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OAP 2010 Birthday Meet

Well folks, its that time of year again. Weve found the keys to the OAP Funshine Bus, and were heading to Derby, ghost capital of England to celebrate OAP's Birthday.

Elder Elections now finished

Elder elections are now over. The number of votes cast exceeded any previous year's tally! It was a close race, and went to a run-off until MarshallBravestar took himself out of the tied-election vote in order to speed up the handover process - a noble sacrifice. The elders, in no particular order, now in residence for the next year are:

Dillonstar, Mulletino, HastaLaVista, LetchFerrit, TheNewSaint, Kiplin, Skuzzle, Asylum101, kxtcd950, Nightsun and Peejers.

Thanks to all that stood for election and everyone that voted. Here's to another year of the OAP community in their hands.

2009 Elder Elections Vote Now Underway!!

The Elder registration process is now closed.

From today until 15/11/09 @23:59 GMT, the voting lines are open for you to decide who the next 11 Elders will be. Please head to the following thread in the Organisational Discussion forum for instructions on how to cast your very important vote:

2009 Elder Elections - VOTE

Elder Registration and Election Time 2009

Yes, it's that time of year again!

Registration for the Elder elections is now under way. Head over to the Organisational Discussion forum to see who is registering to stand this year, and if you think you've got what it takes then maybe you'll chuck your name into the hat!

Registration is open from 02/11/09 to 08/11/09 @23:59 GMT, after which the thread will be locked. Following this, the voting will begin, so keep an eye out for this.

Good luck to everyone who puts their names up for election to help run OAP!

OAP and Chums new passwords

The passwords for both OAP closed rooms and OAP Chums rooms have changed.

OAP Bowling Club members can find details of both new passwords at the top of the OAP Games Meetings forum. OAP Chums can find details of the Chums room password at the top of the OAP Chums forum.

Please remember not to give these passwords out to anyone. If someone doesn't know the password, tell them where on the forums to find it. This will ensure that only OAP Bowling Club members and OAP Chums have access to the appropriate passwords.

Bigger sigs!

Following the release of the official Playstation sigs (Portable IDs), the Elders have reviewed the sig guidance. Sigs can now be a max of 550x125px, 100KB filesize and you can have 1 line of text below this (to be no longer than 550px). "OAP" and/or the OAP 'logo' are encouraged to be used but are no longer a requirement.

Full details of the guidelines can be found in OAP FAQ's here.

So go ahead and get yourself a new sig if you wish and let's all see how creative you can be!

OAP Forum Awards 2008 - The Vote

Last week nominations for the OAP Forum Awards took place. This week it's time to vote!

So visit the 2008 Forum Awards forum and cast your votes for who you think is worthy of these awards. Polls will be open for 7 days and close in the afternoon on Monday 9th March.

OAP Forum Awards 2008

It's that time of year again (well OK, it's a bit late!) when we recognise those OAPs amongst us for their special contribution to this community (that's not including the soiled pants they leave strewn across the day room).

So visit the 2007 Forum Awards forum, check out how we are doing the awards this year - nominations this week and voting next week - then tell us who you think is worthy of an award.

Nominations close at lunchtime on Monday 2nd March.

Merry Christmas OAP!

Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there;
The children were nestled all snug in their beds,
While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads;
And mamma in her 'kerchief, and I in my cap,
Had just settled down for a long winter's nap,
When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,
I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter.
Away to the window I flew like a flash,
Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash.
The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow
Gave the lustre of mid-day to objects below,
When, what to my wondering eyes should appear,
But a miniature sleigh, and eight tiny reindeer,
With a little old driver, so lively and quick,
I knew in a moment it must be St. Nick.
More rapid than eagles his coursers they came,
And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name;
"Now, Dasher! now, Dancer! now, Prancer and Vixen!
On, Comet! on Cupid! on, Donder and Blitzen!
To the top of the porch! to the top of the wall!
Now dash away! dash away! dash away all!"
As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly,
When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky,
So up to the house-top the coursers they flew,
With the sleigh full of toys, and St. Nicholas too.
And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof
The prancing and pawing of each little hoof.
As I drew in my hand, and was turning around,
Down the chimney St. Nicholas came with a bound.
He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot,
And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot;
A bundle of toys he had flung on his back,
And he looked like a peddler just opening his pack.
His eyes -- how they twinkled! his dimples how merry!
His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry!
His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow,
And the beard of his chin was as white as the snow;
The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth,
And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath;
He had a broad face and a little round belly,
That shook, when he laughed like a bowlful of jelly.
He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf,
And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself;
A wink of his eye and a twist of his head,
Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread;
He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work,
And filled all the stockings; then turned with a jerk,
And laying his finger aside of his nose,
And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose;
He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle,
And away they all flew like the down of a thistle.
But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight,

"Happy Christmas to all OAP, and to all a good-night."

2008 Elder Elections - voting ends 30/11/08 @11.59pm GMT

This is a reminder that voting in the Elder elections ends on 30/11/08 @11.59pm GMT.

If you haven't voted already, please head to the following thread in the Organisational Discussion forum for instructions on how to cast your very important vote:

2008 Elder Elections - VOTE

If you haven't seen the candidates' registration posts, you can read them here in the Organisational Discussion forum before voting:

2008 Elder Elections - Registration

The results of the vote will be announced on Monday 1st December.