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Introductions => Introduce Yourself => Topic started by: Mongo on November 23, 2015, 04:58:46
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With the encouragement and assistance of Olivier (for which Mongo is extremely grateful), Mongo has found you all again and has come to play. Let's photo !
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Hi Mongo. Welcome - good to see you here. I look forward to seeing lots more of your images.
Mike.
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Mongo, glad you made up your mind to join here!
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I hope this time round you can just be in the first person...
Welcome.
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greetings to mongo
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welcome and yes, let's see these photos!
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Mongo thanks you all for the warm welcome.
Elsa, sorry to disappoint but as you can see, Mongo only ever exists in the third person - but what's in a person ?? Hopefully, it will not be an issue. We truly only speak through our photography anyway .
Mongo looks forward to the future on this site with you all
cheers
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Welcome Mongo, great to see you here.
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I hope this time round you can just be in the first person...
Welcome.
My hope also ....I thought we were supposed to use our real names here?
Cheers
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I agree with Bez, there should be one rule for everybody regarding real names with no exceptions!
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I'm glad to see you here
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I agree with Bez, there should be one rule for everybody regarding real names with no exceptions!
So it's really not his name or what? I thought that Mongo was his real name...? Is your name really G Mike?
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Hello Mongo, I remember the furry picture of the other site... :-)
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Mongo has disclosed his full name in the profile. So at least the Team knows who he is ...
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Full name? Where
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In his user profile. He is not anonymous to the NG site.
I suggest we all welcome yet another member to NG. If a little eccentric, not more than we can accommodate.
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Welcome, Mongo! Looking forward to see your photos.
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Mongo thanks you all for the warm welcome.
Elsa, sorry to disappoint but as you can see, Mongo only ever exists in the third person - but what's in a person ?? Hopefully, it will not be an issue. We truly only speak through our photography anyway .
Mongo looks forward to the future on this site with you all
cheers
No disrespect meant - but disappointment isn't what comes to mind. I don't see the point of existing in the third person at all. I find it unnecessary and irritating. Sorry but that is how I feel. I didn't even do that when I was 12. I don't care if you want to be addressed as Mongo, although it would be really nice to have your real name displayed like the other members. Getting to know one another on some level, builds a community, I can't build a relationship with a "third person". But then again I am not that important anyway.
Of course there might be a valid reason for not revealing your real name - that part I could respect - absolutely - ( I mean if you were the head indian chief at Canon or something) :o
Why not just be Mongo and get on with being yourself? It would be really nice.
If the forums are all about photography - I don't get why it is so important to be the third...
We speak in words- as people who love photography. If we only spoke through images, there would be no need to comment on images. If that was the case - Bjørn could have activated the LIKE button ;D (and I know he would just HATE that!)
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One of the missing geniusses finally found his way here.
warmest welcome!!!
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Everyone has the option to make their Full Name visible only to Admins by entering it into the Full Name box in your profile and giving yourself another Display Name or Signature Name.
"Full Name seen only by Admins" is right up there in the header next to the Search box. We do not particularly like this, but you do have the option.
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Again, Mongo is very grateful for the very warm welcome by most members and some familiar faces from other sites.
Mongo notes the unfortunate criticisms of the few but does not intend going over old ground on this issue. Mongo is sure that members are not on this site to read irrelevant banter between other members - they are here for the common unifying element of love of photography. Mongo would have thought it helpful if comments and genuine criticisms relate to a member’s photography.
Mongo chooses by far to concentrate on the overwhelming good wishes of most and get on with the business and enjoyment of photography.
Mongo sincerely hopes this unnecessary controversy is ended !
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A further welcome!
Actually, I like your writing in the 3rd person as it often comes with some special humour, which would be impossible other wise.
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Mongo thanks you for your welcome Alaun and grateful for your comments
cheers
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Mongo only ever exists in the third person - but what's in a person ??
That's hilarious! I find the concept very endearing and welcome Mongo to this site.
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That's hilarious! I find the concept very endearing and welcome Mongo to this site.
thank you for your warm welcome and its heartening to see another who also has some understanding of how and why Mongo exists as he does.
cheers
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thank you for your warm welcome and its heartening to see another who also has some understanding of how and why Mongo exists as he does.
