Do you prefer the official fora or other unofficial fora?

It was Groucho, actually.[/QUOTE]

OOPPS!!!

So you troll one thread over there, find out you're about a smart as a bag of hammers and then come back here crying? Go take some midol princess. It's pretty awesome that your two main contributions to that forum are several offensive posts about abortion/adoption and touching a man while he's pissing.




Actually I don't like the official forums due to the fact it's over moderated and for years they have not been able to figure out

And Brenda wins teh Interwebz for today!

Indeed, both "sides" are a bunch of people thrown together, with good and bad. Now I did not feel a bit "at home" at the other side, maybe because the few discussions I did read were on the level of lettuce Furthermore, I do not like the design a bit, but that is personal. Myself, I choose this old fashioned style way above the style of for example SLU. Says more about me then them probably But that does not mean the people here or there are better or worse. It just means it is not for me.

One thing strikes me odd though. Two people already mentioned that they did not post here, because they could get suspended/banned in-world. Now that really really makes me wonder about their discussing abilities. Because as long as you stay more or less polite and respectful towards each other, how can you get suspended? I would not hesitate to get into a discussion with a Linden/resmod on this forum, and I am sure it would not result in a ban. As long as I use proper language and good arguments, I am pretty sure about that. And believe me, I tried my best on other fora to disagree with mods
So either you do not post here because of hear-say, or because you tend to use improper language/disrespect in your discussions. If it is the first, I would say: try and come back, its nice here! If it is the second: have fun over at the other side

Just as annoying as the childishness that happens over there. Some of it in that very same thread.

Me peeks in, realizes this thread is all a-drama, and zips out of the room

it was my experience that is actually how people react to your posts or how they choose to debate you that shapes your experience at slu. you can refrain from personal attacks all you want, but if somebody calls you a troll enough times you end up getting disqualified.
if one were to look at my posting history at slu one would see that overall i debated in an on-topic, non ad hominem fashion. most usually my tactic was to simply repeat the question, note that it had not been answered, then ask it again. i will be very stubborn while staying on topic and will not allow myself to be pulled off track. in contrast, those on the other side frequently engaged in name calling and the like. it seemed the topic wasnt as important as proving to 'the audience' that nina was a racist, nina was a liar, nina was a troll, etc. the joy isnt in making a point or a compelling argument; its in the 'thanks' and agree' counts.
oh, sorry. you did say 'difficult, not 'impossible'.

no, people _responded_ to you in a proper manner, and most likely because they either like you or are apathetic to you. if you were not a popular person you can be sure that an equally unpopular opinion would draw fire, even if it were indeed a painful reality.

well, that sooz though. you know full well that there are many people on slu that would find such an exchange impossible.
no, its a matter of who it is that you engage, and how close they are to the admin

i disagree.
seriously, that is totally off base.
isnt it strange how well i can get on with people over here, and the lack of drama surrounding me?

at least we are all subject to the same level of admining.
there isnt a person or group of people allowed to run lose off the lead tearing into people and derailing every discussion they partake in with complete impunity.

So let me get this right...

The original post is calling a third party forum nasty, biting, and a horrible environment, while posting the biggest kind of troll post I've ever witnessed, a cross forum drama invoker? Why not just post your opinions over there, rather than waiting for someone to link back to here? My troll meter just exploded after it passed 11.

Also, keep in mind this is an election year; one big difference between SLU and here is that SLU has section for non-SL related discussions, including POLITICS and RELIGION. Those topics always inspire passionate debate, that yes, sometimes gets nasty. Every forum with a POLITICAL section during a U.S. election year gets overly-emotional. That doesn't mean the people have low-IQs.

And it doesn't mean they have a monopoly on trolls, either, as the original poster has so eloquently shown with this thread. This ongoing argument about which forum is superior is as boring to me as "tastes great/less filling" or "Mac versus PC" - can't we just say "different stokes for different folks" or "live and let live" instead? I enjoy both forums and don't see why people can't just choose by their own taste instead of trying to tear another place down.

What say you, Conan the Barbarian?

Regards,

-Flip

Everyone seems to abuse everyone else habitually.

I read SC for the drama and after its members brought on its own demise and gravitated over there, SLU just turned into more of the same.

Uhm... isn't that exactly what happens on SLU rather regularly? The official forums and even the people who post here (as a group, not individually) are habitually ridiculed and scorned.

This thread was a rather thinveiled excuse for the OP to poke some stabs at SLU, but it pales in comparision of what happens over on SLU.

no

There is another dynamic over there that is absent here to an extent . The regulars there are incredibly tight, because of the open discussion format, they share their personal lives deeply, many meet in RL, or talk on the phone , or get together at SLcc. Also the board has a chat room, so while they are talking in the forum, some are also chatting in the chatroom, and also they use that twitter thingie, whatever that is. There really is a sense of community/family there, and it is akin to a dysfunctional one at times, but they will circle the wagons for each other, and won't take too kindly to outsiders slagging them in the same manner as they will do each other. If you go over there looking for a fight, that is what you will get.

That being said, it doesn't take much to be welcomed into the family. just a little sincerity in wanting to belong, some humor and a bit of a thicker skin. I lurked for a month or so before posting there, getting the feel of the place. It distresses me at times, I have the entire Politics/religion Forum on Ignore. *A geat feature, the abilty to ignore entire sub forums*

In the end, "It's only a forum. No one dies".

Good Morning Walker, wherever you may be.

Oh yeah?...well the Phillies still suck! And the cheesteak was really invented in Brooklyn! And Rocky Balboa is a moron.....

Well said, Flip!

I can only do so much, Nina.

yeah there's no drama or trolls here at all

That's because we let you sit at the Big Person's table here, Mari.

I'm bogarting all your smilies. You have the best collection I've ever seen. Especially the suicide.....

Which one? I have three.

That's not a good thing is it?

Once again, I can only do so much by myself.

All of them. I WANT THEM ALL!!!!!!

Actually ONLY three probably is a good thing fpr you.!

Oh yeah - not denying it hun. I ignore a whole lot of stuff over there. (Including the whole damned Politics forum. It is Teh Evol. (Can I say "damned" here?))I just post there because I happened to find it and was made to feel at home.

no?
yesterday you said 'you sow what you reap'.
if you call somebody 'a lying bitch' you should not be surprised when they make a forceful effort to prove you wrong.
you also said 'people must be responsible for their actions'. so, when they do prove you wrong maybe you should just own up rather than... well we both know how the story goes hey.
in any case its all there for anyone to read. i dont really need to experience more of you over here.

I didn't know he left. I thought he was just moving to Australia and hadn't set something up there yet to get onto the board. Or something like that.