This Board use to have a Warmth

[Rick DeVille]

It appears to have vanished along with the proliferation of no talent pretend assholes who claim more than they can deliver.

It's a slight shame.

I’ll enjoy the progress, it's fun.

 

[WillowPuss]

It appears to have vanished along with the proliferation of no talent pretend assholes who claim more than they can deliver.

It's a slight shame.

I’ll enjoy the progress, it's fun.

Yes, Sir, it did.

I believe, deep down, it still has.
One just has to look carefully for it. (And then perhaps fan it a little to try and get the small ember left to once again burst into heat.)

 

[Rick DeVille]

A good point. It is within us, we should not let the morons take over the circus.

 

[WillowPuss]

A good point. It is within us, we should not let the morons take over the circus.

I agree, we should not.

Unfortunately, they appear at times to have us slightly outnumbered.

However, this submissive, for one, will attempt to continue the battle - because, surely, it is one worth fighting.





(And Mr DeVille, I am pleased to make your aquaintance.)

 

[monster666]

There is no choice in what things here will be. Since things are virtually unmoderated, there is no control over who does what. The truth is, the circus has no ringleader.

A good point. It is within us, we should not let the morons take over the circus.

 

[spankableBelle]

The center ring of the circus grows ever larger as the days pass...'tis where the lights are focused for most...flame wars and cotton candy fluff...

There is little heat generating warmth among the masses...and it gets cold...

It is basically a porn site that draws all walks...some real, some fake...and it's always the fake and uncaring and game masters that rule...it doesn't just happen on this board...i know people all over the boards that are leaving, people that want to be here, that want to meet others, make friends, but just don't have the grade school mentality to compete...

Can the fire be started again for those that truly wish to learn and grow, to be here, to make connections...choking out the rotten that invade and take over?

If so, here's a match...though i figure that i'll burn my fingers before anyone adds their own warmth and passion...

belle

 

[MissTaken]

Be careful how you word things.

Some seem to think that warmth and friendship are "therapies."


As for me, I am calling the fuel company today to get the kerosene tank filled. Perhaps that will help.

Willow? You rock, my friend.

 

[Guest]

 

[WillowPuss]

Indeed Willow does.

As do you, MissT

Thanks MissT and foxi ... I really appreciate your kind words.


Isn't it silly - I am sitting here with tears streaming down my face.

I think I had better turn Lit off for a while and go and do some housework.

 

[Guest]

 

[WillowPuss]

Better yet, don't do it and enjoy the ensuing spanking

Now that would be wonderful ...

hmmmmm - about five and a half hours to wait.
But I think you a right - a good spanking, or a flogging or ... just something to focus on

Thanks foxi

(OHHHHHHHH ps ... how's the fly swat?)

 

[Guest]

 

[Lancecastor]

Hmmmm...

...choking out the rotten that invade and take over?

......the internet and this Forum are big places with many rooms.

No need to choke anyone, I figure.

 

[spankableBelle]

Re: Hmmmm...

......the internet and this Forum are big places with many rooms.

No need to choke anyone, I figure.

Very true, Lance...

perhaps i shall delete my own thoughts...

 

[Guest]

Re: Hmmmm...

 

[Lancecastor]

Isn't it silly - I am sitting here with tears streaming down my face.

Yes, that is silly. Not silly that you care....silly that you'd think the Forum is at risk.

It's Free Speech. Free Speech can withstand anything.

And the Internet is self-healing...it's designed that way.

No worries.

Lance

 

[justgem]

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[Lancecastor]

Inconceivable!

Rick DeVille:

my point is: You comment on there being no warmth. but i dont see the warmth being put forth from Your posts either.

gem

Rick has spent too much time on the GB, methinks, where full sentences and kind words are rare commodities.

Plus, he likes a good scrap, methinks.

Well and nicely put, Gem.

Lance

 

[~Dream~]

takes the match from Belle...softly..

