clique: a narrow exclusive circle or group of persons; especially : one held together by common interests, views, or purposes
The
DIS, one clique we all here are part of, came about because a guy, Pete, had interests in a Mouse, and others did/do too. Within that big clique (actually pretty small in the big scheme of things, really), there are smaller
cliques, still more formally created, like the DIS. Then within those smaller cliques are yet still smaller cliques, the Swan/Dolphin folks, the Ya-Ya folks, the Riddle guys, the EWP people, the Water guys, the various one word, one line, talk-to the-next-person people, the Tagarch people, angels, music (Christian and otherwise), reality TV, soap opera TV, sports, and on and on and on, even one for 'homeless' DIS'ers. (If I missed your group, sue me, LOL
)
I have been here a little over five years, have met literally hundreds of DIS'ers, and so many families, here in Chicago, at WDW and DL and various DIS meets in different cities when I have traveled for business. I have been on the receiving end of much kindness here, try to pay back what little I can with a
, a
or a
Google.
And I do have to say that I have yet to come across an exclusionary group of people who exist on the DIS. Some strange groups, some groups I don't care to partake in or be part of, but know well if I dropped by, I could if I cared to. There are a bunch of groups where I 'know' the people, or really know the people, and do drop by every so often for not much more than a
, just a hi. Hi's go a long way towards friendships when all we have are typed words to help us covey our thoughts and concerns.
I do know that at times some threads get 'overlooked' or missed, sometimes just from the way a subject line is worded. I do not think there is a thread that goes by, if it is worded to be a person in need (if I see it) that I don't stop to add a thought, something, it means so much to the person you are saying it to.
This board, the CB, moves VERY fast. It went through sort of a funk around this time last year, people left, people argued, people pouted. I have seen some good changes and again the CB is a fun place, moving fast. Last summer the board slowed down to about 2 or 3 pages a day. I just checked now, and with a couple more hours to go today for me here in Chicago, there are May 14th posts on page 6. I think there are 50 per page, that is 300 for the day. Easy to get lost in the shuffle.
I have seen people come onto the DIS, 'make a name' for themselves in 30 or 60 days. That's just their personality. I know people who have been here from before I came here in early '99, and still have very few posts, enjoy reading more than replying, and are very comfortable, that's their personality. Everybody is pretty much in control as to how much they do or do not 'stand out' from the crowd, and it is a crowded board, but oh so good.
On the CB, there are 1,220,203 posts in 69,363 threads and the board is pruned back to only July 25, 2002. All posts on the CB before that are gone. So that is 1 1/4 million posts in less than 2 years on one board. Busy. Easy to get missed at times. I do think that is one of the actual reasons for a number of the 'cliques', they are a 'safe haven', a comfort zone. One can subscribe to a 'clique' thread and always be able to go see their buddies, not get lost.
So short story long, from my perspective, the DIS does have cliques, itself a clique, but good cliques they are, and anybody can be part of any they want. I'm not sure which cliques I am in, LOL.
Dan
PS: Not spell checked, if misspellings, sue me.
PSS: Okay, I lied, I had to come back today and correct a misspelling with an edit, LOL
But life is too short to dwell. It was actually the first time that I requested any prayers or such. Oh well, I'll get over it.
but they are all ok .
