Why did you join the forum?

[ChristmasNeeve]

and why did you stick around for off season? Inspired by Zees post in the revealing your gender thread. In response to that, I don't think I was lacking anything when I joined TiBB. The reason I did join initially was because only one of my friends watched Big Brother and I was dying to be discussing it all the time (so I suppose I was lacking r/l Big Brother fans)

I chose to stay around afterwards because TiBB was my first forum and I found it addictive. There was nothing missing from my life but as a parent, I was in alot anyway

[Samuel.]

I wanted to discuss Big Brother 12, and I couldn't be bothered with the constant negativity and cynicism of the DS forums any more.

Stayed around after finding I was in Most Loved, and started posting in the non-Big Brother forums from then on.

[Saph]

I joined when I was 13 I think, I had just got a new computer in my room and I was looking on any website I could and as it was while BB9 was on I found this forum and have stayed ever since :hugesmile:

but I dont really use it for BB, I use it more for the music/TV section

[joeysteele]

Good question, I joined tibb in the main for BB 2010, however once I started finding my way round the forum and got to chat to some members,even the ones I had problems with,very few,thankfully.
I found it was a good vehicle for me to still be able to converse and be in a peaceful setting away from everyone else, my own time, my own space.

I can watch TV, do work for Uni while on the forum too,listen to music or just be posting on the forum with nothing else on in the background,especially once I realised there were so many other subjects to post about too.

I then got friendly with some members, some of whom I do hope to meet sometime after I am finished with UNi and then some people come to matter more, it's like I have joined a community and it's a good feeling.

I personally realised how into the forum and its members I had got when I was taken aback and upset after losing Kerry,it showed we do form bonds with people on here and that is a really good and nice thing too.
Ukturtle going too is sad for me as well.

So I guess the reason I stick around is for that, my own time,my own space scenario I said before but also for the other members because there are now so many I love to see what they think of this or that as to a topic.

Another good question Niamh,as near all are from you.

[King Gizzard]

Wanted to discuss BB, so googled big brother forums and looked for one of the less busy ones (well not less busy, but not the larger ones like DS and the official one cause they look more crowded)

[Kizzy]

During the last celeb BB, needed someone to rant about denise with as the rest of my idiot family liked her....

[Locke.]

Was looking for pictures of Steph from BB9 I think then came across the TiBB Gallery, had a look at the forum then signed up just to see who everyone liked an stuff. Probably wouldn't have stuck around but ended up trolling because everyone hated Mario, then towards the end started posting more seriously.

Can't remember how I stayed around off season, can remember for the first few weeks I thought the Big Brother 9 page was the only bit of the forum and didn't know any of the others existed

[Patrick]

Because in the Summer of '08 I just lurked on here and seen all the BB9 Threads and was on here constantly but didn't have the balls to throw myself into the forum and join it.

So then in May the following year I just decided to join for BB10 Discussion, stuck around because half way through BB10 I made alot of good mates out of TiBB.

[ChristmasNeeve]

Was looking for pictures of Steph from BB9 I think then came across the TiBB Gallery, had a look at the forum then signed up just to see who everyone liked an stuff. Probably wouldn't have stuck around but ended up trolling because everyone hated Mario, then towards the end started posting more seriously.

Can't remember how I stayed around off season, can remember for the first few weeks I thought the Big Brother 9 page was the only bit of the forum and didn't know any of the others existed

I was the same, I didn't discover them till months after I joined

[Kizzy]

Have to say part of me is dreading BB, the forum will be full of die hard fans and there won't be much room for other topics....:(

[ChristmasNeeve]

Have to say part of me is dreading BB, the forum will be full of die hard fans and there won't be much room for other topics....:(

It's gone so quiet lately though, I'm kind of looking forward to the buzz

[King Gizzard]

At least the silly bickering in the off topic sections dies down a bit..but the BB section becomes alive with loads of annoying stans

[Samuel.]

On season >

[Kizzy]

At least the silly bickering in the off topic sections dies down a bit..but the BB section becomes alive with loads of annoying stans

Silly bickering...I'm sure you mean lively debate and thought provoking threads? :hugesmile:...Who is stan?...

