Ok I hate being all sappy but I am amazed and have to say so

[ShannonA]

I have been in several groups and forums over my years traveling the interwebs...this is the largest one I have ever belonged to. Considering its size and the number of active members I am truly amazed at the lack of drama here.

Now and then I see a short argument and perhaps a troll accusation or two (generally in the new members forum) but I don't ever see pages of sheer ugliness. I find myself wondering how can this be?

I've never even heard of such a thing where so many different people with different tastes and opinions all gather in one place.

Those of us in the US know our country goes by the nickname "the great melting pot". Well I submit that ECF has earned that name in a way the US most likely will never accomplish.

Sooo I'm just rambling and giving out some love to my fellow ECF members a better group of people you'd be hard pressed to find.

 

[Raynen]

It's because us ECFers and vaping extraordinaries are more than just friends, we're a giant family! vape on!

 

[Cil]

Maybe years of being cranky trying to give up the cigarettes, have taught us not to be to hard on others.

 

[Bozzlite]

True Shannon. I am amazed, surprised, and delighted by the lack of "flaming" in this forum.

Wonderful bunch of people.

 

[kwanYin]

I agree with you Shannon, this is not only a great place to visit, but I also live here.

 

[Cage024]

We are all just so damn happy we get to live longer

 

[madmartyr72]

I agree, best camaraderie I have ever seen in a forum!

Hey Cage024...we are from the same town! Oh wow, what a small world!!!

 

[cmdryker]

That's what happen when thousands of people trying to achieve same goal (analog-free), find a product that works (ecig), everyone is happy to share there success stories and help others.

 

[MickeyRat]

To be honest, I suspect it's more a matter of maturity. That sounds so much better than saying we're old. Face it, there aren't that many young smokers. Also, the ones that are motivated to quit have been at it a while. So, the average age here is probably a little higher than a lot of forums. We have to give the moderators some credit too.

 

[quittin4mykids]

I agree- its a great place

 

[dordas23]

I'm sure the moderators have a lot to do with it, by quenching potential flame wars.

 

[sam.8]

I think part of it that there's a lot to learn in the ecig world, most people enjoy learning....especially when it comes to getting off or at least reducing smoking. Not to mention most of us are happily getting our nic fix Moderators absolutely do a great job. It's very far and few between that you see someone had to remove a comment. Just a happy bunch of folk!

 

[Eddie.Willers]

I have been on teh Inter-webs since early 1996 and have seen private, moderated fora grow from the older system of newsgroups and UUNET. I think that any private, subscription only forum, targeted at a niche interest and strongly moderated - with clearly set out rules and expectations of conduct - is bound to do well, and encourage the polite, helpful and friendly sharing of opinions and information.

I belong to several fora (one or two as large as this one, in terms of active members), covering a wide variety of interests (from wet shaving to Chevy diesel trucks) but all having the3 one thing in common - the civil attitude of their members, working, truly, as a community.

I, for one, am very, very grateful for fora such as ECF.

 

[Taniger1]

Pfft, I think it's because there is so much to LEARN, your head is spinning and you can't get out a decent arugument (flame). So by the time the crabbys from quitting the OTHER 3900 chemicals have worn out of your system, you finally start getting a handle on what's going ON. No NEED to flame. LOL

Alternativly, it could be this is the BIGGEST ... support group I've ever SEEN, the moderaters (or is that matadors?) are just as likley to jump in and tone it down as they are to close it, and frankly, we're a pretty non argumentative bunch.

I love it here!

 

[MadmanMacguyver]

This is what happens when people are united by a common goal to do something they all care deeply about...(and the wonderful moderators...)

 

[jj2]

Okay, I must admit, we are a great bunch of people---what's to argue about
but I must give credit where credit is due.

Administration and moderators

So everybody give them all a

 

[Stosh]

I disagree with the statement that we have a "lack of drama here"!

Clearos cracking, tanks leaking, batteries exploding, waiting for mail deliveries,
new juice that tastes like @$$....

We're just getting enough nicotine to ride out the drama!!

 

[wrigleyvillain]

Your point is generally correct especially given the size of this place but apparently you haven't spent much time in The Lounge, specifically in OUTSIDE!. I suggest you keep it that way.

 

[Nomoreash]

I'm somewhat surprised by how civil things stay also considering the traffic and activity also. I think much of the credit should go to the mods, they do a great job.

 

[Del Boy]

I can barely believe how little "aggro" (aggrovation) i've seen here. And oh how much that helps. The forum is so big that it's like you're constantly meeting new people all the time.

I love it. I love it i love i love love it.