The center ring of the circus grows ever larger as the days pass...'tis where the lights are focused for most...flame wars and cotton candy fluff...

There is little heat generating warmth among the masses...and it gets cold...

It is basically a porn site that draws all walks...some real, some fake...and it's always the fake and uncaring and game masters that rule...it doesn't just happen on this board...i know people all over the boards that are leaving, people that want to be here, that want to meet others, make friends, but just don't have the grade school mentality to compete...

Can the fire be started again for those that truly wish to learn and grow, to be here, to make connections...choking out the rotten that invade and take over?

If so, here's a match...though i figure that i'll burn my fingers before anyone adds their own warmth and passion...

belle
____________________________

and goes to light a candle on my increasing vigil to "learn"

perhaps "someone will light a "torch" then make a " bonfire" and all the animosity and hate can finally get the hell outta this Forum so newbies will really feel WELCOME here again? I hope for that ,for one..awesome posts everyone....Willow .You made me cry too but thanks .. I needed it..sometimes tears are a "healing thing"I think they are given to us to show GOD "cares" JMHO..

 

[Guest]

Warmth? Warmth like this?

Sure you can flirt here, Ruby, as you well know since you've done it nonstop since you got here. That Playground place, thogh i haven't ever been there, now that sounds like a fresh cock meat kinda place specifically tailored to your tastes, doesn't it?

Just one short example of the lack of warmth shown on numerous occasions by the self-proclaimed founder of this forum.

More and more, as time went by, cymbidia struck out at posters here in a vehemently, judgemental tone. She seemed to believe that she alone had the righteousness to control who could speak about what and why. She continually questioned the validity of posters' BDSM worth, making comparisons to her own rigid beliefs, discounting anyone who differed. She was mean-spirited and monotonous, attacking anyone she perceived to threaten her epiphanies, controlling and wordy.

But what made this forum even more unwelcoming to participate in, for lurkers who didn't dare intercede in the conversations, is that following cymbidia's frequent outbursts, there would be supporters who excused her behavior as acceptable. Instead of chastizing her for her "snarky" comments, she was encouraged by the applause supporting her right to stand up on her high horse and bellow down at the peons.

 

[Daddyslilpet]

Re: Re: This Board use to have a Warmth

Troll
Please go slink back under your rock.

Thanks

 

[Astrid]

reading the writing on the big ole wall, then saying some stuff.

Said by a guy named Lance.

"- What are Moderators?
Moderators are volunteers who help make the Bulletin Board more enjoyable by removing spam and answering questions. The names of the Moderators are listed next to the Forum which they moderate. If you have a question about a certain forum that has a Moderator, feel free to email that Moderator and he or she will do their best to make your time on the site fun!"


This tidbit is true.

They -the mods- were here as regular users before the status change and they pretty much write like they always did before they took on the job to remove spam and edit personal information about another poster said out loud in front of the entire class.

Look at all the moderators in all the different forums. They all act like people free to say whatever they want to. If they worked at Disneyland, then they would have to hold their tongues and smile at everyone coming through the gates. If Laurel wants to tell someone they are tiny dork covered in...blah blah.. she can. Same with cym.

I'm still not sure why people are feeling that just because cym says what she feels -that all the moderators are being treated as if they are falling down on the "job" by not being nicer to the new folks.
I see RS lumped into this category constantly, yet I'm trying to recall her saying anything truly caustic to anyone that I've read.

Is she tempering herself or is she just being the person she was before she took on a volunteer job to wipe away spam and edit on occasion. I'm guessing the latter. Cym is still being cym, as well.

Now I'm just speculating here, but if cym had said this to Ruby on the general board, Ruby would have gotten mad at the quips made, but cym wouldn't be attacked because she isn't moderating properly. Ruby would just be mad at her friend for calling her a consistent man-meat hunting kind of girl.

