Dear Roe,
Okay it has taken me a few days, and a few hours. I have finally finished your list of questions. Now granted I have not answered them all, as some of them doubled up, and some just didn't seem to fit me and the way I blog or I just didn't have an answer but I hope you find the answers interesting.
KP
More than 20 questions:
• How did you hear about blogging?
Through a friend who at the time was more than a friend, some of you know the story and some don’t but I won’t bore you with the details. But it was thanks to Whiteknight.
• What brought you to thoughts?
I first started blogging as a he said, she said type thing with what Whiteknight and I were going through. But some where along the way I started writing about other things, about issues that bugged me, about getting the skeletons out of the closet, as a therapy to deal with my sickness. So I guess for many reasons.
• When did you join thoughts?
I first signed up on the 9th October 2007; my first blog was the same day.
• What were your expectations?
I didn’t really have any expectations; it was a matter of wait and see where this would go. Would I stick to it, would I write what ever was on my mind?
• Have they stayed the same or have they changed?
I am surprised at myself at how long I have lasted in blogging I didn’t think I would enjoy it as much. Though I do know that over the course of the last 6 months or so I haven’t blogged as much as I would like. Reality life gets in the way sometimes.
• What surprised you the most?
How so many people from all walks of life mean so much to me. How I look forward to reading what people have written. When I log in it is like I am a kid again and wake up to find a present waiting for me to open. The excitement I get, the enjoyment I get from everyone. Ohhh and what joy I feel when I see a blog from someone who has been MIA for a bit.
• Do you remember your first comment and who left it?
Okay so I had to look this one up it was from bookgirl on my second blog; however bookgirl hasn’t been on since Christmas last year.
• Who was the first person to read more than one of your posts?
I am really not sure, I did notice that some commented more than others, but when I first started my blogs would have many hits, so who knows.
• What is your favorite thing about blogging?
That sometimes when I think I am talented enough I have a go at a short story or poem and no one has ever said to me “Don’t give up my day job” lol
• Are you on the site anonymously?
I guess in a sense I am still, as no one has seen me person to person. I have talked to one via the phone and I have IM with some, but never actually meet up.
• Does anyone know you blog here?
My husband does, my kids do. Some of my friends from school do but they do not know my username. When I am at school and on lunch and pop in for a quick look I always come in as a guest.
• Has anyone discovered you were here that was upsetting?
I know of someone that has come on thoughts and was snooping around, Opps did I say that no I meant looking around. Even though they had said they would never. It indirectly affected me, but I was told they didn’t go and read me, however I do not believe that at all.
• Any repercussions?
Not to me personal, but someone else.
• Have you ever deleted a post? Why?
No I haven’t. However I do have my own thoughts/blog file on my desktop. So when I have the urge or have a few minutes I can write something down. This allows me to make sure that I have no spelling mistakes. That I am happy with how it reads, and if I am not sure I want to post it straight away I can leave it for later.
The downside to that was when my computer crashed recently I was unable to retrieve the un-posted blogs.
• Have you ever deleted something in the forums and why?
No
• Have you ever left a comment and wish you hadn’t?
No
• Have you made friends here?
I hope I have. I would like to think I have.
• Has your writing ability improved?
I think it has, however I am my own worse critic so I would have said it was bad from the start and still is.
• What type of blog interests you, journal, fiction, inspiration, rants, poetry, other?
I don’t think I have one in particular. I like most. I read someone who has interested me in the past. I will read someone who has grab my attention when I sign in, I will read someone who intrigues me with the first line when I go to recent post. Or I will read someone because of a comment they may have left and I have wanted to know more about them. And they style they write in which I think tells a lot about a person.
• Do you like music playing while you are reading a post?
Sometimes yes. Sometimes no, I think a lot depends on my mood. Though some times I have come to a post and it has music on it and it is a short post and I start getting into the music and without thinking I will click on to the next post without listen to the rest of the song. I of course go back to finish listening.
• Do you ever listen to someone’s selection of music on their profile?
I will if I haven’t heard of them before. However I can usual tell in the first few bars whether I will like them or not.
• Do some profiles impress you more than others?
I think I am more intrigued by there avatars. I always wonder why they choose that. Or if it is of a person it is them especially if they are half obscured in a way.
• Have you organized your posts into categories?
Yes, and each category has a color too, so when I go to post them they all go in a category and color coded for each one. I also only use one font and one size. On the odd occasion do I change that.
• Do you even care about profiles?
Not entirely however it does give me an insight to the person a little bit. I guess more about the age of the person and if I am dealing with a child.
• Have you ever read something that you thought was written by a male then found out it was a female, or have you ever not been sure what sex the person was while reading a new post?
Yes, I was completely shocked that I didn’t pick it up. I am more usually clued on about it.
• Does the info in the profile make you want to read something or turn you away?
