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Originally Posted by neilmarr
MobileRead forums have become part of my daily routine over the past couple of years. I've seen some fly by, other stay and become active, and have huge admiration for those old-stagers who've been here from the start.
I got to wondering why ...
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Hi Neal, your scheme is perfect. You know that if you press the little button the mod will show you how to make a poll, but a nice one like you, that has been a few times around the block, prefers spontaneity. What a nice occasion you are giving us, to know each other and to enlarge our horizons. Great thread.
So your scheme.
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The folks here are readers and/or writers. That's not my reson really, no more than 20%. But it is the key to the quality of the site. People of culture. The cream, the educated ones.
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I come here to learn from experts and 'amateurs' (I use that word in its original sense -- passionate lovers of an ideal). Once in a while I have a concrete question, of course. But what I learn mostly is about the different branches of the art of living 40%
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I come here to contribute what little I can. Being an exaggerated words dealer that is quite one of the main reasons (I suffer of prolixity benigna). Posting helps in learning to post. 40%
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I come here for members' generosity of thought and advice, for their differing insights, for their wit and intelligence ... yep, for the virtual friendship, too. Big issue for me and source of much joy. 50% at times, other times 100%
There is an other reason. This is my only posting activity ever, and it will continue to be so. I find the virtuality of it, its sociology, its metaphysics, absolutely fascinating. The virtual is now part of the real reality. Who does not want to know how. I do not give a value to this reason, but is probably the real fuel, together with the friendship.
The oercentages do not add to 100, but why should they in a virtual world populated by avatars?
There is only one problem and it it is related, as Ea mentions above, to one of the most fascinating charms of the site, the internalionality. With European members it is fine, we are in sync. With Americans it is fine, although when I go to bed they prepare for an early dinner on the East Coast. West Coasters starts to be a problem except with those that wake up early or go to bed very very late like dreams or kk. But with the Aussie that are really the most colorful of them all, and often the sharpest, it is almost desperate to be in sync. With them I am living at least 3 Lady Hawk scenes. The administration cannot postpone time travelling any more.