Is this Sandbox too political?

I hate to stray off topic, but this being Eccie and all

How come PI gets all the talk? Never get a good Hebrew Hammer reference anymore

Fuck him, he's irrelevant when we have Salty. He's all we need.

Sounds like PI to me. But hey, the hookers didn’t care about the Stump on Indys and they don’t care about political threads here. Originally Posted by bambino

... Nah, ... We has a couple o' pretty-birds comment
in the Stump over on Indys...

Zandra was GREAT - and even became a conservative
thinker due to some of our great prose and opinions.

I also remember a Gabrielle barneying with the lads
a time or two.

#### Salty

trolling was the whole purpose of the thread. Originally Posted by berryberry

takes one to know one!

Bam, she's hitting a viewpoint that is tangential and germane to the toxicity I see in the daily political rancor and she's a provider that isn't posting on a daily basis. That does post from time to time and I surmise would post more if the culture here was more conducive to networking.

That's part of this place as well and it also generates clicks.

A thriving forum generates more content, more clicks and more networking and that's where I see the imbalance being a drag on the culture. And the political bullshit being so prevalent perhaps is a symptom of a larger problem. I say this as one of the vocal. We know that there's a substantial lurker community. I'm interested in converting those lurkers to posters.

In getting MORE intel as a result. MORE opportunities to sample local talent and get info on traveling talent. Not in being part of a lunch clique and us all being fucking buddies. But in some more civility.

And a more entertaining place to bullshit from time to time. It's not just about hookers. As the OP I can confirm that I am looking at that AND if it's depressing other types of discussions and content Originally Posted by HDGristle

You joined this site in 2019. Bam has been here since 2010, I have been here since 2012, AG has been here since 2013, Chizzy has been here since 2010. I won't speak for them but I will say we know a hell of a lot more of the history of ECCIE in Pittsburgh than you do.

The fact is 99% of hookers rarely participated here. Had zero to do with any off topic threads. Rather they didn't like that this site was hobbyist oriented so they stuck to Indys which was provider oriented. Once someone ran Indys into the ground, very few ever came over here. But they left when Eccie removed their ability to post ads

So there is no drag on any culture. Actually for as piss poor as the hobby environment is in Pittsburgh these days, this board is still quite active and thriving. This forum gets a lot of clicks. It is the hobby itself that is not thriving for a variety of reasons. But none of those reasons have anything to do with what people discuss in off topic threads.

People are going to talk about what they are interested in. If you don't like that, that is your problem, not everyone elses.

I hate to stray off topic, but this being Eccie and all

How come PI gets all the talk? Never get a good Hebrew Hammer reference anymore Originally Posted by AmishGangster

exactly. they are obsessed.

exactly. they are obsessed. Originally Posted by Dreamgurrl

Nah, it just gets under your skin. Which it did.

Fuck him, he's irrelevant when we have Salty. He's all we need. Originally Posted by HDGristle

PI or The Hebrew Hammer?

PI or The Hebrew Hammer? Originally Posted by AmishGangster

Both?

That said, diversions aside... let's get back on topic

You said “horrifically toxic here”. I didn’t bring up lunch with PI, you did. Simple question, are political threads driving away hookers. That’s the question. Originally Posted by bambino

Nah, it just gets under your skin. Originally Posted by bambino

You wish and it’s why you bring him up in any reply to me because you have nothing else.

Sad but true!

PI or The Hebrew Hammer? Originally Posted by AmishGangster

Who was the Hebrew Hammer? Odd Thomas??

Both?

That said, diversions aside... let's get back on topic Originally Posted by HDGristle

They can’t because they have zero actual input to the conversation other than trolling and deflecting .

You wish and it’s why you bring him up in any reply to me because you have nothing else.

Sad but true! Originally Posted by Dreamgurrl

I mentioned him once. You took it from there. Sad but true!!!!!!!

Nah, it just gets under your skin. Which it did. Originally Posted by bambino

What “gets under my skin”. ( doesn’t really but I’m distracting myself from my actual assignment right now) is that you have no other ammunition against me so you keep bringing up this other person with which you also seem to have an obsession with.

Obsessed much??

Anywho….

As I was saying, I’ve tried to start many threads to encourage provider engagement but ….

I think this is evidence why they don’t participate.

I mentioned him once. You took it from there. Sad but true!!!!!!! Originally Posted by bambino

Took what from where ?