# Hi everyone.  I'm new here - a refugee from another board

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**Created:** [January 30, 2003, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-everyone-im-new-here-a-refugee-from-another-board/151621 "2003-01-30T15:20:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![stellar7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@stellar7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stellar7)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-everyone-im-new-here-a-refugee-from-another-board/151621/1 "2003-01-30T15:20:06Z")

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I’ve been an active member of another BB (Sunspot - Baltimore) since 1999.

Unfortunately, the Administrators of that board are apparently not as enlightened as the ones running this board, and the total negativity of it all just did me in. I’ve grown weary of trying to stop the bullies.

I’ve spent a little time this morning looking around your wonderful BB and see that many more procedures are in place to deal with trolls and others whose main goal in life is to harrass people. I like that.

Also, from the few threads that I’ve read, it’s clear that there are some really decent people posting here.

If you will have me, I’d like to become a member.

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**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:** [January 30, 2003, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-everyone-im-new-here-a-refugee-from-another-board/151621/2 "2003-01-30T15:41:44Z")

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Heh heh, you said member.  
Sorry 'bout that… really.  
Welcome on board. Enjoy the ride.

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**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-everyone-im-new-here-a-refugee-from-another-board/151621/3 "2003-01-30T16:14:44Z")

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Welcome. And do read the FAQs, like the one that says “Don’t post the same thread in multiple forums.”

I’ll close this one, and let you party down in the one you opened in MPSIMS.