Bored of the forum?

Yes because obviously if anyone gets bored with something that must mean they HATE it. Well, 78% of the people that have voted here agree with Dusk, so why is she the only one you're picking on?

To me it's a little creepy and unsettling that you follow Dusk so much to know this but have posted so little. You're only other post was to instigate trouble as well.

I don't come on the forums at all because frankly, most of the topics ARE boring and constantly repeated. Does that mean I don't like Eden? No, I just don't care for the forums. Also, I've heard all the stories from the "haters" and I felt the same way as Dusk for a long while. But ya know what? Then I actually had a good experience and don't believe what those "haters" say. The real haters are the people like you who put down other people's opinions and tell them they shouldn't even be on here. Everyone has their own reason for being on Eden be it free toys, community, practice writing, trolling, whatever. It's not your place to tell them otherwise. And yes, no one is holding a gun to her head but she's still here, so obviously she likes SOMETHING about the site.

Now, go back to your cave troll. less

I've been trying to get more involved in the clubs but my biggest problem has been Pacific time and not being able to be present for meetings due to being in class. I'm interested in socializing but it just hasn't been working with my schedule as a student. less

I'm in the Pacific Time Zone as well, and I understand totally how the meetings can be very difficult to make. That said, there are ways of being involved with clubs that don't involve attending the meetings:

Eden Photographers has photo critiquing.
Eden Cooks has the Iron Chef Eden Challenge.
Eden Lives Healthy has had a healthy recipe contest and ongoing healthy living challenges.
Eden Lit's Writer's Club has erotica that you can write.

These things take time, of course, but they can be done on you schedule and you can still participate. Anyway, just a suggestion. less

A bit off but can you tell me when a US tv channel says that [insert show name here] starts at 9/8c does it actually start at 9 in New York, 8 in Dallas, 7 in Denver and 6 in Los Angeles? Or they shift it so LA gets it later so the ones on the east coast get to watch it sooner? How does this work?

Anyhow I guess you could follow the club meetings and events on a smartphone. less

When they say: 9/8c it does, in fact mean that it starts on the East Coast (NY) @ 9, in the Central time zone (Chicago) at 8. However, for the Mountain and Pacific times (Denver/LA) I'm not entirely sure how it works. If it's broadcasting live, then yes, it works just like that (9/8/7/6). However, regular broadcast shows may be different, and I'm not entirely sure HOW it works; but I do know that I've had friends on the West Coast say to me "Shhh, don't talk about it, it doesn't start for an hour (or two)!" But I can't remember the time frame. less

A bit off but can you tell me when a US tv channel says that [insert show name here] starts at 9/8c does it actually start at 9 in New York, 8 in Dallas, 7 in Denver and 6 in Los Angeles? Or they shift it so LA gets it later so the ones on the east coast get to watch it sooner? How does this work?

Anyhow I guess you could follow the club meetings and events on a smartphone. less

I you. Always have, always will.

But yes, as much as those of us who put work into the forums (i.e., Community Developers like Sam and Gary, the admins, club managers, workshop hosts, etc) would love for more people to participate, we also realize that not everyone loves the forums.

Dusk was already here when I joined the forums. I have missed her presence here since she dropped off (WHATEVER her reasons may be). We may not always see eye-to-eye (who always sees eye-to-eye?) or agree, but that doesn't mean that we can't respect/learn from each others' POV.

I'll ask this because this has been a huge topic of conversation amongst those of us who put work into the forums...

Aside from finding a way to eliminate/reduce repeat threads and Spam... what else can be done to attract you to either clubs/forum conversations/etc.? less

Aww, I didn't know anyone missed me! Partially I've been really stressed out at my job, so it's nothing against the forum that I haven't been around as much. I basically babysit college students and we've been having a ton of issues since finals are this week.

I think partly I get sick of browsing the first five forum pages and seeing the same threads I saw five months ago (but usually duplicates created since then) and not feeling like inputting my opinion is going to be worth much a second or third time around. Then with the clubs it's been hard to attend meetings since I have school and a job with specific hours and obligations and reading through them afterwards feels like I missed out on half the inside jokes in a conversation.

I honestly don't know how some of you find the time to attend practically everything that goes on here! I think it's wonderful, but I realized after a while I couldn't schedule my life around Eden. less

The only thing I'm bored of is the layout. I hate having to scroll to the bottom to make a post. I wish we could make a post, and then maybe have a drop down menu to select what category we want to post it to. That would save a lot of time. If they could make Eden a little user friendly that would be awesome.

As far as topics go, they're getting better everyday from what I can see. Users who are on 24/7 might say differently. But I spend a few hours 3-4 doing homework, while checking up on my Eden profile and I think the topics are great.

My fiance would also like to comment that the layout could be different. I wonder if there's someone we could contact to make these suggestions? less

I've been trying to get more involved in the clubs but my biggest problem has been Pacific time and not being able to be present for meetings due to being in class. I'm interested in socializing but it just hasn't been working with my schedule as a student. less

I don't. Being a stay-at-home mom and BROKE makes me available!

But there are actually LOTS of things I miss around here because of time constraints, so I understand. I attend MY clubs, Community planning stuff, and I'll occasionally catch a meeting of some of the other clubs if I'm around and not busy with my home or my kids at the time. less

Does anyone else ever get bored of the Forum? I look through here and I feel like I've read and commented on everything. Not to mention half of the new discussions have already been started before and are just on repeat. I miss being around more, but it's hard to find an interesting discussion to join in on. less