Forum Anxiety?

A number of things cause me anxiety, but posting on internet forums is not one of them.

I dont post as much as I used to. Maybe I've said everything that I'm going to say about bands I like, and I've long since given up commenting on bands that I dont like, as there seems little point to that. I dont have the time or inclination to write blogs, attempting the disect the pysychology of prog rock. It's only music. F***ing good music, but just music nonetheless.

I have vague memories of this forum being more of a humouress place when I first joined, but maybe I'm imagining that..   

All hail the cow-bell...

harmonium.ro wrote: Just stay away of threads dealing with politics, religion and Roman Polanski and you'll be fine.

Edited by mystic fred - November 07 2009 at 07:53

ExittheLemming wrote: I don't think you have to be a member of PA for very long to recognise the sorts of A quick summary primer of 80% of all arguments on PA: Chicken is better than fish No, fish is better than chicken That's just your opinion it's not fact But more people like chicken than fish and I can prove it demographically with venn diagrams and a You Tube video Democracy is just majority opinion, it ain't fact Well the lazy welfare scrounging stay at home fish voters need to get off their butts then Both are better than Marillion though ? Yep, agreed

progkidjoel wrote: Better than Marillion?

Apologies, I was being glib and flippant again. No offence to fans of a band I unfortunately loathe (it's my loss)

I don't think you have to be a member of PA for very long to recognise the sorts of responses that are going to derail any decent thread. Toddler's right here by stating that we should really confine ourselves to posting in threads we are genuinely interested in, otherwise you get that tiresome hijacking of say XYZ band appreciation threads where contributions along the lines of :XYZ band are for impotent shipping clerks afraid to speak to females, get a life douchebags jeez etc (Of which I have been guilty of in the past)

Similarly, I avoid political discussions like the plague, not because I feel I don't have anything worthwhile to say, but such threads ALWAYS degenerate into slanging matches between those types who start posts with that's what's wrong with this country and those who respond with posts that commence I'm not racist/homophobic/sectarian/anti-semitic/communist/misogynistic etc but.....

A quick summary primer of 80% of all arguments on PA:

Chicken is better than fish

No, fish is better than chicken

That's just your opinion it's not fact

But more people like chicken than fish and I can prove it demographically with venn diagrams and a You Tube video

Democracy is just majority opinion, it ain't fact

Well the lazy welfare scrounging stay at home fish voters need to get off their butts then

Both are better than Marillion though ?

Yep, agreed

I'm the opposite I don't put much thought into my posts.I tend not to get into in depth conversations despite having an opinion because people bitch & argue all the time,I just state the facts and go about my day.Do you get this on any other forums? Some people here,like everywhere love an argument.

Padraic wrote: King By-Tor wrote: I had it once... then I realized that no one gives a sh*t, so... f**k GENESIS! best post

 

Logan wrote: Padraic wrote: King By-Tor wrote: I had it once... then I realized that no one gives a sh*t, so... f**k GENESIS! best post Yep.  The key is realizing that people don't really care.  And eventually you, like everyone else, won't really care about what you have to say either.  I think many of us at some time make the mistake of thinking that we actually matter.

I realized it a while ago. I have been happier here since. As long as I don't troll I don't think anyone could care less about what I say, being free to say what you want makes it more interesting anyway. Most topics have been beaten to death around here, so adding a little life to threads is nice.

Yes.