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Buttercup

Since a whole heap of us found a clue to read the comments in a article that was written for so many us. I cant remember who wrote the article or left the clue but thank you to both of you.

To @MrT & @MrsT thank you for getting this site up and running. It is a fantastic place to have a laugh, ask a question, get support and of course catch a fish 🐟 ( I just got to 200! Getting the hang of it now, although nowhere near the top lol)

Heres hoping for a lot crazy weeks of chatting and catching fish 😃🐟🙂🐟😊

MrsT

I cannot even begin to tell you how happy this post has made me this morning. ♥️ Thank you @Buttercup

There is also a fantastic group of women behind this site, working to make sure it all runs smoothly and fairly. They’re the true backbone of the site. Thanks mods and others ♥️

Thank you, all of you, for facilitating a true safe space for ideas.

Buttercup

MrsT So glad it’s made you smile 🥰

And yes a big thank you to all those behind the scenes and all the mods 🙂

RichardParker

That’s awesome, Buttercup. We’re slowly managing to contact old EB members through either PM, email, Twitter, Facebook etc, to let them know about this place. If you, or anyone else, has contact with people that might be interested, please feel free to let them know. You just have to be careful about PMing on nuEB because the words “mother” “board” and a few others are auto-filtered. We don’t want to poach members or anything, just give people another option.

SR21

RichardParker surely this is anti competitive behavior by the other board?

ZuluAlpha

RichardParker that behaviour just wows me. I still admit that I was living under a rock, but that’s pretty offensive and underhanded to filter PMs. I know I know their board/forum they can do what they like, just seems like highschool 🤷🏼‍♀️

NightHawk

I forgot to reply last night. I agree @Buttercup, thanks for putting it into words.

squeekums

So well said @Buttercup

Heyho2

That’s so nice @Buttercup . I’m very grateful for this place too. Anyone else got that barenaked ladies song stuck in their head?

Buttercup

Heyho2 Every time and even when I wrote it lol

Wilding

Heyho2 Giphy - Its Been A Long Time Waiting GIF

RichardParker

SR21 I dunno. OldEB used to do it as well- they’d filter the names of spin-off forums such as SOYA.

Anyway- it doesn’t really matter- we’re here now and people have options- to participate in different kinds of communities that suit them.

Gum-boots

So true Buttercup! Very grateful for this space

ZuluAlpha

RichardParker oh ok now I have to ask, what’s SOYA??

IcyPole

SOYA = Spin Off Yet Again. A spin off forum from the original EB. Lots of bitching and nastiness.

Buttercup

IcyPole Is that what it stood for lol

I know there was plenty of spin offs, I made a good friend through one (can’t even remember what it was called or why there was a spin off) but I think SOYA was the most remember.

ZuluAlpha

IcyPole learn something new again. Really doesn’t pay to live under a rock

NightHawk

IcyPole I thought it SOYA was short for So Over Your Arse.

squeekums

IcyPole that’s what it stood for? I’d heard of that one but was just before my time

Morrigan

Did old EB filter PMs for SOYA references or take down the entire PM system so people couldn’t read them or anything else in PMs? And then claim it was a spam attack? nuEB is pretty paranoid.

CassandraNORI

Wasn’t soya et all invite only - not an open forum like this?

RichardParker

CassandraNORI I can’t remember. You probably did have to have the link shared to find it on the web.