Where are those UOs??

[lovetruly2015]

Mar 19, 2015 9:22:55 GMT -5 shemarie82 said:

Mar 19, 2015 9:17:08 GMT -5 calico said:

I just don't get the obsession with bacon. Don't get me wrong, I love me some bacon, but I don't get the whole let's put bacon on everything craze.

There is a doughnut shop locally that offers a the Squealer- you have to get there before 7am because they sell out every day.  I have not tried one, but it is a top seller.

www.copsdoughnuts.com/product/bacon-squealer/

That crosses a major line. Eww.

[mustloveerica]

Mar 19, 2015 11:55:13 GMT -5 GoBigOrGoGnome said:

Mar 19, 2015 11:46:17 GMT -5 bunnyfungo said:

True. I think a lot of it is me not wanting the board to get boring. We don't have the same amount of incoming traffic as TD. I'm afraid that as members of the board get their BFPs and migrate to BMBs the board will get boring.

FFTC: I already think the board is starting to get boring.

This board already is boring. On any given day you have WTO, TWW, a randoms thread, and a drinking thread. And that's about it. 

Agreed. We need to find a way to generate some new traffic. And I DO NOT mean bringing the idiots from the dump over.

[♪♫choppinbroccoli♫♪]

Mar 19, 2015 11:46:17 GMT -5 bunnyfungo said:

Mar 19, 2015 11:41:18 GMT -5 ghostmonkey said:

Some do. Others get lucky and never really learn much (which is what most people hope for).

If they are on other boards, it's not like they disappear. Do we need to go back to the pregnants being shunned from the board? No. It makes sense for an IF board, but not this one.

True. I think a lot of it is me not wanting the board to get boring. We don't have the same amount of incoming traffic as TD. I'm afraid that as members of the board get their BFPs and migrate to BMBs the board will get boring.

FFTC: I already think the board is starting to get boring.

So, since I'm newer, I am curious. What are some stories from the past that were interesting? Like, what did people do that didn't make you yawn?

Edit: GoBigOrGoGnome, question to you, too.

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Mar 19, 2015 11:56:12 GMT -5 mustloveerica said:

Mar 19, 2015 11:55:13 GMT -5 GoBigOrGoGnome said:

This board already is boring. On any given day you have WTO, TWW, a randoms thread, and a drinking thread. And that's about it. 

Agreed. We need to find a way to generate some new traffic. And I DO NOT mean bringing the idiots from the dump over.

I cannot even handle the shit that has been posted on that site lately. I think getting some traffic over here would be great, it's just how?

[anonymouseliza]

UO? FFTC? Neither? The over-emphasis on posting in particular threads is driving down posting. If you don't fit or have a random or drink, there isn't anywhere else to post. Again, I understand the hold-over from TB high-traffic/high-drive-by-count days. But I think there would be more traffic and more interesting posts if there wasn't a fear of posting in the wrong place or being told that it should have gone in X or Y thread.

[rablissful]

Mar 19, 2015 11:42:00 GMT -5 summerdonna said:

Mar 19, 2015 11:35:54 GMT -5 cabgirl said:

Okay. Since I did some bashing, too:

UO - I think smartphones were a terrible invention, and I wish they didn't exist.

I agree to an extent. Every where you go people are always just staring at their phones instead of interacting with people. Not everyone obviously, but I see it a lot. On the other hand everything is so much easier with smart phones.

[anonymouseliza]

And genuine question - pregnant women aren't allowed here? Really? Keep in mind that BOTB was my board years ago, but no one left. I get it on 3T/IF and possibly even TTCAL, but the BMBs are rarely active enough. This seems like a great mingling board. Maybe I'm wrong.

[nuggetrn]

Mar 19, 2015 11:59:11 GMT -5 @erin2021 said:

Mar 19, 2015 11:56:12 GMT -5 mustloveerica said:

Agreed. We need to find a way to generate some new traffic. And I DO NOT mean bringing the idiots from the dump over.

I cannot even handle the shit that has been posted on that site lately. I think getting some traffic over here would be great, it's just how?

