CB Census&nb

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CB Census&nb

CB Census

 

 

 

Ok, so this is to find out how many CBers there are, and maybe put some interesting stats out there. If you don't feel comfortable putting out some of the info, that's tottaly fine. Please respond to this. Ok, so here we go:

1. How long have you been on the CB?

2. Have you ever had a name change?

3. Would you consider yourself a newbie, a middler, or an oldie?

4. What grade are you in?

5. Are you in the states? If so, which one? If not, what country?

6. Vegan, vegitatian, glutan free, dairy free, nut free or other? If other or none, please specify.

7. What is your favorite subject in school?

8. Do you think that the CB has changed in some way since you have joined?

9. Do you like writing and or reading?

10. What is your favorite part of the CB?

11. Do you think that you have to much to do, just enough, or to little?

12. How are you spending time during this pandemic?

Thank you for commenting, again, please do post on this thread, and do not disclose anything that you don't feel comfortable sharing. 

submitted by Strawberri, age 12 winters, earth
(April 22, 2020 - 3:37 pm)

1. Since May 29, 2019

2. Considered it, but not very seriously. 

3. I'd say somewhere between middler and oldie. At least compared to most of the people on here.

4. Finishing 7th.

5. Ohio.

6. Not allergic to anything except poison ivy and huge idiots. 

7. I'm homeschooled, but math.

8. Doubtful.

9. Yrsh.

10. Dunno anymore.

11. Depends on the day.

12. Normally. 

submitted by Nyx, age 13 years, earth
(April 23, 2020 - 10:39 am)

1. How long have you been on the CB?

Over four years at this point! 

2. Have you ever had a name change?

Yes, when I first joined I went by Inara B., and then I went by Dragonfire for a very short time, and then I switched to Leafpool which I kept for the majority of my time here, but a while ago I started going by Leafy since everyone was calling me that anyway XD 

3. Would you consider yourself a newbie, a middler, or an oldie?

Gosh at this point I guess I'd be an oldie compared to all y'all  

4. What grade are you in?

9th  

5. Are you in the states? If so, which one? If not, what country?

Yes, and I live in Maine! 

6. Vegan, vegitatian, glutan free, dairy free, nut free or other? If other or none, please specify.

I have a gluten intolerance so I avoid gluten/wheat most of the time, but I can eat it, I just don't feel great if I eat too much  

7. What is your favorite subject in school?

I'm homeschooled, but I kinda like history.  

8. Do you think that the CB has changed in some way since you have joined?

Oh boy yes. It's so different. We've gone through so many generations of CBers and wars and rule changes since I joined, and it feels very different now. In kind of a negative AND positive way. I'm kinda nostalgic for how it was a couple years ago though and for my old friends :,( 

9. Do you like writing and or reading?

Both! 

10. What is your favorite part of the CB?

I like Down to Earth and Pudding's Place a lot. I used to like Inkwell more but that was when there were more RPs and solo writes that I was interested in and could participate in.  

11. Do you think that you have to much to do, just enough, or to little?

I think I don't have too much to do exactly, but I give myself a lot of things to do and hold myself to high expectations that I can't really fulfill a lot of the time.  

12. How are you spending time during this pandemic?

Feeling strange that I can't go see friends, trying to spend time outside, learning guitar, trying to stay sort of busy I guess 

submitted by Leafy, age No, not a cat
(April 23, 2020 - 11:29 am)

1. How long have you been on the CB? Two years now.

2. Have you ever had a name change? Yes, actually! I was originally on here as Moon Wolf before I changed my name to Agent Winter, and when I "left" CB due to a dispute, I secretly came back under the name Fleet before I came back again with my current name.

3. Would you consider yourself a newbie, a middler, or an oldie? Well, I think I'm a middler, but since most of the oldie/middler CBers who were on when I first joined have left, I guess I'm kind of an oldie in the current generation of CBers.

4. What grade are you in? CLASSIFIED! But I will say that I'm younger than many people think I am (though not much younger). 

5. Are you in the states? If so, which one? If not, what country? I am in Kansas! 

6. Vegan, vegitarian, gluten free, dairy free, nut free or other? If other or none, please specify. I don't have any food allergies, nor do I choose to eliminate any foods from my diet. Though, I have pretended to be vegetarian on occasion to avoid eating gross-looking meat dishes at potlucks. And my dad is lactose-intolerant.

