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Contempt · 03-11-2005, 05:28 AM

I've been going to this website for years, yet despite how I go basically every other day, I have yet to really post anything. Back in high school, this was only a few years ago, two of my friends turned me onto this website, saying that it was “an actual message board.” So I had to check it out for myself, years later I am still hooked. Oddly enough, I just read the posts and not actually reply myself, but this is something that I’ve been doing with basically all the other message boards that I go to, and I do go to a few. I just read and not actually say anything, myself, but I do learn or get a laugh out of it. So I guess that technically I could be considered a newbie, because of my lack of posts, but on the other hand I have been to this website almost everyday for I don’t know something like four years or so. I don't know what made me decide to actually post today, instead of my usual observing, but I have recently started actually posting to the IMDB board as well, another board that I have been going to a lot and not speaking up.

TheWalkinDude · 03-11-2005, 05:32 AM

Good for you mate. I used to be like you, just reading and never posting and trust me, this place gets even better when you feel like you're contributing something towards it.

ShaniFaye · 03-11-2005, 05:35 AM

yeah as long as its not in the politics forum hehehehehehe

I really have to stay away from there....its like a whole other world

tecoyah · 03-11-2005, 05:48 AM

welcome to the real world Neo

FloydianOne · 03-11-2005, 10:30 PM

I did the same thing for quite awhile. I just started posting recently, and its definatley more rewarding to be able to respond to other's ideas and thoughts. However I dont think there is anything wrong with just reading, some boards ive been to really dont like what they call "lurkers".

aberkok · 03-11-2005, 10:42 PM

Your days of lurking are over. Weird how never posting suddenly became the topic of the thread. Goes to show you how "nothing" can be "everything." This is getting too metaphysical. Sorry, I just watched "I heart Huckabees"

Seriously, just post when you really feel like you have something to contribute...this being a bad example

Grasshopper Green · 03-12-2005, 07:10 AM

When I first joined, I didn't think I'd be doing much posting. I've joined several other forums and never really posted much, but this one is different. I started posting immediately and always felt welcome to share my views. I'm glad to see your post, and look forward to seeing further contributions as they come up!

Manuel Hong · 03-12-2005, 02:01 PM

Almost all the threads make you think, we just want to know what it is you're thinking.
Sometimes it's just regular commentary, yet sometimes there's an inspiration to be profound...even in tilted nonsense!!

Willravel · 03-12-2005, 02:05 PM

Feel free to join in. I can't speak for everyone, but I love getting as many points of view as possible. We can always use more good points of view.

Blackthorn · 03-20-2005, 05:11 AM

Welcome to the show Comtempt....you should find this to be one of the most inviting places to express your point of view on the web.

Zephyr66 · 03-20-2005, 04:30 PM

Welcome dude, I was like you for a while, back when the titty board was available to rookies, its much better when you're interacting though.

FlunkedFlank · 03-23-2005, 11:00 PM

imdb has one of the weirder board systems of any major site that I've been to. the signal to noise ratio is quite low (meaning: lots of noise), and there are *tons* of spoilers in thread titles, but there are enough gems from time to time that I can't completely give up browsing it.

Zeraph · 03-28-2005, 03:49 PM

Yeah imdb is sorta wierd. Still pretty useful though. I'd recommend checking it out if anyone hasnt yet.

d3cemberist · 04-09-2005, 03:46 PM

I dislike the way that iMDB has their stuff organized. TFP has a better layout, IMHO.

Sweetpea · 04-09-2005, 07:16 PM

Everyone has a valued opinion to share, including you . . . don't deprive us all of your thoughts . . .

speak up . . . and we'll listen just like we are now

Sweetpea

03-11-2005, 05:28 AM	#1 (permalink)
Contempt Upright	Reading and lack of writing I've been going to this website for years, yet despite how I go basically every other day, I have yet to really post anything. Back in high school, this was only a few years ago, two of my friends turned me onto this website, saying that it was “an actual message board.” So I had to check it out for myself, years later I am still hooked. Oddly enough, I just read the posts and not actually reply myself, but this is something that I’ve been doing with basically all the other message boards that I go to, and I do go to a few. I just read and not actually say anything, myself, but I do learn or get a laugh out of it. So I guess that technically I could be considered a newbie, because of my lack of posts, but on the other hand I have been to this website almost everyday for I don’t know something like four years or so. I don't know what made me decide to actually post today, instead of my usual observing, but I have recently started actually posting to the IMDB board as well, another board that I have been going to a lot and not speaking up.

