Let it go, Felix. Gosh, you're cute when your angry. It's okay. Anyway, it's way to easy to bait you into an argument.
I have three famous stories, 2 recommended reads and have come in the top ten in two competitions~ Come in and make yourself at home.
I post something nearly every time I log into the site.
Nawty
I post something nearly every time I log into the site.
Nawty
Why is this in the Think Tank? Surely something this lightweight belongs in The Pub
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Why not read some stories instead
NEW! Want a quick read for your coffee break? Why not try this... Flash Erotica: Scrubber I used to post in the forums a lot back in the day. Now I mostly read and hover silently a pace or two into the shadows. I enjoy the rich pageantry of people at their best and at their not so best. I see strengths and weaknesses in all of you. I long ago recognized my own. We are imperfect carbon based life forms designed to copulate, dominate or submit. It is those 3 criteria that control nearly every interaction. The words we use in these forums twist and twine within those criteria and often become subjective and wrongly interpreted. The lack of eye contact and body language also interferes with the intended meaning of our words. Thus, I have chosen to reside in quiet shadows as opposed to enduring the blinding flashes of rattling sabers.
My answer to the OP is no, I don't venture into the forums much anymore. But when I do, I come in peace, with a simple caution. The old bear still has some bite left.
I enjoy the Forums, though I avoid several types of threads.
If it's a serious topic and things break down and devolve into bickering and name-calling and point-by-point refutations of earlier posts, I won't comment, though I will often read. They are fascinating in the same way car wrecks are fascinating. I occasionally wade in, but I am wary of conflict (sometimes to a fault). People can get so bent out of shape. And others really enjoy baiting people to help bend them out of shape (cough)Felix(cough).
The fuck/hug/kiss/dinner/drinks/yadayadayada threads can also get kinda dull and repetitive. And I'm involved, so uninterested.
The "one word that describes the avatar/profile above you"-ish threads can be fun, but I've stayed away lately. They get repetitive, especially if people are being really literal, and occasionally they get kinda mean-spirited.
I enjoy word of the day, mood for the day, what are you listening to, the occasional political or sexual topic. I like to quote others and get a dialogue going. Interaction is more fun than simply stating how you feel.
I wish there were more threads about writing. Tricks, tips, likes and dislikes, etc.
I like the Forum but avoid the one's with drama. Drama is time wasting.
I have a fondness for Internet forums going back to ... well ... USEnet, I guess. Certainly, I've been active on web forums since at least the late 90s. So, the forums are my main Lush activity after writing and reading. In fact, right now, I read and post in the forums more than I do those. I am fairly selective in what threads in engage in here, simply because it is so massive compared to my other forum site (a small one that I co-founded) that I could spend whole days doing nothing but posting in the forums.
Why forums rather than chat? My mind doesn't work fast enough for chat. I keep editing and rewriting posts which just doesn't work in an interactive situation. I'll chat one on one with Lush friends from time to time, but stay out of chat rooms.
When I first came I avoided the forums like the plague. I met a few people that showed me how fun the forum can be. If you just stay in the game forums you can have a lot of fun. Although, I have seen some bickering there too. But, not nearly as much as some other threads.
I have gone into the think tank and have had some interesting conversations. I have also gotten into some very heated conversation and threads that have become locked. However, I have met a lot of friends in the forums and even in the bickering ones. I have had my fill of the think tank and just stay away from them. I do like to read them and will chuckle because they always get derailed from the original topic. I have seen some really crazy stuff that gets deleted fairly quickly.
I like to create polls and ask questions in the crowd sourcing threads.
If you just try to be polite and try not too ruffle too many feathers, it can be fun. Of course, I have had my feathers ruffled many times. I have grown up a lot and try to have a thicker skin.
I mostly stay away from the topics that are hot. I will always read them.
Hugs,
Mysteria
xo
I'm a huge fan of the forums but most topics inspire little interest on my part. It can be tough to find one with a subject that hasn't been discussed to death yet still manages to foster a decent discussion. They are out there though.
I can’t think of a good tagline so this will have to do. Suggest a better one for me?
I'm a forum junkie. I rarely get into the more in depth threads and tend to stick to the light hearted ones, for me this place is fun and that's it. I've never understood how normally intelligent and sane people can become gibbering, jealous and sometimes hateful beings when someone says something they don't like. If I come across drama I leave it where I found it. I don't think I would stay away but I would cut back if, at every turn, there was some twat being a twat and spoiling it for everyone else.
Happiness will never come to those who don’t appreciate what they already have
I stayed away for awhile but I do like to stay on the lighter side of the Forum.
Hooked on the forums. This is where the characters reside.
If I did, and I am not saying I did, you threw the first punch so yeah, I guess I am the master, HAHAHAHAHAHA! (Evil laughter)
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