QotM Options

[*kryogenix*]

Question of the Moment: For those that do not blog on a regular basis, what keeps you coming back to createblog?

For the newer members who may not recognize this, I need to introduce this. QotM means Question of the Moment. It was a task I adopted back when I still moderated these boards. It originally started out as Question of the Day by micron, but micron never really followed up on that, so I picked it up and asked every once in a while. I guess its purpose has now been overshadowed by the Feedback section, but I feel it's appropriate in this case.

For the older members who remember this: you may find this question similar; as far as I can remember, it's pretty much the same question I asked for the last QotM.

However, my answer has changed. I think in the last round, I said something along the lines of "staying for the vibrant community." I resigned from my position on staff, and from these boards last time, because I wasn't a blogger and there was no reason for me to come back here. I left for some time, and funnily enough, I started a blog. It started off pretty slow, but at one point, I was getting hundreds of visitors. But I quit that because I felt I had started "preaching to the choir" (actually, almost literally) and also for the reasons why I quite blogging in the first place.

I found some other great forums that I went too. Unfortunately, both experienced downtime so I was left without an eHome. I lurked for a little while, saw people come and go and watched the last two forums I enjoyed the most turn to crap. Most of the posts in debate are either paraphrased from wikipedia, pseudo intellectual rants, or someone just giving their two cents and leaving. Tech has been reduced to fanboy flamewars and people asking for free photoshop. The locker rooms and relationships have always been a joke, but the lounge was semi entertaining at first, but now it's filled with inane topics, people getting easily offended and useless cliques and clubs.

I eventually came back and learned quickly, via the new "Internet: Serious Business Moderating Team™", that I wasn't really welcome back. Makes sense, I think the only person here left that really knows is krnxswat (although I've been pleasantly surprised to see some familiar names pop up once in a while).

The worst part is, I really would have liked to believe it was myself that changed for the worse. I mean, I used to type long and thought out responses like this instead of sarcastic one liners. But I realized on only changed in response to cB changing. cB was the common denominator in everyone else I respected leaving.

So cB, do you still have funny, entertaining and intellectual discussions in you? Are you bad enough dudes to rescue the president? Or has this place changed so much that if I try to crack an inside joke, my topics get closed?

In any case, for those that read this far, thank you. I'm really interested in knowing if there is anyone else that doesn't blog here, but still stays. Maybe there's something here that I'm overlooking.

[*kryogenix*]

Figures. I probably should blog about it instead ;)

[*a painefull euphoria*]

i come back to createblog because its the only forum im apart of that people know me.
on anyother forum i was just a random member or if i was lucky on br i was "death star raven"
but here i have some friends and people who know me.by-diana not "a painefull euphoria"
so i guess i come back to cb beacuse there are friendly people on here who know a bit about me as a person.

[xxmisxtakexx]

I come back because there are so many different people and so many different things.

And the layouts are allways the best ones ever.

And I can understand the page. The other myspace tweakers confuse the hxxl out of me.

[thanhmai]

Even though I don't blog, but have been a member for a bit, I think you've pretty much got it.
cB has changed. Even a quiet and not-so-active member like me can see that.

[*Kathleen*]

Aww. *Hug* I read all of it! And and and now I'm bumping it. I see what you mean about changing your post style.. I have to admit I'm guilty of it, too, but.. no one really responds to "long" posts anymore (case in point, no offense, this thread). But I actually only started blogging again recently.. I was here for awhile when I didn't blog, but I'm not sure why I kept coming here. I think initially it was because I stayed in the Girls' and Boys' Locker, mocking people and threads (in which case very few people understood my jokes).. then I just slowly got addicted to posting everywhere again. I dunno.. does that answer the question?

[xXPSAddictXx]

I come back because its such a nice place to be. People see you for the person you are, not a screen name. Plus the graphics and layouts are amazing. I was enjoy seeing new ones.

[OhMyAnniee]

I don't really blog unless I have to. But I come to createBlog for it's Graphics. I love them, as well at the Graphics Showcase forum.

