| Pages:
1
..
3
4
5
6
7 |
BajaNuts
Super Nomad
Posts: 1085
Registered: 5-11-2008
Location: eastern WA, the DRY side
Member Is Offline
Mood: no worry, no hurry....it's all good!
|
|
ELINVESTI8  
|
|
|
MitchMan
Super Nomad
Posts: 1856
Registered: 3-9-2009
Member Is Offline
|
|
Having just read this entire thread, I am having a Kum-bayaa moment right now. Whay shouldn't I, after all, I am a fire-breathing liberal.
This forum is the best. I've tried other forums and they just don't have the same esprit de corps that this one has.
This forum constantly blows me away with the depth of knowledge that so many Nomads have on every subject ever brought up. Believe it or not, there
are some really high IQs floating around this forum (then there's the rest of us).
I have been dumped on and I have been a dumper as well.
I have uproariously bursted out in abrupt laughter at some of the funniest things that I have ever seen in print.
I have gotten all my questions answered here. Can't say that about anything or anywhere else I have been.
On this forum, you have to be well adjusted to really get what it has to offer. Be thick skinned, have a sense of humor, don't take yourself too
seriously or you will go down in flames, be robust, contribute your posts and responses, don't be afraid to get into it with others, admit and
apologize when you are wrong, constantly ask yourself if you are "over reacting", take your lumps and discipline yourself to NOT always have the last
word, and by all means contribute your knowledge.
[Edited on 11-24-2009 by MitchMan]
|
|
|
bajalera
Super Nomad
Posts: 1875
Registered: 10-15-2003
Location: Santa Maria CA
Member Is Offline
|
|
No I'm not, Pack, but my shelf life has pretty much expired.
And thanks to you, too, Skeeter old dear.
[Edited on 11-24-2009 by bajalera]
\"Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest never happen at all. The conscientious historian will correct these defects.\" -
Mark Twain
|
|
|
Bajaboy
Ultra Nomad
Posts: 4375
Registered: 10-9-2003
Location: Bahia Asuncion, BCS, Mexico
Member Is Offline
|
|
Outside of a few blowhard know-it-alls, this is a great place. We all have different experiences and opinions. It's great to learn from others as
well as to share from our travels. Viva Baja Nomad.
Zac
[Edited on 11-25-2009 by Bajaboy]
|
|
|
docsmom
Nomad
Posts: 418
Registered: 6-21-2007
Location: Tucson, AZ
Member Is Offline
|
|
I thought I had a comment 'till I read all 5 pages of this thread.
At the moment I'm frowning but I'm still here. Nuff said.
|
|
|
The Gull
Super Nomad
Posts: 2223
Registered: 8-28-2003
Location: Rancho Descanso, BCN
Member Is Offline
Mood: High
|
|
| Quote: | Originally posted by bajalera
Well, this has been so interesting that I'm thinking of joining. |
Sign of the times, Granny, you forgot you already registered?
�I won\'t insult your intelligence by suggesting that you really believe what you just said.� William F. Buckley, Jr.
|
|
|
woody with a view
PITA Nomad
Posts: 15939
Registered: 11-8-2004
Location: Looking at the Coronado Islands
Member Is Offline
Mood: Everchangin'
|
|
| Quote: | Originally posted by MitchMan
On this forum, you have to be well adjusted to really get what it has to offer. Be thick skinned, have a sense of humor, don't take yourself too
seriously or you will go down in flames, be robust, contribute your posts and responses, don't be afraid to get into it with others, admit and
apologize when you are wrong, constantly ask yourself if you are "over reacting", take your lumps and discipline yourself to NOT always have the last
word, and by all means contribute your knowledge.
[Edited on 11-24-2009 by MitchMan] |
and by all means don't ask about the surf! just go find it for yourself while making wrong turns and getting lost. it's the only way to find yourself!
|
|
|
shari
Select Nomad
Posts: 13049
Registered: 3-10-2006
Location: bahia asuncion, baja sur
Member Is Offline
Mood: there is no reality except the one contained within us "Herman Hesse"
|
|
About the chit chat thing...Baja nomad has been a useful and fun tool for many of the folks that have come through here. Many people ask us to please
post fishing reports and updates on things here to keep them in the loop and this board is a great way for us all to keep in touch with each other
without emailing everybody. We have become somewhat of a family and really enjoy each other's comments, support and just checking in.
