T'was the Night before Trap-mas, no one was logged in
The forum was empty none can be found, not even Admin...

One of the most celebrated holidays is coming near and I would like to be your Santa's BuffaloHELPer
Below me is a hidden article which will be filled with all the goodies that you will enjoy. But I'm going to keep it a secret until the Trap-mas morning. To earn this fabulous gift you must be:

• A hosted member, of course
• Every HOSTED member is eligible
• That includes Moderators
• Administrators are NOT eligible

I am giving predetermined prizes to those who have been nice and nothing but black coal to those who have been naughty. From now and until the Trap-mas morning you will be watched because...

He's making the list, checking it twice (or maybe thrice)
BH's gonna find out who's naughty or nice...

But I'll be the judge of who is nice and who is naughty. It is my decision alone. So keep up the good posts and stay active. Remember you are judged how you are as a HOSTED member of this forum. That's all I can say.

Naughty
1 blemish (10% warning) - reduce warning to 0%
2 blemishes (20% warning) - reduce warning to 10%
3 blemishes (30% warning) - reduce warning to 20%
4 blemishes (40% warning) - reduce warning to 30%
5 blemishes (50% warning) - reduce warning to 40%
6 blemishes (60% warning) - black coal, you should be ashamed of yourself!

Nice
Perfect (0% warning) - 7 credits
Few blemishes (0% warning but had few in the past) - 2 credits

rejected: what is black coal?

This post has been edited by rejected: Dec 5 2005, 02:02 AM

Reserved for additional rules. Do not open until December.

Dec-1, 2005
Please follow my direction. Post only your good will towards all man kind by stating something that you are thankful, something you wish and something you hope for the next year. Please do not spam otherwise you will be marked under Naughty list

I am thankful that I made through this year especially because I have had so many changes in my life--my job, my house, my family and my friends. It started very rough and I was lost for a while. But now that the year 2005 is nearly ending, I look back and realized that I was one of the lucky ones to have a house, a family, a job and friends who are still with me today. I am also thankful that I became a part of Trap17 family, the community that will be inscribed to my memories.

My wish for today is that our government's fiscal crisis will be turned around to much stable situation. I wish that my town's budget is balanced so that hard working class is suffering no longer. I wish for the things that to be different for the better future. I wish that we all wish for the same peace and harmony that will save this planet. And I hope that our troops will one day return home and we shall embrace them not with our prejudice but with honor and respect. Everyone says that this war's been like that of Vietnam. Well let's not repeat the same mistake of shunning out our troops when they return. Whether it's right or wrong the bottom line is that they are torn away from their families and they need all our support. Let's not waste anymore energy by pointing our fingers to someone.

Merry Christmas everyone! Merry Christmas Trap17! And Merry Christmas to all who cannot celebrate with their loved ones. You are in our thoughts.

This post has been edited by BuffaloHELP: Dec 2 2005, 12:33 AM

Ah... you have you post here to be on my Naughty or Nice list.

Well let me start out by saying Merry Trapmas, Merry Christmas, Happy Chanukah, Happy Quanza to all. Happy Holidays to all those I missed.

December 2, 2005

Well I am thankful for many things in my life. I am thankful for my parents for providing me with everything I have and all my gadgets and toys I am thankful for making it through the almost the first semester of the IB program in my new high school. It has been hard to make it through this year but with my friends I would never of made it. Also I am thankful for finding Trap17 and meeting all my new friends here and being able to replace my free hosting. This is a much better place. I am thankful for all the money I have been able to make to buy my laptop and stuff like that to keep me occupied. Of course there is my computer programming teacher. She is the best, same with my spanish teacher.

My wish this year is that the war ends between the U.S. and Iraq and all other countries so we can be at peace once again. Of course this could take a lot of time but making Iraq a better country will help out the world. At the moment though I have been really wishing to make it through high school. It is going to be very hard but I know I can do it. I also hope that those hurt in the hurricanes are safe as well as my family and relatives. Hopefully we can have a better country and world ahead of us and everyone helps make it happen.