[thesheriff443]

no she means silly bickering.

[ChristmasNeeve]

Silly bickering...I'm sure you mean lively debate and thought provoking threads? :hugesmile:...Who is stan?...

lol

a Stan is a die hard fan of something.........taken from the Eminem song "Stan"

[King Gizzard]

Silly bickering...I'm sure you mean lively debate and thought provoking threads? :hugesmile:...Who is stan?...

Stan = term for a fan/ obsessed fan

[Maia]

Well I never actually joined to post strangely enough :laugh: I was lurking around here for a few months before I signed up because of all the BB10 news/hype and stuff, the forum was really busy back then and sometimes it'd crash and only registered members could access it, so I just thought I'd sign up to carry on reading the threads. I didn't even make my first post until like July.

And what made me stay for off-season...well after BB I saw how it was like this whole exciting community on here so I thought I'd stick around and try joining in with it. And here I am today :tongue:

[Callum]

I remember being obsessed with Big Brother in 2006 when BB7 was on and BB was still must-see TV, a lot of family and friends watched it too but I wanted to find a place online to discuss it more and find out all the latest news and rumors so I found this forum, think I must have searched "Big brother forum" on Google or something. It looked very different back then and I joined with the typical embarrassing BB related username. I know I was involved in a lot of forum games when I first joined where I became friendly with a lot of members so that's why I stuck around.

[thesheriff443]

i joined beacuse i have a great connection with bb i have watched from the begining but i also have had some great times deep in the audition process.

[Kizzy]

I have watched from the beginning too sheriff, didn't know you auditioned, which one for?

[thesheriff443]

I have watched from the beginning too sheriff, didn't know you auditioned, which one for?

a few:joker:

[Scarlett.]

Was excited for Big Brother 8, funny cause that was when I started to dislike Big Brother lol, then just stuck around :3

[Patrick]

Despite everything, we all joined for the same reason.

http://iloverecovery.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/People-Holding-Hands.jpg

Our love for Big Brother.


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[Niall]

I joined during the build-up to BB11 and posted a lot during that time. I kinda stuck around for the first few weeks of the series but I got bored of talking about it and stopped posting.

Then I came back on in September of that year, and saw some thread Patrick made about having a fight or something in C&G and I've been posting on the rest go the forum ever since pretty much.

[Doogle]

I lurked here in 2010 reading BB11 threads one night near the end of 2010 but forgot about it until I went on DS and read BB was returning, and I googled something to do with BB and Patrick's post came up about how excited he was, so I joined as a faily little mess and got caught up in the non-BB stuff and stayed.

[lostalex]

I joined cause i'm a BB fan, but i stayed for the lulz.

[Jarrod]

I found the forum through Google while looking for BB news haha. I just joined to see what it was like. And this was my first forum i joined.

[Josy]

To discuss BB after viewing as a guest for a while, but I left after it was finished then came back the next season.

[LemonJam]

to say how much i loved kathreya COOKIE LOVE!!!


That's genuinely the serious answer.

[Black Dagger]

I can't even remember why I joined BB had finished and I knew that some-day it'd be back, but there was nothing to really discuss in January of last year, then I went away and I came back to discuss CBB8 and BB12 and then I've stayed ever since for the 'BANTA'

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

bc am swan queen

[Josy]

to say how much i loved kathreya COOKIE LOVE!!!


That's genuinely the serious answer.

:joker::joker:

[In the Drunk Tank]

To be honest before BB11 I'd only seen one other full series but thought I'd give this one a try and got quite into it but literally none of my friends liked BB so this was the only place I could discuss it. Just googled Big Brother forums, tried to sign up to DS, failed, so I tried this place instead. I remember Claymores was the first person I spoke to on here and he said I should stick around for off season so I did and gradually started coming on more and more

[Pyramid*]

and why did you stick around for off season? Inspired by Zees post in the revealing your gender thread. In response to that, I don't think I was lacking anything when I joined TiBB. The reason I did join initially was because only one of my friends watched Big Brother and I was dying to be discussing it all the time (so I suppose I was lacking r/l Big Brother fans)

I chose to stay around afterwards because TiBB was my first forum and I found it addictive. There was nothing missing from my life but as a parent, I was in alot anyway


Great to see that I raise threads that inevitably bring about inspiration even via the replies.

