> Hey all...

Hi.

> After getting fed up with another internet message board, I wandered in here. Is this, I wonder, a oasis in the vast internet wasteland?

Yes.

> Anyway, since I (like so many others) dislike posts with no real content, I'll pose a question: What is the climate of opinion here? How neutral is the political atmosphere? Or do we not talk about politics? (Due to apathy, disinterest, ect.?) Can I be a loud mouth, or is it wise to be the shy and retiring type, lest I be branded a yahoo, and ignored forever? Is it safe to be a Republican in these quarters, or does Ralph Nader rule the day? (Or, yet, a battleground for Labor/Conservative?)

I've only been here a little while, and we haven't talked about politics that much. We basically talk about anything we want at any time, and we respect other people's opinions and lifestyles and leave it at that.
(I'm a Republican too)

> Also, a tech question: I filled my handle in the form above. What's to stop someone else from posting under my name?

Well, nothing, technically. But everybody's pretty trustworthy here so I wouldn't worry about it. Besides, everybody's so different here if somebody impersonated somebody else you could probably tell.

Tell us about yourself. Where you're from, your age, what you like, etc. Me, I am Quartz (real name not important right now), and I'm a 15-year-old female. I'm a writer, as are a LOT of other people here. In fact, Sam (the head of this place) is a writer. Tell us anything you want, and don't worry about being embarrassed because we'ver all done that before. Your posts can be serious, absurd, whatever.

What's your favorite comic strip? TV Show? Who's your favorite James Bond? What do you think of Godzilla movies? Do you think the show "Frasier" is funny? Do you think robots will be a blessing or a burden to society? What's your shoe size? Etc, etc, etc.

> Jann "I've noticed everyone seems to put a quote in their sig" ette

Qua "yes we do, fun ain't it" rtz
~~*Q*~~ (that is my own personal siggy that nobody else here does. Heh.)