So Why did you join the Asylum? - Page 2

Mr Edmundo · 11-29-2008, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by av8tor152d

This guy showed up at my door one afternoon and kindly asked me to check it out.

That's too funny. I wouldn't mess with this guy either.

hotreds · 11-29-2008, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by av8tor152d

This guy showed up at my door one afternoon and kindly asked me to check it out.

As long a it was "kindly!"

11-29-2008, 02:08 PM

i dont know lol .... i love it tho

brigey57 · 11-29-2008, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by av8tor152d

This guy showed up at my door one afternoon and kindly asked me to check it out.

__________________

W.O.L.F. pack member since 2002

Well, this beautiful woman shows up at my door one evening and tenderly asked me to check it out. So who do you listen to?

Skywalker · 11-29-2008, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Darrell

My friends are here, why would I want to be somewhere my friends are not?

... Because Stupid is my friend!!!

CBI_2 · 11-29-2008, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Skywalker

... Because Stupid is my friend!!!

Now that thar's funny. I don't care who ya are.

Da Klugs · 11-29-2008, 02:46 PM

To everyones great credit we've pretty much avoided these types of CS conversations here.

The easy answer, for me is...Julian sent me an email with a link saying it was working.... so I signed up.

The harder answer is ...the future, as some have commented, was presented to us to be commercial and part of some sort of homogenized amalgamation of 3-4 different cigar cultures who's only enhanced purpose I could figure out was .... well it wasn't what brought so many together there. It's like the local bar you have hung out at, made friends and called home for a long time. It changes ownership to "consolidated bars" and you start enjoying it less for whatever reason even before the remodel. Your friends start drifting away to other places to hang out. The vibe of the place gets worse. What do you do? This place was the answer to that question for a number of us.

These on line communities are cool. They exist because folks "choose" to make them home. They can just as easily die based upon people making different choices based upon real or perceived changes in their hangouts.

Everyone joins, posts, reads, interacts. decides to set-up shop, wherever you feel comfortable. There are many cigar forums to choose from. There are folks scratching their heads about this place springing up from nowhere. I'm one of them.

brigey57 · 11-29-2008, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Da Klugs

To everyones great credit we've pretty much avoided these types of CS conversations here.

The easy answer, for me is...Julian sent me an email with a link saying it was working.... so I signed up.

The harder answer is ...the future, as some have commented, was presented to us to be commercial and part of some sort of homogenized amalgamation of 3-4 different cigar cultures who's only enhanced purpose I could figure out was .... well it wasn't what brought so many together there. It's like the local bar you have hung out at, made friends and called home for a long time. It changes ownership to "consolidated bars" and you start enjoying it less for whatever reason even before the remodel. Your friends start drifting away to other places to hang out. The vibe of the place gets worse. What do you do? This place was the answer to that question for a number of us.

These on line communities are cool. They exist because folks "choose" to make them home. They can just as easily die based upon people making different choices based upon real or perceived changes in their hangouts.

Everyone joins, posts, reads, interacts. decides to set-up shop, wherever you feel comfortable. There are many cigar forums to choose from. There are folks scratching their heads about this place springing up from nowhere. I'm one of them.

Honestly, I couldn't have said it better. Thanks.

acruce · 11-29-2008, 03:08 PM

I was looking for a new place hang out and talk about cigars and other things.As others have said I didn't care for the direction in which CS was moving. I frequent one other cigar board but most of my time is spent here.

hotreds · 11-29-2008, 03:24 PM

Indeed, our beloved jungle turning into a MySpace type social networking morass( in January we are told) had a lot of us looking for refuge elsewhere. Happily, many of us have found our refuge in the asylum, thanks to the Team of 11 who saw the handwriting on the wall. Thanks to them the spirit of the jungle lives on here. 'Nuff said.

11-29-2008, 03:38 PM

I joined the "other site" because a dude I met playing pool at a local dive told me I'd get a bunch of free cigars. I found it was far more than that and I stayed there because of the people and that's why I joined the Cigar Asylym and that's why I'll stay here now.

Uhm, well OK that and Medication Time!

TripleF · 11-29-2008, 05:03 PM

Because this is where my family is.