Once again Happy Holidays, and Merry Trapmas



This post has been edited by BuffaloHELP: Dec 29 2005, 11:58 PM

Let me start by saying Happy/Merry Trap-mas/Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa/Winter Solstice/Boxing Day/Christmahanukwanzakah/Decemberween/Festivus/any other December holidays I forgot.

I really have a lot of things to be thankful for. I have family who care about me and a lot of friends. I have a nice place to live, my family rarely has any problems, there's always extra money for whatever. I'm in a good high school, I'm getting really good grades. I've even been less shy this year than last year, and I can see the effects. I really can't complain about anything, my life is pretty great right now.

I don't really know what I hope for. For myself, I just want to be more outgoing and for nothing to go horribly wrong. For other people, there are several things. I'd like for the so-called "war on terror" (somewhat of an oxymoron) to end as quickly and safely as possible. It'd be nice if the U.S. national debt were to go down, and maybe some tension ease between countries. I'd also like for the media to stop hyping up things so much. We hear about all these terrible things that really aren't all that bad. The media just focuses on the bad news, then makes it seem worse than it is. You rarely hear anything about the huge leaps in medicine and technology on the news. They get you to buy in by making a climate of fear. I wish that the media would go easy on the fear.

Hmm, maybe I got a little carried away there. Anyway, have a good holiday season, everyone! Hope you get a lot of gifts!



This post has been edited by BuffaloHELP: Dec 30 2005, 12:00 AM

I'm very excited in the direction my life is going right now; that's one item I'm greatly thankful for. My family is awesome, I'm doing well in school considering I'm taking four college level classes my sophomore year, and there's not an enemy that I can think of. I'm thankful for all of my friends, for my friend Michael, who's recovering from having a brain tumor removed. I'm glad that Vincent, another friend, has finally earned enough money to have an infected membrane removed. I'm grateful for being able to find the love of my life. The majority of my gratitude goes towards my brother, though, who's fighting the battle of addiction to drugs on his own, and winning.

My wish for the future isn't some "Miss America" answer, it focuses on individuals, not global items. I can only hope that Vincent when he's done with surgery, recovers well, and that Michael continues to recover without problems. I wish that my friend Donald won't give up hope with his grades; he's had a 4.0 average for the past three years, but they're starting to lower from problems at home. Best wishes to all of them.

My New Year's resolution: to focus on my grades, which are more important than my current job and spending large amouns of time with my friends. My career matters for the future; earning money for that new car doesn't.



This post has been edited by BuffaloHELP: Dec 30 2005, 12:01 AM

First of all, Happy Holidays to all of you out there in trap-land. This is my favorite time of year, not only because of christmas(this is the holiday I celebrate), but that my birthday is also 6 days before christmas.

Wow, I really do have a lot to be thankful for. I am really thankful for my family. We are really going through some rough times during this holiday season, and I'm just glad that I still have them. I am also thankful that my mother's newly bought house is oficially hers after a 3 month battle with the county it is located in. I'm thankful for the citizens of Jefferson, Ohio for voting yes on a bill for 3 new schools, and a state-of-the-art auditorium. It's too bad I won't be around to see it, since I will be in college. There is just so much I am thankful for, I can't even list them all.

My main hope is that the war in Iraq will be over soon. I know many families are being torn apart by having a loved one over in Iraq, and it is just devistating if one of them dies. Earlier in the year, there were about 9 or 10 people from a town near where I live that were killed within a 2 week period. I just cannot imagine what those people have gone through.

My wish, although it may be a little selfish, is that I might find the right girl. If I'm lucky, before prom. Right now, I kind of need someone there for me, that isn't part of my family.

I think, for my new year's resoultion, I'm going to try to work out a little more, eat a little less. Hopefully this will equal less body fat, and a little more muscle. It wouldn't hurt to concentrate a little more on my grades.

And again, Happy Holidays to everyone.



This post has been edited by BuffaloHELP: Dec 30 2005, 12:02 AM