What is funny is when a lurker shows up here and recognizes all the spots like the gypsy shed, juanita's kitchen etc and knows all the skinny even
before they've been here. It's kind of unfair advantage though as they know lots about us and we know nothing about them!
|
|
|
bajaandy
Senior Nomad
Posts: 769
Registered: 2-7-2004
Location: North County
Member Is Offline
Mood: Adventurous
|
|
I may not post much anymore... I visit almost daily just to get my "fix", but I'd join up again. Glad I did in the first place.
subvert the dominant paradigm
"If you travel with a man, you must either fall out with him or make him your good friend."
JBL Noel
|
|
|
DianaT
Select Nomad
Posts: 10020
Registered: 12-17-2004
Member Is Offline
|
|
It has been interesting to follow this thread---a really strange one. From the beginning, it almost sounds like once someone joins, there is no
turning back. It is a forum, not a sentence. And even the things about Baja that some like are not shared by everyone---
Some like the travel to back areas and others want no part of it.
Some want to share the exact directions to everywhere, even the surf locations and others get really upset over that one.
Some want only the information about building and living there, some don't care at all about that
Some love it as a place to promote their businesses- free advertising--a real cash cow for some and a smart business move.
Some love the off-road part, and others want no part of it.
It is a good place to promote worthy charitable causes
A place to report to others about natural disasters and then argue about them.
A place to ask about restaurants and hotels, and then watch as there is seldom a consensus---and some are horrified that someone disagreed with them.
A convenient place to yell for help when needed
Some want to think of it as some kind of family---fits their needs. Lots of people are seeking a family through forum memberships.
And of course, a place to see everyone's dogs for all the dog lovers---that seems to creep into most forums, and even here, there are one's who
complain about the dogs.
So, there is a lot of useful information, a lot of disagreement, and most is not much different that other forums----this one just happens to be
somewhat about different aspects of Baja
----but what causes me to laugh are the posts on this thread that---
1. Want to limit how and what is talked about----to fit their own agenda
2. The posts that name call the posters they do not like because they don't agree with them----they would like to limit the opinions and politics of
who joins.
3. The posts that think it is only "others" who get political, off-topic, hurt threads and are bad.
Just a lot of "it is the others" ----but that too, is like other forums----the others are always the problem
[Edited on 11-25-2009 by DianaT]
|
|
|
wsdunc
Nomad
Posts: 179
Registered: 8-24-2006
Location: So Cal
Member Is Offline
Mood: Upbeat
|
|
Sure. Lots of good stuff, I ignore the bad.
|
|
|
David K
Honored Nomad
Posts: 65287
Registered: 8-30-2002
Location: San Diego County
Member Is Offline
Mood: Have Baja Fever
|
|
A place where some people do try to be friendly and nice (over and over)... while others want no part of that. 
|
|
|
DianaT
Select Nomad
Posts: 10020
Registered: 12-17-2004
Member Is Offline
|
|
| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
A place where some people do try to be friendly and nice (over and over)... while others want no part of that. |
Exactly----another one of those, it is the others----always the others---
Thanks for the laugh and the great example of the blame the others post.
[Edited on 11-25-2009 by DianaT]
|
|
|
David K
Honored Nomad
Posts: 65287
Registered: 8-30-2002
Location: San Diego County
Member Is Offline
Mood: Have Baja Fever
|
|
Why don't you like all people, Diane? I have tried to be friendly, and you just can't seem to get over the fact that we are different. That is a poor
reason to dislike people, isn't it? Come on... stop the hate... life is too short!
Can't all Nomads just agree at least that we love Baja... it's a place to start negotiations afterall!? 
|
|
|
norte
Super Nomad
Posts: 1163
Registered: 10-8-2008
Member Is Offline
|
|
David K.
