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There is a loose group of long term posters who know (or have met) each other in real life, or have common acquaintances, etc. I'd put myself on the fringe of that group, and people like Otta/SJ/EP closer to the core of it. But it's not as if these people always have the same views, or never get into "forum arguments".

cactus Wrote:

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> A bunch of blokes who were very active on the EDF

> about 10 years ago, but who have since changed

> their

> user names and/or moved out of the area.




That's also my impression of who is in the (or at least one) EDF Clique, though not sure about the 10 years :)


I've never really been able to understand why a) someone would want to change their user name - confusing to all except other clique members or b) why they would want to continue to post on a local forum if they don't live here any more (particularly when they could keep in touch with old mates via Facebook etc), but hey ho, would be a dull old world if we were all the same etc etc etc .....

Jeremy Wrote:

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> I think there are some valid reasons for name

> changing, particularly if you previously used your

> real name (or part of it). I regret registering

> with my real name for a number of reasons, but

> can't be arsed to re-register.


Me too. My name's not Ben. It's just a plain daft user name.


I'd be really disappointed if *Bob*'s real name was something like "Darren" or "Alan". I'm not sure why.

Ideactivated my original account with the intention of disappearing. But I couldn't stay away. The intention was never to pretend I was someone different.


And Although don't like everything in ED I am from there and my parents and sibling still live there so I reserve the right to be interested.


Plus Facebook doesn't lend itself very well to discussions with multiple people.

And whilst I am aware thatmany would put me in a clique with the likes of EP and SJ, with some justification, I would also point out that there are few people who I've disagreed with on Here more than SJ (as well as agreeing with him a lot too).


We javanese intentionally ganged up on any poor new user, and we have NEVER taken each other's side if we don't genuinely agree on er something just for the sake of solidarity.

I haven't been around long enough to know all the characters but I tend to associate the idea of a clique with recurring themes, behaviour. In my own case it the accusation of being a troll or another poster after a handful of first posts. That is a recurring theme of a small group of people, who never apologise when shown to be wrong it seems.

Blah Blah Wrote:

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> I haven't been around long enough to know all the

> characters but I tend to associate the idea of a

> clique with recurring themes, behaviour. In my own

> case it the accusation of being a troll or another

> poster after a handful of first posts. That is a

> recurring theme of a small group of people, who

> never apologise when shown to be wrong it seems.


I think you are on to something here.

Davis Wrote:

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> Blah Blah Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > I haven't been around long enough to know all

> the

> > characters but I tend to associate the idea of

> a

> > clique with recurring themes, behaviour. In my

> own

> > case it the accusation of being a troll or

> another

> > poster after a handful of first posts. That is

> a

> > recurring theme of a small group of people, who

> > never apologise when shown to be wrong it

> seems.

>

> I think you are on to something here.


Not necessarily - it depends on how genuine a newcomer seems to be. I stood up for Blah Blah at the time but thought Davis was too obviously provocative to be genuine. I could be wrong in either case, as I said at the time, but please let's not reopen that one here.

RPC with the greatest deal of respect, I think it would be healthy for that topic to be re-opened, whilst we are finally all being honest on this thread about the unspoken truth surrounding cliques on this forum. Many of us have known it/felt it for years and it's only now we feel we can talk about it. I remember Sue being cornered last year in a thread by some of the clique and although I chose not to join in I was quite shocked with the extent to which the EDF in crowd will push someone, often unknowingly (I'd hope) until they back down.


Louisa.

With slightly LESS respect


Louisa just now: ?Many of us have known it/felt it for years and it's only now we feel we can talk about it.?




Just for the purposes of clarification, here is Louisa talking about cliques in 2009


http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?20,252481,252788#msg-252788


Again in 2009 on another thread (called CLIQUE)


http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?20,252930,252999#msg-252999


post above this one is her doing much same in 2010


http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?20,519482,519797#msg-519797


And here in 2013


http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?30,1112323,1113373#msg-1113373


I would also like to see the evidence of the bullying of Sue by this clique ? rather than going on Louisa?s memory


Edited to add that I've largely stopped posting and I know I'll regret engaging with Louisa and co on this but it ticks me off that one of the main reasons this forum took off was those early posters - and those early posters looked after people who later joined (I was later to the party)


Louisa has been invited personally by me on many occassions and ocassionaly she says she might - but she never does.


Much easier to spit bile and accusations when you are anonymous eh?

DulwichFox Wrote:

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> It's a bit like the Masons..

>

> Those who are in, know they're in.

>

> Those who are not, know they're not.

>

> ..and if you're not in, then you won't know who

> is. But you can usually guess.

>

> Hope that helps

>

> DulwichFox



I'm in the Masons but not in the clique.


Would I be black balled if I applied to join?

How is this 'clique bashing' so far? The post was started by Otta who's apparently in the clique. So far it just seems to be a discussion around whether there actually is one or it's just a perception and, if there is, who's in it.

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