# Is there an elite clique on this board ? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 11, 2000, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-elite-clique-on-this-board/32755 "2000-09-11T10:09:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Falcon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/49beb7/32.png) [@Falcon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Falcon)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2000, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-elite-clique-on-this-board/32755/61 "2000-09-12T15:33:32Z")
So wait…DRY, you DON’T want to flirt with me??? I’m heartbroken! ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2000, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-elite-clique-on-this-board/32755/62 "2000-09-13T03:59:38Z")
Feh. You can tell I’m not in a clique, cuz no one ever mentions me in these threads. And there are lots of others like me. So, people who hate cliques, come together! Er…waitaminnit… ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2000, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-elite-clique-on-this-board/32755/63 "2000-09-13T04:01:19Z")
Depnding on how you want to define it, I think there _are_ cliques on the board, and I think it’s an unavoidable thing. There’s a flirters clique There’s a GD clique There’s a GQ clique There’s a Pit clique There’s a #SD clique There’s a MPSIMS clique There’s no doubt more that I’m not thinking of So what? All it means is that people who tend to immerse themselves in one aspect (or a few aspects) of the board and it’s related things (like #SD or the real life get togethers) tend to know other people who also immerse themselves in those things better. You can act more casual with them and you can let them slide with some stuff because you have enough past experience with them to give them the benefit of the doubt. Yes, it also means that if someone out of the blue comes in and starts acting like they can be as casual with you as someone who you’ve known for a year, that person is going to be treated more harshly for it beause you don’t know them and can’t give them the same leeway. However, I don’t see it as something from _Heathers_ where people have to pass some sort of a test or where we all decide who we want to let in. If you like MPSIMS then keep on posting there, get into the swing of it and soon you’ll be throwing out witty things with the best of them and getting all sorts of positive response for it. And when your chips are down, those people who know you and are used to your presence will defend you because they’ve come to appreciate what you have to offer. Blaming your own errors through inexperience on cliques is a silly way to get out of working into a relationship with the users here. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2000, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-elite-clique-on-this-board/32755/64 "2000-09-13T04:03:44Z")
For example: Say someone posted something and said “…board and it’s related things…” instead of “…board and its related things…” I know that you would let that guy slide because you all know and love him. ---
**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2000, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-elite-clique-on-this-board/32755/65 "2000-09-13T04:06:04Z")
**Jophiel** well done . Nail well hit on the head IMO. ---
**Author:** ![Eo\_Echo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ebca7d/32.png) [@Eo\_Echo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eo_Echo)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2000, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-elite-clique-on-this-board/32755/66 "2000-09-13T04:13:06Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Jophiel \* > \*\*For example: Say someone posted something and said > “…board and it’s related things…” instead of > “…board and its related things…” > > I know that you would let that guy slide because you all know and love him. \*\* Actually. that’s a good point, In some countries you can still be put to death for improper punctuation, [we’ve substituted Folger’s irony for Jay’s usual post. Let’s see if anyone notices (or indeed gives a damn)] ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2000, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-elite-clique-on-this-board/32755/67 "2000-09-13T04:37:38Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by yojimbo \* > \*\* **Jophiel** well done . Nail well hit on the head IMO. \*\* Hey, isn’t that what I said a few posts ago? Where’s my well done? You guys must be in some elitist clique where middlebies are not included and only long winded, highfalutin language is allowed! ---
**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2000, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-elite-clique-on-this-board/32755/68 "2000-09-13T04:54:25Z")
Sorry **Biggirl** you’re quite right . I missed that post. I guess I just a "highfalutin language " whore 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2000, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-elite-clique-on-this-board/32755/69 "2000-09-13T05:04:28Z")
Biggirl, I have a confession. I read the OP. I had this great idea for a response. I read the rest of the posts. I read your post. You said basically what I was going to say. I then thought, “Hell, that never stopped anyone before!” and extrapolated on the ideas that we both shared. I was even about to type “As Biggirl said…” but then figured that if I did that, there wouldn’t be any reason for my post (since you had just said it) and I was awfully proud of my ideas. Do forgive me. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2000, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-elite-clique-on-this-board/32755/70 "2000-09-13T05:13:40Z")
Thank _you_ guys. How often does one get to use the word “highfalutin” in one’s lifetime? ---
