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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Can you remember when you first found the forums?
What did you think?
Did you post or just read and lurk for a while?
What were your first impressions of the forumites? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Can you remember when you first found the forums?
What did you think?
Did you post or just read and lurk for a while?
What were your first impressions of the forumites?"
Thought it was a brutal, harsh place not for the feint hearted.
Still feel the same, however I just tend to do me own thing.
Take the piss, don't get worked up and ignore all the sycophantic nonsense.
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By *ickawitchCouple
over a year ago
Away with the fairies (Liverpool to you) |
I lurked for ages.....I read them, liked them, giggled to myself but sometimes I worried when I saw them go bad - and they did.....then I plucked up the courage to say good morning on Tosh's thread and everyone was very welcoming. I still have a wobble every now and then when I see contentious threads being put up but I have learned to read the first few posts and decide if I want to contribute.....I love it on here but I am cautious  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I read and read through them for days,I'd never posted on an internet forum before then once I felt I'd got the measure of them and some of the people who posted on them I just jumped right in and started posting myself
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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When I first joined I didn't even know the forums existed for months.
Then someone I met who was a poster (I didn't know she was a poster at the time) told me about it.
I clicked the tab one day to check it out and there was a funny as fuck thread running.
And I'm pretty sure Ryan was posting in it and I was giggling like fuck.
That was 2 years ago almost.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I didn't know they existed for a while, then had a read now and again. Eventually commented cause it was a thread about me, and that was it people can be harsh at times though |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I didn't read them I just dived straight in with a post asking if there should be a swingers sign. Then I watched it quickly drop down the page  But someone eventually posted on it and it got a good few after that.
I then decided to post in the Scotland forum and I got slated something terrible for asking whether I should get a boob job or not I quickly learned what you can and can't post on the forums.
But three years later I'm still on |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I remember, although it wasn't very long ago that I discovered their joy.
Funny. Informative and helpful. Intimidating, I still feel that sometimes.
Argumentative, sometimes apparently just for the sake of an argument.
A little cliquey.
I think a lot of people forget they they were newbies at some point in time. I saw a thread the other day where people seemed to be moaning about "randoms" participating in the threads. We were all randoms at one point in time, I still feel like an outsider, but on the flipside I don't really know too many people yet so don't expect to feel any different for a while.
On the whole, I enjoy the forums. There's usually some sort of crazy going on, it's rarely dull.
What about you? |
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"Can you remember when you first found the forums?
What did you think?
Did you post or just read and lurk for a while?
What were your first impressions of the forumites?"
1. about 6mths after I joined the site i was manly using the chat rooms in the beginning
2. How do I join this clique 
3. Posted straight away needed advice about my first run in with a timewaster
4. some lovely people but some right dickheads as well |
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By *yrdwomanWoman
over a year ago
Putting the 'cum' in Eboracum |
I found them about 6 months after joining and read them for a week or so before diving in. I don't know why people are so scared of them - compared to some pagan forums and the forums on My Fitness Pal the forum users here are pussy cats.
I did disgrace myself at first by posting some ranty posts, but I always remember Miss Tress giving me some excellent advice with regards to meets and the rest (so they say) is history. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I found 'em about fifteen months ago, I just joined in."
I've got to be honest I only noticed you just recently with "Your Mum" posts...
That's what made me notice you. |
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I (f) have posted on the forums more or less from when they started, under my single profile (petillante). Used to use them a lot and had a good laugh and sometimes some pain. And was due to forums that I met the male half of this current profile. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I found 'em about fifteen months ago, I just joined in.
And in that time you've asscended to the dizzying heights of ARSE BLOKE!
Nice one "
And it's a fine arse |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I found 'em about fifteen months ago, I just joined in.
I've got to be honest I only noticed you just recently with "Your Mum" posts...
That's what made me notice you. "
I don't why I bothered writing anything else. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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i enjoyed reading them from the off - dared to join in - after a while you recognise some of the 'in' jokes and the regulars - its up to yourself to join in though - have had some lovely chats with some people on here and intend to meet some of them soonish - some friday/saturday nights on here have been better than a night out - Sx |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I found 'em about fifteen months ago, I just joined in.
And in that time you've asscended to the dizzying heights of ARSE BLOKE!
Nice one
And it's a fine arse "
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When I joined seven years ago they were brutal! Not being a shrinking violet I joined in, usually the only one to stick my head above the parapet.
I don't take the forums seriously, I tend to avoid the contentious threads as the ops are usually bored attention seekers. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I found 'em about fifteen months ago, I just joined in.
I've got to be honest I only noticed you just recently with "Your Mum" posts...
That's what made me notice you.
I don't why I bothered writing anything else."
haha |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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We think their great. When we were on here last we got some great advice to make our profile better. Found out some really interesting things about the swinging world that we didn't know before.x |
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I've only been posting for 2-3 months, at first found it a little bit intimidating and just posted on the game threads, but now I'm feeling a little braver and comment on the threads that I can, and pass over the ones I can't |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I was given some good advice on here about improving my profile which I did.
