Why is it that...

[sb2009]

so please describe these cookies...chocolate? scottish shortbread? oatmeal? it makes a difference, yanno.

I would never laugh in anyone's dungeon. I would always show utmost respect.

 

[Netzach]

I think it's because there IS a GB that the BDSM board is a little less like a town hall meeting.

 

[Shadowann2]

In my humble opinion, the other boards are "nicer" because people tend to not post things of an overly inflammatory nature. The GB is a catch all for everything from hotly debated political topics, to wacky, far out there ideas. The subject matter attracts strong opinions, and with them comes rudeness and desire to prove that your opinion is right, at any cost.

Not everyone who is there is that way, but I can say that over time, I've learned why people who spend most of their time on the GB rarely venture to other boards. As someone who has spent quite a bit of time on the GB, and has in the last 6 months or so decided to regularly visit 3 other boards here on Lit, I can say that I have encountered a fair amount of prejudice and stereotyping. People think that just because I have spent time on the GB that I am bitchy and rude, even when I'm not, and that my advice is unimportant and irrelevant. I enjoy the banter on the GB, but I know other boards aren't like that, so I don't respond that way except on the GB. Don't assume that because I've spent time on the GB that I am incapable of behaving according to the norms of the board I'm on. "When in Rome..." and all that.

 

[sb2009]

Ok, show Shadowmann, you are not a rude ass? (snicker) I KID I KID!!!

The general board has some interesting threads, but they can get lost...

 

[jenniferbaby]

<snip>
D/s may be ritualised or freeform. It is usually a negotiated lifestyle, with people discussing their wishes, limits and needs in order to find commonality. A D/s relationship may be sexual or non-sexual, long or short term, and intimate or anonymous. Most adherents search for the essential intensity, trust and intimacy that are required to make any deep relationship possible."[/I]

---wikipedia entry

What are the dominant themes in this excerpt? Exploration and communication. Those are good qualities in a sex partner, and in a conversational partner. And in a forum, as well.

I found this excerpt to be very informative and accurate. I like talking about D/s (and of course, partaking in it) with an inquisitive, intelligent, open-minded partner. I find a lot of the people here have those same traits and that's why I keep coming back.

And the fluff threads are incredibly fun, even when I don't have much to add. Though the frequent mention of cookies makes me hungry at times.

 

[graceanne]

*peeks down gracie's shirt...*

WOWSERS!

Now were'd those cookies go? ? ?

I told you. I don't have any more cookies!