Total population: 6. It's me and five of my closest friends... and the rest of these "users" are just puppet accounts to serve our click-baiting, ad-wording, web-crawling overlords. We sit in a coffee shop in Tampa and throw yesterday's bagels at one another when we're not frantically typing away. Incentives? We get rich, rich RICH from all of the ad revenue that pours in. We're working on a farmville integration tonight (if mk's mom will let him stay out after 7. He got grounded last week for not emptying the dishwasher.) It's tough to get around sometimes, but this coffee shop is just down the block from our neighborhood, so it's cool. kleinbl00 is the only one with a driver's license, but thenewgreen has a tandem bike when we need to get places. And don't believe that cgod guy... he just watches Florence (the lady behind the counter) and makes up shit about opening his own coffee shop in Seattle or something... and whatever you do, run for the hills if lil starts chatting you up. She'll try to convince you that poetry matters in the modern world... and also grammar and sentence structure is supposed to be important because she gives me crap about my run-on sentences and makes sure to correct our splelling all the time when we don't even ask her too but it's cool because even though she loves Tampa she pretends to also be Canadian. so yah... welcome to hubski. Too bad you're from Michigan. We make fun of Michigan a lot around here. Some of these people even pretend to live there or be from there or something.
So many errors in stevie's rant. - She'll try to convince you that poetry matters in the modern world um, no, only that it matters to me and _refugee_ - because even though she loves Tampa she pretends to also be Canadian. Key West, dammit, Key West - which is NOT in Florida. It's a republic, cut off from the mainland. Giggles: Lil 1 Steve 1
Key West and Tampa are definitely two very different places. I've only been to Tampa, but if Key West is half as cool as I've been told it is, it's NO Tampa.
Haha thank you for the response, Steve. This definitely gives me a better sense of just how close-knit Hubski is :) Too bad you're in Florida with all those mosquitoes and "Florida Men" headlines. Sounds crazy down there!
is it weird that I feel closer to many of the people on Hubski (some of whom I've never met in meatspace) than some of my "friends" on Facebook? Close-nit? you betcha. Now don't get me wrong, we have words once in a while... but usually in a civil manner and almost always with the greater good in mind. I vote you interview the hubski founders for your project (when they're in town). Since the founders are from there... there are several of us also from there... but truthfully, we are in the minority. There are users from all over the world. It's crazy. And hey... I've been around the block... there are a LOT of places worse than Howell, Michigan (and Brighton too TNG...). The Mitten is a wonderful place (to visit).We make fun of Michigan a lot around here.
I think it's a matter of honesty. I bet you're more your authentic self with us here on Hubski than you are on Facebook.is it weird that I feel closer to many of the people on Hubski (some of whom I've never met in meatspace) than some of my "friends" on Facebook?
I'm spending the night in the airport. I have to go through US immigration in YYZ. Flight leaves at 6:05 a.m. so I have to be at the airport at 4:00 a.m. I teach until 9:00 p.m. in the airport city where I don't live. I'll drink with buddies till the wee hours and take the new downtown-airport express train and somehow stumble through security. Might get stopped at immigration though - I'd better hide my hijab. If there's decent wi-fi at the airport (can't remember) I'll check IRC. ThatFanficGuy is probably awake in Russia.
Pulling an all-nighter? Right on. If I don't have my sleep schedule back in order by then, I may pop in IRC. Oddly enough, TPA's head honcho is a childhood family friend. He spoke to my pops saying he was heading to the White House this week (or last?) since Trump was calling in major airport exec's to figure out some plan about immigration security given the courts decision. I think you're in the clear until it's sorted out. Wear it loud and proud.Might get stopped at immigration though - I'd better hide my hijab.
LOL. I figured if I stayed in long enough that I'd catch you. For some reason I didn't connect my other monitor to keep IRC open, then closed my browser altogether in order to study. Its the little things, I guess. Will be sure to pop in tomorrow night for sure.
Mind you, it's been recently established that the real bad guys are coming from Canada, not Mexico.
That really is hot off the press. I was searching through to read the FBI report itself. Just realized it'd make sense not to release the full thing. Interesting to read that the FBI is "Trumpland" and they find Trump is looking the wrong way. Anywho, maybe hiding it's a good idea.
Hi Madi- Welcome to Hubski! Truth be told - this place is awesome. You can ignore the above comment… I’m at work and in a weird mood… Wow… people write poetry. People read poetry. People post music. People post films. People post about politics (a lot more lately). People post desperate pleas for help. People post projects they’re working on. I’m glad kantos plunged the “Original Content isn’t a Sin” post. I think that’s is a good segue to your next question… I feel like the same incentives exist here as exist in real social situations. To share, to learn, to love, to be loved, to laugh, etc. There’s no money here. I suppose people could come here to get attention or admiration… but that’s like real life too. And some of us just come here to crack jokes and chew gum... AND I'M ALL OUT OF GUM! I hope you’ll kick the tires a bit after your research is complete. And invite your friends. It’s a great place for thoughtful conversation.I was wondering if any of you could tell me what some of the contributions users can make
how they are incentivized to interact with/contribute to the community?
Oh yeah, Madi, you should probably know (for the sake of your report) that Hubski was/is founded in Ann Arbor.We make fun of Michigan a lot around here. Some of these people even pretend to live there or be from there or something.
Thanks! I saw that on your Wikipedia page! Pretty sweet that a couple of A2 natives created this site!
Ann Arbor, much like Hubski, is the best. Hope you're enjoying your studies there. Are you from MI originally?
I can absolutely agree with you on that -- Ann Arbor is the best. I'm loving it here. Yeah, I'm from Howell, MI, about 40 minutes north of here. Glad to be outta there.
LOL. I grew up in Brighton MI. You guys were our rivals when I was in high school. I can understand you being glad to be out of there, I was all too glad to get the heck out of Brighton too. Best of luck with your studies. Feel free to PM me or reach out to me if you need anything further for this paper. I think you can tell a lot about the intentions of anything by looking at it's foundation:
Can't lie that I still feel that burning rivalry every time I hear about Brighton ;) All in good fun, of course. And, let's be honest, Brighton was way better than Howell (maybe not at football... lol). Come on, Brighton has MJR and Target! Spent most of my days across the way haha. Thanks!