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Gingersnap

Jlk2016 said:

Gingersnap said:

Jlk2016 said:

Gingersnap said:

Jlk2016 said:

Oh for the love of everything pumpkin.....Seriously????

UO: pumpkin is gross. 

Damn you @Gingersnap pumpkin is life! 
UO: laminate floors are overrated.....(only thing I could think of right now)

Lol. You can buy me hardwood if you would like ;-)

If you get off my tits about where I post my shit, we can talk!

Touché. 

WinchesterGirl

This sums up my feelings about this thread:



Also I hate pumpkin. Blech. Sorry I have nothing constructive to add.

Jlk2016

@WinchesterGirl I thought it ended quite nicely. ......until you said you hated pumpkin

WinchesterGirl

@Jlk2016 I know, I actually had to work all day, so I just came back and saw all of the many posts and I had to say something. I miss all the interesting stuff; stupid work.

But yeah pumpkin is pretty gross, which sucks even more because my birthday is on Halloween and there is pumpkin everywhere.

Eveinshock

is it fakely pumkiny? I haven't had PS anything yet during pregnancy and I don't know if I can handle it bc pregnancy=bizarro world.  
Ok...I'm going to buy some now....

Patience7150

I was wondering how a post about ps that I thought would die after six comments somehow had 45 replies.

I can't wait for pumpkin spice Pringles to come back! But that's it...everything else ps is not for me.

Gingersnap

Pumpkin spice Pringles? I think I just threw up in my mouth 

SweetT

I love actual pumpkin like adding it to oatmeal or in a muffin or pie and even in beers. But 99% PS flavored stuff tastes like chemicals to me. The Cheerios and Pringles? Sound Gross. 

joyful08

I love pumpkin spice. Actually more like I'm obsessed. But the thought of PS Pringles makes my stomach turn. Yuck. 

rachoochoo2

I'll stick to my one pumpkin spice latte a year and call it good. I like pumpkin but think it's gotten a little out of hand. The very idea of PS cheerios makes me want to vom. 

Eveinshock

I swore the Pringles had to be a joke....I felt stupid even googling it.  My mind is blown.

Tennis11785

I'm with @sweetT - I like real pumpkin and when that is added to things, but all this pumpkin flavoring makes me wanna vom.  

scifichick09

I've never heard of pumpkin spice pringles....I'll have to try them. I bought some of these yesterday and they are pretty good!

hudson1029

I am so jealous! I need to find them immediately. I would love a pumpkin thread haha or fall foods I'm pretty pumpkin obsessed even when I'm not preggers.

lfrank12

@hudson1029 There was a fall food recipe thread started last week I believe? It's probably a few pages back now but there we some awesome recipes on there so I would check it out!

BumpasaurusRex

lfrank12 said:

@hudson1029 There was a fall food recipe thread started last week I believe? It's probably a few pages back now but there we some awesome recipes on there so I would check it out!

Yes, let's keep it going! I need to add more recipes to my rotation and I need all the inspiration I can get.

DrillSergeantCat

I'm new to this board and not getting a good impression. 

MrsDramaK

DrillSergeantCat said:

I'm new to this board and not getting a good impression. 

I mean we don't chase you with a pitch fork if recipes and pumpkin aren't your deal, but okay.

Xstatic3333

DrillSergeantCat said:

I'm new to this board and not getting a good impression. 

Friendly!

DrillSergeantCat

MrsDramaK said:

DrillSergeantCat said:

I'm new to this board and not getting a good impression. 

I mean we don't chase you with a pitch fork if recipes and pumpkin aren't your deal, but okay.

Pumpkin spice is okay. My issue is that several of the boards I've been on someone has complained that a new thread was started. I get that it's irritating when you have 50 people all asking about morning sickness, but not everything needs to go on that ONE thread. 

Xstatic3333

DrillSergeantCat said:

MrsDramaK said:

DrillSergeantCat said:

I'm new to this board and not getting a good impression. 

I mean we don't chase you with a pitch fork if recipes and pumpkin aren't your deal, but okay.

Pumpkin spice is okay. My issue is that several of the boards I've been on someone has complained that a new thread was started. I get that it's irritating when you have 50 people all asking about morning sickness, but not everything needs to go on that ONE thread. 

We do it this way, and have on TB for years, because it works and helps a great community to form. Plenty of other pregnancy communities do it differently, and, to me, they are chaos. But hey, others like them, that's their prerogative. 

I strive to always be kind about this stuff, but how are people supposed to know about the board culture if those of us who have been around longer don't let them know? I refuse to let this place be taken over by the Ramzi Me army, and it's a slippery slope. 

poofwok

Can people step off their soapbox today? FFS.

