Internet Exploring

[snapdragen]

I've spent all day recovering from a mild bout of food poisoning, tonight I finally ate real food, and I still feel fine. Yippee

Most of my time, when not sleeping, has been online, exploring. I've discovered a few things. The TE boards are not your average online bbs.
I thought things here were so cool, because it's pretty much all women (with the occasional man wandering in) But that's not it, because I've gone to other sites with mostly women and whoa! The difference!

One weight loss bbs I went to is a nest of vipers. I've never seen so many nasty women! The name calling etc. is astounding! And it's supposed to be a support system for weight loss Another one seems to be a gathering spot for people with eating disorders. This one really scared me, since it's run by a national magazine that promotes health.

So what is it that makes these boards different? Are we as cyclists more "civilized"?

[Jo-n-NY]

Personally I have come to the conclusion that cyclists are just plain nice people. Whenever riding on the road or the bike path and you see another cyclist, there is always a nod and a smile of acknowledgment. It makes this one of the most pleasant sports to be a part of.

Yes, Snapdragon, I think you are right, we are all "civilized," and a nice bunch of people who appreciate one another, at least for the most part.
~JoAnn

[DeniseGoldberg]

Somehow the TE forum has managed to attract women who respect the opinions of others - whether or not we all agree. It's a real pleasure to participate in this discussion group!

I get the same (or similar) feeling from the guestbooks and forums on crazyguyonabike.com, although that is really focused on touring by bike. But I don't get that feeling on some of the more general biking forums; I just hate it when people start flaming, and I think it's that mutual respect that's missing.

I send a big thank you to TE for hosting this forum - and a big thank you to all of my fellow participants too. I know that this is a good place to look for answers to any cycling-specific questions I may have.

--- Denise

[yellow]

Another good one, very supportive, mostly women, is the Runner's World women's running bulletin board. If you're a runner, then you should be visiting that one too.

I quit visiting that one as it made me too nostalgic and crabby about not being able to run. This board reminds me alot of that one in tone.

But of course this one is THE BEST.

y

[Trek420]

As we ask in my family at Passover "why is this board different from all other boards?" (I can make that joke, I'm Jewish and it's my birthday).

It's odd isn't it that this board is so different: more informative, supportive, funny, we could go on and on, like a favorite restaraunt or LBS that's why we come here. My theory why it's better here.

* TE and the admin does a great job of quietly running things in the background

* senior & newbie members keep the tone light ~ worst thing that ever happens is someone asks for the umpty blobdillionth time "why does ___ hurt?" and is politely asked "did you search for the 242 threads "why does ____ hurt?".

* TE board members don't live for the drama of the net. We log on, get our tips, buy shorts from TE and LOG OFF AND GET OUTSIDE.

* then there's something I can't put my finger on why or how this happens here, anyone know why? we're a diverse group of women, different races, religions, nationalities, our politics are all over the map, gay & straight, we even have mountain bikers but we share this quirky sense of humor. Even when we share difficulties and dangers that are a part of our sport, chalenges of riding with dissabilities there's just a warmth, humor and support here about it.

[Irulan]

we even have mountain bikers

Hey, I resemble that remark!

I think it has to do with flavor set by posters here, which says a lot. I don't think of it as a tone set by our moderators, as I can only think of one or two instances where we've had to bring them in to put out a fire.

Funny tho, I moderate at a board that is unrelated to cycling, and we have a team there that is very visible in terms of "always there" who set the tone for the board, which the group has let us know they want, to keep the board from turning into one of those other boards.

just my usual blunt 2¢ ... ;-)

irulan

[CorsairMac]

I've spent all day recovering from a mild bout of food poisoning, tonight I finally ate real food, and I still feel fine. Yippee

Welcome back to the land of the living Snap! I can not think of anything worse than food poisoning!

If it should happen again, try charchol. (sp) I know,,,sounds funny but you can buy it in tablet form and charchol absorbs EVERYTHING!! Think aquarium filters or HEPA filters. You can't take anything else with it for several hours but it'll absorb the poisons and speed the recovery.

But welcome back and what a very nice thread! Yet again showing just wonderful everyone here is! and why I keep coming for more.

[slinkedog]

Snapdragen... does that mean you missed the Cindy ride yesterday? I hope you're feeling better!!

[snapdragen]

Snapdragen... does that mean you missed the Cindy ride yesterday? I hope you're feeling better!!

Oh no, I was there, feeling much better thank you!

[slinkedog]

Oh, good! How was the ride and where did you all go?

[snapdragen]

We went straight down the Coyote Creek path to Morgan Hill for coffee, then back again. Kind of windy heading out, but the tailwinds were way fun coming back. Did 30 miles, I believe -- I had no computer, it decided to stay home.

[jobob]

it was 29.55 miles

jo "geek" bob