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ohiosmith

(24,262 posts) Fri Sep 28, 2012, 09:54 AM Sep 2012

What can we do to make the Lounge a more friendly and welcoming place for everyone? [View all]

Personally I have always felt welcome here. Some however do not. What can we do to remedy that?

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What can we do to make the Lounge a more friendly and welcoming place for everyone? [View all] ohiosmith Sep 2012 OP

Have those who are not comfortable invest heavily in skin thickening cream. n/t bamacrat Sep 2012 #1

where can I get some of that...my mom needs it nadine_mn Sep 2012 #77

get rid of the sacred cows. Rosie1223 Sep 2012 #2

Doesn't "Get rid of" go against the concept? nolabear Sep 2012 #12

I meant get rid of the 'sacred' not the 'cow' Rosie1223 Sep 2012 #17

Bees! More bees. and flowers, sunflowers, that's the ticket. Ptah Sep 2012 #3

Okay. Liberal Veteran Sep 2012 #10

OMG, that's hilarious klook Sep 2012 #101

I like bees. And honeycombs. Honeycombe8 Sep 2012 #97

Have a welcome wagon. geardaddy Sep 2012 #4

I have always felt welcome here. HappyMe Sep 2012 #5

I should DryHump Sep 2012 #6

Apparently, part of that involves me not posting anymore. I just got a wagon of shit. HopeHoops Sep 2012 #7

I was crude once too. I have an "internal" ignore button that works great, never need the DU one. Scuba Sep 2012 #8

Must have missed pipi_k Sep 2012 #9

I'm sometimes crude? LynneSin Sep 2012 #11

Hey. Only sometimes. HopeHoops Sep 2012 #13

Dear Hope Hoops: DryHump Sep 2012 #14

Thank you, but apparently I'm not so funny to some members. And FUCK YOU! HopeHoops Sep 2012 #15

This was alerted on sharp_stick Sep 2012 #36

Yeah, I saw that. HappyMe Sep 2012 #45

If anyone couldn't detect that it was tongue-in-cheek, I'm a bit shocked, AND... HopeHoops Sep 2012 #64

I think the sarcasm smilie is kinda insulting. MiddleFingerMom Sep 2012 #68

Some folks really REALLY do not "get" sarcasm- digonswine Sep 2012 #84

I rarely use it in The Lounge, but in GD and P2012 it seems essential. HopeHoops Sep 2012 #103

From your name, I see you both have something in common CreekDog Sep 2012 #92

Guess I missed the shit wagon post! ohiosmith Sep 2012 #23

Just as well. HopeHoops Sep 2012 #24

Lay off the dogpiling and cut everybody some slack. And quit assuming we know what's happening. nolabear Sep 2012 #16

Yep. OriginalGeek Sep 2012 #18

That's cuz Nolabear is freakin awesome. n/t pink-o Sep 2012 #41

I have held that same opinion for quite some time. OriginalGeek Sep 2012 #49

Thanks to you both. You're sweet. I think I put my foot in my mouth sometimes nolabear Sep 2012 #51

Judging by a recent thread OriginalGeek Sep 2012 #91

Oh, dear. Indpndnt Sep 2012 #93

+1 KurtNYC Sep 2012 #19

Well said. HappyMe Sep 2012 #20

!!! MiddleFingerMom Sep 2012 #40

Except one man's dogpile is another man's sticking up for a friend. Rosie1223 Sep 2012 #47

excellent post Kali Sep 2012 #58

You used the word "Assume..." hunter Sep 2012 #62

It'd be nice to see more than the same few people posting. Alduin Sep 2012 #21

If regulars in the Lounge are nice to new people, MineralMan Sep 2012 #25

The reception is a major improvement over Meta. Baitball Blogger Sep 2012 #50

Meta's function and SOP is very different from MineralMan Sep 2012 #54

Meta should actually be more informative and less combative. It rarily is. Baitball Blogger Sep 2012 #60

Yes it would. geardaddy Sep 2012 #27

New people are sometimes ignored. That doesn't bother me, though. Indpndnt Sep 2012 #94

