Why did you come to the Cellar?

freshnesschronic · 07-23-2007, 01:00 AM

Why did you come to the Cellar?

What brought you upon this website?

Who directed you to this link?

How did you come about this virtual space?

Me, I came because I was searching the Internet for relationship advice (wtf right?) and I came upon some internet forums. So I figured I should get involved in one that looked nice and casual. And here I am, maybe liked, definitely hated, but still representing my own outlook on life, liberty and the pursuit of relationship advice.

edit: sorry if this thread already exists, damnit

Aliantha · 07-23-2007, 01:04 AM

I came here through some posters on another forum which closed down. Those other posters are no longer here, but I remain.

07-23-2007, 03:37 AM

I was abandoned here under the Safe Haven Law for newbees.

xoxoxoBruce · 07-23-2007, 03:39 AM

IOtD

Urbane Guerrilla · 07-23-2007, 03:58 AM

It's there.

DucksNuts · 07-23-2007, 05:02 AM

Ali....

were you an AGer?

ravenranter · 07-23-2007, 05:02 AM

I dropped in randomly, read threads for awhile, bookmarked the site and have been coming back daily ever since.

DanaC · 07-23-2007, 06:17 AM

Quote:

I was abandoned here under the Safe Haven Law for newbees.

Are you an Ex UOer? If not then the Safe Haven ref is pure coincidence:P

I actually cannot recall how I first ended up here. I have a vague recollection of a friend of mine (ex-guildmate from when I was into gaming) telling me about some forum that he used to go on and wind people up pretending to be a really right-wing, neo-con type. Not sure, but that might have been the Cellar he was talking about.

That's why I sometimes suspect people like UG of being fake:P

That may be why I came here......or it might not...i can't recall.

What I do recall, is that I was living on my own for the first time, had also fallen off the gaming circuit, and was trawling the internet, fairly bored, on a fairly regular basis. Either way, I ended up in the Cellar, at a time when I was most in need of an easily accessible and engaging community. What was strange about the Cellar, was that unlike most forums I'd meandered through, the Cellar drew me back. It feels not dissimilar to the kind of dynamic involved in some gaming communities, rather than the usual forum dynamic.

Griff · 07-23-2007, 06:37 AM

I think UT put an invite in a Libertarian list serve we both subscribed to. thanks Toad!

piercehawkeye45 · 07-23-2007, 07:00 AM

I was searching for the "military authorization act" (or whatever it was called) and found this.

glatt · 07-23-2007, 07:25 AM

Probably an IotD that was linked somewhere else, but I can't remember. Through Fark maybe?

Undertoad · 07-23-2007, 07:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Griff

I think UT put an invite in a Libertarian list serve we both subscribed to. thanks Toad!

A Libertarian listserv that I ran for years, PA-Libernet.

yesman065 · 07-23-2007, 07:40 AM

I was at a crossroads in my life and was seeking input, advise, thoughts from outside my norm. For awhile I siply drifted thruogh, but became more engaged the more I read. I found it to be a great place to interact with people from very different backgrounds all over the world with whom I would have no other chance of interacting. The differing perspectives and opinions are very enlightening.

Uisge Beatha · 07-23-2007, 07:53 AM

If I recall correctly, I followed a Fark link to the IotD my first time in. I returned occassionally for more images and started reading some, too. After the better part of two years had passed I realized I was stopping by to read quite often and had a couple of thoughts to post so I finally registered.

theotherguy · 07-23-2007, 08:27 AM

I Googled something and the cellar came up as the second or third link. I can't remember what the search was for. That will drive me crazy the rest of the day.

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07-23-2007, 01:00 AM	#1
freshnesschronic Professor Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,555	Why did you come to the Cellar? Why did you come to the Cellar? What brought you upon this website? Who directed you to this link? How did you come about this virtual space? Me, I came because I was searching the Internet for relationship advice (wtf right?) and I came upon some internet forums. So I figured I should get involved in one that looked nice and casual. And here I am, maybe liked, definitely hated, but still representing my own outlook on life, liberty and the pursuit of relationship advice. edit: sorry if this thread already exists, damnit Last edited by freshnesschronic; 07-23-2007 at 01:04 AM. Reason: preexisting?

07-23-2007, 01:04 AM	#2
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	I came here through some posters on another forum which closed down. Those other posters are no longer here, but I remain. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

07-23-2007, 03:39 AM	#4
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	IOtD __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

07-23-2007, 05:02 AM	#7
ravenranter Mystical Miscreant Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: asteroid B-12 Posts: 46	I dropped in randomly, read threads for awhile, bookmarked the site and have been coming back daily ever since. __________________ "One never ought to listen to the flowers..." - The Little Prince

07-23-2007, 03:37 AM	#3
NoBoxes Guest Posts: n/a	I was abandoned here under the Safe Haven Law for newbees.

07-23-2007, 03:58 AM	#5
Urbane Guerrilla Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,674	It's there.

07-23-2007, 05:02 AM	#6
DucksNuts Bitchy Little Brat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,067	Ali.... were you an AGer?

07-23-2007, 06:37 AM	#9
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	I think UT put an invite in a Libertarian list serve we both subscribed to. thanks Toad! __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

07-23-2007, 07:00 AM	#10
piercehawkeye45 Franklin Pierce Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,695	I was searching for the "military authorization act" (or whatever it was called) and found this.

07-23-2007, 07:25 AM	#11
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Probably an IotD that was linked somewhere else, but I can't remember. Through Fark maybe?

07-23-2007, 07:40 AM	#13
yesman065 Banned - Self Imposed Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,847	I was at a crossroads in my life and was seeking input, advise, thoughts from outside my norm. For awhile I siply drifted thruogh, but became more engaged the more I read. I found it to be a great place to interact with people from very different backgrounds all over the world with whom I would have no other chance of interacting. The differing perspectives and opinions are very enlightening.

07-23-2007, 07:53 AM	#14
Uisge Beatha Lecturer Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 945	If I recall correctly, I followed a Fark link to the IotD my first time in. I returned occassionally for more images and started reading some, too. After the better part of two years had passed I realized I was stopping by to read quite often and had a couple of thoughts to post so I finally registered.

07-23-2007, 08:27 AM	#15
theotherguy no not that other guy, the other one Join Date: May 2007 Location: TN Posts: 640	I Googled something and the cellar came up as the second or third link. I can't remember what the search was for. That will drive me crazy the rest of the day. __________________ I should be working.

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