WonderWendy3;847958 wrote: Well Hello Mark, I don't think we've really talked much....I've
seen your name on the boards though. Welcome and I am impressed with your well written intro
I agree that with any large communities you will have all types of people. I am glad that you
chose to stick around. There are wonderful people here, heck I don't even know who the "not-so
-nice" people you are speaking of....since I'm one of those loving flowers of the garden, but well,
that's just the way I is!!
Happy Posting!:)
Hi Wendy.. Thank you for your reply... Yepppers you're a garden flower, thats for sure..!!!
Take care..
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kayleneaussie;847959 wrote: Hi Mark
Hi ya Kay... Nice to meet you...!
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RedGlitter;847960 wrote: Hi Mark!
Nice to officially meet you!
Nice to officially meet you to..! Now no more officiallness around here..!! LOL...
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abbey;847962 wrote:
Now thats one of those tripy things you don't see every day...??? hahahaha...
lol, your avatar pic is frightening my cat....!!!
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Nomad;848067 wrote: This is the most hostile
board I've ever posted at as a newbie
Yes I agree. Theyre vile ! The whole lot of them.
Why do you know just last week I announced I lost my leg in a horrible
meat cleaver accident and do you know what they did ?
They started up right away calling me stump boy.
Then the jokes about getting a peg leg and an eye patch started up.
Now whenever Im spoken to the conversation is prefaced by an
AAARGH or AYE MATEY WHICH WAY DOES THE WIND BLOW ?
Sicko's !
Well not to worry.... We'll let the air out of they're tires when they're asleep... We'll put thumb tacks on theire computer chairs when they're not looking... We'll fill they're hot sauce bottle up with vinegar.... They're just adults that sit in the back corner of they're parents basements in front of an old computer all night in they're underwear, so we really should be chuckling at it all........
Ha, you have a good sense of humor... Take it easy...!!!
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Pheasy;848072 wrote: I don't think we have ever exchanged posts .... So hello and welcome
Mark.
As this is a very friendly site, I was a little confused about why you would feel this way - so I
just read all you posts to try and see why you feel this way. All of our garden flowers (well the
ones that stay and are obviously not just here to stir the sh1t) are very friendly, caring and
thoughtful. Especially the ones that you have had debates with so far, they are very caring,
intelligent and protective of this site and its flowers (even the delicate flowers like me .
The problem is we have had many people join this site of late, who are 'old' members
coming back for a little stab, or just stirring things up. This is a very big forum, with many
members who really are very close and care a lot about each other .. so as in RL we do try to
protect others and are wary of new comers.
There are people who's personalities clash (as in RL too). Those people can only try to 'get
along' and remain respectful. I have friends here who don't care for each other much (or have
disagreed in the past) ... but they are my friends and I refuse to enter into any 'piggy in the
middle' stuff (I did get caught in that not so long ago ... very upsetting and I vowed never again ...
cos I thought a lot about both of the people involved ... anyway I got diverted....that happens
often
When you enter into someones home (cos thats sort of what this is - unlike many other forums).
You need to introduce yourself from the start, understand the people, understand how they tick
and not assume anything. If your first post is in a debate then you are classified as someone
who is here to debate (unfair maybe, but reality).
Anyway, a fresh start with a nice intro like this is good. :-6 Once again welcome to FG and
happy postings.
Pheasy :-6
You're probably right in much of what you said....
I'm not sure that this is anyones home, even though some may mistakenly feel that way on some level... The purpose of this site being on the web is to attract new people, and to grow, among probably other reasons... I disagree that a new person has to watch his/her step here because this is someone elses home site, and they have to try and fit in in some way..? Having made these sites before, they should be geared towards, and designed to make a new person feel comfortable and and feel welcomed, not long time established members ridiculing new members and snickering at them in posts because they might not agree with something the new person thinks or believes.... But in fairness, I was very defensive here after only 1-2 posts, which remembering the replies perhaps I had a right to be, perhaps not...? At any rate, I'm not one to walk away from or bow to bullies, not in real life, nor online.... But hopefully I will have improved on any mistakes I initially made, and others may give me the benifit of the doubt as well, that would be nice....
But the number of really nice people like yourself, far out numbers the negativity, and that makes this a true garden, and probably a well kept garden by staff, because in this garden the flowers like most of you outnumber the weeds 100/1....
Thank you...
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Trunk Monkey;848121 wrote: Hello Mark and Welcome to FG :-6
Hey dude, greetings...!! Cool name..!
Thanks for the welcome..!!
........well actually most of the time........I also cant say we are good examples here of behaving like ladies...BUT you would be made welcome......youd have a laugh.......we dont row..........well we do when the mad Oz bird Kay starts telling us about her bleedin lawn and all the mowing she has to do:rolleyes:but other than that we aint a bad lot:DAgain welcome to FG and hope you enjoy it as it has its moments lol but in general we aint a bad bunch;)
