I just think it is totally super-cool how many different kinds of people are on this message board, people who would never meet or converse in other circumstances:
• atheists, agnostics; Christians (from Mormons to Baptists), Jews (of all denominations), wiccans, no doubt a Buddhist or two and at least one Taoist,
• virgins and sluts; married, single . . .
• all ages from 16 to 60,
• rich, poor, middle-class; city, country & suburban.
Are all message boards like this, or is the SDMB unusual in this aspect?
Most message boards are like this…I see a little rougher language on this one than in most places…but hey…you can use it or not…I prefer not to…but an not offended if others desire to do so…
One of the things I like about this message board is the exposure to other points of view.
IRL, my world is pretty narrow – engineers at work, Mormons at church, middle class socially. It’s refreshing and enlightening to hear from the rest of the world.
Thanks to one and all for sharing your world with me.
“If ignorance were corn flakes, you’d be General Mills.”
Cecil Adams The Straight Dope
By far the scariest group of members are the writers and editors. Sitting back, involuntarily forming opinions of us based solely on our use of there, their, and they’re. Not to mention whether or not we use a comma before the /and/ in lists like above.
In addition to the diversities mentioned by Eve, the TM’s cross boundaries of profession, national origin, political persuasions and of course, sexual orientations.
Pretty cool, huh?
“A zebra does not change its spots.”
~Al Gore, 1992~
As someone who both writes and edits for a living (which is kind of like being a cow that works in a butcher shop), I can say that I try not to form snap opinions of people on the basis of the spelling and grammar skills they display.
I’d like to second that. Okay, I live in a pretty ethnically and religiously diverse area, but I almost everyone I know is a student and politically liberal. I think I know maybe three Republicans IRL! I think it’s good for me to hear other points of view, so thanks, y’all.
~Kyla
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