Maria Johnson said:No.
This thread is basically a perfect example of how this group works behind the scenes to shut out newcomers and deny them a fair shot.🙂 They actually tried to pigeonhole me, just like they did with dustypilot11, but once they realized I wasn't part of the MK crowd, they had to scramble for a different angle.
I was just pointing out how you all play the game; Miaan does the same thing too.🙂 I’m honestly pretty surprised you’d even dare talk to a moderator like that. I guess I'll just lump you in with the rest of the group then, since you're clearly all on the same side.
So, it's a coordinated criminal conspiracy, then?🙂
Three things:
1) I think your perception that everyone has rejected you is a bit skewed—I'm fairly certain about my own experience, at least. Sure, there might have been people who weren't your biggest fans, but that feels pretty normal to me.
2) Who likes whom, who's close to whom, or what anyone thinks of anyone else isn't really the point of this thread, and it definitely shouldn't be something we moderate.
3) This whole idea of a hyper-homogeneous, coordinated clique working together to drive away new members just doesn't make sense to me. If you actually gathered all the old-timers in one room, you'd get a chaotic mess of conflicting viewpoints, almost like watching subatomic particles collide. The truth is, over time, we've either learned to discuss those differences more calmly, or we just don't push it if we know we won't agree. We'd rather spend our time chatting about things that actually make us happy. Our vibe is more about keeping things fresh and cutting out the bitterness, which is what most people here value.