Roll Call

abundancenow · January 2015

Anybody staying on the bump?

July 14 has been a wild ride. So many people leaving after we had our babies and already being connected through FB. Then the bat fish crazy faker scared off many. Now mass exodus because of the bannings and new TOU.

ChrisB · January 2015

I have been spending more time on the other boards, but I do pop in here occasionally to see what's going on.

bumpuser10749628 · January 2015

I had my account deleted and then set up this one mainly to lurk. Having a blast on the new board though! Did you come join us yet?

abundancenow · January 2015

I've been reading lots of other boards here and it's interesting to watch how this is playing out. I love group dynamics.

I did not join the other board, but I have lurked some.

Our July 14 group has dwindled down so much and it looks like parenting is the big group there.
Not sure how well I'd fit in, the last boy band I was in to was New Kids On the Block in the early 90s.
I see lots of New Direction fans.

I feel like I invested some time here, but haven't made the connections I was hoping for. I'm not sure how much more I want to invest when I'm not really developing friendships. July 14 is probably going to get smaller there and parenting will probably absorb our active posters.

I don't want to GBCB yet, so I think I'll just see how it goes.

huggabunch · January 2015

I'm still here and trying to take part in the other board too. I'm almost always on mobile tho, so I'm having a but harder time there.

honeybee434 · January 2015

I check in here once a day since I have the mobile app, makes it easy. I wish more from the inside baby days had stayed on the forums.

missilini · January 2015

I'm still here. I've been lurking at the other place a little. I like this place better though.

TwizzyG · January 2015

Still lurk around from time to time. Guess not frequently enough because I don't even know what "other place" you all are talking about, lol.

mcvgal · January 2015

I'm still here. I have lurked a bit on the other board, but the site isn't as easy on my cellphone. I check this one daily. A little sad to see so many people leave

Kimmi1982 · January 2015

I'm still here. I wasn't very active here, a few posts here and there. But I lurked, and found so many answers to my questions and saw that I wasn't alone in most issues I was dealing with. I hate that it went down like this and we lost our community. I went to the other place, but it's difficult on mobile and I like our little group here better.

bluejeanbaby1217 · January 2015

Still here, no idea what this other place it.

bumpuser10749628 · January 2015

Anyone who wants to move, PM me and I'll send you the link. Also just troll around Parenting a bit- it's posted everywhere over there.

Soon2BMrsN · January 2015

Still checking the app, though not as frequently. Didn't join the other site and not sure I will. I've been on the knot/nest/bump for a really long time. I may take this as the final reason to just delete my account and move on. Haven't decided yet.

EllaSmella · January 2015

I've been here for a long time (2007 on the Knot and 2010 on the Bump). I only stop by a couple times a week and I'm not really interested in jumping to the new board. I'm also not really interested in anything but my BMB. There's too much drama on the other boards.

Knbh · January 2015

I'm still here, although I very rarely post or even come on.

My DS has GERD, eczema, and severe allergies- the perfect combo to turn a seldom poster into one who rarely even has time to visit the bump.

ghostof5letters · January 2015

I check in here mainly out of habit. I'm converting over to the other place. I feel like I've overstayed my welcome, and that's ok.

littlemissmarla · January 2015

I'm still lurking over here and participating over there.

1982Babies · January 2015

:-h

Soon2BMrsN · January 2015

Joined the other site yesterday but can't get used to how unaesthetically appealing it looks. Ha! Mostly lurking in both places.

PregsMcSnoozalot · January 2015

@soon2bmrsn

I have the same issue. I hate looking at that other site. Yuck! I'm staying here.

PregsMcSnoozalot · January 2015

Plus, I don't give a crap in a hat about the new TOU. I pretty much try to not be an a-hole to you guys...even without them telling me I'm not allowed to be one

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ADC1979 · January 2015

I'm at both places, but different SN there. I mostly get to check in at work. Sad for what happened with TB, but I figure maybe I can find good people/useful info on both sites so win/win.

shortstack930 · January 2015

I'm still here on and off but I missed everything that went down too. Working full time plus not spending as much time nursing now that the LO is getting older leaves me with little time to bump.

yurmom · January 2015

Looks like I'm going to literally Goodbye Cruel Bump. Goddamn XO.

kay anthony · January 2015

I'm lurking in both places.

alohababy14 · January 2015

I'm here - I'm mostly on mobile and had a hard time with the new site.

ashleymarie1027 · January 2015

shortstack930 said:
I'm still here on and off but I missed everything that went down too. Working full time plus not spending as much time nursing now that the LO is getting older leaves me with little time to bump.

