Ever had one BBQ'ed?

To DIE for.

Y'all did those folks wrong.  It worked out for the best, but that doesn't stop what y'all did from being wrong.

How can we still be discussing this? Are you folks incapable of viewing it from an objective perspective?
We treat you by the same standards we treat one another. Some of us are more welcoming than others. That's how life works. Now the HF people have fled to a forum where they aren't criticized. Some of us are more sensitive to criticism than others. There is nothing to apologize about on either side. End of story.

Y'all did those folks wrong.  It worked out for the best, but that doesn't stop what y'all did from being wrong.

How can we still be discussing this? Are you folks incapable of viewing it from an objective perspective?
We treat you by the same standards we treat one another. Some of us are more welcoming than others. That's how life works. Now the HF people have fled to a forum where they aren't criticized. Some of us are more sensitive to criticism than others. There is nothing to apologize about on either side. End of story.

how does having nothing to apologize for make you feel?

goddamn 'leet, that's what.

Don't be getting your panties in a flippin' KNOT ~

just saying...

Never apologize, never explain. Fag.

Meh. 

I could just merge all threads into one super thread...

Ah-ha!

ANOTHER "Brains-of-the-Op" country heard from!

Go for it!

p.s.  i don't believe ANYone would mind if they just sort of ... disappeared ...

better yet, create stickies on the other end of the sub/child forum.

So THAT's where y'all are "grooming" and meeting!

i KNEW it!

Never apologize, never explain. Fag.

ESPECIALLY if you really didn't have anything to do with any messes!

It just that everyone was, like, OTR when they came.  (OnTheRag)

They'll do fine, and with any luck, some of them will come back for a closer look, and decide to stay.

And it isn't just that we're "blaming" Zoomie ~ he's losing friends amongst THEM, and rep, for bringing them here, to a (supposedly) uber-cool forum, where they wouldn't be hassled about the same old shit as over in Hip,

and then, the membership ~ NOT YOU, Mosh ~ was downright ugly to them.

Remember how i reacted to y'all?  i'm sorry, 'cuz i think y'all thought ALL of 'em were like me when they started whining,

BUT THEY AREN't.

Y'all did those folks wrong.  It worked out for the best, but that doesn't stop what y'all did from being wrong.

We haven't given the other new members that kind of shit ~ the one's Dylan spoke for, eh?

And, honestly, if that's how y'all "Welcome Folks," i don't see ANY recruitment efforts working out very well...

I didnt have time to respond to this earlier. These are my views of how it played out. I'm betting there's at least another 100 different views of it.

1: I'm the only active admin here at the moment, so I take it as my responsibility to do the right thing.

2: They werent hassled by us about the same old shit at HF. They brought the hassle here, and were surprised that the response wasnt positive.

3: Zoomie worded them up about the kind of crowd here prior to their arrival. If they failed to heed what they were told, that's not our fault. (I couldnt help but use the R1 reference)

4: As far as I'm concerned, we accomodated those folks, and didnt treat them any worse than any other noob we've ever had. You have a different view, and that's fine.

5: The folks Dylan brought here have approached the board in a low key way. Being stoners, I'm not surprised.

6: Some of the newer folks have less liberal views than many of rest of us. This I have no problem with, and in fact encouraged them to post their views. At the same time, they should be able to hold their own in debates, without being forced to backtrack or resort to childish accusations of censorship. No one is obligated to agree with anything anyone posts here. Complaints about the nature of posts can be made, but dont expect any moderation in response. Got a point of view? Back it up.

7: Normally, we dont recruit. People stumble across this site. Those who stay find room for themselves. You're right, this place isnt for everyone.

8: Age isnt a factor, maturity is. Sakhi is the youngest, and in my opinion, probably the most mature of the under 30 HF folks that came here.

That's the way I see it. It aint right or wrong. I was gonna go to their forum and stir up a shit storm, but that would be like kicking a puppy.

