I have been thinking about this lately too ... I've been an active member of ECF for 8 months, and normally, I don't last more than 2-3 months on any forum. Either I get banned (for speaking my mind) or I just quit 'cuz they are all idiots. Now granted, I have bit my tongue a few times here on ECF, and have stayed away from the "Outside" thread, but just the fact that I am willing to bite my tongue says a lot for ECF. The people here are just amazing.
I think you have hit it spot on, we were all used to being the outcasts and we don't want anyone to feel that way here, so we go out of our way to be nice and welcoming and encouraging. I mean we are all doing the same thing here, quitting smoking, and that's something none of us believed we could ever do ... thanks to ECF and the support we get, we are all
DOING IT!
I love you all .. you just accept me for who I am, the crazy, misunderstood, outspoken b with an itch that I am. Especially the PIF and the Hogaholics .. I've never felt more at home than I do in these two threads. Thanks to you, and you, and yes, even you over there in the corner chewing your hair.
With any luck, I'll still be an active member of ECF in another 8 months
Vape on, my people, Vape on!
As I wrote the above post, I was thinking about all of the other forums I have belonged to over the years. I have never felt such a bond as with ecf and it members. Overall, the members here are accepting, genuine, helpful and welcoming, more so than any other groups I have been in.
I wonder if it's because we were all sort of "black sheeps". Let's face it, we were outcasts because of our smoking for a long time. Is that the glue that holds us together?