DrillSergeantCat

Xstatic3333 said:

We do it this way, and have on TB for years, because it works and helps a great community to form. Plenty of other pregnancy communities do it differently, and, to me, they are chaos. But hey, others like them, that's their prerogative. 

I strive to always be kind about this stuff, but how are people supposed to know about the board culture if those of us who have been around longer don't let them know? I refuse to let this place be taken over by the Ramzi Me army, and it's a slippery slope. 

I've been on TB for over a year so I'm not new to TB, just this BMB. My last BMB was not this strict, we had fun. We let people post and if it was something that was asked yesterday, we directed them to that post. 

Gretchypoo

DrillSergeantCat said:

MrsDramaK said:

DrillSergeantCat said:

I'm new to this board and not getting a good impression. 

I mean we don't chase you with a pitch fork if recipes and pumpkin aren't your deal, but okay.

Pumpkin spice is okay. My issue is that several of the boards I've been on someone has complained that a new thread was started. I get that it's irritating when you have 50 people all asking about morning sickness, but not everything needs to go on that ONE thread. 

Part of the issue is that we literally were getting 50 threads about morning sickness. And 4 about Zika in 3 days. There is a search function so we don't have that problem. A lot of the weekly threads are catch-alls to capture stuff so to not clog the board, that is why it is suggested people lurk for a while before posting.

I'm not saying "Leave" or "Don't leave", only you know what's going to work for you-- but if asking people (politely, btw) to post on an appropriate thread or use the search function rubs you the wrong way, you might seek out another community. We can get pretty sparky and "please post on the correct thread" is pretty mild.

DrillSergeantCat

Gretchypoo said:

Part of the issue is that we literally were getting 50 threads about morning sickness. And 4 about Zika in 3 days. There is a search function so we don't have that problem. A lot of the weekly threads are catch-alls to capture stuff so to not clog the board, that is why it is suggested people lurk for a while before posting.

I'm not saying "Leave" or "Don't leave", only you know what's going to work for you-- but if asking people (politely, btw) to post on an appropriate thread or use the search function rubs you the wrong way, you might seek out another community. We can get pretty sparky and "please post on the correct thread" is pretty mild.

Dude, I've been on TB over a year!!! I'm just saying that trying to keep things overly-organized can also cause problems. There are 10 pages of randoms. Things are bound to get lost in there. 

Xstatic3333

Eek, I was afraid you were talking to me for a second until I saw the lovetit @concreteangell. Was wondering if I was getting too out of control with my organizing!

@DrillSergeantCat lurk and get to know the board before you pass judgement because it's different from your last BMB. The women here are smart, funny, and fiercely supportive when needed. The structure is not that difficult to follow. It's a good place. 

Gingersnap

DrillSergeantCat said:

I'm new to this board and not getting a good impression. 

I love it when new people come in and criticize us. 

Steelerfan78

DrillSergeantCat said:

Gretchypoo said:

Part of the issue is that we literally were getting 50 threads about morning sickness. And 4 about Zika in 3 days. There is a search function so we don't have that problem. A lot of the weekly threads are catch-alls to capture stuff so to not clog the board, that is why it is suggested people lurk for a while before posting.

I'm not saying "Leave" or "Don't leave", only you know what's going to work for you-- but if asking people (politely, btw) to post on an appropriate thread or use the search function rubs you the wrong way, you might seek out another community. We can get pretty sparky and "please post on the correct thread" is pretty mild.

Dude, I've been on TB over a year!!! I'm just saying that trying to keep things overly-organized can also cause problems. There are 10 pages of randoms. Things are bound to get lost in there. 

At least it's 10 pages of a thread and not 10 pages on the board full of random threads. You said you're new, so you missed it a few weeks ago when not checking the board for a few hours made you come back to at least 2 pages of threads. Half of which were about the same things. There is a reason this works and why all previous BMB's have done it this way. Lurk around, this isn't something new we are trying here. 

DrillSergeantCat

Xstatic3333 said:

Eek, I was afraid you were talking to me for a second until I saw the lovetit @concreteangell. Was wondering if I was getting too out of control with my organizing!

@DrillSergeantCat lurk and get to know the board before you pass judgement because it's different from your last BMB. The women here are smart, funny, and fiercely supportive when needed. The structure is not that difficult to follow. It's a good place. 

I've been lurking. That's how I've determined that it's too organized. These BMB's are supposed to be a place where we can get to know each other vs the trimester boards which are a complete clusterfuck. I'm just saying that over-organization can cause things to get lost too. This topic (PS) was obviously something fun that someone wanted to share, but she got jumped on for not posting on the Randoms thread. JFC, just let go a little. 

