# There are Web sites dedicated to discussing the SDMB? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 28, 2006, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are-web-sites-dedicated-to-discussing-the-sdmb/350285 "2006-03-28T19:36:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2006, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are-web-sites-dedicated-to-discussing-the-sdmb/350285/21 "2006-03-28T20:58:28Z")
> [@yellowval](#): > > Sometimes my Sims play computer games and chat online. You got a problem with that? Not as long as your Sims doesn’t play The Sims, cuz then the universe will probably fold back on itself and I don’t really want that to happen. I don’t know what it is, but I think it is bad. ---
**Author:** ![Wolfian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7ea924/32.png) [@Wolfian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolfian)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2006, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are-web-sites-dedicated-to-discussing-the-sdmb/350285/22 "2006-03-28T21:07:38Z")
> [@ShibbOleth](#): > > DRE mean anything to you? :Grabs **ShibbOleth** ’s face: Transmute. Does that word mean anything to you? > [@Anaamika](#): > > _deep breath_ I joined way back when as Elenia25 and then proceeded to diligently ignore the SDMB for the next couple of years,. Early 2004 I noticed it again and became an active participant. Joined as Elenia28. Finally in July I paid my subscription under Elenia28. Th[en I became aware of the board culture and asked TubaDiva to kill both usernames and make me Anaamika. > > _breathes again_ Oooooh. That makes sense. ---
**Author:** ![yellowval](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/919ad9/32.png) [@yellowval](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowval)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2006, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are-web-sites-dedicated-to-discussing-the-sdmb/350285/23 "2006-03-28T21:14:39Z")
> [@Gangster Octopus](#): > > Not as long as your Sims doesn’t play The Sims, cuz then the universe will probably fold back on itself and I don’t really want that to happen. I don’t know what it is, but I think it is bad. But they do! Oh, snap! ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2006, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are-web-sites-dedicated-to-discussing-the-sdmb/350285/24 "2006-03-28T21:17:07Z")
> [@](#): > > Not as long as your Sims doesn’t play The Sims, cuz then the universe will probably fold back on itself and I don’t really want that to happen. Plus what if your Sim playing Sims got an expansion before you did. It would be like the scene of Spaceballs the Movie in Spaceballs the Movie ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2006, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are-web-sites-dedicated-to-discussing-the-sdmb/350285/25 "2006-03-28T21:22:57Z")
> [@yellowval](#): > > But they do! Oh, snap! so the Universe has already folded in on itself? Figures. ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2006, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are-web-sites-dedicated-to-discussing-the-sdmb/350285/26 "2006-03-28T21:24:11Z")
> [@Wolfian](#): > > > [@Anaamika](#): > > > > _deep breath_ I joined way back when as Elenia25 and then proceeded to diligently ignore the SDMB for the next couple of years,. Early 2004 I noticed it again and became an active participant. Joined as Elenia28. Finally in July I paid my subscription under Elenia28. Th[en I became aware of the board culture and asked TubaDiva to kill both usernames and make me Anaamika. > > > > _breathes again_ > > Oooooh. That makes sense. I’m glad I’m not the only one who’s more confused by that explaination rather than less. 😉 **’Mika** , call yourself whatever you wish, for whatever reasons you find appropriate, I won’t care. You’re still neato. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2006, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are-web-sites-dedicated-to-discussing-the-sdmb/350285/27 "2006-03-28T21:35:10Z")
Blame it on **Greenback**. He asked, so I explained. And thanks, **Otaku**. I think you’re neat, too, but this thread is going to the Pit, so I’m not going to be too nice. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2006, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are-web-sites-dedicated-to-discussing-the-sdmb/350285/28 "2006-03-28T21:51:16Z")
> [@GorillaMan](#): > > Well, it took about twelve minutes for a link to this thread to show up on ‘another board’. So. Well. Ok, dang it, if one were going to google for ‘another board’, what would one google for? With? Over? Whatever. ---
**Author:** ![GorillaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@GorillaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaMan)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2006, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are-web-sites-dedicated-to-discussing-the-sdmb/350285/29 "2006-03-28T21:53:19Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Ok, dang it, if one were going to google for ‘another board’, what would one google for? With? Over? Whatever. There’s a link from the SDMB entry in Wikipedia. Or you could google ‘snarkpit’. ---
**Author:** ![Ghanima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Ghanima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ghanima)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2006, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are-web-sites-dedicated-to-discussing-the-sdmb/350285/30 "2006-03-28T22:29:21Z")
If we link to the thread with the link to this thread in this thread, how will we know who is reading this thread and reading the link from this thread, and who is reading the linked thread and reading the link from that thread? ---