Pretty much my story exactly. I have my morning/afternoon bus ride, but that time is used for all my internet/ap usage time... And the bump doesn't always win

KatWAG · January 2015

Lori_n_Lior said:

I will try and keep it short.

Bump gods post new "guidelines" on mod forum

Mods warn bump they will not be received well and more importantly a lot of wording is open to interpretation and will create confusion

Bump posts guidelines anyway, bans mods without provocation mostly from parenting which "coincidentally" the new guidelines seem to be directed towards

All hell breaks lose, bump blames that for banning even though the bans were first.

All mod privs are removed.

Posts are deleted left and right, bump blames being "hacked" but the deleted posts seem to be anything against the new guidelines or asking questions about the unexplained bans.

Some mods try to work with the bump to get apologies and protect their communities, other mods like me stick around because we can't help but watch everything unfold.

Bump strings mods and community along for a week promising explanations and apologies.

Bump closes mod board and sends a form letter to all mods and posts a bunch of BS.

Yes it started with the mods but it became so much more. I dont really care one way or the other. But its really a bad car accident that you cant look away from.

There was mass bannings on the parenting board. For no real reason and with no explanation. It seemed like if someone questioned the new guidleines they were banned. And if someone started a thread questioning the guidelines they were banned.

So them people started the pro boards. And were sneding out links to said boards. And they were getting banned because they were trying to drive traffic away from the bump.

Then people got fed up and started pushing back. A ton of people wanted their histories and accounts deleted and the admins were responding and they werent responding in general.

The admins were "moving" or deleting threads to the Bump HQ board but no one could find it. It was finally published but people still werent getting answers.

So now thousands have left. Even more have taken "vows of silences" or are standing in "solidarity" against the bump.

So now its a waiting game to see if XO group caves or if more people actually leave and what this site becomes.

FWIW, the TOU never changed. Its the guidelines that are new. And the guidelines are all rainbows and unicorns. They say you are not allowed to say "fuck off" and you are not allowed to pot stir among other things.

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ChrisB · January 2015

abundancenow said:

I've been reading lots of other boards here and it's interesting to watch how this is playing out. I love group dynamics. I did not join the other board, but I have lurked some. Our July 14 group has dwindled down so much and it looks like parenting is the big group there. Not sure how well I'd fit in, the last boy band I was in to was New Kids On the Block in the early 90s. I see lots of New Direction fans. I feel like I invested some time here, but haven't made the connections I was hoping for. I'm not sure how much more I want to invest when I'm not really developing friendships. July 14 is probably going to get smaller there and parenting will probably absorb our active posters. I don't want to GBCB yet, so I think I'll just see how it goes.

I agree with some of your views. I am definitely NOT a One Direction fan .. I didn't even know what the "Larry" threads were about until I joined the other site. I agree that we have lost quite a few J14ers, but there is still a good core group of women on pro boards. The Parenting board is just as popular as it was here but they have been great at welcoming new people. There are quite a few nice features and they admins there have been great at listening to the wants and needs of their members and adjusting things accordingly. C'mon...give it a shot!

lamarei · January 2015

I feel lost too! I was out most of last week, during whatever errupted. What other board did everyone go to?

SweetTamale38 · January 2015

I have not had time to check in since July. The past almost-seven months have gone by so fast. I missed all this drama, I guess. I wish you all the best!

PregsMcSnoozalot · February 2015

I was wondering whatever happened to you, @sweettamale38! Hope all is well

bgoodbpar · February 2015

I'm late to the party. Just decided randomly pop in on lurk mode and saw all this craziness. Yikes!

ADC1979 · February 2015

Our J14 board in the new digs is pretty hopping and entertaining. Veteran J14ers can still pop over and join the fun!

Clined22 · February 2015

I'm still here... I'm late in posting and mostly lurk anyway, but I enjoy seeing what everyone is up to and what others are going through.

rkgold · February 2015

Can I even ask where the new board is? Thought I'd check it out but I don't know where it is! I really still like this board and I wish we didn't have a mass exodus!