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Login/Join to Participategrumpy poorly froggy
3,999 posts
Location: Nuneaton, United Kingdom
or is it just me?
When i fist joined every one was like a family, lots of support, views imputted but i can never remember it being so stressed. I used to enjoy the thought of coming on line, seeing what has been posted and joining in. It seems that nearly every thread has far too much grrr than needed. people show different views and others get offended and things just start getting nasty.
Maybe it is just me and when i joined was blinded by the newness of it all but in all honesty i miss the 'old' HOP and all of the people i considdered friends.
Life's too short to worry about where you put your marshmallows
sanguine
382 posts
Location: sur, USA
lol, I remember feeling the same way on another forum (for another hobby) after I had been there for a while.
Dont get me wrong: its totally possible. But I do think there will always be an air of nostalgia for the way things were when you first start any new thing and its all fresh and exciting.
But hey, if you are not feeling the love, here's a grand big mental hug with lots of yummy aura, just for you!
"to a man whose only tool is a hammer, the whole world looks like a nail." Abraham Maslow
Momma Bear
4,525 posts
Location: Telford, Shrops, United Kingdom
Froggy,
sorry you're not feeling the hop love lately!
IMHO, I am feeling the hop community spirit more than ever. I feel that in these recent dark times, we've shared a part of ourselves and have united as one fantastic community.
I am really grateful to be part of this community and to have all you wonderful people in my life, and to call you my friends.
Also, I think that you get out of it what you put in. Reap what you sow, so to speak.
Hoppers are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly.
15,417 posts
Location: South Wales
Sorry
Oh look, another "has Hop changed" thread!
How many does that make now Malcolm? 5? Now, re. this thread, yes it has changed. HoP continually changes as new people come to it, and old people leave it.
Theres still a few people on here that were members before when I joined up, most have left, some lurk, but yes Hop does change.
Nothing stays the same and nothing will last forever. Face it, one day, the entire universe will never exist.
Oh dear, I seem to have deviated from the original topic.
But like Jo says, "n these recent dark times, we've shared a part of ourselves and have united as one fantastic community." - For example take Clare's "My mum and Cancer" thread. Look at the love thats been running in there throught its evolution! Thats the very heart, soul and essence of Hop.
Unless you mean has Hop changed in that there now more choice in the shop, the website looks different, the forums are different, and there are new colours, but I assume you didnt mean it that way
Sometimes, peoples grrrrrrry replies may be because they themselves have had a rubbish day, and need to vent their temper, or maybe, they just didnt know how grrrrrrry what they wrote is read as. Or maybe you're just mental like everyone else and its all one mental mess of mentalness?
But just to reassure you, and put things in perspective, here is how the world is changing:
Kinda makes all this insignificant doesnt it?
now available in "advanced"
6,086 posts
Location: Cornwall, United Kingdom
Its a very dynamic (buzzword of the week) community. not only that, it spans the whole world, so I guess its bound to change from time to time.
I guess, not only that, people's lives and circumstances change too, so maybe they can't be around here as much, or they're here more often.
I do think though, that the spirit of the site has remained much the same for quite some time, despite lots of different people around.
My state of mind is not yours to define!
There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
the henna lady
6,193 posts
Location: WNY, USA
It changes alot. In the course of 10 years I'd be worried if it didn't.
It's grown from a *really* tight knit group of about 30 (or less) people who were primarily professionals, the vast majority of whom don't even spin anymore and aren't on here, to now...with thousands.
With that is a strong social dynamic swing with personalities, situations and more playing into the mix. It's crazy. Many "old skool" HoPpers have been feeling the same as you for some time now. I see it on other "unofficial hop" blogs and such. *shrug*
But each incarnation has it's plusses and minusses, and when you think it is on a down swing someone will pop up and say something that will make you smile and feel like home again.
No matter what you'll always be our gothiest froggy...never fear!
Pele
Higher, higher burning fire...making music like a choir
"Oooh look! A pub!" -exclaimed after recovering from a stupid fall
"And for the decadence of art, nothing beats a roaring fire." -TMK
fluffy mess
197 posts
Location: Brighton, United Kingdom
Froggy "I want to know if you can see beauty even when it's not pretty, every day,and if you can source your own life from its presence.." - Oriah Mountain Dreamer
6,650 posts
"Change is inevitable - except from a vending machine"
"shift happens"...