**Author:** ![shamrock227](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@shamrock227](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shamrock227)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2006, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are-web-sites-dedicated-to-discussing-the-sdmb/350285/31 "2006-03-28T22:40:11Z")
> [@Ghanima](#): > > If we link to the thread with the link to this thread in this thread, how will we know who is reading this thread and reading the link from this thread, and who is reading the linked thread and reading the link from that thread? aaauuuuggghhhh! My head! I think my brain just exploded. ---
**Author:** ![Ensign\_Edison](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ab992/32.png) [@Ensign\_Edison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ensign_Edison)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2006, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are-web-sites-dedicated-to-discussing-the-sdmb/350285/32 "2006-03-28T22:54:57Z")
> [@GorillaMan](#): > > There’s a link from the SDMB entry in Wikipedia. Or you could google ‘snarkpit’. Not anymore. It’s been sanitized. I had to try like three different google combinations to find it myself, and was amazed to find that anyone cares enough about what a “retarded” asshole I am to take the time to tell strangers on the internet about it. But even so, it was kind of underwhelming. Mostly they just talk about how they hate trannies and fat people, and then whip themselves into a lustful frenzy over like ten board members whose popularity drives them insane with jealousy, or something. No, it’s probably not that. I think some people are just too dumb to do anything but react to triggers, and the snark boarders seem mostly to be triggered by anyone they think isn’t normal, straight, and stunningly attractive like themselves. Push the button and the little clockwork monkeys dance. Vaguely interesting for a moment, but ultimately mindless and boring. ---
**Author:** ![Spatial\_Rift\_47](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a8b319/32.png) [@Spatial\_Rift\_47](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spatial_Rift_47)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2006, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are-web-sites-dedicated-to-discussing-the-sdmb/350285/33 "2006-03-28T23:13:06Z")
> [@Ghanima](#): > > If we link to the thread with the link to this thread in this thread, how will we know who is reading this thread and reading the link from this thread, and who is reading the linked thread and reading the link from that thread? More to the point, if we link to the thread with the link to this thread in this thread, how will we know who knows that they’re discussing that we’re discussing that they’re discussing what we discuss, as opposed to the people who are just discussing what we discuss, after having followed the link from this thread to the thread with a link back to this thread? I’ll just be over here picking a peck of pickled peppers … ---
**Author:** ![Wolfian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7ea924/32.png) [@Wolfian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolfian)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2006, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are-web-sites-dedicated-to-discussing-the-sdmb/350285/34 "2006-03-28T23:23:43Z")
> [@OtakuLoki](#): > > I’m glad I’m not the only one who’s more confused by that explaination rather than less. 😉 I was actually being serious. I remember the **Elenias** , but never connected them to **Mika**. **EE** , yes and no. A good deal of the posts on the other board are trolling. Others are parodying trolls. I doubt more than a handful of the people really hate as many of the groups and people mentioned. It serves a vital purpose, keeping the majority of the dumbness and hatred (real or fake) contained off the board. That board has stopped a lot more trouble on this board than it has caused. And its’ “Dance puppets, dance,” nubcakes. ---
**Author:** ![Ensign\_Edison](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ab992/32.png) [@Ensign\_Edison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ensign_Edison)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2006, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are-web-sites-dedicated-to-discussing-the-sdmb/350285/35 "2006-03-28T23:32:26Z")
> [@Wolfian](#): > > **EE** , yes and no. A good deal of the posts on the other board are trolling. Others are parodying trolls. I doubt more than a handful of the people really hate as many of the groups and people mentioned. > > It serves a vital purpose, keeping the majority of the dumbness and hatred (real or fake) contained off the board. That board has stopped a lot more trouble on this board than it has caused. That may be, but I hardly see the purpose of a bunch of trolls trolling other trolls. They all agree too much for it to be just that. I think more people are bitter and nasty inside than we want to believe, and they only let it show when anonymous. Even if they’re don’t actually, like, _feel_ hate all the time, obviously in order to get your kicks like that you can’t exactly be Captain Compassion. And just to note, the majority of people who cause problems for others through racism, sexism, homophobia and so on are just ordinary people who don’t consider themselves hateful, not a bunch of Fred Phelps clones. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2006, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are-web-sites-dedicated-to-discussing-the-sdmb/350285/36 "2006-03-28T23:36:32Z")
> [@Maureen](#): > > I’m actually betting a moderator will close it. You win. Sorry, **RickJay** , I don’t like the possibilities this thead has for an message board war. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are-web-sites-dedicated-to-discussing-the-sdmb/350285.md?page=1)