# Do you read/reply to MPSIMS? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 8, 2003, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-read-reply-to-mpsims/200363 "2003-09-08T19:55:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2003, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-read-reply-to-mpsims/200363/1 "2003-09-08T19:55:22Z")
So I was doing what I do best, namely lurking and reading all the past topics any and everywhere, when I came across [this topic.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=64019) Many of the posters in there seemed not to enjoy going to MPSIMS because of all the flirting, lovey, cuddly, fuzzy stuff that goes on there. This made me think about how many really do not check into MPSIMS cause they see or think of it as pointless, and would rather come here to have a good debate or give their opinion on something rather then be involved in various games, meandering, threads that show _actions_, or anything else of the like. So my question to you, fair dopers, is do you follow along and read MPSIMS? Do you post? If the answer is no, then why not? ---
**Author:** ![Indygrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@Indygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indygrrl)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2003, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-read-reply-to-mpsims/200363/2 "2003-09-08T20:05:10Z")
I’ve been in there a few times, but never got hooked on it. ---
**Author:** ![Isabelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b5a626/32.png) [@Isabelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isabelle)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2003, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-read-reply-to-mpsims/200363/3 "2003-09-08T20:14:56Z")
I have posted several times in MPSIMS. It’s a place where you can just spout off what is on your mind and not get flamed for having it in the IMHO, Pit or GD forum. I like it. I also have found that I have become a groupie for some other posters because of their witt in MPSIMS. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2003, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-read-reply-to-mpsims/200363/4 "2003-09-08T20:31:47Z")
I usually only go to MPSIMS, IMHO and the Cafe. ---
**Author:** ![criminalcatalog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e68b1a/32.png) [@criminalcatalog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/criminalcatalog)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2003, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-read-reply-to-mpsims/200363/5 "2003-09-08T21:03:56Z")
If it’s interesting, I’ll read it. ---
**Author:** ![hocow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hocow/32/4112_2.png) [@hocow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hocow)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2003, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-read-reply-to-mpsims/200363/6 "2003-09-08T21:08:38Z")
Same as **Khadaji**. MPSIMS is my favorite forum, with IMHO and Cafe Society in a close second. Every now and then I’ll venture into Great Debates though. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![The\_Griffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a87d85/32.png) [@The\_Griffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Griffin)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2003, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-read-reply-to-mpsims/200363/7 "2003-09-08T21:16:15Z")
I like Cafe, IMHO, General. If I’m bored i might risk MPSIMS and once in a blue moon I visit Great Debates because I used to go there a lot and got sick of arguing with stupid people. ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2003, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-read-reply-to-mpsims/200363/8 "2003-09-08T21:17:28Z")
I have met (in person) some of the people who frequent MPSIMS, and they seem to be very nice folks. But overall the board seems to be somewhat cliquish. And even if it weren’t, I wouldn’t have time for the banal chit-chat. So I rarely go there. ---
**Author:** ![Orange\_Skinner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3be4f8/32.png) [@Orange\_Skinner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orange_Skinner)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2003, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-read-reply-to-mpsims/200363/9 "2003-09-08T22:00:50Z")
I read MPSIMS a lot, and post a good bit too, though mostly in game threads. It’s not the most earth-shattering forum on Earth, but it almost always sports a couple interesting theads and links… and there’s little risk of conversation getting heated, which is a good balance after popping out of the Pit. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2003, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-read-reply-to-mpsims/200363/10 "2003-09-08T22:21:36Z")
I like [pirates](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=200257)! ;j ---
**Author:** ![dragongirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b38774/32.png) [@dragongirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dragongirl)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2003, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-read-reply-to-mpsims/200363/11 "2003-09-08T22:26:19Z")
I read it quite a bit, but I don’t usually have a lot to add to it. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2003, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-read-reply-to-mpsims/200363/12 "2003-09-08T23:09:37Z")
I live for MPSIMS - it’s easy on the brain, it’s sociable, it’s entertaining. It’s the perfect escape. I wander all over the boards, but Mundane says home. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2003, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-read-reply-to-mpsims/200363/13 "2003-09-08T23:40:35Z")
MPSIMS is my SDMB bookmark page – I start there, then wander elsewhere, then do a final check of MPSIMS before I sign out. ---
**Author:** ![Batsinma\_Belfry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2003, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-read-reply-to-mpsims/200363/14 "2003-09-08T23:41:36Z")
If some posters don’t go in MPSIMS, then they don’t know me. Which might just be another good reason not to go in there. ---
**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2003, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-read-reply-to-mpsims/200363/15 "2003-09-09T00:49:10Z")
I _do_ check it, and post. A lot of what’s in there is a little too mundane and pointless for my tastes, so I skip a lot. But that’s where to organize or find out about Dopefests, and since I’m there for that, I’ll reply to some other threads. Mostly GQ, IMHO and ATMB for me, though. ---
**Author:** ![pilot141](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e0b2c6/32.png) [@pilot141](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pilot141)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2003, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-read-reply-to-mpsims/200363/16 "2003-09-09T06:29:21Z")
Second what **Ringo** said. In my case, I stuck to GQ for months before I ventured to ANY other forum. When I finally did, MPSIMS was where I first realized that I lived close to a bunch of other Dopers. It’s on my regular cycle now (lots of views, very few posts). ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2003, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-read-reply-to-mpsims/200363/17 "2003-09-09T06:46:38Z")
I definitely post and read a lot in MPSIMS. Some threads don’t grab my attention, but others do… then, I post like a monkey on crack. 😃 F\_X ---
**Author:** ![Weird\_AL\_Einstein](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c67d28/32.png) [@Weird\_AL\_Einstein](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weird_AL_Einstein)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2003, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-read-reply-to-mpsims/200363/18 "2003-09-09T08:20:26Z")
Related to the OP…how are MPSIMS frequenters _able_ to keep up with it, given the way this board works with it’s overtaxed hamsters? I tried to keep up with that forum way back when, but I gave up. If the board were running smoothly though, I might try again. ---
**Author:** ![SlickRoenick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@SlickRoenick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlickRoenick)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2003, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-read-reply-to-mpsims/200363/19 "2003-09-09T08:22:04Z")
Yes and yes. ---
**Author:** ![AngelicGemma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/439d5e/32.png) [@AngelicGemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelicGemma)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2003, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-read-reply-to-mpsims/200363/20 "2003-09-09T14:57:57Z")
It’s my favorite forum. I’m always reading and posting in there! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-read-reply-to-mpsims/200363.md?page=2)