TCF's new presence on social media should help... I think it just going to take a lot of us liking, sharing tweeting, etc... all of those things to our friend groups.

[cabgirl]

Mar 19, 2015 12:00:02 GMT -5 anonymouseliza said:

UO? FFTC? Neither? The over-emphasis on posting in particular threads is driving down posting. If you don't fit or have a random or drink, there isn't anywhere else to post. Again, I understand the hold-over from TB high-traffic/high-drive-by-count days. But I think there would be more traffic and more interesting posts if there wasn't a fear of posting in the wrong place or being told that it should have gone in X or Y thread.

You can post anything at all in the random thread. And you don't need to drink to participate in a drinking thread. Those are the two go-to places for conversation. If you have a question about TTC or your cycle, you can post in WTO or TWW. I don't think any of that is too restrictive.

[Sparkly]

Mar 19, 2015 11:21:06 GMT -5 ♪♫choppinbroccoli♫♪ said:

Mar 19, 2015 11:11:59 GMT -5 @led said:

I hate posts that are just lists of users and remarks to whatever they said like it's mandatory to reply to everyone.

laurel- I'm sorry to hear that.
elephantface- go you!
pensandpencils- hope you feel better.
deoderantsmellsgood- good luck on the new job!
coffeebeans- Something trite.
flosspicksrule- Something that should be heartfelt but you know isn't and just sounds condescending.
needanewheadset- comment number one but reworded so I don't sound like a boring machine.



You get the picture. I hate them. I think they're dumb. I can't really put my finger on why I hate them so much, but I don't like them.

A+ for names. I actually prefer these to (in your example) 7 separate posts.

I go back and forth on how to show support for others in this forum. I wish there were buttons other than just a love-tit, so that you could show "hey, sorry" or "good luck." KWIM?

Another A+ for the names @led, lol. I totally see where you are coming from. An exhaustive list of everyone in the thread is unnecessary (and exhausting). I like to address a couple or few people if I have something specific to say to them, and it irritates me when the thread becomes super long, so I try to put it in my one post.

I think you mentioned this in a randoms or drinking thread a little while ago and I've purposely been trying not to address everyone ever since, unless I feel it really necessary, because I can see where it does get redundant and trite. It makes the sentiment behind anything you say to anyone seem less genuine when it's being said to everyone.

[cabgirl]

Mar 19, 2015 12:01:02 GMT -5 rablissful said:

Mar 19, 2015 11:42:00 GMT -5 summerdonna said:

I agree to an extent. Every where you go people are always just staring at their phones instead of interacting with people. Not everyone obviously, but I see it a lot. On the other hand everything is so much easier with smart phones.

I know this is meant to be funny, but I hate it when people make comparisons like this in a smartphone debate. Newspapers, radios and televisions don't get carried around in your pocket. They don't go off when someone tries to contact you. They aren't a single, ultimate source for information and networking, and therefore pulled out and consulted every ten minutes. They aren't disruptive, and they can also be interactive in ways that phones can't. 

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Mar 19, 2015 12:03:35 GMT -5 cabgirl said:

Mar 19, 2015 12:00:02 GMT -5 anonymouseliza said:

UO? FFTC? Neither? The over-emphasis on posting in particular threads is driving down posting. If you don't fit or have a random or drink, there isn't anywhere else to post. Again, I understand the hold-over from TB high-traffic/high-drive-by-count days. But I think there would be more traffic and more interesting posts if there wasn't a fear of posting in the wrong place or being told that it should have gone in X or Y thread.

You can post anything at all in the random thread. And you don't need to drink to participate in a drinking thread. Those are the two go-to places for conversation. If you have a question about TTC or your cycle, you can post in WTO or TWW. I don't think any of that is too restrictive.

If I have a question but don't typically participate in those two threads I'm not going to go in there to ask a question. That's dumb. Those threads are rarely read by people that don't participate and the people that typically participate are new and don't tend to have as much to offer. Asking everyone to post in those threads is definitely restrictive. 

[cabgirl]

Mar 19, 2015 12:07:26 GMT -5 @led said:

Mar 19, 2015 12:03:35 GMT -5 cabgirl said:

You can post anything at all in the random thread. And you don't need to drink to participate in a drinking thread. Those are the two go-to places for conversation. If you have a question about TTC or your cycle, you can post in WTO or TWW. I don't think any of that is too restrictive.

