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Re: Online Community Struggles [Re: Turtletotem]
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This is the first forum I have belonged to, and certainly feel as though I am on the fringe and kind of looking in from the outside.  I wonder if what I share is going over heads or disregarded for whatever reason, sometimes.

There have been times that I have viewed the downright cruelty of certain members, and I have left before thinking it wasn't the place for me.  Just when I am ready to throw in the towel, I witness some awesome Shroomery kindness, and it makes me stay.

Folks here are so diverse that it isn't hard to find a friend or place to belong, just gotta' poke around-

From what I have so far gathered:  Don't take things personally and don't be afraid to be yourself, after all 'the people who mind don't matter, and the people who matter don't mind.'


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From all I may be, or have been before,
To mingle with the Universe, and feel
What I can ne’er express, yet cannot all conceal.

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Re: Online Community Struggles [Re: birdeatingspider] * 1
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It was kind of the same for me when I first started. A lot of members are kind of selective of who they reply to and generally respond more to more popular/well known posters. It's just part of being a N00b. Just keep posting thoughtfully and maybe make a couple threads here and there and it'll eventually get better.

Also, I found it beneficial to actually converse/respond directly with/to other members instead of just posting your opinion or belief in general because it will usually be skipped over. So instead of "I think abortion sucks." It's probably better to say, "BES, although I agree with some points in your pro choice argument this is why I respectfully disagree." When people know you're actually engaging them they're more likely to respond and your post doesn't get lost in the mix.


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I'm stupid, Enlil is smart.
I'm ugly, Enlil is beautiful.
I'm a loser, Enlil is a winner.
Someday, I hope to be like Enlil but secretly know I never will.

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Re: Online Community Struggles [Re: twelvelookslikeu]
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twelvelookslikeu said:
Its not that you have to fit it just make it so people remember who you are. Get a big flashy signature.


Lol.

I can't even begin to tell you how many people have PMed me or rated me about my sig over the past few years, I'll probably never get rid of the gif.


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Re: Online Community Struggles [Re: ExperimentalCat] * 1
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I changed my signature yesterday and now have a positive rating from my nigga daz.

Don't forget OP, a lot of people don't go by usernames and associate posters by their avatars. I'd find a unique one that you love and hang onto it.

The Pub isn't as forgiving as it used to be (they took off the rose colored glasses) so don't get butthurt. Learning the reply function helps too. If people don't know you and you're responding to someone else it may cause confusion.

And with the good people come the bad
.. there will always be trolls, and unfortunately due to the nature of this board there will be people with drug induced psychosis or downright nuts.

Treat anything with a grain of salt, don't get butthurt, and read the rules for each individual forum you post in.

I caught a ban two years ago in a forum I hadn't been in for about 12 years.. the rules changed but the sticky didn't have an update. Stickies are the posts that always show at the top of the forums and have a pin in them. Only moderator and administration can do that unless you're in a user created forum.

This thread is a testament to the amount of help you can get out of this forum. There's even a beginners forum.

This place truly is somewhere that the don't-belongs can belong. Fortunately there's no chat here anymore, but in the mornings and evenings there is an "EMC" or "LNC" to post in. It's early morning crew, late night crew. Seems to have evolved over the years to early morning chat.

Stay shroomy, man.

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Re: Online Community Struggles [Re: Malcolm_Xtasy] * 2
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Malcolm, dude, be careful with 1234go.  He will pretend to be your buddy, but on nothing more than whim he will tear your heart out and snack on it with rxb in the pix of pubbers thread while you're just left gasping, thinking about all the good times you two shared, could have shared.  He does this "for the lulz" and only truly cares about himself.  1234go is ruthless, icy, and dangerous to your emotions and feels.

I would never wish on anyone what he did to myself and our blossoming friendship.

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Re: Online Community Struggles [Re: Burke Dennings] * 1
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Now you're flopping around like a fish out of water grasping at straws.

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Re: Online Community Struggles [Re: Burke Dennings] * 2
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Chirstsake Burke.  Can you show us on the doll where he touched you?  :lol:


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A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an
invasion, butcher a hog, design a building, conn a ship, write a
sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the
dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve an
equation, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a
computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly.
Specialization is for insects.- Robert A. Heinlein
Saint RedBow of the Shroomey Loomey-Patron Saint of Sandbaggin Sumbitchs

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Re: Online Community Struggles [Re: TheGreenArrow]
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Its ok OP, I know that feel, I saturate particular websites with myself, shroomery is probably by far my favorite so far, I like how I can be somewhat anonymous yet post in very personal ways (unlike facebook) - I can open up and interact with people that I would never really otherwise, people from all walks of life and with varied interests.


