A JWD poll - Using the Forum

by Lady Lee 34 Replies latest jw friends

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  yesidid

  Why did you first come here?

  1. searching the net for info about JWs

  2. came from another website

  3. friend told me about

  4. other

  On an emotional level where were you when you first came here?

  1. frustrated or fed up with JWs and WTS

  2. needed some info and support from other people who may feel the same way

  3. was DFed or DAed and felt lost and alone

  4. was involved with a JW and needed info about this religion that was interfering with the relationship

  5. other

  How long did you read before you started posting?

  1. almost immediately

  2. a few weeks

  3. a few months

  4. a year or more

  If you go back in your history what was your first post?

  1. a question

  2. an interesting topic that pushed you to click on that reply link

  3. you simply thought it was time to introduce yourself and start posting

  4. other: I wanted to warn a poster that they were giving too much private info and could be outed.

  Have you gone through the archives (older posts) to. . . .

  1. do some research on the JWs or a particular topic related to the WTS

  2. was bored and started looking

  3. used the Best of . . . section to research various topics

  If you have been here for a while why do you stay

  1. social benefits - hanging out with friends

  2. only place you can be yourself

  3. research

  4. need support during the rough times

  5. helping others

  6. other
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  ohiocowboy

  Why did you first come here?

  1. searching the net for info about JWs
  2. came from another website
  3. friend told me about
  4. other

  On an emotional level where were you when you first came here?

  1. frustrated or fed up with JWs and WTS
  2. needed some info and support from other people who may feel the same way
  3. was DFed or DAed and felt lost and alone
  4. was involved with a JW and needed info about this religion that was interfering with the relationship
  5. other

  How long did you read before you started posting?

  1. almost immediately
  2. a few weeks
  3. a few months
  4. a year or more

  If you go back in your history what was your first post?

  1. a question
  2. an interesting topic that pushed you to click on that reply link
  3. you simply thought it was time to introduce yourself and start posting
  4. other

  Have you gone through the archives (older posts) to. . . .

  1. do some research on the JWs or a particular topic related to the WTS
  2. was bored and started looking
  3. used the Best of . . . section to research various topics

  If you have been here for a while why do you stay

  1. social benefits - hanging out with friends
  2. only place you can be yourself
  3. research
  4. need support during the rough times
  5. helping others
  6. other
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  Awakened at Gilead

  I saw this at work, but didn't have time to answer...

  Why did you first come here? 2 answers... I found this linked to another exJW site, but I didn't take it seriously until truthsetsonefree recommended it

  1. searching the net for info about JWs
  2. friend told me about

  On an emotional level where were you when you first came here?

  was DFed or DAed and felt lost and alone - I had just spoken to the elders about my decsion... I needed support and friendship

  How long did you read before you started posting?

  1. almost immediately - I posted from the 1st day

  If you go back in your history what was your first post?

  1. an interesting topic that pushed you to click on that reply link - about CoC, I said I was about to read it.

  Have you gone through the archives (older posts) to. . . . yes, all 3

  1. do some research on the JWs or a particular topic related to the WTS
  2. was bored and started looking
  3. used the Best of . . . section to research various topics

  If you have been here for a while why do you stay - all the below answers except #2. I can be myself elsewhere, since I am open with my spouse and I am not a fader

  1. social benefits - hanging out with friends
  2. only place you can be yourself
  3. research
  4. need support during the rough times
  5. helping others
  6. other
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  kzjw

  4 4 1 1 3 4
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  AWAKE&WATCHING

  *sticky note*
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  FreudianSlip

  Why did you first come here?

  1. searching the net for info about JWs (actually I was specifically looking for apostate materials)
  2. came from another website
  3. friend told me about
  4. other

  On an emotional level where were you when you first came here?

  1. frustrated or fed up with JWs and WTS
  2. needed some info and support from other people who may feel the same way(I was convinced the WTS was wrong and needed to find more info)
  3. was DFed or DAed and felt lost and alone
  4. was involved with a JW and needed info about this religion that was interfering with the relationship
  5. other

  How long did you read before you started posting?

  1. almost immediately
  2. a few weeks
  3. a few months
  4. a year or more

  If you go back in your history what was your first post?

