I Don't Understand....

[Wonderful1908]

As I stated earlier, I never post here, and to be honest after going through some threads here, I think that I relate much better on the NPHC boards. They are much more organized and controlled and that has to do with the fact that there is a much more respectful and smaller population on those boards. I do think the ethnic factor is a HUGE reason why there is not more participation on these boards. Alot of what we discuss though not ALL of what we discuss tends to be often related to African-American concerns, issues and lifestyles. Threads over here any time a relatively interesting topic comes up, get out of control and very insulting. "Our" moderators do not tolerate such behavior. (Crimsontide4, Ideal08, and AKA2D'91 will regulate you in a minute!) We disagree on the NPHC boards but we repspect each other, something that seems to be lost overe here.

[CrimsonTide4]

Originally posted by Senusret I
I guess I don't understand why there can't be mulitple threads in general, and why there seems to be so little NPHC participation in Chit-Chat.

I meant to ask this yesterday, but I am confused as to why you did not pose this question in one of the NPHC forums. Those NPHC members who come to Chit Chat will see this post and respond but those who NEVER come to Chit Chat will never see this thread to respond to your query.

[The Grapist]

Originally posted by CrimsonTide4
I meant to ask this yesterday, but I am confused as to why you did not pose this question in one of the NPHC forums. Those NPHC members who come to Chit Chat will see this post and respond but those who NEVER come to Chit Chat will never see this thread to respond to your query.

I don't know why either, girl he's just frontin'!

[Steeltrap]

This is just my observation, I am merely speaking for myself

Previous posters' analysis on earlier threads and NPHC participation is on point, along with the tight moderation, ethnic concern and age issues.

For instance, I'm 38, have been out of college for 17 years and am not particularly attuned to popular culture, so many CC topics aren't that germane to my life. Others, such as shopping are, so I will post.

But I also believe that more than a few NPHC GLO members and interests got sick of some of the insensitivity and instigation that occured in a few topics in the general forums. I'm thinking about the Auburn incident of 2001 in particular.

[LeslieAGD]

Originally posted by Munchkin03
I've noticed that the threads on the AKA and DST boards are often a lot "deeper" than what's going on here in Chit-Chat.

sometimes the conversation on that is a little more...intelligent.

Not only that, but many of the NPHC boards are "all-in-one." They have such a variety of topics that, perhaps, some posters don't feel the need to post in other forums.

And, not always but many times, the NPHC forum's controvertial threads are discussed a little more respectfully and with less hijacking.

[kddani]

I wish the conversations here could be more respectful and moderated.

However, on these boards, it seems that anytime a mod tries to clean up a thread or tell people to cut it out, all kinds of GCers go on screaming about freedom of speech (which is b.s. I'm pretty sure GC gets no federal money )

There's also fewer mods on these boards, and ones that aren't around quite as much. Also seems that it's a more passive moderation- cleaning up posts, etc. instead of a more active moderation.

Also, perhaps there's more respectful conversations in the NPHC forums b/c you're all brothers and/or sisters. Here, it's just a hodgepodge, and there's even a lot of non-greeks here. So that respect for your sisters/brothers isn't really present. The NPHC groups as a whole (in addition to individually) have a very strong community and respect for each other- and appear to me also as smaller groups part of a bigger brotherhood/sisterhood (NPHC).

As for respect between NPHC forum users and the GL/ChitChat, etc. users, there has been lack of respect on both ends at different times. I can think of a couple recent examples, actually, where there was disrespect on both sides.

[Dionysus]

Like someone else said, I think a LOT of it has to do w/ age differences. It is also female dominated...more so than over here. I don't think chit chat regulars are any more disrespectful nor insensitive than any other regulars on college boards I've visited. It's just normal for people of this age catagory to behave this way.

[CrimsonTide4]

Originally posted by kddani
Also, perhaps there's more respectful conversations in the NPHC forums b/c you're all brothers and/or sisters. Here, it's just a hodgepodge, and there's even a lot of non-greeks here. So that respect for your sisters/brothers isn't really present. The NPHC groups as a whole (in addition to individually) have a very strong community and respect for each other- and appear to me also as smaller groups part of a bigger brotherhood/sisterhood (NPHC).

As for respect between NPHC forum users and the GL/ChitChat, etc. users, there has been lack of respect on both ends at different times. I can think of a couple recent examples, actually, where there was disrespect on both sides.

Just a little note, not that everyone who posts in our forums are members of our orgs. We have prospectives of our various orgs posting as well or folks who have a slight interest or familiarity with NPHC life.

Our forums are a mixture of Chit Chat, Greek Life, Chapter Operations, Alumni Involvement, cultural, spiritual, etc.

[Munchkin03]

There are definately fewer misspelllings on the AKA and DST boards, as well.

[CrimsonTide4]

Originally posted by Munchkin03
There are definately fewer misspelllings on the AKA and DST boards, as well.

OMG!!!!!! LMAO LMAO LMAO LMAO LMAO!!!!

[sigmagrrl]

Wonder what this all means, then?

Where is the respect in the general forums?

[CrimsonTide4]

Originally posted by sigmagrrl
Wonder what this all means, then?

Where is the respect in the general forums?

Can you explain what you mean by this? I am really confused and want to be enlightened.

[sigmagrrl]

I'm just wondering...

What do we do to achieve the level of decorum and decency I know we all have in us so that we can have conversations that don't end up turning into battle royales!?!?!

[Wonderful1908]

This is the internet where people who would NEVER say certain things to people who were actually there, can express all their demented, warped, and surpressed thoughts. I never type anything I wouldn't say in the world outside of greekchat. I am not so sure on the CC thread. I also remember that Wonderful's thiughts are her own but I do represent my sorority as well, I would never disrespect myself or my organization by replying with a nasty and rude response (there are plenty of ways I could say what is REALLY on my mind in such a more "blunt" matter) but I am intelligent enough to remember tact and that I would want respect as well. I am not so sure that this is a concern on the CC forum.

[AOII_LB93]

I completely agree with what Wonderful says. I have gone over to the AKA forum a few times, and it seems that my posts there are somewhat more well received inasmuch as there aren't personal attacks going on over there. Respectfully, our NPHC sisters seem to argue better without the amount of insanity that goes on over here when someone disagrees with you, i.e the constant string of insults about being from the South?North/West, etc.... (I can't speak for the men's orgs as the only board I have been to is the APhiA forum.)

I would like to see more participation of all orgs in chit chat, but realistically if it's going to turn into a mudslinging free for all, why bother? It's nice to post on a board where people have some sort of decorum and don't go insulting one another and pulling things completely out of context as is done in here A LOT.