Originally Posted By Manfried "Now, I've really enjoyed the insights of leemac, mawnck, manfried, Hans Reinhart and my good friend off the boards Kar2oonMan." Someone likes me, someone really, really likes me.
Originally Posted By Tiggirl I pop in from time to time but rarely see anything I feel I can contribute to so I read a few threads and then leave. I came by today because I have a WDW dining question. I don't don't know if the boards have become less interesting or if my own interests in what I want to post about changed. But I love LP. It really enriched my life for a time and in ways continues to do so even though I'm not on frequently. Some of you may know I'm getting married this year and I've made such good friends with a few old-time "teen" posters that several of them are going to be in my wedding. I definitely value what I found on LP even if I'm not here very frequently anymore. Also I just realized tomorrow is my 13th Anniversary on LP! WOAH! I was a baby when I started posting here. LOL! ~Beth
Originally Posted By Pollyana LP is still an informative and interesting place although the wave of LPers has changed. I loved checking in every day and always felt welcomed. The friendly banter of days gone by is missed, but still, there are many LPers who continue to make things interesting and fun. I have been here probably 8 years, I forgot to check, and continue to lurk.
Originally Posted By tashajilek For me i have lost a lot of interest in Disney and need a break. I guess not being interested in the parks as much makes me want to come here less.
Originally Posted By officerminnie I joined LP in 2003, looking for trip planning information. I mostly hung out there, and in Community. I went to that scary place called WE a couple of times, but that wasn't my happy place at all! I did feel welcome and "part of the group" for many years. There was a sense of commraderie, but like others have said, there's Facebook now, and just life, that gets in the way or changes your priorities. I still check in once in a while, and will always have a spot in my heart for LP and the many "friends" I met here.
Originally Posted By WestWind Even though you don't post anymore, it is good to see you post once in awhile ShivaThDestroyer. Miss you.
Originally Posted By EdisYoda I joined a bit over 11 years ago, met some of you in person at Golden Doobie meets, and others when I had a weekend job in Seattle. I don't post as much as I used to, but I'm still around. I check out the boards every day. As for Facebook, I don't get the popularity of it. But that's me. Only reason I have a facebook account is that another non-Disney group I belong to uses Facebook as one of it's forms of unofficially official communication, and since I'm an officer of my local group, I have to be there. I wish some of our long lost posters would return, but I know that life happens
Originally Posted By DyGDisney I had no idea fivebearrugs was banned! He seemed like a nice guy and very benign...what could he have possibly done?
Originally Posted By Manfried Slightly related topic. Anyone know what's happened at Blue Sky Disney? They haven't posted anything new in a while.
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORDDU: FiveBearRugs was a very sweet person. My sisters and I can think of at least 2 others around here who should have been banned from the Laughing Place Pond instead of him.
Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub Hi Witches! This is off topic but do not want you to miss this: Posted 3/3 by Ddman26 link to : <a href="http://www.MartinsVids.net" target="_blank">http://www.MartinsVids.net</a> Snow White's Scary Adventures WDW Tribute HD You will have to look on right side for the different choices but this is a wonderful few minutes of WDW history
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan I still enjoy LP very much. Message boards are better than fb to engage in a freewheeling conversation. LPs clean layout is still the best around. I miss the old timers who don't post but there are many here now I really enjoy.
Originally Posted By ecdc +1 These boards are great. These discussions pop up from time to time. The conversation ebbs and flows. People insist it's just not the same. It's the nature of all message boards and the Internet.
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORDDU: Hello to you too, MickeyMouseClub, duckling! Thank you for your gift. We have conjured it up inside our crystal ball and have enjoyed it!
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost So has anyone noticed, as the older posters have wondered in, why those of us not in the inner circle felt left out. It's like a family reunion We, however, were never part of the family, so we stood on the curb and tried to peak over the fence but most of the scenery was covered by the shrubbery.
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Originally Posted By TheParsec I don't post that much, but on Everyday since 2006. Back when I first got on LP, every topic was interesting to read. Everyone made it interesting. Now, theirs just a few. I think LP will be Hot again.
Originally Posted By CrouchingTigger Interesting. I've been here only a couple of months longer than Goofyernmost, and many others came in around the same time I did. I never really felt the alienation that some of you describe. I always found everyone quite welcoming. Then again, I have tendency toward reticence, even among coworkers, so maybe integrating tightly wasn't as important to me.
