What do YOU consider to be a clique thread?

[SandraVB79]

Cliques aren't bad, you just have to realize there is a life outside of the DIS after being ignored and ignored and ignored.

It's hard to get "into" a thread that has been established, especially if you're in a different time zone, and also if the "clique" goes further than just the CB (especially if you ask what the heck the other place is and get ignored again )
But then there is the moment you say: oh well, there's more in the world than being part of a thread. And you go look for another one, where you get a reaction, and you start having fun again

 

[barkley]

i think they can be identified wherein a non "member of the clique" makes an insightful and thoughtful post (generaly responding to the op concept). the post is not commented on, agreed to, cited in any way. however a "member of the clique" posts a subsequent posting that says basicly the same thing, same points and HAZAAAA-that post is lauded for pages by the other "members" as being the most insigtful and original posting know to man with accolades to the poster by personal vs user name-and implorings that justice call for the person to be "rewarded" with a tag fairy visit to memorialize this monumentous moment in dis board history.

 

[VSL]

To me a clique thread is where people meet up who know each other well, have inside jokes and code words for other disers. Anyone stumbling into them (although we are told we are welcome) has no idea what anyone is talking about. When they bring their clique talk into other threads it just reinforces the group they have.

Now, since I don't go into them (I have peeked, I am lost) I do not know they are all that way but I know some are.

Yeah, that^^^

 

[Doesney]

There are a few groups of posters here who are cliques. They talk in code about other DISers and they love to hijack threads. Not all cliques do these things but the ones that come to mind for me definitely do.

Right on. The drinkers come to mind here.

 

[goofy4tink]

I think the CB is the same as any large community with one thing in common..in a church, it's the same way of believing in God, in a social group, it's a love of something (theater, books, travel). Here, on the CB, it's a basic love of Disney. So, within each group, you are going to find smaller groups that have even more specialized interests..in a church it could be musicians, or parents of toddlers..they will 'band' together. Here, on the CB, there are smaller groups that enjoy 'changing a letter' or 'being a last post'. But, just as IRL, you aren't going to fit into every single group. You aren't going to feel comfy and cozy in every group. You have to find your particular group, that has the same interests as you.
Do I feel all warm and fuzzy when I pop into some of those smaller groups (clique's)?? Nope, that's why I head to a different thread. Do I love all the game or exchange threads? Nope, but I just pass them by. I did find one for Christmas card exchanging that was very interesting...may do that one again. Only you can decide if a group is 'your kind of group'. It may take awhile for you to feel part of the group, but it's that way IRL also.
The CB has grown to enormous numbers. There is no way one board can be all things to all people. Take what you want and walk away from the rest. If you find you don't like a particular personality, then just be polite and move on...it's the exact same thing I tell my dd, 13..you don't have to love everyone you meet, but you sure as 'heck' have to be polite to them, there is no excuse for rudeness. Same on a message board. I try to respond to someone as if they were standing right in front of me. There have been a lot of times I have typed something out, then hit delete rather than send!!!
Have I made some terrific friends here on the DIS boards? Sure have. Am I part of a clique? I hope not. Am I part of a particular group? Possibly, but I'm not sure how 'in' I am...more like an innocent bystander I think. And that's okay with me.
I hope we can continue what is basically a terrific board, with some really interesting personalities, with some kooky insights. Warm and fuzzy? Perhaps not, but welcoming and polite works for me!!!

 

[auntpolly]

Don't really care about the clique thread, since I'm not on here for that, but my God get the damn game threads off the board...they are DRIVENUTS.

Couldn't have said it better myself -- I don't care about the "clique threads" (do people really not feel silly saying they are in a "clique"? -- unless they bleed over into another thread -- like someone is talking about their kid's teacher and a clique comes in and takes over with whatever running joke they have at the moment).

But the game threads -- we really need a game board! They really choke the CB!

 

[Jeanny]

But if you do find yourself checking out an established thread, I do think you need to respect the tone and nature of the group.

If you like the direction of a group, by all means, jump in and contribute. If you don't care for it, there's a million more. That's the beauty of the CB.

I do want to add that occassionally one person, usually a new addition, can give a group a black eye when they don't respect the tone of a thread. This happened on one of the closed threads this week. It was never the intention of the group's regulars for it to be less than good, clean fun, but others had different ideas and dragged the entire thread down. Shame, really.

I never considered an established thread I posted on a 'clique', it was just fun!! Yes, it went fast sometimes and I didn't read all of the posts. Yes, sometimes someone contributed some things which weren't so cool, I skipped over the post. Some people have a different sense of humor than I. That's the beauty of the CB!

