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Hello there, everyone!

I've been looking for an online community where I feel comfortable for a while now. I'm not into Facebook, not my kind of thing. I tried Reddit for a bit, but... it's pretty bad over there. I like Snapzu so far. I'm actually excited about exploring this place, and maybe I'll feel at home. I'm a bit shy, more of a lurker usually, but thought I would say hello. I hope you're all doing well.

9 years ago by BlueOracle with 28 comments

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  • picklefingers
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    Hiya! Nothing wrong with lurking. You'll find a lot of us over here just like spreading news. Though I do hope you end up joining the conversation!

    • BlueOracle
      +6

      Thanks, picklefingers! The content here is great from what I've seen. I'm very happy about that and I plan to contribute. I like reading news, and I also enjoy a good conversation about it, so it's a relief to have a more civil community here. Things can get so ugly online, it's sad. Anyway, I look forward to getting to know this site better and I hope to see you around. :)

      • picklefingers
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        Yup. It is definitely a nice relief from reddit where you have entire networks of subs (e.g. /r/subredditdrama) just to keep up with the constant drama.

        • BlueOracle
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          LOL, my feeling exactly. I wanted so much to like Reddit, and I really tried, but gosh! I'm not sure what's going on there. I think it's just not managed properly, or maybe it's just not for me? IDK. The more I explored the less I liked it. It's kind of a cesspool TBH. I'm trying not to rant about it. ;)

          Love the fingers, BTW. Reminds me of Salad Fingers.

          • Gozzin
            +6

            It's kind of a cesspool TBH.

            I agree. Some of the sub reddits are ok,but most of the site caters to the lowest common denominator. This place is indeed much nicer and it's better looking as well.

            • ttubravesrock
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              and the 'rpg' concept is neat too.

            • BlueOracle
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              @ttubravesrock -

              Yeah, I like it. They had me at "stay a while and listen" on the prologue page. I though, "I don't have time! Just identify my items!" ;)

            • drunkenninja
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              @BlueOracle -

              Hah, any good legendaries? :D

            • BlueOracle
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              The Snapzu interface is fantastic. The site is super slick and visually pleasing. If they can grow their user base and still find a way to manage content so it doesn't get ugly, that would be great. :D

              Good to meet you, BTW.

        • bkool
          +5

          Haha yea I've seen that before

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  • Appaloosa
    +7

    Welcome BlueOracle. I just joined a few months ago myself. Great site, nice people here!

    • BlueOracle
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      Thanks, Appaloosa! I love the site so far. People have been very friendly and helpful. :)

  • brooklynman
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    hello! i'm new here, myself. i came over here after growing more and more tired of reddit. it can be great at times, but it can be equally unruly and ugly. it seems like it's heading towards it's own special version of a Digg 4.0-style meltdown. perhaps this site will end up being the "next reddit", lol.

    anyway, the people here are a lot nicer, the signal-to-noise ratio is so much better, the site has a lot of cool features, and it's generally a better experience, imo, even it isn't currently as popular.

    welcome!

    • BlueOracle
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      Hey! Yeah, Reddit is just... well, you already know. I agree that it's heading for a meltdown. Good on us for getting out of there, lol! It's nice here, and I hope that they can manage growth without everything falling apart. Time will tell!

      Thanks for saying hello! :)

  • ttubravesrock
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    Hi. When it comes to posting content, I'm more of a lurker too. However, if I find something interesting or have an opinion on a topic, I make sure to comment on it. Sometimes it gets a good discussion going, sometimes it doesn't. I hope you join in on the comment conversations or start a few of your own!

    • BlueOracle
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      Hey, thanks ttubravesrock! Maybe I'll be more outgoing here since people are so nice and helpful. I like participating, TBH. I just don't like how ugly people can be online. I guess I'm used to troll infested places, lol.

      Anyway, thanks so much for your encouragement! I hope to see you around. :)