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MADem

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35. Me neither--I can tell a dirty joke with the best of 'em, and crude language doesn't bother me,

Fri Sep 28, 2012, 11:36 AM

Sep 2012

either, though I know it upsets some people here on this board (which is why I keep it down to a dull roar, or at least limit it somewhat).

What keeps me away from this place is not just the cliquishness and "insider" snark, it's the attitude that is sometimes directed towards those who "don't get it." It's like everyone in the lounge is Connie D'Amico and newbies/infrequent visitors are Meg Griffin!

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Friendly, welcoming place for everyone? [View all] Ptah Sep 2012 OP

You lookin' to start a fight, pal? Ikonoklast Sep 2012 #1

Who me? Ptah Sep 2012 #2

Naw, your kid sister! Ikonoklast Sep 2012 #3

But she's so cute! Ptah Sep 2012 #4

Oh, they're all cute when they're little. Ikonoklast Sep 2012 #5

just for the record, glory hole is NOT funny. Tuesday Afternoon Sep 2012 #6

agreed ! ! ! auntAgonist Sep 2012 #9

gmta Tuesday Afternoon Sep 2012 #10

Jury results on that pintobean Sep 2012 #19

I agree totally with #2 --- maybe Tuesday Afternoon Sep 2012 #20

Putting a certain poster and his sock puppets on ignore has made all the difference for me. Pool Hall Ace Sep 2012 #7

more like his proteges. Tuesday Afternoon Sep 2012 #12

Kick for more input. Ptah Sep 2012 #8

No LaurenG Sep 2012 #11

I think so! Things are however, what we make of them. ohiosmith Sep 2012 #13

Occasionally lines of outright thoughtlessness or outright intentional offensiveness are crossed. MiddleFingerMom Sep 2012 #14

FRENCH vanilla?!? OriginalGeek Sep 2012 #15

I really like the Lounge, it is the last place I visit before I sign off DU for the day. A Simple Game Oct 2012 #66

Ignore & chill. HappyMe Sep 2012 #16

MFM said it much better than I could Kali Sep 2012 #17

Easy for MFM to say, being immortal and all ... nt JustABozoOnThisBus Sep 2012 #18

I think this needs more input n/t "kick" auntAgonist Sep 2012 #21

Most dirty jokes are fine FloridaJudy Sep 2012 #54

Rude, coarse, "dirty" language doesn't bother me. Behind the Aegis Sep 2012 #22

Me neither--I can tell a dirty joke with the best of 'em, and crude language doesn't bother me, MADem Sep 2012 #35

There seems to be some objection to "cliques" but I rarely visit here because I MADem Sep 2012 #23

I agree with you (again) LaurenG Sep 2012 #25

That is IT, precisely--"sometimes you just don't know what you've walked into." nt MADem Sep 2012 #33

I think MineralMan and you do have a valid point. Kali Sep 2012 #44

I don't think everyone HAS to participate in every forum. I don't think everyone SHOULD, either! MADem Sep 2012 #57

I started posting in the Lounge about the same time UnrepentantLiberal Sep 2012 #58

I used to live around the corner from a place like that! MADem Sep 2012 #59

Yup. UnrepentantLiberal Sep 2012 #62

I do not visit the Lounge, MineralMan Sep 2012 #24

What a load pintobean Sep 2012 #28

It's my opinion. MineralMan Sep 2012 #30

The Lounge is a friendly and welcoming place if Rosie1223 Sep 2012 #26

If you don't like his posts, HappyMe Sep 2012 #27

thanks for missing my point completely. Rosie1223 Sep 2012 #31

No, I didn't miss your point. HappyMe Sep 2012 #32

Why isn't the simple solution for MFM's posse to ignore his critics? Rosie1223 Sep 2012 #34

I didn't lock that thread. HappyMe Sep 2012 #36

Then I wish others would follow your lead. Rosie1223 Sep 2012 #37

his critics, if they have such a hard time either dealing with his posts Kali Sep 2012 #39

Thank you. MiddleFingerMom Sep 2012 #40

Ah, Kali, I knew I could count on you for a friendly, welcoming post. Rosie1223 Sep 2012 #41

no you have that wrong, please read again Kali Sep 2012 #45

I was reading the part where you invite people to trash the lounge forum and never return. Rosie1223 Sep 2012 #46

Did you somehow translate Kali's generic message of... MiddleFingerMom Sep 2012 #47

Thank you, you saved me from having to post. Wait, no you didn't. A Simple Game Oct 2012 #63

Don't make me naked. MiddleFingerMom Oct 2012 #64

Oh don't worry, I already know I wouldn't like you naked. n/t A Simple Game Oct 2012 #67

Not really because then he gets angry that people haven't replied CreekDog Sep 2012 #51

One poster in particular has a point of doing that. Alduin Sep 2012 #55

Live and Let Live Xyzse Sep 2012 #29

Unaccountable hosts who lock threads without consensus CreekDog Sep 2012 #38

I am BUNGHOLIO!!! Taverner Sep 2012 #42

LOL TZ Sep 2012 #43

I'll have to take a closer look before making a determination. bluedigger Sep 2012 #48

I hear this is the place to come if you want to hear about Jamastiene Sep 2012 #49

WTF is with the hatred for dots around here? Tobin S. Sep 2012 #50

i don't hate dots CreekDog Sep 2012 #56

I agree with Jamastiene. Manifestor_of_Light Sep 2012 #52

I don't think the lounge is overly rude or overly clique-ish Joe Shlabotnik Sep 2012 #53

Your 2 cents is worth a $million! ohiosmith Sep 2012 #60

Well said. HappyMe Sep 2012 #61

Thanks Joe - I'm with you on this.. GoneOffShore Oct 2012 #65