If I have a question but don't typically participate in those two threads I'm not going to go in there to ask a question. That's dumb. Those threads are rarely read by people that don't participate and the people that typically participate are new and don't tend to have as much to offer. Asking everyone to post in those threads is definitely restrictive. 

I participated for the first 6 months I was here, and the only reason I don't now is because I'm not temping again yet. I read the TWW thread almost daily. What would you suggest as an alternative, if people shouldn't be expected to post their questions there?

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Mar 19, 2015 12:07:01 GMT -5 cabgirl said:

Mar 19, 2015 12:01:02 GMT -5 rablissful said:

I know this is meant to be funny, but I hate it when people make comparisons like this in a smartphone debate. Newspapers, radios and televisions don't get carried around in your pocket. They don't go off when someone tries to contact you. They aren't a single, ultimate source for information and networking, and therefore pulled out and consulted every ten minutes. They aren't disruptive, and they can also be interactive in ways that phones can't. 

But you're completely ignoring all the benefits and just going "AHHHH TECHNOLOGY IS SCARY AND KILLING US ALL!!!" I really wish I had more time to get into this, but I don't. 

[bunnyfungo]

Mar 19, 2015 12:02:43 GMT -5 anonymouseliza said:

And genuine question - pregnant women aren't allowed here? Really? Keep in mind that BOTB was my board years ago, but no one left. I get it on 3T/IF and possibly even TTCAL, but the BMBs are rarely active enough. This seems like a great mingling board. Maybe I'm wrong.

I don't think it's that they aren't allowed, I think it's that they believe they don't go here anymore. Which I think is dumb. So, hopefully my UO will remind all the pregnant lurkers that WE STILL WANT YOU HERE!!! Come out, come out, wherever you are!

[♪♫choppinbroccoli♫♪]

Mar 19, 2015 12:02:47 GMT -5 nuggetrn said:

Mar 19, 2015 11:59:11 GMT -5 @erin2021 said:

I cannot even handle the shit that has been posted on that site lately. I think getting some traffic over here would be great, it's just how?

TCF's new presence on social media should help... I think it just going to take a lot of us liking, sharing tweeting, etc... all of those things to our friend groups.

This is something I have been thinking about. I am TTC for the first time and have no step-kids, and I don't really want to talk to anyone about it openly (there are some close friends). I want to so badly share TCF with others, but I know that if I do, people will probe. If I already had kids, I could just say that I enjoy the Parenting side of it.

[lovetruly2015]

Mar 19, 2015 9:55:26 GMT -5 shemarie82 said:

Mar 19, 2015 9:50:16 GMT -5 icequeen said:

So I guess my UO is that driver's ed should be mandatory in school. I don't think this would solve all the problems because there will always be shitty drivers in the world, but I think it's not a coincidence that Louisiana has the highest insurance rates in the country because of these poor driving records.

In Michigan, to get your license when you are under 18, you must take a class. Once you turn 18, you only have to take the test.  When I was in school, it was standard that you took the class and there was no cost.  Now there are different segments to the class, each of them costing hundreds of dollars.

I think is the new standered in Michigan. We had drives ed segment 1 through our school butt we still had to pay for it , I think it was at a reduced price though. Same for my younger sisters. Segment two however was sold through our school but was held at SC4 again discounted, but I think it was still like two hundred or something like that.

Even though I took the classes at 16 I didn't get my license until I was 18 because I HATE driving. Which in my UO of the day. I never wanted to do it, but since I lived in the country it was a nessary evil.

Also hello fellow michigander!!

[cabgirl]

Mar 19, 2015 12:09:57 GMT -5 @led said:

Mar 19, 2015 12:07:01 GMT -5 cabgirl said:

I know this is meant to be funny, but I hate it when people make comparisons like this in a smartphone debate. Newspapers, radios and televisions don't get carried around in your pocket. They don't go off when someone tries to contact you. They aren't a single, ultimate source for information and networking, and therefore pulled out and consulted every ten minutes. They aren't disruptive, and they can also be interactive in ways that phones can't. 

