Brilliant topic especially for those of us who like to witter on, like me... Heh. As pandora_nervosa says, she gave me my code. I immediately friended several people from an EZboard community who had begun to LJ, and fell in with more fandom people during the round robin she mentions. I kept a written diary for over 20 years, but had stopped about 8 years ago...so starting an LJ was sort of a 21st century continuation of a life's habit. I like the communication, the supportiveness of LJ. I've always worn my heart on my sleeve to an extent, and in LJ I have found a nice environment. I'd probably not bother if I never had any feedback from friends, though, like you would. I make forays outside my flist, to spectate, and find it very entertaining in a voyeuristic way...but I don't friend those, I prefer to watch from a safe distance! Some people on my flist didn't update in months, so when I flocked I omitted them...others I felt obliged to friend, but they rarely, if ever, comment and I have limited interest in what they post. I wouldn't want to risk ruffling feathers by defriending, though. I have 76 friends, mostly mutual. Since not all of them post frequently, it's manageable...bearing in mind I hop on and off LJ all day! It can be a bit much when I'm off for a couple of days. :-/ I don't filter; what if I were to miss something important that warranted a comment, and unwittingly caused offence? That said, I don't feel the need to comment on everyone's LJs all the time. I think that's a given, really.
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I kept a written diary for over 20 years, but had stopped about 8 years ago...so starting an LJ was sort of a 21st century continuation of a life's habit. I like the communication, the supportiveness of LJ. I've always worn my heart on my sleeve to an extent, and in LJ I have found a nice environment. I'd probably not bother if I never had any feedback from friends, though, like you would.
I make forays outside my flist, to spectate, and find it very entertaining in a voyeuristic way...but I don't friend those, I prefer to watch from a safe distance!
Some people on my flist didn't update in months, so when I flocked I omitted them...others I felt obliged to friend, but they rarely, if ever, comment and I have limited interest in what they post. I wouldn't want to risk ruffling feathers by defriending, though.
I have 76 friends, mostly mutual. Since not all of them post frequently, it's manageable...bearing in mind I hop on and off LJ all day! It can be a bit much when I'm off for a couple of days. :-/
I don't filter; what if I were to miss something important that warranted a comment, and unwittingly caused offence? That said, I don't feel the need to comment on everyone's LJs all the time. I think that's a given, really.