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Clodfobble · 02-21-2009, 10:01 PM

It's in the cookie file, you could just refresh the page a few thousand times until it comes up.

DanaC · 02-22-2009, 05:38 AM

The virtual landscape is ever-shifting. There are few landmarks, fewer solid institutions.

The Cellar is exactly that. It's a landmark in the virtual sphere, a permanent institution that has held its head high for almost 20 years. It isn't like any other community.

Undertoad · 02-22-2009, 08:33 AM

Thank you Tulip, that's most kind of you.

Sundae · 02-22-2009, 10:58 AM

Are we harsh to newbs? I've been thinking about this since yesterday.
I honestly don't think so. although I accept I am in the minority. Which makes me feel odd - there's something I'm just not seeing.

I've joined forums where they expect you to stop by a special thread, tell them all about yourself, then the mods and perhaps one other person welcomes you (whoever you are, you could be John William Gacy for all they know, everyone gets told hello, and how interesting they sound - clowns you say? How interesting!)

Then they go about the usual forum business of pretty much ignoring you and responding to the in-crowd.

At least we don't pretend we're going to faint with bliss just because someone new has turned up.

And anyway, unless someone writes something that completely blows me away in their first week, why should I act as if they do? I wouldn't do it in real life. A new starter at work, yes - I would take them under my wing. Show them where the toilets are, explain the kitchen rules, lend them my Tippex. But I expect to have a relationship with them that will last months if not years. And they tend to turn up at the same time I do every day.

If I'm at a party with my friends (ahem, we're pretending here) I don't spend all evening talking to the only person there I don't know. I don't ignore them certainly, that's just bloody rude, but unless they happen to be one of my all time heroes I won't press myself upon them.

We've had some newb rows over the time I've been here. But in general I think the Cellar is the way I found it - cautiously polite and more likely to shake your hand than spit in it.

Trilby · 02-22-2009, 01:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

...cautiously polite and more likely to shake your hand than spit in it.

We spit on your soul

Tulip · 02-22-2009, 05:53 PM

I feel that I don't fit in well because quite often, I feel that I don't something worth contributing or something witty enough to contribute to the thread although I do enjoy reading it.

Don't get me wrong when I said y'all don't welcome newbies well. It wasn't a criticism but a mere observation and comparison to a few other forums I've been to. As I mentioned before, although y'all don't gush over to the newbies with welcome and greetings to acknowledge them or make them feel comfortable (we're adults at a bar here, right?), y'all readily accept anyone who jumps right into a conversation. That in itself is wonderful. Y'all aren't harsh to newbies. If you were, I wouldn't have stayed.

Sundae Girl: Your feelings aren't wrong. There's nothing wrong with how Cellarites are treating newbies.

HungLikeJesus · 02-22-2009, 11:13 AM

There is no Cellar.

BrianR · 02-22-2009, 11:35 AM

Crimson Ghost: nice to see another brother online. I meet other Masons from time to time out here. I'm a true "Travelin' man"!

Wolf, weren't you on KAOS once upon a time as silverwolf?

Crimson Ghost · 02-22-2009, 04:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BrianR

Crimson Ghost: nice to see another brother online. I meet other Masons from time to time out here. I'm a true "Travelin' man"!

It would seem so.

Always nice to meet a brother.

wolf · 02-22-2009, 11:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BrianR

Wolf, weren't you on KAOS once upon a time as silverwolf?

I was not on KAOS. I have always been wolf on the cellar, and was slvrwolf on netaccess.

I joined just after the GTG Dinty Moore came to, but got to attend the GTG for the book signing.

For the record, we have savaged a number of newbies, but usually they've deserved it.

fomentor · 02-22-2009, 02:10 PM

i must be lost this exact same thread started by the same person was filled with self depreciating, humorous testimonials about how bad the forum is, troll fail, ROLFL battles with trolls, text wall spamming, and image spamming of owl pics. where the hell am i? this place is tooth rotting'ly pleasant (it may be the best general form ever if you can handle the sweetness)

xoxoxoBruce · 02-22-2009, 07:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fomentor

[b]where the hell am i? this place is tooth rotting'ly pleasant

Shhhh, it's a trick.