Count me in Mongo, we pick up our clothes and hair style to choose how we present ourselves to the world, so why not here, and I find it Adamesque or Pratchettian that you are yourself only in the 3rd person :)
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Count me in Mongo, we pick up our clothes and hair style to choose how we present ourselves to the world, so why not here, and I find it Adamesque or Pratchettian that you are yourself only in the 3rd person :)
Mongo sends you his big thanks Bruno. However, Mongo is quite a primitive creature as you can see from his frank photo/avatar so , he must confess ignorance and admit he has never read any of the work of Pratchett but understands his style was comic and fairly imaginative ....Hmmmm ....sounds a lot like Mongo. Also, Mongo has never been compared to architecture before but can see how he does designs himself (although there are not three of him to do it) , he can do that by being the third person........ ;D
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Welcome Mongo ;)
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Sieht Er, Herr Mongo; wenn ich heucheln könnte, so würde ich höflich etwas vorspielen; aber ich kann nicht; es muß raus: Es ist in seiner Existenz doch ein Relikt einer vergangenen Zeit, sein Verlangen nach der pronominalen Anrede des siebzehnten Jahrhunderts, Herr Mongo!
Very intriguing. He, Mongo, is welcome.
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LoL. This thread is hilarious. What do people care if the person like to call himself/herself Mango or Apple or Jackfruit.
What the f***. Call yourself Emperor of the Galaxy or Attila the Hun for all I care.
I am only interested in a very small segment of photography which is Beauty and Fashion which does not seem to be the flavor of this site anyway.
That is fine with me.
Mongo it is. That's pretty fine with me as well.
Shrugging my shoulders while chewing on my cigar.....I like Mangoes specially the Alphonso ones.
Mango....Man Go!
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I am only interested in a very small segment of photography which is Beauty and Fashion which does not seem to be the flavor of this site anyway.
Maybe, but it is still really nice to have you here, like others, even the primitive ones...
The place would be so boring if you were all like me. Sorry, like him. Now I am lost.
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Also, Mongo has never been compared to architecture before but can see how he does designs himself (although there are not three of him to do it) , he can do that by being the third person........ ;D
Ah, that's funny, I didn't know Adamesque referred to architecture. I should have said Adamsian as I was thinking of Douglas Adams :) and you do a humorous connection with my approximate vocabulary design. Bravo Mongo :)
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Welcome Mongo ;)
Mongo bids you thanks Mr Geert
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Sieht Er, Herr Mongo; wenn ich heucheln könnte, so würde ich höflich etwas vorspielen; aber ich kann nicht; es muß raus: Es ist in seiner Existenz doch ein Relikt einer vergangenen Zeit, sein Verlangen nach der pronominalen Anrede des siebzehnten Jahrhunderts, Herr Mongo!
Very intriguing. He, Mongo, is welcome.
Thank you Thomas for such an inspiring welcome. Mongo’s German is not what it used to be but it is a wonderful variation in itself to everyone just speaking English. Perhaps a more gracious age is now a little bygone. You did pick the period that approximates Mongo’s age……… :o
Mongo ist nicht zu befürchten, er ist nur eine harmlose fröhliche Dummkopf
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LoL. This thread is hilarious. What do people care if the person like to call himself/herself Mango or Apple or Jackfruit.
What the f***. Call yourself Emperor of the Galaxy or Attila the Hun for all I care.
I am only interested in a very small segment of photography which is Beauty and Fashion which does not seem to be the flavor of this site anyway.
That is fine with me.
Mongo it is. That's pretty fine with me as well.
Shrugging my shoulders while chewing on my cigar.....I like Mangoes specially the Alphonso ones.
Mango....Man Go!
Almass - thank you for your welcome.
As Olivier has said, it is nice to have all onboard of varying persuasions.
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Ah, that's funny, I didn't know Adamesque referred to architecture. I should have said Adamsian as I was thinking of Douglas Adams :) and you do a humorous connection with my approximate vocabulary design. Bravo Mongo :)
ah …that Adams ! In his wildest imaginings he could not have conceived a Mongo creature in his galaxy/universe. Perhaps Mongo should have called himself “42” instead….….but a gentleman should Mongo never reveals his age.
