They're out to get us!!

[Joy]

Most of you guys have heard of the message board, The Soda Shop. In the general discussion forum, there's a topic called "101 reasons why the Soda Shop is better than the ToO" A lot of the guys there don't seem to like us very much.

http://odysseyscoop.com/forum/index.php

Here's some of the reasons:
1. We have a much larger percentage of actual Odyssey posts than they do. They have more spamming posts than posts that relate to the entire point of their board.
2. We have less members, meaning we can get to know each other better.
5. You can flirt on here! Sometimes, this almost seems like a dating site.
7. Many of the posters really, really, really care about AIO.
9. You can delete a post here even if someone else has already posted.
11. I've noticed that we tend to be more active in greeting newcomers and welcoming people.
12. Our message board has been up and running, and theirs isn't right now.
13. We don't us the dancing smiley. Enough said.
14. This site is updated.

I've refuted quite a few of these.

[Woody]

These people are crazy. See if I ever join their message board.

[Joy]

These people are crazy. See if I ever join their message board.

Don't say that. They are good people, even if they judge a book by it's cover. And not all of them are like that. Definitely not.

[Woody]

Alright, but I'm still not joining another message board. I'm busy enough with this place.

[bookworm]

1. We have a much larger percentage of actual Odyssey posts than they do. They have more spamming posts than posts that relate to the entire point of their board.

And that’s a bad thing how? We care about conversing with each other so much we don’t limit the topics. That’s a good thing.

2. We have less members, meaning we can get to know each other better.

Seriously? No other site in existence comes even close to the intimacy I see displayed here, whether it be the camaraderie of the oldbies during the Glory Days, or the genuine friendships seen in modern times. Our members meet each other in real life, our members sent flowers to a beloved member’s funeral.

5. You can flirt on here! Sometimes, this almost seems like a dating site.

How is that a point about which is better, one way or the other?

7. Many of the posters really, really, really care about AIO.

Just because we don’t exclusively discuss AIO doesn’t mean we don’t care about it.

9. You can delete a post here even if someone else has already posted.

That doesn’t make the site better, it’s just a feature difference. And one that goes against general internet practices at that.

11. I've noticed that we tend to be more active in greeting newcomers and welcoming people.

I don’t know what they do so I can’t compare the two, but I see our greeting of newbies as sufficient.

12. Our message board has been up and running, and theirs isn't right now.

What? If they’re referring to server outages, that has nothing to do with the site, it’s the host.

13. We don't us the dancing smiley. Enough said.

Yes, enough said, because that seals the case for our site right there. This is the only place I’ve ever seen the dancing smiley, and that’s very unfortunate. I can’t even count the number of times I’ve wanted to use it elsewhere because it would be perfect, but couldn’t.

14. This site is updated.

What does that even mean?

[Joy]

I think the 14th one meant the old look for unregistered users. He must not have looked in recently.
I mean no offense to the members of SS that are on here.

[Jesus' Princess]

5. You can flirt on here! Sometimes, this almost seems like a dating site.

...okay? Big whoop.

ard.
2. We have less members, meaning we can get to know each other better.

I'd beg to argue that one, there are definitely strong friendships on here, it doesn't matter how many people.

[Joy]

On number 12, I think they meant that time when the ToO was down, and everyone was in chat. That is now null and void, because right now the SS is down, too. Plus, almost every site has to goes down at some point in time.
To do with with issue 2, since many members are not active on here, technically, they have more active members.

[Musical Shutterbug]

5. You can flirt on here! Sometimes, this almost seems like a dating site.

Dear Soda Shop,
Please believe me when I say this: whenever I wish to flirt with people through a internet forum, I won't be heading over to you. Sorry.
Sincerely,
Musical Shutterbug

[Tea Ess]

Yay! We are acknowledged!

But seriously, I would like to quote myself on this:

It's not meant to encourage anything un-Christ-like, just to stir up a little friendly competition because everyone over there refuses to acknowledge our existence.

