Flower
retired
I`m a newjack here and even though I feel a little uneasy in answering this thread, I`ll take that liberty, although Im a relative newbie, I`m a veteran of several message boards.
There was one particular board that was a favorite stomping ground of mine, but in recnt times, lack of interest pervaded, some of the new breed of posters were downright snarky and ill mannered, given to complaining about others who created threads, yet were short on creativity and having no creativity at all.Being a New Yorker, I can defend myself quite well verbally, but life is too short to get into ridiculous name calling matches with kindergarten internet punks.
I had pretty much given up on message boards until I stumbled onto this one. The level of posting was quite professional, the atmosphere seemed friendly, and there was spirited debate without spilling into childish recriminations.
Also, some of the members were quite helpful with me and although my time is limited on the web, I do enjoy it here,and i hope to start more threads when I have the oportunity
Stout:
Most of us here share your experience with forums ... there are many refugees here from a "bad place" including myself.
This is one of the most friendly well moderated forums on the net .. I'm an ex-New Yorker myself .. Post away or just lurk a bit