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Posted by Megachirops (Member # 4325) on :

I've noticed that there are prolific posters here who rarely ever encounter each other because they don't post in the same threads.

I don't mean fluff versus serious stuff. I mean more specialization than that.

I post in fluff and in serious threads, but generally in particular fluff and serious threads.

For instance, I don't tend to post in a lot of art-related threads, I don't think. Not that I don't like art, but, without any conscious thought on my part, I just don't tend to find those to be the threads that stimulate me a lot. I also don't generally post in medical threads, or techy threads. Again, not that I never do, but that those aren't the threads that I'm all over.

My little piece of Hatrack turf includes threads about parenting, sexuality, gender roles, teaching, Cuba/Latino culture, and self-analysis. I would bet that it's hard to find a thread in any of those avenues that I haven't put my two cents into.

You?

One reason that this is interesting to me is discovering that after well over six-thousand posts here, there are people with whom I have not developed any kind of reputation at all. They don't know me, and I don't know them. Why? Our turf doesn't overlap. We see each other on the occasions when we venture out of our turf, but not enough to create a relationship.

Posted by Hobbes (Member # 433) on :

I claim smilie threads.

Hobbes [Smile]

Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :

Between Mrs. Dubose's house and the Radley place.

Posted by Telperion the Silver (Member # 6074) on :

I usually post in political, social, sci-fi, and silly threads mostly I think... but I'm definatly a Jack of all trades and will post anywhere once! [Smile]

Posted by Zalmoxis (Member # 2327) on :

I have no idea what you are talking about. And who *are* you, anyway? I think that this is much too "meta" of a thread for someone like you to start -- you don't even have a 1,000 posts yet.

Posted by screechowl (Member # 2651) on :

katharina

Please don't eat any of the pecans that fall from the Radley's trees!

[Smile]

Posted by KarlEd (Member # 571) on :

I read all kinds of threads, but usually by the time I read them what I would have said has already been said (and I loathe posting just to say "me too").

Lately I've expended way too much energy in the gay marriage threads and other homosexuality debates. Subjects I might be "all over":

Gardening, movies, language, technology, visions of the future, and some fluff.

Posted by Xaposert (Member # 1612) on :

I think I live pretty far up in the Hatrack Ivory Tower.

I post in threads about politics, philosophy, morality, religion, and any thread in which I can defend some misunderstood "monster." I post in threads about abstracts, ideals, and theories, but not normally in threads arguing over factual details, or specifics of any kind. (I generally assume those disputes are for experts in the subjects to handle, rather than general debate.) I also post in self-analysis threads.

I post in some "fluff" threads, but I am very picky about which. Usually they are the fluff threads that entail either competition and/or creativity.

I also will post in any thread that I consider sufficiently wacky - especially if it is both wacky and serious, my favorite combination. [Wink]

Posted by Eaquae Legit (Member # 3063) on :

I lurk. *shifty eyes*

Occasionally I pop out on fluff threads of particular interest, and occasionally on other "serious" threads. Although I follow "gay marriage" threads I don't have much to say that hasn't already been said. Same with a lot of the controversial threads.

Posted by Jenny Gardener (Member # 903) on :

I think I OWN all the turf that has bugs on it. And I started the Wenches' Tavern. I tend to create and visit teacher threads. I also sip from various things like political threads, parenting, social issues, and fluff. Sometimes, I'll think of turf I've never seen covered and put it up at Hatrack. Like the fishing thread.

Posted by T_Smith (Member # 3734) on :

::shrug::

I didn't even know I had a turf. Hey, if anyone wants to interact with me, just say so, or start interacting. I'm just... there.

Posted by Storm Saxon (Member # 3101) on :

T, you belong to what I consider 'teen turf' and 'Mormon turf' and 'fluff turf'. That is, most of the threads you have long correspondence in have one of those things in common. Under your mentors, Pat and Jon Boy, I think you guys manage to combine all three quite a bit into one massive sub-tribe of Hatrack--the Fluffy Mormon Teens. [Razz]

Posted by Papa Moose (Member # 1992) on :

Generally I just scan threads for out-of-context quotations and onanism references.

Posted by ak (Member # 90) on :

Tolkien, gender roles, space and science stuff, Iraq but I've decided to stay out of those now. Anything bizarre or quirky. Newbie fishing and welcoming newcomers. Oh, and cats. I'm fascinated by the medical stuff. Suicide matters to me a lot. Religion, though I read more than posting now in those.

I stay out of the ones I'm not old enough for, and I gave up political threads back when things got so ornerylike here, and haven't ever picked them back up again. Another thing I don't enjoy that lots of people seem to, is stuff that's interesting specifically because it's so stupid, silly, bad, or idiotic or whatever. For some reason stuff like that doesn't interest me at all.