Welcome to DU!! madinmaryland Sep 2012 #22

I've never felt welcome here. geardaddy Sep 2012 #26

Well, if you would HappyMe Sep 2012 #30

Who me? geardaddy Sep 2012 #31

No pudding for you! ohiosmith Sep 2012 #32

D'oh! geardaddy Sep 2012 #33

Welcome here doesnt like being felt Warren DeMontague Sep 2012 #74

I have the slapmark to prove it! geardaddy Sep 2012 #78

Slapmark Warren DeMontague Sep 2012 #80

... geardaddy Sep 2012 #82

More donuts. Dr. Strange Sep 2012 #28

There would be more donuts if you chipped in once in a while! ohiosmith Sep 2012 #35

Hey now. Dr. Strange Sep 2012 #37

"I refuse to talk to HopeHoops until he puts his pants back on. " ohiosmith Sep 2012 #38

America's team will not be throttled! OriginalGeek Sep 2012 #52

Because the Cowboys beat the Giants in New Jersey the first week, A Simple Game Sep 2012 #86

Make it clothing-optional? arcane1 Sep 2012 #29

It's NOT clothing optional? nolabear Sep 2012 #34

It was last time I checked TrogL Sep 2012 #53

Get rid of that flocked wall paper libodem Sep 2012 #39

Oscar Wilde's dying words... pink-o Sep 2012 #43

Hey, ladies 'of a certain age' HappyMe Sep 2012 #46

You're right. It's HARD looking at those old men all the time. nolabear Sep 2012 #55

LOL! HappyMe Sep 2012 #57

I think we should keep the Elvis on velvet painting libodem Sep 2012 #72

Serve Long Island Ice Tea Taverner Sep 2012 #42

The ice maker is on the fritz! ohiosmith Sep 2012 #66

Add a coffee bar, and how 'bout some new sex toys in the Pleasure Chest? mikeytherat Sep 2012 #44

A good cuppa coffee might help. In_The_Wind Sep 2012 #63

We don't have a "pleasure chest". Are you talking about the tool box in the hot tub room? Dr. Strange Sep 2012 #65

ewww libodem Sep 2012 #75

flashlight...fleshlight. Just one letter makes a whole heap of difference. mikeytherat Sep 2012 #99

The towels are threadbare and scratchy. bluedigger Sep 2012 #48

the lounge feels a lot more closed off than in the past fizzgig Sep 2012 #56

Good post! ohiosmith Sep 2012 #67

thanks fizzgig Sep 2012 #87

a decade older. we are all a decade older. lol. that matters. nt seabeyond Sep 2012 #70

that's the truth fizzgig Sep 2012 #88

Very well said... kayakjohnny Sep 2012 #85

it's actually something i've been thinking about quite a bit lately fizzgig Sep 2012 #89

Topless Greeters Rambis Sep 2012 #59

We had them until MFM, geardaddy, and Dr. Strange went on strike. ohiosmith Sep 2012 #69

Long time lounger hibbing Sep 2012 #61

Free Weed Sky Masterson Sep 2012 #71

We have weed. Dr. Strange Sep 2012 #79

Who is Weed? ohiosmith Sep 2012 #81

You must acknowledge that THE GRATEFUL DEAD is the greatest band of ALL TIME Warren DeMontague Sep 2012 #73

I thought it was THE CLASH!!!!!!!1111!!1!!!!11!11 Tsiyu Sep 2012 #90

Aye, but even Joe Strummer was a Deadhead Warren DeMontague Sep 2012 #96

pot brownies and cold milk Tuesday Afternoon Sep 2012 #76

Free snacks and Happy Hours nt LiberalEsto Sep 2012 #83

More LOUNGE music!!! kentauros Sep 2012 #95

when someone asks a question Duppers Sep 2012 #98

Good point! ohiosmith Sep 2012 #100

First off, your post is full of grammatical errors... klook Sep 2012 #102

Good post! ohiosmith Sep 2012 #104

Loosen up your buttons, LiveNudePolitics Sep 2012 #105