Sometimes but not often
• Have you ever arranged to meet a blogger you met on thoughts?
Not on a person contact level
• Do you care to describe your experience...was it positive or negative?
I hope that when I do it will be a very positive experience
• Did you ever fall in love with someone on thoughts or have a crush?
No, I thought I was in love with someone who was already on thoughts
• Have you ever fallen in love with someone’s words on thoughts?
Yes many, both male and female
• When you do not know the person asking to be a friend, what do you do?
Accept anyway, how else am I going to meet new people. Sometime I will go to the recent blog list choose any blog go and read that and some back posts and then request to be a friend
• Have you ever removed a friend from your friend list or anyone from your bookmark list?
Not intentionally, when the change over happened I lost some and I gained some. I have deleted someone once they have left as I hate an empty profile icon
• Has anyone written a book, had it published or signed a book deal while on thoughts?
Not that I am aware off, however I read someone recently who had, but I am not to sure as it was deleted the very next day so I wasn’t sure if I read it right.
I would love to know if anyone has. I know I would read it.
• Do you have regular readers?
Yes I think so.
• What surprises you about thoughts.com?
How we are a very protective family with our friends. If one gets hurt we all want to help/protect/save them.
• Are you in the process of writing a book?
I have been but not lately. I haven’t touched it for along time.
• Do you plan to write a book someday?
I think like many authors’ out there, we inspire too, as to whether we get that book deal is another thing. I am not staking my life on it. If it happens great, if it doesn’t then that is fine too maybe it wasn’t meant to happen this life time.
• Does anyone want to earn a living writing instead of doing what they are doing?
Don’t all of us have dreams of grander, of wanting to be more than what we are? The truth is that only a handful will ever get too.
• Are you sad when someone doesn’t come around your post anymore?
The truth is I am not really aware of who doesn’t and who does. If they read me great, if they like what they read great too, if they leave a comment fantastic, if they don’t that is fine too. But I don’t need to know who comes and goes all the time. I don’t need self gratification. I do this for me
• Have you ever had a blog argument?
I don’t think I have but I could be wrong
• Do you have favorites that you read first before reading anything new?
Yes I have a set routine that I do when I log on. Sad I know
• Have you ever helped someone on thoughts with a problem?
I hope I have. I do try and help when I can.
• Has anyone helped you with a problem?
Many and I am forever grateful, and I hope that when I have a problem in the future that I can turn to here as well.
• What was the best advice someone ever gave you on thoughts?
To be me
• Have you ever told someone off in a comment?
I think I may have but not sure. Sometimes people write things and other people interrupt it differently
• How do you feel when no one comments after you do?
It doesn’t bother me
• Do you leave long or short comments?
Depends how passionate I am about the post
• What percent of the posts that you read do you leave a comment?
Not as many as I should.
• Of the post that caused you to have the largest amount of comments?
I really don’t know I don’t keep tabs of how many comments I get. I do know that when I did QOD I have a lot of comments, but I know that doesn’t count.
• What post of yours was read by the most people?
Don’t remember there is one or two but I couldn’t tell you which one
• What post was ignored that you wish people would have read?
I don’t know or care if no one reads it I do this for me. I just leave them public because if anyone wants to read it they can.
• What post did you write that was popular and surprised you?
I have no idea
• How often do you read posts from the popular list?
On occasion I do.
• How often do you check the popular list?
Not often
• How often do you read the recent blogs?
More often
• Do you read other peoples comment archive?
Sometimes I do, to lead me to someone new
• Do you read something only because a certain blogger wrote it?
There are some that I go back to continuously
• Does the title matter to you or the author?
No sometimes I wonder why some authors title their post
• Have you read someone only because they left a comment on your post?
If it is someone who I have not seen before
• Do you read profiles before you read a post from someone you don’t know?
No I read the post first and then the profile
• Have you sent an e thank you note to someone for reading and commenting?
Yes on a number of times, but not often enough
• Do you make comments in the comment portion of your own posts?
Sometimes but I wonder if a person comes back to read the response
• Do you feel obligated to comment on comments?
Not always
• How often do you e mail a comment instead?
On occasion I have because of the subject matter
• How often do you e mail other bloggers?
Often sometimes it is the only way I can catch up with some of the friends I have made on thoughts
• How often do you IM other bloggers?
Often I have a few regular who IM me
• Do you guard your privacy and feel uncomfortable when someone wants to know more than you want to share?
I give out what I want to. I have to get to know the person well before I give out more
• How often do you call a blogger on the phone?
There is only one person on thoughts that I ring on occasion
• Is there anyone that used to be here that you miss?
Yes there are some, but sometimes life gets in the way and we have to prioritize
• What do you want most out of thoughts at the moment?
I think I am getting what I want from thoughts. But if something new come on thoughts I think I would embrace that as well.