[ April 22, 2004, 07:23 PM: Message edited by: ak ]

Posted by Bokonon (Member # 480) on :

I don't have any turf, I'm just renting.

-Bok

Posted by T_Smith (Member # 3734) on :

[Cry]

I'm a fluffy Mormon ADULT!!! ::runs to room::

Posted by PSI Teleport (Member # 5545) on :

Umm...

I post to almost everything, unless I really don't know what's being discussed.

Except for right now in my life, when I post to only the top five threads while my kids take a nap.

Right now I'm in between stripping the kitchen floor by hand, and waxing it by hand. So I quickly post to whatever's moving and then I leave.

I think I must also hold a record for most last posts. [Razz]

Posted by Homestarrunner (Member # 5090) on :

I am probably best described as a Mormon apologist.

I stay out of the political or factual threads. I don't read enough about current events to be able to discuss most of them in detail.

For kicks, I like to jump into a thread when everybody else is done contributing to it. Riding it down the page is a real thrill.

[ April 22, 2004, 05:04 PM: Message edited by: Homestarrunner ]

Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :

Puns, music, books, some teacher stuff. I bail when things get nasty, even a little, because I can find that enough in "real life." I am here to have fun and share ideas.

Posted by Storm Saxon (Member # 3101) on :

[Laugh]

T-Smith.

T, you are one funny young person.

Posted by Kama (Member # 3022) on :

*touches Nathan*

you're not very fluffy.

Posted by Hobbes (Member # 433) on :

I tend to post in threads that have my name in the title. Which is lucky because recent reasearch reveals that few other people like to post in threads with my name in the title.

Hobbes [Smile]

Posted by Frisco (Member # 3765) on :

Any thread that needs a whipping boy. [Smile]

Posted by celia60 (Member # 2039) on :

Used to be any thread that needed someone to hold a whip.

Maybe I should go back to those simpler days.

Posted by Hobbes (Member # 433) on :

I miss the good ol' days when it was Ralphie holding the whip. [Razz]

Hobbes

Posted by Mike (Member # 55) on :

quote:
Fluffy Mormon Teens

Hey, at least it's not the Furry Mormon Teens. [Eek!]

Posted by Frisco (Member # 3765) on :

I got a junk e-mail for one of those yesterday.

Posted by Ralphie (Member # 1565) on :

If I think people will let me get away with being a smartass in a thread, then I'll post in it.

I'm here so infrequently now, my 'turf' is no longer as clearly defined. I do like that I have a small amount of anonymity again, as there are a quite a few newbies who don't really know who I am. It means I don't have to be as careful with what I say. It doesn't feel like my posts are under scrutiny, like I felt at one point.

Oh, wait - I do claim my turf as any posts that require it to be said that jehovoid is a genius. And Frisco. And Dobie.

Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :

Ralphie, I can smell you brains.

Posted by Ralphie (Member # 1565) on :

Think they'd go good with a nice chianti and some fava beans?

You sick freak.

Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :

Ralphie, I can accept your smarta**edness, but I am totally scrutinizing your posts for foulmouthedness.

Posted by Ralphie (Member # 1565) on :

Then you read ALL my posts.

Excellent.

Posted by Frisco (Member # 3765) on :

I think the proper reply, Ralphie, would be "Bitch."

Posted by Ralphie (Member # 1565) on :

And if I edited it in, an edit mark would destroy the funny. [Frown]

Edited to say: And you know people, Eddie. They're here for a few months and suddenly they own the joint.

[ April 23, 2004, 11:42 PM: Message edited by: Ralphie ]

Posted by Hobbes (Member # 433) on :

Someone stole my funny, I last saw it December 31st, 99. But hey, some party eh?

Hobbes [Smile]

Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :

Bitch.

Posted by Frisco (Member # 3765) on :

Next time.

Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :

Fluffy Mormon Teens

And language threads

Posted by Brian J. Hill (Member # 5346) on :

I lurk too much to have "turf." But I do love a good religion thread, or whatever else I have an opinion on. On second thought, I have an opinion on most everything--I just can't articulate it that well, and don't often have something to say that can't be better said by someone else.

Posted by tt&t (Member # 5600) on :

Fluff. [Razz]

(((((everyone)))))

I don't feel knowledgable enough (or someone's already posted what I wanted to say by the time I get there) to post in serious threads, although I have from time to time. I read most things, though.

I deleted my earlier post to this thread because it got in the way of someone's joke. *siiiigh* I think I'm too easily intimidated. [Smile]

Post.

[ April 22, 2004, 11:46 PM: Message edited by: tt&t ]

Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :

Buffy. (And Angel since that's all the Buffy there is any more.)

Dagonee

Posted by MyrddinFyre (Member # 2576) on :

Chat [Smile]

Posted by Nick (Member # 4311) on :

Serious political threads are normally where I go, but lately I stay away from some of them because many find my views offensive. [Dont Know]

Posted by John L (Member # 6005) on :

Being both likeable and unlikeablt simultaneously.

