone out, having fun, expressing ideas without
limitation and fear of being shouted down, then it's gotta be a good
thing.

Catch you lot again soon I hope.

Phil

"amother topic" .. should read "another topic"

okay Phil, thanks for explaining

well, I'd say for 2 bucks we can have another 1000 comments...
so could you english lot help me out with the choice of a word???
since I am writing an english brochure and cant find a proper
description of what I am looking for.
The word I found for "kaasplankje"in Dutch (a wooden plate with
different pieces of dutch cheese on it) was "cheese beam". When I
asked an english teacher if this description sound familiar to her,
she told me it doesnt.
What word(s) would you choose to describe a "kaasplankje", as is also
served in some restaurants?

And what is the right choice for goat cheese, since it is also written as 
goat's cheese?

Anne-Marie

"sound familiar" should be "sounds familiar"

Hi Anne-Marie,

Happy to help. My Sister-in-law is Dutch. I managed only to count from
1 to 10 in Dutch, thanks to her help. I could never get over that
guttural sound of the number 8. I seem to master it only by clearing
my throat.

Amyway, I think that you might be looking for one of the follwing two terms: 

Either "Cheese-platter" or "Cheese-board". I'm not sure about the hyphenation.

If that hasn't helped, please say so. I'm happy to post a 2 dollar
question on your behalf if you would like me to, provided that you
have exhausted all other avenues in your research. If so, please
recite your question here in comment and I will copy it verbatim for
you. I don't want to place my interpretation on your question, as they
have to be your words. I doubt that you will find an answer to your
question at the end of my posted thread here.

As for your goats. Either term seems acceptable. One is singular, the
other is singular with ownership, not plural, but maybe a collective
noun in your reference. Goat cheese and Goat's cheese still refers to
the goat or the collection of goats. Cow milk, Cow's milk (from),
Kangaroo meat, Kangaroo's meat (from) .. it's all the same to me.

http://dictionary.reference.com/translate/text.html

Enter "kaasplankje" in the above dictionary translator and you will
find "cheese small plank" as the interpretation. This suggests a
"cheese-board" to me. (Hence the "plank" bit).

Phil

"follwing two terms" should be "following two terms"

Hiya Phil,

Thanks for answering. Ill stick with goat cheese.
No need to put in a 2 bucks question, but thanks anyway for your offer.

What I found on that translation site was that if I enter
kaasplank ( the "je" bit as in kaasplankje, makes it a small board) is
that I get the translation "cheese beam" again.
What I was looking for is which of these translations is actually used
in english, cuz a dictionnary sometimes gives a choice that isnt
really used in " the real english language", if you know what I mean.

So, whenever you go to a restaurant again, would you be so kind to
have a look at the menulist for me? Or dont they serve "chease beams"
or "cheese small planks" down under?

Anne-Marie

thanks Phil,

I found what I was looking for........

cheese board is a good option

http://www.keepmedia.com/pubs/uExpress/2003/11/24/567954/?extID=10047&data=cheese_board

Anne-Marie,

Yeah, I know what you mean. That's why you have to include the "je" to
get the full interpretation.

Beam = plank = board .. depending on the usage. A timber beam is used
in building construction; a timber plank might be used on a ship to
discard dead bodies to the sharks, or for moving equipment on and off
a truck or trailer; a board is a generic term, large or small
including the above and also as a cheeseboard, washboard or boardwalk,
but never a Company Board.

Use "Cheeseboard" or "Cheese-board" in your brochure. I guess that you
have to satisfy both Dutch and English speakers. Please check my usage
of the hyphens.

Also, you missed my kiss sent to you, in a purely platonic way of
course. As you don't need my $2 question, your cost is now your kiss
in return as below, indicated by the "X".

"Anne-Marie,

Thanks to you I have created a group thread. BRAINSTORMERS. (wrong,
sorry it's Brainstorming)

Any other ideas will be welcomed.

Phil X"

Phil X

AM,

Yep, well done. Cheeseboards and also Fruit Platters. No, we don't
enjoy "cheese beams" nor "cheese small planks" down under, but I DO
understand what you refer to.

Phil

brainstormings even

((Phil))

Anne-Marie

Go with 'cheese board', everybody understands that one.

