There'd be some good natured teasing, sure, but it would be layered with solid advice. Then if the noob went ape shit there'd be flames for days.
Fuck no I am not going to flame a noob off the bat for being a noob and not understanding how this works. I don't see a lot of that flaming off the bat around here either, because it's bitchy and unnecessary. If some of the GKU regs get overly aggressive off the bat, we tend to call that out.
But that's not even really what we're talking about, is it? We're talking about having a snotty club kicking around with special badges to designate who's cool and who's not, based on the whims of a few posters on a power trip.
It's childish and shitty. That's the whole point.
Jaysus.
Okay. Well. I mean I don't know what else to say. That's so not the case, but you've collectively made up your mind that it is, so what's the point?
Judge away.
TBH, I have lurked and that is exactly how it is. I have seen the new regs going ham on some posters straight out of the gate. I can't remember the specific thread but I was literally speechless. You guys all act like you have something to prove and it is way more unwelcoming than it ever was when we were all there. Sure, there was snark and flames and some private groups but it was never this cliche-y and rude.
Only kinda on topic: I decided to look for about three seconds at TheBump boards, decided I couldn't do it, and instead realized that WashingtonQueen's thread on why spelling matters is still pinned at the top of Baby Names. It was from before the mass bannings and WashingtonQueen herself was banned.
People are still posting (often idiotically) in the thread. That was a fun, ironic find.
Post by bunnyfungo on Jan 21, 2016 17:16:34 GMT -5
Also. I'm quite proud of my superlative badge. ::preens:: But that's because everybody had the chance to vote. And I have one. What's the point if you have a hundredy million?
Because we were curious. You don't have to continue to explain if you don't want to or feel like you have explained enough.
Be honest though, the Lisa Frank thing is just a little odd.
No, I don't mind that you are curious. I just get the sneaky suspicion that it's not curiosity but more judgment. I don't mind explaining at all, though.
Why do you think it's odd? That the name is LFAF? I guess it's just an inside joke from the founding members.
Last Edit: Jan 21, 2016 18:42:24 GMT -5 by icaughtfire
Number One: Born 06.16.2009 BFP: 01.17.2014 / MC 02.05.2014 BFP: 03.08.2014 / MMC: 05.07.2014 Dx: Partial Molar/GTD. Benched until 01.2015 Number Two: Born 07.22.2016
Number One: Born 06.16.2009 BFP: 01.17.2014 / MC 02.05.2014 BFP: 03.08.2014 / MMC: 05.07.2014 Dx: Partial Molar/GTD. Benched until 01.2015 Number Two: Born 07.22.2016
Number One: Born 06.16.2009 BFP: 01.17.2014 / MC 02.05.2014 BFP: 03.08.2014 / MMC: 05.07.2014 Dx: Partial Molar/GTD. Benched until 01.2015 Number Two: Born 07.22.2016
The members of the group itself are not "obsessed" with Lisa Frank. They broke away from TTGP because of the BGs who allowed glitter and unicorns and, essentially, the brightly colorful fantasy world of Lisa Frank. That's where the name came from - because they don't support SSs or unicorns.
It's a mixed group of women. It's really no different than TCF, except there are a lot less members and it's only one board with several weekly/daily threads going (WTO/TWW threads, WFB threads, random GTKY threads, Baby Watch threads, etc).
It's not really a secret group - anyone can search for it on TB.
edited for typos
This reminds me of the time two of my friends formed a club based upon their love of a certain MLS soccer player. They made their own ribbons that proclaimed their love of this soccer player. They wouldn't let anyone else into their conversations about said soccer player. They wouldn't let anyone else in their "club", no matter how much they loved soccer.
The difference? We were 12.
Justify your crap club all you want. The fact that you openly broadcast it but won't let everyone in is enormously juvenile and crass.
ETA: Thankfully I didn't even bother to venture back on TD this time around. I have apparently avoided a noxious attack on my visual senses.
Number One: Born 06.16.2009 BFP: 01.17.2014 / MC 02.05.2014 BFP: 03.08.2014 / MMC: 05.07.2014 Dx: Partial Molar/GTD. Benched until 01.2015 Number Two: Born 07.22.2016
Number One: Born 06.16.2009 BFP: 01.17.2014 / MC 02.05.2014 BFP: 03.08.2014 / MMC: 05.07.2014 Dx: Partial Molar/GTD. Benched until 01.2015 Number Two: Born 07.22.2016
Ah, The Dump. Remember when they announced those private groups? And all the debate we had about them? That was pretty much the beginning of the end for them.
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