what the heck is with the other board?

[Guest]

Anmikitty- do you have a spouse, would you like to get married, or at least let me be your faithful servant ! (in a damn feminist servile way)

[amanelle]

I check both boards. I post on Supernaturale more because it is a lot faster pace. I like the faster pace. I think getcrafty is more warm fuzzies and supernaturale is a more broad spectrum of topics, from fluffy to politics. As far as the negative vibes go I think it will probably pass. There seems to be some sort of cycle that it goes through every now and then. Now with everyone wanting to switch to getcrafty I wonder if it will become more like the "old" glitter.

[anmeikitty]

[honeybee]

i definately feel like i am being misintepreted. i would like to know exactly which of the statements i have made are being labeled as negative, because i honestly don't see it. anyone? and preferably minus the biting sarcasm.

[soapandwater]

A moment of interruption:

I first used the word "polarization" because I like it, phonetically.

Seriously, if you sound it out, it sounds niiiiiice.

Carry on.
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[anmeikitty]

[Snufkin]

[honeybee]

since i love my dictionary (scribner-bantam, btw):

polarization n the pulling apart of two groups of people into tensely opposing stances

it seemed like the perfect word to me. i've seen this happen in other communities, and it's usually unproductive and unneccesarily leads to hurt feelings and angry standoffs. i don't see why my attempts to avoid this between the 2 boards at hand is such an unwelcome thing.

and i'm completely in the dark as to why i feel such venom from you, anmeikitty. should i know you as someone else on another board??

[Guest]

I am feeling like when I was at school being told to get along with all the other girls, when quite frankly I am happy to just do my own thing wherever I want on the internet without it necessarily meaning I want to see the glitterati's collective head on a spike.

[Athos]

honeybee, with your dictionary, i think you've answered your own question. while other posters here are just commenting that they feel more comfortable here, you're bringing up negative vibes, disagreeing with people's opinions that they like the discourse level here more, and trying to stop the angry flood of 'opposing stances.'

to me, it looks as if most posters are saying 'whatever, post where ever you feel like it, i happen to fit better here' and you're chiming in with escalting language and comments and definitions of words like you're a sixteen year old english student. that's a blunt way of putting it, but i'm saying it because i think you honestly are not aware that reference books are a poor way to structure a mature discussion. i hope this doesn't hurt your feelings, i am trying clarify what's going on here.

it's really okay that people like one board or the other better *for them*. they're not our children that we have to love equally else face the therapy bills. purposes change, and no one has said they'd never post on supernaturale again, and i am sure that most people would *if it suited their purposes*.

[amygdala]

I'll be positive here and say that I like both boards, despite all the current drama on the other one (seems to be migrating a little). Some days I like that the other board is so fast, like if I have a lot of downtime at lab, and this board is much more calm and polite, with less "yelling". I post on both (I have another name for glitter, oooohhh secret identity!) and I think it is fun to be part of two different communities with differet vibes for my different moods/whims.

So I like both at different times for different reasons. This probably says more about my strange moody nature than either board, but that's okay.
See, I'm in a weird mood now, but that could be because I'm psyching myself up to go to the lovely Philadelphia water department and if I go there at all snarky, bad things will happen and I will never have water.

[lulabelle]

gosh.

without getting all "when I was your age, candy was nickel" on your collective asses, I must say that I suspect the younger demographic of the average poster on supernaturale explains a lot of the lack of courtesy and manners. I think people who grew up with chatboards are more comfortable with an anonymous forum than are us old-timers who used to writing letters and talking on the phone--you know, more personal interaction

this ain't just a chatboard for me. It may have started as a way to kill time at work, but it's become an important part of my life. The friendships and the community that have originated in my association with glitter have enriched my life unquestionably. I can't even begin to explain it, but for those of you who know me, both IRL and as a voice online, I don't think I have to explain anything.

regarding the accusation (it might have been on supernaturale) that we're only interested in talking to the people who we can relate, I have to confess, indeed I am. Nothing against stay-at-home moms, Republicans, conservatives, cheaters, bigots, or other folks who have made different choices than I have . . . but I really can't relate politically or ideologically and grow tired of butting heads.

Am I elitist? yeah, maybe. at any rate, it's my time to spend online, and I prefer kicking back with my posse to arguing with the un-pc neo-conseratives.

[honeybee]

[jangrl]

i have nothing more to add. i just want to show off my new signature line below.

actually, i think i've already said plenty. :)

jangrl
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[lulabelle]