How do you feel about the Tibb chat forums?

[Crimson Dynamo]

Like the Lounge/Salon/etc

The thread where its not about anything but you can drop in and just say something random or about your day or that you are hungry or that you just stepped on dogpoo or tell people about which faded american singer you stan etc

Do you use it and if not why not?




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[LukeB]

I like them, everyone gets along and no silly petty drama over opinions etc. The threads are a lot fun, like Ben's random ones.. some people have a laugh and a joke too.

[Liam-]

I participate if something is being discussed that I'm interested in or nothing else is happening elsewhere on here, but otherwise I tend to stay away from them these days.

[Cherie]

I peek in now and again but they are not for me, since they have gone private and don't show up in the side bar I forget they are there.

[Josy]

I post if I'm interested in the conversation or sometimes I just post randomly. It's nice to have somewhere to post about whatever you like tbh instead of staying to the topic of a thread iykwim.

[kirklancaster]

Like the Lounge/Salon/etc

The thread where its not about anything but you can drop in and just say something random or about your day or that you are hungry or that you just stepped on dogpoo or tell people about which faded american singer you stan etc

Do you use it and if not why not?




http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii261/funkbutter/graphics/Funny/funny_chat_rooms.jpg

FFS :joker:

[Crimson Dynamo]

FFS :joker:

Thankyou for allowing me to use your meet the members picture

[Calderyon]

They´re OK, but they do get closed at lot. I mean the private ones.

[Josy]

They´re OK, but they do get closed at lot. I mean the private ones.

Only one

[Kizzy]

I'm not a fan, they were too cliquey not attempted to post in a chat thread for months though .

[Ninastar]

I participate if something is being discussed that I'm interested in or nothing else is happening elsewhere on here, but otherwise I tend to stay away from them these days.

pretty much this. some days its like banging your head against a wall

[Daniel.]

There cute and have improved lately x

[Niamh.]

I pop in every now and then, they go through phases of being nice and not so nice, things seem pretty peaceful and harmonious there atm

[MTVN]

Don't think I have even opened the Lounge thread or whatever it is now in about ten months. Even if the reports start flooding in from there I just leave Josy to deal with it

[Jake.]

gone downhill

[Dollface]

I like them, although I only really use it as a "let's talk about horror movie and/or tv shows" section :laugh:

[Mokka]

I pop in every now and then, they go through phases of being nice and not so nice, things seem pretty peaceful and harmonious there atm

They ebb and flow with differing people and topics... And sometimes I relate, and other times I don't, but it is usually one of the first threads I look in on when I come on the forum.

I did enjoy it a lot when I first started using the site more. It helped me to get to know some of my favourite members.

[Ashley.]

I like it because it's basically just a permanent off-season.

I don't hate anyone in there. Sometimes it gets a little silly but it rarely bothers me.

[LukeB]

They ebb and flow with differing people and topics... And sometimes I relate, and other times I don't, but it is usually one of the first threads I look in on when I come on the forum.

I did enjoy it a lot when I first started using the site more. It helped me to get to know some of my favourite members.

:flutter:

[armand.kay]

Have improved massively.

[Kazanne]

Not keen tbh,it feels rather cold and uninviting

[Firewire]

Used to be a lot of fun but it doesn't interest me any more. It's a completely different group of people. I have nothing against them but I don't really feel welcome any more. I made great friends and have a group chat which is all I need.

[Niamh.]

They ebb and flow with differing people and topics... And sometimes I relate, and other times I don't, but it is usually one of the first threads I look in on when I come on the forum.

I did enjoy it a lot when I first started using the site more. It helped me to get to know some of my favourite members.

Yeah same here, back in 2009 I used practically live in the chat thread

[Liam-]

It can feel quite 'cliquey' at times in there imo, which does sometimes make it less appealing than I already find it

[Mokka]

Used to be a lot of fun but it doesn't interest me any more. It's a completely different group of people. I have nothing against them but I don't really feel welcome any more. I made great friends and have a group chat which is all I need.

That's what I mean by ebb and flow.. And back when you used to frequent... A whole other non-clique clique on here complained all the time about how it had changed and they don't fit in... It's the nature of the beast tbh

[Ramsay]

Haven't bothered in a long time. mostly because there's not really many people i know anymore but whatever

[Moosething]

Don't know many people so nope

[Jessica.]

Used to be a lot of fun but it doesn't interest me any more. It's a completely different group of people. I have nothing against them but I don't really feel welcome any more. I made great friends and have a group chat which is all I need.

:lovedup:

I feel the same though, I try sometimes but it just doesn't feel right. :worry:

[Daniel.]

