Male and Female Imponderables - Everybody's Fool
POSTED BY: magdalena
UPDATED: Tuesday, October 17, 2006 20:27
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Well the last thread wasn't really moving this weekend so I thought I'd pose a new ponderable on a new thread...
First, here's the old one:
http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=2&t=24594
And the new ponderance... Why do we 'regulars' (and 'not-so-regulars' if that includes you too) come to FFF.net so often? Have you ever been this involved with another fan site before or currently? And - are your 'on-line friends as real as other relationships in your life?
So... ponder my fair friends...
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Originally posted by magdalena:
Well the last thread wasn't really moving this weekend so I thought I'd pose a new ponderable on a new thread...
And the new ponderance... Why do we 'regulars' (and 'not-so-regulars' if that includes you too) come to FFF.net so often? Have you ever been this involved with another fan site before or currently? And - are your 'on-line friends as real as other relationships in your life?
So... ponder my fair friends...
Why here? The people, the discussions. Okay, so maybe not the cringe-inducing RWED threads, but the discussions of the show and people's thoughts on it, as well as the random stuff we do in the not-so-serious threads.
I used to be this involved on the original Stargate Command site, but that was closed down after it was bought out by Sci-Fi and is now re-opened as a troll paradise.
As for reality, well, reality is what we make it. I could go into a lengthy spiel about Plato's Cave and various other philosphical musings here, but I choose not to.
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(Thx to Desktop Hippie for the banner)
If you find yourself getting too worked up about stuff that isn't real (RP Threads etc), then go outside, breathe in some fresh air and try feeding the ducks. (Because ducks don't care about your politics, religion, skin colour, choice of music or even your haircut. They like everyone, provided you bring them food.)
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There are many answers to that question. I am on so much because I can be, because I have very little else to do at work, or even at home in the dead of night. I am on so much because I've found a virtual home here. I am on so much because it feels like the place to be, like I can make a difference, and like I'm surrounded, for the most part, by friends.
Are you as 'real' as my flesh-and-blood friends I get to see in real life? If not totally, then very nearly. Obviously the face-to-face element is missing. Sometimes I really wish it weren't. Most times I really wish it weren't. But I also think, in a way, the people you know on line have to really hold your attention for you to stay in contact with them. So in that way, maybe it's a little more real.
And no, I have never been so involved in any fandom or community. This one is special in that it doesn't tend to get on my nerves 
Browncoats are just shiny like that.
Also, this is one of my favorite songs! 
http://www.bigdamnthankyou.com - show 'Versal your gratitude!
A good friend who points out mistakes and imperfections and rebukes evil is to be respected as if he reveals a secret of hidden treasure. - Gautama Siddharta
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Woke up at 5am at least it's not 3am right? Okay so here it goes. Copilots problem of the day.
I met a boy I like in Arcata where I live. I mentioned to his best friend (who I adore to no end) that I have to move back to Redding. His friend then offered to pay my first months rent and deposit on a place of my own. The only reason I have to move is because I don't have any money at the moment to stay here on. Should I take it? For this person 5 or 6 hundred dollars is nothing. Also however I think I figured out that the boy I like isn't just some struggling guy making it on what he earns as a bouncer at one of the local bars. I think he might be a pot farmer.....arrrgggg.
~Love~
An I carried such a torch
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I really don't know what to say to that one Copilot... it is one of those situations that you have to go with your gut instinct I think... you like this guy, but is it serious enough to accept such a generous offer? Also if you suspect he is a pot farmer are you comfotable with that and all that it might entail...? I'll pm you so you can email me sweetheart...
I thought I should respond to my own 'imponderance'... I come here because it allows me to be in contact with people in fun and challenging ways beyond my own social sphere... I first came here out of hunger to know more about the 'verse and to find out how I could support it's continuing story! I stayed because I found real friends here who share of themselves so generously and have such care for one another and such fun together! I looked at the friendships already apparent and longed to be a part of such an on line community ... then suddenly I found I was - it's that sense of acceptance that makes this home I think... that and the support I see folk giving one another...
