The Official COTWWSB FAQ
What is COTWWSB all about? Find the answers here.
Have any of the COTWWSB members met in person?How did COTWWSB meet?
How do I become a member of COTWWSB? I want to join!
How old are the members of COTWWSB?
What does COTWWSB stand for again?
When and why did you add the newer members?
Where do the citizens of the world come from?
Who are the "original six"?
Who are the members of COTWWSB?
Why crotchgroin.info?
Why do you only have one male member?
Have any of the COTWWSB members met in person?
Yes. Morgan and Hoppy have actually known each for 3 years, and Hoppy has taken several trips to California to spend time with Morgan over this time. The largest gathering of members was held in August when Holly came to California on holiday and spent 3 glorious days hanging with Morgan and Hoppy at Disneyland and Newport Beach. Nicole visited Morgan in California in March 2007. In June 2007, Bonster and Julie met for a whole day in Texas. And got wasted. Holly visited Meaghan in Ottawa in August 2007, and later that month, Meaghan visited Julie in Winnipeg. They did not get wasted.
How did COTWWSB meet?
Every member of COTWWSB is either currently a staff member at The Fanlistings Network or was a staff member in the past. Some of us have been friends for a couple of years, while others we've only met recently. But the one thing we had in common was TFL, and that's what initially brought us together. And that's why we will always be grateful to the TFL staffing experience.
How do I become a member of COTWWSB? I want to join!
Of course you do, but you can't. Membership to the shared brain is by invitation only, and we're currently very happy with the 13 16 members we have and don't plan on adding anyone else soon. That doesn't mean we don't all have friends and people we love that are outside the brain, because we do! But even those people tend to think we're a little crazy and most likely feel safer living outside the brain. We may add more members someday, but at this time, 13 16 is our lucky number.
How old are the members of COTWWSB?
We range from the age of 18 to 29, though we don't think of it as a large age gap as our youngest members are very mature and our oldest members are young at heart. So it all balances out, because our median age is approximately 24, which means we're legal no matter where in the world we are.
What does COTWWSB stand for again?
COTWWSB stands for "Citizens of the World With Shared Brains."
When and why did you add the newer members?
Six new members were added over a brief span of time prior to the opening of the livejournal community in April 2005 -- Bonster, Brandon, Emma, Kathi, Kim, and Nicole. Anna, Chelsea, and Emma-Jane came on board in August 2006. They were added because all of them are cool, clever, funny and wonderful people, and were friends with members of the original six prior to COTWWSB's formation. There is no division between the first members and the later members, aside from history, as we are all equally important!
Where do the citizens of the world come from?
All over the world! Okay, not really. We're not that spread out as we only inhabit 4 countries. We have 1 member in France, 2 in England, 2 in Canada and the other 10 reside in the United States of America.
Who are the "original six"?
The original six members of COTWWSB were Holly, Hoppy, Julie, Loren, Meaghan and Morgan. They formed after the merging of ODW and the Uber!Buffy.
Who are the members of COTWWSB?
Current members of COTWWSB are, in alphabetical order -- Anna, Bonster, Brandon, Chelsea, Emma, Emma-Jane, Holly, Hoppy, Julie, Kathi, Kim, Loren, Meaghan, Morgan, and Nicole. Though we also go by many different nicknames. Visit our profiles for more info.
Why crotchgroin.info?
The real question is: why not crotchgroin.info? We like the word crotch, we like the word groin, and we use them far more than any civilized people should. Also, we are easily amused.
Why do you only have one male member?
Because boys have cooties and Brandon is the only one we know who has had his cootie vaccine.