FG v other forums

kayleneaussie · Post by **kayleneaussie** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 3:25 am

I did belong to another forum before Carol talked me into coming here.....I love it here and at the other forum you had to do so many posts before you could play the games:(

kayleneaussie · Post by **kayleneaussie** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 3:46 am

jimbo;958655 wrote: i knew it

you are playing with my fragile mind :wah::wah:

Who me......never :yh_angel:yh_angel

Victoria · Post by **Victoria** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 3:52 am

I left the forum at Orange to come here. Orange is awful people picking fights for the hell of it

I belong to a forum for pet owners so constant photos and stories of what the doggies did today dont annoy anyone.

I must admit just lately I have been looking around, some of the topics here and the comments just remind me of Orange and I wont get pulled into that again!

Post by **spot** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 4:15 am

I just joined another forum an hour ago. I bought a watch on eBay which arrived today and I've been staring at it, it's a 70s automatic Seiko - how did the Japanese come to call their watches Psycho, I never quite got to the bottom of that - and this one's got more aliases than Illya Kuryakin. It was advertised as a 4006-6060. The back cover claims it's a 4006-6070 which it ain't. The dial stoutly maintains it's a 4006-7060 (you need sharp eyesight to check, mind) and I'd not be surprised if the workings match that but I'm not putting money on it. I've given it a shake and it's still running which is a plus. Anyway, the forum is a 4006-experts site and I'm going to discover how near this thing came to Dr Frankenstein in its travels and where the other parts might be buried. Expert forums are good for that. The idea that all the nerds on the planet who know the fine detail of Seiko 4006 watches have a single gathering place pleases me.

It has a 12-hour alarm. I never had an automatic with an alarm before, it's quite exciting. Will it ring or will it go brrr?

Peg · Post by **Peg** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 4:34 am

I go to one other forum regularly, belong to quite a few. I am a lot more comfortable posting at the other place than I am here to be honest. I feel I can be more open and honest there and express my feelings and opinions while here I feel like if I state an opinion, it's just not worth the hassle I know could be coming. Sad, but true.

On the other hand, FG is an addiction to me. I've been here since almost the beginning, and will probably be here until the end. All the other forums I belong to have not been as warm, friendly, or welcoming as the garden.

Post by **spot** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 4:40 am

jimbo;958679 wrote: er well done spot ,is it one of self winding watches buddy ,if so best avoid the porn channels or else they tend to gain time :-3:-3 er so barman said :sneaky:

It has an escape clutch, you loony. They break if you inadvertently get them jammed alongside a vibrator though.

guppy · Post by **guppy** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 5:41 am

I am on several other forums..I am funbuns on EU. I didnt know you were on that forum Jimbo..who you be over there?:wah:

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 5:50 am

I belong to the S&M Inc. Forum Got Leather ?

Ntl. Schizophrenic Society of America Forum

(Im registered there as Buck, Shawn, Jeremy and Melinda)

Im a moderator at Delusional Morons Are People Too Forum

Im a long standing member of the A Brain Whats It Good For ? Forum

Im currently waiting on acceptance into the

Britney Rocks Fan Club/Minneapolis Chapter

Imladris · Post by **Imladris** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 6:57 am

Nomad;958736 wrote: I belong to the S&M Inc. Forum Got Leather ?

Ntl. Schizophrenic Society of America Forum

(Im registered there as Buck, Shawn, Jeremy and Melinda)

Im a moderator at Delusional Morons Are People Too Forum

Im a long standing member of the A Brain Whats It Good For ? Forum

Im currently waiting on acceptance into the

Britney Rocks Fan Club/Minneapolis Chapter

:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

I think I should join a 'Never believe what you see at first reading' forum - I started reading this thinking it was genuine!!! :-5:rolleyes:

I've joined other forums for a variety of reasons but I always come back here, the first place I joined and the bestest.

RedGlitter · Post by **RedGlitter** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 7:02 am

I still go to Care2 sometimes and EA is my second home after FG. Sometimes it's my first home as well. WHen I try to go back to Care2, which was my first forum experience, I feel like a stranger because I take such long breaks in between.

I need to get back over there.

Sometimes I get disgusted or annoyed at FG so I go elsewhere for a break but I always return.

A couple years ago I was a moderator at a spinoff forum from Care2 and it was nice except for the owner always griping about lack of participation from members and putting in requirements that we must post so many times a week or we'd get canned. I left that place and they still have no idea why.

