Is this the BEST forum on the internet? - Page 2

Sundae · 02-21-2009, 10:20 AM

Oh, yeah. Forgot that bit (being a mild xenophobe)
But in my defence, I was saying it like I see it, and I haven't been a noob for a long time.

It is one of our plus points though.

Cloud · 02-21-2009, 10:26 AM

best general discussion forum, yeppers!

littlepixie · 02-21-2009, 10:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lumberjim

it seems to me that if there is a strong sense of community on a board, there is also a very high incidence of xenophobia and hostility to newcomers. I think we do a MUCH better job of welcoming new people here. MUCH better.

Oh no you don't! I popped into chat the other night and I was kicked out with an eff u.

xoxoxoBruce · 02-21-2009, 11:01 AM

Chat is NOT the Cellar.
Welcome to the Cellar littlepixie.

littlepixie · 02-21-2009, 11:03 AM

Hi xoxoBruce and thank you for the nice welcome.

lumberjim · 02-21-2009, 11:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by littlepixie

Oh no you don't! I popped into chat the other night and I was kicked out with an eff u.

you refused to identify yourself, sorry.

come back.....we'll be nice

there is a rule about no anon lurking in chat. it makes everyone in there uncomfortable, so we kick people that try to do it.

littlepixie · 02-21-2009, 11:10 AM

Ok, I'll try again sometime. I wasn't trying to be sneaky....sorry.

Shawnee123 · 02-21-2009, 11:14 AM

Yeah, that wasn't personal, there's a reason for that.

Come back sometime. It's fun!

And welcome to the Cellar.

littlepixie · 02-21-2009, 11:19 AM

Thanks Shawnee :-)

Shawnee123 · 02-21-2009, 11:27 AM

I have never really been a member anywhere else. I did post comments to lycos message boards from time to time. I ended up with an email pen pal, a guy from Scotland, who responded after I'd made a smartass comment (imagine that) about the ad they were running.

I forget how I found the Cellar, I was googling something. I started reading posts, and posting, and I emailed my friend from Scotland and another friend...saying "I found it. You have to go here, smart and funny people alert." I seriously did. I've lost touch with both those people since then, but I wonder if they ever popped in?

Anyway, the Cellar has taught me much and given me much. I can't really explain to people irl the sense of community you experience here. With all my, and our, faults...we are like a big surreal family. Sometimes we even piss each other off...but we are welcomed back and forgiven.

I just had deja vu. Have I written this before?

Pico and ME · 02-21-2009, 11:58 AM

This is my third forum. The first one was political...I found it during Bush's run for his second term. I found several like-minded people there and one of them invited me to his forum. I loved it there. I was part of its small 'family' early on, and felt the warmth and community there that is being described about The cellar here. I still visit that forum, but it recently lost a lot of its members due to some fracticous episodes, so not much is going on there anymore.

Quote:

Originally Posted by lumberjim

it seems to me that if there is a strong sense of community on a board, there is also a very high incidence of xenophobia and hostility to newcomers. I think we do a MUCH better job of welcoming new people here. MUCH better.

Hmmmm. Not in all cases. I started posting my mind with my first few posts and was not given a warm reception, which I think colors the way I am received still, or at least my perception of it. But I still like it here. There is a lot of diversity in viewpoints which is really refreshing. The realness that Wolf describes makes it very interesting. And of course, all the cool things that SG mentions are what keep me coming back.

glatt · 02-21-2009, 12:01 PM

I've been on a few forums, and still visit them on occasion, but the vibe here is best. Most diverse and open minded. Like the members are trying to connect and learn from each other. Most are anyway.

littlepixie · 02-21-2009, 03:47 PM

Thanks for the welcome Shawnee.

Cicero · 02-21-2009, 05:03 PM

Yah I have been on many forums, this was not my first....but it is my fave....

teh Cellar rocks!!

DanaC · 02-21-2009, 05:06 PM

Yes. Because you're all here.

02-21-2009, 10:20 AM	#16
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Oh, yeah. Forgot that bit (being a mild xenophobe) But in my defence, I was saying it like I see it, and I haven't been a noob for a long time. It is one of our plus points though. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

02-21-2009, 10:26 AM	#17
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	best general discussion forum, yeppers! __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

02-21-2009, 11:01 AM	#19
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Chat is NOT the Cellar. Welcome to the Cellar littlepixie. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

02-21-2009, 11:14 AM	#23
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Yeah, that wasn't personal, there's a reason for that. Come back sometime. It's fun! And welcome to the Cellar. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

02-21-2009, 11:27 AM	#25
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	I have never really been a member anywhere else. I did post comments to lycos message boards from time to time. I ended up with an email pen pal, a guy from Scotland, who responded after I'd made a smartass comment (imagine that) about the ad they were running. I forget how I found the Cellar, I was googling something. I started reading posts, and posting, and I emailed my friend from Scotland and another friend...saying "I found it. You have to go here, smart and funny people alert." I seriously did. I've lost touch with both those people since then, but I wonder if they ever popped in? Anyway, the Cellar has taught me much and given me much. I can't really explain to people irl the sense of community you experience here. With all my, and our, faults...we are like a big surreal family. Sometimes we even piss each other off...but we are welcomed back and forgiven. I just had deja vu. Have I written this before? __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

02-21-2009, 11:03 AM	#20
littlepixie Provocateur Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 9	Hi xoxoBruce and thank you for the nice welcome.

02-21-2009, 11:10 AM	#22
littlepixie Provocateur Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 9	Ok, I'll try again sometime. I wasn't trying to be sneaky....sorry.

02-21-2009, 11:19 AM	#24
littlepixie Provocateur Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 9	Thanks Shawnee :-)

02-21-2009, 12:01 PM	#27
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I've been on a few forums, and still visit them on occasion, but the vibe here is best. Most diverse and open minded. Like the members are trying to connect and learn from each other. Most are anyway.

02-21-2009, 03:47 PM	#28
littlepixie Provocateur Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 9	Thanks for the welcome Shawnee.

02-21-2009, 05:03 PM	#29
Cicero Looking forward to open mic night. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Mexico Posts: 5,148	Yah I have been on many forums, this was not my first....but it is my fave.... teh Cellar rocks!! __________________ Show me a sane man, and I will cure him for you.- Carl Jung

02-21-2009, 05:06 PM	#30
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	Yes. Because you're all here.

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