Tennis11785

omg, even the person who created this thread recognized that it wasn't a good place for it.  Why are we still having this question or debate?

I think the threshold of whether something gets its own thread or not is how random is it and how much independent conversation can be generated.  If it's something that is super random, like that a certain food product now comes in a new flavor, perhaps randoms or one of the existing food threads is a good place for it.  If it's something that is a bit different and will likely be able to stand on its own, like hey let's create a place where people can share recipes their family loves or crafting tips, then it can get its own thread.  And if you aren't sure - perhaps pose the question in a related thread and see if others think it would be helpful.  

poofwok

@Xstatic3333 nope, not at all! I very much see eye to eye with you on the organization of this board.

To be honest, im just tired of the whining regarding this place. It's been like this from the beginning. I don't get where all this is coming from today.

Gingersnap

I. Just. Can't. 
Who the EFF comes into an established community, announces they are new, and proceeds to tell said community that they don't like the way things are done and have a bad impression? 
Don't like it here? Then don't stay. We aren't going to change the way we do things because of a whine from someone we don't even know and hasn't invested any time here. 
FFS. 

Gretchypoo

Gingersnap said:

I. Just. Can't. 
Who the EFF comes into an established community, announces they are new, and proceeds to tell said community that they don't like the way things are done and have a bad impression? 
Don't like it here? Then don't stay. We aren't going to change the way we do things because of a whine from someone we don't even know and hasn't invested any time here. 
FFS. 

I know you're taken but I have a weird Internet crush on you ;-) 

poetryandoceans

@DrillSergeantCat Different months have different cultures. I'm Jan17, but I lurk over here all the time because their approach to organization and snark soothes my soul. It's not written in stone that the exact birth month that you're due in is the only one you have to spend time in. You can spend time with the Jan17 ladies, they're very friendly, and it sounds like their approach to board org is more your speed. We can do a board membership trade. 

srscott3

DrillSergeantCat said:

Xstatic3333 said:

Eek, I was afraid you were talking to me for a second until I saw the lovetit @concreteangell. Was wondering if I was getting too out of control with my organizing!

@DrillSergeantCat lurk and get to know the board before you pass judgement because it's different from your last BMB. The women here are smart, funny, and fiercely supportive when needed. The structure is not that difficult to follow. It's a good place. 

I've been lurking. That's how I've determined that it's too organized. These BMB's are supposed to be a place where we can get to know each other vs the trimester boards which are a complete clusterfuck. I'm just saying that over-organization can cause things to get lost too. This topic (PS) was obviously something fun that someone wanted to share, but she got jumped on for not posting on the Randoms thread. JFC, just let go a little. 

Gingersnap

We would love to have you @poetryandoceans

poetryandoceans

@Gingersnap Oh, I'm usually here. I'm just quietly lurking like the awkward kid in high school trying to find a place to put down her lunch tray... 

DrillSergeantCat

Gingersnap said:

I. Just. Can't. 
Who the EFF comes into an established community, announces they are new, and proceeds to tell said community that they don't like the way things are done and have a bad impression? 
Don't like it here? Then don't stay. We aren't going to change the way we do things because of a whine from someone we don't even know and hasn't invested any time here. 
FFS. 

Well I sincerely apologize that I didn't find out when I'm due until Monday and wasn't sure which BMB to be on. I haven't had a period since May of last year so there was no way to know when I conceived. I'm also sorry that I feel telling someone they posted incorrectly leaves a bad taste in my mouth. The few that I've seen that on really didn't deserve it, IMO. You said the topic should support a conversation, this one did. 2 pages of it. 

This is my second pregnancy in a year. I'll just delete this baby from my profile so it defaults me back to my other board. 

Xstatic3333

DrillSergeantCat said:

Xstatic3333 said:

Eek, I was afraid you were talking to me for a second until I saw the lovetit @concreteangell. Was wondering if I was getting too out of control with my organizing!

@DrillSergeantCat lurk and get to know the board before you pass judgement because it's different from your last BMB. The women here are smart, funny, and fiercely supportive when needed. The structure is not that difficult to follow. It's a good place. 

I've been lurking. That's how I've determined that it's too organized. These BMB's are supposed to be a place where we can get to know each other vs the trimester boards which are a complete clusterfuck. I'm just saying that over-organization can cause things to get lost too. This topic (PS) was obviously something fun that someone wanted to share, but she got jumped on for not posting on the Randoms thread. JFC, just let go a little. 

WinchesterGirl