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[smartestnumber5]

Hi all,

I'm not sure if I'll be around anymore after today. :sad1:

Just wanted to say a maybe goodbye!

[Timon-n-Pumbaa Fan]

Why? We like you. Did you get cooties or something? We had our vaccines you know! :thumbsup2

[JohnZ46]

Hi all,

I'm not sure if I'll be around anymore after today. :sad1:

Just wanted to say a maybe goodbye!

I'm sad to see you leave. I've always enjoyed your posts.

[rosiep]

Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeey just where do you think your going? I did not like the sound of that post! Kindly come back here and explain...:grouphug:

[TuckandStuiesMom]

Omigosh -- What's up SN5? (I may be projecting here -- but when I get quiet & my sentences shorten up like yours did in your post, it usually means I'm sad or upset) Are you OK? :hug:

[Saxton]

Hey, I hope you're not leaving us forever. Take a break if you need to but remember we'll always be here when you need some entertainment.

[hematite153]

I'm with the others....

Are you okay?

Do you need a supportive community?

We'll miss you if you go away!

[smartestnumber5]

Hi--I'm sorry, I didn't mean to worry you all. I'm not having an emotional issue and I do like it here too.

Most of you probably don't venture to the CB too much, but there is a lot of bad stuff going on over there. There are some new policies being put into effect and one of them says, essentially, that we cannot be members of certain other boards and remain members of this board.

Since I am a member of that board and will not hide it, I suspect I will be booted from the DIS soon. I thought my time was up earlier today, but I only received points for "a dumb post" and "a personal attack" for disagreeing with the policy; I haven't been booted yet :) .

Thanks for your concern though. I do like this board. I hope I get to stay around, but time will tell.

[smartestnumber5]

Ah, how timely. You can see what I am talking about here.

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1828365

[TuckandStuiesMom]

Good Grief! Sounds like the excommunication process from church...:scared:
Sorry you're going through this...

[ConcKahuna]

Good Grief! Sounds like the excommunication process from church...:scared:
Sorry you're going through this...

Well in all fairness, the name of the other boards is "The Unofficial DIS troublemakers" or something similar. It basically was created just to bash the DIS and its members.

That being said, lots of people now go there who dont do that, and I personally think any bannings should be a case-by-case type thing. Of course this is a privatley owned forum, and Werner Technologies can do whatever they want with it.

[OrlandoMike]

Here is the official response from the Webmasters of the Dis.

http://disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1828365

[wallyb]

Here is the official response from the Webmasters of the Dis.

http://disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1828365

WOW! :eek:
I have to say - this sounds terrable - the other site.
But it makes me want to go over just to see what they are doing.
And are they talking about any of MY Dis friends - or me.
But then again - "ignorance is bliss" I guess.

[mickeysaver]

Being that I was one of the people that was targeted by the evil jerks on the other board, I have no problem whatsoever with the bannings. Certain people started threatening my job and my employer because of posts that I made on the CB. That is why you have not seen this name on the DIS over the past few months. There is something really freakin' wrong with people that have nothing more to do with their lives than to make other people miserable or afraid.

I do admit to reading that other board. I believe in the old saying, "Keep your friends close and your enemies closer." I do not post there. I never would. The negativity on that board is just beyond evil. I hope that I do not get into trouble for reading over there, but when your back is the one to the wall, you do what you have to do.

The whole incident has given me a hard lesson in internet security and not allowing others to know who you are, which is sad, because I am an outgoing person, who loves to talk and meet my fellow DIS'ers, well, I was, now I am very cautious as to who I meet IRL.

If you are posting over there and you actually like it over there, I can honestly say, you are not ever going to be my friend. I know that probably means nothing to you, but it's how I feel. You have laid down with the dogs and I don't want your fleas. Maggie

[jamieandben]

Lets keep it on the CB and not bring it here.
We have enough negative crap to deal with in our everyday lives outside the boards so lets keep it a fun place.:)

[wallyb]

We have enough negative crap to deal with in our everyday lives outside the boards so lets keep it a fun place.:)

FUNHAPPYGAY! :)

[PghLybrt]

I am sorry to see many of our friends have been made to leave.

I agree we have enough in our everyday lives to deal with and now here many of our allies have gone....but others were allowed to stay.:confused3

Sad.

smartestnumber5 ...i hope to see you still here!

[wallyb]

Lets keep it on the CB and not bring it here.
We have enough negative crap to deal with in our everyday lives outside the boards so lets keep it a fun place.:)

You could go over to the Come-See-Me festival-
Something must be hopping over there? http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll201/Pearl_STF/Smileys/frog.gif

[jamieandben]

You could go over to the Come-See-Me festival-
Something must be hopping over there? http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll201/Pearl_STF/Smileys/frog.gif

OMG you know about that :lmao:
Great fun ALL the red necks come out to play.
The Big joke is the taste of Rock Hill... its carnival food like elephant ears and corndogs

[wallyb]

OMG you know about that :lmao:
Great fun ALL the red necks come out to play.
The Big joke is the taste of Rock Hill... its carnival food like elephant ears and corndogs

Don't bash carnival food.
Remember we're about positivity on the DIS.
Did you not just say this. :sad2:

[jamieandben]

MY BAD :lmao:

[ConcKahuna]

You want to hear something funny? I was a carny at one point!

Sadly, I made almost twice what I make now :sad:

[PghLybrt]

You want to hear something funny? I was a carny at one point!

Sadly, I made almost twice what I make now :sad:

We used to do fairs for my business. The money was good, but , thats a hard life!

