Swirl Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 :blushing: I have no idea what some of these threads are about!! I log on to the WTM in the morning...I open a thread...I have no clue. Why does this keep happening? Why am I always in the dark????? :w00t: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simka2 Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 There are a couple posts in one thread that I don't get...so don't feel to bad ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheryl Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 Whew, glad I'm not the only one! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 Maybe you have a real life. :lol: Stay on the boards all day, all night, all the time. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simka2 Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 Maybe you have a real life. :lol: Stay on the boards all day, all night, all the time. :D Yes, it is an amazing addiction :D. It is really hard to catch everything unless you have multiple devices that can keep you in the loop! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teachin'Mine Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 Maybe you have a real life. :lol: Stay on the boards all day, all night, all the time. :D Even this isn't a guarantee. I'm still clueless. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocelotmom Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 I have no clue what this thread is about! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diana B Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 :blushing: I have no idea what some of these threads are about!! I log on to the WTM in the morning...I open a thread...I have no clue. Why does this keep happening? Why am I always in the dark????? :w00t: I've learned to enjoy the dark. Sometimes reading some of these threads is like a soap opera. I actually needed to keep myself up late last night and took the time to read a couple of the threads that you are most likely talking about. I can't say they were at all edifying. So just hang out in the dark with me and all the others that I know are in here (I just can't seem 'em cause its so dark!) We are all better off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 :blushing: I have no idea what some of these threads are about!! I log on to the WTM in the morning...I open a thread...I have no clue. Why does this keep happening? Why am I always in the dark????? :w00t: Just PM a friendly poster and ask. Plus, remember that many of these posters have conversations that aren't on the boards or in the threads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k2bdeutmeyer Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 Happens to me all the time! (as a side note - as soon as I typed that, I immediately thought of the Geiko commercial where the saleslady says that) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberia Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 I'm that way most of the time too... clueless. :001_smile: Sometimes what happens is a thread gets started, it gets interesting and goes in a weird direction or violates the rules, it gets deleted. Then another thread starts about the original thread. This time people are careful to talk about the original thread in veiled language, so to avoid another deletion. People who read the original thread know what they're talking about, but the rest of us are clueless. Timing is everything.:tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacy in NJ Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 Not everything known is worth knowing, sometimes it's just tmi. I wish I could scrub the theme song from The Love Boat from brain, but that's just there too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diana B Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 I'm that way most of the time too... clueless. :001_smile: Sometimes what happens is a thread gets started, it gets interesting and goes in a weird direction or violates the rules, it gets deleted. Then another thread starts about the original thread. This time people are careful to talk about the original thread in veiled language, so to avoid another deletion. People who read the original thread know what they're talking about, but the rest of us are clueless. Timing is everything.:tongue_smilie: :iagree: Or sometimes the thread topic will not spark my interest so I just pass it by. Then all of a sudden its blowing up and there are 20+ pages to read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unicorn. Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 :blushing: I have no idea what some of these threads are about!! I log on to the WTM in the morning...I open a thread...I have no clue. Why does this keep happening? Why am I always in the dark????? :w00t: Trust me, you are better off not knowing.. Really. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkle Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 You're obviously not spending enough time here. If you just ignored your kids and house, you could keep up here and be clued in to all these threads! What is wrong with you, woman? Don't you know these boards take total dedication? Shape up or ship out! :D If it helps, I'm just as clueless for the most part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueridge Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 You're obviously not spending enough time here. If you just ignored your kids and house, you could keep up here and be clued in to all these threads! What is wrong with you, woman? Don't you know these boards take total dedication? Shape up or ship out! :D If it helps, I'm just as clueless for the most part. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrogMom5 Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 I'm right there with you, clueless as ever most of the time. Denise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negin Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 I'm right there with you, clueless as ever most of the time. Denise Me too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ondreeuh Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 I think a lot of it has to do with people pretending they are speaking in generalities when it is clear that they are really referring to one person or event. (I am speaking about all the threads regarding who is a troll and who isn't.) Being passive-aggressive doesn't keep you innocent, it just makes you look ... passive aggressive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacy in NJ Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 I read it as a simple reminder of the dangers of the internet and this forum (yes, there are dangers). Just as we all have the right to share personal information (within board rules), rants, and advice, we all have the right to believe or disbelieve and share about that. Whether we choose to believe or engage with any particular individual is our own choice. I think a lot of it has to do with people pretending they are speaking in generalities when it is clear that they are really referring to one person or event. (I am speaking about all the threads regarding who is a troll and who isn't.) Being passive-aggressive doesn't keep you innocent, it just makes you look ... passive aggressive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swirl Posted May 17, 2011 Author Share Posted May 17, 2011 You're obviously not spending enough time here. If you just ignored your kids and house, you could keep up here and be clued in to all these threads! What is wrong with you, woman? Don't you know these boards take total dedication? Shape up or ship out! :D If it helps, I'm just as clueless for the most part. :lol::lol::lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newlifemom Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 Just keep your head down, your mouth shut, and listen. :bigear: :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peela Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 I guess many of the threads are not isolated, and may refer indirectly to previous threads or topics that the writer presumes others have read. There are many acronyms used too which sometimes I lose track of or simply forget what they mean. You can ask, you know. When someone asks "what does TEa, or booKs really mean?" the people who are in the know love to get in and tell them. There's no shame in asking, especially when it brings up humorous or controversial topics. A community has built up here over many years now and many topics come and go and many incidents come and go, and a collective understanding arises which maybe newbies take a while to get the hang of. But everyone is most welcome- I don't think it is cliquey. Just ask, if you don't understand. It might help others of us too. Usually if I don't understand, I just move on but sometimes I appreciate it when someone asks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GypsieFamily Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 I don't think it's a clique-thing, I think it's just that the boards move so quickly that when a post refers back to something else I often am not sure what it's refering to. There are times when I'm on here more, or less, and when I haven't visited for a few weeks I find it takes me a little to 'click' to what some of the posts are refering to and remember acronyms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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