# So Who All Is Staying Here? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 8, 2009, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-all-is-staying-here/488704 "2009-03-08T03:47:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![Jodi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7feea3/32.png) [@Jodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jodi)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2009, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-all-is-staying-here/488704/141 "2009-03-10T00:30:09Z")
> [@faithfool](#): > > Like someone else said, why wouldn’t we do that? For me, the reason I wouldn’t do that is that I don’t _want_ to be involved on multiple message boards. This forum is the greatest time-waster I personallly have – and I mean “greatest” both in the sense of “best” and in the sense of “biggest”. I don’t want to get interested in other MBs for the same reason I don’t want to try, say, deep-fried oreos. Worst case scenario, I really, really like them. They aren’t good for me, and no good can come from them to me personally. I make no judgment on other people’s choices, but there _are_ reasons not to stray that don’t amount to being in love with how things have gone over here lately, either. ---
**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2009, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-all-is-staying-here/488704/142 "2009-03-10T02:21:45Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > I am. Anyone else? I’ve registered on one of the boards splintering off just to reserve my user name, but really, I’m happy here. The new boards at this point sort of feel like the old New Coke controversy in the 1980s. I don’t have time for more than one Board anyway, not even local ones here in Bangkok (which seem to be populated by some very, very odd Westerners anyway). I’m staying, but will probably register on the spin-offs too. I don’t get the New Coke vibe, but I never cared all that much about the Pit anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2009, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-all-is-staying-here/488704/143 "2009-03-10T13:25:30Z")
> [@Jodi](#): > > For me, the reason I wouldn’t do that is that I don’t _want_ to be involved on multiple message boards. This forum is the greatest time-waster I personallly have – and I mean “greatest” both in the sense of “best” and in the sense of “biggest”. Well put. I’ve registered and posted at the other 2, but I realy find it “fatiguing” keeping up with all 3. This morning I was thinking about starting a thread, but I know this is the place to post it if I want the most response. And even tho there are a few people I like/respect/enjoy at the other boards, I believe there are far more here. While I do not consider many of the recent changes desireable, I think SDMB still serves my purposes adequately. ---
**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2009, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-all-is-staying-here/488704/144 "2009-03-10T13:48:14Z")
I dunno. It’s gotten quieter here recently. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2009, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-all-is-staying-here/488704/145 "2009-03-10T15:54:59Z")
I registered at one of the splinter boards, but immediately realized that I didn’t want to go anywhere. If the SDMB starts to fizzle, maybe I could…I don’t know…do some work or something. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Hamster\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8edcca/32.png) [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2009, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-all-is-staying-here/488704/146 "2009-03-10T17:13:35Z")
> [@Bites\_When\_Provoked](#): > > Only time will tell whether this is just a little ripple of change or the start of a mass exodus, but regardless, quoting membership numbers doesn’t reveal anything other than that people were temporarily engaged. That was actually my point. The long-term viability of the splinter boards will depend on their ability to pull in new blood on their own, not just pick up defectors from the SMDB. ---
**Author:** ![Jodi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7feea3/32.png) [@Jodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jodi)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2009, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-all-is-staying-here/488704/147 "2009-03-10T17:29:20Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > If the SDMB starts to fizzle, maybe I could…I don’t know…do some work or something. Now that’s just crazy talk. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2009, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-all-is-staying-here/488704/148 "2009-03-10T18:16:00Z")
I somehow ended up with a subscription until May of 2010 so I’m not going anywhere soon. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2009, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-all-is-staying-here/488704/149 "2009-03-10T19:40:05Z")
> [@Jodi](#): > > Now that’s just crazy talk. A passing phase, no doubt. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![I\_Have\_Hippos\_In\_My\_Garden](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/4491bb/32.png) [@I\_Have\_Hippos\_In\_My\_Garden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Have_Hippos_In_My_Garden)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2009, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-all-is-staying-here/488704/150 "2009-03-10T20:46:44Z")
I’m still posting as usual on the Dope. I haven’t even been aware really that people are leaving or that there have been some problems. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2009, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-all-is-staying-here/488704/151 "2009-03-10T21:11:43Z")
Hmmm, you see hippos, but not people? ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2009, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-all-is-staying-here/488704/152 "2009-03-11T01:34:45Z")