Depsite you initially saying that there was nothing lacking in your life: then admitted their was as far as indepth discussion of Big Brother shows: I joined because it was recommended to me.

I stayed predominately through people like InOne who thought it was smart to welcome me by mouthing off and being very unpleasant... (yes, you all have Joe to thank for that). So that sort of set the scene and it has continued since I joined !!! :D

One of the main reasons I stuck around was because Tibb has that uniqueness to it: another was simply I didn't like seeing some of those that I regarded as friend: being unbelievably horrible about another fm and how that Fm looked in real life when they posted a photo up.

To me, that went beyond what was acceptable - it's okay not liking someone for their online persona and because of who they may or may not support in BB - : but when it comes to low blows about how a personal physically looks in real life: well...that to me was when I realised how shallow some people (that I regarded highly) actually can be.

Tibb has it's plus points. It also has it's minus pionts. Like everything else in life I guess.

[Scarlett.]

to say how much i loved kathreya COOKIE LOVE!!!


That's genuinely the serious answer.

http://i.chzbgr.com/completestore/2008/7/3/bbkatshappyh128595569962563225.jpg
http://i.chzbgr.com/completestore/2008/7/3/bbskatidont128595485279457893.jpg

(I made these back in 2008) xD

[LemonJam]

http://i.chzbgr.com/completestore/2008/7/3/bbkatshappyh128595569962563225.jpg
http://i.chzbgr.com/completestore/2008/7/3/bbskatidont128595485279457893.jpg

(I made these back in 2008) xD

:lovedup:

I ended up wanting her out in the end rofl.

[Scarlett.]

Lmao, I think I did like her at the start, but after a week or so of "HAPPY HOW! HAPPY HOW! YAY! HAPPY HOW!" I kinda went off her xD

[Kazanne]

I initially joined to comment on BB,but found some lovely people on here who I had something in common with,I dont usually stick around after BB but have done more so this time round,i find some threads really silly and pointless but other threads great for debating subjects that catch my eye.TIBB has sometimes made me belly laugh and other times annoyed me,but I quite like a daily visit.

[bbfan1991]

I joined after initally lurking to discuss Big Brother and chat about other things, whilst having off topic fun too and have not looked back since:).

[bbfan1991]

Does anyone prefer the BB off season now? I do as i've kind of lost quite a bit of BB enthusiasm and it is fun on here too with the games etc, but will still tune in to see if I can get it back...

[In the Drunk Tank]

It's a bit of a weird situation on here really, how on a Big Brother forum a lot of the most active posters don't actually watch Big Brother lol, I still prefer on season though

[Kizzy]

Does anyone prefer the BB off season now? I do as i've kind of lost quite a bit of BB enthusiasm and it is fun on here too with the games etc, but will still tune in to see if I can get it back...

Me...I thought I was a fan, and then some come on screwing about the doors or the decor in the bedroom and you think oooookkkkkkk :joker:

[Josy]

I prefer on season, it gets irritating sometimes but I still prefer it when the forum is buzzing with activity.

[Pyramid*]

To be honest before BB11 I'd only seen one other full series but thought I'd give this one a try and got quite into it but literally none of my friends liked BB so this was the only place I could discuss it. Just googled Big Brother forums, tried to sign up to DS, failed, so I tried this place instead. I remember Claymores was the first person I spoke to on here and he said I should stick around for off season so I did and gradually started coming on more and more


Claymores was also one of the people who told me to stick around both for 'on' season and 'off...... it's very ironic that one poster who managed to persuade several others to stay on Tibb..... has been banned for so long.

Bizarre in a way.