Things - cheese - seems to be a problem in translation. A Belgian guy
once asked me what processed cheese was, since none of his English
class could find any reference to it. When I told him it was 'smeer
kaas' he said "I guessed it might be that but we still couldn't find
it".

Your question about cheese made from the milk of the goat is an
interesting one. Goat cheese is not incorrect and everybody will
understand it. Goat's cheese, is what you usually see and in the
original form of the language (not any transatlantic version), means
the cheese from one particular goat. In a similar way that 'the boy's
coats'means all the coats from one particular boy.
Gaots' cheese, to me is more correct since it means the cheese made
from the milk of more than one goat in the way that 'the boys' coats'
refer to the coats of many boys. This however is not what you usually
see. It would be interesting if anyone skilled in English usage could
provide a definitive answer on this one.

Phil

I have forgotten what that particular comment was but all I can
remember was that it developed the thread and said, "for more
information like this visit the link on this commercial site".

When you list all Group sites, the list goes Boulder; Br*; Brasil.
Nothing starting with brain- .

Keep us all posted.

Norman

Norman,

Thanks for thinking with me.....funny use of the language..processed
cheese and "smeerkaas".........I would never have guessed it would be
processed cheese in english, I guess I would have used something like
"cheesespread" to describe smeerkaas.
The dictionarry online uses the same translation I would have used
when translating processed cheese.
http://dictionary.reference.com/translate/text.html

I will not refer to goat's cheese, given your grammatical
explanations. Nobody in the world will trust the company when they
state that all people will be served the cheese from one particular
goat. (not to mention the stress the goat will have to go through when
she's gotta produce these huge amounts of milk.............)

Anne-Marie

Anne-Marie,

Cheesespread is also good. Processed Cheese was just a question
somebody asked me. If you didn't know it before, you know it now. It's
just like the difference between Begrijpen & Verstaan; Wireless &
Radio, you can go on forever with these things.

Regards Norman

Anne-Marie and Norman,

http://groups-beta.google.com/group/Brainstormings

Phil

North America- in the 'lower part of the lower 48'

Expertise: typing slower than i think and consequently very badly.
I think that leads to driving proof readers and other anal retentive
readers a little nutty.
Laughing at myself 
Dancing of course

Interests:
All things new agey and freakey
Human Sexuality
Cooking
Really Really good Margaritas
Resolution of duality
Peacemaking
Currently- wandering through Google Answers and seeing what i can
learn or contribute
Talking to animals (which is sometimes like my prior interest)
fantasizing about winning the Lottery

I have not answered a qustion yet,as I am not a researcher, and sorry,
 I have only gotten around to comment on one other question until now.
I live in northern Germany and come from southern Ireland.
My  area of "expertise" is in selling ,marketing and customer relations.
The Internet will change drastically in the next five years ,so it is
exciting to read in these qestions and their answers predictions.
As for some predictions of my own (?),well, I will write them in due
due time when the appropriate question is posed (as a member of the
peanut gallery ,of course).
------------------------------------------------------------------Peter

I am a commentator in Denmark (German Border).

I did`nt get to comment until now .

I haven`t got a clue what my area of expertise is (it may be at the
bottom of the garden).

Am I interested in (?) -
         -how people behave towards one another
         -how to make, give recieve love
         -living in communities, villages, towns and cities
         -the future
         -the solar system
         -quantum physics
         -classical and relational physics
         -the human brain (memory, inteligence, ateention-spans,learning -curve)
         -making money
         -spending money
         -computer aided design
         -robots and automated processes
         -reading between the lines
         - life in general
         -the process of dying
         -hypocondria
         -organising your life
         -other things too many to mention


                 P O P P Y

-I am from Italy ,live in Germay.

-Expertise-   -Point of Sale
              -Marketing
              -Customer Relations

-Interests-   -How people get on with other people
              -The future or technology (say over the next ten years
              -How to get best advantage from the web on little mony
              -How to invest (not yet recieved) inheritance monies
              -How to break up a question -
                                          -into component parts
                                          -managable units
                                          -to find out what it really wants 
                                          -to answer in overview



                William

Hi, Phil.

I live in northern California, but I lived the first half of my life
in New England.  I am an editor by profession, and my areas of
expertise and/or interest include English in all its aspects
(including literature, grammar, reading, writing, dictionaries, and
history), linguistics, language in general, writing systems, and
publications, with better-than-average exposure (but not what I'd call
expertise) in art, philosophy, the social sciences, magic and religion
(as equivalent expressions of belief systems), and classical music and
opera.  I am also rapidly gaining special knowledge about Western
Europe in the 14th century.

