#musicbrainz

you'll have to excuse me mixing up the terms, I've been caught in the middle of a terminology change and habits are hard to break ;)

If I became an automod, then I would expect my mods to be voted on the same as anyone elses - that is the only way to ensure that they are correct, particularly on subjective things like spelling and grammar and taking into account artist intent

anyway, having them automodded would take the fun out of sweating on the vote

hmm!

Where I would find being an automod useful, for instance, is being able to vote on an edit that I knew to be correct and being able to pass it immediately.

someone else's edit

I think I saw another recently elected automod say more or less the same thing - can't remember who though

Joan_W: do your cats eat anything out of the ordinary?

my cat at my mum's house would eat anything as a kitten. I called her a kitty hoover.

nikki, they would catch them if they went into their artist's and looked.

anything they can get their paws on. Today I treated myself to some smoked salmon (you call it lox) and they sat underneath me until they got some

mine wants literally anything i'm eating

we're mailed about our subscribed artists. (sorry, yes, catching up again!)

she's very insistent about too

the female cat (Cleo) isn't so bad, but Henry is a menace

Joan, you and I look at voting the same way.. but, just because you're an automod doesn't mean that you are out of the light at all... you're still watched and accountable.

I agree beth, and that is as it should be. Otherwise, some bloody awful things would get through (excuse the swearing)

there's also the option to turn off the automatically accepted part temporarily (i.e. until you next log in)

hmm.

Joan, I've suggested a potential auto validator.. but, that's way in the future type of thing I believe. (it's something I imagine will be tossed about for a bit of time and maybe might become reality.)

does that option affect approving edits?

nikki - that is a very useful option indeed

beth - are yours both female or one of each

and I think it was me Joan that said I would want to approve votes I know are accurate, because that way they don't have to take up others time. (that's scary too)

yes the other one only takes a mild interest

she'll eat a lil chz now and then

do you have two cats wolfie?

maybe mayo

yes

Joan, my kitties are both males

this seems to be a very cat orientated forum

but the lil one likes to lick my drinking glasses around the rim

fixed males, or one of them is, I think the other got clipped way too early and he doesn't have testes showing, but he acts like a tom

Tom I guess is more proper

Jim (my husband) has to have two glasses of water on his bedside table - one for himself and the other for Cleo.

Joan_W: does she distinguish between them?

Wolfie. :) Mine drink out of my glass too, they think it's their water bowl, I thought it was the ice, but they don't care if I put ice in their bowl or not.. they like my water

same here

yes - she does and if hers get to the point where she cannot drink from it, she wakes him up to go to the bathroom to refill it

What are korats wolfie?

they can have plenty of fresh water but they want mine

Joan, I should follow Jim's advice there!

LOL

LOL

poor Jim

Logan (the one that got clipped too early) wakes me up too.. For, anything, usually pets though

I have to leave a tap running very slowly in the bathroom so that they can drink from it. I leave bowls of water down, but both prefer running water and I am forever having to clean muddy footprints out of the basin

Nyght: it's a breed from thailand

or to get his special blankie back up on the bed

ah, thank you!

hmph. it seems that that preference disables the approving thing too. that's annoying.

They're beautiful, but all cats are in my opinion.. my partiality is to the Norwegian Forest Cat

They are very like a Siamese, but it seems from the picture they have a slightly rougher coat

nikki agreed, but I tend to go and vote and then go and edit.. (of course, it's very nice being an automod for all this disney) they are down to 20 albums!

Nyght: true Norwegian's or their American cousins the Maine Coon?

