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"The Winston Graham & Poldark Literary Society" is very pleased indeed to announce that the following members have now been appointed Honorary Life Members of the Society. Char Nanfan, Namparagirl, Verity, Mrs Gimlett, Smollett, Demelza, Bella and Dwight. Many congratulations and very we...
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Posting pictures into the forum
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Updated 6th October 2012 Posting pictures into the forum with reference to the picture below.... At the bottom left below each message box there's a button called "Attach File(s)". Left click on this. This will then bring up and display your own computer files similar to the picture below. Choose th...
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Mrs. Gimlett Appointment to Moderator
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Mrs. Gimlett Appointment to Moderator "The Winston Graham & Poldark Literary Society" are very pleased and happy to announce that Mrs. Gimlett has kindly agreed to become a Moderator on the Board. A very warm welcome Mrs. Gimlett! Ross
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Bronny Appointment to Moderator
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Bronny Appointment to Moderator "The Winston Graham & Poldark Literary Society" are very pleased and happy to announce that Bronny has kindly agreed to become a Moderator on the Board. A very warm welcome Bronny ! Ross
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Carol/ Char Nanfan running in Sunday's London Marathon !!
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I thought you'd all like to know that Carol/ Char Nanfan and our longest member is running for the first time in the London Marathon this Sunday 22nd April.I know it's always been her cherished dream to be able to compete in it and that she's been trying unsuccessfully to get an entry for several years n...
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Verity Appointment to Moderator
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"The Winston Graham & Poldark Literary Society" are very pleased and happy to announce that Verity has kindly agreed to become a Moderator on the Board. A very warm welcome to the Society Verity ! Ross
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New style changes to Forum
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As you've probably noticed at the top of the forum the host providers have just automatically (!) upgraded the options for the forum style together with a whole lot of new instructions to go with it. Will try to get things sorted and back to normal as soon as possible. Thanks Ross
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Update: New Members wishing to join.
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Update: New Members wishing to join. As a reminder please note that in order to avoid deliberate nuisance applications and spam all new members will always have to be manually approved. It would therefore be very much appreciated if new members would kindly remember to give one or two additional re...
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The three special Beginners' forums
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As there are already several members who are either currently reading the books for the first time or have yet to see the films (Beginners), would remaining members please remember that there are 3 special forums deliberately set aside for them. "The Introduction Forum", "Poldark Beginners - ...
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Enlarged text size & pasting from Word OpenOffice
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To help reduce any unnecessary eye strain the forum's automatic default font size has now been slightly enlarged to the size shown here. Members please note that any manual resetting of the font size in the top left hand corner of the message box before final posting, will automatically overrid...
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**ALL "BEGINNERS" WHO HAVE NEVER READ POLDARK PLEASE CHECK IN HERE FIRST !!
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TO ALL THOSE "BEGINNERS" WHO HAVE NEVER READ POLDARK OR SEEN THE VIDEOS OR DVDS. PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING CAREFULLY BEFORE ENTERING ANY OF THE OTHER POLDARK FORUMS !! THIS ALSO APPLIES TO ALL REMAINING FORUMS INCLUDING WINSTON GRAHAM'S OTHER BOOKS AND FILMS AS WELL. ___________________________...
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Visitors whose mother tongue is not English
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As there are a lot of visitors to the forum whose mother tongue is not English it's more than likely many won't understand txt. speak. If members could quickly check and correct any such words before posting it would be much appreciated. Thanks Ross
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Beginners ! ONLY Poldark books 1 to 7 shown in the '70s BBC TV series.
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Beginners please note ! Please remember that only Poldark book numbers 1 ("Ross Poldark") up to 7 ("The Angry Tide") were used in the two quite separate (1975 and 1977) BBC TV series. NOT books 8 to 12 as at the time they had not been written. However ITV did make a further film much...
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Namparagirl Appointment to Moderator
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Namparagirl Appointment to Moderator "The Winston Graham & Poldark Literary Society" are very pleased and happy to announce that Namparagirl has kindly agreed to become a Moderator on the Board. A very warm welcome to the Society Namparagirl ! Ross
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Carol McWorster Appointment to Moderator
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Carol McWorster Appointment to Moderator "The Winston Graham & Poldark Literary Society" are very pleased and happy to announce that Carol McWorster has kindly agreed to become a Moderator on the Board. A very warm welcome to the Society Carol ! Ross
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Contacting a Moderator.
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If any member has a query about anything, for example is uncertain whether to post a link(s) or not onto the Message Board, please ask a Moderator first via a Private Message. Thanks Ross
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Update : Posting YouTube etc. and embedded videos. First choose whether you want to be in "Advanced Editor" or not by clicking on the small window at the bottom right of the message box. You'll then see either the red Youtube icon or the green embed icon both located near the end on the top b...
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Future membership of the Society.
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Unfortunately nothing has yet been decided about future membership of the Society primarily because there are still so many people who have never heard of WG and Poldark. It was therefore decided, quite some time ago now, that the best option was to wait until all the Centenary celebrations were ove...
