Is X Marks the Scot a Clan?

**porrick** · 17th August 07, 03:58 AM

Originally Posted by James MacMillan

Very good post!!!

If there can be a "Generation X" then just why not a

Clan X

Sure - and the back-ups of all postings will be X-files

**acstoon** · 17th August 07, 04:38 AM

Originally Posted by Peter C.

I think you are speaking for all of us there, Alaskan Kilted Guy, and I love the quote from Jane Howard.

Peter

Ditto that!

**McClef** · 17th August 07, 05:02 AM

From the number of pages I thought I had come across an old thread for a moment!

Maybe we can't be an official Clan in the strict sense, but we meet so many of the ideal characteristics of one so no harm in being an unofficial one!

We need more clan variant tartans, hunting, weathered etc!

**Mike1** · 17th August 07, 06:20 AM

Originally Posted by gilmore

Posters can be excluded by moderators on the basis of an extensive list of rules, or like Dreadbelly, be made to feel as if they are not welcome, and leave.

Nice try gilmore, but that dog ain't gonna hunt.

I want to make it crystal-clear you are speaking from a position of absolute ignorance on this matter. If it were not so, you would not have made such a ridiculous and erroneous observation.

You might want to take a moment and read this thread.

Speaking strictly for myself here, I'm more than a little sick and tired of the back-handed swipes taken at the forum staff members. If anyone has an issue with a forum member (staff or otherwise), contact that member via Private Message. If you don't care for the moderation on this forum, go join an anarchy forum. Please remember you are not being held hostage here. You're free to leave whenever you choose.

The truth of the matter is that we do have a small group of problem children that require nearly constant attention from the staff members. It is also true you have no idea of those members' identities, no idea of the problems they have caused and no idea of the opportunities that have been extended those individuals. So do me a favor and try to limit your comments to topics upon which you have a modicum of knowledge.

**irishrob** · 17th August 07, 06:51 AM

I suggest that the clan song might be: All our X's aren't in Texaswith apologies to "All my exes live in Texas!"

You know, there is no doubt that the forum is a family. Most families are made up of various individuals who have some sort of relationship, be it from blood, marriage, adoption or whatever. Again, most families have a myriad of individual personalities... from the loving mother, the wayward son, the loony aunt, the curmudgeon grandfather, the dandy and the dowdy and on and on and on.

All I can say is as a family "we is one!"

Rob

**Barclay** · 17th August 07, 07:23 AM

I remember as a wee lad, (just a few years ago

)my grandmother had a placard in her kitchen that read "Friends are family that you've chosen". And so it is with XMTS: XMarks is a clan that I've chosen.

I can dig the dandelion, but I like the Flame-Haired-Celtic-Godess' suggestion for a motto: "In kilts, fellowship" since even outside XMTS, the kilt is such an incredibly social garment.

Now who is going to be the first to have a Clan tent at a games venue signing up new members for the "world's first virtual clan"?

**MACKAY** · 17th August 07, 07:27 AM

Originally Posted by Barclay

...Now who is going to be the first to have a Clan tent at a games venue signing up new members for the "world's first virtual clan" ...

I would say that the XMTS.com site is our Virtual Clan Tent! Thats not to say that we can't have a physical tent at some games, and that would actually be pretty cool.

**pdcorlis** · 17th August 07, 08:02 AM

Seems to me the Mods nixed the idea of official XMarks tents
since we don't really own the name... But then you never know...

Spokane Highland Games 2006.

I'm sure someone will clear this up shortly...

**The F-H.C.A.G.** · 17th August 07, 08:16 AM

Wow! Feel the love! What a hefty response to this thread.

Looks like we've mostly reached a consensus on the motto: "Not by blood, but by choice" seems to have most votes, and although I do still like "In Kilts, Fellowship", the Latin translation may be difficult if there truly is no Latin for kilt.

For clan plant badge, the dandelion seems to be the hands down winner (sorry Cloves!). Now I feel better about our lawn-all this time we've just been growing clan badges, not weeds!

Now, folks, how about that war cry?

Be well,

**James MacMillan** · 17th August 07, 08:21 AM

I went out last night to a Mini-kilt night (we only had three), and before I went I went in search of a dandelion to put in the bonnet.

Do you think I could find one? - - No! All the neighbors have been very good at killing them off.

Now I'm going to have to cultivate my own patch, just to have someting to stick in the slot behind the badge.