Why I'm here and why I'll be coming back.

Telefunken · 02-13-2004, 12:34 PM

I've been luring this board for a month or so. You guys are great. Here are my reasons for de-lurking:

- Post volume and quality
- People treat each other well without being oversensitive pansies
- Variety of topics. One topic doesn't dominate nor does one person
- People are free to do their thing (within reasonable limits).

Undertoad · 02-13-2004, 12:43 PM

Welcome. Are you U47 from the Fark PS threads?

Telefunken · 02-13-2004, 12:44 PM

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Originally posted by Undertoad
Welcome. Are you U47 from the Fark PS threads?

Nope. Just stumbled here. I've been BBS-ing for about 10 years.

Undertoad · 02-13-2004, 12:47 PM

Even more welcome, then.

Beestie · 02-13-2004, 12:51 PM

Quote:

Nope. Just stumbled here. I've been BBS-ing for about 10 years.

Cool! We stumble around and BS a lot too!

Artie Greene · 02-13-2004, 02:43 PM

I like the tone and content of these forums as well! Thumbs UP, y'all.

Things are extremely boring at my forum right now, and it is always nice to encounter other peeps out there for some cyber bonding. ;-)

Telefunken · 02-13-2004, 03:24 PM

I've been on a forum for a few months where the dominating topic is politics. They bicker and bicker endlessly. At the same time they have a few members that don't fight clean and use dirty tricks. The asshats get banned, forum traffic drops off, then the jerks get invited back in.

Things just stopped being fun.

juju · 02-13-2004, 04:05 PM

What sort of dirty tricks?

Elspode · 02-13-2004, 04:08 PM

Wait, let me get a pencil...

FileNotFound · 02-13-2004, 04:11 PM

Can we get a link?

Telefunken · 02-13-2004, 04:14 PM

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Originally posted by FileNotFound
Can we get a link?

I can't. I'll get banned. I still have friends on that forum. We organize via PM.

Telefunken · 02-13-2004, 04:16 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by juju
What sort of dirty tricks?

Logical fallicies, flaming because they don't agree with your POV. Posting crap from NewsMax.

juju · 02-13-2004, 04:28 PM

We get that sometimes, too.

elSicomoro · 02-13-2004, 05:29 PM

Sometimes, juju becomes a big whiny baby, but then we slap him around, give him some sugar and he's fine.

For the most part, self-policing works very well here. I have only seen UT remove two people for being intolerably irritating since I've been here (3 years).

Come on...you've got to get us a link over here...we'll turn that place upside down.

wolf · 02-13-2004, 05:48 PM

What kind of board makes people take a vow of secrecy not to reveal the location of the board to outsiders?

(you're not talking about freep, are you? if you are, just give a little thumbs up on your next reply and they'll not be any the wiser ...)

02-13-2004, 12:34 PM	#1
Telefunken Going for the DX Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Taxachusetts Posts: 82	Why I'm here and why I'll be coming back. I've been luring this board for a month or so. You guys are great. Here are my reasons for de-lurking: - Post volume and quality - People treat each other well without being oversensitive pansies - Variety of topics. One topic doesn't dominate nor does one person - People are free to do their thing (within reasonable limits).

02-13-2004, 02:43 PM	#6
Artie Greene Resident-in-Training Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 7	Ditto! I like the tone and content of these forums as well! Thumbs UP, y'all. Things are extremely boring at my forum right now, and it is always nice to encounter other peeps out there for some cyber bonding. ;-)

02-13-2004, 04:08 PM	#9
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Wait, let me get a pencil... __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

02-13-2004, 04:11 PM	#10
FileNotFound Intouch with his inner sheep rider. Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 603	Can we get a link? __________________ This is a rat. \|This is a hamster.\| This is a chipmunk.\| This is a Sheep Rider.

02-13-2004, 05:48 PM	#15
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	What kind of board makes people take a vow of secrecy not to reveal the location of the board to outsiders? (you're not talking about freep, are you? if you are, just give a little thumbs up on your next reply and they'll not be any the wiser ...) __________________ 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

02-13-2004, 12:43 PM	#2
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Welcome. Are you U47 from the Fark PS threads?

02-13-2004, 12:47 PM	#4
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Even more welcome, then.

02-13-2004, 03:24 PM	#7
Telefunken Going for the DX Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Taxachusetts Posts: 82	I've been on a forum for a few months where the dominating topic is politics. They bicker and bicker endlessly. At the same time they have a few members that don't fight clean and use dirty tricks. The asshats get banned, forum traffic drops off, then the jerks get invited back in. Things just stopped being fun.

02-13-2004, 04:05 PM	#8
juju no one of consequence Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Arkansas Posts: 2,839	What sort of dirty tricks?

02-13-2004, 04:28 PM	#13
juju no one of consequence Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Arkansas Posts: 2,839	We get that sometimes, too.

02-13-2004, 05:29 PM	#14
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	Sometimes, juju becomes a big whiny baby, but then we slap him around, give him some sugar and he's fine. For the most part, self-policing works very well here. I have only seen UT remove two people for being intolerably irritating since I've been here (3 years). Come on...you've got to get us a link over here...we'll turn that place upside down.

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