What misconceptions have you had about Fluther?

One misconception I had about the internet was that I could go the end of the www, but I can’t seem to get there. Is there an end to the world wide web?

That I’d never be ‘friends’ with people I only knew online. Ha! I consider a lot of jellies among my best friends, now. :D

I thought I could ask outrageously silly questions here like other sites, and I thought they would fly. Pfft! My question about a one ton gorilla made of Froot Loop cereal was modded in record time and was pronounced even to silly for the social section.

That it took itself way too seriously. Certainly true initially, but it’s since “loosened it’s belt” considerably. A point not lost on some, although I suspect it may not be an entirely welcome change for all.

At first I thought it was for asking serious questions only but it is a lot more playful than that.

That I would look in once in a while. I’m so addicted but really liking it

I thought, like @augustlan , that I could maintain my objectivity and not get involved with with anybody. Silly me.

When I first got on the web in the mid 90’s I thought “lol” meant lots of love.

@FutureMemory :: I thought that too. But I figured it out around 2005. I kinda miss what I thought was positive reinforcement. Turns out it was just of people thinking they were funny like Larry The Cable Guy thinks he is.

That I’d get a stack of pancakes.

That I would never have stuck around for this long. To think I crossed the 20k mark is amazing. Hopefully I’m here to make it to 30.

In regards to the internet in general, I agree with @augustlan- that I would never call online people my “friends”. I used to laugh when someone said things like, “This online friend of mine”.

Tying into that, in regards to Fluther, I never thought I’d feel like I had an online family here.

I used to think that FTW meant fuck the world. Not sure why.

About Fluther, hmm…as far as technical stuff, nothing I can think of.

That it was not a popularity contest, and that it didn’t have cliques.

@Symbeline I still don’t know what FTW mean. Care to share:D
@ladymia LOL, that’s what I said after about 3 months on the site. Of course they swore it was not true. Suurrre

FTW; for the win. You say this online when you think something is awesome. For example, say someone asks, who’s better, Dumbledore or Gandalf? If your answer is Gandalf, you go; Gandalf FTW. It’s basically a form of approval.

@Symbeline oohhh! Thanks. I think I like f%$k the world better. :D

Hell yeah lol, me too. :D

FUCK THE WORLD! for the win! LOL

Fuck it to hell! Burn to ashes! :D

HAW HAW!

Fluther was my first major internet experience. I didn’t know what to expect when I joined. Not once did I think I would consider some Fluther friends as confidants, but I do now.

@ladymia69 I’ve been back and forth with my feelings about cliques on this site. At first I didn’t think there were any. Everyone was really nice to me when I joined. They shared the stories of pancakes and the frizzer with me. Then later on I noticed there was a group of users who had inside jokes. Mostly users who used chat. At times I felt left out and started to think there were cliques. I see users now who joined the same time as you who get along really well and seem to hit it off. You could say that is cliquish. You now have yarn and squirrels to add to the mix. I think many of us form bonds with those who join around the same time as each other. We share the same experience and spend the same amount of time here, then fluther becomes a habit, then new users join forming their bonds. It’s only cliquey when others aren’t included or welcomed.

I was under the impression that Fluther was a gathering place for algebraic geometers who harbored ill will toward arXiv.

@jonsblond I suppose as long as humans are social and have language, they will form cliques. It’s a sort of safety and insulation thing. I suppose it isn’t bad per se. Only when someone does feel left out.