Just wondering

[April]

Is it just me, or what? Ever since the board was updated, it seems the pace of posting has dropped off. It might just be my skewed perspective, but that's the way it seems. Any other thoughts on this?

Oh, another thought. Maybe a lack of really interesting threads?

[Edited by April on 06-19-2000 at 07:54 PM]

 

[Dreamer1]

I wholeheartedly agree April. Where the hell is siren when you need her! Joking dear! I do not even know you but wanted to poke innocent fun at someone tonight! Forgive me? Additionally, I need to lose my virgin status someday and simple posts that require little thought will assist me in this endeavor!

 

[April]

Awww

You're whole-heartedly forgiven! Poke away! Come on people, I can see you're reading this!! Post! Post, darn you! You people exist solely to entertain me, and you're doing a damn poor job of it! If this keeps up, you're all fired!

 

[Wizard]

No one is out stiring up shit tonight hang in there peace never seems to last long.

 

[Angelique]

April, hon...lack of interesting threads? Surely you jest! Why, just last night, we had one helluva time in the supermarket produce section.

Now, I did poke at bigdog, but since he didn't bite, couldn't get anything fun started on the other thread. Perhaps he's just waiting for me to offer him another treat. hehehe

Wizard, dude...glad to see you FINALLY made it outa that pool! Damn buddy, you were starting to worry me!

 

[Bigdog]

didn't bite?

Hey, you never said anything about biting! How about a few neck nibbles instead? Dab a little of that special "honey" behind your ears and I'll get right on it!

 

[Angelique]

*dabbing special "honey" behind ears*

Hmmm...didn't know that dogs were attracted to honey...thought that was bees. Oh well, you up for a little pollenation, bigdog? C'mon, let's see that stamen of yours.

 

[Bigdog]

a little gardening...

<pauses from serious neck nibbling>

Pollenation, huh? Looks like it's time to tiptoe thru the tulips...

Such a pretty flower, my dear.

 

[Angelique]

Why bigdog...are you offering to deflower me?

 

[Bigdog]

in a nutshell...

Hell yes!

 

[Lasher]

You're on to something, April...

Well, having been around the BB now WAYYYY too long for my own good, I'd say you just about hit the nail on the head with your "Lack of interesting threads" comment, April.

I've seen it before and we'll see it again. Every once in awhile you'll see a group join the BB and for a period of time they post nothing but "Huggy-Kissy" responses - and we're suffering thru another of those phases right now. Eventually they burn themselves out, but they also burn a lot of others out long before they get to that point.

And that's why you're not seeing a lot of interesting new threads right now. What's the point of bothering with something intelligent when you know it's gonna degenerate into someone making 22 posts offering snacks to every person who posts on the thread?

I'm really amazed we haven't seen the backlash that usually comes with these types of posters yet (although this might be the beginning right here), but I'll credit that to the new BB. Now that I can see who makes a post without actually having to open a thread, I don't have check the ones that I know aren't going to have anything interesting to say. That cuts way down on the frustration factor, so maybe that's why no one has really snapped yet.

Now, I know what's going to come next. Someone's going to flip out because they think they're being accused of something here, and we're going to see another, "Hey, it's a sex board, what's wrong with flirting..?" post. If I had the gumption to do it, I could find ya 10 just like it and save whoever it's gonna be the trouble of being repetitive. I'll even save everyone the anxiety of having to wait for my response and answer right now. So here goes...

A) Anyone who thinks this is just a sex board is completely naive and has not bothered to actually read most of what has been posted. Unfortunately we haven't really had a goood go over, say, constitutional rights lately, so maybe some of the Newbies just don't realize the level of intelligence of many of the Members here. Maybe putting down the chips and listening for awhile might change that... Maybe.

B) I am not saying that flirting is a bad thing. I am saying that flirting on every goddamn thread is. I'm also saying that if you've made 200 posts in a week and the most intelligent thing you've had to share is "Want some chips?" that maybe you could start one thread and call it "Does anyone want some chips" and maybe just leave the rest of us alone for awhile.... Maybe.

Like I've said, everything on the BB here does seem to happen in cycles. Things like this don't last. It won't be long before someone comes thru with a thread that will challenge everyone to think, and those tend to spawn even more such threads. Eventually the scales will tilt back to even.

