Bubba Gumps

[Gemini Cricket]

The thing is, is that you thought she was an ad. Okay, but you know what, first impressions can be wrong and in this case y'all were.
Thin skinned? Maybe. But your skin has to be pretty thick when there's no "Welcome to the LoT" posts evident anywhere in this thread.

One of the general complaints I hear from people I invite to check out the LoT is that we're not a welcoming group. We're missing out on the company of a lot of cool possible swankers by being curmudgeonly to people not used to the style of posters here.

judimouse: I like Bubba Gumps.

Everyone else: I hate chain restaurants, Forrest Gump is retarted, I hate the movie, I hate restaurants with TVs, she's just an ad...

Oh, and by the way, Welcome to the LoT, judimouse!

I stand by my comment.

[Snowflake]

Well, this is a shame all around.

In the dining in anaheim thread, I found the menus helpful, and my mouth is watering for the Napa Rose treats.

I do wish judimouse would give us all another chance, I know my humor is skewed, but I think I'm friendly enough.

[Disneyphile]

Maybe someone can suggest a good dinner theater experience, because I think we need more drama. Might I suggest Pirates Dinner Adventure? At least they have a reason to draw swords.

Judi is a sweetheart and most knowledgeable of all things in and around DLR, and certainly didn't deserve the snarky "welcome".

That said, I've eaten at the Bubba Gump in Long Beach and enjoyed it. The only seafood I'll eat is shrimp, and it was quite good. I thought it to be a bit pricey though. The new one might be a place to take my parents though, since they're fans of the film.

[judimouse]

Originally Posted by LSPoorEeyorick

That may be true, GC, but not everyone knew her. And it's a pretty standard rule that self-promotion (i.e. linking multiple times to their website) is not permitted on message boards, particularly when it is done by a new user with no other posts in their history. I don't know if it's the rule here, but it's definitely the rule elsewhere. So it doers not surprise me that members would be put off by someone new who was self-promoting, even if she was known by other members, and even if she were intending to help people with her information, which I'd hope is the case.

Edited to add:
judimouse, I'm very sorry you felt unwelcomed - I hope you will understand that what you posted might have been misconstrued.

First NONE of the restaurant or hotels pay to be on my website. I go to each restaurant and/or hotel to gather information that might help people plan their trip. This is a FREE service I offer. Don't think it's easy keeping up with the menu changes or hotel name changes or refurish schedules.

If you look at any of the other websites you will see that I seldom post unless it has to do with food or hotels. I let the rest of the world take care of the other stuff.

This website keeps me very busy with updates and hotel site visits.

But I see how your all have reacted so I will refrain from posting my website again.

Off to the Cheesecake Factory for photos and menus.

judimouse

[Morrigoon]

Oh Judy, you can't take the discussion on this site personally... it's how we discuss almost everything. You've seen people here are willing to give you a chance, it's just that some folks didn't know you.

We discuss pretty much everything with a critical eye, it makes for a more interesting discussion. And after a while, you start to get an idea of who tends to yay or nay what types of things.

You can't take it personally, it's just a discussion board.

[BarTopDancer]

I still stay Kevy wants to advertise his porn.

[innerSpaceman]

Originally Posted by judimouse

But I see how your all have reacted so I will refrain from posting my website again.

Um, "you[r] all"??? Sorry for Kevy's confusion and poor assumption resulting in likely unintended rudeness, but it was hardly "all."

FYI, and you are most welcome around here - - so you should be made immediately aware ... take everything Kevy posts with 12 grains of salt.




Oh, and everything I post with a pound of it.

[wendybeth]

If Judimouse could see all the spam and such we get hit with, she might appreciate the reaction she got with her initial post. As far as what GC says- I'm sorry if people think we're unfriendly, but I really can't agree. Just as we couldn't possibly know Judimouse in such a short period of time, the same goes for anyone who is new to this site. If you all only knew how many 'new members' end up being spam, you'd know why we don't roll out the welcome mat every time there's a new sign-up. If you know someone from another site and want to introduce them, by all means please do so! It takes the guesswork out for us, and lets us know this person is cool.

For the record, I've been to plenty of other sites and felt like the odd girl out- it takes time to get to know one another. I hope Judi gives us some more time.

[katiesue]

I met Judi once years ago on the monorail and she gave me her card with her websites address. I've used it all the time since then and recommended it to friends who were trip planning. Especially with kids who are picky eaters it's nice to know what's served where so you can plan ahead. Nothing worse than sitting down and figuring out there's not a thing on the menu your kid will eat.

Welcome Judi!

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

I just think some wires got crossed and as with message boards, sometimes the reaction to a reaction isn't what it's intended to be. Judi is a sweetheart and Kevy is sarcastic. I think everyone's made a good point that its unfortunate.