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Vast majority of people do not participate in online communities, but why do you?
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I originally joined to get some more information about repairing a Mac, and was completely blown away by how nice everyone was.
As I got more experienced with computers, I started helping others on the board. I really enjoyed that, and probably should get back into it, but I'm a bit behind on Mac troubleshooting at the moment.
Got hooked on the community forum because of topics far and wide - it's pretty interesting to read about peoples different opinions and experiences. Plus, you learn a lot of new stuff.
PRSI sometimes for a laugh, or to catch up with news in the world.
Read the front page a lot for about a year, for what else? Mac rumors!
There was a while too when I realized I had access to the Marketplace forum. So I stayed for a few good deals.
Left for a bit, came back, did that a couple times. Most recently came back to play some social games in the community forum... and that's where I saw this!
So I guess I'm here (and a couple other communities), for a pretty wide range of reasons
As I got more experienced with computers, I started helping others on the board. I really enjoyed that, and probably should get back into it, but I'm a bit behind on Mac troubleshooting at the moment.
Got hooked on the community forum because of topics far and wide - it's pretty interesting to read about peoples different opinions and experiences. Plus, you learn a lot of new stuff.
PRSI sometimes for a laugh, or to catch up with news in the world.
Read the front page a lot for about a year, for what else? Mac rumors!
There was a while too when I realized I had access to the Marketplace forum. So I stayed for a few good deals.
Left for a bit, came back, did that a couple times. Most recently came back to play some social games in the community forum... and that's where I saw this!
So I guess I'm here (and a couple other communities), for a pretty wide range of reasons
After reading my first @waloshin thread, I couldn't leave.
Sometimes it’s a tech question, which is how I discovered the site. I lurked for awhile after that and then signed on. Now I could be looking for ideas on a book to read or movie to watch, music to try out. Often enough I’m just trying to put some space between chores or parts of a project, just clear my mind of it or let it simmer in background. When I stumble into PRSI and decide to hang out for awhile, my mileage varies, and then so may yours
“I had enough o’ yer sermonized speeches,
It was the food that I wanted...”
“I had enough o’ yer sermonized speeches,
It was the food that I wanted...”
(Rogue Wave, Medicine Ball track, from album Descended Like Vultures)
Originally I was a lurker trying to find out when the next iPhone was out so I could buy the current one at a discount! Needles to say I bought the new iPhone 4 instead.
I then read quite a lot of the community and picture stuff and decided to join.
Like others, I've never been on FB or Twitter. It never had any appeal.
But on here I can chat about my interests day or night and probably find some people I know online to chat with as I would 'real' friends.
Plus you learn so much about Macs (I converted in late 2012), iOS and photography.
I then read quite a lot of the community and picture stuff and decided to join.
Like others, I've never been on FB or Twitter. It never had any appeal.
But on here I can chat about my interests day or night and probably find some people I know online to chat with as I would 'real' friends.
Plus you learn so much about Macs (I converted in late 2012), iOS and photography.
Hey, where are these discussions on science & politics - have I been locking myself away in the PPC forum
We are members of that elite group who remembers Waloshin posts. Even better are the users who remember the Waloshin blog.
I miss his posts, in a way.
Hey, where are these discussions on science & politics - have I been locking myself away in the PPC forum
If you like bathing in cesspools: <https://forums.macrumors.com/forums/politics-religion-social-issues.47/>
We are members of that elite group who remembers Waloshin posts. Even better are the users who remember the Waloshin blog.
I miss his posts, in a way.
Gosh, yes. I remember some of those……….
Unfortunately, the tone and content of some discussions on PRSI leaves a bit to be desired, true.
I'm not narcissistic just because you're obsessed with me and my awesomeness.That sounds just a little bit narcissistic.
I too was joking in the comment you just replied to. I was trying to show I'm not narcissistic by telling you that you're obsessed with me. But it went over your head and now it's not funny since I had to explain it.
I too was joking in the comment you just replied to. I was trying to show I'm not narcissistic by telling you that you're obsessed with me. But it went over your head and now it's not funny since I had to explain it.
Went Over my head? You seem to a mean person too!
Children, children - do you want to be separated?That sounds just a little bit narcissistic.
^^ heh, yeah, for a minute there I thought had had landed in that cesspool!
Filling downtime, communicating with people on similar interests I might not find in my social circle.
But mostly for the Daewoo automotive tech discussions.
But mostly for the Daewoo automotive tech discussions.
I've found message boards to be a nice cross section between entertainment and very useful "real life" advice/information/reviews. Whenever I have a specific tech issue, if I'm looking for "real user" reviews on different things, I've always found message boards to be useful, with a touch of entertainment and enjoyable interaction.
I'm not that social. I find people in many cases to be tedious to have a friendship with, so I don't have a circle of close friends, although I do have acquaintenances that I socialize with. I am married and she basically takes up all my social energy. So, the quick answer is that although I do discuss these things with my wife, and generally we see eye to eye, this forum gives me an outlet to discuss all manner of things with a group of online intellects including politics and religion, which in contrast would make for uncomfortable face to face discussions living in a Red, soon to be Purple State.
It's also a good source to discuss most things of a technical nature and share with strangers.
Fantastic!
So, the quick answer is that although I do discuss these things with my wife, and generally we see eye to eye, this forum gives me an outlet to discuss all manner of things with a group of online intellects including politics and religion, which in contrast would make for uncomfortable face to face discussions living in a Red, soon to be Purple State. It's also a good source to discuss most things of a technical nature and share with strangers.
Because reality bites. In reality I'm the Imp, but on the Internet I'm the giant of Lannister.
Fantastic!
Because being able to talk with people of common interest is the best thing ever. People I know simply do not care about anything that happens in tech. They also do not know anything. Anything...
For me the discussions seem more real than a lot of the fluff that gets discussed in real life. Sure there are the trolls and jerks, but overall discussions on message boards have a tendency to have more of a bite to it since there are so many voices.