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<blockquote data-quote="stevelabny" data-source="post: 2107868" data-attributes="member: 9298">i couldnt resist responding to this thread long after its demise. here's a fact of the internet:There is no such thing as an internet hangout that doesnt have trolls, insults, stupidity, regular-cliquism (?), newbie-bashing and a severe case of elitism.&nbsp; While EN World suffers from most of these, I'll tell you one of the reasons why its still worth visiting. Goldilocks size. (just right)Small boards and chat rooms quickly become total cliques where nothing gets done except the bootlicking of the regulars. Huge commercial boards tend to have threads get lost in the shuffle, and a slightly higher percentage of stupidity and repetitiveness due to an inordinate number of people new to whichever hobby the board is about or new to the internet.But EN World for the most part is large, without being too large.&nbsp; While any lurker or part time poster can sort of figure out the regulars and how things work, if you have something interesting to say or a question to ask, you will get some sort of response more often than not.As for the original posters concern over the spelling correction. Maybe he didnt lurk long enough, but there have been numerous threads about &quot;most annoying typo&quot; or other pet peeves and lose/loose and rogue/rouge alwayswin by a landslide. I thought the way die kluge corrected him was amusing to those have read these threads, but probably sarcastic to those who havent. Personally, as a New Yorker, I always find that many people on the internet (as I don't ever actually travel) have zero tolerance or understanding of sarcasm.Oh well.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="stevelabny, post: 2107868, member: 9298"] i couldnt resist responding to this thread long after its demise. here's a fact of the internet: There is no such thing as an internet hangout that doesnt have trolls, insults, stupidity, regular-cliquism (?), newbie-bashing and a severe case of elitism. While EN World suffers from most of these, I'll tell you one of the reasons why its still worth visiting. Goldilocks size. (just right) Small boards and chat rooms quickly become total cliques where nothing gets done except the bootlicking of the regulars. Huge commercial boards tend to have threads get lost in the shuffle, and a slightly higher percentage of stupidity and repetitiveness due to an inordinate number of people new to whichever hobby the board is about or new to the internet. But EN World for the most part is large, without being too large. While any lurker or part time poster can sort of figure out the regulars and how things work, if you have something interesting to say or a question to ask, you will get some sort of response more often than not. As for the original posters concern over the spelling correction. Maybe he didnt lurk long enough, but there have been numerous threads about "most annoying typo" or other pet peeves and lose/loose and rogue/rouge alwayswin by a landslide. I thought the way die kluge corrected him was amusing to those have read these threads, but probably sarcastic to those who havent. Personally, as a New Yorker, I always find that many people on the internet (as I don't ever actually travel) have zero tolerance or understanding of sarcasm. Oh well. [/QUOTE]

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