Is there a lot more posting happening on the Pub and the Whistle boards taken together now than there was before when the two were one board?
Side-thought… Imagi Nation: the place where children go to play and adults go to worry.
(Okay, that last bit has nothing to do with anything, but my Mom mentioned reading that somewhere and while typing the subject of this thread, the thought came to mind…)
Sara
It certainly seems that way.
At nearly 40 years old, I’m considered an adult in most circles, but I still play in my imagination. Growing older is mandatory; growing up is optional. 
Cheers,
John
People have let their hair down, I’m sure I wasn’t the only one who got nervous whenever I put up an OT thread on the whistle board.
Brian’s right.
But I think the unsullied nature of the whistle forum has attracted folks who were put off before–it’s not the usual gang of scalawags over there, and I’m keeping my finger in the pot (to show my whistle-seriousness…don’t want to lose that 
,) but I feel a little like I don’t know everybody there.
I like the scalawags.
I love the quote from Mark Twain about the imagination (I don’t remember the precise wording, but this is very close):
“I’ve been through some terrible times in my life, but most of them never really happened.”
Susan
It has to do with novelty.
Both boards in their current state are still rather novel.
After about a month, though, participation’ll probably begin to taper off.
He most certainly is.
A lot of new faces on the whistle board since the split and they all have very valid points to make and questions to ask.They have,as Emm suggests,come out of lurk mode now that the field is narrowed down to On topic material and will probably not post as much as the pub crowd once they have made their point or had their queries dealt with.
I too have grown very fond of the Scalawags (even though they are known as Scallywags over this side of the pond.)
I thought a Scalawag was a witty opera lover :roll:
Slan,
D.
On the first Tuesday after the split the post count was:
Whistle: 15155 threads, 196011 posts
Pub: 804 Threads, 23938 posts
Now it’s:
Whistle: 15239 threads, 196910 poats
Pub: 891 Threads, 25683 posts
So in 9 days the change is:
Whistle +84 threads, +899 posts
Pub: +87 threads, +1745 posts
Approximately twice the new posts in the pub, for about the same number of new threads.
I agree with Cran to an extent, there is a novelty factor, but I think many of us are feeling freer to post in the pub without those pesky whistle threads getting in the way.
While I voted for a separate forum, I hope the “old timer” nature of the Pub doesn’t discourage new members from joining in. I’d hate to think it’s become a exclusive clique.
scallywag is the phonetic spelling of scalawag.
Very practical of you Dub.
Just so long as you don’t convert the place into one of them there theme pubs. 
Anyone in here seen Turlough O’Carolan - it’s his round…
Nice in here - smoke-darkened rafters, agreeable rotund barstaff (that’s barkeep to you Colonials), bitter on tap (am I losing you, Tuscaloosa?) and the general air of bonhomie that comes with soft-focus intoxication. By Jove, you all look lovely tonight.
Now, I was supposed to be meeting Turlough O’Carolan, he’s after my collection of Stevie Wonder CD’s.
Yes, I’d love a pint. Whistle? No, I left it at home. It’s the company we want. 
O’Carolan left earlier.
They ran out of Harp.
Slan,
D.