Is Chazhound, like your home??
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Home? Naw, I like my "neighbours" here better than the ones at home. This is more like my vacation place, my cottage, or my "place in the country". I come here, read, chat over the fence occassionally, and even get irritated with the dirt bikers once in a while. I don't have to get dressed up or even comb my hair, you guys all know I look like Marilyn Monroe anyway, right?
I like chazhound, but I don't consider it a home. It's a nice place to be, but I don't think forums really should be a home. A lot of forums get taken over by one person or group who is determined to hear only agreement, and shut down or throw out anyone who voices any unwelcome opinion. The result is a very homogynous board, which is very homey, if you happen to agree with them, but it's very boring and hostile if you don't.
For me, it's a few things(I'm not going into detail about it, but if the others would like to say any thing, I am fine with it)....and now really I think of chaz just for learning more about dogs, ect. I have made some really good friends, that I hope to keep, but other than that, it's mainly for dogs.
I'm really not sure. Things have gotten cliquey in the FH lately and it just sort of stings to feel left out of so much.
Maybe I'm too sensitive lately. I've been "burned" a lot in the past few weeks and as a result I've been over-analyzing every little thing... but I just feel like an outsider now. *shrugs* It seems like just about everything is an inside joke I'll never be filled in on, and with my RL issues going on now it hurts more than it would if everything else was fine and dandy.
I'm very thankful for the friends I've made. You guys keep me going.
Maybe I'm too sensitive lately. I've been "burned" a lot in the past few weeks and as a result I've been over-analyzing every little thing... but I just feel like an outsider now. *shrugs* It seems like just about everything is an inside joke I'll never be filled in on, and with my RL issues going on now it hurts more than it would if everything else was fine and dandy.
I'm very thankful for the friends I've made. You guys keep me going.
That's how I feel. But I have one forum I go to that I've been talking to people there for years. Since about 7th grade. If I had an internet home, it'd be there. I was forced out of my shell there and into actually talking. I'm a quiet person in rl and rarely put myself out there to talk to strangers.
That and I hardly ever go in the FH.
Yay for blissful ignorance.
That and I hardly ever go in the FH.
Yay for blissful ignorance.
Maybe since I'm used to a forum of people my own age and all of whom have practically 'grown up' together, I hardly see any drama on forums like these. We all know a ton about each other and know history, etc, so when we have a fallout, it's huge. We had a massive blowout, in a chat and on the forum a while back, man that was tough. But it all smoothed over in the end mostly. It did help me to learn a lot about people and what they were really like, though. Kind of makes you sad.
No, definitely not as good as real life in terms of "home". But I have DEFINITELY learned some things I needed to learn about dogs and about the way Tosca thinks. I came here TOTALLY dog ignorant. There are several VERY knowledgable people here whose words I trust. Also, I work from my computer and that can be tedious, so Chaz is a great place for me to click on for breaks while learning something from some folks at the same time. Yes, it is true it is clicky but that doesn't matter to me. I've never been good at joining clubs, I'm kind of allergic to that kind of thing anyways, so I don't let it bother me much. Most sites are clicky, no less so than here, even though sites all try to hide it. It's palpable, really, but since it's not real life in terms of actually "knowing" everyone, it shouldn't really matter in terms of learning valuable things about dogs. ....And if learning and getting some valuable advice is your goal, Chaz is a really good place to go.