[Josy]

There was good reason for his ban though, but that is Claymores business and it shouldnt be discussed on the main forum.

[bbfan1991]

If a housemate came on this forum they would be sure to get a mostly better reception here than on DS whether you like them or not;)/

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

Claymores was also one of the people who told me to stick around both for 'on' season and 'off...... it's very ironic that one poster who managed to persuade several others to stay on Tibb..... has been banned for so long.

Bizarre in a way.

how is that bizarre? you are just looking for something else to have a moan about

[Pyramid*]

There was good reason for his ban though, but that is Claymores business and it shouldnt be discussed on the main forum.

I was meaning more from the amusing side that he got more people to stick around ......I agree with you btw, I wasn't discussing it or rather, it was not meant as a point of discussion, .... I was merely mentioning it Josy, just as others have done elsewhere in the forum on other threads of late.

I apologise. I'm happy for you to delete my comment if you feel it is inappropriate.

[Pyramid*]

how is that bizarre? you are just looking for something else to have a moan about

I was actually complimenting one member who persuaded others, such as MTVN and myself to stick around... :spin:

[Jords]

Got banned from Channel 4's official BB site for spamming and then googled 'Big Brother sites' I think and found TiBB.

[InOne]

Dunno really, think I randomly googled BB forum and DS came up. Tried to join that and it wouldn't let me with my email, so looked a bit further down and there was TiBB. So joined there and just only stayed in the BB section when it was on cos it was so busy, didn't really think about the other forums. But then, as the common story goes, stayed around to troll for a bit, ended up getting to know and like people, and here I am.

[Tom4784]

To pursue my dream of being an imaginary Eastern European Popstar with an unpronounceable surname.

[Marsh.]

Started to get excited for Big Brother 9 and was just googling for any news, just after I saw the new eye in the newspaper. I was after house pictures and stuff and google led me to a few threads on here which I enjoyed reading. I kept popping back every now and then, not really aware of the rest of the forums pages and then decided to join up in the September. I only popped in and out, got into an argument with "Supernoodles" and eventually forgot about the forum for a while before coming back late 2009 and stayed for CBB7. I'd say it's only within the last year to 18 months that I started visiting more frequently. It's very addictive, sometimes have to force myself to switch the computer off.

[Pyramid*]

I'm laughing at the ones who are admitting they trolled.........brave admission if nothing else!:joker:

[Ramsay]

cant remember .. probably looking for a big brother forum and came across this

[InOne]

I'm laughing at the ones who are admitting they trolled.........brave admission if nothing else!:joker:

Not really. It only matters if you're actively trolling now. I'm sure nobody cares that peopled used to troll.

[Pyramid*]

Not really. It only matters if you're actively trolling now. I'm sure nobody cares that peopled used to troll.

I totally see your point - but what it does show is that people who were trolls got away with it , - no reason to see why trolls might still get away with it now .... you see what I mean!

kudos to you though.... survived and came out the other end.

[InOne]

I totally see your point - but what it does show is that people who were trolls got away with it , - no reason to see why trolls might still get away with it now .... you see what I mean!

kudos to you though.... survived and came out the other end.

How do you know they "got away with it" though? They could've been banned plenty of times around the period they were trolling. Or maybe it just wasn't deemed worth a long ban.

[Pyramid*]

How do you know they "got away with it" though? They could've been banned plenty of times around the period they were trolling. Or maybe it just wasn't deemed worth a long ban.


Hang on here: let's get this straight. You and at least one other person on this thread have admitted that you trolled when you came on here, yet are still here posting away.

That's how I know - because you and one other (Locke I think - without checking back on thread - sincere apols if it isn't) - have admitted trolling when you joined!

You appear to have changed and stopped trolling so I don't see why you have an issue with me mentioning that! :conf:

[InOne]

Hang on here: let's get this straight. You and at least one other person on this thread have admitted that you trolled when you came on here, yet are still here posting away.

That's how I know - because you and one other (Locke I think - without checking back on thread - sincere apols if it isn't) - have admitted trolling when you joined!

