The Arrivals Lounge

kxkvi · November 13, 2021, 7:51pm

I believe I see a new member, @ClutchLinkey. Welcome!

(and thanks for liking my unfortunate humor)

ClutchLinkey · November 13, 2021, 8:59pm

Thanks! I just learned about this place. So glad to know it’s here!

Lucy_Gothro1 · November 13, 2021, 9:35pm

Hi, I don’t know you but welcome!

ClutchLinkey · November 13, 2021, 10:14pm

glad to be here. I have the same username over on the boing boing threads if you ever hang out over there. I still need to update my pic here to be something less generic and fill out my profile.

chgoliz · November 13, 2021, 10:47pm

This place was started during a very ugly purge at the BBS thanks to, as we refer to him, Happy Fun Ball. As a result, some people here will never go back there, or in some cases aren’t allowed to (and not for good reason, but because he was being an even more colossal jerk than usual).

Basically everyone here was there at some point, but for some, this is now their home of choice.

RAvery · November 13, 2021, 10:47pm

Nooope.

chgoliz · November 13, 2021, 10:47pm

LOL! Case in point!!!

ClutchLinkey · November 13, 2021, 10:49pm

Thanks, that explains it. I was getting worried recently that HFB might just shut down the comment threads over there, and Mark was behaving oddly, too, and was thinking how sad I would be to lose touch with all the regular mutants. So glad this place is here.

Lucy_Gothro1 · November 13, 2021, 11:57pm

I don’t go there any more. It got…too weird, even for me. I like it here much better.

AndyHilmer · November 14, 2021, 7:18am

I didn’t even get banned. When Mel got a timeout over horseshit, imo, I was like, well I got tired of reddit for the same reason. Ads were necessary. Ads online are ridiculously abusive and tie into the moderation. Every independent server must make that choice. I’ma go over here. To this place.

ChickieD · November 20, 2021, 5:26am

Welcome!!!

tinoesroho · November 21, 2021, 3:00am

welcome!

a little late, I know.

if you have any questions, our local regular moderator/daily admin, ChickieD is the most active board operator. we’re mostly self-moderated (after five years) and fairly low-pace – just like a favourite cafe.

we’ve made a few small tweaks to the forum software but under the hood it’s all Discourse.

my favourite ones are the ones we’ve added thanks to the community. (the logo is actually ChickieD’s artwork, vectorized).

we’ve also got easy, user-side blocking. (careful, though – unblocking involves deleting your site cookies)

and a smattering of themes that you can switch between, via the pancake menu

LockeCJ · November 21, 2021, 5:11am

Welcome!

I also somehow missed your arrival.

I handle the infrastructure, and occasionally write overly long reviews about thoroughly mediocre movies.

As mentioned before, @ChickieD generously handles most of the moderation duties.

@tinoesroho handles most of the customization (CSS, themes, user blocking…)

I maintain an account at the other place, but mostly use it sparingly to like others’ posts.

I’ve heard it called the hamburger menu, but that is new to me. Is that, like, a Canadian thing?

CleverEmi · November 21, 2021, 7:56pm

I mean, pancake menu makes the same amount of sense as hamburger menu ¯\(ツ)/¯

Also, welcome, @ClutchLinkey!

Lucy_Gothro1 · November 21, 2021, 8:27pm

ClutchLinkey · November 21, 2021, 10:28pm

Thanks for all the additional welcomes!

All this talk about pancakes and hamburgers had me hankering for a food thread, but the one here doesn’t seem to be very active. Is food only good for analogies over here, or do you gang like eating it, too?

I’m making some stuffed peppers tonight that I’m excited to describe, but I also just touched my eye since cutting and deseeding said peppers so now I need an eyewash station. I’ll be back!

DaakSyde · November 21, 2021, 11:47pm

Welcome, ClutchLinkey!

I’ve been packing all day (and throwing out old stuff, and moving heavy stuff around) in prep for moving tomorrow, so big hunger plus no energy to cook = over-ordering from the Chinese+Japanese restaurant!

And this time, I’m feeling like the heavy stuff - Kung Pao beef with fried chicken tenders and egg roll - instead of the more common sushi and a spring roll.

ChickieD · November 22, 2021, 1:05am

I’m down for a good food thread. Let me know if you need me to create one. I’m not sure if you can start a thread as a newbie or not?

ClutchLinkey · November 22, 2021, 1:59am

Thanks! There does appear to be a food thread, just posted on it. It just doesn’t seem as well trafficked is the one on the other place. I love sharing the delights of food.
Are there the same rules here, like limits on how many consecutive posts one poster can make on a given topic? I may need to pace myself.

Lucy_Gothro1 · November 22, 2021, 4:09am

Me, I’m too damned lazy to take photos of my stuff. I mean, I just started remembering to take pics of things before I get started on them, art-wise.