Seriously (as if the previous wasn't true), I don't know. I never asked. There's little I don't have something to run my mouth about. Does anyone who knows me know my "turf?"

Posted by T_Smith (Member # 3734) on :

Grenme.

Posted by Megachirops (Member # 4325) on :

John, I think your Hatrack turf is history, theology (or, more accurately, religious history), current events, prejudice, and Dune.

I don't remember you posting so much about religious history before you went back to school, come to think of it. I think a lot of your turf overlaps with mine--more so now, since I also find religious history fascinating. The big exception [to the overlapping comment] for me is current events. I don't post in a lot of current events threads.

Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :

I don't have turf.

Posted by John L (Member # 6005) on :

Well, I always had an interest in interesting historical tidbits, but one professor in particular has given me some direction.

Oh, and there are people who have way more theological knowledge than I do. I'm an outsider looking in with religions now, whereas a few people (even here) I know are more from the inside looking around.

[ April 22, 2004, 07:48 PM: Message edited by: John L ]

Posted by T_Smith (Member # 3734) on :

Jamie, thats a load of crapola.

Posted by celia60 (Member # 2039) on :

so what's my turf?

Posted by John L (Member # 6005) on :

Evil.

Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :

No it isn't.

Posted by T_Smith (Member # 3734) on :

Yes it is.

Posted by Megachirops (Member # 4325) on :

<--- agrees with T

Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :

--I--

Posted by Megachirops (Member # 4325) on :

The only people who don't have a turf are lurkers and those who read every single thread. If you skip threads, saying, that doesn't look interesting, then you have a turf. If you are all over certain threads, then they are your turf.

Jamie, you jump all over threads on mental health and children's issues. You also jump into threads about Catholicism. I'm not saying that's all, because I don't keep track of where everyone posts.

Posted by Megachirops (Member # 4325) on :

Another way to put it: What thread topics are virtually guaranteed to get a post from you?

[ April 22, 2004, 08:18 PM: Message edited by: Megachirops ]

Posted by Zalmoxis (Member # 2327) on :

Certainly not this one.

Posted by Megachirops (Member # 4325) on :

[ROFL]

Posted by Zalmoxis (Member # 2327) on :

I do tend to post on threads that are *about* Hatrack -- plus all the other stuff that you all associate with me.

But I want to point out that it's not just a matter of turf. There are also MOs to consider. For instance, I'm the king of the backhanded compliment and the non-non sequitur. Papa Moose is the master of bringing a certain level of humanity, introspection and caution into controversial threads. John L. likes to question assumptions and evidence. TomD makes suggestive comments on fluff threads (sometimes), pulls out definitive references on pop culture threads [esp. speculative fiction ones], and is king of the pointed question on religious ones.

Icky often shows how personal experiences don't always match up with "theory" or abstract presecriptions on threads on parenting and public education and how policy and practice and real people come into conflict.

Etc. Etc.

Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :

I like to avoid threads that can potentially be controversial...

Posted by Megachirops (Member # 4325) on :

quote:
I like to avoid threads that can potentially be controversial...

Hehe.

-o-

Interesting, Zal. And cool. I'll think about that. [Smile]

Posted by imogen (Member # 5485) on :

I have astroturf.

Posted by Ela (Member # 1365) on :

quote:
Being both likeable and unlikeablt simultaneously.

Seriously (as if the previous wasn't true), I don't know. I never asked. There's little I don't have something to run my mouth about. Does anyone who knows me know my "turf?"

John, I don't know what your turf is.

Heck, I don't know what my own turf is, either.

I don't think my turf is static. I post in whatever threads grab my eye. Thread titles influence my choice alot - I have sometimes gotten into an interesting thread late because the title didn't grab me or seem like something I would want to discuss. And time constraints often play into whether or not I post on a thread. Since I feel obligated to read every post on a thread before I post, I will tend to avoid threads that have gotten to multiple pages before I ever saw them, unless another Hatracker happens to direct me to them, or wants to discuss them with me.

Posted by pooka (Member # 5003) on :

Zal, are you a guy? I find it interesting that all the influential posters you described are guys.

I'm part of the bread of the Hatrack sandwich. You wouldn't know you were spicy if it wasn't for prude little pooka. I was recently dubbed most umbrageous jatraquero by Frisco. I'm not sure he has sole authority in that matter, but it's still nice to be a hatrack superlative.

Thread titles that are questions or implied questions draw me in. I also like religion, health, and language. StrongBad. I usually stay away from Tolkein, hugs, Last Post and music/lyrics, though I've been known to bump for a good cause.

I'll pull a Want2Write and say that as far as threads go, I either support them, disagree, or am indifferent.