7. What is your favorite subject in school? Does art count? XD If not, then probably Spanish class.

8. Do you think that the CB has changed in some way since you have joined? Well, there have definitely been some smaller changes. But I think one of the bigger changes is that most of the people who were regularly on here when I joined have left, which, like I mentioned, makes me an older CBer since most of the people on here now are fairly new. It's kinda weird. But it's fun to see the CB evolve with its new members.

9. Do you like writing and/or reading? Yes! I especially like to write, though I've mostly been writing short/one-shot fanfictions lately (as opposed to the novel I'm supposed to be working on...). 

10. What is your favorite part of the CB? Probably the community, really. I mean, this was one of the first online communities I was involved in, and I really love how everyone's often so welcoming and nice to each other on here. 

If we're talking about which of the CB's sections I frequent the most, it would probably be Pudding's Place. I love seeing everyone's art and poetry. A close second is Inkwell, since I like reading y'all's stories, and I've also been frequently checking the RP and solo write I'm involved in to see if there are any updates.

11. Do you think that you have too much to do, just enough, or too little? It varies from day to day. Right now, I think I have about enough to do.

12. How are you spending time during this pandemic? I've been drawing a lot. Like, a LOT. I finished a whole sketchbook in two weeks. I've also been writing a lot of fanfiction, playing too many video games (mostly Minecraft and Destiny 2), and video chatting with my friends. My taekwondo school had a Zoom meeting last night so we could all talk to each other, which was really fun. The main instructor at the taekwondo school is setting up a separate meeting for the kids to check in on our taekwondo friends, which I'm looking forward to! 

submitted by Agent Winter, age Classified, ether
(April 23, 2020 - 11:56 am)

1. I've been on the CB for a year and eight days.

2. I've never had a name change

3. I guess middler? 

4. I'm in eighth grade

5. I live in Pennsylvania

6. I'm pescetarian (I don't eat meat, but still eat fish), but I eventually want to try going vegetarian

7. My favorite subject is soccial studies.

8. People have joined and people have left

9. Both!

10. My favorite parts of the CB are Inkwell and DtE

11. too little

12. Writing, reading, schoolwork, playing Minecraft, and Zooming with friends 

 

submitted by Winterblue
(April 23, 2020 - 1:34 pm)

1. How long have you been on the CB? Since January. January 11th, actually.

2. Have you ever had a name change? No, and I don't plan to change my name any time soon.

3. Would you consider yourself a newbie, a middler, or an oldie? Newbie.

4. What grade are you in? 7th, going into 8th

5. Are you in the states? If so, which one? If not, what country? Yes, I'm in the U.S.

6. Vegan, vegitatian, glutan free, dairy free, nut free or other? If other or none, please specify. I'm vegetarian, but every other week I quit eating factory farmed animal products.

7. What is your favorite subject in school? I don't know. . . History? I have a really great teacher.

8. Do you think that the CB has changed in some way since you have joined? I don't really know, I haven't been on for long. 

9. Do you like writing and or reading? YES!!!

10. What is your favorite part of the CB? Oh my goodness, that is SO hard. Honestly, it depends on where there are threads that interest me. Right now, probably CaC, PP, and Inkwell. 

11. Do you think that you have to much to do, just enough, or to little? I don't know. . . my school doesn't send out a lot of stuff, but my mom is assigning me some stuff and I have good books. So, probably just enough.

12. How are you spending time during this pandemic? I'm reading a LOT. Mostly Agatha Christie's Poirot books.

submitted by PygmyOwl
(April 23, 2020 - 1:49 pm)

1. Less than a month

2. No

3. Newbie

4. Skip

5. Illinois

6. Gluten free, dairy free, working on becoming flexitarian (which means eating less meat but not completely eliminarting it), no peanuts (because my brother is extreeeeemely allergic, though I'm not)

7. Don't know

8. No

9. YEEEEEES!

10. I don't really know yet

11. Depends

12. Reading, writing, drawing, playing with stuffies, researching cats, planning conservation projects/things I can do to help the environment/animals, bookbinding, knitting, crocheting, embroidering, weaving, cross-stitching, origami, playing outside, anything related to cats 

submitted by Black-footed Bobcat
(April 23, 2020 - 2:53 pm)

1. How long have you been on the CB?

I just looked-I've been on the CB for almost 5 years. My first post was on July 17th, 2015. 