Undertoad · 02-22-2009, 02:21 PM

"It's nice to be nice to the nice." - Frank Burns

classicman · 02-22-2009, 06:54 PM

Ok I've been looking for that "goes without saying" thread in response to post one - Where the _ _ _ _ is it?

morethanpretty · 02-22-2009, 07:18 PM

PSSST!

02-21-2009, 10:01 PM	#1
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02-22-2009, 10:58 AM	#4
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Are we harsh to newbs? I've been thinking about this since yesterday. I honestly don't think so. although I accept I am in the minority. Which makes me feel odd - there's something I'm just not seeing. I've joined forums where they expect you to stop by a special thread, tell them all about yourself, then the mods and perhaps one other person welcomes you (whoever you are, you could be John William Gacy for all they know, everyone gets told hello, and how interesting they sound - clowns you say? How interesting!) Then they go about the usual forum business of pretty much ignoring you and responding to the in-crowd. At least we don't pretend we're going to faint with bliss just because someone new has turned up. And anyway, unless someone writes something that completely blows me away in their first week, why should I act as if they do? I wouldn't do it in real life. A new starter at work, yes - I would take them under my wing. Show them where the toilets are, explain the kitchen rules, lend them my Tippex. But I expect to have a relationship with them that will last months if not years. And they tend to turn up at the same time I do every day. If I'm at a party with my friends (ahem, we're pretending here) I don't spend all evening talking to the only person there I don't know. I don't ignore them certainly, that's just bloody rude, but unless they happen to be one of my all time heroes I won't press myself upon them. We've had some newb rows over the time I've been here. But in general I think the Cellar is the way I found it - cautiously polite and more likely to shake your hand than spit in it. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac Last edited by Sundae; 02-22-2009 at 11:33 AM. Reason: Just some missing letters

02-22-2009, 11:13 AM	#7
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	There is no Cellar. __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

02-22-2009, 11:35 AM	#8
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	Crimson Ghost: nice to see another brother online. I meet other Masons from time to time out here. I'm a true "Travelin' man"! Wolf, weren't you on KAOS once upon a time as silverwolf? __________________ Never be afraid to tell the world who you are. -- Anonymous

02-22-2009, 06:54 PM	#14
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Ok I've been looking for that "goes without saying" thread in response to post one - Where the _ _ _ _ is it? __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

02-22-2009, 05:38 AM	#2
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	The virtual landscape is ever-shifting. There are few landmarks, fewer solid institutions. The Cellar is exactly that. It's a landmark in the virtual sphere, a permanent institution that has held its head high for almost 20 years. It isn't like any other community.

02-22-2009, 08:33 AM	#3
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Thank you Tulip, that's most kind of you.

02-22-2009, 05:53 PM	#6
Tulip Professor Join Date: May 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,293	I feel that I don't fit in well because quite often, I feel that I don't something worth contributing or something witty enough to contribute to the thread although I do enjoy reading it. Don't get me wrong when I said y'all don't welcome newbies well. It wasn't a criticism but a mere observation and comparison to a few other forums I've been to. As I mentioned before, although y'all don't gush over to the newbies with welcome and greetings to acknowledge them or make them feel comfortable (we're adults at a bar here, right?), y'all readily accept anyone who jumps right into a conversation. That in itself is wonderful. Y'all aren't harsh to newbies. If you were, I wouldn't have stayed. Sundae Girl: Your feelings aren't wrong. There's nothing wrong with how Cellarites are treating newbies.

02-22-2009, 02:10 PM	#11
fomentor Vivacious Vivisectionist Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 36	i must be lost this exact same thread started by the same person was filled with self depreciating, humorous testimonials about how bad the forum is, troll fail, ROLFL battles with trolls, text wall spamming, and image spamming of owl pics. where the hell am i? this place is tooth rotting'ly pleasant (it may be the best general form ever if you can handle the sweetness)

02-22-2009, 02:21 PM	#13
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	"It's nice to be nice to the nice." - Frank Burns

02-22-2009, 07:18 PM	#15
morethanpretty Thats "Miss Zipper Neck" to you. Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: little town (but not the littlest) in texas Posts: 2,957	PSSST! __________________ Addicts may suck dick for coke, but love came up with the idea to put a dick in there to begin with. -Jack O'Brien

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