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New Forum Address
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Please note for bookmarking purposes the Society's new Forum address : http://poldark.activeboard.com
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New Forum Posting Categories
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Posting categories on the Winston Graham and Poldark Literary Society Forum are : 1. Newbie - 25 posts 2. Fan - 50 posts 3. Initiate - 100 posts 4. Student - 250 posts 5. Undergraduate - 500 posts 6. Graduate - 1000 posts 7. Postgraduate - 2500 posts 8. Professor - 5000 posts 9. Litera...
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Uploading Pictures & Slide Show Demonstration
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In case some members are not yet aware, at the bottom of each message box there is a clickable box marked "Attach File(s)". Next click on "Browse" in "File(s) Upload". Finally at the bottom click on "Upload File(s)" for all jpg, gif images required from your hard drive. Double check as usual by first cl...
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Forum Registration Details
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Welcome to the Winston Graham and Poldark Literary Society Forum.
New members please note. After completion of the initial registration process to join the Forum in the top right hand box, please remember that it will still NOT be possible to post any messages onto the Forum UNTIL you’ve first c...
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Happy New Year!
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A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year !
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"A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Everyone !" * Scroll down to some interesting Cornish Christmas links *http://christmas.oldcornwall.org/index.html
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Bron's New Username
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Hi All, Just to let you know that I (Bronny) now have a Poldark username and it's.....drum roll......Demelza! Judas!
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Hello All Can someone please explain to me how the category status thing works? I notice that from timt to time mine changes - I began as a Newbie, understandable, but have since been all manner of labels. Does it depend on the number of posts one makes? I am not that concerned what it says, am just int...
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A very merry Christmas and a Happy Poldark New Year
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A very merry Christmas and a Happy Poldark New Year to all our members and visitors ! Truro Cathedral http://www.trurocathedral.org.uk/#!prettyPhoto/1/ Tom Bawcock's Eve and Starry-Gazey pie in Mousehole http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajmm5VUiPQc&feature=related
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Show Preview button technical fault
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The "Show Preview" button below the message box has just recently developed a fault and is not displaying properly. The host providers Activeboard (8 hours behind us) have been notified so hopefully it will be working again in a day or two.
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First Poldark Crossword Puzzle Competition
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Members' Notice. The Society's first Poldark crossword puzzle competition opens with clues posted approx. 1 pm forum time (set to GMT) February 1st, answers on March 1st. Puzzle layout only now ready for downloading and printing in "General Discussions" forum. First 3 all correct answers comple...
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Fan Fiction
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As per the Rules please note that the Society does not accept fanfiction in any form whatsoever. Thanks. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fan_fiction
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Research Forum re-opened
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The Research forum has now re-opened. To enter please click on the end of the top blue bar.
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The Poldark Appreciation Society
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I recently watched a rather interesting half hour documentary called "The Cult of Poldark" which I suppose that most members have seen. It was interesting to see how well (or not) the actors have aged. Robin Ellis and Angharad Rees have aged really well and look great but Richard Morrant a...
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Colour photographs of Cornwall posted daily.
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Click on the URL below to view excellent daily photographs of all aspects of life in Cornwall. Also scroll to the bottom for many thousands of pictures available in CDs going back to 2002. Rosshttp://www.cornwallcam.co.uk/
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Opening of the Research Forum
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The following topics have been updated over on the Research Forum - 1. Academic Research - Ongoing Cornish studies and programmes 2. Communities Worldwide - Bringing global Cornish communities together 3. Language - The distinctive Cornish language and its Celtic roots 4. Literature & Poet...
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The Winston Graham Centenary Celebration Lecture
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The Winston Graham Centenary Celebration Lecture by Andrew Graham Saturday 28th June 2.30pm, Town Hall, Truro. Winston Graham (1908-2003), writer and the author of the Poldark historical novels, would have been 100 on 30th June 2008. To celebrate the centenary of his father's birth, Andrew Grah...
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Winston Graham's Centenary Exhibition
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Winston Graham's Centenary Exhibition The Royal Cornwall Museum in Truro will be holding an Exhibition this summer to mark the Centenary of the famous Poldark author Winston Graham. "Poldark's Cornwall - The Life and Works of Winston Graham" is being staged at the Museum from 14 June to...
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New Recent Posts button
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A useful new Recent Posts button is now available on the top control bar.
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Share your feedbacks
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Share any feedback, thoughts and suggestions you might have for the forum and website on here.
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YouTube is now available !!
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Well “YouTube” is now available on the Forum which of course is good news, but unfortunately the only Poldark material found so far is an old BBC spoof send-up at the end of this clip which is beyond awful !
Bearing in mind all-important Copyright, is there anyone who can improve on this ?
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The automatic host server has been experiencing a few difficulties lately with new and existing members IP registrations, saying among one or two other queries or rejections that "No Such User" exists. Would new members please make sure during the registration process their e-mail address is the...
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looking for cast
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Hello, I was wondering whether anyone can help me i am looking for my uncle raymond williams/jones possible james raymond, he had a part time role in poldarks he passed away in the 1960's - 1970's i am looking for his family or a picture?
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Some Activities Of Other U.K. Literary Societies
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To get an idea of the activities etc. of one or two other Literary Societies click on the the url's below : The Thomas Hardy Society based in Dorchester. http://www.hardysociety.org/The Jane Austen Society of the United Kingdom. http://www.janeaustensoci.freeuk.com/ The Daphne d...
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