Some threads I never even open, some I do. I can pick and choose which threads I want to read.

That too is the beauty of the CB!!!

 

[Jeanny]

But the game threads -- we really need a game board! They really choke the CB!

True! the exchange of the moment threads and the game threads, can't they be put up on the top of the page with a separate thread?

I skip over them because they don't interest me, but yes they can "choke" up the pages, I can see them "driving people nuts"

 

[N.Bailey]

I don't get the clique thing either. I don't feel that I'm a part of any of the cliques if they truly exist. I post on threads that interest me and bypass all others. If you say something I disagree with (especially when talking political issues) I won't hesitate to speak up. I hold no grudges against anyone, no matter what they've said in past threads and I can take each and every thread at face value without feeling like there is always a conspiracy of some sort.

I am proud to say that I've been online since 1995-1996 and I have never felt a need to contact a moderator on any message board I've ever been a part of. I guess I don't get "that" either.

 

[Laura]

Couldn't have said it better myself -- I don't care about the "clique threads" (do people really not feel silly saying they are in a "clique"? -- unless they bleed over into another thread -- like someone is talking about their kid's teacher and a clique comes in and takes over with whatever running joke they have at the moment).

But the game threads -- we really need a game board! They really choke the CB!

My thoughts exactly.

 

[VSL]

*agrees with N.Bailey too!*

 

[Obi-Wan Pinobi]

You know, the number of game and club threads doesn't really bother me because there is nothing forcing me to look in the threads if I have no interest in the subject. And there is nothing stopping me from looking at page 2 or 3 to catch up either. Seriously, when you pick up your newspaper do you only read what's on page 1? Or do you go through and catch up on news you missed?

Think of the CB like a mall with 100 stores. You more than likely are not going to be interested in shopping in every single store in that mall. In some cases, maybe only 10% of them contain stuff you like. Are you going to call the mall management and tell them that the mall is too full of stuff you have no interest in and it's making you have to walk all throughout the mall just to go to the 10 stores you like? No, because even though YOU do not like those stores, there are just as many people that DO like those stores.

I consider the CB the same way. One person may not like the game threads, but based on their popularity, there are plenty of people that do.

 

[lewdyan1]

You know, the number of game and club threads doesn't really bother me because there is nothing forcing me to look in the threads if I have no interest in the subject. And there is nothing stopping me from looking at page 2 or 3 to catch up either. Seriously, when you pick up your newspaper do you only read what's on page 1? Or do you go through and catch up on news you missed?

Think of the CB like a mall with 100 stores. You more than likely are not going to be interested in shopping in every single store in that mall. In some cases, maybe only 10% of them contain stuff you like. Are you going to call the mall management and tell them that the mall is too full of stuff you have no interest in and it's making you have to walk all throughout the mall just to go to the 10 stores you like? No, because even though YOU do not like those stores, there are just as many people that DO like those stores.

I consider the CB the same way. One person may not like the game threads, but based on their popularity, there are plenty of people that do.

I love this analogy!!!

 

[GoofyDad869]

You know, the number of game and club threads doesn't really bother me because there is nothing forcing me to look in the threads if I have no interest in the subject. And there is nothing stopping me from looking at page 2 or 3 to catch up either. Seriously, when you pick up your newspaper do you only read what's on page 1? Or do you go through and catch up on news you missed?

Think of the CB like a mall with 100 stores. You more than likely are not going to be interested in shopping in every single store in that mall. In some cases, maybe only 10% of them contain stuff you like. Are you going to call the mall management and tell them that the mall is too full of stuff you have no interest in and it's making you have to walk all throughout the mall just to go to the 10 stores you like? No, because even though YOU do not like those stores, there are just as many people that DO like those stores.

I consider the CB the same way. One person may not like the game threads, but based on their popularity, there are plenty of people that do.

Excellent analogy.

I guess I'm a 'clique'-r, but I don't consider it that way. I have a relatively limited amount of time to devote, but there are some people on the DIS I really like to talk to day-in, day-out. We do tend to gravitate. That being said, if that's the definition of 'clique' I guess I'm a "member" of more than one - and if that's the definition all DISers are a member of a huge 100,000+ clique. I mean, really, to a non-DISer does ADR, DS, DD, DMiL mean anything? Most of the true 'clique' in-jokes fly over my head if I've not been 'UP' while they're going on (I don't take/feel I have the time to backtrack to learn it and be hip with it). If I really want to know what it's about, I'll make the effort to research, but if not, no skin off my teeth. In the 'cliques' I'm involved with, people are free to join in at any time. One of those 'cliques' got burned badly very recently in that respect. I feel personally wronged when that is the case. But I'll just back off a bit and hum "Kumbaya" to myself and that's all I'll say about that.

