Originally Posted By WestWind I had a great time at the July mini-meets. We actually just got back home from our travels so I have not been able to post about it or share photos yet - but I will. Like Tandelothien, I was a bit shy at the December meets and didn't talk with everyone. These past July meets I approached several LPers for the first 'contact' and I am glad I did... they are not axe murderers but people like me. I wish I could have talked with more. As for Facebook, I do not use it and have no plans to use it. I plan to continue on this LP site and will be out of the loop on Facebook topics. I will post the few photos I took as soon as I can and create a trip report with photos but that will take longer as our trip included a lot of traveling this time.
Originally Posted By Ursula WestWind, thank you for reaching out to me. It was indeed great to meet you. Or re-meet you as I think we did meet in December too. And yes, I AM on Facebook and I do talk to my LP friends there. There are some things and some silly things that you don't need to broadcast. (But things I wouldn't have said on LP before FB, if that makes sense.) Like when I had gall bladder surgery and stuff.
Originally Posted By Ursula Oh, and I am picky with whom I deal with on FB. I don't need to have people I haven't met in person or know really well to know my real name for safety reasons, if I can be totally honest. I've been on LP a LONG, LONG time. I don't know who is reading this. I like using the Ursula shield. She's like Wonder Woman's bracelets.
Originally Posted By Lady Starlight Ditto to post #20. This whole thread makes me so sad. It's also very hard to be in the middle of cliques. Trying to be friends with people on opposite sides and somtimes you get treated like the enemy from both partys even though you are trying not to chose , but be fair to everyone. I had a fun time at both the Dec meets and this years July meets. I'm sorry that others felt they did not though. We are such a diverse group and not everyone is going to get along , thats just human nature. I had an episode take place this year that was horrendous,and I was blatently treated like a piece of crap in front of other LP'ers, but I tried to keep in mind that my actions would effect everyone around me and I didn't want to ruin thier time , so I "let it go" because after all,I wasn't going to lower myself to the other persons level nor was I going to wreck everyones good time. I was enjoying everything and everyone despite what took place in front of them publicly. Sometimes one has to take a deep breath and say "I refuse to let anyone get me down!" someitmes it's so crazy hard to do, but it can be done. Once your get past the initial hard part of it, you will find yourself having fun with everyone despite peoples differences. After all DL is our common bond.
Originally Posted By u k fan >>when it came to most of the organized posted LP meets I felt like an outsider, like there was some joke I didn't get despite being an active reader and poster.<< As a non-DL visitor, for years that's exactly how I felt on the boards - especially in community. Eventually I got over it, but I know exactly the feeling that's being written about. I have other theories about why the community has eroded, but that takes this topic into scary territory so I'll keep them to myself. Perhaps we need a Facebook thread so we can post things we've said on facebook here as well and add links to images etc. It would be a good way for things to not get lost in the fast-paced world of facebook and provide info to non-facebookers. There will always be cliques, but it's sad when veterans and newbies alike feel out of the loop. We SO need a Winter Bash this year!!!
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo >>>for years that's exactly how I felt on the boards - especially in community.<<< To be frank, I think that is why Sarah stopped posting. She would sometimes post stuff that people would not acknowledge and would ignore her thoughts, and I think it got to her. I often sometimes consider changing my ways, but after 10 years of reading and posting, I still consider this my cyber home, and I a blacksheep of the family.
Originally Posted By Lady Starlight I would also like to say that there are LP'ers out here that like to cause trouble. Some LP'ers see what they do and others who defend them don't see what took place or don't knwo anything about it because of the way things were done.( annoymous emails etc) But when those who were intentionally pushed, spoke thier minds, they got lashed from the LP community, and the person that did the pushing in the first place, got shelter and sympathy. That was a boat load of crap right there. Some people are just touble makers from the get go and yet when long time LP'ers try to speak up, they get bashed . That has been going on alot in LP. I think that has soured many and made them change over to FB.
Originally Posted By u k fan <<<after 10 years of reading and posting, I still consider this my cyber home>>> Agreed, for better or worse LP is home!!!
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Nighty night all. Up early tomorrow. I will be working remotely via blackberry as I have decided to make the most of the presales stage and take the kids to Chessington World of Adventures - part theme park, part zoo.
Originally Posted By TheParsec Hello All, What brought me to LP back in 2006 was the love of Disneyland. The first few years, I got on and read all the Boards everyday and only Posted a few times. The Past couple years I've been getting more active. I'm a VERY Shy Person, always have, and the type of person who is afraid what I say to make other people mad or upset. But As I'm getting older, life getting shorter, I feel that it doesn't matter what People think of me, or what they say about me behind my back. Who Care's... Last year I was really nervous going to the july meets, didn't really know anyone, but I wanted to go cause We Love Disney. I'm Glad that I did! Met Alot of people that feel the same. We Went to the Dec. Meet Last year and Met more people that felt the same. Now I have A LOT of Good Friends from LP. I know some people don't get along with other people, I try to stay out of other people's business. All I know is if LP ever goes down, I would be PRETTY BORED! I don't get the same feeling on FaceBook as I do here. I think LP is 100 Times better than Facebook because its all about Disney. Oh well, don't know if that made any since, just wanted to post that. Oh by the way, this last July Meets, I met more Fun People, and Glad to be Friends with now!
