Its kittens rock weekend MKF

[Rosenberg]

Oh yes, kittens do indeed rock. This is quite an amazing community comprised of many high-quality individuals. Im pleased to say that Ive had the privilege of meeting a number of kittens in person and that has just served to further substantiate this opinion. Ive gone through some rather difficult situations this year, and it was through interaction with some kittens that Ive been able to keep on going. I would like to thank them (you know who you are), and Id also like to thank Xita for creating this haven and to keep it going even after the trauma of season six. I just want to say that Im proud to consider myself a kitten.

[WbBuffyfan00]

Ok it's been said before....but it's worth repeating....I love you kittens....when I first moved to Panama City and didn't know anyone....you guys were there.....when Jenny and I broke up....you guys were there. You all mean a lot to me. Also to VampiraJen and Yelowsub...I was one of the first few kittens WAAAAY back when...but if you look at my posting level I'm pretty low. I'm one of those kittens who usually only responds when I really have something to say...but I'm here EVERY DAY reading pretty much EVERYTHING. So please don't feel you are being ignored. Hey...people ignore me everyday...I'm used to it...but yeah it still makes me happy for me to get a response. Love you guys!!!

-Amy

[Puff]

Hey Amy {hugs} long time no see

This board does rock and well Kittens make the best people. I'm proud to be a member of the board here for over a year now and I've seen a lot of changes. This board has also helped me through a lot of changes in my life and I love how we are always there for each other. I've made some wonderful friends here and meet some pretty damn amazing people.

I get all chocked up when I think of the Trevor project and what an impact we as a community are going to make upon it. We should all be very proud about that. But also about any people that are questioning themselves and they happen to stumble across the board here...how many people have we helped? I don't know the numbers but I think it's a lot. I know you have helped me.

So thanks everyone and here's to the people that make this community so great. Here's to the Kittens *raises glass*

[drlloyd11]

I've been online since 1986, and have seen everything. And in that whole time I have never found a place so wonderful as the Kitten. The people, the ideas, the mood. Its all been worth it ten times over.
I have to say, I wear the kitten shirt alot, cause you know, I'm proud of it..
Is that make sense? This place is that important to me..

[AudreyAnne]

I don't post on here alot. Mainly because, even though I do read alot of the stuff on here, I just don't have a whole lot to say. Also I'm not one to speak if I don't know anyone. But I have grown to love this board alot. I can't do much at this point in my life. So I'm on here constantly reading your all's posts. They make me glad that ppl out there live life in ways that I can't right now. Kittens indeed do rock. So thanks to all the mods and everyone on here. I would make appearences in chat, but my puter decided sometime ago that it didn't want me chatting for some reason or the other. But I do feel a kinship to you all because of W/T. So thanks for that. Much love and excellent vibes. Anne

[friskylez]

Im glad to see all the posts from those who call this board home..I have to throw in another 2 cents on what it means to me..I lead a pretty dull existence, mostly work and hang out at home with my cat, she misses me when im not here

The first thing i do when i get home from work is sign on and check the board..It's a wonderful thing to have a place to "go" and be a part of a community, especially one as terrific as the kitten board..

I love the fic, the fans and the "felines"...

I still dont feel like a "kitten" maybe one of these days i will...For now ill just continue to be a lurker who posts

[Chewster]

This board has been a sort of home from home for me on the net for maybe a year now. But it was the sort of home where I stayed in my room and hid - and no one ever knew I was there.

What can I say when things were good there were people who were funnier than me. When things were bad there were people who expressed that anger in creative and well thought out ways that I could never have managed.

This is a wonderful place that Xita has created and the work that she and the moderators do has helped me through the hard times of S6. It educated me, it inspired me, it comforted me and it made me laugh.

It being the the community - and that means all the Kittens.

Kittens do rock. Muchly.

[Katharyn]

It's great to see a thread like this cos one thing we do not do enough is celebrate this place and those who make it what it is - all the Kittens.

Pretty much everything that I would have said has already been said. I love this place and the people who are here - the community of Kittens. I would like to speak up for Pens though. That so many people in the community can also find such joy in the fiction is a wonderful thing and (as I have said before) I think that Pens is just as unique as the Kitten - I have certainly never found a artistic posting board like it - where a artist (and I say that as we are not just talking about writers) can get feedback on a one to one and public basis - as the work is in progress. At least not one that is so well supported.

