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[bacarver]

Hi -

I recently joined another forum (and quickly changed my mind) and was really shocked at the unacceptable behavior and style.
The language was upsetting. The scattered format was confusing. The lack of caring was obvious. Enough already.
It makes me realize how lucky we are to have such a caring, thoughtful group of really nice participants here with the TE gang.
Even when conflict is present, there is an attitude of maturity and tolerance.

So, THANK YOU for being such a tremendous community!

Barb

[Pax]

I'm right there with you Barb, this place is like an oasis of caring and civility in the desert of boorish and hateful internet forums.

[sundial]

That's because we have wise women who rule this forum and a few good men.

[short cut sally]

I really agree with you Barb, I also joined another forum and really don't visit much. I've posted maybe twice in the 4 months since joining and what i did post was just conversation stuff, nothing contraversal and I got picked apart about my run on in a sentence..ok...so i'm not an english genius. i find it hard to go back and I joined hoping to broaden my horizons as I really only belong to this forum and come here daily, ok, so maybe 5x's a day. I do enjoy the atomosphere here much better..at least no one has critisized me for my run on's here..yet ..

[sundial]

.at least no one has critisized me for my run on's here..yet ..

Zen hasn't posted yet.

[bluebug32]

I agree. This is a great forum. I've been on other forums where 25% of the questions are about interesting (albeit redundant) technical stuff, 50% from a man wondering what bike to buy his girlfriend/wife to try to convince her that she loves biking more than life itself, and 25% of which the answer was always "try a diva cup."

[Trek420]

Zen hasn't posted yet.

Just wait till the grammar & punctuation grinches (sp?) catch up. Long live TE While there has been drama but I can't think of a thing that has not evolved and calmed into talk of chocolate and beer.

Boorish hateful flamers quickly tire and move on to greener pastures. May TE always be an island of calm, wisdom and humor

[Melalvai]

Would the other forum be Bike Forums, by chance? I finally gave up on them because of such problems.

[Zen]

Zen hasn't posted yet.

Just wait till the grammar & punctuation grinches (sp?) catch up.

Are you two baiting me?

I believe when referring to a group, grinches would be correct.
Belonging to one grinch would be grinch's, yes?

[Mr. Bloom]

Hey Barb...we rode across the 231 bridge at Rockport last weekend...almost made it to you!

Come ride with us or join us at the Horsey next weekend

[sundial]

Are you two baiting me?

I believe when referring to a group, grinches would be correct.
Belonging to one grinch would be grinch's, yes?

Who? Me?

[Jolt]

Would the other forum be Bike Forums, by chance? I finally gave up on them because of such problems.

I was wondering the exact same thing! I started out there (before I knew about TE) but got tired of the amount of rudeness so came here instead--big improvement!

[KnottedYet]

There is a women's invitation-only bit there, but from excerpts I've seen, it is literally the home of chicks who complain about how TE is nothing but a bunch of godless pagan vegetarian lesbian witches.

(I get a kick out of the fact that the one who posted *that* comment still comes back to TE and quietly hangs out. Guess we're not so bad, after all?)

[Trek420]

what? We aren't? Oh right, I'm on the wrong forum again. Forgot we're not all vegetarians here.

But seriously, we're a global group who might never meet IRL; Commuters, racers, fixie riders, mountain bikers, runners, swimmers ... all over the globe, all over the map politically and literally. I think we have a common love of sport, the outdoors and chocolate.

Off to have some steak

[Zen]

Speaking of steak, IFJane and I are eating at the Pig N' Steak tomorrow night! Y'all come!