2. Have you ever had a name change?

Yeah, I guess I have. I first joined the CB as Aubrey L. (because my first name is Aubrey) and then I decided to join as Joan B. of Arc. 

3. Would you consider yourself a newbie, a middler, or an oldie?

Oldie. Very much an oldie.  

4. What grade are you in?

That's hard to explain. I'm half homeschooled, half public at the moment, and my birthday is in the summer, so techincally I could be in 12th grade right now. I would be a really young senior though.... so I enrolled in 11th grade. 

5. Are you in the states? If so, which one? If not, what country?

Yeah, I live in WA state.  

6. Vegan, vegitatian, glutan free, dairy free, nut free or other? If other or none, please specify.

N/A. I don't have any allergies at all either.  

7. What is your favorite subject in school?

Ummm.... Idk? I absolutely HATE math though.  

8. Do you think that the CB has changed in some way since you have joined?

Definitely. There was so many more CBers I knew when I joined.. there was a hiatus of no new CBers coming and now there's A TON of new CBers and AEs, there were a couple of CBer wars, and now... well... yeah.  

9. Do you like writing and or reading?

BOTH!!!! 

10. What is your favorite part of the CB?

Hmm... I don't know. I love it all. :) 

11. Do you think that you have to much to do, just enough, or to little?

Right now? Unfortunately too much to do. Because school work at home. Ugh.  

12. How are you spending time during this pandemic?

School work, writing, reading, and talking to friends over the phone. 

submitted by Joan B. of Arc, age 17 1/2, Camelot
(April 23, 2020 - 5:08 pm)

I wouldn't consider myself an active member here anymore . . . but I lurk very frequently and I typed all this up, so here goes. 

1. How long have you been on the CB?

Well, as I just learned, longer than Joan. 5 years and 4 months, I think, since I joined in January of 2015. (I missed my five-year CBversary because I never got around to writing a post, which I'm a little disappointed with myself about.)

2. Have you ever had a name change?

That's . . . complicated. I've never explicitly changed my name (though I'd like to); however, I often post under one-off psuedonyms when I come back to lurk.

3. Would you consider yourself a newbie, middler, or oldie?

Oldie at this point.

4. What grade are you in?

10th.

5. Are you in the states? If so, which one?

Yep, NY.

6. Dietary restrictions?

None.

7. What is your favorite subject in school?

Right now it might be Latin. It's always a toss up between Latin, English/Lit, and History, depending on my teachers and the subject matter.

8. Do you think the CB has changed since you've joined?

Oh yes. So much.

9. Do you like writing and/or reading?

Absolutely to both.

10. What is your favorite part of the CB?

Since people have been answering this way, I find myself gravitating towards Pudding's Place most often because I enjoy looking at people's artwork. I spend a lot of time on DtE too. In my more active days, it would've been Inkwell because I spent so much time RPing.

11. Do you think you have too much to do, just enough, or too little?

Depends on the day. Never too little, though. There's always something I could be working on.

12. How are you spending time during this pandemic?

Well, I still have online school, so there's that. I also started a DnD campaign with some friends (I'm DMing, it's very exciting), I caved and I'm now spending way too much time on Tumblr, and I recently decided to start a fanfiction piece for the first time since seventh(?) grade. Oh, also TV shows and YouTube. Lots of it. (I've been bingeing Polygon videos and enjoying the new episodes of One Day At A Time and Brooklyn Nine-Nine.) 

submitted by St.Owl
(April 24, 2020 - 1:40 am)

In case anyone wants to know, the average time on the CB of people who responded is so far 1 year and 5 months

submitted by Strawberri, age 12 Winters, earth
(April 24, 2020 - 1:49 pm)

SAINT!!!!!! *tacklehug* Not sure if you will see this-but I miss you, and it's good to see you for a bit!! *hugs again* 

submitted by Joan B. of Arc, age 17 1/2, Camelot
(April 24, 2020 - 7:44 pm)

Hey Joan!! I'm always lurking around <3  Nice to see you too! How have you been?

submitted by St.Owl
(April 26, 2020 - 5:40 pm)

1. How long have you been on the CB?

Three years! 

2. Have you ever had a name change?

Yes, I was Allie about two years ago. 

3. Would you consider yourself a newbie, a middler, or an oldie?

I feel like I'm in the middle, but seeing when everyone else has joined, I guess I'm one of the older ones here? Huh. 