Comfort Zone was like that too. No matter what members did, the owner was never satisfied enough with it. We grew weary of her complaints. Who needs forums like those two? It's supposed to be fun, not freaking school.

I joined a wolves forum that never really kicked off. Haven't been back.

I joined an all-women general forum which had a lot of potential if it weren't for such b*tchy, catty women being there. Left that one in a big hurry.

Here I am.

sunny104 · Post by **sunny104** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 7:10 am

I have two other I visit regularly.

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 7:21 am

I have two others.

shelbell · Post by **shelbell** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 8:27 am

I've only belonged to one other forum called Free Republic. It's a site that is mostly political more geared to republicans, which I am. It just got so repetitive that I just got bored with it...so this is the only forum I'm on now and love it and the variety of topics. :-6

Lon · Post by **Lon** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 8:44 am

jimbo;958635 wrote: do you go to ther forums at all ,i'm a member of specific forums eg the tottenhm hotspur fc forum or a couple of MMA forums but thats just because no one on fg likes these topics

a friend of mine left fg and i had to go track her across space and cyber space till i found her but now she is back ,i dont feel the need to leave

i did like the eurphoric forum as there are a few fg people there and to be fair the guy that runs it seems really ice but i just cant feel at home anywhere like i do at FG ,

how do you folks get on with other forums

just wondering

I belong to several different forums that deal with specific issues, finance, investing, medical, politics, atheism.

shelbell · Post by **shelbell** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 8:52 am

jimbo;958950 wrote: i just cant seem to get people having a laugh on other forums like i do here , i mean where would you go to meet people like pinky,soberbarman,wisey,chezzer,spot and others (a mental institution may be a good start)

this place is nuts and i kinda like that if i wanted to talk more sensibly i'd go to parent/teacher night

but i can see the problem other people might have with stupid idiots ruining every single thread this video sums it up nicely ...jimbo enters forum meets wisey =

I LOVE that movie!!! Oh, and we could have a FG Mental Ward!! :yh_drool:yh_hypno:yh_chickn

YZGI · Post by **YZGI** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 9:04 am

shelbell;958960 wrote: I LOVE that movie!!! Oh, and we could have a FG Mental Ward!! :yh_drool:yh_hypno:yh_chickn
Ok, you can be nurse Ratchet, I'll be Mcmurphy and Jimbo can be the big dumb Indian dude, Spot would definetly be the Christopher Lloyd character and Soberbarman would be the Danny Devito character.

sunny104 · Post by **sunny104** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 9:06 am

we'll call it The Nut Garden!

shelbell · Post by **shelbell** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 9:08 am

YZGI;958968 wrote: Ok, you can be nurse Ratchet, I'll be Mcmurphy and Jimbo can be the big dumb Indian dude, Spot would definetly be the Christopher Lloyd character and Soberbarman would be the Danny Devito character.

I don't wanna be nurse Ratchet...I'm too hot for that!!! :yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

pinkchick · Post by **pinkchick** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 2:01 pm

Nomad;958736 wrote: I belong to the S&M Inc. Forum Got Leather ?

Ntl. Schizophrenic Society of America Forum

(Im registered there as Buck, Shawn, Jeremy and Melinda)

Im a moderator at Delusional Morons Are People Too Forum

Im a long standing member of the A Brain Whats It Good For ? Forum

Im currently waiting on acceptance into the

Britney Rocks Fan Club/Minneapolis Chapter

:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 2:04 pm

jimbo;958976 wrote: is this peculiar guy nomad:wah::wah:

Sure....Im crazy.

CRAZY LIKE A FOX !

WonderWendy3 · Post by **WonderWendy3** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 2:29 pm

I belong to a few other forums but EA and FG are my two main homes at this present time....I agree with Peg, I feel more comfortable being silly and I can go off topic a bit more over at EA than here....they EXPECT that from me!! :wah::wah:

But, this is my home, first forum experience I've ever had...and I have made so many friends here that I don't think I could ever leave.....I don't post as much as I used to, but I check in to see what Jimbo and Nomad are up to if nothing else!....

scholle-kid · Post by **scholle-kid** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 12:22 pm

I am a member of two other forums . I found FG while googling public forums and am real happy that I did, so far it is the best of the bunch.

flopstock · Post by **flopstock** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 12:46 pm

spot;958676 wrote: I just joined another forum an hour ago. ........................ The idea that all the nerds on the planet who know the fine detail of Seiko 4006 watches have a single gathering place pleases me.