I don't know you, but on this board you spewyour own brand of discontent. Maybe that is why I would sign up again. Its entertaining and if I don't
like it, I can turn it OFF
|
|
|
Cypress
Elite Nomad
Posts: 7641
Registered: 3-12-2006
Location: on the bayou
Member Is Offline
Mood: undecided
|
|
Join Baja Nomads again? You bet! 
|
|
|
Packoderm
Super Nomad
Posts: 2116
Registered: 11-7-2002
Member Is Offline
|
|
| Quote: | Originally posted by DianaT
It has been interesting to follow this thread---a really strange one. From the beginning, it almost sounds like once someone joins, there is no
turning back. It is a forum, not a sentence. And even the things about Baja that some like are not shared by everyone---
Some like the travel to back areas and others want no part of it.
Some want to share the exact directions to everywhere, even the surf locations and others get really upset over that one.
Some want only the information about building and living there, some don't care at all about that
Some love it as a place to promote their businesses- free advertising--a real cash cow for some.
Some love the off-road part, and others want no part of it.
It is a good place to promote worthy charitable causes
A place to report to others about natural disasters and then argue about them.
A place to ask about restaurants and hotels, and then watch as there is seldom a consensus---and some are horrified that someone disagreed with them.
A convenient place to yell for help when needed
Some want to think of it as some kind of family---fits their needs. Lots of people are seeking a family through forum memberships.
And of course, a place to see everyone's dogs for all the dog lovers---that seems to creep into most forums, and even here, there are one's who
complain about the dogs.
So, there is a lot of useful information, a lot of disagreement, and most is not much different that other forums----this one just happens to be
somewhat about different aspects of Baja
----but what causes me to laugh are the posts on this thread that---
1. Want to limit how and what is talked about----to fit their own agenda
2. The posts that name call the posters they do not like because they don't agree with them----they would like to limit the opinions and politics of
who joins.
3. The posts that think it is only "others" who get political, off-topic, hurt threads and are bad.
Just a lot of "it is the others" ----but that too, is like other forums----the others are always the problem
[Edited on 11-25-2009 by DianaT] |
I'm sorry DianaT, was that a yes or a no?
|
|
|
Skipjack Joe
Elite Nomad
Posts: 8088
Registered: 7-12-2004
Location: Bahia Asuncion
Member Is Offline
|
|
Great summary of reasons why people post here, Diane. A couple more:
1. The baja photos really help the rest of us feel and smell baja when we're not there. A really important contribution.
2. Then there's the Munoz thread. I don't know what category you'd put that soap opera into, but it's one of a kind.
|
|
|
David K
Honored Nomad
Posts: 65287
Registered: 8-30-2002
Location: San Diego County
Member Is Offline
Mood: Have Baja Fever
|
|
| Quote: | Originally posted by norte
David K.
I don't know you, but on this board you spewyour own brand of discontent. Maybe that is why I would sign up again. Its entertaining and if I don't
like it, I can turn it OFF |
I am very content... and I 'spew' information, positive thoughts, photos of Nomads getting together and having fun together... I am always trying to
get us all to get along here... I only request that if some politics or false science is posted, the other side get equal time... that is fair isn't
it?
I am a believer in
FREEDOM for all and
PUTTING people #1!
|
|
|
DianaT
Select Nomad
Posts: 10020
Registered: 12-17-2004
Member Is Offline
|
|
| Quote: | Originally posted by Skipjack Joe
Great summary of reasons why people post here, Diane. A couple more:
1. The baja photos really help the rest of us feel and smell baja when we're not there. A really important contribution.
2. Then there's the Munoz thread. I don't know what category you'd put that soap opera into, but it's one of a kind. |
Ah, the turtle thread----that is in the soap opera category---goes on and on and little changes. Then again, it could be in the news debate category
as it seems to be entertainment for some and for some, a chance to draw predetermined conclusions and then argue those conclusions without ever
listening. Lots of those around, but this one wins a longevity award.
Packoderm---I am guilty---didn't answer the question asked---that is another typical forum thing. Answer, yes. 
|
|
|
| Pages:
1
..
3
4
5
6
7 |
![[*]](images/xmbforum/default_icon.gif){kind=icon}