I love Maine Coons but they are extremely expensive over here

Joan_W: the coat is extremely soft

but it has some unique characteristics for the breed

my favourites are siamese

but manx ones are really cute too

it "breaks" across the back

that is what gave the impression of it being a rougher coat

and as more silver than blue like the prussian blue

no it's just an appearance thing when the back is arched

I understand the Maine Coon is related, though we have more NFC than MC's here in Colorado it seems.

it just means you see a jagged line where the coat sort of clusters

a friend has a beautiful all black MC

she's a prima donna

Joan, all the pure breeds seem to be outrageous any more.

but adorable when she wants to be

LOL that's a cat trait, prima donna all the way

aren't the cats on this page adorable http://www.cfa.org/breeds/profiles/maine.html

well my first one was absolutely not a prima donna

she was extremely smart

ah yes Joan!

kittttties!

she knew here name and a bunch of phrases like "show me what you want"

Hmm, my kitties all seem to be, sorta that whole, O

I'm a cat and I'm perfect routine

people who think cats are not smart are not very perceptive or are dog lovers

long haired cats look really nice if you keep their fur untangled, but that's the problem, they breathe and it gets tangled up again.

Joan, I personally think a lot of animals/pets are underrated for their intelligence

Henry thinks he is aristocratic and Thomas (my best cat now departed) was sure he was a King or Emperor

just that cats are easier to keep in an apartment especially when you work long hours

wolfsong, so true. And, they are easier to transport. (though I still miss my collie)

yeah, cats seem to be better at picking up on my emotions than people are

most pets are a lot smarter than some people notice because they don't look for the ways animals communicate

true

I still was blown away when my pet snake never bit me, but bit others.

Cleo unfortunately or fortunately as the case may be, is slightly dipsy, but ever so cute with it. In fact, maybe she is very intelligent because with that cuteness she seems to get whatever she wants

i made a point when i got Belle to "behave" like a cat to bond with her

and that was sorta the breaking point to exactly where we sold some animals/pets short.. I think it's the alien intelligence thing

Joan, probably!

Wolfson, that's cool!

and cats are definitely not as antisocial as some cats like pretend they are!

i rub my face against her to "scent" her and reassure her

nikki - you are quite right. Both Thomas and Henry seemed to know when you were ill. If you were just tired and taking a nap during the day they never came near, but if you were ill and in bed, they never left your side.

wolfie - I do that with Henry and he does it back to me.

Belle is very social with people but not necessarily other animals (except her sister) and Tache is the opposite

my nan's cat will follow my nan around all day, but hates being touched too much or being picked up

and my cat at my mum's is the same

Joan_W: both of them like to kiss my nose

she follows you everywhere but hates to be touched

and Belle insists on bathing me several times a day

oh!

but if you scratch the right point on her back, she licks you to death

both of mine are okay w/ being touched and picked up

it's the salt they pick up from your skin

and if you avoid it, she'll lick anything close by

clothes, the floor, plastic bags, whatever

my desk, a door...

Belle even insists on bathing me everytime i get get out of the shower

mine does that too

"ew, you're all clean! let me fix it for you!"

and anytime i put anything on me

lotion, cologne, moisturizer

she'll just go nuts and start licking off

Logan, my older one, actually joins me in the shower, which is a trick to get the hair away if he decides to stop against my leg, he's.. very sociable with his people.

obviously annoyed that you're not smelling like you should

the only thing wrong with Henry is that he is pure white and if you wear anything black...............

because you're changing your scent wolfsong13

I have that problem with mine, joan

yes

ah Joan, no doubt!

keep plenty of Sellotape around

and I mostly wear black, so every time I go see my mum I come back covered in cat hair

well Belle is all black and Tache is a tabby so i get furred either way

camo wear for you wolfie!

:P

tabby isn't so bad. Thomas was ginger and white and whilst you could see the white hairs, the ginger tended to blend in

if folks don't like it they can get over it

my sentiments exactly

other people cover themselves in smelly stuff, I cover myself in cat hair ;)

I think it is time to curl up with a "good" book

the only time that ever bothered me was when I took something to be returned.. they would take it out of the bag and give this wrinkled nose like, ewww pet hair

and when it comes to dating, if you don't like animals or mine don't like you - you're history

very true wolfie!

Funny story coming up