Resort threads?

[simzac]

How come there are threads for VWL owners and SSR owners to discuss their particular resorts, but none of the other resorts? Are we not deserving

 

[wdw4life]

Probably because someone started threads for those particular resorts. Why not start one for your favorite?

 

[Boston5602]

Actually someone started one for Boardwalk last month or so. I guess no one wanted to keep up with it though , because I haven't seen it lately.

 

[Granny]

How come there are threads for VWL owners and SSR owners to discuss their particular resorts, but none of the other resorts? Are we not deserving

My guess is because OKW owners like to keep their beautiful resort a secret!

 

[Muushka]

I know for a fact that VWL owners are a special breed and VERY passionate about their resort.

Gotta go bump a groupies thread.....

 

[BroganMc]

How come there are threads for VWL owners and SSR owners to discuss their particular resorts, but none of the other resorts? Are we not deserving

I thought any thread with Diane posting became an OKW LoveFest Thread?

I would love to see some threads for other resorts. It's cool to see all the neat pictures of those nooks and crannies. Someone posted a neat pic of a bald eagle from their room at SSR. Now that's something you don't see every day. Personally I'm in love with the swans. They are so huge in real life. I was shocked when I saw them last Dec.

Aren't there turtles lurking at the other resorts?

 

[dianeschlicht]

I'm glad you asked, because it gives me a chance to say something that has been bothering me for awhile now.

I have no problem with folks supporting and promoting their home resort, but I would be VERY dissappointed if the special resort threads turned into the "clique" threads that we see over on the CB. They are part of the reason I quit frequenting the CB. I would hope the DVC boards would stay more friendly to ALL than that.

 

[Muushka]

I'm glad you asked, because it gives me a chance to say something that has been bothering me for awhile now.

I have no problem with folks supporting and promoting their home resort, but I would be VERY dissappointed if the special resort threads turned into the "clique" threads that we see over on the CB. They are part of the reason I quit frequenting the CB. I would hope the DVC boards would stay more friendly to ALL than that.

I agree 100% with this statement. I know that myself and others are always welcoming to new "groupies", for that reason. I am not a fan of cliques either.

I am glad that you wrote this as a reminder to us all .

 

[dianeschlicht]

I agree 100% with this statement. I know that myself and others are always welcoming to new "groupies", for that reason. I am not a fan of cliques either.

I am glad that you wrote this as a reminder to us all .

I have been debating for days now about if I should bring this topic up as new thread or not. Glad someone else agrees.

 

[DMKEDM]

In my experience, the posters here on the DVC boards are the friendliest, most helpful, most inclusive folks I've ever encountered...it seems bizarre to think this group of people would get "cliquish" to the point of excluding others--particularly since all of us DVC owners may (and many of us usually do) stay at our "non-home" resorts quite frequently...but incomprehensible as it seems to me, I second Diane's reminder that we should make sure we don't slide down the slope of cliquishness and hurfulness as we extol the virtues of our own homes...

I know I love all but 3 DVCs...one of the two I don't love I've never been to; it just doesn't appeal to me in general. The other one I like and would certainly stay there (if other choices weren't available) and be very happy about it...it just doesn't "speak to my soul" the way it does to its owners and fans...there's a third one that also has it intense fan base that I can "take or leave"--although again, I'm thrilled when I get to stay there for whatever reason that particular trip's choices led me there...

I am passionate about our home (SSR), and usually want to leap to its defense when people point out its shortcomings (I'm like that about my son, too!--altho of course my son (are you reading this, honey?) is perfect in all respects--grin)...so I would just add that "loving up" our own homes seems to me to be totally appropriate and understandable, so long as we don't do it by being negative about other people's homes!

Thanks for the reminder, Diane...

 

[Granny]

I have no problem with folks supporting and promoting their home resort, but I would be VERY dissappointed if the special resort threads turned into the "clique" threads that we see over on the CB. They are part of the reason I quit frequenting the CB. I would hope the DVC boards would stay more friendly to ALL than that.

Diane...I also agree with this wholeheartedly. Hopefully everyone will take our "VWL Groupies" thing in the fun way intended...it's really no different than having a resort picture or logo in the signature. And besides, we didn't even design the logo....the Tag Fairy bestowed it upon us unexpectedly!

And if you ever see us excluding others or non-welcoming, I would hope that you'd call us out on it. Within the confines of the VWL thread itself I think a little passion is okay, and I don't think there is one post there that puts down any other resort. But if becomes cliquish and non-inclusive at all, I'll be the first to resign.

Dani...I agree with your sentiments completely.

 

[dianeschlicht]

Diane...I also agree with this wholeheartedly. Hopefully everyone will take our "VWL Groupies" thing in the fun way intended...it's really no different than having a resort picture or logo in the signature. And besides, we didn't even design the logo....the Tag Fairy bestowed it upon us unexpectedly!

And if you ever see us excluding others or non-welcoming, I would hope that you'd call us out on it. Within the confines of the VWL thread itself I think a little passion is okay, and I don't think there is one post there that puts down any other resort. But if becomes cliquish and non-inclusive at all, I'll be the first to resign.

Dani...I agree with your sentiments completely.

Granny, clique threads aren't exlusive because they specifically exclude people, but just their existance can be a deterrent to new folks joining in the conversation. When threads have thousands of responses, it is intimidating to the "outsiders". That is the part I think is "exclusive" about clique threads.

 

[DisDaydreamer]

When threads have thousands of responses, it is intimidating to the "outsiders". That is the part I think is "exclusive" about clique threads.

