Welcome new members!

[Alli]

Thanks @Alli!!!! Those were the good old days! I barely even go to iMore forums anymore.

Same. But we’ve got a really nice core group together over here. I hope you enjoy!

 

[Althea]

It's great to have you here. Wow, you have a much better memory of all of that than I do, thanks for the refresher! Yes, that's exactly how it happened now that I recall. My guitar board got taken over with politics so I decided to open up a dedicated site for it.

I think it was Brainpolice that connected us at first?

It's funny you mention vBulletin, it was always my favorite board, I knew it well and even served as a moderator on their sister site vbulletin.org and wrote a lot of mods for it. In fact this time around I initially started with it but when compared to xenforo (which I had been using for a while over at MacRumors.com) found it completely lacking.

This board is much more user friendly with its modern interface, notification features, interactions and simple interface. VB really dropped the ball in this area IMO so that's why we're here.

I always found VB to be extremely user friendly. This format seems to have most of the options that the latest VB versions offer. I'm on an older version that's severely lacking compared to the newer version that has the notification features you have here. This is very comfortable.

The old version of this site just died after the 2012 election, as I noticed many other smaller sites dropped off as well. I think fatigue played a large role there and the Obama vs Hillary battle left a lot of people scarred.

Didn't a group splinter off and form dcjunkies? I looked and that site no longer exists but as I recall it they were pretty active for a while.

Yea...the primaries always create havoc, even among like minded members. Some people realize the the ignore feature is a blessing, and some just opt to leave. Message board veterans tend to chuckle and keep scrolling. I'm on one site that has virtually no moderation. There are quite a few racist/misogynist morons there, but I have them on ignore. Yea about DCJ. That's the board I referenced above. It literally shut down with no warning. I know the owner had a lot of irons in the fire, with at least one porn site if memory serves.

We still don't know what happened, and it really sucked when I lost touch with a few members who I didn't know from anywhere else. Many of us relocated and found each other quite by accident, but many are just gone.

In case you aren't aware...Eman passed away last year.

Now that's a headache that you haven't had in years! Nice guy. Pain in the ass on the boards, though.

I haven't read the forum rules yet. A few people are wondering about the level of moderation here? Thus far it seems to be a like minded group in search of Conservatives?

I'm on one board that is 99% Right leaning, without much concern for 'facts'. Not sure why I go there!

 

[Alli]

I haven't read the forum rules yet. A few people are wondering about the level of moderation here? Thus far it seems to be a like minded group in search of Conservatives?

Rules? Shit. I knew we forgot something. No, we’re not big on rules. We’re all adults here. We’d like some conservatives who don’t dissolve into name calling any time you show them statistics.

I'm on one board that is 99% Right leaning, without much concern for 'facts'. Not sure why I go there!

Ugh. That’s why most of us came here.

 

[Althea]

Definitely preferable to Facebook!

A bunch of people from my original board settled at FB, and were urging me to do the same. That was back in '09. I resisted, and finally opted to join under a pseudonym. Of course, I met up with the typical high school acquaintances too, who all found my choice to remain anonymous very amusing.

Until we all found out that FB was invading everyone's privacy. Now they don't think it's funny.

Terrible format for in depth discussion.

 

[Alli]

Terrible format for in depth discussion.

Great for shopping though.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Thanks @Alli!!!! Those were the good old days! I barely even go to iMore forums anymore.

Welcome, @JBaby; hope you enjoy it here.

 

[JBaby]

Welcome, @JBaby; hope you enjoy it here.

Thank you! I’m so happy to be here! I joined as soon as @Alli told me to. I didn’t even look at what I was joining. I knew whatever it was must be awesome!

 

[Scepticalscribe]

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I haven't read the forum rules yet. A few people are wondering about the level of moderation here? Thus far it seems to be a like minded group in search of Conservatives?

I'm on one board that is 99% Right leaning, without much concern for 'facts'. Not sure why I go there!

Re moderation, my take so far is no personal insults of a racist or sexist nature, - i.e. debate the subject, not the person - and racism and sexism are....discouraged.

Conservatives are welcome here, as long as they do not confuse what some seem to think is a right to give offence or exchange insult - mistaking this for political or philosophical debate, and have some sort of respect for known facts, and refrain from expressing racist or sexist beliefs, or express themselves in sexist or racist terms, or rather, keep those charming habits and views and perspectives for elaborate bonding exercises on the peculiar boards they frequent.

Rules? Shit. I knew we forgot something. No, we’re not big on rules. We’re all adults here. We’d like some conservatives who don’t dissolve into name calling any time you show them statistics.

Succinctly and very eloquently put.

A bunch of people from my original board settled at FB, and were urging me to do the same. That was back in '09. I resisted, and finally opted to join under a pseudonym. Of course, I met up with the typical high school acquaintances too, who all found my choice to remain anonymous very amusing.

Until we all found out that FB was invading everyone's privacy. Now they don't think it's funny.

Terrible format for in depth discussion.

Re FB, when access to, and membership of, such a platform is free, then the members - and their personal data - is and are the product to be sold to advertisers.

I never cared for FB, and like it a lot less, now.

 

[JBaby]

Re FB, when access to, and membership of, such a platform is free, then the members - and their personal data - is and are the product to be sold to advertisers.

I never cared for FB, and like it a lot less, now.

Everyone thinks that I’m crazy for not having FB. I’ve been saying for years that FB was dangerous. No one took me seriously. Truth be told they still don’t.


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[Scepticalscribe]

Everyone thinks that I’m crazy for not having FB. I’ve been saying for years that FB was dangerous. No one took me seriously. Truth be told they still don’t.


