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Date Posted: 08:26:24 07/18/00 Tue
Author: Jane
Subject: Message Boards

hey guys,

i know some of you, at least, are showing up and seeing if anything new is happening here, so i thought i'd start a thread about message boards in general.

i invited people here originally who had been disillusioned by a particular board, and while i don't want to get specific about who said what to whom, i'm interested in your experiences with message boards in general.

i've been an active participant on two message boards, primarily, though i have posted on others.

what have your experiences been with them in general???

most of you know my experiences with THAT ONE board ;-) it seemed to welcome me like part of the family, offerred me a lot of support. i got real comfy and opened up and got very attached to some of the people. we'd have these political discussions sometimes and discuss non-political issues, too, and being the very passionate person that i am, i would argue my side of things accordingly. some people got offended, and there was one very ugly fight. i got defensive & the moderators got on my case for getting too "personal". then i noticed other people being "personal" and even outright rude with the SUPPORT of the moderators. i called their attention to it and they and the other posters fried me alive in a completely UN-moderated feeding frenzy.

another board i used to post on a lot got really catty. all the fun people left and i went with them.

i guess i've learned not to get too emotionally involved with a message board as a whole, though i still develop friendships with individuals. i've learned that no place is truly "safe" and i protect myself accordingly.

how about you kids??? thoughts???? experiences????

Jane

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