I don't belong to any other boards cuz I love the members on this one! It is such a motivating and fun place to be...I always appreciate the talent, knowledgeable, helpful and friendly members on the QB. I would probably get more sewing done if I didn't spend so much time here. LOL

I love this board and have learned much from it. I clicked on the alpaca yarn ad. I have someone who lives about 5 miles from me that raises alpacas. Will buy some yarn from them but I do hairpin lace crochet will I need to learn how to knit? Guess I could learn. ha I learned the hairpin lace about three years ago and am on my 12th afghan. you can do it while watching TV or when riding in a vehicle. I go on bus trips and there are three of us doing this now.

I agree that this board has a lot of great members and are supportive. I subscribe to some quilter blogs and sometimes they receive some nasty comments about what they say. Without naming names, one was reconsidering what she was doing, but there were so many of her followers that sent support that she continues with what she is doing.

Most of the members are nice most of the time.

And when not, a moderator usually steps in

I'm just getting back to this board after being gone for several years due to work. Now I'm retired and always knew this is where I would return because of the positive, supportive members. On a few other boards there were members that just plain weren't very nice. Makes me wonder what was going on in their lives that make them take their problems out on other people through snarky comments. Or, do they feel insecure in some way and quilting is where they feel they are the authority [banging fist on the table]? It's kind of sad, really.

When I found the Board, I found my tribe. I appreciate the moderators for keeping this a nice place for people who do not participate in or appreciate smug or snarky attitudes. I do believe that quilters are a very special group and I am very happy to have found an online family of passionate, smart, kind friends.

I agree that this is a nice soft place to be. I used to visit another quilting site many years ago, and left because there was a cyber-bully clique there. Who needs it? Not me, for sure.

This is the best board. I have seen a few comments that at first I took as a, Whoa!. Then when I tried to reread it in a different way, I could see a nicer tone. Sometimes my coffee hasn't sunk in. It's my morning ritual. Quilters are the nicest folks.

I've never seen an ugly comment on this board. I was on another quilting site for awhile and someone was pretty rude to me and I just deleted myself from that board. As a mostly self taught quilter I don't always know the terminology or how to do a sewing thing so I sometimes ask what might be considered stupid questions. I appreciate nice, helpful answers and not some smart aleck comment. This people on this board have been very helpful and nice.

I have never encountered snarky folks here, but it dismays me, when people are nasty, mean, and hateful because they think they are anonymous.