What's the difference between GD and the lounge forum?

[nadine_mn]

In celebration of my 100th post I have to ask - what is the difference?

I am not being snarky - I have just seen references here about GD being scary etc, and I usually post in the DUlounge so I was wondering, what is the difference - is it topics, posters?

I am still new so I would appreciate guidance

[Guava Jelly]

1. The lounge is more of a place to be goofy and bs with people

GD is a place to argue.
that is sort of it in a nutshell

[nadine_mn]

3. well heck no wonder I was drawn to it (eom)

[Heidi]

2. General Discussion is for threads with political and/or current events content.

GD isn't really scary if you know what you believe and can explain why you believe it -- and if you're prepared to take a butt-kickin' from folks who disagree.

Welcome, nadine_mn! :hi:

[SacredCow]

5. Agreed....

And someone WILL disagree.

My best advice for posting in GD would be to make sure all of your i's are dotted and t's crossed, so to speak. If you leave anything open to interpretation, someone will ultimately latch onto the least likely scenario and lead off with, "So let me get this straight...." And there it starts....

It's not scary- just be prepared for the possible consequences...

:evilgrin:

[Heidi]

8. Hahahahahaha!

I agree that someone will disagree. :rofl:

I used to think GD was scary. Here's a thread that I accidentally started in GD. I had to alert on myself and ask that it be moved to the Lounge. :blush:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=4985725

And of course, there was a separate Lounge thread about my stupidity: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=4985497

[SacredCow]

12. That is just priceless!!!!!

You're a definite thrill seeker!

:silly:

[Heidi]

13. It's funnier now that it's ancient history.

:rofl: :spray:

[wildhorses]

6. that is where i get into trouble in gd

i have trouble explaining the why of it all :shrug:

[NewJeffCT]

4. sex threads are ok in GD, not in the Lounge

GD is usually a lot more stressed and tense than it is here.

[Heidi]

9. :spank:

:spank:

[NewJeffCT]

10. Hey

no sex threads in the Lounge, young lady!

[Heidi]

11. "You're not the boss of me!"

But thank you for calling me "young lady." :rofl: :spray:

[mainegreen]

7. A poster in the lounge is more likely to be liquored up.

;)

[Kajsa]

14. Welcome to DU, Nadine.

The previous posts here have
explained the difference well.

Also, GD has been infested with
trolls ( disruptors, not true DUers)
lately. Some of them even have a
high post count.

You can spot one by noting they never
contribute anything, just argue endlessly,
often talking in circles and attacking others.

:hi:

[skygazer]

23. Some Loungers do that too

But that's because they're liquored up. :rofl:

[Kajsa]

28. Hi Skygazer!-LOL

That's true!

:rofl:

[hisownpetard]

31. So, then - GD is the restaurant part, and the DU Lounge is the bar? n/t

[hisownpetard]

30. How can you tell if you're being attacked by a troll or if someone just really thinks you're

an idiot?

[Kajsa]

34. Good question, hisownpetard.

Sometimes it's hard to tell the difference.
;-)

[MissHoneychurch]

15. Picture threads

kitties or ourselves

... you never will see those in GD

[Phillycat]

16. GD is if you're pissed off at the gov't, Lounge is if you're pissed off at the world.

[philosophie_en_rose]

17. General Discussion is Sparta. The Lounge is Serta.

:)

[IndianaJones]

18. you can disguise the personal attacks easier in the lounge. nt.

edit: spelling.

[QueenOfCalifornia]

19. People here

have a sense of humor... If they don't, they leave and go back to the other boards and cry their beady eyes out.

:shrug:

[NaturalHigh]

20. The Lounge is meant to be fun.

GD can be open warfare on a GOOD day.

[Burma Jones]

21. Rabrrrrrr is much nicer in the Lounge.........

[QueenOfCalifornia]

29. That's 'cause he's on his meds here

[dolo amber]

22. Only 3/4 of the people in the Lounge are out of their bleedin' minds

:thumbsup:

[Connonym]

24. woah!

Have the eyes in your sig line always done that flash thing? Or is it just that I've taken too much cold medicine?

[dolo amber]

25. Well, they *have* always done it

But perhaps due to the cold medicine you're moving a bit more slowly than usual and only just now lingered long enough to catch it. :D

[Deep13]

26. GD--espresso. Lounge--Valium nt

[Dukkha]

27. GD is political theater

Lots of grandstanding, drama, personal attacks, stretching diversion issues well beyond the realms of normal discussion. Ultimately nothing is resolved or learned. It's more like a contest at stretching the boundaries of offense, rudeness, self-righteousness, passive insulting, and phony outrage.

[KG]

32. copy cat threads. a sad lack of them in GD.

:hi:

[Oeditpus Rex]

33. When someone attacks you in GD

it's over a disagreement that's usually political.

When someone attacks you in the Lounge, it's because they don't like your favorite band, your ball club or your choice of restaurant.