Is this the BEST forum on the internet?

[lumberjim]

it seems to me that if there is a strong sense of community on a board, there is also a very high incidence of xenophobia and hostility to newcomers. I think we do a MUCH better job of welcoming new people here. MUCH better.

[littlepixie]

Originally Posted by lumberjim

it seems to me that if there is a strong sense of community on a board, there is also a very high incidence of xenophobia and hostility to newcomers. I think we do a MUCH better job of welcoming new people here. MUCH better.

Oh no you don't! I popped into chat the other night and I was kicked out with an eff u.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Chat is NOT the Cellar.
Welcome to the Cellar littlepixie.

[lumberjim]

Originally Posted by littlepixie

Oh no you don't! I popped into chat the other night and I was kicked out with an eff u.

you refused to identify yourself, sorry.

come back.....we'll be nice

there is a rule about no anon lurking in chat. it makes everyone in there uncomfortable, so we kick people that try to do it.

[Pico and ME]

This is my third forum. The first one was political...I found it during Bush's run for his second term. I found several like-minded people there and one of them invited me to his forum. I loved it there. I was part of its small 'family' early on, and felt the warmth and community there that is being described about The cellar here. I still visit that forum, but it recently lost a lot of its members due to some fracticous episodes, so not much is going on there anymore.

Originally Posted by lumberjim

it seems to me that if there is a strong sense of community on a board, there is also a very high incidence of xenophobia and hostility to newcomers. I think we do a MUCH better job of welcoming new people here. MUCH better.

Hmmmm. Not in all cases. I started posting my mind with my first few posts and was not given a warm reception, which I think colors the way I am received still, or at least my perception of it. But I still like it here. There is a lot of diversity in viewpoints which is really refreshing. The realness that Wolf describes makes it very interesting. And of course, all the cool things that SG mentions are what keep me coming back.