**Author:** ![MysterEcks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f475e1/32.png) [@MysterEcks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysterEcks)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2000, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-elite-clique-on-this-board/32755/71 "2000-09-13T05:53:54Z")
**tomndebb** said: > [@](#): > > Your “regularity” makes you a reg. * * * * * * * * * [Insert improvisational laxative joke here] ---
**Author:** ![DRY](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a87d85/32.png) [@DRY](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DRY)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2000, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-elite-clique-on-this-board/32755/72 "2000-09-13T08:05:59Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Falcon \* > \*\*So wait…DRY, you DON’T want to flirt with me??? I’m heartbroken! \*\* Who said I didn’t want to flirt with you? I said I knocked ChiefScott cold, didn’t I? What did you think that was for? I don’t feel THAT strongly about my constitutional right to bear smileys! It was to defend your honor from the wickedness of ChiefScott, dammit!\* \*[sub]Although if I’m reading certain threads right, it seems I’m a bit late for that. ::fleeing::[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Diesel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6bbea6/32.png) [@Diesel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diesel)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2000, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-elite-clique-on-this-board/32755/73 "2000-09-13T14:55:35Z")
i didn’t bother to read all of the posts on this thread, so i don’t know if this question has already been asked, but when does one stop being a newbie? i’ve been on the SD for aboot a month or so now, so what does that make me? ---
**Author:** ![Sea\_Sloth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Sea\_Sloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sea_Sloth)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2000, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-elite-clique-on-this-board/32755/74 "2000-09-13T15:22:31Z")
I believe that makes you a Diesel. ---
**Author:** ![ultress](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/7c8e57/32.png) [@ultress](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultress)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2000, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-elite-clique-on-this-board/32755/75 "2000-09-13T15:38:04Z")
It takes a little longer than a month Diesel. I’ve been here since last December, and I’m still a newbie. ---
**Author:** ![Odieman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a87d85/32.png) [@Odieman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odieman)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2000, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-elite-clique-on-this-board/32755/76 "2000-09-13T15:49:45Z")
Well since Ultress and I registered on the same day and I have a lower post count than her I guess I’m a newbie still. 😉 Seriously, there are in jokes and things referred to by posters who have been here a while. They act as a verbal shorthand to people who have been here a while. I know it takes a while to catch on to some of the things people talk about here, just give it time. I guess your newbieness (?) ends when you are comfortable with all aspects and areas of the board and it’s auxillaries (eg. chat). Keith ---
**Author:** ![Falcon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/49beb7/32.png) [@Falcon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Falcon)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2000, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-elite-clique-on-this-board/32755/77 "2000-09-13T16:29:07Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by DRY \* > \*_Who said I didn’t want to flirt with you? I said I knocked ChiefScott cold, didn’t I? What did you think that was for? I don’t feel THAT strongly about my constitutional right to bear smileys! It was to defend your honor from the wickedness of ChiefScott, dammit!_ > > \*[sub]Although if I’m reading certain threads right, it seems I’m a bit late for that. ::fleeing::[/sub] \*\* Awww…thanks, hon. I could use a little flirting today. And no comment on being late for defending me from “the wickedness of ChiefScott.” ---
**Author:** ![Helen\_s\_Eidolon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8edcca/32.png) [@Helen\_s\_Eidolon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helen_s_Eidolon)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2000, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-elite-clique-on-this-board/32755/78 "2000-09-14T04:11:55Z")
_looks totally cowed_ Hi everyone… I’m Lauren… DON’T HURT ME! _lays down a sacrificial lamb for the elite members_ ---
**Author:** ![dpr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8797f3/32.png) [@dpr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dpr)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2000, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-elite-clique-on-this-board/32755/79 "2000-09-14T04:40:46Z")
_hides to see who takes the sacrificial lamb (therefore placing themselves in either the ‘elite’ or the ‘greedy’)_ ---
**Author:** ![MysterEcks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f475e1/32.png) [@MysterEcks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysterEcks)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2000, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-elite-clique-on-this-board/32755/80 "2000-09-14T05:47:34Z")
**LaurAnge** said: > [@](#): > > _lays down a sacrificial lamb for the elite members_ Yeah, good idea. Now, us non-elite members prefer sacrificial virgins… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-elite-clique-on-this-board/32755.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-elite-clique-on-this-board/32755.md?page=5)