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11 Nov 2007, 8:07 pm

yeah, it's not really a problem if your gone for awhile to get back into the swing of things.



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11 Nov 2007, 8:25 pm

For the most part, people here are very nice. It is better than some AS sites I've been to. The AS site on the Health Boards were generally very positive, but obsessive about discouraging off board contact. AspergerInfo was too negative for me. I had to leave before I got too depressed.



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11 Nov 2007, 11:59 pm

MrMark wrote:
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I have posted on three other forums.
On the whole from what I have seen so far - people here are nice - I haven't seen much bullying or abuse.
What is the reason for this? What's different about this forum.
I'm curious!

Thank you.

We try.


sorry Mr Mark - I missed this earlier - whatever you are doing as moderators that makes the difference - you seem to be doing it right. :) I am in awe.



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13 Nov 2007, 11:05 pm

I think the difference is that people act like adults on WP and write coherently- unlike, for instance, the Craigslist Rants and Raves section (of any city that I've looked at)- check it out and the difference is obvious.
Also, we AS-ers tend to value logic and coherent thought; if we are posting in what refers to itself as a "community" it would seem that we believe it to be a community.



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14 Nov 2007, 12:16 am

KBABZ wrote:
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I think it's more community oriented. People here are more friendly.

I agree. We aren't here to talk about AS, we're here BECAUSE of AS, and we can talk about anything we want, not just AS. Therefore we're a lot more relaxed around here.


Yes, it's empathy that brings us together.



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14 Nov 2007, 12:45 am

Where else can we kvetch without being called spoiled lazy brats? :)



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14 Nov 2007, 2:40 am

This is the friendliest and safest site I've ever been.


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14 Nov 2007, 2:42 am

greenblue wrote:
This is the friendliest and safest site I've ever been.


Yeah, this place isn't scary at all.



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14 Nov 2007, 3:24 am

lucy1 wrote:
I have posted on three other forums.
On the whole from what I have seen so far - people here are nice - I haven't seen much bullying or abuse.
What is the reason for this? What's different about this forum.
I'm curious!


Because this forum, unlike many others, has Aspergers Syndrome.


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14 Nov 2007, 7:10 am

I've only joined this year, and I've already posted nearly 700 times.

I like going on here. Just don't go in the World of Constant War thread on the Off the Wall topic. I've been beaten and sorely bruised there.


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14 Nov 2007, 9:54 am

ShadesOfMe wrote:
greenblue wrote:
This is the friendliest and safest site I've ever been.


Yeah, this place isn't scary at all.

<jumps out from behind box> BOOO!! !

Yeah, that's about as scary as it gets around here... :)


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14 Nov 2007, 9:55 am

Sapphires wrote:
KBABZ wrote:
ShadesOfMe wrote:
I think it's more community oriented. People here are more friendly.

I agree. We aren't here to talk about AS, we're here BECAUSE of AS, and we can talk about anything we want, not just AS. Therefore we're a lot more relaxed around here.


Yes, it's empathy that brings us together.

Wait a minute - aren't we supposed to lack empathy?

Damn - we're doing it wrong again... :wink:


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14 Nov 2007, 4:05 pm

ShadesOfMe wrote:
KBABZ wrote:
ShadesOfMe wrote:
I think it's more community oriented. People here are more friendly.

I agree. We aren't here to talk about AS, we're here BECAUSE of AS, and we can talk about anything we want, not just AS. Therefore we're a lot more relaxed around here.


Exactly! :)


I couldn't agree more! I also feel that the other site are more Q and A. And, as previously noted, the people don't tend to get to know the other posters.

riverotter wrote:
I think the difference is that people act like adults on WP and write coherently- unlike, for instance, the Craigslist Rants and Raves section (of any city that I've looked at)- check it out and the difference is obvious.
Also, we AS-ers tend to value logic and coherent thought; if we are posting in what refers to itself as a "community" it would seem that we believe it to be a community.


Exactly!


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14 Nov 2007, 4:38 pm

Yes, we're quite tolerant around here, and quite humorous too ! !

(With the exception of the aforementioned Religion, Politics, and Parents threads. Those all get some nasty name calling. I never post in those.)

Random Topics is prolly the best, as we all just have a jolly good time here ! !!


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14 Nov 2007, 5:36 pm

lucy1 wrote:
I I haven't seen much bullying or abuse.
What is the reason for this? What's different about this forum.
I'm curious!


because we are all like you, when we get discuraged ant hurt on other forums we find our way here, and try to maintain it as a helpfull place, rather than just another stresser.


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