I think this board would make an interesting sociology study
Not much more then any other boards, I don't think. That above discussion happens on web sites, USENET, mailing lists -- it's the nature of the beast. We're so unspecial.
I don't know about you guys, but I've had it with super-strong little women who aren't me.
Buffy ,'Get It Done'
What Happens in Natter 35 Stays in Natter 35
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
§ ita § - May 13, 2005 8:10:26 pm PDT #4111 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Kat - May 13, 2005 8:16:09 pm PDT #4112 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
One of the things I really enjoy at this point is observing a community, where I used to be super active, but now I lurk except for a very small private thread.
In observing, I see that the same people have the same arguments on repeat. Some of the scandals change, otherwise it's all groundhog day.
Nature of the beast, I'd assume.
edited for clarity.
Trudy Booth - May 13, 2005 8:21:44 pm PDT #4113 of 10001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
I've been on four boards, I've seen this sort of thing on two of them. It happens, it doesn't. IMHO, it's neither unique nor universal.
Scrappy - May 13, 2005 8:23:34 pm PDT #4114 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
discuss/acknowledge/alter behavior that has been upsetting enough to drive numerous good folks from the board.
What IS this behavior, Trudy? I asked before in B'cy and I am not trying to be flip, I actually want to know. I can't see anything more than people disagreeing with each other and voicing their opinions. T Being disagreed with in the articulate way ita or Allyson or you do it can be sometimes uncomfortable (I know it is for me) but that's what happens with open conversation. You don't have to derail Netter to explain--I'll toddle over to B'cy if you want to spell things out. If not, I'll have to remain inthe dark.
Also, speaking as a person who mostly grew up in Reston, Va., pbbbt to Columbia. RESTON is the planniest planned community that was ever planned, and anyone who lives there will tell you so!
JohnSweden - May 13, 2005 9:04:52 pm PDT #4115 of 10001
I can't even.
Anyone watch the Enterprise finale tonight?
JenP - May 13, 2005 9:12:54 pm PDT #4116 of 10001
Some discussion over in Boxed Set, JS. (I haven't yet; it's on tape)
JohnSweden - May 13, 2005 9:26:38 pm PDT #4117 of 10001
I can't even.
Ah, thanks Jen.
Allyson - May 13, 2005 9:52:12 pm PDT #4118 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Up until recently, it's been unheard of for people's personal interactions to be recorded verbatim and to be kept for all time.
There's about 5 years of The Bronze archived going back to 98 I think. I'm not sure if The Well archives, but it just celebrated its 20 year anniversary as an internet community, so they've been there done that.
If you're really interested, google up the writings of Clay Shirky, he has some fascinating studies on 'net communities. Also, as far as Bitch Cabal goes, google Snacky's Law.
I've been thinking far too much about internet communities lately.
A friend I was talking to about my book asked me if I'd ever consider diving into another community. I tried out The Well and it was just Too Much Work.
I've put too much Self into Buffistas and the Bronze to have to re-explain and rebuild.
Atropa - May 13, 2005 10:11:58 pm PDT #4119 of 10001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Also, I'm certain that Paul will be a Dad JUST LIKE JILLI'S. Which is a scary thought, but funny.
blink blink blink
OMG, you're right. What a terrifying, but hysterical thought. I'm going to giggle about this for hours.
P.M. Marc - May 13, 2005 10:51:36 pm PDT #4120 of 10001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
OMG, you're right. What a terrifying, but hysterical thought. I'm going to giggle about this for hours.
It's so very true! He's on record as saying that parents lie to their children all the time, so they might as well make them interesting lies.
Potato rustlers are not far behind a statement like that.
There's about 5 years of The Bronze archived going back to 98 I think. I'm not sure if The Well archives, but it just celebrated its 20 year anniversary as an internet community, so they've been there done that.
There's a scary amount of stuff in the Usenet archives. The only things under my legal name out there are all at least 10/11 years old (I stopped using it online around then), and in said archives or attached to random net petitions/BBS listings from back in the fuckin' day.
I was just thinking the other night about my first experience with a serious sock puppet (I keep meaning to ask my friend who was the sock puppet--this is back in the day of local, single line BBS culture, so sock puppets had an as-of-yet unmatched ability to get down, personal, and dirty, as everyone involved knew each other IRL as well, often in the biblical sense--if he regrets his decision to log in under a different account for the purposes of stirring up shit best left settling in the tank), which was at least 12 years ago.
Occasionally, I wish quartz.rutgers.edu was archived, so I can wince at the memory of myself at 19.