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00:29 / 19.10.05

I kinda thought this thread already existed, but I can't find it. Do we really not have one?

Thinking about the current Is something wrong with Barbelith? discussion in the Policy, I wonder if it might be informative, perhaps therapeutic, to have a counterpoint to the Barbannoy thread. Because it strikes me that we don't talk about what we like about the place enough.

Happily, one of the things I love about Barbelith is that people care about it enough to argue so much about what's wrong with it. I get a little squee of admiration every time people crowd into the Policy to debate the things that are concerning eachother. I kinda take each new 'Is Barbelith Dying?' thread as testimony to the fact that it isn't. I Barbelove the Policy forum in general.

I could get soft and mushy about how supportive and generous Barbeloids often are to one another; how much time and effort members invest in the rest, and how damn smart and amusing you can be... But I might leave that to members mushier or drunker.

It's not just me is it?

All Acting Regiment

00:48 / 19.10.05

1) The Barbarian Thread (speaks for itself, really.)

2) The fact that you can go and ask something on the random questions thread and get a proper answer from people who Know Their Shit.

2) The fact that you can go and ask something at the Temple and get a proper answer, from people who Know Their Shit, But It's The Sort Of Shit That Most People Who Know It Won't Share It, Because They Think It's The Shit.

Tuna Ghost: Pratt knot hero

01:27 / 19.10.05

That I'm still allowed through the door. Fuckin' great, that is.

1. I like clever people and silly people and crazy people, and Barbelith has most of those.

2. Jokes about beards.

01:37 / 19.10.05

1. I love the fact that I was just thinking I wanted I thread like this and here it is waiting.

2. I also love the fact that at least thrice, Barbelith has acted as a catalyst to me getting my shit together and getting stuff done.

*

04:45 / 19.10.05

I love that when something worrying is happening in some part of the world, everyone immediately thinks of the lithers who live there and asks after them, and there's quick networking to support, materially if necessary, those of our own— even if we've just had a knock-down drag-out with them in some thread about arsewiping.

I love bouncing ideas off people who will deflect them back in interesting ways, and I have fewer and fewer opportunities to do that these days.

And I love the barbarian thread, too.

You know, the Barb is a really great community. Even though we all play stupid top dog games at times, or get really pretentious about topics both world-shattering and insanely trivial. Even when there are trolls. Even when much-belovèd graybeards among us have off days and do something trollish themselves, or when newbs like me (I've only been here a couple years, good people, give me a break) get carried away and full of ourselves. I can't think of any other message board community that I would still recommend to the smartest people I know just because it would probably enrich their lives to visit occasionally.

Fug. And I haven't even been drinking at all, I swear.

17:27 / 20.10.05

For me, a large part of the viewing pleasure is being able to chew over the programme[Big Brother] here, with intelligent, articulate people who're able to combine analysis and throwaway fluffiness, ontopica with a degree of personal anecdote and pleasant meandering.

-Ganesh

FluffyElephantMan just about sums it up what I love best about this theoretical space. Only everything else instead of Big Brother.

17:41 / 20.10.05

The handjobs in the special, moderators-only forum.

Definitely.

All Acting Regiment

17:53 / 20.10.05

Thanks Grant.

18:19 / 20.10.05

I love the rainbow. I wish there were colours for the Convo, Policy and Gathering, since those are where I spend most of my time.

08:47 / 21.10.05

I love the considered responses.

Very rarely do I speak to people who actually think about what they are saying before they say it. It’s conversation of course but I love the fact that Barbelith does provide excellent points – and such a variety!

Case in point – I recently asked the Temple Forum what it was all about, and have been reading and re-reading their responses trying to get my head round it all.

Vive l’Barbe.

08:59 / 21.10.05

PS - nice one Smoothly.

15:26 / 21.10.05

This post.

And Legba - what exactly are you thanking Grant for? Hmm? Hmm??

17:38 / 21.10.05

I love Barbelith because:

1. We can have intellectual debates on superheroes.

You just...you can't DO that anywhere else.

2. Everyone here has a good sense of humour.

3. no1 toks lik dis not even 2 tiMes hav i seen it on da enterie bored!111!

And finally,

4. I don't feel unwelcome just because I'm an obsessive compulsive impulsive idiot.

This is Oddman's new home, and it has comfortable furniture.

*

18:03 / 21.10.05

Legba - what exactly are you thanking Grant for? Hmm? Hmm??

I'd assumed it was the implied compliment, myself.

ONLY NICE THINGS

22:01 / 21.10.05

I'd assumed it was a handjob, and further assumed that Grant had trimmed his nails this time.

22:17 / 21.10.05

...so speaks the voice of experience?

i am trying not to imagine your battle scarred penis.
its hard.
to resist.

22:18 / 21.10.05

imagining it!
i meant its difficult to imagine it!

oh shit.

All Acting Regiment

22:31 / 21.10.05

Thanks toksik.