  1. a question
  2. an interesting topic that pushed you to click on that reply link
  3. you simply thought it was time to introduce yourself and start posting
  4. other

  Have you gone through the archives (older posts) to. . . .

  1. do some research on the JWs or a particular topic related to the WTS
  2. was bored and started looking
  3. used the Best of . . . section to research various topics
  4. N/A I've been around since almost the beginning and have been gone for a couple years. I remember all the old stuff.

  If you have been here for a while why do you stay

  1. social benefits - hanging out with friends
  2. only place you can be yourself
  3. research
  4. need support during the rough times
  5. helping others
  6. other
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  GoddessRachel

  Why did you first come here?

  3 & 4 ("other" being that I came here looking for people like me when I felt so terribly alone, and I knew about this place because a friend had included it in a letter)
  
  

  On an emotional level where were you when you first came here?

  2. needed some info and support from other people who may feel the same way

  How long did you read before you started posting?

  1. almost immediately
  

  If you go back in your history what was your first post?

  
  2. an interesting topic that pushed you to click on that reply link (about missing my first Memorial)
  

  Have you gone through the archives (older posts) to. . . .

  1. do some research on the JWs or a particular topic related to the WTS (what kind of judicial committee and disfellowshipping experiences others have had)
  

  If you have been here for a while why do you stay

  4. need support during the rough times
  5. helping others
  

  Feel free to offer any other info

  I like this place and feel like it's a form of therapy when I really need it. I hope that I'm helpful to others in the meantime. I try to be. I feel less alone and lonely for my JW family because of this place.

  Peace,

  Rachel
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  Jringe01

  Why did you first come here?

  1. searching the net for info about JWs
  2. came from another website
  3. friend told me about
  4. other

  On an emotional level where were you when you first came here?

  1. frustrated or fed up with JWs and WTS
  2. needed some info and support from other people who may feel the same way
  3. was DFed or DAed and felt lost and alone
  4. was involved with a JW and needed info about this religion that was interfering with the relationship
  5. other (I'm an avid reader and was curious to see if this site would have a lot of the same stuff as some of the books I had read)

  How long did you read before you started posting?

  1. almost immediately
  2. a few weeks
  3. a few months (Joined on May 26 2006 and first posted on August 18th.)
  4. a year or more

  If you go back in your history what was your first post?

  1. a question
  2. an interesting topic that pushed you to click on that reply link (The thread was asking if we knew of any sexual abuse in the congregations)
  3. you simply thought it was time to introduce yourself and start posting
  4. other

  Have you gone through the archives (older posts) to. . . .

  1. do some research on the JWs or a particular topic related to the WTS
  2. was bored and started looking (Well I'm never bored, I am curious however )
  3. used the Best of . . . section to research various topics

  If you have been here for a while why do you stay

  1. social benefits - hanging out with friends
  2. only place you can be yourself
  3. research
  4. need support during the rough times
  5. helping others
  6. other (Morbid curiosity...and all the gay talk lately. It makes for interesting reading. )
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  Junction-Guy

  4 2 1 1 2 5
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  Gopher

  Why did you first come here?

  1. searching the net for info about JWs
  2. came from another website
  3. friend told me about
  4. other

  On an emotional level where were you when you first came here?

  1. frustrated or fed up with JWs and WTS
  2. needed some info and support from other people who may feel the same way
  3. was DFed or DAed and felt lost and alone
  4. was involved with a JW and needed info about this religion that was interfering with the relationship
  5. other

  How long did you read before you started posting?

  1. almost immediately
  2. a few weeks
  3. a few months
  4. a year or more

  If you go back in your history what was your first post?

  1. a question
  2. an interesting topic that pushed you to click on that reply link
  3. you simply thought it was time to introduce yourself and start posting
  4. other

  Have you gone through the archives (older posts) to. . . .

  1. do some research on the JWs or a particular topic related to the WTS
  2. was bored and started looking
  3. used the Best of . . . section to research various topics

  If you have been here for a while why do you stay

  1. social benefits - hanging out with friends
  2. only place you can be yourself
  3. research
  4. need support during the rough times
  5. helping others
  6. other