Well, I’ve been here for a while, though I must admit I’ve not said much… things have been pretty busy for me.
I’d like to see an informal roll call of who all is here from “there” and just to make it tempting, I’ll include a fun poll.
Who is new here?
Who has been here but hasn’t said much until now? (I fit this category)
Who is here AND there? (a category I also fit)
Who is here and Never Going Back?
Sounds like this site has gotten many new folks over the last few days and I’m sure many of my favorites are here. I’m just curious (and I’m sure others are too) about how extensive the migration is at this point.
Sound off!
Sure hope I’m not in trouble ALREADY.
Do y’all need a weekly book diary or anything?
I am not familiar with the rules but have you seen
We’ve got Dean’s back? Excellent diary. You should give it a recommend. If you like Howard Dean, then please donate, link is on my signature line.
So far, not that often in use here.
Has not really been necessary, but with the significant uptick in traffic and posting – who knows – maybe we’ll sometimes forget to leave well deserved appreciation.
Of course you’re allowed a tip jar. If you want one. You don’t have to. But you can if you want. Or not. See, we’re basically pretty laid back, but we like to hand out 4’s.
I’m here mostly. I’ve been here since the beginning, but haven’t posted much.
I still watch what’s happening there, but will not post anything unless/until there is some meaningful change in attitude. I am not angry, I am sad. It was so much fun to play in cheers and jeers.
Hi Jlongs! Welcome to the frog pond…the water is fine…
A book diary would be good and I’ve always loved yours!
Only marginally snarky…we could do a women’s study books list….but give it a week off first! Congrats on your wedding.
Sorry my good-bye got in with your congrats on C&J yesterday. BTW I’m out of the chat and have been for about a week.
Hey there Sally Cat! Nice to see ya… : )
Howdy too to JLongs…and congrats again for your recent marriage!
I’ve been a member here for a while now, though I’ve not posted much due to C & J addiction…we all know how that goes. Now that you all are over here, I figure I might just start posting more often too, and certainly I will be here more regularly to read.
I’m heading out of town for several days, and will check and see how things feel when I get back…dipping toes in kiddie pools and such. Hugs to you all from me….CD
I came here because I first went to womenkossians and they recommended this site.
I still go back a little to see if the attitude is the same or changing or whatever, but I feel as if the events leading up to the pie wars and then those diaries and then Kos’ response pushed me so far away that the site will never be the same for me. a violation of trust, if you will.
glad to be here
hi there. I just wanted to invite you to pop over to the latest Welcome Diary to say hi to everyone and introduce yourself. I’m new here myself, but it seems to be a tradition around here that is a factor in the ‘family’ feeling that we’ve all be so grateful to find at this site.
the Welcome Diary is over here
I’m here from over there. The reasons have already been well discussed by others so I won’t go into it. This place seems more friendly and calm and I prefer that.
Here from there, here from there,
And I won’t go back till it’s over, over there.
OK, sorry, my ear does that kind of thing all the time.
So it’s not any kind of pledge–but it is a feeling.
I’m here–via womenkossacks– and talking much, much more than I ever did over at dKo. A dozen, hundred, thousand times more. A blabbermouth I am all of a sudden. Why, next thing you know I mght even be writing diaries. It’s just so obvious to me that I feel safer here. I can say things that other people disagree with and make mistakes and not get piled on. Not that I ever was at dK, I was much too careful for that. I’m a great believer in vicarious experiences and I could see how other people were treated. Shudder. Over here there’s patience and courtesy. . .wow,what a concept!
I have still been reading over at dK but less and less all the time. Who’s got time to check in there when there’s so much interesting stuff going on here?
I hardly ever posted over there and never wrote diaries for the same reason. I saw people get dog-piled just for throwing out a new idea (sometimes bad but sometimes good) I would have rather discussed the idea then attack the person.
Keeping a low profile, mostly.
I am here and there as well, though I have to admit that I do like booman a whole lot better. Definitely a different feel to the place 😉 I never post that much at any of the sites I visit. (more of the lurker variety) I just had to come and see my fav gals. Especially Lorraine, she helped me on very first post on DK.
Congrats again on the wedding!
I’m still in both places, and probably will still open my big fat mouth — as my long-suffering spouse knows, it’s tough for me to shut up when I get going. I actually signed up here when Booman first announced it (UID 31, woohoo!), but hadn’t come over much because it seemed like much of the same. But with a lot of great voices posting here exclusively now, well, I’ve switched my Firefox home page from dKos to Booman, that’s how devoted I am.
I’ll still hang out there, because there are still some good voices left (the DSM folks haven’t found their way here yet, for example), but I do feel a sense of peacefulness and respect overall that seems to be disappearing over there. Plus, green is much more of a calming color than orange…maybe that’s it…
I’m here. Yes, I am the one that posted the first infamous ‘pie diary’ – and was honestly gobsmacked that questioning its appropriateness would start such a shitstorm. I have today decided that I am done with ‘over there’ – I don’t need to soak up that much toxicity.
I want to thank you for the ‘shitstorm’ that happened as a result of your diary. It may not look like it at first glance, but I have the feeling that a lot of positive things are happening as a consequence. I hope you’ll find this place a lot less toxic – I wandered over a couple of days ago, and I certainly have.
There seems to be a tradition over here of introductions and if you haven’t been there yet, I’m sure everyone would be glad to see you over at the Welcome Diary – it seems like one big happy ‘get to know you’.
by way of womenkossacks and Diane101’s invitation.
I signed up over here a little while ago, but neglected to check in or get to know the place. I didn’t know what I was missing! I’m a low-key, non-confrontational type by nature and feel much more comfortable here. I’m still bouncing around some of the more ..er.. heated diaries that are continuing the debate over on this side, but I acknowledge that it’s a morbid and unhealthy thing and I’m almost ready to walk away from the train wreck and let the really positive vibe here help me to focus on other things.
Nice little frogpond. Just been hanging out here on my lilypad. Noticing a lot of splashing lately – new frogs hopping in. Cool. Welcome. Always like to meet new folks. Or frogs. Pull up a lilypad, and let’s chat.
(Ummm. Later. Good lordy, it’s past 3am where I am . . .)
I am one of the opinionated welcome wagon women over here, I signed up early, visited often just to read mostly. Then I met Diane101 through my unmittigated arogance of posting my adopted daughter series here as well as on dkos. You know how those things go, she lasoed me in, we started emailing and then audio IM, and damned if we haven’t become close friends having discovered so many and important things we have in common.
She worked her magic on me, Mz Diane did, and more and more I felt more at home here than there. I have great admiration for many of the people and diary posters at dkos and I will have to say I am plumb tickled pink to see so many of them here now. I have really come to appreciate everything about the Frog Pond, and I am very impressed and attached to the members here.
I may continue to visit the other place, there are still a few over there that I like to read and comment to. . .but I will have to tell you, I am very glad I missed all the rucus over the weekend. I have since read what I could stomach of what is still going on there and I don’t really feel like it is a very inviting place for me right now. It may never be again, but I don’t usually like to rule anything out as a “never.” So I might lurk a bit, but this is HOME to me now.
Glad to see all the rest of you here too. And Yes, for goodness sake lets have a Book Diary, or regular feature, eh? Like most of you, I am a reading addict and I always enjoy being clued in on good reads or important books.
Hugs everyone
Shirl
I’m both – increasingly here, but habits are hard to break.