I have tried to join a couple of Harry Potter forums after the last book was released... I never felt welcomed and often felt ignored. I maybe logged on half a dozen times and when I kept being ignored I just didn't bother any more - anyway I have so many friends who are fans of JK Rowling, but when I first joined FFF.net I only knew one person who would understand what I was talking about and she was traveling overseas...
My friends here matter to me as much as my friends in the real world. Maybe it's shallow of me but seeing the photos on other threads has given me a mental image of you and I love corresponding by email - so if anyone wants to drop me a line - you are welcome, just pm me your email address & I will respond (just don't forget to tell me who you are in here - Kelkhil really confused me once!!)... I am loving some of the 'kindred spirits' I am getting to know and I smile when I open my email in box and see some of your messages there!
And I genuinely love my browncoat friends and Firefly family! - Good night my imponderers...
Your Magdalena x x x
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Goodmorning Magdalena and everybody.
Well my wife calls me obsessive. Is she right? She sure gorram the hell is. I’m obsessive about several things. If you’re obsessive about football, you don’t try to make and meet obsessive friends in a bingo parlor. So, I’m obsessive about the greatest tv series ever made. I ain’t alone. FF is the greatest little show about a space family ever! At the end of each eps you can bisect it, dissect it, talk about the ppl or the situations because the show has layers of depth. But you can only do this with like minded ppl . It’s one of the reasons that brought me here. That, and it’s just a great place to be. But my FF friends are who make it this way. Yes and they are as real as the guy next door. More real. I can’t talk to anyone around here about why Jayne is the way he is or what Book really was before he became part of serenity’s crew. I can talk to my wife some but she doesn’t have the level of love I have for the show. That’s Ok I don’t expect her to. The folks here get the show and understand that it wasn’t complete. We will hold till there’s more. And I know when we do get more we’ll all be here to talk about it. Firefly.net ain’t going away when the show restarts. Oooohhhh no….. it will just get bigger. J
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I would take it, but on the other hand I cant afford my own food anymore. ;)
Do what you feel is right, but if your really in a hardspot where it comes to money, and if he is a nice guy, then you should let him help you out. Deal with one problem at a time.
You can’t stop the Signal.
Keep spreading the word about Firefly!
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Viterdraken...Thank you for making me feel less insain for even considering it. My only real problem seems to be that I can't seem to take charity from someone I'm sleeping with. Although I'm not sleeping with the friend so it's slightly less akward slightly.... In my head it seems like way to much to do for someone you barely know. Then again I've done similar things for people I barely know. Allbeit on a much smaller scale.
An I carried such a torch
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Copilot, I wish we could make it easier for you, but ultimately it's a decision you'll have to make. Do you really want to be with him? Will the fact that he's a "pot farmer" be a problem for you? What will you do when the money runs out? Do you have job prospects? You don't have to give us the answers, but think about the questions as you decide what to do.
I have never joined a fan site before this. FFF.net is a new experience for me. I have been overwhelmed by how friendly everyone is here. I have only been a member for about a month and a half, but I've already started to make strong connections with some of the Browncoats that I've met. I agree it's been nice to have the picture threads to put a face with the username.
The first thing that attracted me to the site was that it's the first time since I watched Firefly on the Fux channel that I've found ppl that are just as obsessed about the show as I was. The second thing that attracted me to the site was that I could always find someone to chat with at any time. I'm a night owl, and I'm at my best in the middle of the night. There is always someone around and awake even if it is half way around the world.
I can see how these connections can grow to be as important as real ppl. I have found that Browncoats here are very supportive, intellectual, and at times very funny.
I made a web site to introduce my friends to the 'Verse.
http://web.mac.com/arcadianlc
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Im a very proud person, so I get the whole not wanting to take charity thing. But sometimes we just have to accept help from others even though we do not like it. I hate every time I have to ask anyone to do anything for me, but sometimes we have to if we want to survive.
You can’t stop the Signal.
Keep spreading the word about Firefly!
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