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wolf · 02-06-2009, 11:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lumberjim

and we wont use real pics of our faces....that was dumb.

Quote:

Originally Posted by footfootfoot

Why was that dumb? Did they make fun of our foreheads?

They photoshopped LJ's face onto some homoerotic photoshop of Kirk and Spock.

Reckoner · 02-06-2009, 02:43 AM

Also, Fuck You Kai

wolf · 02-06-2009, 04:04 AM

The Safari concept was entertaining.

I'm not into the board culture over at PD, but they seem overall to be an interesting bunch of folks.

xoxoxoBruce · 02-06-2009, 06:14 AM

Click Click There's no place like home. Click Click

Payne · 02-06-2009, 06:58 AM

Hey hey, Payne here, from PD.

Just wanted to post a few thoughts on your safari.

I wasn't involved in the safari from PD to here, or in yours back to PD (except for posting a couple times about my WOMP work, with naturally inflated ego regarding my abilities. I'm not really THAT conceited*).

Overall, I think you guys achieved what you wanted out of it which is what's really important. The first phase reminded me terribly of our own first safari. Back then I was very much involved with them. We boarded some Canadian general discussion board as colonial-era explorers complete with pith hats and were looking for "Dr. Livingstoned". When the admin showed up, we were banned en masse.

While you weren't banned, your safari was received in much the same way as our very first.

With some hints and tips from Tiki, I think you were much more successful with your second attempt. You seemed to have fun anyway, which is the first priority. Some people refused to play along even for the second go, but that's more from a sense of 'once bitten, twice shy'. As you may have noticed if you leave them alone, they'll leave you alone.

The only thing I noticed was you seemed to be interacting with yourselves far more than with the regulars (fair enough, really. It was interacting with the natives that got you burned in phase one). Seeing as people are throwing around 'out of 5's' I'd give this overall attempt 3/5 and the second phase 4/5.

Internet Safaris can be hella fun, but the fun comes from the challenge. If you are trying to lead a bunch of people with 'authority issues' through a situation which you're trying to avoid becoming a mass boarding/trolling exercise, it can be difficult. Getting it right can pay off big time though.

Also, to give you a little background information here, there has been a bunch of paranoia and bad blood floating around PD lately. There has been at least one person sabotaging some of our projects which is totally NOT cool. If it wasn't for the slightly defensive nature generally adopted by PDers, you'd see we're normally down for any program. Not to say everyone would play along, but you'd have more people who were willing to.

I may stick around for a while to see if I actually like you guys or not, but on first impressions, I have to say you're not ALL bad.

Goodbye, and good luck!

*Okay, I am usually that conceited. I sign my name "THE MOTHERFUCKIN' MESSIAH!" after all...

P.S. I'mma post this on your thread on PD too, just cause it's a general announcement type thing.

Sundae · 02-06-2009, 09:06 AM

You stay here babba.
We appreciate you here.

[pulls up chair and offers choclate biscuits]

classicman · 02-06-2009, 09:40 AM

Sorry everyone - you're stuck with me. That place was just....
not right.

Sundae · 02-06-2009, 09:43 AM

Be fair - not right for us.
I'm sure they'd find this place too slow and twee for them...

Me? It's my home and I love it.

lumberjim · 02-06-2009, 10:30 AM

...say goodbye and fuck you, kai

Sundae · 02-06-2009, 10:42 AM

Payne - can't understand how I missed your post 1st time round.
But thanks much for your input. Really.

What I find puzzling is that on such a harsh forum (my opinion, ymmv) there are such decent people.
Not sarcasm - you and Fomenter and Tiki (their names here at least) have made an effort to contact us, to give tips and hints and generally include us, despite the fact it was your board we descended on. Okay, it was because you safari'd, but the majority of posters in each case were not involved.

From my point of view we were successful. Why? Because a number of us got together, had fun making pictures, names and histories. We're a community and we were a community on vacation. And we discovered why we love the Cellar.

And I got some recipes for home made alcofrolics.
And realised that even on harsh boards there are gentle people.
Okay, I LOd a bit too

DanaC · 02-06-2009, 11:20 AM

*sniggers* Kirk + Spock = kock

classicman · 02-06-2009, 12:13 PM

lol @ Dana

xoxoxoBruce · 02-06-2009, 12:26 PM

Welcome to the Cellar Payne.

And thanks.

fomentor · 02-06-2009, 12:33 PM

its been a lot of fun having you guys visit us at pd all in all a great first safari well done .
i hope the space men strike out and explore other corners of the Internet universe, and when you do go ahead and interact with the locals in their topics of discussion , our safari here was messed up a bit by events at home, so we didn't do that as much as we normally do when we were here, but we like to try to make intelligent on topic posts in the threads of the forums we visit, you have a good diverse group here and when your areas of expertise overlap with the topics being discussed go ahead and participate.

thanks for the fun and the laffs

on Pd's harsh and weird forum culture , i can try to explain why it is the way it is, but i wont trouble you with it unless you are interested..

glatt · 02-06-2009, 12:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fomentor

its been a lot of fun having you guys visit us at pd all in all a great first safari well done .

