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Originally Posted by David
But in this case, Marty & Lisa are just super-nice people, so I like hanging out in their "presence" even though they're not actually around.
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I think web boards tend to attract a certain community. If the web board owners, administrators and moderators are assholes then you tend to find the members are too in most cases.
I think in the case of The Ledge, Marty and Lis are good people with a positive responsible manner and it shows through in many ways. This board has a positive atmosphere. Its the reason this board has survived where many have fallen. The members are generally good natured people. A few nutjobs (you know who you are
) but no threats to the peace. I can only recall in my time one unsavory individual and he was banned a few years back and rightly so. Although I do miss Carne Vaca!!!!
There are very few incidents deemed to be abusive or unsuitable for under 18s. Even when tempers flare its not really too bad. Some subjects in the Chit Chat forum are a little on the edge but I think most members here are smart enough to keep it just the right side of unacceptable.
I think its upto the band to keep us amused to a degree otherwise it gets a little quiet and members fall off and drop out for long periods.
I sometimes look on The Ledge as like being back at school. You have your buddies, you have those in your class (Stevie, Lindsey, Peter, Christine classes etc) you get on with other classes and you fall out at times (Gerald and Chili
) You deliberately cause trouble to get an arguement going. You side with others, you get reprimanded by the teachers (our mods). Hopefully you learn something, sometimes you just fall asleep and drop out. You get to see and read the gossip. who said what, when and how. Then you go home and you come back the day after for more of the same...