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Wise decision, and one I also made years ago. Actually, I've never had FB; I loathe it - loathe what it supposedly stands for, and - in more recent times - loathe what they have allowed their platform t be sued for.

Ad, as for the privacy concerns, while they don't surprise me, what they have done does appal me.

 

[JBaby]

Wise decision, and one I also made years ago. Actually, I've never had FB; I loathe it - loathe what it supposedly stands for, and - in more recent times - loathe what they have allowed their platform t be sued for.

Ad, as for the privacy concerns, while they don't surprise me, what they have done does appal me.

I had FB for like a month many years ago before I deleted it. That was back before you had to sign up with your real name. FB is so toxic. It just made me hate the people I know IRL. And FB as a company is such trash.

 

[Alli]

Thank you! I’m so happy to be here! I joined as soon as @Alli told me to. I didn’t even look at what I was joining. I knew whatever it was must be awesome!

Such trust!

I had FB for like a month many years ago before I deleted it. That was back before you had to sign up with your real name. FB is so toxic. It just made me hate the people I know IRL. And FB as a company is such trash.

You are so right! I have unfriended so many people over the last year as their toxicity leeches out. They have no tolerance for other world views.

 

[Althea]

Re moderation, my take so far is no personal insults of a racist or sexist nature, - i.e. debate the subject, not the person - and racism and sexism are....discouraged.

Conservatives are welcome here, as long as they do not confuse what some seem to think is a right to give offence or exchange insult - mistaking this for political or philosophical debate, and have some sort of respect for known facts, and refrain from expressing racist or sexist beliefs, or express themselves in sexist or racist terms, or rather, keep those charming habits and views and perspectives for elaborate bonding exercises on the peculiar boards they frequent.

I don't typically have to worry about rules, because it's easy enough to get a point across without getting down and dirty. Many 'Conservatives' are just parroting what they see on Fox, and aren't worth the time it takes to respond. The problem with a board without dissenting opinion, is that the threads tend to be short and without much to debate. Whereas I have little patience for the morons who pass for Republicans, I have to thank them for the wealth of knowledge I have gained by taking the time to fact check the lies and distortions. I'm an expert on anything related to the economic crash of '08, which entails a library of knowledge re. the Community Reinvestment Act. (The favorite target of the racists who claim that the poor caused the crash).

I can't honestly say that I've found a level headed Conservative on message boards, but they do tend to be a fine target for some of my best insults.

Re FB, when access to, and membership of, such a platform is free, then the members - and their personal data - is and are the product to be sold to advertisers.

I never cared for FB, and like it a lot less, now.

All true. Which is why I entered with absolutely no real information about myself.

I like it for photo sharing with friends, and keeping up with family from far away.

I do a lot of political debate, but it's amusing to deal with all of these newbies who haven't been at it for decades.

The format sucks, though.

 

[Althea]

I had FB for like a month many years ago before I deleted it. That was back before you had to sign up with your real name. FB is so toxic. It just made me hate the people I know IRL. And FB as a company is such trash.

I had to open Yahoo accounts with the same pseudonyms I use for FB accounts, so it's pretty easy to remain anonymous. Truth be told, I spent the lion's share of my time there because an old H. School friend got me addicted to Scrabble. Of course, now Scrabble is gone, so my time there is a tad limited.

 

[SuperMatt]

I don't typically have to worry about rules, because it's easy enough to get a point across without getting down and dirty. Many 'Conservatives' are just parroting what they see on Fox, and aren't worth the time it takes to respond. The problem with a board without dissenting opinion, is that the threads tend to be short and without much to debate. Whereas I have little patience for the morons who pass for Republicans, I have to thank them for the wealth of knowledge I have gained by taking the time to fact check the lies and distortions. I'm an expert on anything related to the economic crash of '08, which entails a library of knowledge re. the Community Reinvestment Act. (The favorite target of the racists who claim that the poor caused the crash).

I can't honestly say that I've found a level headed Conservative on message boards, but they do tend to be a fine target for some of my best insults.







All true. Which is why I entered with absolutely no real information about myself.

I like it for photo sharing with friends, and keeping up with family from far away.

I do a lot of political debate, but it's amusing to deal with all of these newbies who haven't been at it for decades.

The format sucks, though.

I like researching things like you mentioned. Some crazy statement is made by a right-wing forum member, and I think “that doesn’t seem right,” then I research it and end up learning a lot in many cases. The infuriating part is when you give them the facts, they’ll come back with a one-liner like “this study was 4 years ago, not current, don’t care, Trump is better than Jesus.”

 

[Alli]

Which reminds me. Are you still playing Words With Friends, @JBaby ? I still play regularly with Dieselboy.

 

[JBaby]

Which reminds me. Are you still playing Words With Friends, @JBaby ? I still play regularly with Dieselboy.

I haven’t played it in ages!

 

[Althea]

I like researching things like you mentioned. Some crazy statement is made by a right-wing forum member, and I think “that doesn’t seem right,” then I research it and end up learning a lot in many cases. The infuriating part is when you give them the facts, they’ll come back with a one-liner like “this study was 4 years ago, not current, don’t care, Trump is better than Jesus.”

Yes. You can burn out a keypad trying to force some people to see the facts presented. However, they cannot take away the benefit we gained from being forced to do the research. Which is why it's important to have balance on message boards. Frustrating, but important nevertheless.

 

[Althea]

Which reminds me. Are you still playing Words With Friends, @JBaby ? I still play regularly with Dieselboy.

WWF isn't as good as Scrabble was, and they now came out with Scrabble Go. It won't load on FB, so I've officially ended my addiction.

I still attend a meeting now and then, but I believe I have it under control.

 

[Eric]

Thanks @Alli!!!! Those were the good old days! I barely even go to iMore forums anymore.

Awesome, welcome to the site!