Less is More

[ladysycamore]

Originally posted by marichiko
Nah, let him stay up there. That way he can't inflict himself on the rest of the human race.

Nah, let him fall the fuck right off. On his head.

[OnyxCougar]

Originally posted by Cyber Wolf
HB puts me in mind of a older gent sitting on his porch, grumbling about how things were better in the day, when kids respected their elders, dadgumit, and there weren't so many people around here making noise and there used to be a big beautiful field over there, all built up now, and why can't kids wear their pants where pants go, goin' around with their draws showing, yep things were MUCH Better back in MY day.*spit* *gum gum* Yep.

Now YOU are interesting, CW. Stick around, youngster!! This just might get good....

[Griff]

Originally posted by lumberjim

The problem, as i see it, with being overly careful of making your every post deeply meaningful and well composed is that there are not enough active posters here to do that at a pace which will keep people interested, and coming back every couple of hours or so like they do now. People would eventually drift away, and forget about the cellar. ( how many interesting people came and went before I got here? how many of them would have stuck around longer if they knew they could count on at least 2 or 3 giggles a day in my posts?)

I prefer a slower pace and a personal connection. I could drop in once a day and see what was up. Many days I'd check in quite often but if I didn't, I could get up to speed in a few minutes. I'm not wired for new cellar. Summers used to be really slow here but now if we drop out we'll find a pile of folks we don't know when we get back. It was a cool experiment in community, while it lasted, but my time here as a regular poster is pretty much over. I don't know and can't get to know you people so why stick around? I'm still here but its no longer important to me to be involved.

[lumberjim]

that's nice.

happy, hubris boy? jag, griff...who's next?

I take back what I said about having some respect for you. i told you this thread sucks. fucking shit.

no make up sex for you.

you tell us about pissing in the fingerbowls, and then you go pissing in the soup.

jerk off

[elSicomoro]

Originally posted by lumberjim
that's nice.

happy, hubris boy? jag, griff...who's next?

I take back what I said about having some respect for you. i told you this thread sucks. fucking shit.

no make up sex for you.

you tell us about pissing in the fingerbowls, and then you go pissing in the soup.

jerk off

Okay...what is this rant about?

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Christ I wanted to stay out of this thread.

I think Hubris Boy had a good point, and I see where he's coming from, he made a good (if holier than thou) post that laid it all out pretty clearly. I'm a newbie but even late last fall there was a different atmosphere.

I was drawn to it then, like it even a little better now...there is more clutter for sure, but it still has the same overall character....just with a bit new spice.

I think the Giants should stick around and talk. What HB maybe forgot is for every post I make, I'll read probably a couple hundred. I personally seldom like to engage in really heavy stuff, its too time consuming, and after watching the evening news every day I've sorta had my fill.

I do however find many deep threads that I never participate in fascinating. And since we're arguing the same thing over and over, let me repeat my sole contribution to this thread:

Who gives a shit really?

If you're not plannng on sticking around please tell your close friends, but don't bitch and whine to the masses. We really don't care THAT much. I'll miss Jag for example, even tho I disagreed with the majority of his posts I always read them when I saw his handle.

But the whole "it ain't like it used to be" crap, I'm gonna leave...so be it....fucking leave already. I hate to see good posters go but it's a fucking BBS. A cool one at that, 14 years? Seems like it's evolving and sustaining quite nicely.

We do need the Giant NBN to get back to posting more cheesecake.....I do miss that.

[elSicomoro]

Originally posted by lumberjim
the way HB stated his initial point was a trap. he said so himself. He made a shoe. Now, if you respond to it and argue with him, the shoe fits, right? that makes it personal. I post more than anyone here (since dana evaporated, at least) and have always been concerned that I post too much. This strikes a particular nerve for me then. There is enough truth to what HB said to make it sting a little. So I feel like I should stand up for those he accuses of being Tards.

Do you post too much? I'd say yeah. But...is it really that big of a deal? Seriously.