Why does cym's mod status keep coming up? I see others here causing way more strife and offer way less help, and that just seems to add flavor; but if a mod says anything, well now it's a different story. Cym cannot be a dictator. Cym cannot make the entire forum feel bad by her single voice.

I've seen just about everyone here snap at people and create mini and raging flame wars, alike.
Cym should be allowed to participate in that if she feels it necessary and apologize like any other user, just like everybody else here does without her mod status being constantly being called up. Though, this now seems like a moot point.


Her remarks didn't make people cower from saying how they feel. (Hey, I mean look at all the stuff everybody says about her without quivering in fear. Please) If people didn't like the forum the way it is, it would simply change on its own accord. Which it may, because that's how stuff goes in the World.

Evolution, or Devolution in any one's perspective.

It takes all kinds of people, and cym's wealth of knowledge has been worth more than all of this stupid, silly arguing ever could.

But humans do like their drama, huh.

She may be gone but I'd like her to know that a lot of us saw her for the amazing woman she truly is.

 

[SierraMoon]

Re: reading the writing on the big ole wall, then saying some stuff.

Said by a guy named Lance.

"- What are Moderators?
Moderators are volunteers who help make the Bulletin Board more enjoyable by removing spam and answering questions. The names of the Moderators are listed next to the Forum which they moderate. If you have a question about a certain forum that has a Moderator, feel free to email that Moderator and he or she will do their best to make your time on the site fun!"


This tidbit is true.

They -the mods- were here as regular users before the status change and they pretty much write like they always did before they took on the job to remove spam and edit personal information about another poster said out loud in front of the entire class.

Look at all the moderators in all the different forums. They all act like people free to say whatever they want to. If they worked at Disneyland, then they would have to hold their tongues and smile at everyone coming through the gates. If Laurel wants to tell someone they are tiny dork covered in...blah blah.. she can. Same with cym.

I'm still not sure why people are feeling that just because cym says what she feels -that all the moderators are being treated as if they are falling down on the "job" by not being nicer to the new folks.
I see RS lumped into this category constantly, yet I'm trying to recall her saying anything truly caustic to anyone that I've read.

Is she tempering herself or is she just being the person she was before she took on a volunteer job to wipe away spam and edit on occasion. I'm guessing the latter. Cym is still being cym, as well.

Now I'm just speculating here, but if cym had said this to Ruby on the general board, Ruby would have gotten mad at the quips made, but cym wouldn't be attacked because she isn't moderating properly. Ruby would just be mad at her friend for calling her a consistent man-meat hunting kind of girl.

Why does cym's mod status keep coming up? I see others here causing way more strife and offer way less help, and that just seems to add flavor; but if a mod says anything, well now it's a different story. Cym cannot be a dictator. Cym cannot make the entire forum feel bad by her single voice.

I've seen just about everyone here snap at people and create mini and raging flame wars, alike.
Cym should be allowed to participate in that if she feels it necessary and apologize like any other user, just like everybody else here does without her mod status being constantly being called up. Though, this now seems like a moot point.


Her remarks didn't make people cower from saying how they feel. (Hey, I mean look at all the stuff everybody says about her without quivering in fear. Please) If people didn't like the forum the way it is, it would simply change on its own accord. Which it may, because that's how stuff goes in the World.

Evolution, or Devolution in any one's perspective.

It takes all kinds of people, and cym's wealth of knowledge has been worth more than all of this stupid, silly arguing ever could.

But humans do like their drama, huh.

She may be gone but I'd like her to know that a lot of us saw her for the amazing woman she truly is.

VERY well said, Astrid!!!

 

[zipman]

Re: reading the writing on the big ole wall, then saying some stuff.

Said by a guy named Lance.

"- What are Moderators?
Moderators are volunteers who help make the Bulletin Board more enjoyable by removing spam and answering questions. The names of the Moderators are listed next to the Forum which they moderate. If you have a question about a certain forum that has a Moderator, feel free to email that Moderator and he or she will do their best to make your time on the site fun!"


