The 9 Stages of Message Board Life
1. NEWBIE Wow! This is so cool and fun! I'm learning new things and meeting new people. I got a few responses today, and everyone seems so nice!
2. HONEYMOONER Wow! This gets better and better! People laughed with me today, and I got some emails from some funny people, some nice people, and people who seem to think just like I do.. I love it here. We had a hysterical thread going on today! This news group gives me such a high.. I can't wait to see what tomorrow brings!
3. POST HONEYMOONER Hmmmmmmm. Is it just me, or is the message board changing? Why do these new people show up, and spoil our group we had going? And sometimes these old regulars can be such a drag. It was more fun before. I did give and receive some good advice today though... and still had a few good laughs.
4. SETTLER Okay, I guess it's not going to always be about me. Some of these people can get really cranky here. Lots more new people are showing up, too. Some of them are saying the same things we used to say. Some threads are great, but those other ones...boring! And some others are simply brutal! Hope it gets better around here soon. It's not like it used to be.
5. YUCKER YUCK! This place stinks! Is everyone PMSing this week, or what? Everyone's talking about stupid things. I've read the same debates and topics over and over! And all this fighting! It's terrible around here!
6. BREAKER I gotta get outta here for a while. Maybe when I come back, things will be fun like they used to be.
7. RETURNER Yay! A second honeymoon! Things are fun again! I really do love this place!
8. BALANCER Not so exciting now. But I really do like most of these people. They make me smile, even when I don't feel like it. Sometimes can they really tick me off, too. That's okay. The good times do outweigh the bad. I gave some good advice today. That felt really nice.
9. REGULAR Okay, I guess it goes something like this... Some days are great, other days are not. Sometimes it's boring, sometimes it's fabulous. But it's always directly related to what *I* put into it. I guess I have to take the good with the bad. I received some really sweet support today, and I feel like I've known some of these people all my life. This message board almost feels like home.
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Solid stone is just sand and water, baby
Sand and water, and a million years gone by - beth nielsen chapman