But you're completely ignoring all the benefits and just going "AHHHH TECHNOLOGY IS SCARY AND KILLING US ALL!!!" I really wish I had more time to get into this, but I don't. 

No. Sorry, but you're wrong. I have no problem whatsoever with technology, which is why it was ridiculous to call me a luddite. I have no problem with technology that replaces human labor, either, because it's creating new and different jobs. I never said there was no benefit to smartphones. I just personally think that they do more harm than good.

[bunnyfungo]

Yeah, I don't go in the TWW or WTO threads. I duncurr if you ask for a chart stalk or whatever on the main board.

[rablissful]

Mar 19, 2015 12:07:01 GMT -5 cabgirl said:

Mar 19, 2015 12:01:02 GMT -5 rablissful said:

I know this is meant to be funny, but I hate it when people make comparisons like this in a smartphone debate. Newspapers, radios and televisions don't get carried around in your pocket. They don't go off when someone tries to contact you. They aren't a single, ultimate source for information and networking, and therefore pulled out and consulted every ten minutes. They aren't disruptive, and they can also be interactive in ways that phones can't. 

I really disagree with the newspapers/books being "interactive". Yes, they theoretically could be interactive, but in general if people see someone reading they know not to disturb them. This picture doesn't have radios or televisions either so I don't get why you mentioned those. I was specifically responding to the comment that people "ignore others" with a smartphone, when ignoring others in public has been happening for decades. I remember this growing up BEFORE smart phones. Taking the train into Boston with my parents and everyone had a newspaper or book and NOBODY was talking or interacting (unless riding together) and gave dirty looks if someone even tried. THAT was the point I was trying to make with this picture.

[bunnyfungo]

I SEE YOUR LOVE TITS frankenboom!!!!1!eleventy!

[frankenboom]

Mar 19, 2015 12:12:56 GMT -5 bunnyfungo said:

I SEE YOUR LOVE TITS frankenboom!!!!1!eleventy!

I can't help myself!!!!!!!!!!!!

[cabgirl]

Mar 19, 2015 12:12:26 GMT -5 bunnyfungo said:

Yeah, I don't go in the TWW or UO threads. I duncurr if you ask for a chart stalk or whatever on the main board.

I don't care either. I think it's perfectly fine to post a question on the main board. I just know that's not the general consensus here, because when newbs do it, they get told to go post in TWW or WTO.

[bunnyfungo]

Mar 19, 2015 12:14:07 GMT -5 frankenboom said:

Mar 19, 2015 12:12:56 GMT -5 bunnyfungo said:

I SEE YOUR LOVE TITS frankenboom!!!!1!eleventy!

I can't help myself!!!!!!!!!!!!

I got one guys! Moar pregglies!!

[nuggetrn]

Mar 19, 2015 12:11:51 GMT -5 ♪♫choppinbroccoli♫♪ said:

Mar 19, 2015 12:02:47 GMT -5 nuggetrn said:

TCF's new presence on social media should help... I think it just going to take a lot of us liking, sharing tweeting, etc... all of those things to our friend groups.

This is something I have been thinking about. I am TTC for the first time and have no step-kids, and I don't really want to talk to anyone about it openly (there are some close friends). I want to so badly share TCF with others, but I know that if I do, people will probe. If I already had kids, I could just say that I enjoy the Parenting side of it.

Haha, yes. I should have also added that as a disclaimer because I have definitely had the same reservations. I am TTA til September and have only told my BFF what DH and I's plans are for the future... So it is definitely hard in situations like ours to share about a community that deals with the one thing we are trying to be quiet about. 

So all you people who have kids already had better start sharing stuff then! So we have someone to talk to 

[rablissful]

Mar 19, 2015 12:11:39 GMT -5 @bloodyjack87 said:

Mar 19, 2015 12:07:01 GMT -5 cabgirl said:

I know this is meant to be funny, but I hate it when people make comparisons like this in a smartphone debate. Newspapers, radios and televisions don't get carried around in your pocket. They don't go off when someone tries to contact you. They aren't a single, ultimate source for information and networking, and therefore pulled out and consulted every ten minutes. They aren't disruptive, and they can also be interactive in ways that phones can't. 

