Legit question--is it really necessary?

[IFinTN]

I've been watching both TB and here and I have a question.

Is it really necessary to create threads on TB with the sole purpose to make fun of other posters? I mean, it's one thing to make fun of them in their own threads...but you are just cluttering up the boards with more stupidity and pretty much solidifying the "mean girls" reputation with those posts. 

Also, I think people deserve to be called out on TB rather than talking behind their backs over here. It comes across as very petty and high school to me.



 

[t1green]

Jan 20, 2015 9:29:36 GMT -5 @hilarityensued said:

No but srsly you should probably just go post over there? And not tell people how to act over here? Certainly no one is forcing you to post here and it seems like maybe the culture over there fits you better?

+1

[IFinTN]

I am not posting there because I disagree with how TB treated its members. But I understand those that want to try to "fix it." I just don't think those threads fix anything. That's my point.

[pintobean]

I've been on a bump break while out of town and trying to catch up with what happened while I was gone. Looks like things are still the same.

[t1green]

Jan 20, 2015 9:32:29 GMT -5 IFinTN said:

I am not posting there because I disagree with how TB treated its members. But I understand those that want to try to "fix it." I just don't think those threads fix anything. That's my point.

I don't think that anyone at this point is trying to fix anything. TB has pretty much decided how it wants the culture of its forums to be.

[brittneysandra]

I feel like if you have to ask this question , than you'll never understand.

[collers4]

Jan 20, 2015 9:08:38 GMT -5 IFinTN said:

I've been watching both TB and here and I have a question.

Is it really necessary to create threads on TB with the sole purpose to make fun of other posters? I mean, it's one thing to make fun of them in their own threads...but you are just cluttering up the boards with more stupidity and pretty much solidifying the "mean girls" reputation with those posts. 

Also, I think people deserve to be called out on TB rather than talking behind their backs over here. It comes across as very petty and high school to me.



 

Thanks Mom!

If anything, the board over here is more "real". We have all shown support and respect to each other without needing or worrying about TOU rules.

TB is a total joke and I think that's why we have ended up treating it as such.

[DawnLilly]

Hilarity came to play

[t1green]

Plus, I think it's kind of strange how trolls are allowed to go in there and stir the pot but us old regs weren't allowed to do anything about it. I kind of view it as giving TB a taste of its own medicine.

[shmee]

Jan 20, 2015 9:32:29 GMT -5 IFinTN said:

I am not posting there because I disagree with how TB treated its members. But I understand those that want to try to "fix it." I just don't think those threads fix anything. That's my point.

I don't think anyone is trying to fix anything at all. I think we're all making a mockery of what TB wanted their community section to turn into. Sort of a "be careful what you wish for" kind of thing.

[CTri17]

so you don't agree with how the TB treated its members but you don't agree with what is happening here?

[mrsf0831]

Ohhh man, does this site need to be invite only just to keep the annoying ones away

[scattered]

So a call out thread to reprimand people for call outs?

[orangepickle]

Granted, I haven't been active on TB since shit went down, but I get why people are starting those threads. It points out to others how ridiculous most of the other threads are on there now - and really isn't that less "mean" than everyone leaving sarcastic/snarky replies to the stupid threads? I see it as a way of getting the frustration out in a way that isn't necessarily directly targeted at anyone (i.e., OPs of stupid threads). Also, as far as the high school/mean girls comment, I don't think anyone on here says anything about anyone that they wouldn't say directly to the person as well - it's just that this is a group of blunt women and call outs aren't allowed on that other shitty site.

[stargazerlily]

I guess if we didn't have this place here I could see OP's point more. TB needs fixing, badly, it's ridiculous now. And if administration was showing signs of being willing to work with the regs to get it back on track so it no longer sucks, I'd have been down with that. When BumpCaitlin started posting on BumpHQ, I hoped for a couple days that that might be where things were going. But all they seem to be doing is deleting members and their posts who have requested it, and not doing any of the work to actually fix their mess - cripes, even the mods don't have their powers back yet. To me that says that TB doesn't care about how crappy the community is now, which really doesn't motivate me at all to try to improve things. I haven't left it completely yet, but I think I've pretty much stopped posting there. And it's human that people are hurt, angry, and disappointed, and this place gives them room where they can connect and vent about that, as well as rebuild what we used to have there.

[samiamagirl]

I think the posts are a good way to let off steam while letting people know we're still around, not taking shit, without getting banned. I have a feeling most of us are trying to wait it out a little longer to see if TB cleans they're shit up and we want to make sure we haven't done anything ban worthy.

[IFinTN]

Yes, I am a "regular." Yes, I think what TB did to its long standing members was a crock of shit. I'm glad this board was created. That does not mean I can't be a little confused or conflicted about what happens next.

If you just want TB to go down in flames, then cool. I don't really care since I'm not going back....but it seems to me that many of you want to try and get the board back to what it used to be? I feel like those threads and some threads here were counterproductive to that end.

If it's not your goal to try and "fix" TB then I understand the posts. Carry on.

[copilot2012]

I agree that the posts over there are ridiculous...... Not probes threads, I'm referring to the million baby shower, showing at 6 weeks, attention whore moments for silly things threads. I feel if they get to post about whatever entertains them, then we should get to post whatever entertains us. I don't see a problem.

[scattered]

Everyone responds to this kind of thing differently. When we had our mass exodus on SAHM, a handful of us got AEs, went back and lit the place up one last time, and never posted again. That place is a ghost town now. Some boards like to screw with the newbs, some boards just never look back. Whatever floats your boat.

[allisong87]

Jan 20, 2015 10:22:33 GMT -5 scattered said:

So a call out thread to reprimand people for call outs?

THIS!!!

[IFinTN]

Turns out I can also post what I want.