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    Prehistoric Bitchslapper Sarahfeena's avatar
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    Default How did you find Domebo/Mellophant?

    I know a lot of us are from the Straight Dope, but some found us other ways. How did you get here?

    I was PMd by an awesome poster at the Dope called RubyStreak, who unfortunately I don't think ever actually posted here!

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    I read about it at teemings.org.

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    Hostile Dialect PMed me about the place. I was a few days behind most of the early rush, though.

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    Someone mentioned it in ATMB during cuntgate but did not provide a link. I found it via Google.

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    It went like this :

    Zuul: Hey! Post here!

    Me: Huh! Let me check it out.

    Zuul: You really should post here.

    Me: Eh....

    Zuul: Damnit! Post here!

    Me: I don't wanna!

    Zuul: If you don't fucking post here, so help me....

    Me: Okay! Okay! Yeesh!

    ...And, the rest is history.

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    Quote Originally posted by Marsilia View post
    It went like this :

    Zuul: Hey! Post here!

    Me: Huh! Let me check it out.

    Zuul: You really should post here.

    Me: Eh....

    Zuul: Damnit! Post here!

    Me: I don't wanna!

    Zuul: If you don't fucking post here, so help me....

    Me: Okay! Okay! Yeesh!

    ...And, the rest is history.
    Yay ZUUL!

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    She left out the thread I started publicly ridiculing her for not posting here.

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    Bossy mod* is bossy!

    And one of our best recruiting agents, too.

    * at least, I thought you were a mod. Did I miss something?
    Last edited by ivan astikov; 26 Feb 2010 at 11:06 AM.
    To sleep, perchance to experience amygdalocortical activation and prefrontal deactivation.

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    Quote Originally posted by Zuul View post
    She left out the thread I started publicly ridiculing her for not posting here.
    Link don't work.

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    Quote Originally posted by Zuul View post
    She left out the thread I started publicly ridiculing her for not posting here.
    I think you also threatened to never speak to me again, or something. :shock: It was this thread.

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    Somebody mentioned it in some thread (or maybe a sig?) during the Great Cunt Uprising, so I googled.

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    I got a pm from fisheroo and came over.
    I don't think so, therefore I'm probably not.

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    OtakuLoki sent me the link to both Domebo and Giraffe Boards.

    I was just a lurker on the Dope and was generally not that invested beyond lulzing at the meltdowns. Frankly, the concept of splinter boards and all sorts of insurrection over not being able to say "cunt" amused me a lot, and I stuck around the new board that had the better drama.

    Of course, nowadays I stick around because I am invested and I actually like you people for some reason.

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    I think that CRSP PM'd me. Maybe. Someone did for sure.
    Hell, if I didn't do things just because they made me feel a bit ridiculous, I wouldn't have much of a social life. - Santo Rugger.

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    Quote Originally posted by Taumpy View post
    I stuck around the new board that had the better drama.

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    My parole officer suggested I take a look at the site.

    He thought that several of my personalities would benefit from the social interaction.
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    CRSP, Elendil's Heir and someone else all let me know about it.

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    What Exit? and EddyTeddyFreddy (who practically never shows up anymore) sent me an email suggesting I give it a shot.

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    Quote Originally posted by Cluricaun View post
    I think that CRSP PM'd me.
    Quote Originally posted by Zuul View post
    Hostile Dialect PMed me about the place.
    Those two PMed me.

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    I got several PMs from people.

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    I had been inactive on the SDMB for close to a year. I was just tired of the tards (five or six very loud ones, I'm sure I don't need to name them), and the people I did like, I didn't see enough of.

    So when the big shitstorm happened that caused the splinter boards, I wasn't even aware of it. fisha e-mailed me and told me this board had come into existence. I dropped by to see what was up, and found some people I liked. End beginning of story.
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    Heard about it from the general rumblings. snugglypuppy and all that.

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    I was press-ganged! Captain Ridley sent 12 of his handiest men, and dragged me in there, kicking and screaming.

    It was probably my 10 posts a day average on the Dope that brought me to his attention.
    To sleep, perchance to experience amygdalocortical activation and prefrontal deactivation.