That's the way I see it. It aint right or wrong, but it's the way it is.

i wanna see mosh kick a puppy.

I checked that subliminal forum. Sakhi seems to be copping a lot of flak. That's not a bad thing given that lot

Mosh you're not coming to my house this Fall. Cuz I got a puppy.

I checked that subliminal forum. Sakhi seems to be copping a lot of flak. That's not a bad thing given that lot

I just checked that out, and yeah they are claiming she kissed ass here??? That is sooooo untrue. The difference between her and them is she hopped in and integrated herself in the best way possible. By responding to threads and posts with actual answers. For example, if the thread was "what's your favorite food?" she posted her favorite food (and didn't use a bunch of smilies too, which is something we don't really do either). The others made themselves stick out like sore thumbs as newbies. She didn't.

You don't walk in here acting like Barney the Bad Ass, post inspid stupidity or immediately whine about our lack of warm fuzziness. I explained this. That is like blood in the water to sharks.

Fyrenza gets away with a lot because she's eccentric enough to be interesting to most of us. And she sent Danzy some stuff and the higher he is the less he posts.

Both good things.

I'm confused, are we trolling ourselves ?

Haven't we always trolled ourselves?

I checked that subliminal forum. Sakhi seems to be copping a lot of flak. That's not a bad thing given that lot

I just checked that out, and yeah they are claiming she kissed ass here??? That is sooooo untrue. The difference between her and them is she hopped in and integrated herself in the best way possible. By responding to threads and posts with actual answers. For example, if the thread was "what's your favorite food?" she posted her favorite food (and didn't use a bunch of smilies too, which is something we don't really do either). The others made themselves stick out like sore thumbs as newbies. She didn't.

I must just thing you guys are power people...

Mosh you're not coming to my house this Fall. Cuz I got a puppy.

Sheesh, you use a metaphor one... Fine!

Hrrmph.

I must just thing you guys are power people...

You have been assimilated.

Sorry.

Yeah, i was seeing some of that stuff, but wasn't sure if she'd really want me to "jump in"

The fact is, Sakhi IS one of the Hippest, Coolest, more mature members of ANY boards she joins,

and her own rep speaks for itself

For myself, i truly AM a n00b ~ i had no idea about the etiquette involved ~ this is my 3rd Forum, the first 2 were (in a horribly amazing coincidence) BOTH owned by Skip

and this is the 3rd one i've invested myself into  (i go to FG, but it's TOO big)

i have a tendency to "monkey around" and be silly, sometimes, because it's usually pretty relaxing

What can i say?  

p.s.  Sorry about the Unauthorized Use of Smilie thang ...

I must just thing you guys are power people...

You have been assimilated.

Sorry.

For myself, i truly AM a n00b ~ i had no idea about the etiquette involved ~ this is my 3rd Forum, the first 2 were (in a horribly amazing coincidence) BOTH owned by Skip

In breaking news, I just sold this URL to Skip.

Enjoy the new management while I whoop it up in Rio.

THE FUCKER IS CYBER-STALKING ME!!!

Open letter to fyrenza:

Dear fyrenza,

WHY THE SWEET MOTHER OF UNHOLY FUCK DO YOU TYPE IN ALL-BLUE?!  DO YOU NOT REALIZE HOW OBNOXIOUS THIS IS?  DO YOU ALSO HAVE SAILOR MOON POSTERS ON YOUR WALLS AND STUFFED MANIMALS ON YOUR BED? FOR THE SAKE OF MOTHER FUCKING MASTURBATING CHRIST PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE KNOCK IT THE FUCK OFF YOU'RE SLOWLY BUT SURELY GIVING ME A GOD DAMNED ANEURYSM!

Sincerely,
Phaedrus

PS:  Maybe it's just me because I'm red-green color blind but GOD DAMN.

awww.

wow


Sure.

Sounds like Johnny's got a crush on you!

And he's a Texan, too!

Fuck you Zoomie I can't even read what you typed because I am R-G color blind but hey fuck you anyway.