Hey,
Well thank all of you for your sometimes very in-depth responses, even if I didn’t like them.
The people I agree completely with what they said:
1. Essie
2. Saint Satan
3. Hy Tech
4. Name Withheld
5. James
6. Andi (you hit the nail directly Andi, that is why I’m asking these questions. I found that my expectations and hopes were not being realized and I’m now trying to discover the value of my own participation and at what extent.)
7. Proplog2 (ah but this place is becoming too successful, and there in lies the growing problems…too many fish in a small pond
8. Waiting (if it were not for some of the cool friendships I already made here, I would be long gone.)
9. Ginny (what an awesome response…thank you!)
10. Yrs2long
11. ISP
12. Red Horse Woman
Those I have only minor differences with:
1. Radar (I think this place is changing Radar but it is heading in a direction of becoming bigger, less tolerant and caring, more dysfunctional, more trolls and drama queens, but at the same time there are new interesting people coming in, a few intelligent posters, some good humor, and the opportunity to make new friends. It’s a mixed bag for sure.)
2. Cowboy (the only different view we might have is that unless this place is cyclic in nature, the general trend will follow the examples of other online ex-dub communities and become just a hangout to socialize with your own group of fans. There will be too many people to address the mass audience. Sheesh we have about 4000 posters now.)
3. Princess (my original intention though in becoming a member of this forum was to see if I could impart information that would help others in their personal evolution. We can do that generically to a degree by just being a community of friends but it doesn’t have as much weight as carefully researched and damming information against the Society. But fluff isn’t all that bad either Princess as it is just a way to enjoy your friendship with others. I can see that too.
4. Mum (If you reread my introduction to my post you should be able to see that I’m asking questions not acting out a drama. If I knew what I wanted to do already, I would have just vanished, maybe with a few goodbyes privately.)
5. Bigboi (Different strokes for different folks. I wanted feedback, I asked, I got it. This wasn't a going away post. More like is there really any point in trying to change the growing trend towards noise.)
Those that need a spanking:
1. Mr. Moe and Tina (for having poor tastes of humor for liking my stuff)
2. Uncle Bruce (Dude I swear I don’t know what planet you live on at times. Not trying to put you down really, just don’t understand why someone’s personal choices about participation would effect you, especially since I was asking for feedback about changing my thinking. Maybe it is either a cultural thing where you try to lay a guilt trip on me or maybe I pressed an emotional hot button of yours but I’m not saying fluff is bad…I’m just questioning if it is a lost cause for me to make any future serious posts in such a large site that is growing more chaotic all the time and has more mean people in it. So, please chill out and don’t feel like I’m putting you down or anyone else who enjoys fluff…hell, I posted lots of fluff.)
3. Xena (Hmm, sorry but I don’t spend hours of time doing research and typing up a post for me… normally that is. This time I am, because I want something out of it. I’m also a bit disappointed that somehow you got the impression that I thought you were “inferior.” I have no idea where that comes from. Please note my comments to Uncle Bruce immediately above about fluff. Additionally I might add that I’m asking only about my own participation, getting feedback of others about the value of spending time doing more serious posts. The general consensus seems to be negative and that’s what I’m feeling too for doing anymore involved posts. I’m sorry you think I’m trying to put you down but that idea is your own invention, not mine. I can see that you are angry at me but really, is this aimed as an incentive for me to stay if you hate me? Maybe I should go?)
4. Dusty (aka GDW) Well you get a spanking just on principal. LOL But if I work really hard, and do lots of careful research in looking at what you said, maybe I will find something to justify it…but do you really want me too?
Okay…sorry but that was my last serious post. Mindchild has retired from posting anything substantial. I have too many other irons in the fire, would rather spend my time associating with the good friends I’ve already made and perhaps some new ones. I will mostly hang in chat when the time allows but if anyone wants to dialog, just drop me an email.
Skipper
