For the first time ever , I visited the CL forum and OMG I could not believe how much intellectual snobbery exists over there! Granted, there are members who are very reasonable and sensible, but then there are some..... I am not a novice to the classicals, but I like to enjoy them, not hammer anyone about them.

I am ever so glad that the HF forum is my "home". If I am stupid about some issues, no one berates me. As a matter of fact, I get help here in order to set myself straight. Everybody on this forum is knowledgable in at least some areas of HF and history but nobody flaunts it.

If the CL forum had been my first experience at PBS, I think that I would have shut down and never participated in anything.

Thank you all for being the wonderful people that you are!!

Welcome home honey it will be okay!! 

Gee, I hang out  in the Classic Forum quite a bit - hope I wasn't perceived as snobbish :-)

Honestly, most of the people that participate regularly are nice and knowledgeable.

We usually have a monthly BOM but no one organized it this month . . . I will probably start it up again in January if someone else doesn't.

Well, Sheila, You must be one of the reasonable ones, but some of those comments (like John aka wildhog) - Whew! over the top! I will tell you this: no matter how much I would like to put my 2 cents worth in on some of those threads....no way!

Jerelyn - thanks, this is home and it feels quite comfortable!

I've read and enjoyed it too.

Thought I posted a comment, but I guess it got lost in space. I haven't tried the classical forum, but I have tried a few others. I think the romance forum is a nice group, although I prefer the smaller, hominess of our group. I'm most comfortable here. I feel I can share my true thoughts about a book/author and not be run outta town.

Like when Valli let me stay in the sandbox and play even when I said I didn't like Plaidy.

Thanks for your kind offer Michael, but I'm going to have to think about that a bit. I haven't seen your posts here on the HF forum, but I welcome them. I see that the people here on HF who say they participate on the CL forum are exactly those sensible types that I really appreciate, which is why I am so comfortable right here! (just like Genie).

I just like it here, although I'm sure other forums are very nice.  I don't read anything other than HF really, so where would I go?  I have been known to pop into the Health & Fitness forum, but not too often.  I will admit I'm a HF newbie compared to many here, and I appreciate that I can learn here and post things and not worry that someone is going to give me the public eye roll (or worse). 

Genie - Yeah, we're nice here.  Especially Valli. I think she did threaten to de-friend you at one point over the Plaidy incident, but she relented, so all is good! 

Yes, Shelley, I did agree to overlook Genie's dislike of Plaidy, the Grand Dame of H/F, but I'm just extra cool like that. Sometimes my awesomeness astounds even me. Actually, I think we should all take a few private moments to play some soft music, light a fragrant candle, and solemnly reflect upon the awesomeness that is Valli; the ALbookbugg. Now, please, everyone bow your heads....

Of course, if Genie's secret buddy happens to include a small piece of coal in Genie's gift package, you can't blame that on me. Bwahahaha.....

You're a saint, Valli!  [She says as she gives obeisance to the Empress.]

OMG, ROTFL!

I so needed a laugh today. Thanks, All!

Oh, look, Valli has "all" in the middle of it. I just noticed this. Yeah, I know I'm slow. All-knowing Valli, oh humble Empress, forgive me!