Terminalcoffee discussion

No way to revive this group. The founders became elitists, and where do you go from there? It was a wonderful group, and I'm sad for losing what we had.

Does that mean you are bailing out Scout? It wasn't the founders who became elitest. The founders were RA, Sally, Heidi, Kevin, and Sarah Pi(?). They simply don't hang around GR anymore. It was Bunwat who took the remaining participants to a private group.

So it's been decided, then? I see names like Emm and a few others that chat occasionally on here. That's ok with me.

I think these things have a life cycle. The need that drives people to chat on social media changes. Sally had a couple of kids, RA changed jobs, I managed to sort out my marriage, Jackie the Librarian found her true love...even the man of frequent few words, Felix, isn't around much any more.

There are a few new comers popping their head in, but if there is no activity they won't stay long. The Mods could have chosen to close TC down, but haven't, for the few that still like to pop in every now and then, there is still life left in the old beast. It is just a different beast, more of a sloth.

Very true Barb and Gail. It is nice to stop in and see everyone. I'm not very chatty in person so I can't keep it lively!

I'm still here.

Yep! Maybe we need a poll?

Is TC Terminal?

In need of resuscitation?

Simply sleeping?

In need or a rocket up the...?

Nice to see some of you still around - I was wondering what happened :-)

Lovely to see you too Louise.

What the hell ever happened to Kevin?

I follow Kevin on Twitter.

I do like to poke my head in here now and then. It's nice to see you all.

Kevin is off saving Kids somewhere on the planet.

So if this is the wake, where's the bar and the cold cuts . . .

sweet! Hello friends! I think TC needs a good housecleaning. Like closing down some gigantic threads and starting new ones.

Agreed!

CD wrote: "So if this is the wake, where's the bar and the cold cuts . . ."

I am up for a party, though not quite ready for a wake.

Gail wrote: "CD wrote: "So if this is the wake, where's the bar and the cold cuts . . ."

I am up for a party, though not quite ready for a wake."

We could call it an Anti-Wake, or the "TC Wake Up" or . . .

just sayin'

I'll use the party keyboard.

Party keyboard? I like it! I'll do my Elaine dance.

What would rejuvenate this group?

More chatter. The more people come in and chat, the more it will attract others to join in. We have seen evidence of that already. Although I think I need one of those party key boards, mine is just run of the mill.

Hiya! The founders were actually RA and Jackie, I believe. I followed Mindy and King Dinosaur over here because the thread topics were fun.

I'm not spending much time on Goodreads right now. Too much going on...
but it's nice to peek in here every once in a while.

I do some peeking. There hasn't been anything to add so I refrain from adding.

Well, it looks that just mentioning the party keyboard has stirred all kinds activity based on the 'new' posts to several topics that have popped up!

I wonder what would happen if I had pressed some of those special function keys . . . ????

This thread made me cry.

::hands Sally a tissue::

Sally wrote: "This thread made me cry."

Change the title then!

Is this better?

janine wrote: "Is this better?"

As long it doesn't make us sound too much like blood suckers

or

we are eating our own dead.

Yes!

Terminal Coffee: Generation Z - the new beginning

Fuck trying to revive this group. The 40+ core members left and formed a separate, private, and exclusive group, thereby flouting all the liberal, inclusive ideas they adamantly espoused here.

I am very sorry that trying to revive the group is upsetting you so much Scout. It will never be the same as it once was, but then it was always changing as various people came and went.

Perhaps anger is a rejuvenating tactic?

Happy happy to you Zardoz. Easter morning here.

Happy Easter Zardoz.

Happy easter! My kids stuffed themselves silly on chocolate eggs (having 6 grand parents = lots of treats) oh and spring is here! First day in a t-shirt :-)

My kids stuffed themselves silly too Louise! Autumn is finally here, I love the cool change. Then spend the rest of the cooler season wishing for spring. :)

Happy Easter-week! Not only kids stuff themselves on holidays! I went to friend's for brunch--and had three deviled eggs---plus ham and other goodies.

And it has been warm and nice in Nebraska but dry--little snow previously and only one good spring rain.

Sounds like a lovely lunch with friends Mary. I hope the
warm weather continues for you. :)

thanks, Gail! I will try to post more often--I want this group to continue!

I would like to see this group continue too. I think it is starting to sprout a few green shoots. It just needs a bit of a spring clean. Some of the older, larger threads aren't functioning properly. We need a mod to help out, but the current lot aren't active. They need a cattle prod, or some new blood. Not sure which.

In one of my groups, to prevent threads getting way too long, the split them up by years--example: What are you reading today part 6 (2013) and then in January, starting a "new" thread with almost the same title--What are you reading today? part 7 (2014).

Threads with lots of activity are limited to a year I length. Just an idea.

Sounds like a good way to handle it. You at least can then trawl back if you remember you had a discussion with someone at a particular point in time.

Terminal Coffee isn't 'terminal' yet . . .

It does appear though it could slide off into just another generic chatroulette of topics unless of course those who care renew our association with such hot topics as 'General Fuckery' to name but one.

We have obviously lost some sly dogs and cats to whatever evil they succumbed to or to the general explosion of internet fractal dust.

Since this is a 'Dead Group' topic, perhaps we just need to slay those damn Zombies of yore and move on to newer problems with social network dimensionality such as politics, relgion, sex, drugs, music, or generally all those things Mom told us to never discuss in polite company.

Yeah, I got the party keyboard workin' now!!

Maybe we need a "Taxidermic Fuckery" thread to go along with the dead group theme.

Susan wrote: "Maybe we need a "Taxidermic Fuckery" thread to go along with the dead group theme."

"Bring out your dead - and we'll stuff 'em"

That ought to do it!

I am 100% all for that, it's not my forte though. Dang-it, my key board is a mouse! >:(

We still need to solve the problem of the mods though. They are a bunch of demi gods, not interested in their creation. They have started to believe the propaganda the sea monkeys have been espousing about evolution.

Understand that, but in the past the reins have been handed over when the mods have stopped being active. Do we simply pack up an leave?

Yay Barb!

Should we sit by the camp fire and toast marshmallows while we wait?

*brings out the pyromaniac supply kit, and a few old left over items from cracker night*

*adding graham crackers and chocolate bars to weekend shopping list*

Mmmmm - s'mores for all!

-Have rotisserie, will travel . . .