Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA And yet, when we talk about the 'old days' of Disneyland, and how we liked it better when it was smaller, and more intimate, and less crowded -- many of us who remember those days are called out -- here on these boards -- for being old fuddy-duds, or for being super-critical, or that we can't handle change. On the contrary. Things change. People change. Disneyland changes. It's okay to be nostalgic -- gosh knows I am -- but I also remember that my memory glazes things in this wonderful saturated, Technicolor flavor, and it just isn't that accurate.
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder "When I say LP had become cliquish, I'm not speaking figuratively. It was real. I was invited into a clique. I was given the names of the "good" people to talk to and the "bad" people that I should ignore or dis on. There was private messaging going on--calls to attack other posters." I know you're not kidding, but... you've GOT to be kidding. People do that here? Off the boards, people get together in some way to plot these things? Holy cow. Get a life, people, get... a... life.
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb I have friends here, but no one has invited me to a clique w/ a list of good posters and bad ones, but I absolutely believe that happened. Hey Walter Elias/Malin Perkins: we still need to hold our Bucky's Casino meet.
Originally Posted By Princessjenn5795 I am certainly glad I was never invited to be a part of a group that acts like that!!! That would turn me off of the site too!
Originally Posted By Yahtzee Nay Nay Walter Elias broke the rules of LP Fight Club! You Do NOT talk about LP Fight Club! Ok, in all seriousness, I do not doubt that this has happened, but fortunately, even though I've made a lot of friends through LP that I chat with outside of LP, I've never once been told to attack someone and quite frankly would be downright offended and would probably no longer be friends with someone who expected this of me.
Originally Posted By crazycroc People email me all the time and ask me to do messed up things to other posters. I never do it.
Originally Posted By Walter Elias <<Hey Walter Elias/Malin Perkins: we still need to hold our Bucky's Casino meet. >> Yes! Autopia Deb! Wow, you have quite a memory. I had forgotten about the old Bucky's reference. LOL Thank you.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<I know you're not kidding, but... you've GOT to be kidding. People do that here? Off the boards, people get together in some way to plot these things? Holy cow.>> Yup.... reaction to #49 was a great example of that. Or was it just a coincidence that a number of people who hadn't been here in months suddenly showed up?
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA In the 10 years I've been here -- I've NEVER been contacted by anyone on LP.com to 'take sides' (online disclosure -- I've never seen crazycroc in person or naked)
Originally Posted By RoadTrip If this was one of the more "modern" sites some keep clamoring for Crazy Croc could post a pix!
Originally Posted By Tiggirl <<Or was it just a coincidence that a number of people who hadn't been here in months suddenly showed up?>> I don't know about anyone else but I read frequently and post rarely. Its possible that if I were to reply (like I am right now) it might seem to some like I came here out of the blue but I browse the boards almost every day even if I don't always find something to comment on or post about. ~Beth
Originally Posted By Stacers76 >>Or was it just a coincidence that a number of people who hadn't been here in months suddenly showed up?<< My response was strictly of MY OWN doing. It's not a matter of alot of people "not being here", people are still here reading more than posting I believe. And obviously some people are finally tired enough of the BS to speak up.
Originally Posted By Lisann22 I don't feel like being in the middle of all this but I think you are greatly under estimating the amount of lurking that goes on. Lately, I go weeks and months where I don't post but I read most everyday. I've been following this thread since it started. Just did not feel it necessary to comment.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip Interesting... but if you lurk why not post? Obviously I have disagreements with some here, but why not let your voices be heard on a routine basis? This place won't be what you want unless you make it that way!
Originally Posted By Pixie Glitter Ditto, ditto. My first post in a looooooong time was post 155 in this thread at 9:30 p.m. last night. As I said in that post, I come back and catch up on LP every few weeks or months. I rarely post anymore because I rarely have anything to say about what I read here. Until last night, when I saw the lovely comments SGV and Goofyernmost had made about me, and I wanted to thank them for that. Then I browsed around looking for other interesting looking threads and started reading "Leaving LP for good?" That was nearly three hours later when I read post 49 there and replied to it. So while the conspiracy theory is always a fun one to throw out there to cloud the real issue, in this case it simply doesn't apply. For me at least.
Originally Posted By Lisann22 I try to keep up but do not have a lot of time to fully participate. Right now I'm actively involved in about 4 threads and that's good enough for me.
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb I post regularly and I can assure everyone that I did not start sending out emails telling anyone to come to LP and post. I really don't think there was some concerted effort to get old LP posters to come out of the woodwork to "take sides".
