quote:Originally posted by and his Middle Name Was God: So is it possible to make inroads through the treacle of smuggity smug smug smug assumptive hectoring and actually have a conversation, or are all message boards doomed to only ever serve as self-aggrandising mirrors to the vanity of touch-typers?
Why not post on a few other threads as well, broaden out the conversation a little? If you don't like any of the threads you see, consider starting your own - anything you fancy discussing today? A 'hello I'm a newbie' thread generally ends up winding people up because it looks like attention-seeking. Decent newbies get shedloads of attention anyway - so why not flex your vocab and intellect on a few of the other threads going on elsewhere?
quote:Originally posted by New Way Of Decay: Tough luck Oobs, he's a whoopsie. Another one bites the nuts.
That's ok, last thing I'd want to do is get involved with someone off an internet message board.
I was peeved by this comment though:
quote:Originally posted by and his Middle Name Was God: I have no evidence to think that you guys are ever going to be anything other than a standoffish clique
after I said he was my favourite newbie and everything
Still one last try:
Hello Middle, in response to your question of what do I do, in RL I'm an aromatherapist and a support worker for adults with learning difficulties and to earn some cash I work as a PA to the Exec Director of a charity. If you want some background to who everyone on TMO then this thread which was started by other recent newbie, MonkeySusan, may prove informative, and there's always the FAQ too.
quote:Originally posted by New Way Of Decay: Tough luck Oobs, he's a whoopsie. Another one bites the nuts.
That's ok, last thing I'd want to do is get involved with someone off an internet message board.
I was peeved by this comment though:
quote:Originally posted by and his Middle Name Was God: I have no evidence to think that you guys are ever going to be anything other than a standoffish clique
after I said he was my favourite newbie and everything
Still one last try:
Hello Middle, in response to your question of what do I do, in RL I'm an aromatherapist and a support worker for adults with learning difficulties and to earn some cash I work as a PA to the Exec Director of a charity. If you want some background to who everyone on TMO then this thread which was started by other recent newbie, MonkeySusan, may prove informative, and there's always the FAQ too.
See, this one's nice.
Hello. Thanks for being civil.
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Concrete advice on how to survive in a board environment is better than fluffy twaddle about being an aromatherapist IMHO. *makes massive W sign with fingers, stomps off.*
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quote:Originally posted by damo: i haven't harshed your bone have i? i hope not.
cos i do have love for the nwod.
Notatall.
I like this new damo, he is sweary as ever, but with deep inner love. It's a perfect fusion of caring man and angry skinhead abuse. America has done wonderful things to you.
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i always had the deep inner love man. just when i worked in liverpool i hated my job, my journey to work, the fact that i'd spent most of the weekend awake on something that might not have been legal, i was in the midst of emotional turmoil blah blah blah.
now i'm happy with work, happy with my life etc. the only thing i'm not happy about is my husband is in england and i'm in nashville.
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