Now I'm gonna go paint a couple of big red circles on my chest, cause I know some of ya are just dying to line up and take a shot....

Be my guest.

 

[Svedish_Chef]

Oh lash... but even you haven't been your usual self... did we all get the flu at the same time or something, either way happy hunting on Laurels trail.

da Chef

 

[Angelique]

*whispering to the rest of the board* Shhhh...Don't tell bigdog that Merlin and his magic wand, assisted by Lovely Latina, already deflowered me a few months ago in the Loofah thread.

Lasher, hon, any arrows I shoot at your chest are only gonna be arrows of love.

I do tend to agree with much of what you've said...not all of it, mind you, but the bulk of it. And, I'm not gonna try to justify my posts to anyone.

Suffice it to say, some days I come here to have fun and get away from the seriousness of my life, and other days, I like to get into a good debate over constitutional rights. Today, I happen to be in a lighter mood.

So, should I paint red circles on my chest, too?

 

[Hullo_nurse]

Welllllll, all I have to say is:

CHIPS! CHIPS! CHIPS! CHIPS! CHIPS! CHIPS!

<turning to the others> Uh, what are we gonna do, guys. We ain't got no chips?

I know....

BEER! BEER! BEER! BEER! BEER! BEER! BEER! http://www.corecomm.net/~sapienza/pics/steinhom.gif

Yes, I would like A beer

You mean if you ask them nicely they bring you things?

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CAN YOU NAME THE MOVIE?????

 

[Whispersecret]

Oh, God, What is the world coming to?

Lasher,

First, I've been wanting to apologize to you for a while, and now seems as good enough a time as any. I called you a nasty name a while back, and I regret it. You had posted in response to Chatmic and, because I'd come to expect nastiness from you, that is what I saw. Reading back, I saw that what you had written wasn't as horrid as I had first perceived it. So, I hope you'll accept my apology for my nasty post. Maybe now my conscience will leave me alone.

For what it's worth, lately I, too, have noticed a change in you, for the better. It is this more moderate Lasher that reminded me quite strongly of the more likable person I remember from a couple of months ago.

Second, your point 'B' was excellent and made me laugh. <slaps her knee, muttering, "Want some chips!"> I second the motion. I often feel like a party pooper because I find the flirt-a-thons monotonous, and it bugs me when I'm enjoying an interesting discussion and find it obliterated by a virtual orgy. It's nice to know I'm not the only one who feels this way. Party poopers unite!

Perhaps we could agree to keep seriousness out of party threads and parties out of serious threads. Fair enough? (And before someone makes a rebuttal, let me state that I'm only talking about the flirt marathons, not the little wispy flirting that can happen in a serious thread and not disrupt the flow of conversation.)

Pass the red paint, Lasher. I think I hear bow strings being pulled taut...

 

[Lasher]

I know!!

"PCU"

And, whispersecret, I had this nasty feeling we were going to agree on this one. Hopefully it won't happen again. LOL.

No apologies necessary, the important thing is to say what you feel and to believe in what you say. Life isn't any fun if we all agree.

Now, c'mon. Someone please come after me here!! LMAO

[Edited by Lasher99 on 06-19-2000 at 11:49 PM]

 

[Hullo_nurse]

Here ya go.... Lasher, Whisper

http://cmarchery.hypermart.net/target.gif

 

[Merelan]

How does she do it?

 

[Siren]

 

[Lasher]

Uhhhhhhh......I don't think you quite get it

If some levity is thrown into a serious thread, and it annoys someone, well just go on to the next serious posting.

But it's not a matter of "some levity" being thrown into "some threads" - it's a case of an overwhelming and monotonous sameness being injected into each and every single thread.


well then scroll on down to the next person for some pearls of wisdom

I've already covered that.

And if a person is flirting around, and others are joining, maybe it is something that should be directed at the gang and not at anyone individual, or maybe it is just that people are feeling silly and you may not be in that same state, which is also okay for you.

I'm not sure exactly what that means, but I'll do my best here. I think in my original post I singled out some of your actions only because they are the most blatant and obvious examples of what we're talking about here. I could've just as easily pointed the finger at others....and will be more than happy to if asked...but I think if you haven't noticed an overwhelming dread of your posts building on this board, then you're just not paying attention.

