What's your system?

[Mynder]

Heh, when I decided I should spend less time on the forums, the question came up on how to choose where to post etc.

Sure, in my User CP I have those threads that I subscribed to (always only a handful, I unsubscribe fairly quickly on most), and I will monitor and reply in those more regularly than otherwise. But apart from that?

I eventually made up my mind to sift through the forums and pick out posts that had one response or less, because I figure that any answer will feel better to the original poster than no reply at all.

Other threads with dozens of replies obviously get ahead merrily without me, so here's where I figured I could make a difference.

Sure, there are a few topics that I didn't feel I could add a good reply to (like book excerpts out of context, random poetry, or posts that didn't actually ask anything etc.). But overall, that's my system.

When I have extra time, I'll check out random topics that catch my interest on top of that. Or when something really looks interesting.

So, how do you approach the forums? Just random browsing?

[mikej]

I tend to browse randomly.

However, if I need cheering up I check out what relaXman has been posting on various threads. He's a very amusing guy

[Jon Tore]

I open the Fun and recreation bookmark, scroll down and let my eyes roll over the dozens of threads I don't participate in and see if there has come any new ones.. and if the topics sound appealing I'll read the first post and I might post there myself. If I catch myself reading up on a topic with many answers when it doesn't interest me really, I snap out of it and start doing something different, like thinking "can I use creativity now?" and it might or might not work.. or so.

[royster]

I figure that any answer will feel better to the original poster than no reply at all.

This is so typical of your kindness, Mynder. It is yet another one of your endearing qualities.

I gravitate toward specific topics, and Fun/Rec is truly a playground for me. Some of the topics I participate in are quite deep. Fun/Rec allows some decompression time.

Due to my life pattern, it's feast-or-famine for me on the forums. I'm on the Pavlina forum primarily for the spiritual / paranormal aspects, because there are some terrific kinderd-spirits here, and it allows me a community of like-minded sojourners. So does Fun/Rec.

I have no system, but your pointing this out is definitely a good focus for me. Thanks for starting this thread.