i've never been cool either.. i try and fail everytime.. so i gave up.. sometimes i wish i was in the in crowd.. but then i just realise what a bunch of freaks they are and i'm glad i'm normal.. hehehe
to some people it is... i typically try to stay away from those people. i like lots of people here but have three good friends here and that is more then fine with me.
Some people are just here all the damn time. It was nuts when I first came here. Rep whores, post whores. jesus, now there arent as many whores. the whores here hate men. it aint easy, nope
I've really never thought of the fora as cliquey. I've been accused of it on numerous occasions but I see it as somewhat the opposite. I don't really think there is an "in-crowd", but more of an 'out-crowd'. I think it's more common for people to naturally dislike certain people than to naturally gravitate towards certain people.
if you look for cliques, of course you'll find them you could just choose to ignore 'em too, and just say whatever you'd say regardless of hte "cliques" that may or may not be