A Waste of Time?
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Master
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written Thursday, July 21 2005 07:52
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Who knows how many hours us active posters spend on the message boards, and while it may be fun, it is just a message board, and a fragile one at that considering it's running off of UBB. :P Why do we really spend all this time discussing things, most of them not even close to relevant to anything, with people we'll never see? What motivates us to spend so much time on the message boards, or just the Internet in general? Do we usually have better things to do? In reality, is all this E-Mail, forums, blogs, etc. a waste of time, or is it all really worth it in the long run? Just curious to what people think about this kind of thing. -------------------- -ben4808 For those who love to spam: CSM Forums RIFQ Posts: 3360 | Registered: Friday, June 25 2004 07:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Thursday, July 21 2005 08:02
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something to do perhaps? -------------------- Visit the RIFQ Forums Posts: 462 | Registered: Tuesday, June 21 2005 07:00 |
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Lifecrafter
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written Thursday, July 21 2005 08:05
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I have to agree with Hellbringer that it's something to do. Also, could you imagine the look on members of future society when they find this buried in the internet? :D -------------------- If anyone ever asks you why you did something, say "Because I could". Posts: 834 | Registered: Thursday, July 8 2004 07:00 |
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Shaper
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written Thursday, July 21 2005 08:05
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You posted 25 times yesterday, much of which had little content. Since you respond to posts that many would consider spam I see why you are asking yourself this question. I go to school everyday, do all my homework, and am an A student. This board doesn't conflict with my education or caring for my pets and obligations. This is something I enjoy doing in my free time, so I don't see a problem with it. Edit: Also, it's just another form of social interaction. [ Thursday, July 21, 2005 08:09: Message edited by: Dolphin. ] -------------------- Nena Posts: 2032 | Registered: Wednesday, January 26 2005 08:00 |
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Master
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written Thursday, July 21 2005 08:24
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Well, if you like posting here because it's fun, it's something to do, and you like the social interaction, I did not say at all that I was against that. That's largely why I post so much here too. I'm just wondering if anyone else has ever wondered why they're sitting here reading posts instead of doing possibly more productive things. Or maybe this is a pretty productive thing to do. -------------------- -ben4808 For those who love to spam: CSM Forums RIFQ Posts: 3360 | Registered: Friday, June 25 2004 07:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Thursday, July 21 2005 08:31
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i just come here when i need help,got nothing to do,or waiting for somethin to stop downloading -------------------- Visit the RIFQ Forums Posts: 462 | Registered: Tuesday, June 21 2005 07:00 |
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Agent
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written Thursday, July 21 2005 08:33
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Reading blogs and forums is expanding my view to the world. :) And it's mostly fun too. -------------------- ^ö^ vegetarians are sexy. Posts: 1420 | Registered: Wednesday, October 2 2002 07:00 |
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Shaper
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written Thursday, July 21 2005 08:34
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This community has many different people from all over the world, with many varying cultures and beliefs. The community has expanded my horizons, helped me through tough times, and gives me much needed social interaction (in real life, when I meet new people or am generally uncomfortable in a situation, my speech is completely incomprehensible, which means making friends in real life is much more difficult than online). It has made me a much more intelligent person than I ever would have been otherwise. I don't feel posting here has been a waste at all. -------------------- The Lyceum - The Headquarters of the Blades designing community The Louvre - The Blades of Avernum graphics database Alexandria - The Blades of Exile Scenario database BoE Webring - Self explanatory Polaris - Free porn here Odd Todd - Fun for the unemployed (and everyone else too) Famous Last Words - A local pop-punk band They Might Be Giants - Four websites for one of the greatest bands in existance -------------------- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Posts: 2957 | Registered: Thursday, October 4 2001 07:00 |
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By Committee
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written Thursday, July 21 2005 08:55
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My job is pretty boring, so it's nice to have this outlet for interaction. :) Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
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Agent
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written Thursday, July 21 2005 09:46