The problem, as i see it, with being overly careful of making your every post deeply meaningful and well composed is that there are not enough active posters here to do that at a pace which will keep people interested, and coming back every couple of hours or so like they do now.

How much of the Cellar prior to your arrival have you read? Not every post was deeply meaningful and well-composed. Believe me.

People would eventually drift away, and forget about the cellar.

The Cellar is a revolving door...people come and go all the time. It's been like that since I've been here. It will probably continue to be that way.

how many interesting people came and went before I got here?

Lots.

how many of them would have stuck around longer if they knew they could count on at least 2 or 3 giggles a day in my posts?

Are you being facetious or are you serious? Not to mention, your question is unanswerable.

I see myself as someone who's posts are well recieved by most people, so to equate the high post average with a high crap ratio concerns me. At first I tried to not take wht he said personally, but the more I thought about it, the more clear it was that he was speaking to me. Maybe I'm just being self centered, but his last post seems to have confirmed that suspicion. Now, If it was some asshole that said that, it wouldn't bother me nearly as much. I would be just as concerned if you, or Elspode, or UT, or HP, said it. And yes, what griff just said gives me a bit of a pause, too.

Jim, you are starting to sound as bad as HB on the other side of the spectrum. What the hell do you care what this guy thinks of you? All you're doing now is playing into him. Let it go.

[lumberjim]

it's about the fact that just when i thought we were somewhat assuaging the negative sentiment that hubris created, we lose another respected giant. Griff. did you not read the thread?

or are you too cool to care again? now that you're the calm and collected sycamore. i think you just like to freaking heckle me. why dont you ask rho what she's ranting about. she seems to understand whats going on here better than you do.

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Originally posted by lumberjim
i think you just like to freaking heckle me.

Didn't you two make nice at forks?

[lumberjim]

Originally posted by sycamore


Jim, you are starting to sound as bad as HB on the other side of the spectrum. What the hell do you care what this guy thinks of you? All you're doing now is playing into him. Let it go.

i was answering bruce's question about why i take it personally.

Are you being facetious or are you serious? Not to mention, your question is unanswerable.

serious. but i was just using myself as an example. if i see a new post by someone i think is funny, i read it first. or if its a topic i'm extra interested in. what i was saying is that more activity breeds more membership, breeds more content, breeds more activity, breeds more content. more content = more good and more bad. ignore the bad, enjoy the good.

I got re-mad when griff dumped out ( he also asked me to just keep his tshirts) ...anyone want a couple of black (L) short sleevers? hubris brought this shit to a head, and it pisses me off. i'll miss griff even though he didnt post a whole lot. i dont know why, i just like him.

dont be a stranger, griff

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Hey! Quit fucking ignoring ME!

[lumberjim]

shut up. this aint a chat room

[elSicomoro]

Originally posted by lumberjim
it's about the fact that just when i thought we were somewhat assuaging the negative sentiment that hubris created, we lose another respected giant. Griff. did you not read the thread?

Eh...maybe we're reading the thread differently. The way I read it, Griff is sticking around, but is not really into the board that much anymore. And it seems that you're trying to blame that on HB, though I'm not sure why.

or are you too cool to care again?

???

now that you're the calm and collected sycamore.

I'm the calm and collected sycamore more often than not...there are still enough oldheads on here to back me up.

i think you just like to freaking heckle me.

Well, sometimes it's fun to fuck with you b/c you're such an easy target.

But seriously...WTF? You need to relax, man.

why dont you ask rho what she's ranting about. she seems to understand whats going on here better than you do.

I think I understand what's going on here just fine.

I don't know why Rho bothered to respond to him again...she needs to let it go too.

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Oh you're just cranky about:

Originally posted by ladysycamore

"Ok so how many ppl would I like to get busy with? Nobody in this town, for sure."

That was some funny shit. ;-)

[elSicomoro]

Ahahahahafuckyourself.