Have you ever regretted joining the SKMB?

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danie

I am whatever you say I am.
Feb 26, 2008
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Regret joining a board that I don't ever even have to bring up on my screen if I don't want to? No.
That's like saying I regret turning on the television and watching a movie. I might realize I don't enjoy it, then turn it off. I don't regret joining the movie because I'm not forced to watch it.
With the SKMB, no one's forcing me to do anything: read or post.
Now if I'd joined the Nazis, I might regret that, because they expect certain behaviors from their members that I might regret.
No one here really expects anything, so there are no regrets. I mean I might expect GNTLGNT to be all goofy, and Grandpa to write really awesome stories, and Sundrop to post a pic of Johnny for me to drool over, and the moderators to moderate, and LeppLady to bring up some interesting topics, and kingricefan to give me some good advice, and Spidey to be all schmaltzy, and blunthead to post some really great pictures and videos, BUT! Even if they didn't do all these things, I wouldn't feel regret. My time here is well spent for friends, advice, smart-peopleness, and Kingly stuff.
 

kingricefan

All-being, keeper of Space, Time & Dimension.
Jul 11, 2006
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Regret joining a board that I don't ever even have to bring up on my screen if I don't want to? No.
That's like saying I regret turning on the television and watching a movie. I might realize I don't enjoy it, then turn it off. I don't regret joining the movie because I'm not forced to watch it.
With the SKMB, no one's forcing me to do anything: read or post.
Now if I'd joined the Nazis, I might regret that, because they expect certain behaviors from their members that I might regret.
No one here really expects anything, so there are no regrets. I mean I might expect GNTLGNT to be all goofy, and Grandpa to write really awesome stories, and Sundrop to post a pic of Johnny for me to drool over, and the moderators to moderate, and LeppLady to bring up some interesting topics, and kingricefan to give me some good advice, and Spidey to be all schmaltzy, and blunthead to post some really great pictures and videos, BUT! Even if they didn't do all these things, I wouldn't feel regret. My time here is well spent for friends, advice, smart-peopleness, and Kingly stuff.
What? I give good 'advice'? Is that what the kids are calling these days? :lol:
 

VultureLvr45

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Mar 15, 2012
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I don't regret joining, but it's been a quite a long ride since I've been here, and I don't have much in common with my mindset when I started being active. I was going through a dark patch in life, stuff I'm still trying to get through now, and my mind was just pushed beyond its limits, mentally and emotionally from it, so I was kind of crazy then. I kept my words few in fear of saying something I couldn't take back. Sometimes I might have said things anyway. I was dealing with a lot of irrational fear at the time, seems ironic that a horror-inspired board helped with that.

The fears passed, my mind began to clear, when the stresses that provoked it all became more distant. I found comfort in the groups, where I could edit myself if I had to, and there was a small wall of privacy. Maybe I regret a few things I posted in the groups, but not much.

I do kind of worry about some of the advice I've given here. As I recovered from my own Hell, I found people here also dealing with similar situations or at least ones that were frighteningly familiar. I gave advice based on what got me through those times, but I don't know if I still believe those things. That's always a worry, when you lend a hand only to change your footing. So I would regret if anything I said in the long run makes things worse, but I don't think it would.
Ragan, I'm really happy to see you back. You know, we are all on this journey through life together. You may have given advise or your opinion, but it was up to the person you were talking to, to consider and then maybe incorporate any suggestions they liked. You do care about people here, that shines through :rub:
 

Agincourt Concierge

Far and Away Member
Sep 10, 2008
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Not that I am a Stephen King 'crazy' fan.

yes ... we are a special breed ... with our own cardboard boxes in MM's office ...
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Ragan

Free-Zone Committee Reject
Aug 3, 2011
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Ragan, I'm really happy to see you back. You know, we are all on this journey through life together. You may have given advise or your opinion, but it was up to the person you were talking to, to consider and then maybe incorporate any suggestions they liked. You do care about people here, that shines through :rub:

Thanks. I'll try to come in more often, I do miss you all.

...he might exacerbate himself...

Not in public, I hope!