[Kathleen]

Good morning. What an interesting article. Somewhat inaccurate, but nonetheless interesting. Palo, you are a star. :) When we were on TOS weren't you written up in Salon, too? lol

I don't get the point of the article. So what if we all came over here together, I don't think the author refers to the DD thread, but the one we started on. I don't get the part about "not bothering" to post articles or post on news threads. We never posted articles on Lcom, either. I have seen the posters mentioned posting out on the news threads.

After GWB was elected, Lcom experienced a dramatic change. We couldn't address each other and the "rules" as enforced by GB, were ever changing and impossible to keep up with. The rule during the week was that we couldn't speak to each other, but on the weekends suddenly they cared what we thought and encouraged us to discuss whatever topic they decided was relevant. On Monday morning, we were back to the no speak rule. They treated us like some collective experiment growing in the bottom of a petri dish. No thanks. The day the big red, condescending warning signs showed up on every single thread, it was over for me.

There are many more chat type threads besides this one on FR, why didn't the author notice that?

I hold no ill will toward Lucianne. I still read her Short Cuts every day, but I never read anything else because her rules make it impossible for posters to share knowledge, analyze events or learn anything.

Why anyone would care to write an article about this is beyond me. But it was fun to see you all mentioned. :)

[christine]

what's going on? what am i missing? what article? ;)

[okimhere]

I was only a lurker when you all exodused (if that isn't a word, it is now!) and I was struggling with a new-to-me web adventure. Wow, I had a time finding "YOU PEOPLE". The write-up and early thread dredge up a lot of memories.

[palo verde]

hi kathleen
I am same as you
Lucianne and her staff were always wonderful to me
I continue to wish them well with all my heart
however a wonderful poster like tomkat was treated abysmally by her staff
unless a crazed hacker wrote those letters to him
something amiss was going on that I was not aware of
I only found that out when I arrived on FR
I left Lcom with love in my heart
I still love lucianne, her staff, and the posters back there
tomkat is an angel, so some mysteries remain
I found the move to FR refreshing at the time
I had been on lcom for year and a half, I was ready to explore something new
Love, Palo

[palo verde]

kathleen, I just reread your post 202
I love you
I kiss your toes
Palo

[palo verde]