Heliofire · 11-29-2008, 05:09 PM

I came here because I knew this was where my friends were.

Starscream · 11-29-2008, 05:12 PM

I got the invite and I joined. The morale at CS at the time was very depressing, and the Asylum was a ray of light in that dark time. I still post at CS, but consider this place home now.

poker · 11-29-2008, 05:28 PM

Why did I join the Asylum?

In not so many words....

....It was something that needed to be done, and something I chose to be a part of.

sofaman · 11-29-2008, 05:29 PM

Because Cigar Live was falling apart and this seems like the place to be

TomHagen · 11-29-2008, 07:35 PM

It's also small, therefore more tight-knit and it's grass roots formation helps really make CA a CIGAR oriented place...

da klugs and bobarian's posts above is right on.

11-29-2008, 07:54 PM

The first cigar forum (and the main one I visit besides here) was CigarPass. I had heard about what had happened in regards to the purchased and yapped about it in my blog, making specific note about the moderator changes. As I was checking a few days later to see who visited, I saw a link coming from here so I decided to check it out. I was very happy to see a forum dedicated to the kinship of BOTL/SOTL and joined.

I was even happier to see that I was received as is and without question, something that I had experienced only at CigarPass previously. So I decided to make this another home-away-from-home forum for me to discuss cigars and to share my finds (right now in the form of reviews -- I've been on the road too much to properly participate in passes until recently), even if they were only new to me, with others.

One of the best decisions I made in regards to my hobby was to join here. The knowledge and friendliness is like no other I've seen.

groogs · 11-29-2008, 07:59 PM

I joined because all my friends were moving over here, and I was not at all happy with the way CS was going. Since I joined the Asylum I have hardley even looked at the old board. This is my new home and I am Very Happy to be here.

11-29-2008, 08:06 PM

Was invited to the site by one of the Mods and glad I accepted,,,,this is one of the best out there.

11-29-2008, 02:08 PM	#23
dcamacho Guest Posts: n/a	Re: So Why did you join the Asylum? i dont know lol .... i love it tho

11-29-2008, 02:46 PM	#27
Da Klugs Juan of 11 Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Dave Location: Right here Posts: 4,222 Trading: (8)	Re: So Why did you join the Asylum? To everyones great credit we've pretty much avoided these types of CS conversations here. The easy answer, for me is...Julian sent me an email with a link saying it was working.... so I signed up. The harder answer is ...the future, as some have commented, was presented to us to be commercial and part of some sort of homogenized amalgamation of 3-4 different cigar cultures who's only enhanced purpose I could figure out was .... well it wasn't what brought so many together there. It's like the local bar you have hung out at, made friends and called home for a long time. It changes ownership to "consolidated bars" and you start enjoying it less for whatever reason even before the remodel. Your friends start drifting away to other places to hang out. The vibe of the place gets worse. What do you do? This place was the answer to that question for a number of us. These on line communities are cool. They exist because folks "choose" to make them home. They can just as easily die based upon people making different choices based upon real or perceived changes in their hangouts. Everyone joins, posts, reads, interacts. decides to set-up shop, wherever you feel comfortable. There are many cigar forums to choose from. There are folks scratching their heads about this place springing up from nowhere. I'm one of them. __________________ Communities Not Commodities. Punctuation challenged, but trying. Proud winner of phase 1 of the Weight loss contest

11-29-2008, 03:08 PM	#29
acruce Just killing Time Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Andy Location: Venus TX Posts: 1,114 Trading: (1)	Re: So Why did you join the Asylum? I was looking for a new place hang out and talk about cigars and other things.As others have said I didn't care for the direction in which CS was moving. I frequent one other cigar board but most of my time is spent here. __________________ LIVE LIFE TO THE FULLEST~SMOKE AS MANY FINE CIGARS AS POSSIBLE ~ SMILE ~ IT MAKES YOU FEEL GOOD!!