I know a lot of people on this board say that they ignore unregistered posts...but to me they act more as a barometer to what people are truly feeling on this board. In most cases unregistered complaints are registered users who don't want to be held responsible for speaking what they feel - I personally don't have that problem. I'm sorry to say it, and it's not meant to be anything personal, but you have definitely gone way over the top. But don't worry about it too much, others have certainly gone with you.

All I'm asking is for people to have a little commonsense, that's all. I don't go into the Role Playing boards and make fun of people (and you have no idea how hard it is to hold back there) - and the General board should be no different. I don't even care if someone posts something funny on a serious thread - some of DCL's funniest lines have come in the middle of serious threads - but at least think of something DIFFERENT to say ever once in awhile.

Hell, there are even some people here who can flirt and be entertaining at the same time. That's all we really want is some entertainment - is that too much to ask??




[Edited by Lasher99 on 06-20-2000 at 12:14 AM]

 

[Siren]

 

[April]

Oh my!

Boy, I sure started something here. Lasher, I almost totally agree with you on these points. I say almost because I try not to speak in absolutes. I, too, have noticed an extreme over-abundance of flirting lately, but have not wanted to mention it for fear, yes fear! of being ridiculed on the board. Sometimes it feels like a lynch mob here rather than a community of people with a liking of erotica in common!

Now, before anybody gets their dander up, close your cyber mouth and keep reading! I have nothing against flirting, and play-acting on the General board, but Lasher is right when he mentions that it is infecting serious topics. I can only speak for myself when I say that I am very interested in how people respond to questions asked of the group. However, when the flirting and play-acting take over a topic to the exclusion of any answers to the question, I think that's a bit much! "Flirt marathons" are fine, but think about the person whose thread you are co-opting, and have some courtesy. Maybe they want some serious answers, and all they get is "ooh, baby"! I guess it all boils down to common sense, courtesy, and some respect to others.

Now before you respond to this or anything else in this thread, think about it for a little while. What if you were the one who had a serious question or a problem, and you came here for help. Would you want help, or would you want a cyber-orgy? I'm betting you would want some help, wouldn't you? Common sense, courtesy, respect!

 

[Bodizefi]

Well Lasher you took the words right out of my mouth. There are very few interesting posts lately. All I see is.....Awe hon!, have some chips, let's go swim, take a pill, give me a hug, kiss kiss, giggle giggle......On every fuckin thread! That's why I took the piss out of Siren on the bitch thread. She's not the only one. Christ....this isn't Junior High people!

 

[Weird Harold]

New Software slows things down

Is it just me, or what? Ever since the board was updated, it seems the pace of posting has dropped off.

I noticed a bit of a learning curve as people got used to the new software. It only lasted about 24 hours and things began to pick up back to about the same rate as the old software supported.

Oh, another thought. Maybe a lack of really interesting threads?

You seem to have rectified that. <G>

Now, before anybody gets their dander up, close your cyber mouth and keep reading! I have nothing against flirting, and play-acting on the General board, but Lasher is right when he mentions that it is infecting serious topics. I can only speak for myself when I say that I am very interested in how people respond to questions asked of the group.

Sound advice about reading everything before replying.

The takeover of topics by sillyness and flirting, I think may increase under this new software. With the ability to go directly to the last post, there will be some people who don't realize that a topic is, or was at one time a serious discussion.

I definitely enjoy everyone's opinions, and even enjoy a lot of the silliness. Sometimes the silliness carries on when the main point has been thoroughly discussed, or the definitive post on a subject has been made.

Bearing in mind the 'go to last post feature', I would suggest that anyone who sees a silly post that is likely to draw a thread off-topic before it's time, then post something on-topic to redirect the thread. Consider also, if the silly post might be like some of DCL's non-sequiters; intended to intentionally divert a thread into more congenial precincts.

 

[April]

Harold, I try to keep things interesting wherever I'm at! Just got tired of not saying what I'm thinking. <sigh> I'll probably get in trouble over it. Oh, well. It's not like anybody can come over and slap me up-side the head!

Oh, almost forgot. I got my car back today!!! YAY!!! (just in case anybody cared)

[Edited by April on 06-20-2000 at 01:11 AM]