Thanks fomentor, I hope you stick around these parts a bit too.

02-06-2009, 04:04 AM	#3
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	The Safari concept was entertaining. I'm not into the board culture over at PD, but they seem overall to be an interesting bunch of folks. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

02-06-2009, 06:14 AM	#4
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Click Click There's no place like home. Click Click __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

02-06-2009, 09:40 AM	#7
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Sorry everyone - you're stuck with me. That place was just.... not right. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

02-06-2009, 09:43 AM	#8
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Be fair - not right for us. I'm sure they'd find this place too slow and twee for them... Me? It's my home and I love it. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

02-06-2009, 10:30 AM	#9
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	...say goodbye and fuck you, kai Attached Images __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

02-06-2009, 02:43 AM	#2
Reckoner Non-Newbie Sort Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 6	Also, Fuck You Kai

02-06-2009, 06:58 AM	#5
Payne Neophyte-in-training Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 3	Hey hey, Payne here, from PD. Just wanted to post a few thoughts on your safari. I wasn't involved in the safari from PD to here, or in yours back to PD (except for posting a couple times about my WOMP work, with naturally inflated ego regarding my abilities. I'm not really THAT conceited). Overall, I think you guys achieved what you wanted out of it which is what's really important. The first phase reminded me terribly of our own first safari. Back then I was very much involved with them. We boarded some Canadian general discussion board as colonial-era explorers complete with pith hats and were looking for "Dr. Livingstoned". When the admin showed up, we were banned en masse. While you weren't banned, your safari was received in much the same way as our very first. With some hints and tips from Tiki, I think you were much more successful with your second attempt. You seemed to have fun anyway, which is the first priority. Some people refused to play along even for the second go, but that's more from a sense of 'once bitten, twice shy'. As you may have noticed if you leave them alone, they'll leave you alone. The only thing I noticed was you seemed to be interacting with yourselves far more than with the regulars (fair enough, really. It was interacting with the natives that got you burned in phase one). Seeing as people are throwing around 'out of 5's' I'd give this overall attempt 3/5 and the second phase 4/5. Internet Safaris can be hella fun, but the fun comes from the challenge. If you are trying to lead a bunch of people with 'authority issues' through a situation which you're trying to avoid becoming a mass boarding/trolling exercise, it can be difficult. Getting it right can pay off big time though. Also, to give you a little background information here, there has been a bunch of paranoia and bad blood floating around PD lately. There has been at least one person sabotaging some of our projects which is totally NOT cool. If it wasn't for the slightly defensive nature generally adopted by PDers, you'd see we're normally down for any program. Not to say everyone would play along, but you'd have more people who were willing to. I may stick around for a while to see if I actually like you guys or not, but on first impressions, I have to say you're not ALL bad. Goodbye, and good luck! Okay, I am usually that conceited. I sign my name "THE MOTHERFUCKIN' MESSIAH!" after all... P.S. I'mma post this on your thread on PD too, just cause it's a general announcement type thing.

02-06-2009, 09:06 AM	#6
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	You stay here babba. We appreciate you here. [pulls up chair and offers choclate biscuits]

02-06-2009, 10:42 AM	#10
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Payne - can't understand how I missed your post 1st time round. But thanks much for your input. Really. What I find puzzling is that on such a harsh forum (my opinion, ymmv) there are such decent people. Not sarcasm - you and Fomenter and Tiki (their names here at least) have made an effort to contact us, to give tips and hints and generally include us, despite the fact it was your board we descended on. Okay, it was because you safari'd, but the majority of posters in each case were not involved. From my point of view we were successful. Why? Because a number of us got together, had fun making pictures, names and histories. We're a community and we were a community on vacation. And we discovered why we love the Cellar. And I got some recipes for home made alcofrolics. And realised that even on harsh boards there are gentle people. Okay, I LOd a bit too __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

02-06-2009, 11:20 AM	#11
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	sniggers Kirk + Spock = kock

02-06-2009, 12:13 PM	#12
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	lol @ Dana __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

02-06-2009, 12:26 PM	#13
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Welcome to the Cellar Payne. And thanks. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

02-06-2009, 12:33 PM	#14
fomentor Vivacious Vivisectionist Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 36	its been a lot of fun having you guys visit us at pd all in all a great first safari well done . i hope the space men strike out and explore other corners of the Internet universe, and when you do go ahead and interact with the locals in their topics of discussion , our safari here was messed up a bit by events at home, so we didn't do that as much as we normally do when we were here, but we like to try to make intelligent on topic posts in the threads of the forums we visit, you have a good diverse group here and when your areas of expertise overlap with the topics being discussed go ahead and participate. thanks for the fun and the laffs on Pd's harsh and weird forum culture , i can try to explain why it is the way it is, but i wont trouble you with it unless you are interested..

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