Posters who start a bunch of new threads within an hour of joining...- Page 2

[PalJoey]

Posted: 12/11/07 at 7:25am

It seems we've sat and typed like this before....

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 12/11/07 at 9:24am

All we need is for Marquise to appear out of nowhere and say, "Ugh. Every time I come back it's always the same."

[PalJoey]

Posted: 12/11/07 at 10:03am

Hey--don't be hating on Marquise!

Sock puppets are okay when they're HOT, right?

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 12/11/07 at 10:51am

I'm not hating on him. I loved me some Marquise, but that's what he does now. I think it's silly to come back to the board just to pass judgement. I don't get how people think that makes them superior.

It's like when people say "Well, this is the reason I don't post so much anymore" and you click their posting history and they're still posting at least a few times every day.

And for the record, I usually enjoy sock puppets that have a little panache to them, whether it's a clever character or just someone who is totally batsh*t. It's the "I'm just new and have been lurking all these years so that's why I have such a deep understand of the politics and pathology of the board and why I've only posted twice but now I'm going to tell you off" that drives me crazy. That and the "I'm new! Look at me!" stuff. Sh*t, even if you're not a sock puppet you deserve to be accused of one when you start a welcome me thread.

Oh, and if you start a thread when you become a Broadway Legend you deserve to be called a sock puppet, too.

[AlexanderB]

Posted: 12/11/07 at 1:59pm

Thanks supportivemom/Ida Noodleman.

What's funny about these forums is that [personality wise] they seem to reflect many of the personalities one would find in a real life gathering of artists, not just online banter.

[tazber]

Posted: 12/11/07 at 2:02pm

I'm guessing HD

[PalJoey]

Posted: 12/11/07 at 2:52pm

Ida Noodlekugel said "Maybe it's just that I personally view a message board as a fun diversion and not a major part of my daily life."

That "major part of my daily life" meme is one of Anthony's favorite recurring themes.

[robbiej]

Posted: 12/11/07 at 2:59pm

Oh...I don't know. I think some folks round here got their asses chaffed after the death of Brendan Stryker/Brandon Tina whatever. I think some folks got a little too invested in the shirtless hottie with a penchant for Julie Andrews (REALLY? REALLY????) and when the SH*T went down and shiva was sat, people got all kinds of anxious about it.

[nealb1]

Posted: 12/11/07 at 9:45pm

Is there a rule that states that you can't post on this board right when you join? Or, that you have to wait a certain amount of time? Why would that be? That makes no sense. That's the entire point of joining the board........to post and ask questions.

If you're a new member, or a person who's belonged for a few years, that makes no difference for a love of theatre.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 12/11/07 at 9:59pm

A lot of message boards have very strict regulations about what new members can and cannot do. Everything from not being able to start your own threads right away to only allowing registrations at certain times of the year. You can't call something a community and then not expect that community to devise its own standards.
Updated On: 12/11/07 at 09:59 PM

[nealb1]

Posted: 12/11/07 at 10:01pm

Is there a rule on this board that you can't post when you're a new member?

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 12/11/07 at 10:07pm

Nope. Is there a rule about wondering whether or not someone is a sock puppet?

[AlexanderB]

Posted: 12/11/07 at 10:08pm

Thanks nealb1.

Phyllis, yes there are rules on other communities, but as far as I can tell, not on this community.

I think that your issue would be better taken up with the moderator and not with new posters.

[nealb1]

Posted: 12/11/07 at 10:09pm

Yeah, I didn't think that was a rule about that. I suppose some boards do have strict rules and such.

Was always curious as to why other posters on this board would be so catty and cruel to new members? That's just odd to me.

Thanks

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 12/11/07 at 10:12pm

You're welcome!

[tazber]

Posted: 12/12/07 at 6:47am

this board does have a rule (however unenforced it may be) about having multiple accounts.

[papalovesmambo]

Posted: 12/12/07 at 6:50am

alex nomdeplume, go die.

neal, go die.

phyllis, sing beyonce.

pj, get me a scotch.

taz, fetch why whuppin' stick.

ida, go die.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 12/12/07 at 8:45am

"They all deserve to die. Tell you why, Mrs. Lovett, tell you why."