Save Home of Poi

this community has been experiencing a setback because

• ppl lost their interest and went off to do new things
• the "I'm not doing because you're not doing" attitude
• of old hands who rather pet their grudges than renew themselves and their attitude towards each other
• old hands stopped spinning poi
• personality websites like "Facebook" and because
• old hands going out on their ego trip and promoting themselves, now that poi really starts reaching a "critical mass" - as in "the chicks fledged and took off flying, and are not looking back"

Yes, there are only 5% left of those I saw in the beginning and had epic discussions with - who helped shaping ... me ...

But as I see it there are l.o.v.e.l.y new members in here - really fluffy people. Why is that? Because this board attracts nice and helpful people - it just is.

If this board really means something to you (old hands), you rather frequent it. Get off the Facebook junk, come back to ChittyChat, "htfu" and post there...

I'm with Chopper Reid on this one (beware: explicit lyrics):

i forgot HoP needed saving... am i a bad HoPper?

one of the worst

what have i done!?!?!?! HoP is DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMED.

screw this... i'm going to go and join facebook

as IF you didn't already *deserves more *

no really, a board lives from its members posting, no?

so c'mon, instead of dragging every discussion to either a whingin whinin ICU or turning around, insulted - share your petty crimes

Hmmm, what if we approached this from a slightly different angle?

What have we on this board got that other boards don't? Why would people come to "Home of Poi" rather than a V8 supercar forum?

I keep coming back here because it's quite an active board and seems to be populated with some good characters!! Of course, I've not been around long so it's all still new and fluffy!! lol

That said, there's a huge repository of knowledge and advice that us new spinners can approach knowing we'll not be dismissed out of hand for asking stupid questions!!

Besides, I'm going to win that last post thread

guaranteed fire

Less fatal collisions.

Because of all the cookies

Homeofwhat now?

I am new here after a friend recomended I join, and I intend on staying for a while.... But I didn't want to come on here and start flooding the forums with babble no one cares about... Not yet anyhow . Hopefully I can help in not letting the forum die

Seems like a nice little community though

I am also new. I don't post much, I'm much more of a real life socializer, but from what I have perused and skimmed of the boards everyone seems very buoyant and charasmatic and just straight up funny. The silly little comments crack me up. So I like Home of Poi boards over rednecks because people are easy going and humourous from what I can tell.

I for one would rather read a informed opinion over what someone had for breakfast any day, and if people post for the sake of it that’s what we will end up with.

Toast and a giant glass or orange juice if your interested.

Pizza and tea

Will try to post educated, informed and usefull posts... No promises though

I Just stopped posting in Social chat because I'm not chatty... and I'm not social

I do wonder if there was a competition for active posters if that may get more action or if it would fill the board up with spam. I look at the competitions etc, every now and then, but I've eased back my younger competetive edge so generally just peruse the forums.

is it about postwhoring? I don't think so.

is it about your brekfast? maybe - and if so, then it's because by telling us that you just had cinnamon porridge with cherries (yum, thank you Kyle) it tells us that you do love life in your own way and that you care letting us know about it.

If you tell us that you love guns, I for my part will not side it - but this wouldn't stop me from helping you out, lending you a shoulder if you're feeling down.

I've been the most unchatty person on this board and you only found me in SD, where I might (unintentionally) have offended pretty much every body that didn't agree with what I felt to be "right". And sometimes even those who did agree.

But for me it's really coming to the point of 'understanding'. Not about latent softness (where it's inapropriate) but about learning who you are and - surprisingly - this board helped me to shape my opinions. (Still working on how to get them across tho') I for my part like to know what you're thinking - if you keep it under 500 letters that is...

Life's an oyster - so come to claim your pearl

I think of life like an onion pick the analogy that fits you best

1) Lots of layers
2) Get it wrong and you'll cry.
3) smells a bit funny
4) Comes from and returns to the earth
5) hangs around in groups at the shops
6) never rolls smoothly
7) made this up as I went along
8) will get back on topic.

I don't think it's about postwhoring. I think maybe a competition for the most useful/insightful new thread each month, may make people try a bit harder at their toys and come up with some intersting stuff. Push the boundaries a little. It' doesn't even need a tangible prize. Just the title "june winner of best thread" woould go in my signature (but I'd celebrate any title I got)
If it helps I do point everyone I teach at workshops who shows interest towards Home of Poi (and Southern Lights of course lol) I wonder how many (if any) I have pointed here have become members who are active I don't really mention my hop name in company much apart from with a few Hoppers I befriended when I joined.

Not cured quite yet then

never mate I like prizes