22:34 / 21.10.05

HahahHahhahahHAHAHhhh!!

Toksik U R TEH GAY!1!!11!!!!!

22:58 / 21.10.05

Not ten minutes prior toksik wrote this.

Most pronounced case of Barbehorn ever?!?!

23:13 / 21.10.05

i'm only gay for some.
mostly men.

23:46 / 21.10.05

Men, women. It's all the same in the dark.

23:51 / 21.10.05

'in the dark'?
is that slang?

All Acting Regiment

00:00 / 22.10.05

What? A "fat slang"?

00:04 / 22.10.05

i only ask because the falconator knows i only do oral,
and he still hasnt paid for that.

00:50 / 22.10.05

on topic;
i love barbelith.
i have no hate for anyone here and i havent ever had a conversation that ended badly.
all my problems from the past with other posters have been sorted out amicably, and that includes with haus.
actually, haus.
am i allowed people?
because he's a damn good thing about this board.
i like that he takes the time to explain his point and is willing to entertain some back and forth on pretty much anything, even if one initially loses the shit with him.

i was about to start going through all the people i like...
whats great is that it was a long list that stretched out in my head, and it included a bunch of folks you might not expect.
i stopped myself making the list public because it would be too hard to make sure i didnt miss anyone and even then the resulting post would bore the shit out of all of you.

also,
i cant possibly be seen to admit liking flyboy even slightly.

other things?
i like that sax made a bok and that he gave me one, and i like that it was actually really good.(you should all buy it.)
i like that i am constantly having to figure out how to introduce topics of conversation that spring from here in real life, and that i am always stealing your jokes to make it easier.
i like that when i arrived i felt like i was seen as one of the many signs that barbelith was dumbing down and i am now accepted, a sure sign that i was.
i like that i have approached various members for advice and been given it on almost every occasion and i like that its only 'almost' to cover the fact that i am waiting on two people getting back to me.(dont panic; i only asked yesterday)
i like that i can rely on barbelith to have something left to give.
i like that that something isnt always what i wanted.
i like that it is often what i need.
i like that the people from who i have taken so much dont give it for any reason other than to share.

i also like that i am sounding like a fucking greeting card despite trying not to be all gushy.

i dont like it enough that i wont stop now, though.

09:21 / 22.10.05

Way to raise the bar for the reat of us, toksik. How can anyone add anything to your Barb Praise? Threadkiller material for sure.

So´I´ll just ctrl+v what I already wrote in the I'd Like To Thank Barbelith For thread:

I am so happy there is a Barbelith. In my town, very few people are interested in Magick, Vertigo and ABC Comix, British Comedy, Morrissey and other not so mainstream pop culture.
*enter moll cello and a wailing Lisa Gerrard wannabe*
I often felt like a freak, a geek, an outcast that doesn´t belong.

But then I found our fine community and spent weeks reading the comics and temple threads, discovering all the Barbeloid goodness…

Here I almost feel like a square. And that´s good.

14:32 / 22.10.05

I like that we can talk about our problems like adults. 'Tis very heartening.

I also like that Barbelith has inspired me to improve myself. Not just for me, mind, but so that I can do my bit to make this board a great place to be. I'd like to give back, since I've been given so much.

And I abso-frickin-loutly love the design here. Simple, elegant, functional and fashionable. I really couldn't ask for anything more.

The line for huggles forms to the left. Please have your ticket stub ready.

15:25 / 22.10.05

design +1
heck, i liked the old design as well.
i like d t sommuch i sorta hated this one on impulse until i realised it was in fact brilliant and that i was being a tool.

13:36 / 25.10.05

I love that Barbelith is a one-stop shop for discussing the entire wide spectrum of things that interest me, everything from pop culture to high culture, from politics to cleanliness.

Of course, by "discussing" I mean "read what other people have to say, feeling too insecure to post anything myself, except for those rare times I actually do."

22:11 / 25.10.05

I love the fact that the New Martial Art thread has gone from goofy to deadly serious to goofy again in the space of 24 hours.

Even when Barbelith is dyyyyying it is beautiful.

10:46 / 26.10.05

I love that you can use long words here without having to explain them. Like chasmophilous or sussuration (sp?) or epiphenomenal. No dumbing down necessary, in fact someone will usually turn out to have a PhD in the subject you thought you knew all about and tell you things you don't know about epiphenomenalism instead of saying 'Wuh? Wuzzat? Flossy what?'.
Not being the most geeknerdOCDpedant in the room, that's what I love about Barbelith.

13:47 / 25.11.05

The Little Britain thread, which is interesting and on-topic and full of genuine disagreement expressed in cool ways. What could be nicer?

Goodness Gracious Meme

16:31 / 25.11.05

Not being the most geeknerdOCDpedant in the room

When was that, exactly?

00:17 / 26.11.05

I love the fact that I'm finally on Barbelith after reading it for so long!

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