03-11-2005, 05:32 AM	#2 (permalink)
TheWalkinDude Crazy	Good for you mate. I used to be like you, just reading and never posting and trust me, this place gets even better when you feel like you're contributing something towards it. __________________ "When people thought the Earth was flat, they were wrong. When people thought the Earth was spherical they were wrong. But if you think that thinking the Earth is spherical is just as wrong as thinking the Earth is flat, then your view is wronger than both of them put together." -Isaac Asimov

03-11-2005, 05:35 AM	#3 (permalink)
ShaniFaye Submit to me, you know you want to Location: Lilburn, Ga	yeah as long as its not in the politics forum hehehehehehe I really have to stay away from there....its like a whole other world __________________ *I want the diabetic plan that comes with rollover carbs. I dont like the unused one expiring at midnite!!*

03-11-2005, 05:48 AM	#4 (permalink)
tecoyah Illusionary	welcome to the real world Neo __________________ Holding onto anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned. - Buddha

03-11-2005, 10:30 PM	#5 (permalink)
FloydianOne Crazy	I did the same thing for quite awhile. I just started posting recently, and its definatley more rewarding to be able to respond to other's ideas and thoughts. However I dont think there is anything wrong with just reading, some boards ive been to really dont like what they call "lurkers". __________________ Fight apathy! ..... or dont.

03-11-2005, 10:42 PM	#6 (permalink)
aberkok “Wrong is right.” Location: toronto	Your days of lurking are over. Weird how never posting suddenly became the topic of the thread. Goes to show you how "nothing" can be "everything." This is getting too metaphysical. Sorry, I just watched "I heart Huckabees" Seriously, just post when you really feel like you have something to contribute...this being a bad example __________________ !check out my new blog! http://arkanamusic.wordpress.com Warden Gentiles: "It? Perfectly innocent. But I can see how, if our roles were reversed, I might have you beaten with a pillowcase full of batteries."

03-12-2005, 07:10 AM	#7 (permalink)
Grasshopper Green ...is a comical chap Location: Where morons reign supreme	When I first joined, I didn't think I'd be doing much posting. I've joined several other forums and never really posted much, but this one is different. I started posting immediately and always felt welcome to share my views. I'm glad to see your post, and look forward to seeing further contributions as they come up! __________________ "They say that patriotism is the last refuge to which a scoundrel clings; steal a little and they throw you in jail, steal a lot and they make you king" Formerly Medusa

03-12-2005, 02:01 PM	#8 (permalink)
Manuel Hong Addict Location: Land of the puny, wimpy states	Almost all the threads make you think, we just want to know what it is you're thinking. Sometimes it's just regular commentary, yet sometimes there's an inspiration to be profound...even in tilted nonsense!! __________________ Believe nothing, even if I tell it to you, unless it meets with your own good common sense and experience. - Siddhartha Gautama (The Buddha)

03-12-2005, 02:05 PM	#9 (permalink)
Willravel ... a sort of licensed troubleshooter.	Feel free to join in. I can't speak for everyone, but I love getting as many points of view as possible. We can always use more good points of view.

03-20-2005, 05:11 AM	#10 (permalink)
Blackthorn Beware the Mad Irish Location: Wish I was on the N17...	Welcome to the show Comtempt....you should find this to be one of the most inviting places to express your point of view on the web. __________________ What are you willing to give up in order to get what you want?

03-20-2005, 04:30 PM	#11 (permalink)
Zephyr66 My custom title's the shit! Location: Canada	Welcome dude, I was like you for a while, back when the titty board was available to rookies, its much better when you're interacting though.

03-23-2005, 11:00 PM	#12 (permalink)
FlunkedFlank Tilted	imdb has one of the weirder board systems of any major site that I've been to. the signal to noise ratio is quite low (meaning: lots of noise), and there are tons of spoilers in thread titles, but there are enough gems from time to time that I can't completely give up browsing it. __________________ Jesus saves ... and Gretzky gets the rebound!

03-28-2005, 03:49 PM	#13 (permalink)
Zeraph Banned Location: The Cosmos	Yeah imdb is sorta wierd. Still pretty useful though. I'd recommend checking it out if anyone hasnt yet.

04-09-2005, 03:46 PM	#14 (permalink)
d3cemberist Crazy	I dislike the way that iMDB has their stuff organized. TFP has a better layout, IMHO. __________________ i like my coffee black and my parole denied.

04-09-2005, 07:16 PM	#15 (permalink)
Sweetpea Fade out Location: in love	Everyone has a valued opinion to share, including you . . . don't deprive us all of your thoughts . . . speak up . . . and we'll listen just like we are now Sweetpea __________________ Having a Pet Will Change Your Life! Looking for a great pet?! Click Here! "I am the Type of Person Who Can Get Away With A lot, Simply Because I Don't Ask Permission for the Privilege of Being Myself"