New Members - What do you think of the forums?

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I'm just curious as to what everyone thinks of these forums and how they heard about them as the forums are growing at a very high rate right now.

Me, well, I was looking for a place to kill time last summer at work, so I joined the JSO football forums. From there, I was hooked. For starters, it was a great way to kill time at first, but from there I gained a ton of football knowledge, and met a lot of good friends. As some of the members of JSO branched off to here, I joined up over here as well.

I post on both boards, but these have a ton more traffic.

So how about you guys? There are tons of newer members that I don't know, and I feel I should get to know you guys.

[red]

i was at JSO for a year or so, until it just started getting stupid. there were days when you logged in and there would be 20 pages of bullshit threads, and other days where all the good threads were hyjacked and you couldn't even read them anymore. the last straw for me was when GBM got all her personal info posted. i stuck around for about a week until someone mentioned packerchatters. i checked it out and joined right away. its a good site, and for the most part i like it, a lot of good posters there. but then theres all the rumors and inside info and all the rumor groupies. sometimes it seems like theres more people with inside info then there are employees of the packers. on draft day it was really slow over there, so i started to wander again, and somehow found this place and noticed its all my old friends from JSO. so i lurked for awhile. once i had enough of the what i absolutely see has bs insider info and the folks that defend them like crazy, i made the jump over here.

i still like the site and look at it and post there every now and then, but its nice to have a little change every once in awhile

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You were one of my favorite posters at JSO, glad you made the jump here!

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You were one of my favorite posters at JSO, glad you made the jump here!

really? thanks

you must have been very drunk, a lot

[CaptainKickass]

****Originally posted on May 25th 2006****

I've been reading this site for a few weeks now as well as packerchatters (who are mysteriously NOT accepting new members at this time) and figured I'd at least pop in and say hi to all you whose names I recognize but have never met.

I've had an account on JSO since '04 but rarely post for some of the same reasons everyone else gave but mostly because I enjoy reading up on the Pack and then amazing my friends with my in depth knowledge of my team and thereby making me look like I'm an amazingly dedicated fan and making them look like lesser fans of their own team. Then I tell 'em that that's how everybody is back in WI.

The Dr.'s tell me I might have a superiority complex, but I think it's merely an addiction to football.

I grew up in WI but now live in the Seatlle area - there are tons of transplants from other states and lots of fair weather fans. I go to a local sports bar to catch the noon Packer games at 10am with a breakfast and bloody mary special and several other Cheeseheads. There's even some kinda club out here for Packer fans.

Anyway - thanks for the entertainment and please keep writing.

****Update - I finally got log in credentials for packerchatters but have yet to post****

I do love this forum. Cool people, good info, united under Green and Gold

[CaptainKickass]

I just realized something else -

I've never seen anyone quote themselves before. I certainly can't be the first but it sure doesn't happen very often - huh?

[Badgepack]

Being on this forum is like hanging out with the cool kids at school.

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Lol, its not too often someone quotes themselves!

Regardless, it's great to have you here. Even though you havent contributed much in the past, I am sure you'll fit it great here!

[CaptainKickass]

I'm also quite curious to know how many are here from JSO and how many have new screen names. I recognize a bunch (20 or so) but there's others who post with familiar styles who's names I do not recognize.

Anyone care to volunteer their old JSO name and associate it with their 'rats name?

[hurleyfan]

I'm also quite curious to know how many are here from JSO and how many have new screen names. I recognize a bunch (20 or so) but there's others who post with familiar styles who's names I do not recognize.

Anyone care to volunteer their old JSO name and associate it with their 'rats name?

Cap'n
I came over from JSO with the same "name". Member there since 2004 I guess, I liked the Packer chat, there was some good info and opinions. Then the bullshit / hacking / "I'm gonna kill you" shit started! So I go to the C-E site, and next thing you know, there's more of the samo bullshit / hacking / "I'm gonna kill you" shit on that site! WTF?? All's I want is some Packer chat / info, and what do I get? Soap opera!

So I follow invites to this site, and appreciate the offer, hoping to get Packer chat / info and some other variations and for the most part, has been nice! I don't get lots of online time due to work, but I keep plugging away, hoping to become a trusted & respected member (don't always feel that way though).

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hurley, why don't you always feel trusted and respected? is there any thing some fellow members and people that were here before you can do to improve on this? i've been here pretty much to the beginning and want to make myself open to everyone's opinion (except Nick Collins just kidding Nick, even though we don't always agree we do it respectfully) and be willing to accept people with open arms, if I can improve on this, I would sincerely appreciate the construction criticism because those are skills that are helpful throughout life.

[HarveyWallbangers]

Anyone care to volunteer their old JSO name and associate it with their 'rats name?

My name was HarlanHuckleby on the JSO site.

[Harlan Huckleby]

you fucker.

[Bretsky]

You were one of my favorite posters at JSO, glad you made the jump here!

really? thanks

you must have been very drunk, a lot

You were one of my favorite posters too Red....and fwiw I just got home and I am a bit drunk..........althought I wasnt' when I read your posts in JS

[RashanGary]

I agree...This is a damn gay love fest for Red but he was one of my favs too....

[Scott Campbell]

Being on this forum is like hanging out with the cool kids at school.

Have you met Harlan yet?

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god damn, you guys sure know how to boost someones ego. thanks

[AtlPackFan]

So how about you guys? There are tons of newer members that I don't know, and I feel I should get to know you guys.

I came from JSO when the difference-of-opinion arguments became personal attacks. I saw a reference to this site there and made the leap. To me Packer Rats embodies what a forum should be.

I'm not a big poster...I usually get online, read through everyone's posts and log off. I guess you would call me a Periphery Rat! I have to say I feel like a first grader amongst college professors with regard to football knowledge so most of my posts are to the Romper Room Forum. In the Packer and other sports forums I usually just read and absorb.

[Deputy Nutz]

Well Murphy and I had and incident or two on JSO, and then you throw in SkinBasket. Well I didn't realize that the sheep was Mike Davis's(what the fuck was he doing with the sheep anyways?). He didn't like that too much and poor SkinBasket took the fall. Murphy felt really bad.

[woodbuck27]

I was just looking over some older threads in Romper Room and we've lost a few members that were once here a lot.

Wondering where they went?

ie Where's RetailGuy? Mazzin?