[iDecay]

I get bored really easily and some of these topics entertain me. (Especially topics in relationships ) And it's the only forum where I know a lot of people and a lot of people know me. I'm not confortable with any other forums since I know no one there.

[Stefanny]

The forums?
Haha, even before people started to get to know me, I came back here for the forums.

[*My Cinderella.*]

I come back because I enjoy reading about new things and reading all the new topics in the forums. I especially go for the entertainment and longue though!

[*I Shot JFK*]

I get bored really easily and some of these topics entertain me. (Especially topics in relationships ) And it's the only forum where I know a lot of people and a lot of people know me. I'm not confortable with any other forums since I know no one there.

Tha ts sums it up for me as well...
I've been on CB long enough to know how it works, and who is who... it's just nice, i guess

[*Libertie*]

James

I guess it's true that people don't really get your inside jokes anymore, but don't give up on us. I've made an agreement with a few other people to make an honest effort to become an active, contributing member again - you could join us. :P

[*x1227x*]

because i get bored, and i dont want to log on myspace.

[*kryogenix*]

James

I guess it's true that people don't really get your inside jokes anymore, but don't give up on us. I've made an agreement with a few other people to make an honest effort to become an active, contributing member again - you could join us. :P

The answer is 99% no, but I'm curious to know who you are talking to. PM me. Just bringing back the old members will change little; though it'd make me happy just to get some contact information from them.

Thanks, Kathleen. I'm also here only for the laughs, but I'm starting to feel like it's getting too pathetic.

[datass]

I get bored easily and this place is entertaining.

[Serendipity]

I like reading interesting topics in the lounge/entertainment & helping out people in graphics help. I like browsing the contests too.

[faded23]

boredom...nothing to do

[multifaceted]

well i came back this time because i have my own internet on my comp that my dad doesn't know about so i can stay on as long as i like

and im really boerd and always wanted to become part of the staff here so i think the first thing to do is to post, post, post

but of course no spamming

[*Duchess of Dork*]

Believe it or not, when I first came here I used to respond in ridiculously long posts. At the same time, I was a total blogger whore. What I found was that no one was really listening/reading, particularly my Xanga. I was going through in an incredibly rough time and all people could do was read the first two sentences, maybe the last sentence to get the punchline, if you will and respond with "awww, you'll he ok" or "I will pray for you." Crap like that really bothers me. I'd rather have no responses at all than to have those types of replies.

As far as shortening my responses here, I don't have much of a valid excuse, other than I simply became busier. I also became a moderator and at first felt like I had to keep things in order (which I know is a HORRIBLE way of thinking about it, I know that now) so I stopped posting as well as I once had.

I also had a wake up call. Actually, I've had a number of them which always ends up with me coming to the realization that things get can get a little wacky, people can have fun and such and I can just let it be. There's no need to get all trigger happy with the closings, warnings, etc.

Lately what I've been trying to do is go through the forums, all of the forums and find those few precious threads that have something I can chew on. I think that part of the lack of any real substance (for the most part, certainly not everyone posts without any substance) is that we have so many lighthearted threads. While this is a good thing, and it's great we can have fun here, it would also be great to be able to get into something deeper, perhaps have more provocative posts and responses.

Back to the blogging thing. I miss it. I miss it terribly. I can't leave journals and what not around the house because without fail they will be read. Being the only person in generations of family history to not have the same religious affiliation, I felt comfortable having my little online place to post blogs. I seriously need to start that up again. It's funny too because I felt like the place, in this case, Xanga needed to be like me. It needed to reflect who I was somehow. Somewhat like how your room is decorated to your liking and it feels like home. Sunday mornings I used to make a cup of coffee, sit down at my blog and just type away.

PS Yes, I realize that I use too many commas and that I don't always use them appropriately. I apologize.

Also - I read the entire post, non-Brit James.

So cB, do you still have funny, entertaining and intellectual discussions in you? Are you bad enough dudes to rescue the president? Or has this place changed so much that if I try to crack an inside joke, my topics get closed?

I hope so. And I think you know I've come to an understanding regarding the last part. :)

--Yours truly

"f**king BITCH"