It has a 12-hour alarm. I never had an automatic with an alarm before, it's quite exciting. Will it ring or will it go brrr?

And now, you can be as one with them.......

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 12:53 pm

I only post on 2 poetry forums, one a large one where you have to slowly carve a niche, the other is a local one where we really know each other from events.

Nothing is better than FG, it is like coming home, opening up the door, and there in the living room all your friends are waiting. Nomad is swinging from chandellier, Jester has a cold drink ready, Kathy is sitting by the window watching the ocean, and there' a slot machine in the corner taking our moola!:wah:

G-man · Post by **G-man** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 1:00 pm

I'm a part of, and own and have owned a number of forums... I haven't ever really been that active at any one of them as some of you, however. Forum Garden does seem to be way out of the league of any mentioned thus far in this thread, though. I haven't seen any listed that truly compare to FG in any fashion, really. Mostly apples to oranges comparisons.

Some forums that I own and/or spend some amount of time at, however: FG, YH (Guppy's forum is probably the closest that I've seen listed in comparison to FG, but is merely what FG once was many years ago, in comparison.), FI, TT, CG, AR, FL, IF, CF, TI, GA, TD (those area few of the ones that I have started, and some of those with Koan, as well )

Most of the forums that I've been a big part of have been tech support forums mostly for coders, computers, cellphones, musicians, designers... where I've played the role of expert/staff. I've never really been much of a chit-chatter on forums such as this one, overall. As has been suggested quite a bit on here, that type of use is generally for folks that have very big IRL issues for whatever reason and spend much of their day online in order to remain social with the outside world in some capacity. I started out at the other end of the spectrum as I was mostly focused on helping others.

I've discovered that it is easy to get wrapped up on forums and their members, however... Eventually for everyone, no matter what initially was our attraction to forums, it's the members that we meet that keeps us here and why we return to keep in touch with all the wonderful folks on a forum such as this.

shelbell · Post by **shelbell** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 1:20 pm

G-man;960286 wrote: I've discovered that it is easy to get wrapped up on forums and their members, however... Eventually for everyone, no matter what initially was our attraction to forums, it's the members that we meet that keeps us here and why we return to keep in touch with all the wonderful folks on a forum such as this.

Very well said G-man, and oh so true.

G-man · Post by **G-man** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 1:26 pm

shelbell;960303 wrote: Very well said G-man, and oh so true.

What's the old cliché? Home is wherever I hang my hat, or something to that effect? :-6

YZGI · Post by **YZGI** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 1:32 pm

That was well said G-man. This was my first forum, then was invited to FH and signed up there but never really got into there, not that there was a problem just didn't seem the same.

Home is where I wash my underwear but don't necessarily wear any.

shelbell · Post by **shelbell** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 1:39 pm

G-man;960305 wrote: What's the old cliché? Home is wherever I hang my hat, or something to that effect? :-6

That sounds right on the money, except the part about something to that affect, that's not part of the saying.

:wah:

Chezzie · Post by **Chezzie** » Sat Oct 11, 2008 1:58 pm

I didnt own a pc until 2001. I was depressed after losing my baby and hubs thought it would help as I was in college doing a business course.

My first Isp was Freeserve and I joined their Jackpotjoy site and made lots of friends and learnt about msn ect.

From that site I was invited to an msn group which did quizzes every night, boy that was fun. We took it in turns to host the quiz nights, we would invade I-sketch and have competitions in there. I met new peeps who invited me to new places and eventually became a forum whore. I have ended up being a mod on nearly every forum iv'e joined and been a regular poster at.

Currently im a mod at 4 forums, admin on one and a member on around 8 or 9 others that I dont use regular, such as the Lost tv series forums as its not back on tv til Jan 09.

I dont know why im so obsessed with the internet, its caused a few rows between me and hubs and I have cut down a little ( honest).

I have met some fabulous people and have a great laugh with them.

When you have small kids and dont have much of a social life, the net is a great substitute, infact some nights when the tears of laughter have been streaming down my face, id not swap it for a night in the club or pub.

I like FG, sometimes its too intense and I run off elsewhere for my fluff fix:D

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Sat Oct 11, 2008 2:17 pm

I have a member of "The Virtual Irish Pub" and that was spectacular. Now it's changed

I was also a member of Susie's "Comfort Zone" which I loved. Now, I am only a member of FG...my 2nd home:-4:-6