Posted by Shan (Member # 4550) on :

I go where the whim wills.

That frequently happens to be in threads relating to parenting. If one must single parent, one couldn't ask for a better support system.

I trim rosebushes in the Wenches Tavern. Actually, all the yardwork I mean to do at home I do there, instead . . .

And just where has the Hatrack Principal thread disappeared to? I have a special SN just for that one . . .

Shan [Hat]

(believe me, I'll get tired of inserting a smilEY long before the rest of you . . . )

Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :

Tolkien, of course. Reading in general, if someone is asking for suggestions.

Chat, so I can talk to myr (and sundry others). Hatrack gatherings that I might be able to get to, and some that I just wish I could.

Mack: You are like a buffalo, wandering where you will... [Evil]

Kwea

[ April 23, 2004, 01:51 AM: Message edited by: Kwea ]

Posted by advice for robots (Member # 2544) on :

Thwpt.

[ April 23, 2004, 02:16 AM: Message edited by: advice for robots ]

Posted by Kama (Member # 3022) on :

My turf are flirting threads.

Posted by Kama (Member # 3022) on :

And turning regular threads to flirting threads.

Posted by Storm Saxon (Member # 3101) on :

quote:

I was recently dubbed most umbrageous jatraquero by Frisco. I'm not sure he has sole authority in that matter, but it's still nice to be a hatrack superlative.

I don't know about most umbrageous, but you're certainly working on being the most whiniest.

Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :

Pooka is the poster who regularly startles a laugh out of me. I love it.

Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :

Oh, and all of Hatrack is my turf. [Cool]

Except the hug threads, which are ruled with a jello fist by rivka.

[ April 23, 2004, 04:34 PM: Message edited by: katharina ]

Posted by PSI Teleport (Member # 5545) on :

Crap. Now I have some Hatrack turf ground into my knee.

One thing I've learned about rugburns, especially on the knee...they are always worse than you think.

Another thing I've learned...when you are trying to remove carpet filaments with a tweezer, DO NOT grab a hair instead. *passes out*

<---really has a rugburn. [Frown]

Posted by Bob the Lawyer (Member # 3278) on :

I pretty much post solely for the sake of my own amusement. Which, I guess, makes me a watered down Frisco...

Hey Geoff, got any female cousins?

Posted by Megachirops (Member # 4325) on :

[ROFL]

-Icarus

Posted by Zalmoxis (Member # 2327) on :

quote:
Zal, are you a guy?

Define guy.

I do like to watch football and eat Doritos. But I'm not sure if that's what you mean.

Posted by Homestarrunner (Member # 5090) on :

[Laugh]

jello fist

Posted by ClaudiaTherese (Member # 923) on :

Medical, mostly, but also Hellos to newbies, the Buffyverse, Leonard Cohen lyics, and especially the healthcare system misnomer.

[Big Grin]

Posted by Derrell (Member # 6062) on :

I mostly hang out in the hug and last post threads. The only serious threads I routinely post in are landmark threads and threads about depression.

Posted by Da_Goat (Member # 5529) on :

I read bits and pieces of everything, but only post when I have something to say that hasn't been said yet. And that only seems to happens in fluff threads.

Posted by sndrake (Member # 4941) on :

Lessee,

I post in Buffy et al threads, Star Trek threads, some science threads, disability-related threads, bioethics/medicine threads.

Not much for gaming or religion threads as I don't have much to offer on the topics. Although I will read some of the religion threads on occasion.

Posted by Christy (Member # 4397) on :

Thread titles and who started them really do tend to influence my turf. [Blushing]

I stay out of political threads and most chatty threads, but enjoy threads where I learn more about the people I identify with here at Hatrack. I tend to post when what someone has written has touched me or made me think (but not where I would feel intimidated by others more thought-out opinions).

Subjects tend to vary -- books, science/nature, parenting are probably me-topics. I still lurk more than not, though.

Posted by MidnightBlue (Member # 6146) on :

I generally post in fluff threads- specifically the ones including games and/or puzzles. I lurk in all kinds of random threads. Threads that have more than 30 or so posts in them before I get a chance to read are normally ignored, since by then there's nothing new for me to add and I don't feel like reading that much. I also spend a lot of time reading the threads on the other board, but I only post on and off over there.

Posted by Yank (Member # 2514) on :

My turf used to be just about everything, but now that I'm confined to a library computer I'm much more choosy.

Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :

I post only in fluff. Even in serious threads I turn them to fluff.

FLUFF
FLUUFFFFFYYYY
FLUFF

Unless it's about abortion, death penalty, gay marriage, politics or cars.

When I really want to be fluffy, I post as my aliases.

[Big Grin]

Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :

So you're OSC-Fan!

Posted by Jenny Gardener (Member # 903) on :

But Bob... doesnt that make you a FLUFFER? [Eek!]