Legit. Question (WeisseEdelweiss)

WeisseEdelweiss · November 2007

Why do people treat the forum like it's their own blog? Just wondering why people have to document their every moment of sadness, happiness, anger, depression, or confusion here. I suppose they'd be better classified as tantrums if anything. The best rational support one here could provide is that similar of a sympathy or get well soon card. There are few people here that know others and very many who do not. There's always AIM and Live Journal. Just a suggestion. I am well aware that this is a general discussion board which supports my reason on creating this.

TashaWasha · November 2007

*My Guess* I'm thinking that most may not see it as treating the forums like their blog but just consider their tantrum posts to be considered General Discussion and, thus, they post them here. Even when it's just a "Sorry to hear that" reply, most people are happy to receive it because they may just want to know/feel that people care--depending on who posts (most know who cares and who doesn't--or at least they think they do). I'm also sure most here know about other sites that have blogs and such but they just choose to post here cause they're allowed to. Who knows, they may have already posted their trauma posts on those sites and just decided that they want to let the VP players know too--sharing is caring.

Some people, of course, just like the attention trauma posts usually gain. Wait, I change that view, all of those posts want to gain attention because they all deal with traumatic situations and those usually are known for gaining attention. Nothing wrong with that, a majority of everyone like a little attention--myself included.

I personally don't like posting my personal information/feelings to the VP forums because I honestly don't think more than half of the players care and I'm not an attention seeker (in that way). I figure people have their own problems, why should I try to add onto theirs? Not at all trying to say you're wrong to post your problems, just that "I" don't do it for my own reasons. There! My wanted/unwanted two-cents. ^_^ *Skips off to class*

~Topleaf~ · November 2007

Koshi wrote:

*My Guess* I'm thinking that most may not see it as treating the forums like their blog but just consider their tantrum posts to be considered General Discussion and, thus, they post them here. Even when it's just a "Sorry to hear that" reply, most people are happy to receive it because they may just want to know/feel that people care--depending on who posts (most know who cares and who doesn't--or at least they think they do). I'm also sure most here know about other sites that have blogs and such but they just choose to post here cause they're allowed to. Who knows, they may have already posted their trauma posts on those sites and just decided that they want to let the VP players know too--sharing is caring. Some people, of course, just like the attention trauma posts usually gain. Wait, I change that view, all of those posts want to gain attention because they all deal with traumatic situations and those usually are known for gaining attention. Nothing wrong with that, a majority of everyone like a little attention--myself included. I personally don't like posting my personal information/feelings to the VP forums because I honestly don't think more than half of the players care and I'm not an attention seeker (in that way). I figure people have their own problems, why should I try to add onto theirs? Not at all trying to say you're wrong to post your problems, just that "I" don't do it for my own reasons. There! My wanted/unwanted two-cents. ^_^ *Skips off to class*

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