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    Quote Originally posted by ivan astikov View post
    I was press-ganged! Captain Ridley sent 12 of his handiest men, and dragged me in there, kicking and screaming.

    It was probably my 10 posts a day average on the Dope that brought me to his attention.
    You're on the verge of hitting 11 posts a day here. Think you can you do it?

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    I was one of the original recipients of one of CRSP's PMs that caused all the hurt feelings.

    It turned out he just PMd people who had been active on the SDMB recently and I was one of them.

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    I too was PM'd by CRSP, but it wasn't precisely because I was active on the Dope. (I don't think my average ever made it to 2 posts a day there). Nor was I ever particularly rebellious.

    However, I had the joy of participating in the infamous SDMB buckeye thread, and as a result took part in some of the post-buckeye threads where people objected to the bizarre moderating engendered by that thread. I think CRSP took a couple of those threads and PM'ed all participants, on the theory we'd be good candidates for moving to a splinter board. At least in my case he was right.

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    Quote Originally posted by Hatshepsut View post
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    However, I had the joy of participating in the infamous SDMB buckeye thread, and as a result took part in some of the post-buckeye threads where people objected to the bizarre moderating engendered by that thread. I think CRSP took a couple of those threads and PM'ed all participants, on the theory we'd be good candidates for moving to a splinter board. At least in my case he was right.
    As I recall, he took lists of names from several ATMB complaint/question threads and I think a handful of Pit threads for the first round of PMs.

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    A friend of mine, you know him as Sticks, was telling me about the drama and the cool new message board.

    I decided to check it out, and though I don't get on often, I like it enough to keep coming back.

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    I was directed here by Artifex and my older brother, OneCentStamp. I was once an avid goon and frequented SA, but I really like it here.
    Hell hath no fury, like a woman's scorn for video games.

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    Quote Originally posted by AndrewRyan View post
    I was directed here by Artifex and my older brother, OneCentStamp. I was once an avid goon and frequented SA, but I really like it here.
    Another goon! We seem to have collected a couple of you guys.

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    Ha ha ha, goons.

    Oh wait.

    Zuul made me join. There may or may not have been some kind of torture involved. Zuul forbids me to discuss it. I've already said too much.

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    Holy crap. How did you get 283 posts here without me noticing, Rabbit?

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    Quote Originally posted by Zuul View post
    Another goon! We seem to have collected a couple of you guys.
    I signed up here (and on Giraffe Boards) when the SDMB was on the verge of implosion, but yes, my house also has stairs. I partake of that big, bad message board in Lee's Summit from time to time.

    Mellophant needs an invasion. Get off of my VPS first, though.

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    Quote Originally posted by elmwood View post
    I signed up here (and on Giraffe Boards) when the SDMB was on the verge of implosion, but yes, my house also has stairs. I partake of that big, bad message board in Lee's Summit from time to time.

    Mellophant needs an invasion. Get off of my VPS first, though.


    I am protected.
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    Quote Originally posted by elmwood View post
    Mellophant needs an invasion. Get off of my VPS first, though.
    One time Rabbit quoted us in a thread over there. For a heart stopping moment I thought he'd included a link.

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    While lurking around SD (never a member), I followed a link to a 'spin-off' board. Some on this other board were bitching about discussing this board, so I took a peek... and joined up.

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    Quote Originally posted by Campionaki View post
    A friend of mine, you know him as Sticks, was telling me about the drama and the cool new message board.

    I decided to check it out, and though I don't get on often, I like it enough to keep coming back.
    I'm sure I have no idea what you are talking about.

    (Where's the classy smiley? Dammit, zuul, we need a classy smiley!)

    Edit: Hi to all you new folks! I'm actually quite nice!
    Last edited by Inner Stickler; 05 Mar 2010 at 10:43 PM.
    I don't think so, therefore I'm probably not.

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    Quote Originally posted by spitzbergen View post
    While lurking around SD (never a member), I followed a link to a 'spin-off' board. Some on this other board were bitching about discussing this board, so I took a peek... and joined up.
    Welcome to Dumbophant, we're glad to have you!

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    When the Mellophant was created, there was a man born inside. Me.

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