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I spend too much time here I know, but this is an outlet and helps me relax. Plus the withdrawal symptoms are excruciating. :P -------------------- "Even the worst Terror from Hell can be transformed to a testimony from Heaven!" - Rev. David Wood 6\23\05 "Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as you ever can." - John Wesley Posts: 1001 | Registered: Tuesday, August 19 2003 07:00 |
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Agent
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written Thursday, July 21 2005 10:45
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Yes, this is a complete and total waste of time in a practical sense. But, it is fun, so that counts for a lot. :P -------------------- Wasting your time and mine looking for a good laugh. Star Bright, Star Light, Oh I Wish I May, I Wish Might, Wish For One Star Tonight. Posts: 1084 | Registered: Thursday, November 7 2002 08:00 |
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Guardian
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written Thursday, July 21 2005 14:07
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Well if you think about it, everything we do is a waste of time pretty much. We're all going to die anyway, so why not be doing what we want? /anarchy -------------------- The critics agree! Demonslayer is "a five star hit!" raves TIMES Weekly! "I've never heard such thoughtful comments. This man is a genious!" says two-time Nobel Prize winning physicist Erwin Rasputin! Posts: 1582 | Registered: Wednesday, November 13 2002 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Thursday, July 21 2005 14:14
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Why do you do anything besides eat, sleep, and earn a living? I happen to find the forums fun, the people interesting and entertaining, and the interminable arguments enlightening. There are worse ways I could spend my time, and forums are much cheaper than building model airplanes. —Alorael, who has also learned all kinds of things he'd never otherwise know. The many magnificent melons, fluffy turtles, why squirrels are evil, and never to click links without checking the URL first are only a few of the lessons Spiderweb has taught him. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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Veteran*
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written Thursday, July 21 2005 15:04
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We're all nerds who have no hope at gaining friends off of the internet? Well, actually... there might be something to that. Posts: 455 | Registered: Tuesday, May 17 2005 07:00 |
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E Equals MC What!!!!
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written Thursday, July 21 2005 15:30
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I've said it before and I'll say it again. Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time. -------------------- Sex is easier than love. Posts: 1861 | Registered: Friday, February 11 2005 08:00 |
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Master
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written Thursday, July 21 2005 15:35
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:/ Yeah, I can agree with that once again. :) -------------------- -ben4808 For those who love to spam: CSM Forums RIFQ Posts: 3360 | Registered: Friday, June 25 2004 07:00 |
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The Establishment
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written Thursday, July 21 2005 15:38
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quote:Well don't you feel special. Brag some more, please. j/k :) :) :) -------------------- Your flower power is no match for my glower power!! Posts: 3726 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00 |
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Guardian
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written Thursday, July 21 2005 15:47
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Well, I'm a C+ student, if that, with serious motivational and responsibility issues. I suppose if any one of us has no business being here and posting regularly, it'd be me. However, I know well enough that leaving would do nothing to solve the problems that are really damaging me. So, I might as well stay around and post. What else would I do in those moments of intense boredom? Posting is a hell of a lot more healthy than drinking. I won't ever leave for the sake of recovering the time I waste here. The only thing that would ever make me leave would be if these forums got too dull for me to take. Unfortunately, that's fast becoming the case. :( -------------------- Stughalf "Delusion arises from anger. The mind is bewildered by delusion. Reasoning is destroyed when the mind is bewildered. One falls down when reasoning is destroyed."- The Bhagavad Gita. Posts: 1798 | Registered: Sunday, October 5 2003 07:00 |
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Shaper
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written Thursday, July 21 2005 16:26
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quote:  -------------------- Nena Posts: 2032 | Registered: Wednesday, January 26 2005 08:00 |
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Agent
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written Thursday, July 21 2005 16:35
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LOL! That's really cute, Dolphin. -------------------- "Even the worst Terror from Hell can be transformed to a testimony from Heaven!" - Rev. David Wood 6\23\05 "Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as you ever can." - John Wesley Posts: 1001 | Registered: Tuesday, August 19 2003 07:00 |
