Ahh, Ship it. Ship it real good.
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In a way -- sure -- she is over-analyzing it. However, she has convictions about it -- which to me - says a lot.
Convictions and Principles can hardly be found one-without-the-other...
Convictions and Principles can hardly be found one-without-the-other...
But part of the reason WHY I overthink things so much is because I've been around people, both here and in real life, who do things with the BEST of intentions... and something goes horribly wrong, or people bring up problems that are never thought of. I'm always trying to out-think the problems in advance, though I know that's not possible.
Years ago we had a young female poster, about 20 years of age, who made a thread with her picture as the OP, asking everyone, "Am I Pretty?" But she was especially interested in feedback from the men.
One of the regular male posters then pointed out the awkward position it put him in, seeing as he was 37. He pointed out that guys might want to be encouraging of her as a sister in Christ, and it's true she was a legal adult, but it still created a questionable atmosphere. The thread was pulled and deleted not long after he pointed that out.
Gary is absolutely correct that one of our jobs as adults is to think things through and also protect our younger brothers and sisters.
Conversationand did an amazing job of injecting life and laughter into the forum, and I'd love to continue that.
And now I'm trying to think of a way to keep this ball rolling while being fair to those under 18... (Does anyone have any ideas?)
Yes, see how complicated it gets?
I was thinking that the teens have not one, but two areas on the forum devoted completely to them (Teens and Young Adults) and that maybe they can all start their own "joking around" matchmaking threads there?
But somehow, it doesn't seem all that appropriate to encourage them to do that.
I was thinking that the teens have not one, but two areas on the forum devoted completely to them (Teens and Young Adults) and that maybe they can all start their own "joking around" matchmaking threads there?
But somehow, it doesn't seem all that appropriate to encourage them to do that.
These days, it definitely takes guts to even make a post.
You're bound to run into backlash one way or the other.
But if no one ever takes a chance, how are we ever going to get anywhere?
I often have people say, "You should write such and such thread about...", which is cool, but, I've also noticed very few people are willing to step up and do the work and/or put themselves out there.
I'm happy to collaborate with people over ideas, but only the ones who are also willing to take the risks and put themselves out there.
Flaming happens, no doubt about it.
But I also firmly believe... that this is another reason why God invented water.
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These days, it definitely takes guts to even make a post.
You're bound to run into backlash one way or the other.
But if no one ever takes a chance, how are we ever going to get anywhere?
I often have people say, "You should write such and such thread about...", which is cool, but, I've also noticed very few people are willing to step up and do the work and/or put themselves out there.
I'm happy to collaborate with people over ideas, but only the ones who are also willing to take the risks and put themselves out there.
Flaming happens, no doubt about it.
But I also firmly believe... that this is another reason why God invented water.
You're bound to run into backlash one way or the other.
But if no one ever takes a chance, how are we ever going to get anywhere?
I often have people say, "You should write such and such thread about...", which is cool, but, I've also noticed very few people are willing to step up and do the work and/or put themselves out there.
I'm happy to collaborate with people over ideas, but only the ones who are also willing to take the risks and put themselves out there.
Flaming happens, no doubt about it.
But I also firmly believe... that this is another reason why God invented water.
Over the years, I've run into people:
1. Who are unhappy with me because I tend to drop several threads here, and,
2. People who are unhappy with me I'm apparently not churning out threads fast enough, or using their ideas.
I have to gently but firmly remind people that I'm not a trained monkey here for entertainment value, believe it or not. Many times I write only because something's really on my mind, or because it seems like so few others are willing to step up and do it.
I naturally gravitate towards people who are willing to not only put in the work, but take on the risk as well.
Some people are blessed to be able to be on CC almost all the time--unfortunately, I'm not one of them. Work and my regular life are always a first priority, so I won't be able to contribute to some things as much as I'd like.
My suggestion would be to have a series of 2 or 3 threads in which people can really get to know a little bit about each other, to have things to be able to remember others by and make it actually possible to make matches, even if just for fun. Or maybe some kind of thread in which people basically say, "Hey, here I am, here's a little about me... and I'd love to be included." But a person has to give us something to work with first--we can't match you if we don't know much about you.
And then... It's on to a Re-Match.
However, I don't have nearly the time it would take to do all this... So... if others have suggestions... and want to get it rolling with some Get-To-Know-You threads... Please. By all means, take it away.
What other thoughts and suggestions do people have?
1. Who are unhappy with me because I tend to drop several threads here, and,
2. People who are unhappy with me I'm apparently not churning out threads fast enough, or using their ideas.
I have to gently but firmly remind people that I'm not a trained monkey here for entertainment value, believe it or not.
Many times I write only because something's really on my mind, or because it seems like so few others are willing to step up and do it. I naturally gravitate towards people who are willing to not only put in the work, but take on the risk as well.
Some people are blessed to be able to be on CC almost all the time--unfortunately, I'm not one of them.
Work and my regular life are always a first priority, so I won't be able to contribute to some things as much as I'd like. My suggestion would be to have a series of 2 or 3 threads in which people can really get to know a little bit about each other, to have things to be able to remember others by and make it actually possible to make matches, even if just for fun. Or maybe some kind of thread in which people basically say, "Hey, here I am, here's a little about me... and I'd love to be included." But a person has to give us something to work with first--we can't match you if we don't know much about you.
And then... It's on to a Re-Match.
However, I don't have nearly the time it would take to do all this... So... if others have suggestions... and want to get it rolling with some Get-To-Know-You threads... Please. By all means, take it away.
What other thoughts and suggestions do people have?