• What would you like added to the web site?
I am not sure. We once had a spell checker but that has gone, and the ability to change my email address, the one I signed up with is no longer valid.
• What could you do without on thoughts?
If I had not been introduced to thoughts in the first place I would be none the wiser on blogging. However since I have I would miss it terribly and would (I hate to say this) have to find somewhere else to blog.
• Have you ever considered quitting thoughts?
Yes, a number of times, but I took some time to think about it. I have never gotten to the stage of requesting my account to be deleted.
• Does your family or friends give you a hard time about being on the computer spending time on Thoughts?
No, in fact my husband encourages it as he knows that I have a passion for writing
• Did you ever write a goodbye letter to people on thoughts and then decide to stay?
No
• Have you been talked out of leaving thoughts?
Yes
• Have your feelings ever been hurt on thoughts?
Yes a number of times
• Are you a member of multiple blogging sites and how many?
No only thoughts
• Did you ever take a break longer than a month from thoughts?
Yes, only due to the fact that I had no internet connection, and it was murder for me.
• When you can’t go on thoughts for various reasons do miss posting or the people?
Yes very much
• Do you read more than you write or write more than you read?
Read more than I write. I get so caught up on reading that I forget to blog.
• How often do you read something and not comment?
Too often is a bad habit of mine. Though lately I have been trying to do more each time I log on.
• Have you ever left thoughts and came back as someone else and are willing to discuss it?
No
• Do you ever “hang out” with people in the forums?
Sometimes
• What would you want in order to improve the groups?
Not sure I don’t spend much time in there
• What do you like best about thoughts.com?
That everyone has their own story to tell, in their own way, and that there are many opinions
• What do you dislike on thoughts.com?
When I first joined thoughts it seemed that it was more directed at an adult audience. However I have noticed that there are more and more young kids coming in. Now granted a handful have surprised me with their wisdom. But there are those that are making this into “MySpace” and I would hate for that to happen. And if it did I would seriously consider deleting my account
• What motivates you to read one particular post over another?
It isn’t so much motivation, more attraction, and it is mostly because I class them as a friend
And am interested in what they are doing
• How would you describe your blog to someone?
A fusion of everything that is important to me or that I want to share.
• Do you ever ask non members to join?
No
• Do you want to keep thoughts.com a secret?
To some of my friends yes, many of them wouldn’t understand.
• Have you ever asked a non member to read your post?
No
• Have you ever sent a link to a post to a friend?
Not to non member. But to other members of thoughts yes, when we have been talking about other posts yes.
• In the course of a day how much time do you spend on the site?
Some would say too much. Sometimes I think too much, but I just love thoughts that I can’t stay away.
• What time of day do you usually log on and off?
Through out the whole day, morning, noon and night.
• What was the longest amount of time you ever spent on thoughts in one day?
At one time more than 8 hours. Some days it is on in the background too.
• Do you blog when you are bored or inspired?
Sometimes either, I have a file that has un-posted blogs in it that I have yet to post. It depends on my mood.
• How many times during a 24 hour period do you log in and log off of thoughts?
Many
• Have you learned anything from another blogger?
Yes, I have. I hope to learn more in the future from all
• Name the top ten people you would like to meet in person someday from thoughts.com? And you may add the reason why you would like to meet each one or skip it?
I think that there are many people on thought that I would like to meet. However I think that it would be unfair to any that I would forget to say. But I have many that are in Australia, USA, and England and all over.
• Who on the site would you want to live near?
I hope this doesn’t sound conceited I am happy where I am. I look forward to traveling to meet others as an adventure.
• What feature would you like to add to thoughts?
I don’t think there are any other features, but I am not the best judge.
• Have you ever been stalked or harassed by someone on thoughts, do you care to elaborate?
No,
• How would you like to rate a post other than the stars?
I think rating is not a necessity, but others like the system.
• If you have a question do you seek help in the help section or ask another blogger?
Both
• Would you rather not rate posts at all?
It wouldn’t bother me
• Would you like to make your own top ten lists of your own posts and list them somewhere on your profile?
No I think it would hurt to many peoples feelings
• Do you know an easier way to find a certain post without having to look through the old archives?
No not at all I sometimes have the a rough idea when it was written, or something that someone may have commented on, so I look for those that then in a round about way lead me to where I am going. I have found that the tag words are useless.
• What suggestion or suggestions would you like to make to the head thinker on thoughts?
Keep up the great work
• What’s the best thing about thought.com?
The friendless of everyone, the willingness to help everyone, the family environment that we have
• Do you have any comments for the head thinker on thoughts?
You are doing a wonderful job
• Name some of the funniest people on thoughts? Besides me of course and the most inspirational ones and why?
There are many on here that I feel who are funny, inspirational, but to name them I couldn’t do.
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