Originally Posted By A Happy Haunt thanks for starting this thread. I admit I went to the "post your LP meet pictures" thread & some LPers did (thank you) but, lots said the pix were secured of FB.. I was kinda bummed since, as it sounds, these meet are the social event of the season & sadly I'm unable to attend. oh well... << I a blacksheep of the family.>> Hardly, Dave you're more like that rational older brother.
Originally Posted By x Pirate_Princess x I only hid mine on Facebook because there are people on FB I don't want knowing I went to Disneyland (again). I did share the links, though
Originally Posted By TheParsec Happy Haunt, were you able to see my Pics? If not I could add them to Photobucket or something. I just thought that might be the easiest way to post them from facebook.
Originally Posted By Pixie Glitter <<<I have other theories about why the community has eroded, but that takes this topic into scary territory so I'll keep them to myself.>>> Amen, brother. Personally I don't think Facebook has much of anything to do with the deterioration of the LP community over the last few years. The main problems, IMO, are rudeness, cliqueishness, stupidity, and using the boards as a form of personal communication when your purpose would be far better served by e-mail or text message to the person(s) you are talking to. It's this combination of factors that has destroyed LP for me.
Originally Posted By A Happy Haunt <<Happy Haunt, were you able to see my Pics? >> yes, lots of happy faces! xPPx - gotta love IASW!!
Originally Posted By x Pirate_Princess x Thanks... I love the pics I was able to take in there! The one of Aladdin and Jasmine is my fav. I have yet to get one of Tinkerbell....she moves too fast!
Originally Posted By Tandelothien >>Tandelothian, I would love to talk to you. Though as most of the posters on this thread would know, that would not be a huge surprise.<< Thank you Dave I just wanted to clarify that I blame only myself for feeling on the outer at the Dec. meets. I did talk to some very lovely people (and a lot more since) that made me feel welcome. I have recently joined Facebook, but I see it almost like a way of text messaging my LP friends without the international calling costs
Originally Posted By iamsally >>As for Facebook, I do not use it and have no plans to use it. I plan to continue on this LP site and will be out of the loop on Facebook topics.<< >>After all DL is our common bond.<< >>Agreed, for better or worse LP is home!!!<< >>All I know is if LP ever goes down, I would be PRETTY BORED! I don't get the same feeling on FaceBook as I do here. I think LP is 100 Times better than Facebook because its all about Disney.<< Boy, this grew fast and I think there has been a real need for it. Thank you Schmitty. The above quotes pretty much say what I was thinking as I read these posts. And, no, I do not think that posting of Facebook has caused a downturn for LP. I believe the downturn has lead folks to seek refuge on FB. (And Facebook is the latest, trendy fad and lots of folks want to be a part of it.) That said, I have been around quite a while now. I have seen things ebb and flow. But I love it here so much that I have done everything I could to keep the positive going. I ignore arguments and try to respond to things I enjoy or that interest me. I am not going to let trolls and negative posts drive me from the place I so enjoy. I have said it before; and I will say it again. Laughingplace is what you make of it. So let's fight to make it good. And PLEASE do not feel offended -em. I felt like you did not want to talk to me. Believe it or not I am often shy. I know I have been mistaken for stuck-up because of it. And Tandelothien, we would have loved to have spent more time with you guys but did not want to push ourselves and dominate your time. So maybe we need a little more communication, ya think?!? >>>>>><< I a blacksheep of the family.>> Hardly, Dave you're more like that rational older brother.<<<<<<< ditto that
Originally Posted By retlawfan Wow. This is a loaded thread. OK, here's my take. I too have noticed that I post less on LP than I used to. Do I like the people here any less than on FB? No, just differently. For me personally, I post some things on FB that I would never post here due to security reasons. I don't "friend" just anyone on FB like some people do. So, when I post something there I know exactly who will see it, and noone else. When things are posted here we don't know who will see it today, or even years from now. I still read LP, and comment ocasionally, but I do find that the atmosphere here has become down right mean sometimes. And for no apparent reason. Just seems that some people here find it's OK to just be mean to others since they can. This has caused me to do more lurking than I used to. I used to just try to stay out of WE, as that is just one sided conversations over there, but some of the meanness has found it's way into other sections. Why can't people just agree to disagree without name calling and meanness? As far as meets go, I am THRILLED to meet other LPers face to face and welcome them to my meets, or at others' meets. I welcome any LPer to my meets. Again, can't we just be polite and friendly, even if we have disagreements? That's just life. Why isn't LP the same way? Bringing this back to FB, I have FB friends that I do not agree with one thing politically, or socially, but we are friends. I know it's hard for some people, but that's life. I think I'm rambling now, so I'll wrap this up. SGV, There were less live photos this past July 17th partly because there were far less meets. I think we as a community should all come together, just remember why we're here on LP in the first place (a love of things Disney), and remember to do what we were all taught as children. SHARE. Share photos, thoughts(if you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all), experiences, and time. Ok, I'm done. TTFN!
