I'm tired. - Page 4

chiliD · #46 03-16-2006, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by estranged4life

there doesnt seem to be many of us who started posting in 2001 around anymore...But I enjoy seeing "new blood" posting.

Even less of those who started back in about 1995.

madformac · #47 03-16-2006, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by sodascouts

That's true. Maybe once you hit the five year mark, you start maxing out and need to take a break for a while!

I started in 2001 and got out mid 2005, had 6 months away and then got blackmailed back partially because there was a mass exodus and some views were lost (I guess mine was by some).

So I'm back for now although I think I will move on soon and come back again sometime later. Kinda like leaving home or going away on work. Sometimes I need a break from the norm. Maybe I'll just post every now and then.

David · #48 03-16-2006, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by hayley

I'm at nine years next month. I must be really, really bored

I keep you happy here.

David · #49 03-16-2006, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by chiliD

Even less of those who started back in about 1995.

I refused to post here at first because Web boards were for wanks & all the cool kids hunt out on Usenet. (And we kicked some major ass too--it was great because you could call someone's mother a whore & a ****licker!

)

Now that Usenet is moribund, Web boards rule the roost.

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.

madformac · #50 03-16-2006, 07:43 PM

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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.

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...

chiliD · #51 03-16-2006, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by madformac

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...

And, then you just go smoke a joint at the park across the street and then the bell rings and you have to come back to class.

madformac · #52 03-16-2006, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by chiliD

And, then you just go smoke a joint at the park across the street and then the bell rings and you have to come back to class.

You too huh?

DavidMn · #53 03-16-2006, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by chiliD

And, then you just go smoke a joint at the park across the street and then the bell rings and you have to come back to class.

Time to crank up the Brewer and Shipley.

xxxmx · #54 03-19-2006, 11:46 AM

thankfully, i missed the "why i left" BS. i haven't left, i just manage to get a lot more done when i don't saddle up to the computer for hours upon hours every evening like i did before i got a full-time position (i teach). i'll admit that when the ledge was down in october, sticking around at the wonders board was a decision made out of frustration with several members here, as well as just not having time to keep up with a board this size (rarely lurking there either). i think someone used the word 'toxic' a few posts ago, accurate observation.

and i'm sure we'll all be back when the next tour/album/whatever starts cooking. and by 'we' i mean everyone who has ever found a 'home' on the ledge. miss you guys...

DavidMn · #55 03-19-2006, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by xxxmx

thankfully, i missed the "why i left" BS. i haven't left, i just manage to get a lot more done when i don't saddle up to the computer for hours upon hours every evening like i did before i got a full-time position (i teach). i'll admit that when the ledge was down in october, sticking around at the wonders board was a decision made out of frustration with several members here, as well as just not having time to keep up with a board this size (rarely lurking there either). i think someone used the word 'toxic' a few posts ago, accurate observation.

and i'm sure we'll all be back when the next tour/album/whatever starts cooking. and by 'we' i mean everyone who has ever found a 'home' on the ledge. miss you guys...

It's hard to keep up with both, for sure.

The Tower · #56 03-19-2006, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by xxxmx

i think someone used the word 'toxic' a few posts ago, accurate observation.

That was me, my sweet Mariel!!

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and i'm sure we'll all be back when the next tour/album/whatever starts cooking. and by 'we' i mean everyone who has ever found a 'home' on the ledge. miss you guys...

Glad to see you popping your head in here.