Originally Posted By RoadTrip So what did you think Hans? I liked many things about it; on the other hand it is so huge it would be easy to get lost among the hordes. How much easier it would be for the ADMIN to do his damn job and delete a few users. Pizzes me off just thinking about it.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt I love the user interface!! It's clean and beautiful and there are so many options to choose from when posting. And holy crap you can EDIT your posts! I started a thread in the DLR section as a test and to introduce myself to the community there. I'm so excited. It feels like the first day of school.
Originally Posted By dagobert I have registered over there too a few years ago, but I didn't post that much. I guess that changes when everyone moves out there.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I occasionally post over there, but prefer the very quiet LP boards for topics of substance. They do a great job of covering all things WDW (where it can often be tough to sift through the very active threads to find the "meat" of them), and they have a nice runDisney section, but overall I find the boards lacking for discussion of non-WDW locations It seems like everything is framed as a "what is different here from WDW?" discussion, rather than just talking about the other resorts. Even about half of the DLR section seems to be about how to approach it as a WDW regular, rather than discussing DLR news. And the international parks are hardly represented at all That said, it's a very active board (with plenty of interesting personalities), so it may be what you're looking for. Personally, I prefer LP and its ancient interface
Originally Posted By Princessjenn5795 I will check out the other one too. I like LP, even though I have been too busy to be on here much, but I hate how user unfriendly it is. How hard is it to set up a discussion board? Something to look into...
Originally Posted By dagobert >>>I occasionally post over there, but prefer the very quiet LP boards for topics of substance. They do a great job of covering all things WDW (where it can often be tough to sift through the very active threads to find the "meat" of them), and they have a nice runDisney section, but overall I find the boards lacking for discussion of non-WDW locations<<< I also prefer LP, the other one is way too big. I guess I will not move with the other ones. If LP is coming to an end, then so be it. I don't like the attitude over there. I stay here as long as someone posts, but if it ends, then my time on discussion boards is over.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip I prefer it here too, clunky interface and all. But to me, ADMIN tolerating the sock puppets and their disgusting screen names is like LP giving all of us serious, long-time users the finger. Fine, if that is all they care about us, I'll leave.
Originally Posted By Princessjenn5795 I am not ready to say I like it on WDWMagic better, but I will say having an edit feature and modern interface is fabulous.
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost You might have to come back here for those heated Political discussions, because they are not allowed over there. However, there are many heated discussions some end good, some not so good and there are so many areas to post in that the worst part is finding your niche and before long you are just a part of the family. I love it there, and I do bang heads with some of the participants including Spirit, but, overall it's a pretty good place. It's actually just about half way between this board and the DIS board which is very restricted.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "I am not ready to say I like it on WDWMagic better, but I will say having an edit feature and modern interface is fabulous." It's beyond fabulous PrincessJenn. "You might have to come back here for those heated Political discussions, because they are not allowed over there." No thank you. I had to leave WE because it was way too toxic. "However, there are many heated discussions some end good, some not so good and there are so many areas to post in that the worst part is finding your niche and before long you are just a part of the family." For me it's been pretty easy so far. There is a feature that allows you to place sections under "follow", and those are the only ones that I track. I'm primarily interested in general discussions about the domestic parks, foreign parks, Walt Disney, and TWDCO. I don't bother with the rest of it, but you have the option to visit all sections whenever you choose.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip To me the number one question here is whether LP places ANY VALUE WHATSOEVER on their long term members. So far I would say not. They seem more than willing to ignore the proliferation of disgusting sock puppets. It is almost like they hope we will finally give up in disgust so they can shut this place down. Fine... I never stick around a place where I am not wanted. They could prove me wrong in an INSTANT by deleting a half-dozen or fewer screen names. I've been a System Administrator... I know it would take LESS than a minute. But it hasn't happened. It will never happen. What does that tell you?
Originally Posted By mrkthompsn a slinky dog roller coaster. a Slinky Dog Roller Coaster. a SLINKY DOG ROLLer COASter. A SLINKY!... DOG!... ROLLER!... COASTERRRRRRRR!! a slinky dog roller coaster.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros But you don't have to build a roller coaster to find your own way to make the most of each day of summer... <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6J_gyxtYIQ">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v..._gyxtYIQ</a>
Originally Posted By danyoung I've been slowly getting into a few threads at WDWMagic. My only beef with them so far is that they're almost too popular. It's hard to get into a thread that already has 3000 posts in it!
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance I am totally overwhelmed at WDWMagic, although it's a way cooler system.
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost Advice about WDWMagic. Don't try to catch up. Click on the top were you can mark all as read and start from there. The topics change at the speed of light, just join in when it feels right. A little word of warning though... I have found that the Old timers are very sensitive to controversial first posts. Don't be to much in their face and before long you will be able to comment with passion as an accepted member. I swear that if someone comes on and gives a questioning response, especially to some of the special people on the board the very first thing they look for is the number of posts and the first words out of their finger tips is "Troll". It is their favorite way to dismiss any discussion. I know that seems harsh, but, once accepted in, it can be a very interesting place to read and post.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "Advice about WDWMagic. Don't try to catch up. Click on the top were you can mark all as read and start from there." Exactly what I did. I also have a pretty narrow focus, so I'm not following every conversation on every thread. I do agree that the pace there is much faster and there are a ton of tools so it's easy to get overwhelmed. "I swear that if someone comes on and gives a questioning response, especially to some of the special people on the board the very first thing they look for is the number of posts and the first words out of their finger tips is "Troll"." I'll never understand why some Disney fans take their obsession so seriously. It's almost like a religion for some people. I started here right after DCA opened and it was startling how passionately opinionated people were about the park and Disney management. If you so much as pointed out one tiny thing you liked about the place you could easily get labeled an apologist.
Originally Posted By hopemax You can also follow people, and look for their posts. I look for posts from the Spirit (but he's on vacation), Lee, marni1971 (he does all the cool attraction videos), Cheshire Figment, danlb_2000 (keeps an eye on the permits), LP posters like Disneyhead71 and TP2000, ad probably a few others I'm forgetting. PhotoDave at times, but he's one of the main regulars so he posts A LOT.
