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Originally Posted by JaceXXX
I may have to give JBM a shot again, last time I was there on a consistant basis it struck me as rather "stuck up"...but then again, if I didn't know most of the people on this board on a personal level, the same could have been said (not now though, most of "those" people are gone nowadays)
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Going all the way back to AOL, Compuserve and the BBSs before it, every forum, chatroom or online community of any shape or form has always been a bit of a clique as well. It's part of being a community.
They all get to know each other really well and when an outsider comes along, it's almost like when someone you dont know tries to pull up a chair and horn in on a conversation amongst a bunch of friends at a party. It's tough to crack. It takes time.
Historically Oprano was one of the worst at this. Someone new came in and they were immediately scrutinized by everyone. And if your sole purpose for being here was to whore something, you best have your A-game....the bullshit detectors are/were very strong. I have seen that tempered back in the last year, but it hasn't been 18 months since the old crew here practically tar and feathered Shemp after he was invited over just because they hate that TGP's give away so much free content.