It can feel quite 'cliquey' at times in there imo, which does sometimes make it less appealing than I already find it

There are plenty of people from all different friendship groups on tibb :laugh:

[Daniel.]

Anyone is welcome in the chat thread x

[Jay.]

i used to like staying up late some nights and talking to people.

i don't really use it that much anymore i like the people but don't feel as welcome as before, no shade @ anyone

[Daniel.]

I used to post in like October and the people in there have completely changed, it's much more nicer now with less rows and I don't find it cliquey at all

[Jason.]

I like them.

It's just a nice place to get away from the serious threads and the craziness of on-season and have a chat or discussion about a variety of different topics.

It's also good to use when you want to talk about something but don't think it's worthy of its own thread sort of thing. And it can be really funny there too.

Plus I've made a few friends on there too, so that's another reason why I like it.

[Jason.]

i used to like staying up late some nights and talking to people.

i don't really use it that much anymore i like the people but don't feel as welcome as before, no shade @ anyone

It's cause Marsh's banned isn't it? :laugh:

[T*]

they've just gone meh along with most things on here

[Benjamin]

They are what they are. No matter who uses them it will always feel a bit cliquey to some. I pop in now and again to be a wind up and to be nosey but I don't post in there much. I like most of the people who post in there though.

[Jessica.]

I wish the mods would undelete "The Den", I want to read it. ;(

[Amy Jade]

Not keen tbh,it feels rather cold and uninviting

This really. Very cliquey.

[Ross.]

idk I don't really see myself in any 'clique' on here and I'll talk to anyone in the chat threads who engages in conversation with me :laugh:

[LukeB]

idk I don't really see myself in any 'clique' on here and I'll talk to anyone in the chat threads who engages in conversation with me :laugh:

I really hate 'cliques' because that's school stuff and this a big brother forum so i don't sense it on the chat threads, everyone is welcome on every thread it looks that way to me I guess. everyone is harmless

[reece(:]

I think they are better now as everyone has been much more welcoming when I pop in and out.

[Daniel.]

lol yeah how is the lounge a clique? losti luke jay me jordan armand ammi etc aren't a clique

[reece(:]

I'd say it's less cliquey than it has ever been, there's a vast range of different members that post

[Daniel.]

:clap1:

I used to find it cliquey to core but it's much better now.

[Amy Jade]

we have a difference of opinion Reece :)

[Daniel.]

Could you perhaps say why you think it's cliquey?

[Ninastar]

I'm not a fan, they were too cliquey not attempted to post in a chat thread for months though .

Not keen tbh,it feels rather cold and uninviting

Used to be a lot of fun but it doesn't interest me any more. It's a completely different group of people. I have nothing against them but I don't really feel welcome any more. I made great friends and have a group chat which is all I need.

It can feel quite 'cliquey' at times in there imo, which does sometimes make it less appealing than I already find it

i used to like staying up late some nights and talking to people.

i don't really use it that much anymore i like the people but don't feel as welcome as before, no shade @ anyone

This really. Very cliquey.

Bit of a pattern here it seems :think:

[Daniel.]

how tho

[Daniel.]

User Name Posts
Daniel_
LukeB
Lostie!
Ashley.
Jay.


the top five posters in the current lounge, cliquey af..

[LukeB]

They use to be because when i first acknowledge the chat threads it seemed the posters were a friendship group but as the time went by loads of different members have posted in there and not been part of anything.. Ashley/bb6 are new members and been welcomed like everyone is because it's just a thread.. Cliques are really awful, i don't like them and never been part of one in my life.i don't sense cliques anymore

[Ammi]

lol yeah how is the lounge a clique? losti luke jay me jordan armand ammi etc aren't a clique

..I just looked at the most recent one and out of a posting total of just over 1500, only 11 posts are mine so I think that probably tells you Daniel that I don't post much in the main chat thread anymore Daniel...and I would say that most of my posts over the recent ones..(because they do change very frequently..)..are first thing in the morning when I'm usually 'talking to myself'..:laugh:...

[Dollface]

When I first started posting in the lounge, I did feel a little bit unwelcome, i got ignored a lot and felt like some people were a bit blunt with me (not everyone though, i remember Scott being really welcoming!!) i think it was because i was a newbie?? idk. but somehow that all changed (idk when or why lmao -- i think it was because i got involved more in convos and ended up chatting to Lostie and Luke a lot about TV shows) and i haven't noticed any cliques

[Daniel.]

..I just looked at the most recent one and out of a posting total of just over 1500, only 11 posts are mine so I think that probably tells you Daniel that I don't post much in the main chat thread anymore Daniel...and I would say that most of my posts over the recent ones..(because they do change very frequently..)..are first thing in the morning when I'm usually 'talking to myself'..:laugh:...