Both boards are very special because of how they are run. A few (swiftly dealt with) trolls not withstanding the focus of the boards, promotion of toleranance and understanding and the famous Xita "slap down" allow the Kittens to be what a community should be - supportive of each other and fun.

As I think someone said above, and I can;t be bothered to look, Kittens rock muchly.

EDITED TO ADD: Oooh I seem to be a troll hammer...

Katharyn
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[Pipsqueak]

Oh man. What can I say about this board.

The Kittens helped me through a period of loneliness after I graduated from college and moved away from all my friends. Coming here makes me feel like part of a community ... like I'm accepted, like I'm not alone. The Kittens opened my eyes and made me see that it's okay to be gay or lesbian or bi or trans, that love comes in many different forms but it's always beautiful, and that even though the world isn't nearly as fair as it pretends to be, equality is still worth fighting for. The Kittens have supported me through my own sexual identity crisis, and I know that no matter how things turn out, I will be accepted here. And perhaps most importantly, the Kittens have raised $4000 to provide hope and love for teenagers who are confused and alone. Kittens kick ass.

Bob, I can sympathize about your cat with kidney troubles. My family has a 17-year-old cat who is going through the same thing, and it breaks my heart to see her suffer. We know she won't last long, it's just a matter of time. I'm so sorry about your kitty.

It's so freaking unfair.

And just so this post doesn't end on a sad note, whenever life is unfair I can come here and vent about it, and the Kittens support me and make me feel better.

[fudgie9]

To me the moments in life that are the most important are those times when we move each other and show our humanity. Over the past 6 months I have seen so many beautiful, heartfelt, random acts of kindness amongst the kittens. I'm so grateful to Xita, the mods and all the kittens for making the Kitten board such a special place. Not only does this board change people's lives by providing a safe haven, it also has the distinction of providing the best fiction and artwork on the net. Thanks to all Nicole

[SJ]

This is a great board and great community. The Mods do a great job.

[VampiraJen]

somewhere between my last post and this one i have become very hung over...uh....and i have to go to work in less than half an hour...don't even know how to do smilies, but if i did, there'd be a not-smiling smily right here.

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[sikarja]

The Kittens Rock!

My grannny died a few weeks ago. The funeral was held yesterday. She was 87 and in pretty good shape. Only problems were her legs and memory. She couldn't go outside anymore without a wheelchair and she was too proud/stubborn to use one. Her memory was starting to be problematic too, she'd call me and say she was in my dad's home and wonder were he was when in fact she was calling from her home. The last time I saw her she wouldn't recognize me, thought I was a friend of the family.
My dad found her dead in her bed, he did shopping and stuff for her and went by there almost every day. Apparently she died pretty peacefully, we haven't heard any official cause of death yet. I've been wondering because I haven't cried once. Dad told me that he's cried many times and he cried at the funeral. I didn't cry when I heard the news, I didn't cry at the funeral and I used to be a total cry-baby when I was a kid. I've been wondering why. Have I somehow accepted her death and that she died well and lived well so that I don't feel so much sorrow, or am I in somekind of denial, or am I so cold and self-centered that I don't care enough? I'm feeling sort of emotional and maybe a little misty-eyed as I write this, but nowhere near crying.
Well, thanks, felt like I had to get this out somewhere.

n/p Ensiferum - Eternal Wait

[VampiraJen]

i never cried when my granpa died. i loved him and i was sad at his death, but i never cried. infact i spent most of the funeral trying to force myself to cry but it just wouldn't come.

You don't have to cry to be upset. in fact if you want to get really technical about it, crying is caused by the build up of certain chemicals in the body and the way they are expelled is through tears.

I'm probably not helping...


PS, worked sucked, glad to be home...

[Yelowsub]

Hey look VampiraJen, people are responding to our posts. This is so cool.

I definitly know that I'm not being ignored (and not intentionaly), but thanks for responding. See Kittens are definitly awesome.

[VampiraJen]

Yeah, kittens rock. GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOKITTIES!!!