This was never meant to be hurtful or anything of the sort, just to spark a friendly discussion. Now that you have an actual thread with old members vested in it, we can have a discussion between members of the different boards! If I had been to create a thread about the Soda Shop here, I sincerely doubt I would have received the attention this thread is commanding.

Now, I find it interesting how often I have read here the urge to never assume things. If any one you had spent time getting to know people over at the SS, you would know several things:

We do not actual consider ourselves better people than you. If you got this message, I apologize and take full responsibility for any consequences.

We are not always serious. Please do not take posts not made directly to you at face value. If I had posted any of these things here, I would have made sure you understood which reasons were sarcasm and which weren't.

The flirting reason was made by Pound Foolish. What he posted is a huge inside joke.

If any of you would like to seriously disscuss these reasons, I would be more than happy to do so!

[Joy]

5. You can flirt on here! Sometimes, this almost seems like a dating site.

Dear Soda Shop,
Please believe me when I say this: whenever I wish to flirt with people through a internet forum, I won't be heading over to you. Sorry.
Sincerely,
Musical Shutterbug

I laughed out loud.
I'm putting some of these on the topic.

T.S., I know that, and yes, I knew all of PF's stuff were jokes.
I'm going to blow this up bigger than it is, for fun. As in a small fake war. We mean nothing unfriendly, like you said, some competition. I'm going to have fun with this.
And I do believe that some of the reasons are real, putting aside PF's.

[Tea Ess]

1. We have a much larger percentage of actual Odyssey posts than they do. They have more spamming posts than posts that relate to the entire point of their board.

And that’s a bad thing how? We care about conversing with each other so much we don’t limit the topics. That’s a good thing.

We don't limit the topics. However, we still have a higher percentage of AiO posts, even though the topics are not limited.

2. We have less members, meaning we can get to know each other better.

Seriously? No other site in existence comes even close to the intimacy I see displayed here, whether it be the camaraderie of the oldbies during the Glory Days, or the genuine friendships seen in modern times. Our members meet each other in real life, our members sent flowers to a beloved member’s funeral.

Yes, you have incredible relationships between individuals. SNC is well remembered here. I was awed by the reactions of many of your fine members.

I never explained this in detail, as I wanted each reason to be rather to the point. I was refferring to the message board as a whole, not individuals. I doubt that you know all of your members as well as I know our members. When someone has a problem, people know about it faster. Our small size may limit us in some areas, but in this regard it is an advantage.

5. You can flirt on here! Sometimes, this almost seems like a dating site.

How is that a point about which is better, one way or the other?

This tells me that you have not spent much time over at our board. Five minutes with the right members and you would get it.

7. Many of the posters really, really, really care about AIO.

Just because we don’t exclusively discuss AIO doesn’t mean we don’t care about it.

Sure it doesn't. But it does mean that you don't care about AiO as much as we do in this regard.

9. You can delete a post here even if someone else has already posted.

That doesn’t make the site better, it’s just a feature difference. And one that goes against general internet practices at that.

Well, apparently someone saw it as an advantage. Much of this is simply opinion on our part, which we are entitled to.

11. I've noticed that we tend to be more active in greeting newcomers and welcoming people.

I don’t know what they do so I can’t compare the two, but I see our greeting of newbies as sufficient.

Sufficient, yes.

12. Our message board has been up and running, and theirs isn't right now.

What? If they’re referring to server outages, that has nothing to do with the site, it’s the host.

This was a joke derived from 'I broke the ToO'.

13. We don't us the dancing smiley. Enough said.

Yes, enough said, because that seals the case for our site right there. This is the only place I’ve ever seen the dancing smiley, and that’s very unfortunate. I can’t even count the number of times I’ve wanted to use it elsewhere because it would be perfect, but couldn’t.

Interesting. You are perfectly entitled to this opinion. Know, however, that others may not share it. Even if your dancing smiley worked in your favor, would it really 'seal the case' for you?

14. This site is updated.

What does that even mean?

[/quote]

It means that we had a recent update.