You should post more :love:

[Liam-]

Bit of a pattern here it seems :think:

We're all wrong duh

[Daniel.]

At least you can admit it

[Crimson Dynamo]

now we have the lounge on the go and the tea room?

carnage

[Firewire]

It's cliquey because it's friendly. It's like sitting with other people at lunch in school. They all have had conversations that you haven't. It's not a bad thing, but always happens when there's a group of people who are friendly to one another. I'm not calling it a clique but I can see why people see that. It's more welcoming now, I think, but ironically, I feel less welcome.

[Ninastar]

We're all wrong duh

lmao tell me about it

[Firewire]

By more welcoming I mean that the current posters don't tell others to post in other threads. I know that used to happen years ago when it was like The Igloo etc.

[Ashley.]

Who on earth brought back the lounge when we already have the tea room :fist:

[Daniel.]

It's cliquey because it's friendly. It's like sitting with other people at lunch in school. They all have had conversations that you haven't. It's not a bad thing, but always happens when there's a group of people who are friendly to one another. I'm not calling it a clique but I can see why people see that. It's more welcoming now, I think, but ironically, I feel less welcome.

yah but isn't a clique like a group of people who are in a friendship group and stuff? it isn't the case with most people in there now :worry: but yeah I see what you mean because most of the people you talked to don't post in there as much now

[Liam-]

lmao tell me about it

How dare we have opinions :fist:

[Daniel.]

:sleepynatasha:

[Niamh.]

Who on earth brought back the lounge when we already have the tea room :fist:

The Lounge is in a different section to The Tea Room

[Ashley.]

The Lounge is in a different section to The Tea Room

Well yeah but what's the point of having two chat rooms like which one am I supposed to post in

[LukeB]

Well yeah but what's the point of having two chat rooms like which one am I supposed to post in

you can post in both :) like everyone can

[Crimson Dynamo]

i cant have this 2 chat room situation

#teamashley

[Niamh.]

Well yeah but what's the point of having two chat rooms like which one am I supposed to post in

Well, The Tea Room is in the Private Section so not every member can see or post in it. But in answer to your question........ whichever one you desire, in a world full of tough dilemmas this isn't a big one really, is it? :laugh:

[armand.kay]

Tbh I think it's a lot less clique on here loads of people have put aside there difrences and I've had convos with people I didn't think I liked etc

[Josy]

Well yeah but what's the point of having two chat rooms like which one am I supposed to post in

There is actually three chat threads, the lounge isn't in the private area, the other two are.

It gives people a choice of where they want to post, if there a conversation going on in one that you aren't interested in you could go to the others :shrug:

[LukeB]

Tbh I think it's a lot less clique on here loads of people have put aside there difrences and I've had convos with people I didn't think I liked etc

example, me and you aren't close at all but we still have a conversation about stuff. Cliques are groups of people that are close and in this friendship which was the case when i first started posting in there because all of them seemed like a friendship and really close.

[Ammi]

Bit of a pattern here it seems :think:

We're all wrong duh

lmao tell me about it

..how can you be wrong when it's how you feel though, you can't be wrong for feeling something...'cliques' are groups of friends yes, but they're ones which exclude and make others feel unwelcome and that seems to be how many people feel, as you're both saying...I hardly post in the main chat thread anymore but I do think it is starting to become more welcoming..but the thing is that it should never feel or have felt anything else...

[Black Dagger]

I don't really post in the chat threads these days because I don't find the conversations interesting enough for me to join in so I just let them get on with their own thing. If I wanted to chat in there I would though.

[Ninastar]

..how can you be wrong when it's how you feel though, you can't be wrong for feeling something...'cliques' are groups of friends yes, but they're ones which exclude and make others feel unwelcome and that seems to be how many people feel, as you're both saying...I hardly post in the main chat thread anymore but I do think it is starting to become more welcoming..but the thing is that it should never feel or have felt anything else...

Mama Ammi telling it how it is :worship:

[Benjamin]

The chat threads will always have an air of clique about them and always have. Not always in a bad way but you'll find people gravitate to it and then talk more to those people and then they kind of hibernate there to talk.

[armand.kay]

example, me and you aren't close at all but we still have a conversation about stuff. Cliques are groups of people that are close and in this friendship which was the case when i first started posting in there because all of them seemed like a friendship and really close.

Yeah I was referring to you when I made the post :laugh:

But I don't know where people are getting the clique vibe from I feel like this is the most inclusive the chat threads have been.

[Drew.]

They were good once upon a time

[armand.kay]

They were good once upon a time

...said the people of tibb as the looked back on the times The Salon was open.