People can be very nasty on here too but some of the threads are mind boggling & I wonder why anyone would write such stuff in the first place.
You have to be pretty thick skinned on here & not take it personally. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Found them and browsed on and off for the first few months I was on the site. It seemed like everyone knew each other (I don't want to use the c word) and so I didn't want to post. Then I can only assume someone must have said something to annoy me and I barged my way in |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I jumped in with 2 feet ..I do my own thing and don't even know the regulars to be honest. ..I do enjoy reading some of the threads and it certainly helps me with my block list |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I just got all whistful reading this and went and found my first thread....
cant remember when I posted it it but it was over a year ago now...
I'd been on for ages and decided to click on forums and have a look....I remember seeing loads of those moany 'cant get a meet' threads......I remember thinking 'what the hell you all on about?.....idiots!'
so decided to start a thread about how wonderful a time I was having.....it seemed to go down well....even met one of my fave peeps off the back of it who messaged me regarding my peppa pig tattoo which was my avatar at the time..after that, I just dived in easy enough.....always thought the forumites were a pretty sound bunch...few mad buggers like but definately a melting pot of characters.... |
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Been here nearly 9 yrs but as I am on 3 other sites, which I hardly ever log into now, I just lurked occasionally.
5 yrs ago I jumped in with both feet and have been posting random shite ever since  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I have been on Fab since early 2010, but it took until November 2013 before I used the forum. I had a question about North West clubs and posted a thread. I got some really interesting answers and challenges so I decided to stay and see what happened here, having only used the chatrooms previously. By Christmas 2013 I was hooked |
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By *ugby 123Couple
over a year ago
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Many moons ago I lurked....I lurked as I liked chatrooms better so only looked in now and then but they sure were vicious at the time.
Then they went kapputt and when they came back I lost my bug for chatrooms and started posting |
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By *ugby 123Couple
over a year ago
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"I found 'em about fifteen months ago, I just joined in.
I've got to be honest I only noticed you just recently with "Your Mum" posts...
That's what made me notice you.
I don't why I bothered writing anything else."
Do you ever get the urge to say sister instead of mum? |
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By *londeCazWoman
over a year ago
Arse End of the Universe, Cumbria |
I discovered the fora pretty early in my Fab life and, as in real life, I jumped in with both feet...got flamed a few times but kept on posting inane drivel and have never looked back. The Fab fora remains the only one I have ever contributed to so far |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I got told that i shouldn't be on a swinging site if i didn't know that guys would remove condoms while you were having sex...I took their advice and left and haven't had safe sex since because i'm not capable.
Lots of lovely replies as well that were helpful and a few other people were also surprised that men do all sorts to remove condoms when fucking, so pretty much an all round experience from my first topic.
Was surprised to see how many control freaks were on the forums, telling people how their way is the only way. Nice to see it's not as bad as that any more. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Yes a couple of years ago I did read at first then started posting, I don't chat all the time on a thread, I chat when can x
I noticed a huge change when I changed my profile name a year ago, which hasn't put me off, as I'm still me and I'm still here
The forumities are full off lots of different characters some funny,straight talking, wise, knowledgeable, argumentative, nuts and attention seekers, its like the real world we would be boring if all had the same thoughts. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I found 'em about fifteen months ago, I just joined in.
I've got to be honest I only noticed you just recently with "Your Mum" posts...
That's what made me notice you.
I don't why I bothered writing anything else."
You come out with some cracking one liners |
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I am still lurking. Not plucked up the courage to post a thread as yet.
Read them most days, sometimes they are thought provoking, sometimes just mean, sometimes just lovely
Some very nice people on here . X |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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My 1st impression of the forums ~ fun, informative, scary, cliquey, argumentitive & downright brutal at times. Took me ages to contribute, I think it was Ryan that encouraged me to do so.
I still think most of the above applies but the difference is now I don't give a crap about what people think of me.. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I was previously on another forum based swinging site so I looked at the forums very early on when I first joined several years ago. I thought the forums were vile (certainly compared to how they are now), I started posting few years later |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I found 'em about fifteen months ago, I just joined in.
I've got to be honest I only noticed you just recently with "Your Mum" posts...
That's what made me notice you.
I don't why I bothered writing anything else.
Do you ever get the urge to say sister instead of mum?"
Nah. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I've used various online sites over the years so was use to forums. I didn't think was cliquey or indeed brutal here and posted after I learned how to use filters properly.
There's some cracking posts on here and some rather lovely people too.
Only trouble is I can't get off the bloody thing! |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"When I first joined I didn't even know the forums existed for months.
Then someone I met who was a poster (I didn't know she was a poster at the time) told me about it.
I clicked the tab one day to check it out and there was a funny as fuck thread running.
And I'm pretty sure Ryan was posting in it and I was giggling like fuck.
That was 2 years ago almost.