You appear to have changed and stopped trolling so I don't see why you have an issue with me mentioning that! :conf:

I used the term "trolled" loosely. Not the kind of trolling we see going on these days.

[GypsyGoth]

To chat about BB10, my friend had stopped watching it, and I had planned on not looking at it either but after seeing the launch I was hooked. So I looked for the C4 forums and they were gone, thankfully found this place through google. I might have checked DS first but they wanted me to pay to join there.

Once here, for a long while I wasn’t aware of the forum outside of the BB section, I usually hung out in the Live Updates Discussion Thread, and became friends with MissKittyFantastico & Kerry and a few others.

Towards the end of the BB I lurked a bit more in the likes of chat & games, and even tried posting once or twice.

Anyway around the finale of BB10 a few people were asking MissKitty to hang around, and she asked me to. I joined the Brotherhood for a short while after. The forum was full of stories of cliques not getting on, but I didn’t see much of that, the place just seemed almost as much fun as it was during BB.

I think it was around then that Ross started the Den, and a lot of the people who joined during the same BB I did, just seemed to gravitate towards it. I remember planning to leave after a year or so. However through the mixture of drama and fun chilledout nights, I found this place addictive. And over time it’s become less daunting.

[Thotmas]

to bitch about bb the josie one, then after someone/something cast a smell on me and made me discover the secret door that led to the rest of the forum.....the curse has yet to be broken.

[Locke.]

Hang on here: let's get this straight. You and at least one other person on this thread have admitted that you trolled when you came on here, yet are still here posting away.

That's how I know - because you and one other (Locke I think - without checking back on thread - sincere apols if it isn't) - have admitted trolling when you joined!

You appear to have changed and stopped trolling so I don't see why you have an issue with me mentioning that! :conf:

Nothing wrong with a troll as long as they're amusing :pipe:

[Ramsay]

its not campin' if yer havin' fun

http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000HYiulK6oTik/s/900/900/Hardy-Bucks-KHA7206.jpg

[Shaun]

Before BB8 started this guy I know... I won't say he's a friend... was rumoured to be in the series. So I googled him and this site came up first. There were a couple of bogus rumours about him that I refuted. I wasn't a big fan of the show but I watched it semi-regularly.

I stuck around because I found the other sections of the forum interesting.

[Merry Mockmas]

I only used this as a test site to join at first as I didn't use the Internet before away from I.T lessons at School.

But now im addicted to the Forum.

[mizzy25]

someone called big sister whom i met on another forum told m about tibbs as i like bb i joined liked it and stuck around.

[Maia]

Definitely a big fan of on-season here

[Livia]

Sometimes I wonder.

[thesheriff443]

Sometimes I wonder.

hey you
you have been awol:spin:

[joeysteele]

Sometimes I wonder.

Well,I for one am glad 'you' did Livia.

[Vicky.]

Because I got permabanned from DS for saying Rodrigo was a hypocrite :blush2:

[Vicky.]

I originally stuck around for off season just to see if I would still be a mod, because i was told at the time that it was only for BB...so i stayed fr a month, each day logging on expecting to be a member again...and it never happened.

Then I just...got caught up in all the offseason dramas and stayed forever :laugh:

[arista]

its not campin' if yer havin' fun

http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000HYiulK6oTik/s/900/900/Hardy-Bucks-KHA7206.jpg


Good Photo.

[arista]

I joined as was not Owned by Ch4
and was quoted on Ch5 Wright Stuff.

It stands Alone (free from Corp Owners)
and has a community feel

[Christmas Dynasnow]

to get away from popular forums with traffic and members

[Livia]

hey you
you have been awol:spin:

I was absent, but not without leave.

[Urban Cragou]

Interesting thread, this. I'd just been banned from Digital Spy (surprise, surprise) and I had a browse of forums, so came on here, really. Also, I do enjoy Big Brother, so that's definitely a factor. Started off trolling (which I don't even need to say - you all know), was messed up in the head, made up a stupid lie about a car crash (I actually cringe remembering the nonsense I was typing betwee June and August of last year), then came back.