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Do you think this board is cliquey?
Going off a post on the PCE board and the post from that girl who wanted information about moving to Europe, I just wanted to know if you think our board is cliquey. Do you think it it easy to join in?
And do you think we get a lot of lurkers here?
Re: Do you think this board is cliquey?
I think, when I joined, that it was fairly easy to join in, or maybe I'm just oblivious and just pushed my way through. Could be either.
I think it can be sort of off-putting to some people who haven't thought out the plan of moving abroad, because we're all so quick to point out the pitfalls and the hoops you have to jump through. Not that it's bad that we point them out, but I feel like we jump with all the hardships at first post. Some people appreciate knowing it up front, and some people just want to live the dream a bit longer. Depends on the person, I think.
Somehow I deleted myself from the super cool FB account and asked to get back in like a week ago and am still not in. I'm pretty sure I'm not part of the in crowd.
Are you guys talking *** about me on FB?
TotZiens: If it makes you feel better, I was never part of the super cool FB account.
So at least for a moment, you were part of the cool crowd.
All the time, are your ears burning?
I think an admin has to approve you. It isn't intentional.
::Crickets::
haha.
My Israel Blog!
I've only been posting here for a month or so and I don't feel like it's cliquey, definitely not in comparison to some other boards. I've even been surprised when I post a question and people answer, remembering something about me (for example, "are you the one who...?").
I also don't feel like there are a ton of "insider jokes" like on some other boards, but maybe that's because I haven't been around long enough...
Please, you know if I'm going to talk *** about you, I'll just email you with it and save myself the trouble.
But you know I love you and miss you like crazy!
A lot of the boards are cliquey so I don't see why this is any different, but we are very welcoming to newbies and offer a wealth of info that a lot of boards don't. I think our generosity with information to people who just drop by is unparalleled (aside from the travel board, perhaps). A lot of boards just give personal opinions or links to some FAQs to their "Hi, I'm new and I have a gazillion questions" posts
Yeah, we're all like, "I bet she's training her kid to do weird things like stick tampons up his butt!"
I don't remember finding it hard to join in at all (although that was a while ago...holy cow, I think I've been on here almost 2 years!) I started off just responding to other people's posts that were relevant and gradually got to know people better.
I think this board is very welcoming if you a) don't immediately act like a know it all in your first post and b) don't come off as extremely naive and expecting international life to be all puppies & rainbows. I have found those to be the two things that are really off-putting in new posters.
Wow, I just realized I've been here for 2 years too! Time has flown!
We're headed to the Maldives on Christmas Eve!
It can be difficult to rejoin a group once you've left it on FB. I've seen people start a whole new FB account so they can get into a group!
I don't think so but that's probably because I'm in with the in crowd. Bwahaha.
All kidding aside, it's no Heathers in here.
I don't think so... I'm not around all that much (of late, I've really been gone!) and I'm not on the FB page but still people are welcoming/friendly and best of all helpful.
I like this board alot-- interesting conversations... actual topics and not just whining! Also, I think different points of view can be expressed w/o drama/gnashing o' teeth.
VA Beach - I've been looking for you! I sent you a PM (but just got one of the answers to the questions I asked in it).
I don't think it's cliquey.
I was also thinking about this when a lot of drama happend on ML a couple weeks ago. With all the GTGs, secret elves and all that, there has never been (to my knowledge) some personal info shared, drama with personal info etc. And I've been on this board since 2006. People here are genuine.
I don't think so.
I also think that we are VERY welcoming when new posters post their intros etc.
From what I remember from when I started posting, it was very easy to just jump into conversation and no one seemed to wonder " who the hell is that?!"
Of course for random " I want to move to xxx, how do I do it?" well, that's another story... obviously!
Don't think we're cliquey, unless people come out of nowhere and are nasty to anyone on here. We do defend our own.
(But generally as soon as people leave proper intros, or ask questions and are nice, they become "our own" within a few posts.)
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What I'm looking forward to in 2012:
Eating our way through (northern) Italy on vacation
<a href="http://www.thenest.com/?utm_source=ticker&utm_medium=HTML&utm_campaign=tickers" title="Home DI don't think this board is cliquey and love how friendly and helpful everyone has been from the first moment I joined in.
Haaaaaaahahahaha! I'm glad I read the FFFC first, or I would have been like
"whaaaaaat?" at this.
To the original question: I don't think so. My month board on TB feels much "cliquier," as do a lot of other boards I lurk on. I felt I was welcomed with open arms this spring, even though I did an intro post and was then MIA for 2 months after my surprise delivery. I also feel like this board is only topped by the preemie board on TB for its lack of drama. I was surprised the post by the dental hygienist escalated so quickly. I think that was only the 2nd bit of drama I've seen here in 6 months.
It might be a little cliquey but I think we're also very welcoming to new posters as long as they don't go all dental hygienist on us.
To clarify, I don't feel excluded here and I do find the board to be welcoming overall. I just feel a little left out sometimes, but that is probably my own fault for not participating more.
And for the record I just read the Dental Hygiene post so now I get where this question is coming from. I don't feel we (you) were negative or cliquey in responses in that post. She asked a question and got good answers. We (you) didn't get at all snarky until after we (you) were insulted. So based on THAT particular post I wouldn't call this is a cliquey board.
I feel like some of the other boards are way cliquier, this one not so much.
Love you all