Phil, I think you meant "gold mine," not "minefield"!  But maybe not...

Archae0pteryx

All,

Please consider viewing:

http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=481699

Tryx,

I admire your command of the English language and your patience with
my use of same. In fact I thought that "minefield" was appropriate.
Some expressions of interest are mind-blowing.

I note that you did not refer specifically to poetry. Bush poetry is
of interest to me, with a handfull of attempts on my part over the
years. Broadening my knowledge with correct usage of words and grammar
would do wonders to enhanse future attempts when the poems arrive to
me. If you have ever written poetry you will understand my previous
sentence.

Might we discuss "magic" separately to religion? Or is your magic
related in a spiritual manner only? Consider the above for shared
thought. I'm sure I have lots more to learn if you care to afford your
experience there. Plenty of thoughts to discuss, but not here.

Phil

I am fom Ireland.
I have no area of expertise ;
but am interested in the following:
                                  -human relationships
                                  -how the mind (brain) works
                                  -role playing
                                  -creative writing
                                  -getting traffic to websites and blogs
                                  -local information
                                  -maps (also using computer aided design)
                                  -the universe
                                  -how to listen (and understand writings)
                                  -find out the question behind the question)
At your suggestion in the previous comment I joined you google
group,not realising that there would be E-Mails a plenty to keep me up
to date.Thats why I opted out  from one E-Mail address and signed back
in with another E-Mail address.
Brainstorming is a good idea but it needs more disipline than has been given there.
www.google.com/answers/threadview?=id161982
went windy and wild for a lot of comments but now that the
pretentiousness is over (1,000 comments have been collected) the
thread is making a good read.
again.
What are you going to make out of this Commentator  thread, Phil?
                                 -Peter

Hi, Phil,

I am by no means excluding poetry.  I simply consider that
"literature" encompasses many genres, including novels, short stories,
poetry, essays, and other writings.  And I have done enough writing
myself to understand your remark.  Yes, using the right word and using
it the way you mean it to be understood are important no matter what
your style of verse may be.  I think the best way to learn is to read
good writing, and read and read and read, taking in as much as your
head can hold.  I could not recommend a better literary model than the
King James Bible, all doctrinal matters aside.  Learn the impeccable
grammar of the Bible and never again be found wanting.

In my opinion, magic and religion are two sides of the same coin, so I
lumped them together.  They are both belief systems by which one
orders the universe and one's relation to it and in which the
practitioner attempts by word and deed to influence powerful forces to
act on his or her behalf.  I don't see an important distinction
between them; one man's magic is another man's religion.

Thank you for the suggestion to join the brainstorming group.  I am
considering it but have not yet made up my mind.  I am thinking that
to work most comfortably it might need both a little more structure,
meaning a few ground rules, and a little less, meaning a more open
subject-matter format than problem-solving.  I do appreciate what
you're trying to do and commend you for taking the step of doing it.

Tryx

Hi Tryx,

Thank you for your thoughtful and valuable comment.

One of the many purposes in moving sideways by forming a group
collective was to remove myself from this arena in respect of what it
is. This has come about from realisation, not from any direct
complaint mind you. GA is a "goldmine" thought exchange. No, the
novelty has not worn off. It's not about that. As much as I continued
to remind myself that it ain't no chat site, I continually fell into
my own trap of using it as such. I'm sure you understand my dilemma in
wanting to delve further into the interesting topics. I used it to the
point of posing comment against my own beliefs on some occasions, for
the purpose of drawing further comment. I think I owe it to all
viewers, commentors, questioners and researchers to move over and take
up my cyberspace elsewhere.

You have made some salient points in regard to the group idea. I chose
the track of "no rules" so as not to inhibit thought. I do agree with
you though. I'm unsure how to provide the structure as you suggest
whilst (is that still a word nowadays?) expanding our brainstormings
beyong problem solving and still retain free expression of thought.

I would be keen to see your contributions. Hey, it's no life long
commitment Tryx. Just pay a visit if you wish. Please view my "Initial
Post" which was my attempt to explain my intention of the group
formation.