This observation alone really hits home for me. When AKV became a sure thing the moderators forced a single thread for a while and I didn't like it at all. In no time there were 100s of posts and just WAY too much for me to keep up with as a part timer. So I just stopped reading the thread and felt like an outsider and ignorant of the AKV happenings.

I have to say, that I also do not read the VWL groupies thread, not because I think of it as being cliquish (SP?), but just because there is too much to digest from one thread.

I really prefer to have subject related threads over resort related threads so I can continue to learn about the resorts I have never been to or don't own.

I too am glad this subject came up. It was kind of bothering me too.

 

[diznyfanatic]

Diane...I also agree with this wholeheartedly. Hopefully everyone will take our "VWL Groupies" thing in the fun way intended...it's really no different than having a resort picture or logo in the signature. And besides, we didn't even design the logo....the Tag Fairy bestowed it upon us unexpectedly!

And if you ever see us excluding others or non-welcoming, I would hope that you'd call us out on it. Within the confines of the VWL thread itself I think a little passion is okay, and I don't think there is one post there that puts down any other resort. But if becomes cliquish and non-inclusive at all, I'll be the first to resign.

Dani...I agree with your sentiments completely.

I wholeheartedly agree with Granny who said it much better than I could.

As the originator of the Groupies thread, I just want to assure everyone that my intent was simply to start a thread for anyone who loved VWL and who might relate to some of the same experiences or have the same questions about VWL (like where to buy Lodge inspired decor...yes, I'm a freak, LOL), and have it all located in one thread without starting new threads that others might not be interested in.

Everyone is always welcome, and I hope and believe all of the "Groupies" have conveyed that. I sincerely apologize if I offended or made anyone feel uncomfortable.

I also appreciate Diane's comments as it provided me with an opportunity to view it from another perspective and to hopefully clarify my intentions.

 

[dianeschlicht]

As I said, I don't think it's a matter of making folks feel uncomfortable or not welcome. Just the mere existance will have a turn off factor for some folks. I know that's how I feel on the CB now, and I used to be a HUGE part of the CB.

 

[mamatojon]

As I said, I don't think it's a matter of making folks feel uncomfortable or not welcome. Just the mere existance will have a turn off factor for some folks. I know that's how I feel on the CB now, and I used to be a HUGE part of the CB.

I agree Diane, as a person who posts infrequently and doesn't really know all of you that well, it does have that cliquish vibe to me. It kind of colors the whole feel of the board. I did post in a "wishing for disneyland villas" thread, but haven't participated because I don't really know what to say past "count me in, I'd love one!" LOL. I don't in any way feel like the people posting in the threads are trying to be exclusive really, and I don't think it is quite at the level yet that it is necessarily a problem - but I agree that if it got to the level of the CB then I would definitely feel like there were parties going on I wasn't invited to, which would turn me off to the board as a whole.

 

[BroganMc]

Granny, clique threads aren't exlusive because they specifically exclude people, but just their existance can be a deterrent to new folks joining in the conversation. When threads have thousands of responses, it is intimidating to the "outsiders". That is the part I think is "exclusive" about clique threads.

Um how do I say this politely. Are you suggesting that the mere existence of a long thread dedicated to a resort (or a subject) turns off new posters because they don't want to read the backlog of postings?

Please clarify. I've heard this kind of thing in other internet groupie areas with a history. Haven't a clue how to handle it though. It's like saying it's bad for people of like interests to get together and talk about it regularly because newbies will feel left out. If that's true then this entire board is a clique, isn't it?

 

[Boardwalker]

I think that the subject related threads on this board make it easy to join in the conversation.
I am a newbie, but I find this board refreshing because the posters actually discuss things. On the other DIS Board that I like, people seem to all just make their post on the subject, and they never really seem to interact. It is like they are issuing edicts or something. This board has conversations.
I don't know much of anything about the cliques on the CB, or if the nature of this board makes it a giant clique, but I don't feel inhibited from posting here. So whatever is being done to make us newbies feel comfortable, thanks. It works.

 

[BroganMc]

So whatever is being done to make us newbies feel comfortable, thanks. It works.

I'm a relative newbie here too. Only started posting a month or so ago. But I think the secret of turning a "clique" into an "open house" is the willingness of regulars to offer a Howdy-Do and answer questions (even if they've been asked many times before) as part of their normal conversations.

DVC DISers tend to do that a lot, so I've noticed. Disney might like to refer to DVC as their "little secret", but we all know the best fun in a secret is not keeping it but blabbing to all who inquire within.

Forums can be a bit off-putting to newbies. So much information and so little time to absorb it all. But the only truly contentious forums I've seen were all in the SciFi geekdom world. Now those can get downright nasty... and weird in a socially retroactive way.

So back to the topic, where can I find those BWV and OKW resort threads? I want to understand what the "screen door" is and see some actual pics of the close OKW parking lot. Maps and PR photos do not explain nearly enough.

 

[DisDaydreamer]

Haven't a clue how to handle it though. It's like saying it's bad for people of like interests to get together and talk about it regularly because newbies will feel left out. If that's true then this entire board is a clique, isn't it?

Hmmm..... I can see this has potential for being a very sensitive issue, and so far we're doing a splendid job of being objective and civil. For me, Clique might not be the proper term, but there is something about about the Large resort community threads that almost transcends them into a separate board.

You are correct that this board can be considered a clique and I am sure many non DVC owners consider the DVC boards to be a clique and avoid them... even though we (the DVC community) don't intend for that to happen.

I don't know how to best handle this issue either, and I am not sure trying to "handle it" is possible or prudent. I think the DVC boards are a small community of people that do a good job with self control and in this thread in particular are simply sharing information about feelings in an effort to keep our boards in a comfortable realm for most.

I for one am real happy about that.