Laurie's belated intro

[Laurie]

1. How'd you find the Freethought Forum?

Simply searching through google forum sites, the initial attraction to Freethought Forum was the layout, style and coloring...very soothing to the eye imho. After reading some threads, I knew it was the kind of forum that I wanted to be a member of... and I was particularly moved by indignation to reply to one of Alphamale's post's. lol

2. Are you a member of any other online forums? Which?

Yes

3. How do you feel about smilies (emoticons)?

Love them... You know, often, by using emoticons one can emphasise their meaning more clearly. One is less likely to be misunderstood.

4. How do you feel about 2000+ smilies?

Very comprehensive. Great!

5. Is flaming:
A. Hilarious
B. Beneath you
C. Irritating as fuck

Well, I'm fairly new to computer terminology, but I understand that the definition of 'flaming' is to be aggressively insulting...(?) To be aggressive or insulting is not really in my nature; as to being on the recieving end of it, any of the above options could be pertinent, depending on what mood I'm in at any given time.

6. Is vulgar language:
A. Hilarious
B. Beneath you
C. Irritating as fuck

Everyone expresses themselves in their own unique way... it's just words.


7. Why did the chicken cross the road?

Source? :innocent:


8. Who pays for your food?

I do.

9. What's one thing you've always wanted to do but never have?

Explore Titan.

10. What is your single favorite place in the world?

Home.

11. What's the significance of your username?

It's a derivative of my own name.

12. What about your avatar?

No significance whatsoever. er...I believe... :chin: :wave:

[livius drusus]

Such lovely formatting... I'm a sucker for a well-formatted, attractively decorated post. I bet that's the same kind of preference which made FF's layout appealing to you. :yup:

Thank you for going to the trouble of answering the questions. Do you think they're a bit intimidating, maybe? We thought when we created them that they might give people a jumping off point to make intros easier, but I can see how they might have the opposite effect too.

Welcome to FF, Laurie. :welcome1:

[Laurie]

Such lovely formatting... I'm a sucker for a well-formatted, attractively decorated post. I bet that's the same kind of preference which made FF's layout appealing to you. :yup:


Yes! When I was trawling through forums initially, I was definitely attracted to those that displayed a more 'upmarket' layout and had good features... and The coloring of the site is so restful after a long day at work. A great deal of foresight went into the design of the site. :yup:


Thank you for going to the trouble of answering the questions. Do you think they're a bit intimidating, maybe? We thought when we created them that they might give people a jumping off point to make intros easier, but I can see how they might have the opposite effect too.


I didn't find them at all intimidating livius... I only wish I had been more observant when I first registered, I would have been able to introduce myself sooner. I would find just introducing myself cold, without the questions, extremely intimidating, but that's just me...


Welcome to FF, Laurie. :welcome1:

Thank you. :wave:

[Legs]

The coloring of the site is so restful after a long day at work.


See, now there's your mistake... you should be reading/posting at work.

:welcome3: Laurie

:wave:

[Laurie]

...you should be reading/posting at work.


lol, I would, but generally my hands are covered in paint or glue... I'm an Artist, and work at home. :wave:

[viscousmemories]

:welcome: to the :ff:, Laurie.

Just FYI (as pescifish mentioned in another thread) we have a member named "Lauri D", but hopefully it won't be too confusing for people to have two members with phonetically similar names.

[Legs]

You're an :artist: ?

What kinds of things do you do... and does it pay the bills?

[Laurie]

:welcome: to the :ff:, Laurie.

:wave:


Just FYI (as pescifish mentioned in another thread) we have another Lauri here. Her username is "Lauri D", though, so it shouldn't be too confusing for the observant poster.

Oh, ok... :)

[Laurie]

You're an :artist: ?

What kinds of things do you do... and does it pay the bills?

Anything from Portraits to Arts and Crafts... and yes, it pays the bills lol... I've just bought a new car. :wink:

[Legs]

That's great, is your house full of your own works or do you sell them all?

[livius drusus]

Yes! When I was trawling through forums initially, I was definitely attracted to those that displayed a more 'upmarket' layout and had good features... and The coloring of the site is so restful after a long day at work. A great deal of foresight went into the design of the site. :yup:

Thank you kindly. We did put a lot of work into it, so it's really nice to hear that you found it appealing. Also, are you by any chance using the quick reply multiquote hack? Because it looks like it and if so I have to give you a :bow: for your software feature investigation skills.

I didn't find them at all intimidating livius... I only wish I had been more observant when I first registered, I would have been able to introduce myself sooner. I would find just introducing myself cold, without the questions, extremely intimidating, but that's just me...

Groovy. That's good to hear. We've had the Say Hi, Gracie thread for people who'd rather opt for the brief hello since the beginning, but the questions are more recent inventions.

[livius drusus]

I'm an Artist, and work at home. :wave:

Oh cool! freemonkey (who created your avatar among many others) is too.

[John Carter]

Welcome back, Laurie!

[Petra]

LOL! I'm very happy to see you again, Laurie! :cheerful:


Welcome, welcome, welcome back!




:cool:

[fragment]

Welcome, Laurie!

I was particularly moved by indignation to reply to one of Alphamale's post's.My first post on any forum ever was a result of being moved to indignation, if it wasn't for that I might have remained a lurker. I guess offensive trolls have their uses after all.

[Shake]

Belated intros deserve belated welcomes! :wave:

Enjoy!

[Dingfod]

Welcome to the FF, Laurie.

[JoeP]

Art demands photos! Have you visited the Gallery, Laurie? I'd love to see some of your work. And so would many here.

[beyelzu]

...you should be reading/posting at work.


lol, I would, but generally my hands are covered in paint or glue... I'm an Artist, and work at home. :wave:
capital a no less, :tmwink:


so what sort of art do you do, wait dont tell me, instead
there exists an ff art thread, post some of your work there?

and of course welcome to ff

:tmgrin: :tmbrows:

[pescifish]

Well worth the wait, Laurie. Thanks for making an Intro thread! ...and I was particularly moved by indignation to reply to one of Alphamale's post's. lolI did the same thing on another board: I had lurked for nearly a year before someone infuriated me enough to post -- I had to sign up to do it!
Explore Titan.Cool answer.

give people a jumping off point Aiiiyeeeee! :skydiver:
I'm an Artist, ... :hyper:
Art demands photos! Have you visited the Gallery, Laurie? I'd love to see some of your work. And so would many here.
:yeahthat:


Welcome to :ffshiny:
Cheers! :champagne:

[Ymir's blood]

...and I was particularly moved by indignation to reply to one of Alphamale's post's. lolI did the same thing on another board: I had lurked for nearly a year before someone infuriated me enough to post -- I had to sign up to do it!

Someplace I'm familiar with? :chin:

[pescifish]

Of course.

Though it was actually: lurk 3 months, register and post a few throwaway times, lurk another year, get infuriated enough to engage. And then I was hooked. Related chatroom helped. As did the welcome of a friend already solid in the community.