I'm also guilty of starting a Game Thread, so I obviously don't have a problem with them. I do think they need their own Board separate from or subordinate to the CB.

I can see the point of CB being "anything goes" (within reason) and respect the admin's reasoning behind game threads belonging on CB, but an "anything goes" board originally designed for 20,000 users can get VERY clogged up when that user count is now 100,000+.

 

[Miss Jasmine]

Most "clique" threads have been very welcoming. The only one I have ever been ignored on was the Malestrom/Fastpass one, but eh who cares. Sometimes if you aren't a "regular" poster on a TV show thread, you get passed over as well.

However, because of some threads here I have made some wonderful friends and am ever so grateful.

 

[Tigger&Belle]

-You are ignored and the others keep responding only to what the original posters say.

Of course that happens and I know on the threads that I post on I try to respond to new posters, but sometimes things do flow quickly. But just like if I saw a guest in my home, I would try to greet them. Or even someone looking like a newcomer in a public place, I would try to welcome someone on a long-standing thread. But that's my personality, even though, believe it or not, I'm actually a shy person.

Why is it when I read this, the little voice in my head sounds like Jeff Foxworthy?

Why is it when I read your post, all I see is "the little voice in my head"

I hope we can continue what is basically a terrific board, with some really interesting personalities, with some kooky insights. Warm and fuzzy? Perhaps not, but welcoming and polite works for me!!!

Well said!

 

[FSUMARCHIEF]

Most "clique" threads have been very welcoming. The only one I have ever been ignored on was the Malestrom/Fastpass one, but eh who cares. Sometimes if you aren't a "regular" poster on a TV show thread, you get passed over as well.

However, because of some threads here I have made some wonderful friends and am ever so grateful.

Miss Jasmine -

Perhaps you were ignored cause you're a member of the "Gator Nation!"

hee hee!

Blessings!
Mark
GO NOLES!

 

[MushyMushy]

I don't get the clique thing either. I don't feel that I'm a part of any of the cliques if they truly exist. I post on threads that interest me and bypass all others. If you say something I disagree with (especially when talking political issues) I won't hesitate to speak up. I hold no grudges against anyone, no matter what they've said in past threads and I can take each and every thread at face value without feeling like there is always a conspiracy of some sort.

I am proud to say that I've been online since 1995-1996 and I have never felt a need to contact a moderator on any message board I've ever been a part of. I guess I don't get "that" either.

I agree!

I've never had an interest in the clique threads, although I've peeked in them and saw some conversations I wouldn't mind joining. If I ever did that and got snubbed, I can't begin to imagine raising a fuss about it or complaining to the mods! I'm a big girl. I can handle it.

 

[auntpolly]

Think of the CB like a mall with 100 stores. You more than likely are not going to be interested in shopping in every single store in that mall. In some cases, maybe only 10% of them contain stuff you like. Are you going to call the mall management and tell them that the mall is too full of stuff you have no interest in and it's making you have to walk all throughout the mall just to go to the 10 stores you like? No, because even though YOU do not like those stores, there are just as many people that DO like those stores.

I consider the CB the same way. One person may not like the game threads, but based on their popularity, there are plenty of people that do.

I don't care that there are game threads -- I'm not advocating banning them, but they really do overpower the first page. I wouldn't want the first page of my newspaper filled with the comics or the personal ads, either.

There are separate boards for scrapping and weight loss, for goodness sakes, I'm just wondering why not one for something that is so darned popular??

 

[FSUMARCHIEF]

Now that my funny little Gator joke is over I would like to post something with regards to this particular thread. Folks I gotta be honest. This whole "clique thing" is ridiculous to me. Why are we spending so much time and effort debating about cliques? As I said earlier, the only person forcing anyone to click on a 'clique' thread is the person doing the clicking. If you don't want to go there, then don't! For crying out loud!

The only clique thread I have ever clicked on is indeed the Maelstrom thread. For those who have been ignored, I am sorry! But sometimes that thing moves so fast it is hard to keep up with. If you want to be a part of it, then keep coming back. The only time I can remember people being not accepted initially is when they posted 50 times in an hour. That is annoying on ANY thread. But if you stay with the conversation post a litttle here and there, you will not get ignored! If you come in once or twice though, when things are moving sooo fast - then yeah you'll probably get ignored - not cause people don't like you but because they probably didn't see you!

I'm assuming we're all adults here. Can't we all just get along? (Why did I just quote Rodney King?)

Blessings!
Mark