I should have realised that literature includes poetry. It's a point
of reference for me I guess which is separate, only because I place
value on it as something I have done, like cryptic crosswords. Thanks
to your suggestion of further reading, I must now add that to many of
the other suggestions on other topics to fill my potential library.
Thinking I may have to build another bookshelf!

Your second paragraph in response is easy to read thanks to your
proper flowing structure of words. However, I admit that I am treading
in deep water as I attempt to comprehend the thoughts there. Again,
this discussion may be better placed elsewhere. I'm always keen to
learn.

Thanks again for your diplomatic and kind response. 

Phil

Are you still collecting comments on expertise or interest?
-ok - here's my info for the record:  Thanks Phil!


::WHERE::
N-Northeast US. 

::WHAT::
My Family
Web Design.
Telecommunications.
Internet, Voice connectivity.
LAN - the basics only.
PC Building. 
Small Business.
Customer Service Excellence.
Sales relationships.
Good Leadership vs Bad Bosses.
Observing people behaviors and interactions.
Social Pscyhology.
Pscychology with interests in modern age psychosis.
Keeping it all together long enough age gracefully.
Advice / Knowledge - It is Public Domain / Open Source.


-Shelfimage
-MaineWebworks

Hi Shelfimage,

Absolutely.

Of interest to me are your points on psychology, interactions and leadership.

Type again soon.

Thanks for your input.

Kind regards, Phil

How come I haven't spotted this question before?  Posted about the
time I discovered ga, which has been costing me a lot of time when I
should have been doing other things.
My user name says it all, I just like to put ..., and admit that
others might occasionally (hopefully only occasionally!) suggest that
it was my foot. ;)
But I really do still dip an oar in, or a scull - well, then two.
No expertise  -  once a little in banking -  and zilch in math and
stats as I have discovered.  (What's discrete math?  Is the other kind
"indiscrete"?)
Yeah, I like to play with the language, hang the consequences.
Probably trying to fulfil(l) the Oxbridge definition of an educated
person: one who can speak for five minutes on any subject (as long as
it isn't math(s).  That doesn?t say anything about the content,
however

Where from: Gulf Coast, New England, a guest for decades in
California, but mainly in Germany.
Oh, I was "down under" for a couple of years, know where Geelong is
and how to pronounce Bondi and accent Canberra correctly, and could
usually understand the natives, sang the songs:  "Rocking, rolling
riding..." "Once aJSM", Queensland melody; and read the poems:  "There
was movement at the station ..."
"He had written me a letter..."
Great discovering here more about you all.

The GARs are disdaining to join in this.  Feel rejected?  
But now and then we do provide the answer.
And Phil  - if I may be so familiar - provides good questions, even if
they don't all fly as well as this one. (Does ga have a time-limit on
comments?)
Greetings all 'round!

Myoarin,

Thanks for your contribution and kind words.

The same was asked separately to the researchers here:

http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=470899

Regards, Phil

Hey, thanks.  Do you know why this question now only shows 76 comments
and before it had 81??  Did some ask maybe for their own to be
deleted, or was somenone expunged from ga in the old soviet tradition,
removing all traces of prior existance?
Best, myoarin

Myoarin,

Yeah, I noticed that too. I believe it's part of the clean up process of
suspected spam. Some comments of late could be viewed as fabricated 
attempts to advertise by posting links vaguely related to the questions.

Phil

Hi All,

I live in North America.

Topics of interest include:
*copyright law and its kin (e.g., licensing)
*trademark law and its progeny (e.g., branding)
*patent law
*Internet and e-commerce law
*other legal topics, excluding family and criminal law
*funny monologues and scripts (see, e.g.,
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=333149)
*general trivia, puzzles, and brainteasers, and 
*the application of Occam's Razor to just about every question. 

Cheers,
I(ntellectual) P(roperty)Fan

Hi IPFan,

I have enjoyed reading this and your many other contributions.
Thanks for dropping by and sharing your interests. Many others
and I would enjoy learning from your experiences. I have moved 
my deliberations from here to another G product. I started a 
group discussion entitled "brainstormings" if that might be of
interest to you. 

Do respond.

Phil

Thanks Phil.  I remember a post a while back about the other G-spot
(no pun intended) for "brainstormings," to which you allude.  How do I
get there?

Thanks,
IPF

Hi Ipfan,

http://groups-beta.g**gle.com/group/Brainstormings