I dis-agree, there is some
and a lot of 
not to forget too... 
and 
and 
But this one is for you:
It has changed and changed again and will change - but HoPe dies last
the best smiles are the ones you lead to 
Macaque of all trades
8,738 posts
Location: wombling free..., United Kingdom
for froggy and I don't know how it's changed before I was a member but HoP has a very fluid dynamic of people the people change (to different people) and the individual people change within themselves the large number of people nowadays means you will have a couple who don't get on but HoP is large enough to accomodate many points of view IMO to all A couple of balls short of a full cascade... or maybe a few cards short of a deck... we'll see how this all fans out.
Classically British
5,689 posts
Location: Epsom, Surrey, England
I blame Meg.
Burner of Toast
Spinner of poi
Slacker of enormous magnitude
Carpal \'Tunnel
3,964 posts
Location: Southampton - Possibly..., United Kingdom
change is good - dont be afraid of it....... just be afraid of Meg
everything evolves one way or another
"...We don't stop playing because we get old, we get old because we stop playing......."
grumpy poorly froggy
3,999 posts
Location: Nuneaton, United Kingdom
Thanks guys for your imput, there have just been certain things over the past couple of years that were making me think about other things so though i would ask
i do love you guys
Life's too short to worry about where you put your marshmallows
Flying Water Muppet
5,276 posts
Location: Edin-borrow., United Kingdom
Written by: Durbs
I blame Meg.
[
]I blame you being gay with strugz and mech all the time. (Hey kids, it's not called 'play' festival for nothing!
)Hopefully somebody will ban me soon, and all the grass will go back to being green again.
"the now legendary" - Kaskade
"the still legendary" - Kaskade
I spunked in my friend's aquarium and the fish ate it. I love all fish. Especially the pink ones. They are my bitches. - Anon.
grumpy poorly froggy
3,999 posts
Location: Nuneaton, United Kingdom
Written by: mcp
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Hopefully somebody will ban me soon, and all the grass will go back to being green again.
i think your in here for life Life's too short to worry about where you put your marshmallows
1 + 1 = 3
3,540 posts
Location: Bristol UK
Written by: GothFrogetteWritten by: mcp
....)
Hopefully somebody will ban me soon, and all the grass will go back to being green again.
Sh!t.
Tell me it isn't so?
Empty your mind. Be formless, Shapeless, like Water.
Put Water into a cup, it becomes the cup, put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, put water into a teapot, it becomes the teapot.
Water can flow, or it can Crash.
Be Water My Friend.
Carpal \'Tunnel
6,207 posts
Location: "In your ear", United Kingdom
Written by: mcpWritten by: Durbs
I blame Meg.
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I blame you being gay with strugz and mech all the time. (Hey kids, it's not called 'play' festival for nothing!
OIH!
im not gay with durbs, he is to thin, and he body pop's.
now strugz on the other hand *phew* lets be honest, you wouldnt kick him out of bed
*grrr tiger*
Step (el-nombrie)
Carpal \'Tunnel
3,964 posts
Location: Southampton - Possibly..., United Kingdom
im not sure if i should take that as a compliment or not - seeing as its come from you
*shudders*
"...We don't stop playing because we get old, we get old because we stop playing......."
Carpal \'Tunnel
6,207 posts
Location: "In your ear", United Kingdom
Written by: strugz
im not sure if i should take that as a compliment or not - seeing as its come from you
*shudders*
dude, im a giver not a taker, but you you, ill a taker
Step (el-nombrie)
Carpal \'Tunnel
3,964 posts
Location: Southampton - Possibly..., United Kingdom
i dont want to shatter you obvious fantasy dude.......... but your really not my type - for a start, your a bloke.........
dam all this weird ass gayness..........
HOP hasnt changed at all!!
"...We don't stop playing because we get old, we get old because we stop playing......."
Carpal \'Tunnel
6,207 posts
Location: "In your ear", United Kingdom
Written by: strugz
i dont want to shatter you obvious fantasy dude.......... but your really not my type - for a start, your a bloke.........
dam all this weird ass gayness..........
HOP hasnt changed at all!!
Step (el-nombrie)
336 posts
Location: A little pink world all my own..
Written by: strugz
dam all this weird ass gayness..........
Does being gay make your ass weird then?
A wise man once said: "You have two ears and one mouth, therefore you should shut the 
up and listen" (though, to be fair, he might not've put it _quite_ like that..)
addict
567 posts
Location: USA
Mhm, hope may be changing, but as long as we are who we are, everything will be more than fine.