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Skip to My Lou
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written Thursday, July 21 2005 17:45
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:rolleyes: We go through a little election trauma and everyone acts like the boards are ending. :rolleyes: I agree that these boards are better than other things I could be doing. I also agree that there is something to be said for the "no real-life friends" argument. Mostly, I agree that there are many interesting people, things to be learned, and horizon-broadening debates/discussions/arguments. -------------------- Take the Personality Test! INTJ 100% 75% 100% 44% Huzzah for the Masterminds! www.Keirsey.com for personality information. The Sloganizer! "Swing your Archmage Alex." Deep down, you wish you were a stick figure. Posts: 1629 | Registered: Wednesday, October 3 2001 07:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Thursday, July 21 2005 18:08
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To me is mainly practical: I come here when I need help in a spidweb game and also I enjoy reading and *trying* to write in English as my mother tongue is Spanish and btw I'm from Chile. But even in this country, people get bored sometimes and this is a nice place to kill some time. -------------------- "Hot kabobs, cold beer, can't beat it." Posts: 292 | Registered: Sunday, November 23 2003 08:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Thursday, July 21 2005 19:07
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Time wasted depends on what a person's definition of "time being wasted". I actually have a small group of close friends here in LA, but since I have the summer off on college classes and they're all on vacation or back to their homes for the summer, I spend occasional time on these boards or go to work. Some of the topics are outright weird around here, while some are quite interesting to respond to or have a discussion upon. I personally do not think that these boards are a waste of time, rather it's a good way to see and view people's opinions on things they agree or disagree upon, even my own. Though there probably are some people on these boards that have difficulty making friends in reality, since human interaction actually involves more than just talking, these forum boards are a pretty good place to make friends, though chances are you'll probably never meet them, and discuss stuff on. [ Thursday, July 21, 2005 19:08: Message edited by: Jeros ] -------------------- "Truly, if there is evil in this world, it lies in the heart of mankind." -Edward D. Morrison Posts: 220 | Registered: Monday, July 11 2005 07:00 |
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Guardian
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written Thursday, July 21 2005 20:25
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I don't have any difficulty making friends ordinarily, and I maintain several close friendships and possess many friendly acquaintances. But one can't be with friends all the time, and when my friends are busy or asleep I come around here to kill some time. Certainly I'd rather be boozing at a party or chilling at a pal's house, but it's nice to have a community around to take away the boredom when these options aren't available. That said, there are quite a few exceptionally interesting people that I've come into contact with during my time in the community, and I'm quite grateful for that opportunity. It's fairly enjoyable to interact on a purely textual basis, but I really would jump at the opportunity to meet a friendly community member in person. That's why I enjoy our photo threads so much; interactions feel that much more real, so to speak, when you can imagine the face behind the text. -------------------- Stughalf "Delusion arises from anger. The mind is bewildered by delusion. Reasoning is destroyed when the mind is bewildered. One falls down when reasoning is destroyed."- The Bhagavad Gita. Posts: 1798 | Registered: Sunday, October 5 2003 07:00 |
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Warrior
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written Thursday, July 21 2005 21:09
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These boards are full of individuals with interests and degrees of insanity similar to my own, so the discussions on the boards are quite satisfying. I have friends who also share my mindset to some extent, but they are not always available, and even when they are I might not always be in the chattiest of moods. SW is full of concentrated "geek," so I enjoy the opened-mindedness in a thoughtful topic or even the ramblings that go on forever, in most cases. Usually, the topics are sufficiently intelligent enough and twisted enough to pique my interest. If not, I can always create one and never fear a lack of relevant responses, or at least spam that's extremely humorous. Yes, it's all very fun, and when you have a lot of time to kill as I do at the moment, you look forward to wasting the day away like this. Also note that even though you never see the person at the other end of the board, there's still someone writing on the other end. The written word is often just as good, and even clearer than the spoken word (many foreign language speakers tend to write English better than they speak it, based on my findings); If I never hear a voice or see a face, that's fine– I'm able to see their soul through the words. Granted, putting something more physical to the spirit is nice, but not necessary in my case. -------------------- Wu wei... it's the only way Posts: 154 | Registered: Monday, June 20 2005 07:00 |
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