THE FORA PETITION

[flanl3]

The section of the website we are currently on, as indicated by the above, is titled ‘Forums’. However, ‘fora’ is just as valid a plural for forum as ‘forums’. I petition that the website section be changed to ‘Fora’. I expect that no one will be on board with this idea, but I am still proposing it.

Topic

[Taiwan Tony]

Aye.

Either that or Officer’s Club, or something. Something Red Dwarfy.
Or is that too pathetic?

[International Debris]

If forum is the singular of fora, is a single plant a florum?

[JamesTC]

I can’t just get on the blower to Interfora, you know.

[Ben Paddon]

We’re in fora laugh.

[flanl3]

Actually, in the case of flora, it’s singular with the proper Latin plural being florae.

[flanl3]

And to ‘Officer’s Club’, what of a more modern Officers-Only Corridor/Lift?

[peepingsignal]

I propose ‘BBS’ to honour the show’s 20th century roots.

[Seb Patrick]

But “forum” is being used as an English word, to mean an online discussion board. We’re not using the Latin word for a physical meeting place. And the plural of the English word is “forums”.

[Dave]

It’s a forum… for ’em.

[Nick R]

Did you know that Howard Goodall hid a vocoded sample of the word “fora” in the Red Dwarf theme tune?

[flanl3]

I’m looking at Merriam-Webster, who in fact do have the definition included for the online service, and include ‘fora’ as a valid plural for all definitions

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WHAT IS HAPPENING

[Dave]

No wonder you only scored fora percent.

[peas_and_corn]

You wrote ‘I am a fish’ fora times, did a funny little dance and fainted

[Smeg4Brains]

The only Latin I know is Romanes Eunt Domus……..and that’s wrong.

[Nick R]

When I saw you for the first time (first time)
I learned your name was Laura (Laura)
And I got a funny feeling (feeling)
So I typed a post on fora (you-should-say “forum” baby)

[flanl3]

If you’re looking to say ‘forums’ is more fun to say than ‘fora’

[Ridley]

The fora us!

[flanl3]

http://www.ganymede.tv/forums/
You see? Forums. We could easily spice up this boring link by makng it fora.

[Ian Symes]

Fora

[Ben Paddon]

Good job.

[Jonsmad]

Hello I’m Nigel Fora ‘ge now can you Latin cunts please get out of my forums.

[flanl3]

Okay but in related notes why is there not a copy of the site in Esperanto?

[flanl3]

Hang on hang on hang on reopen the case it says ‘fora’ on the website’s about section

[Phobos And Deimos]

Such a voice. Who is that?

Fora, fora, fora…

[Ian Symes]

The final warning still applies to your new account, by the way, Phobos And Deimos.

[Phobos And Deimos]

Heartbreaker.

[It’sMarilynMonroe!]

lolz!!1!

https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?sl=auto&tl=eo&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ganymede.tv%2Fforums%2Ftopic%2Fthe-fora-petition%2F%23post-217811&edit-text=

[It’sMarilynMonroe!]

Somehow, I thought the HTML would look better than that.

[si]

Got to love that there is no Esperanto change for ‘Heartbreaker’ at all.

[Phobos And Deimos]

Malpermesita por vivo, vi mem-servanta cunt.

[flanl3]

Four and a half months later, I still use when at school, especially as of recently, as you get a lot fewer strange looks when you open a page with a large ‘No.’ at school than a page with a large ‘MILF’ on it.

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