I’m registered at both of the new boards, but I’m still going to spend most of my board time here. It’s gotten a bit quieter here, but there’s still lots of traffic. Two new boards with a couple of significant differences from the SDMB but otherwise very similar? As far as I’m concerned, there’s no reason not to visit all of them. It’s all good. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2009, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-all-is-staying-here/488704/153 "2009-03-11T03:38:42Z")
> [@Jodi](#): > > For me, the reason I wouldn’t do that is that I don’t _want_ to be involved on multiple message boards. This forum is the greatest time-waster I personallly have – and I mean “greatest” both in the sense of “best” and in the sense of “biggest”. > [@Dinsdale](#): > > Well put. I’ve registered and posted at the other 2, but I realy find it “fatiguing” keeping up with all 3. This morning I was thinking about starting a thread, but I know this is the place to post it if I want the most response. And even tho there are a few people I like/respect/enjoy at the other boards, I believe there are far more here. > > While I do not consider many of the recent changes desireable, I think SDMB still serves my purposes adequately. > [@rowrrbazzle](#): > > Two new boards with a couple of significant differences from the SDMB but otherwise very similar? As far as I’m concerned, there’s no reason not to visit all of them. It’s all good. The time factor is mainly it for me. My time was limited even before I discovered the Dope Board. ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2009, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-all-is-staying-here/488704/154 "2009-03-12T04:46:56Z")
> [@Jodi](#): > > People have been told they can’t call one another cunts in the Pit, and have decided the Boards are doooooooomed!!! > [@Arnold\_Winkelried](#): > > Read ATMB for a clear explanation. Short version is that one of the administrators made up some new rules about The BBQ Pit and some people were a) upset about the rule and/or b) upset about the administration’s answers to their comments about the rule. For many of us, it’s not just the new rules on name-calling in The Pit. I don’t really care about that - in my seven years here, I made exactly one Pit post in which I told another poster to… well, go have sexual relations with himself. As **Q.E.D.** and **What Exit?** said, there’s more to it than that. It’s the uneven and often heavy-handed moderating, along with promises to fix the board, which just generated snarky replies from the Administrators and Tech Staff. Many posters would ask when things will be running smoothly (like the Search function and the constant time-outs), only to get a reply along the lines of, “When I get around to it.” If you think some of us are leaving over not being about to use certain words anymore, you’re sadly mistaken. ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2009, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-all-is-staying-here/488704/155 "2009-03-12T05:07:11Z")
I’m at all three. I’m finding myself at domebo more than here or Giraffe. I like the look better, I like the image forum, I like the feel. I’m still at all 3, for now… Joe ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2009, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-all-is-staying-here/488704/156 "2009-03-12T06:11:10Z")
Still here. ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2009, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-all-is-staying-here/488704/157 "2009-03-16T13:37:22Z")
I’ll be back to update my Death Pool score, but other than that, I’m out. And you’re welcome to do a search for how often I cuss people out if you really think that’s the reason for leaving. ---
**Author:** ![Millit\_the\_Frail](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/51bf81/32.png) [@Millit\_the\_Frail](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Millit_the_Frail)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2009, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-all-is-staying-here/488704/158 "2009-03-16T17:24:31Z")
Staying. I haven’t the energy to keep up with multiple boards, and even if I did, well, all this has reminded me of the other things I could be doing with my time. I’ve got a lot of exciting stuff going on in the present and future, and upping my message board habit can only mean missing out. ---
**Author:** ![Laughing\_Lagomorph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6bbea6/32.png) [@Laughing\_Lagomorph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laughing_Lagomorph)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2009, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-all-is-staying-here/488704/159 "2009-03-17T11:18:43Z")
> [@Sublight](#): > > … > And you’re welcome to do a search for how often I cuss people out if you really think that’s the reason for leaving. Me too. Or for that matter do a search on how often I posted in the Pit at all. ---
**Author:** ![capybara](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/capybara/32/202_2.png) [@capybara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/capybara)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2009, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-all-is-staying-here/488704/160 "2009-03-17T12:03:15Z")
I’m at all three, plus Fathom occasionally, which moves too slowly for my short attention span. I suspect that after the initial excitement/inflated inaugural activity/cathartic talk about moving from SDMB (a lot of that it appears on DoMeBo-- understandable but. . .) that the two new boards will slow down to a more Fathomy pace (nothing wrong with that). I don’t start new threads usually so I expect I’ll just post to threads I find interesting wherever. I like the small scale of the new places and the vibe that brings. We’ll see. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-all-is-staying-here/488704.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-all-is-staying-here/488704.md?page=9)