Have you already scared off the new voices or just bored them?

I wouldn't trust you with any kind of a scope, even if you become the poet laureate of the forum...
 

SifuPhil said:
Usually a person will scope out a forum before they join, though. At least, that's what I do.
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I kind of looked it over but I sure didn't read everything. soo..in my case it was a learning experience. I never lurked around any forum..but now I have definitely learned by being there. I sure appreciated the people who were nice to me...especially at first..because they make you feel welcome and want to post.
 
Karen99 said:
I kind of looked it over but I sure didn't read everything. soo..in my case it was a learning experience. I never lurked around any forum..but now I have definitely learned by being there. I sure appreciated the people who were nice to me...especially at first..because they make you feel welcome and want to post.
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I always lurk for a while to check it out. There was a forum I'd joined before this one and I hadn't looked at it properly. I quit within about 2 weeks.
 

When you look at a site sometimes you just find things that click for you. I enjoy a ribald sense of humah, it's fun sometimes when a topic rolls off the tracks. Then there are sites where you just see something and step away slowly. I try to avoid rabid conservatives and dog sites masquerading under "game dogs"...game dog is a red flag for people who consider dog fighting a sport.
 
Ameriscot said:
I always lurk for a while to check it out. There was a forum I'd joined before this one and I hadn't looked at it properly. I quit within about 2 weeks.
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I joined one like that Annie ..I commented on a convicted child sex offender .. being mentioned in GAMES ..and was howled down and told it was quite acceptable to mention such people in GAMES ..so I headed for the hills, it appeared I was the only one who took offence :mad: at this creature being named in the fun part of a forum..
 
Kadee46 said:
I joined one like that Annie ..I commented on a convicted child abuser being mentioned in GAMES ..and was howled down and told it was quite acceptable to mention such people in GAMES ..so I headed for the hills, it appeared I was the only one who took offence :mad: at this creature being named in the fun part of a forum
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Sounds awful! The one I joined was for UK seniors. Not a friendly bunch. Got bashed when I told them I was voting in the independence referendum and some were furious that I was allowed to. I didn't stick around.

I like this one because it is multicultural.
 
Being one of the biggest offenders I think a lot of people's sense of decorum is offended by certain antics.

Some are politically sensitive, some have no sense of humor, some might have too bizarre a sense of humor.

You're never going to be everything for everybody, and it's never wise to try.
 
People do get scared off much more easily if they are new to forums.

It takes time to recognize a person fond of banter for the sake of stirring up a bit of fun.

Guess what I am saying is while thinly veiled insults might be acceptable between two posters who have known each other for a long time it can cause a newbie to hit the road never to return.

One fond of stirring the pot must know their target.
 
Don't worry Redd, I am a newbie and I never get scared off. Saying that I do tend to suffer "leave the building syndrome" inflicted by people who are so narrow minded and set in their ways, they are sleep inducing.:D
 
Then of course there are the newcomers who think their feces are not odiferous, the "newcomers" who are really just a formerly banned member that wants to exact some kind of weird revenge and the newcomers who just are miserable, hate the world and think it's a private amusement to play tough.
 
Ina said:
Aww, just give everyone a big hug Phill, but keep those feathers to yourself. They make me sneeze. :wave: :hide:
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No, no hugs toady - I'm cranky. Didn't get much sleep.

Remember as a kid, our parents would say "Aw, they're just cranky"?

Ralphy1 said:
I don't want Phil hugging me even if he is kind of cute in drag...
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Don't knock it 'til you try it, Brother!

Ina said:
Ralphy, at least we know what we're getting into with Phil, he can't hide much in that getup.
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... ummm ... okay ...

Not touching THAT line!
 
And then there are the members who've been around a while whose quite serious threads/posts often turn into free-for-alls or are high jacked or dismissed by other members for being silly or overly sensitive. Whatever.
 
There are serious threads here?
 

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