This tidbit is true.

They -the mods- were here as regular users before the status change and they pretty much write like they always did before they took on the job to remove spam and edit personal information about another poster said out loud in front of the entire class.

Look at all the moderators in all the different forums. They all act like people free to say whatever they want to. If they worked at Disneyland, then they would have to hold their tongues and smile at everyone coming through the gates. If Laurel wants to tell someone they are tiny dork covered in...blah blah.. she can. Same with cym.

I'm still not sure why people are feeling that just because cym says what she feels -that all the moderators are being treated as if they are falling down on the "job" by not being nicer to the new folks.
I see RS lumped into this category constantly, yet I'm trying to recall her saying anything truly caustic to anyone that I've read.

Is she tempering herself or is she just being the person she was before she took on a volunteer job to wipe away spam and edit on occasion. I'm guessing the latter. Cym is still being cym, as well.

Now I'm just speculating here, but if cym had said this to Ruby on the general board, Ruby would have gotten mad at the quips made, but cym wouldn't be attacked because she isn't moderating properly. Ruby would just be mad at her friend for calling her a consistent man-meat hunting kind of girl.

Why does cym's mod status keep coming up? I see others here causing way more strife and offer way less help, and that just seems to add flavor; but if a mod says anything, well now it's a different story. Cym cannot be a dictator. Cym cannot make the entire forum feel bad by her single voice.

I've seen just about everyone here snap at people and create mini and raging flame wars, alike.
Cym should be allowed to participate in that if she feels it necessary and apologize like any other user, just like everybody else here does without her mod status being constantly being called up. Though, this now seems like a moot point.


Her remarks didn't make people cower from saying how they feel. (Hey, I mean look at all the stuff everybody says about her without quivering in fear. Please) If people didn't like the forum the way it is, it would simply change on its own accord. Which it may, because that's how stuff goes in the World.

Evolution, or Devolution in any one's perspective.

It takes all kinds of people, and cym's wealth of knowledge has been worth more than all of this stupid, silly arguing ever could.

But humans do like their drama, huh.

She may be gone but I'd like her to know that a lot of us saw her for the amazing woman she truly is.

Excellent post Astrid. And welcome to the BDSM boards. While I agree with everything you said in you post, there is one comment I would really like point out.

It takes all kinds of people, and cym's wealth of knowledge has been worth more than all of this stupid, silly arguing ever could.

Regardless of anything, cym did have a tremendous amount of knowledge that she shared willingly, exposing aspects of her life that many would wish to keep quiet, for fear of being judged. Rick Deville made a great analogy to water spiders. Cym helped me expand my knowledge of what lies under the water.

I may not have always agreed with what she said, or how she said it, but she added VALUE to this place. She put herself out there and shared so that we could learn - those of us who really want to.

Thanks again for this contribution.

Zip

 

[Shadowsdream]

Re: Re: reading the writing on the big ole wall, then saying some stuff.

Excellent post Astrid. And welcome to the BDSM boards. While I agree with everything you said in you post, there is one comment I would really like point out.



Regardless of anything, cym did have a tremendous amount of knowledge that she shared willingly, exposing aspects of her life that many would wish to keep quiet, for fear of being judged. Rick Deville made a great analogy to water spiders. Cym helped me expand my knowledge of what lies under the water.

I may not have always agreed with what she said, or how she said it, but she added VALUE to this place. She put herself out there and shared so that we could learn - those of us who really want to.

Thanks again for this contribution.

Zip

A vast wealth of knowledge that will not easily be replaced nor so vulnerably given. Nothing would please Me more than to hear her voice in every conversation I invoke.
No one is right all the time but experience lived and shared gives valuable information to take in or dismiss. It goes beyond what might be one day, or could be in fantasy. It is the bases for a future in real time and long term friendships with like minded kinksters.