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He was funny back then....  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"I remember, although it wasn't very long ago that I discovered their joy.
Funny. Informative and helpful. Intimidating, I still feel that sometimes.
Argumentative, sometimes apparently just for the sake of an argument.
A little cliquey.
I think a lot of people forget they they were newbies at some point in time. I saw a thread the other day where people seemed to be moaning about "randoms" participating in the threads. We were all randoms at one point in time, I still feel like an outsider, but on the flipside I don't really know too many people yet so don't expect to feel any different for a while.
On the whole, I enjoy the forums. There's usually some sort of crazy going on, it's rarely dull.
What about you? "
I still remember when I was new. It was scary but I posted anyway. I think I asked a question that had apparently been asked a million times that week and a load of people told me so...  
I've learned a lot on here. Such as "don't Google sexual terms mentioned in the forums"!!  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I used to go on a different forum which was just plain cruel made this one look tame "
When I was planning my wedding I used to go on forums on a wedding site, fuck me that place was vicious. |
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By *inaTitzTV/TS
over a year ago
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I looked at them when I first joined fab, moved on. Then a year later I came back and everyone was really friendly and accepting. I think it's a nice place. There are enough disagreements, but even people who I disagree with on most issues are nice people.  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"When I first joined I didn't even know the forums existed for months.
Then someone I met who was a poster (I didn't know she was a poster at the time) told me about it.
I clicked the tab one day to check it out and there was a funny as fuck thread running.
And I'm pretty sure Ryan was posting in it and I was giggling like fuck.
That was 2 years ago almost.
He was funny back then.... "
When did Ryan stop being funny?
Has his sense of humour burgered off? |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
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I found the fora just over three years ago reading the stories and fantasies section. Then I read the lounge and contacted a couple of people based on their comments.
About a month later I created this profile and lurked a bit. I was incensed by a comment on a race thread and decided to post. It was a hostile reception and I got a lot of hateful and abusive private messages. That sort of response made me dig my heels in and stay.
The Queen's Jubilee and the Olympic threads was when I felt there was a sense of community and fun to be had.
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I think it was way back in 98 when I first discoverd the forums,that was in the days when the pussy possy ruled and us doreses had to watch our selfs. They organised some great parties though. And there was always a great banter going on. I must admit it's not as lively to day. But it's still good fun |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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My OH set our account up, did our profile text, I put the pictures up. I then went straight for the forums as I enjoy discussion.
I posted a reply to a thread I was interested in straight away and it carried on from there.
I've never been afraid to voice my opinion and I found fairly quickly that some people who seemed to be on the forum a lot were quite confrontational towards me. I am not bothered about challenge so just carried on posting what I wanted, as I do today.
I did, at the start, get messages from people warning me against certain forum members, which I find quite silly really, it is only words on a computer screen and I don't get involved in private messaging to gossip. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Once i joined fab i used to go in the chat rooms, no offense to other users but there's only so many times you can say "Hi, how are you..." So, tried the forums - muuuuuch more interesting place to be indeed!! |
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By *igeiaWoman
over a year ago
Bristol |
I found them in an odd way. I had single guys blocked totally but one kept fabbing my pictures and I thought he looked too good to be true. I found the forums, noticed he was a regular poster and finally plucked up the courage to say hello when he posted on a face pic thread. We got chatting, met and I've been on here ever since. It was weird at first though, it felt like everyone knew each other and had this shared vocabulary and in-jokes and if I hadn't known an insider (so to speak) I'm not sure if I would have been too intimidated to stay. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"When I first joined I didn't even know the forums existed for months.
Then someone I met who was a poster (I didn't know she was a poster at the time) told me about it.
I clicked the tab one day to check it out and there was a funny as fuck thread running.
And I'm pretty sure Ryan was posting in it and I was giggling like fuck.
That was 2 years ago almost.
He was funny back then....
When did Ryan stop being funny?
Has his sense of humour burgered off? "
He's still funny he just doesn't post as much as he did 20 years ago. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"When I first joined I didn't even know the forums existed for months.
Then someone I met who was a poster (I didn't know she was a poster at the time) told me about it.
I clicked the tab one day to check it out and there was a funny as fuck thread running.
And I'm pretty sure Ryan was posting in it and I was giggling like fuck.
That was 2 years ago almost.
He was funny back then....
When did Ryan stop being funny?
Has his sense of humour burgered off?
He's still funny he just doesn't post as much as he did 20 years ago. "
20 years ago.....struth time flies |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I found them in an odd way. I had single guys blocked totally but one kept fabbing my pictures and I thought he looked too good to be true. I found the forums, noticed he was a regular poster and finally plucked up the courage to say hello when he posted on a face pic thread. We got chatting, met and I've been on here ever since. It was weird at first though, it felt like everyone knew each other and had this shared vocabulary and in-jokes and if I hadn't known an insider (so to speak) I'm not sure if I would have been too intimidated to stay."
I still feel like that......but I don't really give a fuck |
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