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Re: Online Community Struggles [Re: Malcolm_Xtasy]
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When the fuck have you ever respectfully disagreed with someone Malcom? :rofl:


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The chances of you even being born, Were forty million to one. There's two parts of the statistic And I want you to live through one
3/8/95 - 7/10/15 Rest In Paradise, Brother.
Sheekle said:
yeah, i said i was afraid of psychonautica

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Re: Online Community Struggles [Re: Psychonautica] * 1
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Lol. Idk what you're talking about man


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I'm stupid, Enlil is smart.
I'm ugly, Enlil is beautiful.
I'm a loser, Enlil is a winner.
Someday, I hope to be like Enlil but secretly know I never will.

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Re: Online Community Struggles [Re: Adden]
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Cheers, I'm honestly starting to think I'll quite enjoy my time here.
Thanks all.

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Re: Online Community Struggles [Re: TheGreenArrow]
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TheGreenArrow said:
Chirstsake Burke.  Can you show us on the doll where he touched you?  :lol:


:ilold: My neighbors are sitting on their porch wondering why I'm laughing. :manofapproval:


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Re: Online Community Struggles [Re: ExperimentalCat]
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ExperimentalCat said:
So I'll be honest here. First a bit of back story.
I love mushrooms; I love picking them, eating them, sharing them, learning about them and 'experiencing them' (or 'myself on them', whatever). So after knowing about this forum for a bit, using the site as a reference for a lot of my information, I joined. I figured it'd help me learn more, share common interests and even participate in other non-mushroom related discussion.
Upon joining I wanted to become a bigger part of the community but have had difficulty, this isn't because of the nature of the people here, it's just my lack of motivation to post or a lack of knowing what to say.
I used to be a part of a smaller online community which manifested itself in the form of a forum and an online fan-based rpg (which also kinda just worked as a chat room), I really enjoyed my time there and got along well with the people there, and that was probably the first online community I really felt 'a part of'. Since then, that community doesn't really exist any more and even so, I myself have changed a lot since then (I was significantly younger).

Here's my issue, since then I haven't been able to really feel like I 'fit in' on an online community, which is something I really miss, of course there's things like Facebook, et cetera. But I want to feel like the community and I have a common interest/goal, or something along those lines.

Really I'm just interested to hear what people have to say regarding this (and I s'pose maybe this might spark my involvement here) or if anyone has felt similarly?
Regards.


I honestly relate to most all of this, but I've figured out the main reason I don't have a lot of people I talk to on here is because most of the time I'm just too lazy to post. Especially taking the time to wait for a response and have a conversation. My attention span is too short for that.


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Re: Online Community Struggles [Re: PLURAL] * 1
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Treant said:
Lol.

I can't even begin to tell you how many people have PMed me or rated me about my sig over the past few years, I'll probably never get rid of the gif.


Yeah I'm fairly certain I PM'd you in regards to your sig at one point or another 

:whacker:


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ACADEMY AWARD WINNING ACTOR
WG32 KILLED HOFFA
PROFESSIONAL BALL BUFFERER
WORST NEIGHBORHOOD YARD OF 2026 WINNER
OTD’S FORMER PRODIGAL SON
TODAY IS BEER DAY

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Re: Online Community Struggles [Re: 1234go] * 1
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1234go said:
I don't think I'll ever feel like I "fit in" here, i'm not even a particularly well liked member.

But I stick around anyways. :durrhurr:


That's not true.


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Re: Online Community Struggles [Re: Psychonautica] * 1
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Psychonautica said:
When the fuck have you ever respectfully disagreed with someone Malcom? :rofl:


I never respectfully disagree.  If I disagree with you, you are an idiot.  Obviously.


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Re: Online Community Struggles [Re: zappaisgod]
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I'm surprised you can even say the word respect without vomiting profusely.


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The chances of you even being born, Were forty million to one. There's two parts of the statistic And I want you to live through one
3/8/95 - 7/10/15 Rest In Paradise, Brother.
Sheekle said:
yeah, i said i was afraid of psychonautica

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Re: Online Community Struggles [Re: zappaisgod]
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:chugbeer:

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Re: Online Community Struggles [Re: Psychonautica]
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It was a bit of a struggle but it is, after all, a word the idiots can understand


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Re: Online Community Struggles [Re: zappaisgod]
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zappaisgod said:
Psychonautica said:
When the fuck have you ever respectfully disagreed with someone Malcom? :rofl:


I never respectfully disagree.  If I disagree with you, you are an idiot.  Obviously.


OOO don't sit in that chair zappaisgods sense of entitlement and self importance sits there he R.S.V.P.ed it . If you can't see the reserved sign You are an idiot. :archiebunker:


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