John Cleese would have us all call ourselves "Bruce" to avoid confusion !
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It is not the first time, but I am still surprised when I am reminded that so many people in the old site are not aware of "here".
Back when I met him in the old NG/FZ I accepted Mongo calling himself such and using the third person without thinking much about it. After all most people do not go by their own names on most forums. Using the third person is to me a strange and interesting way of asserting one's own individuality and have nothing against it.
NG is the only places I know that makes an effort that real names are used, and I like it. Here Mongo insisting in his customs stands out more.
I am not bothered by it at all. I am now made more curious about his own real name and the reason why this is withheld, but am too respectful to ask.
I am just curious to know what would happen in the unlikely event of a meeting in the real world (unlikely I think mainly due to geography).
Anyway, I have liked your posts elsewhere and I am pleased to see you here.
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ah …that Adams ! In his wildest imaginings he could not have conceived a Mongo creature in his galaxy/universe. Perhaps Mongo should have called himself “42” instead….….but a gentleman should Mongo never reveals his age.
John Cleese would have us all call ourselves "Bruce" to avoid confusion !
Mongo (err "Bruce" maybe?), welcome to the new NG site. I have always enjoyed your posts and images and your Italian flair and look forward to your future inputs. How you label yourself is entirely your business.
Actually I am reminded of another of my interests, which is model aircraft and another Australian gentleman whose full name is Ivor Francis Stowe and who amassed what was probably Australia's biggest and finest collection of model aircraft engines . He resides at a location called Doonside.
As a former school teacher he was concerned about people's inability to spell and shortened his name to just IvorF to make spelling easier for the growing hordes of the illiterate.
Read about IvorF here: http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/03/30/1048962646286.html
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Thanks for your welcome Simone. Good to see you her too. Also, thank you for your considered approach and understanding.
What you have said about other sites’ rules is broadly true. However, Mongo does respect the rules of this site and its members and administrators. It is proper that all sites have their respective rules complied with. It was only after being assured that he was not breaking any rules of this site that he decided to stay. Provided the rules are respected, the rest is really up to personal likes and dislikes - and Mongo thinks he understands both.
Since you have asked the question more than politely and with genuine curiosity (which Mongo understands too well), Mongo thinks you should be given some answer. Initially, there were reasons for not wishing to identify himself . Later, the whole mystery, character and fun of who Mongo had developed into would be largely lost if Mongo was revealed or became someone else. Besides, by now, Mongo is a very real and whole creature that comes fully to life and automatically when he logs in to various sites. So, changing or wishing to change does not at all seem an option nor desirable. Mrs Mongo is not yet concerned that one day, Mongo may be lost in himself and not return to the real world.
Other sites like Mongo’s mystery and anonymity and actively preserve it. The few that have met him always make excuses that he was too fast or ate their cameras etc as to why they have no photographic evidence of his existence. Essentially, they like the game too.
At least 3 real people on this site have met Mongo and one he sees on a regular basis. Mongo is able to tell you that as a consequence of having done so, none has subsequently grown copious hair or developed excessive indiscriminate eating habits or more importantly, started to speak in the third person or call themselves Madonna, Pink, Prince or Cher or any other single name.
Mongo hopes this helps satisfy some of your curiosity
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Mongo (err "Bruce" maybe?), welcome to the new NG site. I have always enjoyed your posts and images and your Italian flair and look forward to your future inputs. How you label yourself is entirely your business.
Actually I am reminded of another of my interests, which is model aircraft and another Australian gentleman whose full name is Ivor Francis Stowe and who amassed what was probably Australia's biggest and finest collection of model aircraft engines . He resides at a location called Doonside.
As a former school teacher he was concerned about people's inability to spell and shortened his name to just IvorF to make spelling easier for the growing hordes of the illiterate.
Read about IvorF here: http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/03/30/1048962646286.html
Mongo thanks you for your welcome Hugh and is pleased to see you here too.
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Thanks for your welcome Simone. Good to see you her too. Also, thank you for your considered approach and understanding.
