Interesting....

I just went thru February & Aprils boards.. YAWWWWWWWWWN It's all about "I have a date" and LOTS of posters not getting any responses or getting just a few... Quite sad indeed... I am not slamming these boards.. I wish they were as happy as this one. I just don't know what anyone is learning or sharing on them. Clicking thru them doesn't take very long either. We have way more pages. Nothing made me laugh.. Some were touching but no one responded. The MOST interesting thing??? NO ONE came on there posting about being politically correct or using proper "Netiquette" So the way I see it... this is just a bid for attention because any attention is better than none even if it's negative... They post at "US" because they know such a lively bunch will surely write back and make them feel less sad and lonely!!!! LONG LIVE NEWPOUCH!!!!!

Angel Mine -- Odd, but I did the same thing last nite. After the latest complaint, I hit MANY boards to see how totally out of line we are...: ninja: ONLY the main board used "OT" (and not very often, I might add)...I didn't see any nastygrams to Joann From Boston, Izdawnie or Track about it tho. Just my personal observation. Kimmer Tired And Crabby From Having To Do Useless Homework And Being Up Too Late As A Result Zero-minus-12 and 6 work days to go!

Kathy, I am a net junkie and have been a 'regular' in an auto racing yahoo chat room for years. I have discovered that there are people who will come in with NOTHING positive to say, just to stir things up and cause problems. After a period of stressing, I discovered that it's very easy to use the ignore function and they don't even appear on my screen. I won't argue with them. For the most part, I won't even COMMENT I just don't see them any more. Personally, I will continue to be who I am on this board, post as I please or do not please to, and if the day comes that I am not comfortable here then I will move on. I will NOT let someone else tell me what I can and cannot say OR how I have to say it. We have a very special group here and it's the love and support and caring for each other that makes it special. Hugs, Mo doin' the 24 days and a wake up happy Mo dance

I am a junkie on Yahoo Literati which is a mind strengthening, mental exercising game similar to scrabble which you play against opponents all over the world. I play every night, want to keep my mind healthy and active...Use or lose it...my Mom, a crossword afficiondo, is 90 and still sharp as a tack. BUT, I am appalled at the stupidity of some of the chat areas and complaints, and moaning, and *****ing and nasty nasty language that is going on in the central chatroom.... I am glad that our March board turned out so well...we certainly got lucky here that we have positive, interesting, dynamic and colorful people!

Well, I think sometimes it's the luck of the draw, honestly. Some boards are lucky enough to find someone as looney as Kimmer who is always here and always the life of the party...leading the rest of us down the road to wild abandon (and having a few that are just as looney and full of it)....well, the boards tend to be fun and busy. I myself have tried to go in and spark conversation on a dead board, but I haven't the staying power. We have a bunch of fabu cheerleaders here that keep the rest of us lazybones rockin'! Some boards are lucky. Some atrophe from Kimmer-deficiency. Dina --who happily follows whomever wherever as long as they have a handbasket for her to hop into....

Dina -- It's kinda like cooking. How can someone take a bunch of flour, sugar, eggs, etc, and it comes out tasting sorta alright but looking kinda scary, but when my sister throws it together, it turns out to be a wedding cake that commands pretty good money? It's all about the ELEMENTS and the "COOKS". On some boards it won't 'work' 'cuz you don't have the right elements (personalities, necessary time, interest, common bond), and on yet another board you don't have the right elements at the right time. Our community just happened, sort of like internal combustion. As more and more got their dates, more and more became involved. Our involvement (or at least mine) includes personal COMMITMENT, such as major time spent answering emails OFF LINE where people ask about how to quit smoking, how to stay calm, how to laugh in the face of fear...things I guess I've contributed and people want some guidance on, and are not afraid to approach me to ask for, but would rather do it offline (NEVER a problem...keep those cards and letters comin'!). I'm seriously time-challenged as a result, I had different visions as to how my last few weeks pre-op would be spent. But PLEASE believe me, I wouldn't have it ANY other way. I've come to love this place, and will be here for a VERY long time. I don't think we're simply lucky. I think we were BLESSED. Kimmer Queen of the Niners, Instigator to All Marchers, High Priestess of Giggles Zero-minus-12 and 6 work days to go!

Ya know, at least for me, the openess and lightheatedness of this board is what made me feel comfortable enough to jump in. I am a computer dummy (quite literally) and have never been on a board or in a chat room until I came here. I didn't know the "rules" and this loose ship was easy for me to jump onto. The response I got from my very first post made me know that I belonged here and would be welcome. I did attempt to post on the Main Board -- that was laughable -- I didn't receive much support there, just an invitation to join another support group on YaHoo -- which I do like and is in my state and they have face to face meetings once a month -- still even that is not as accepting as this one. There is an inner circle of people that are postops and it's hard to break in. You do get response there tho and it is waaay better than the main board here. I find it interesting how you, Kimmer, took it upon yourself to take one person how was out to slam us and show compassion and caring by asking for prayers for her -- this shows the caliber of the board and its members. Just my .02 Whitney

Whit, Darlin'... That was just the right thing to do. No hidden agenda...she had a concern, and we had the prayer. Simple as that. Just because we may not all agree at times doesn't make one person's experience any lesser than one of ours. Newpouch has all the dynamics of a blood-related family. If you look at everyone's characteristics/roles as they've allowed them to be shown, you'll see those who are always going to challenge others (just like siblings do), you'll see those who are going to shake "the mommy finger" at others (in care and concern, of course), you'll see those who are going to try to throw their weight around to get what/where they want (siblings again), you'll have those who need attention and get it in round-about ways (children) and on and on. And as a family, it doesn't matter if you LIKE each other or not (e.g. my Sis), you LOVE them none-the-less, and are concerned about their needs. Nope, I did what someone else would have done if they'd've been on the keyboard before me. This is one loving, caring group, and I, for one, am never afraid to admit when I'm wrong and am always willing to 'make it right'. It's just those visiting aunts (and maybe uncles - ) that sometime**** me wrong... Kimmer So Far From Perfect That It Doesn't Bother Her To Admit When She's Wrong Zero-minus-12 and 6 workdays!

This board is great. I am looking for all the support I can get and give. I know that even after surgery this will be a life long battle. While I'll be attending an every other weeks WLS support group, it's great to have this daily contact. I really hope we keep it up for a long time after our surgeries. The caboose.

Hey Caboose!!! I am happy to see you coming along as a recovering lurker!!! Keep up the good posting! Hugs, Mo doin' the 24 days and a wake up happy Mo dance