I love smart phones and I would never give mine up, but I hate when I'm out with someone and they get a text and have to immediately answer it. It makes me feel like I only have their attention if something better isn't going on.

If you are by yourself and not ignoring anyone, then text and play candy crush all you want, but if you are with other people, get off your phone.

Also, I think being on your phone while you are checking out (grocery store, library, anywhere) is incredibly rude.

See I can get behind this. If I'm on the phone at check out I always say "Can you hold on a second?" and put it in my pocket so I can do transactions. I also expect people to put it away if we're hanging out unless they're expecting an important call/text (family sick or something). But in general, I think they're great.

[anonymouseliza]

Mar 19, 2015 12:09:51 GMT -5 cabgirl said:

Mar 19, 2015 12:07:26 GMT -5 @led said:

If I have a question but don't typically participate in those two threads I'm not going to go in there to ask a question. That's dumb. Those threads are rarely read by people that don't participate and the people that typically participate are new and don't tend to have as much to offer. Asking everyone to post in those threads is definitely restrictive. 

I participated for the first 6 months I was here, and the only reason I don't now is because I'm not temping again yet. I read the TWW thread almost daily. What would you suggest as an alternative, if people shouldn't be expected to post their questions there?

My point is that fewer threads mean less activity and restrictions on posting - while they make sense in logical/orderly way, and while there was historical necessity for them - make people less willing to post generally.  Which drives down board traffic.  It's not evident to people when they stop by that the TWW and WTO threads are for anyone to jump into and an appropriate place for cycle questions.

[cabgirl]

Mar 19, 2015 12:13:18 GMT -5 @pineappleoranges said:

Mar 19, 2015 11:44:26 GMT -5 cabgirl said:

I think they're destructive. I think they're changing the way we interact as human beings, and not for the better. They disconnect people from their surroundings, and they're teaching young people to be socially inept, rude people who expect and demand instant gratification. It pisses me off that they might eventually become the only cell phones available and that I might need to get one someday. 

I also just think they're completely unnecessary. No one "needs" those apps, and unless someone has a specific sort of job that requires them to have internet/email access 24/7, they don't need one.

Luddite: a person opposed to increased industrialization or new technology.
I agree with @led that you're a Luddite.

Again, no. Luddites were 19th century English textile workers who were opposed to machinery that might replace human labor. I am not opposed in any way to technology, whether or not it replaces human labor. I'm opposed to smartphones, because I feel they're detrimental to society and social behavior in general. The comparison is invalid and ridiculous.

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Mar 19, 2015 12:15:42 GMT -5 rablissful said:

Mar 19, 2015 12:11:39 GMT -5 @bloodyjack87 said:

I love smart phones and I would never give mine up, but I hate when I'm out with someone and they get a text and have to immediately answer it. It makes me feel like I only have their attention if something better isn't going on.

If you are by yourself and not ignoring anyone, then text and play candy crush all you want, but if you are with other people, get off your phone.

Also, I think being on your phone while you are checking out (grocery store, library, anywhere) is incredibly rude.

See I can get behind this. If I'm on the phone at check out I always say "Can you hold on a second?" and put it in my pocket so I can do transactions. I also expect people to put it away if we're hanging out unless they're expecting an important call/text (family sick or something). But in general, I think they're great.

I will straight up call someone out if they're on their phone while hanging out with me. If you don't want to hang out with me, don't. But don't come out and then spend the entire time "mmmhmmm"ing and staring at a little screen.

[anonymouseliza]

Mar 19, 2015 12:14:25 GMT -5 cabgirl said:

Mar 19, 2015 12:12:26 GMT -5 bunnyfungo said:

Yeah, I don't go in the TWW or UO threads. I duncurr if you ask for a chart stalk or whatever on the main board.

I don't care either. I think it's perfectly fine to post a question on the main board. I just know that's not the general consensus here, because when newbs do it, they get told to go post in TWW or WTO.

Right . . . and I don't think that's right.