The psychology of internet posting (page 4)

PEC

On another forum, I have made 357 posts in 4 years, there I go for quality vers quantity.

Here I have made over 100 posts in 48 days, here I go for quantity vers quality.

I have to get up there with the big guys.

Philip

onacruse

A related point, along the lines of what jgnat said: how many times do you go to the "Stats"? (Now, 'fess up! )

J-ex-W 190
nvrgnbk 165
MsMcDucket 160
Frannie Banannie 156
greendawn 139
Abandoned 139
Brother Apostate 118
Tyrone van leyen 106
onacruse 86
Junction-Guy 85

Now, near the "bottom" of the list is where I like to try to be.

And with posters like Narkissos: I read an article in the paper yesterday about "information overload." It used a term I'd never heard before: exabytes.

What was that Scripture in Daniel, about people running to-and-fro?

OnTheWayOut

I am not interested in the number of posts, but the time onboard.
I value insight from long-time ex-JW's. But the newbies have much
to offer, sometimes.

I feel that I post too much, but I need this outlet, now. I noticed that
many long-time members never had that same need, or they tapered
off. I hope to taper off- later.

nvrgnbk

Hello ona,

Is there message in there for me to shut up for a little while?

If so, I'm a big boy. I can take it. Just let me know if and when I may return because I'm really enjoying being here and would surely miss it. Keep in mind, due to cult-exiting issues, I read here appreciatively for years and am just now ready to post. In other words, I've got alot to get off my chest. I have tremendous respect for you and the other supreme ones and am sure that you've contributed in some way to my healing. I post alot because:

1. I love people.

2. I know there may be lurkers(from personal experience)with whom something I post may resonate.

3. I felt like it was time to give something back.

If you or someone else busted me checking out the stats periodically it's cause I'm getting a big kick out of this whole experience.

With nothing but the most genuine love and respect,

Nvrgnbk

onacruse

nvrgnbk, no way! I just copied and pasted that screen shot, and that you happened to have been fairly prolific lately was nothing more than a mere coincidence.

In fact, on the other thread about voting, you were the one who remembered that article from the 1998 Watchtower; I just did a simple c/p...and yet some of the posters seem to have missed that, and have reacted like it was "my" find.

See what I mean? I've got a lot of posts, you've got less, and so who gets the "credit"? I certainly don't mean any disrespect to anyone, but I think it sorta proves my point.

Craig

nvrgnbk

Thanks Craig,

I was already packing my bags!

Just kidding,

Nvrgn(to leave)jwd

DJK

Shamefully I admit I am not an intellectual like many here. I do get intimidated by that and some peoples knowledge of the bible. I never look at the number of posts or status. I did see newbie once and I was reminded that is considered as bad as racial slur where I work because we hire summer help. We call them Temps.

Alias	Count	Graph
Abandoned	1,226
avidbiblereader	1,137
J-ex-W	1,042
MsMcDucket	1,002
blondie	970
OnTheWayOut	968
LittleToe	928
RAF	888
compound complex	882
juni	843

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