[wallyb]

You want to hear something funny? I was a carny at one point!

Sadly, I made almost twice what I make now :sad:

oooh :cloud9: ... My tilt-a-whirl fantasy is coming back!

[TuckandStuiesMom]

oooh :cloud9: ... My tilt-a-whirl fantasy is coming back!

and that would be??????:love1:

[rosiep]

No Tilt-a-Whirl fantasies for me....that was the first ride I ever puked on....ah, fond memories. I was flirting with the operator and he made it go extra long my second time around and sure enough....I twirled one time to many and hurled ALL OVER THE PLACE. :eek:

[npmommie]

. its carnival food like elephant ears and corndogs

I have to ask, what is an elephant ear???

[mykidsintow]

Its a fried food thing... covered in cinnamon and sugar. It looks like this:

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1285/1332876557_fb8752125a.jpg

[ConcKahuna]

Its a fried food thing... covered in cinnamon and sugar. It looks like this:

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1285/1332876557_fb8752125a.jpg

They are great with minced strawberries on them :cloud9:

[npmommie]

aaaahhh, looks good, fried carbs with sugar/cinnamon..............yummm!
I have seen something like this up here in the north country, but they just called it fried dough!

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

About a year ago there was some ugliness on the DIS and another DISer sent me the link for that other site just so I could see what they were like over there. It was appalling then, and I bet it's appalling now.

I can be snarky and sarcastic, but there is a limit. I LIKE being on a board with filters because there are some things I don't want to read.

I think it is unfortunate that some DISers were banned because they post over there, and I DO think it is JUST people who post, not the lurkers. I also strongly agree with the "being painted with the same broad brush". We tell our DS that all the time. If you associate yourself with people who behave in a certain way, then expect other people to perceive you in the same way they perceive all of the other ones in that group.

Maggie, :hug: always good to see you!

[Viki]

I am so proud of this board. I completely understand that there are other Disboard forums where even the mention of controversial actions can cause chaos to break out, but in reading this thread I'm reminded again that we are a smart, mature group of folk that can handle challenging topics with wit, wisdom, and humor.

Along those lines, I agree with others that it's important not to become engaged in a matter which is highly emotional in the moment.

[wallyb]

I'm reminded again that we are a smart, mature group of folk

:confused: Who ta heck is this lady talking about :confused3

[OrlandoMike]

:confused: Who ta heck is this lady talking about :confused3

Pay no attention to her, we usually keep her all hopped up on Pirin tablets! But once and a while, the tablets wear off and she finds Internet access!

Love ya Viki! :happytv:

[Viki]

Pay no attention to her, we usually keep her all hopped up on Pirin tablets! But once and a while, the tablets wear off and she finds Internet access!

Love ya Viki! :happytv:

Very, very funny...in fact, I've been hopped up on my very BEST drugs today... trying to negotiate the truly treacherous waters of a ministry conference out in here in Chicago! You want to talk pirahna fest!!! No one does it like clergy...they make the folk over there on that other board look like school marms...:scared1::scared1::scared1:

[OrlandoMike]

By all means, Midtown Manhatten tonight dear!

[Viki]

By all means, Midtown Manhatten tonight dear!


I just wrapped up my last meeting, brushed my teeth, and am on my way to the Bar!!! :woohoo::woohoo::woohoo:

[OrlandoMike]

I just wrapped up my last meeting, brushed my teeth, and am on my way to the Bar!!! :woohoo::woohoo::woohoo:

You go girl! Have one for me!:worship:

[themarquis]

Smartestnumberfive may or may not come back to the disboards :(

I don't want to get into too much detail, but I wanted to let everyone know that she was never really a part of the "culture" over at that other place, and she certainly never went over there to make fun of people. She actually started going over there because she saw people making homophobic comments over there, and she has gone on there at various times to *defend* people from being attacked.

That being said, she (and I :love: ) both feel that everyone should have the right to be members of any message boards we choose without having to worry about retaliation or the restriction of the freedom of our discourse.

Anyway, she okayed me coming on here to share that message, but really it is from me (her partner). I didn't want anyone thinking that she was a part of making fun of or attackng people. Like any place online, "that pace", as well as here on the DIS are places where the conversation can sometimes turn negative, but they can also be positive or neutral. But smartestnumberfive will always be smartestnumberfive, the kindest person I know, whatever boards she posts on.

[wallyb]

Smartestnumberfive may or may not come back to the disboards :(

I don't want to get into too much detail, but I wanted to let everyone know that she was never really a part of the "culture" over at that other place, and she certainly never went over there to make fun of people. She actually started going over there because she saw people making homophobic comments over there, and she has gone on there at various times to *defend* people from being attacked.

That being said, she (and I :love: ) both feel that everyone should have the right to be members of any message boards we choose without having to worry about retaliation or the restriction of the freedom of our discourse.

Anyway, she okayed me coming on here to share that message, but really it is from me (her partner). I didn't want anyone thinking that she was a part of making fun of or attackng people. Like any place online, "that pace", as well as here on the DIS are places where the conversation can sometimes turn negative, but they can also be positive or neutral. But smartestnumberfive will always be smartestnumberfive, the kindest person I know, whatever boards she posts on.

Well the whole thing seems so unfortunate really.
And the freedom issues kinda get your dander up - as American's I think it's inherent for us to think-
"Hey, wait a minute- not cool!" when stuff like this comes up.
But the fact that there's this "alternate universe" discussing us creeps me out too.
It's vexing. :confused:

[ConcKahuna]

But the fact that there's this "alternate universe" discussing us creeps me out too.
It's vexing. :confused:

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