Rob Keeble
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Hi All
Please help educate me. I am technically literate but somehow stupid and naive when it comes to some things on the web.
I am trying to understand why there are so many forums for say WW on the web and why you would join more than one. I can understand say a spinny guy joining his local association one and then a general one but why would you join 3 or more of similar type. How can you participate in so many? Do you just cut and paste your same posts at the various sites.
I am definitely missing something here I simply dont get it. Then I suppose the owner of the various sites survives on the advertising to cover costs and provide an income.
I admit to joining another site if someone has posted a link with pictures that one cannot see unless you are a member but that does not mean I have "joined to participate".
Please help me out here I seem to be missing something that is obvious.
Also I tend to try to put forward a substantive response when I can, if you participate in so many sites this has to end up being something close to a grunt or a groan response, what is the value to the other parties on the forum of that. Dont get me wrong I am not refering to words of encouragement etc.
Please enlighten me and I hope others out there that have not asked these "stupid" questions.
Its a bit like these social networking sites. I mean how many can you maintain you contacts on, howmany sites with what purpose do you join.
Somehow the term social butterfly comes to mind.
How can you possibly get to "know and understand" the people you are communicating with if you are spread so thin.
Help Help Help.
Please help educate me. I am technically literate but somehow stupid and naive when it comes to some things on the web.
I am trying to understand why there are so many forums for say WW on the web and why you would join more than one. I can understand say a spinny guy joining his local association one and then a general one but why would you join 3 or more of similar type. How can you participate in so many? Do you just cut and paste your same posts at the various sites.
I am definitely missing something here I simply dont get it. Then I suppose the owner of the various sites survives on the advertising to cover costs and provide an income.
I admit to joining another site if someone has posted a link with pictures that one cannot see unless you are a member but that does not mean I have "joined to participate".
Please help me out here I seem to be missing something that is obvious.
Also I tend to try to put forward a substantive response when I can, if you participate in so many sites this has to end up being something close to a grunt or a groan response, what is the value to the other parties on the forum of that. Dont get me wrong I am not refering to words of encouragement etc.
Please enlighten me and I hope others out there that have not asked these "stupid" questions.
Its a bit like these social networking sites. I mean how many can you maintain you contacts on, howmany sites with what purpose do you join.
Somehow the term social butterfly comes to mind.
How can you possibly get to "know and understand" the people you are communicating with if you are spread so thin.
Help Help Help.