What you have said about other sites’ rules is broadly true. However, Mongo does respect the rules of this site and its members and administrators. It is proper that all sites have their respective rules complied with. It was only after being assured that he was not breaking any rules of this site that he decided to stay. Provided the rules are respected, the rest is really up to personal likes and dislikes - and Mongo thinks he understands both.
Since you have asked the question more than politely and with genuine curiosity (which Mongo understands too well), Mongo thinks you should be given some answer. Initially, there were reasons for not wishing to identify himself . Later, the whole mystery, character and fun of who Mongo had developed into would be largely lost if Mongo was revealed or became someone else. Besides, by now, Mongo is a very real and whole creature that comes fully to life and automatically when he logs in to various sites. So, changing or wishing to change does not at all seem an option nor desirable. Mrs Mongo is not yet concerned that one day, Mongo may be lost in himself and not return to the real world.
Other sites like Mongo’s mystery and anonymity and actively preserve it. The few that have met him always make excuses that he was too fast or ate their cameras etc as to why they have no photographic evidence of his existence. Essentially, they like the game too.
At least 3 real people on this site have met Mongo and one he sees on a regular basis. Mongo is able to tell you that as a consequence of having done so, none has subsequently grown copious hair or developed excessive indiscriminate eating habits or more importantly, started to speak in the third person or call themselves Madonna, Pink, Prince or Cher or any other single name.
Mongo hopes this helps satisfy some of your curiosity
Thank you for the explanation - more than expected but not too much to completely quench curiosity.
And now let's talk about photography :)
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Ah, it's all coming together now. There was a disturbance in the force. Things did not seem right and I was missing something. After a very busy summer, I poked around today and found this.
Thank you Bjorn, and the rest of the crew, for putting this together.
It feels good to see all of you.
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Ah, it's all coming together now. There was a disturbance in the force. Things did not seem right and I was missing something. After a very busy summer, I poked around today and found this.
Thank you Bjorn, and the rest of the crew, for putting this together.
It feels good to see all of you.
Hi, Longhiker, glad you found here and welcome!
Maybe it's better to start a new thread in this "Introduce Yourself" section rather than replying here (this is Mongo's thread) to let more people know of your arrival.
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Thanks for your welcome Simone. Good to see you her too. Also, thank you for your considered approach and understanding.
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At least 3 real people on this site have met Mongo and one he sees on a regular basis. Mongo is able to tell you that as a consequence of having done so, none has subsequently grown copious hair or developed excessive indiscriminate eating habits or more importantly, started to speak in the third person or call themselves Madonna, Pink, Prince or Cher or any other single name.
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:o no no no - mentioning 'The Artist Formerly Known as Prince' will complicate things. You seam to develop a habit 8)
[hehe - 'preparing for a sequel, putting some some popcorn in the cooler, and a drink]
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[hehe - 'preparing for a sequel, putting some some popcorn in the cooler, and a drink]
hopefully not Thomas. Now its time to get on with the photography stuff
PS - you keep your popcorn in a cooler ....!!..???????
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hopefully not Thomas. Now its time to get on with the photography stuff
Agreed. Have added a few images today.
PS - you keep your popcorn in a cooler ....!!..???????
It's an IT joke: if one thinks something will develop it's own dynamics and rush off without ones own ongoing involvement (like in a movie theatre -> popcorn time) one starts preparing for that situation.
Please don't mind - I considered the 3rd person stuff easily triggering such a thing but I have had my popcorn today.
Have a good night (well, that assumes your are in +- my time zone).
Thomas
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Agreed. Have added a few images today.It's an IT joke: if one thinks something will develop it's own dynamics and rush off without ones own ongoing involvement (like in a movie theatre -> popcorn time) one starts preparing for that situation.
Please don't mind - I considered the 3rd person stuff easily triggering such a thing but I have had my popcorn today.
Have a good night (well, that assumes your are in +- my time zone).
Thomas
thanks Thomas - interesting and much appreciated. Mongo is looking forward to seeing those images and needs to get off his furry rump to post some of his own.
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Welcome Mongo.
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Welcome Mongo.
Mongo's sincere thanks to you Gary.