[oneyedchicklet]

Hey Sikarja,
I'm very sorry to hear about your grandmothers passing. We all have different ways of grieving. Some cry, some don't. If you go back and read some of the posts on Thursdays daily thread, (I want to be She Ra Thursday, MKF) a lot of us talked about our grandparents. I know after I wrote my little (ok, long winded) reply, I felt better and its been quite some time since my grams passed away.

The kittens here have big shoulders and are great listeners too. I don't know where I'd be without them sometimes. I've met some very special people here. You all know who you are.

Love to All,
Barb

[MadeinNZ]

Just chiming in with a firm "Kittens Rock". This is the only Board I belong to and I visit here everyday. I feel safe here. I get answers here. I read amazing fiction here. I laugh here. I'll stay here.

Xita and the mods - you guys do an amazing job. Its not always easy or popular but you guys keep this place welcoming. Thanks.

[friskylez]

im kind a disappointed only 48 of the 1900 plus kittens posted in this particular thread..I was hoping it would break at least a hundred so we could get a little lightning bolt thingy next to kittens rock

[urnofosiris]

Accepting myself and coming out, the how, the doubts, the worries, the fear of the responses, the total lacking of role models or education about those like me in the world around me, were all things I faced, and having read and heard the many gay coming out stories on the board, I recognize it, and that is very nice. This board has been a great help to me, as I did not have anything either to see myself in. I am lucky to live here, in this country, in this town in this job. I shudder to think about what others less fortunate than me go through seeing as I have found this so hard already. I really admire them, you, the kittens, brave enough to stand up for yourselves in ways I probably would not have dared had I not lived here, though I might have learned to dare with kitten help.

This really is a great place, so important, maybe not to millions, but to hundreds and that is more than enough. Everybody counts. I love this board and the people on it, and I thank Xita for it, because it would not be here if not for her, and she does gets the most credit from me, everyone else is an equal second, but close behind Xita is not a bad place to be. I have seen her ass.

[friskylez]

Ok after the latest bru ha ha over in the angry rant thread, i just had to come back here and say the kittens rock.. My goodness i the kittens on this board...
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Those who can say what i would like to in a much more precise, eloquent, well thought out way....All those kittens who posted responses to the latest "drive by " in the angry rant thread are "da bomb"...You rock !!!!

[urnofosiris]

Ah well those drive by posters keep the discussion about the cliche alive better than we ever could, and they usually drive by to try and convince us to stop. Hee, don't you just love it when irony is being ironic like that?

[Shinnen]

I'm finally posting in this thread... it took me a while... cos i dare not sign in to boards and stuff at work. Here I go....

Since I joined the board... I've changed for the better as a person. Plus... I've made new friends in incredible kittens... some more incredible than others... yet everyone is unique.

Xita and the Mods are definitely people who deserve a big hug and a big thanks for running the site so well. They ROCK!

My final words are... the kittens rock in so many different ways... from the smutty fic writers to the wonderful talents in other fields or creativity. KITTENS ROCK!

[WebWarlock]

you bet Dr.G.

We should put some off them (who will remain namelss since they do troll here still) on the payroll. They do a better job of making our point than we do sometimes.

Warlock

[Kieli]

For what it's worth, I'm putting my 1/2 cent in as well. I've been online about as long as drloyd and have gone to various communities. I swear to you the Kitten is the ONLY place that I have noticed that managed to galvanize itself and stick together in the face of complete upheaval and turmoil. When Xena was getting tossed down the shitter by Taproot, all of the official communities began hideous in-fighting and somehow could not manage to handle the trolls very well. I was deeply saddened by the loss of the Xena Nutball Chat Room as I had begun to think of many of the people I met there as family.

It is ever so rare to find an incredibly intelligent community like the Kitten. Usually one finds the detritius that is many of the Buffy Boards (and other random posting boards...Yahoo Message Boards are THE worst offenders) where it's basically racist rhetoric, nasty name-calling and vicious attacks. It seems like the internet is filled with the dregs of society posting their very disturbing thoughts at random. Do realise that this is a gross generalization and only my observation. But the Kitten has it all and then some. I can't think of another place that I would rather be.

Toni