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Originally posted by KillarneyRose
As for the inside jokes, there's nothing wrong with that, but people should remember that they sometimes make people on the outside feel uncomfortable. It's kind of like when two people are speaking another language in front of a third person who doesn't understand what they're saying and the other two know it. It's rude to purposely alienate others. I just don't think this is the place for large scale inside jokes.
Sure, this is the Internet. But the fact that friendships, confidences and, yes, cliques have grown from this board shows that just because our contact with each other started out on a computer screen, we're all still "real people" behind our screen names. Each and every one of us have "real lives" outside of GreekChat, but that doesn't mean that it isn't possible for people's feelings to be hurt by things on here.
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I just wanted to requote this, because I've been feeling this way for a long time. It's one thing to have one funny thread about (example) so and so's propensity to post when drunk where the person is in on the joke. But it's gotten to the point where it seems like half of chit chat and Greek life is inside jokes and goofs, and I think some people who used to post here a lot are staying away for fear that they'll be the next target.
And I really question the people who used to have opinions on things Greek - which after all, is how we all made our way to this site - but never want to talk about that stuff anymore and all they're doing is goofing with their friends. I guess I'm saying is if you don't want to talk about Greek stuff, and you can communicate with the GC friends you've made through other avenues, why are you wasting your time here, when the main point of the forum obviously doesn't interest you?
Lampooning and satire can be really funny, but it depends on who's doing it and if it's done well. If the person can't help but laugh that usually means it's done well. But not everyone has the same sense of humor, just like not everyone has the same tastes in food or clothes.
I don't want to take away anyone's fun - but if someone else is truly hurt or upset I don't know how that could be fun for anyone.