4. What grade are you in?

8th grade! 

5. Are you in the states? If so, which one? If not, what country?

Yeah, New York! 

6. Vegan, vegitatian, glutan free, dairy free, nut free or other? If other or none, please specify.

None. 

7. What is your favorite subject in school?

English! 

8. Do you think that the CB has changed in some way since you have joined?

100%. A lot of people have left, and there are less RPs and solo writes. 

9. Do you like writing and or reading?

Yes! I love both. 

10. What is your favorite part of the CB?

The creativity. 

11. Do you think that you have to much to do, just enough, or to little?

Right now? Too little. I'm running out of things to keep me busy during quarantine. 

12. How are you spending time during this pandemic?

I've been practicing dance a lot, and drawing. I bake almost every day as well. 

submitted by Gracia
(April 24, 2020 - 11:50 am)

1. How long have you been on the CB?

About three years now.

2. Have you ever had a name change?

Nope! I've always just been Quill.

3. Would you consider yourself a newbie, a middler, or an oldie?

I'd consider myself a middler compared to Joan or St. Owl, but I guess compared to most of the people here now I'd be sort of an oldie.

5. Are you in the states? If so, which one? If not, what country?

I am in the states!

6. Vegan, vegetarian, gluten free, dairy free, nut free, or other?

None of those.

7. What is your favorite subject in school?

It's usually English, but it kind of varies depending on what teachers I have, this year I tended to like math more.

8. Do you think that the CB has changed in some way since you have joined? 

Oh, absolutely. I feel like I joined during a certain era of the CB, if that makes any sense, and in the past few years it's transitioned into a new age with a new generation. I saw a lot of people leave or just fade away, and I saw a ton of new people join, bringing new ideas with them. I tend to be very nostalgic in general, so I do miss how the CB used to be, but it is exciting in a way to see what everyone who joins brings to this place.

9. Do you like writing and/or reading?

Yes, I love both!

10. What is your favorite part of the CB?

How much of a community it is, and how everyone supports one another.

11. Do you think that you have too much to do, just enough, or too little?

I think I have just enough to do, but absolutely no motivation to do any of it.

12. How are you spending time during this pandemic?

Lots of writing, some reading, some art, I did a lot of knitting early on, and I'm watching a lot of movies. 

submitted by Quill
(April 24, 2020 - 3:29 pm)

1. How long have you been on the CB? Since September 2016, but I'm not consistently on here, I just post every once in a while.

2. Have you ever had a name change? No. I probably should've changed my name a long time ago because everyone else's names seem to have meaning and Zeus is just stolen from a book.

3. Would you consider yourself a newbie, a middler, or an oldie? Oldie, at this point.

4. What grade are you in? 11th.

5. Are you in the states? If so, which one? If not, what country? Yes. Idaho. (Jk, I'm not in Idaho. But I'm not saying which state.)

6. Vegan, vegitatian, glutan free, dairy free, nut free or other? If other or none, please specify. Gluten free and dairy free. Mild allergies.

7. What is your favorite subject in school? History. It changes year to year though.

8. Do you think that the CB has changed in some way since you have joined? The people have definitely changed. I miss the old names I used to see all the time. I also feel like there used to be more RPs and less ski lodges. I don't know. Overall it's stayed pretty much the same, though.

9. Do you like writing and or reading? Yes. Both.

10. What is your favorite part of the CB? I like writing without feeling obligated to take on a serious writing project by myself and write another book or anything.

11. Do you think that you have to much to do, just enough, or to little? Depends on the day. Too much school work on some days, not enough on others.

12. How are you spending time during this pandemic? Playing guitar and writing, mostly.

submitted by Zeus, Idaho
(April 24, 2020 - 8:08 pm)

1. Since January, I think. 

2. Yes. I was Dragon Q.

3. Probably a newbie.

4. I’m going into 8th grade in the fall.

5. Yes. I am in Washington state, near Seattle.

6. None, but I am sensitive to wool.

7. Well, I’m homeschooled. I really like to read, and I also like history.

8. No, though some people have come back, some have left, and there’s a lot of new people.

10. DtE or Inkwell.

11. Just enough.

12. Well, we’ve been having 6-foot dinners with our grandparents, playing online a lot, and playing outside. I’ve also been coming on here more.  

submitted by Dolphin , age 12 eons , Narnia
(April 25, 2020 - 10:20 am)