MY local fire department has STUPID policies.....

[TomSeller]

Kind of like a hit and run.

 

[dragoneggs]

Use fails in place of failing.

I think 'fail' is more grammatically correct. That said, I second the motion put forward by Steve. Following Robert's Rules of Order... I am waiting for a 'question'.

 

[coobie]

This thread was initiated on Tuesday (1/13) and has since generated just shy of 200 comments. The OP last posted on Tuesday and has yet to follow up by letting us know the resolution to his problem.

I hereby coin a new word -- "sparc" -- that I hope will make its way into the Oxford English Dictionary, the definitive record of the English language.

Here's a rough draft of the dictionary definition.

sparc -- verb

To pose a question or issue that generates interest amongst readers and failing to follow up on questions raised by the readers.

Example -- JD(Bill) sparced us when he posted "MY local fire department has STUPID policies....."

sparcer -- noun

One who sparcs.

sparcine -- adjective

Having sparcer characteristics.

Steve

Maybe he,s in jail for a burning without a permit.LOL

 

[dave1949]

To pose a question or issue that generates interest amongst readers and failing to follow up on questions raised by the readers.

Posing ... failing

 

[polo1665]

I think that several of us here are rather sparceptable to certain member's sparcainian tendencies.

 

[GolfAddict]

There's already a verb for it - trolling. JD does it all the time...

 

[smstonypoint]

There's already a verb for it - trolling. JD does it all the time...

I was trying to think of a synonym for sparcing -- trolling might be it.

Steve

 

[GolfAddict]

What I should have said is that JD doesn't "sparc", he trolls. You have that subtle difference in your new verb.

 

[smstonypoint]

What I should have said is that JD doesn't "sparc", he trolls. You have that subtle difference in your new verb.

A fair point. I think there is a difference between sparcing and trolling but I am having a hard time in figuring out how to best make that distinction.

How's this. Trolling is intentional, sparcing is due to negligence.

I need some help here.

Steve

 

[GolfAddict]

The results are similar, motive very different.

Also, just watch. Just when it may appear he was really sparcing this time, he'll be back to stir the thread back up.