Thank you for your post Bookworm, even though I anticipated it from the start.

P.S. Joy, you are an admirable actor. Thank you.

P.P.S. If we need more material, do you know how many ToOites have accounts that have never been used? Joy is the only ToOite who uses their account regularly. Snubs and Christian do occasionally.

P.P.P.S. I would like to point out I am not unfamiliar with ToO culture and history. I am knowledgeable about your board, and know a good deal about many of you. Could you say the same of us? How much do you know about our board?

[~JCGJ~]

On number 12, I think they meant that time when the ToO was down, and everyone was in chat. That is now null and void, because right now the SS is down, too. Plus, almost every site has to goes down at some point in time.
To do with with issue 2, since many members are not active on here, technically, they have more active members.

However, they are a newer site, and therefor will have more active members.

Most people are active when they first join, and then you just wait about a month or two to see if they continue posting.

As a newer site, they would obviously have more active members.

-- Fri Nov 16, 2012 11:26 pm --

On number 12, I think they meant that time when the ToO was down, and everyone was in chat. That is now null and void, because right now the SS is down, too. Plus, almost every site has to goes down at some point in time.
To do with with issue 2, since many members are not active on here, technically, they have more active members.

However, they are a newer site, and therefor will have more active members.

Most people are active when they first join, and then you just wait about a month or two to see if they continue posting.

As a newer site, they would obviously have more active members.

[American Eagle]

Haha, this is rather amusing.

10. Out administrative team is by FAR hundreds of times better looking than the admin team over there.

Catspaw keeps her photos under lock and key, so trust me when I tell you that she's absolutely gorgeous. Word.

5. You can flirt on here! Sometimes, this almost seems like a dating site.

Dear Soda Shop,
Please believe me when I say this: whenever I wish to flirt with people through a internet forum, I won't be heading over to you. Sorry.
Sincerely,
Musical Shutterbug

Uhh umm... hi... I mean, umm, how are you, shutterbug?

[Joy]

Haha, this is rather amusing.

10. Out administrative team is by FAR hundreds of times better looking than the admin team over there.

Catspaw keeps her photos under lock and key, so trust me when I tell you that she's absolutely gorgeous. Word.

5. You can flirt on here! Sometimes, this almost seems like a dating site.

Dear Soda Shop,
Please believe me when I say this: whenever I wish to flirt with people through a internet forum, I won't be heading over to you. Sorry.
Sincerely,
Musical Shutterbug

Uhh umm... hi... I mean, umm, how are you, shutterbug?

I've seen Catspaw.

AE, FTW!


T.S., we're smaller than you. You guys are booming right now. Here, everyone knows everyone on a personal level. We've all talked, we all know each other. I could give you a list of almost all of the active posters, and it isn't huge.

I'll address more some other time, but right now I've gotta go.

[DanP740]

10. Out administrative team is by FAR hundreds of times better looking than the admin team over there.

Catspaw keeps her photos under lock and key, so trust me when I tell you that she's absolutely gorgeous. Word.

*warm winter parka*


Do they have inside jokes with as much longstanding history as we do?

[Joy]

Do they have inside jokes with as much longstanding history as we do?

Uh, definitely not.

[Jesus' Princess]

Haha, this is rather amusing.

10. Out administrative team is by FAR hundreds of times better looking than the admin team over there.

Catspaw keeps her photos under lock and key, so trust me when I tell you that she's absolutely gorgeous. Word.

5. You can flirt on here! Sometimes, this almost seems like a dating site.

Dear Soda Shop,
Please believe me when I say this: whenever I wish to flirt with people through a internet forum, I won't be heading over to you. Sorry.
Sincerely,
Musical Shutterbug

Uhh umm... hi... I mean, umm, how are you, shutterbug?

that was good

[Graces4you]

This is what first came to my mind

[Joy]

Another thing T.S. You say many ToOers signed up for SS, but never posted. The same is for some of you. The best part about the ToO is the people, and you don't get to know the people unless you're active.