11-29-2008, 03:24 PM	#30
hotreds Ephesians 2:8 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 5 miles past "Resume Speed" Posts: 11,662 Trading: (63)	Re: So Why did you join the Asylum? Indeed, our beloved jungle turning into a MySpace type social networking morass( in January we are told) had a lot of us looking for refuge elsewhere. Happily, many of us have found our refuge in the asylum, thanks to the Team of 11 who saw the handwriting on the wall. Thanks to them the spirit of the jungle lives on here. 'Nuff said. __________________ God loves you so much, that he made you read this, just to let you know.

11-29-2008, 03:38 PM	#31
nozero Guest Posts: n/a	Re: So Why did you join the Asylum? I joined the "other site" because a dude I met playing pool at a local dive told me I'd get a bunch of free cigars. I found it was far more than that and I stayed there because of the people and that's why I joined the Cigar Asylym and that's why I'll stay here now. Uhm, well OK that and Medication Time!

11-29-2008, 05:03 PM	#32
TripleF 11/11/11 EPIC IV Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Scott Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 5,626 Trading: (176)	Re: So Why did you join the Asylum? Because this is where my family is. __________________ Cool Cigar Shirts, Stickers & More

11-29-2008, 05:09 PM	#33
Heliofire Ward Photographer Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: ATL Posts: 209 Trading: (14)	Re: So Why did you join the Asylum? I came here because I knew this was where my friends were.

11-29-2008, 05:12 PM	#34
Starscream Knowhutimean, Vern? Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Andy Location: In a little town somewhere in the USA Posts: 10,237 Trading: (4)	Re: So Why did you join the Asylum? I got the invite and I joined. The morale at CS at the time was very depressing, and the Asylum was a ray of light in that dark time. I still post at CS, but consider this place home now. __________________ Insert quote here.

11-29-2008, 05:28 PM	#35
poker 1:11 Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Kelly Location: SoCal Posts: 5,280 Trading: (7)	Re: So Why did you join the Asylum? Why did I join the Asylum? In not so many words.... ....It was something that needed to be done, and something I chose to be a part of. __________________ Cigar Asylum: A cigar board birthed without agendas, without profiting, and without advertisements. Amor puro Character is what you do when no one is watching

11-29-2008, 05:29 PM	#36
sofaman Feeling at Home Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Dubois,PA Posts: 604 Trading: (7)	Re: So Why did you join the Asylum? Because Cigar Live was falling apart and this seems like the place to be __________________ http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showth...80#post1461280

11-29-2008, 07:35 PM	#37
TomHagen Rabbinic Consigliere Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Tattejuaje Location: NY Posts: 601 Trading: (12)	Re: So Why did you join the Asylum? It's also small, therefore more tight-knit and it's grass roots formation helps really make CA a CIGAR oriented place... da klugs and bobarian's posts above is right on. __________________ Cigar Asylum Minyan///Corona Gorda Comparison Thread Do Acts of Goodness and Kindness!!

11-29-2008, 07:54 PM	#38
Linus Guest Posts: n/a	Re: So Why did you join the Asylum? The first cigar forum (and the main one I visit besides here) was CigarPass. I had heard about what had happened in regards to the purchased and yapped about it in my blog, making specific note about the moderator changes. As I was checking a few days later to see who visited, I saw a link coming from here so I decided to check it out. I was very happy to see a forum dedicated to the kinship of BOTL/SOTL and joined. I was even happier to see that I was received as is and without question, something that I had experienced only at CigarPass previously. So I decided to make this another home-away-from-home forum for me to discuss cigars and to share my finds (right now in the form of reviews -- I've been on the road too much to properly participate in passes until recently), even if they were only new to me, with others. One of the best decisions I made in regards to my hobby was to join here. The knowledge and friendliness is like no other I've seen.

11-29-2008, 07:59 PM	#39
groogs Have My Own Room Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Grant Posts: 1,945 Trading: (62)	Re: So Why did you join the Asylum? I joined because all my friends were moving over here, and I was not at all happy with the way CS was going. Since I joined the Asylum I have hardley even looked at the old board. This is my new home and I am Very Happy to be here.

11-29-2008, 08:06 PM	#40
Cigary Guest Posts: n/a	Re: So Why did you join the Asylum? Was invited to the site by one of the Mods and glad I accepted,,,,this is one of the best out there.