"I don't know what you are talking about"
"Cardinal!!! Poke her... with the SOFT CUSIONS!!!!"
"Its not working my lord!"
"Have you got all of the stuffing on one end?!"
15,417 posts
Location: South Wales
Thank god,
I'd be rubbish at being anyone else.
Im rubbish at being me for a start.
addict
567 posts
Location: USA
!!!!!! "I don't know what you are talking about"
"Cardinal!!! Poke her... with the SOFT CUSIONS!!!!"
"Its not working my lord!"
"Have you got all of the stuffing on one end?!"
Walking on whims...
687 posts
Location: Eastbourne, UK
I'm here now.
So all is for the better.
Skatto
"Fly like a mouse,
Run like a cushion,
Be the small bookcase."
For goodness sake, don't aggravate the otters!!!
Carpal \'Tunnel
3,964 posts
Location: Southampton - Possibly..., United Kingdom
Written by: PinkNigelWritten by: strugz
dam all this weird ass gayness..........
Does being gay make your ass weird then?
to be honest dude i dont know......... but with a name like pink nigel, maybe you can tell me?
"...We don't stop playing because we get old, we get old because we stop playing......."
Flying Water Muppet
5,276 posts
Location: Edin-borrow., United Kingdom
Written by: strugzWritten by: PinkNigelWritten by: strugz
dam all this weird ass gayness..........
Does being gay make your ass weird then?
to be honest dude i dont know......... but with a name like pink nigel, maybe you can tell me?
Strugz really, what have you been doing with pinknigel for him to know what's weird about your ass? Here I was thinking you were a giver, not a taker, clearly I underestimated how gay you were...
"the now legendary" - Kaskade
"the still legendary" - Kaskade
I spunked in my friend's aquarium and the fish ate it. I love all fish. Especially the pink ones. They are my bitches. - Anon.
Pasta of Muppets
2,722 posts
Location: in the interwebs..., United Kingdom
Strugz needs a boyfriend...Stat!!!
Its the hat. You cant be heterosexual with a hat like that.
But Mech and Strugz... *shudder*
Terrifying.
Is that why vans ended up in pubs? Cos one was giving?
ohmygodlaserbeamspewpewpew!
336 posts
Location: A little pink world all my own..
Written by: mcp
Strugz really, what have you been doing with pinknigel for him to know what's weird about your ass? Here I was thinking you were a giver, not a taker, clearly I underestimated how gay you were...
I categorically deny all knowledge of what Strugz may or may not have done either to or with me.
Written by: strugz
to be honest dude i dont know......... but with a name like pink nigel, maybe you can tell me?
My dear boy, it's very dangerous to go making assumptions, just because I'm PinkNigel, and also own a t-shirt like this, it doesn't make me anywhichway...
Besides, by who's definition are we measuring the weirdness of asses?
Anyway, back on topic, I feel a need to say:
Gothfrogette - If I have been the cause of anything which has caused you to wonder about the all-round niceness of HoP, then I apologise unreservedly, for it was entirely unintentional, and you may
me for it at play.(And there we go, straight back to the weird ass stuff... Remember kids, it's only kinky til you've tried it...
) A wise man once said: "You have two ears and one mouth, therefore you should shut the up and listen" (though, to be fair, he might not've put it _quite_ like that..)
15,417 posts
Location: South Wales
Nigel!!
Somehow I knew that "Pinknigel" was who I thought it was in my head
Now its confirmed!
I'll say hello when I see you next. Ive seen you all over anyway
Star Trekker
1,733 posts
Location: Cheshire, United Kingdom
Ooh good - a bit of smut
to Froggie cos we don't 'see' each other as much as we did a couple of years ago (proving the point!)I wasn't around much last year and it felt odd dipping my toes in again over recent weeks, but I'm so glad I've persevered and I'm really glad HoP HASN'T changed much - just got much more biggerer.
I understand what you mean about certain situations that arise - a couple of things have come up recently that made me wince because I think they're unnecessary and, to be honest, playground bitchin' . But then again I know that those same people would be there at the drop of a hat if any HoPper was in need so it's all good in the end. And *up 'n' 'fess time* I'm just as guilty at times
We're all individuals - HoPpers maybe more than most communities - we're united by our differences and thank the *insert appropriate diety/world spirit* for that.
See ya at Play for huge hugness and silly chats
'The last rays of crimson on the spindle tree as the cerise fruit splits and reveals its orange seeds in a gloriously clashing colour scheme no-one would ever dare to wear'
Euonymous Europeus
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