Posted by mashogr8 on April 21, 2003, at 15:21:02
In reply to Re: Thumbs down on changing the format, posted by NikkiT2 on April 20, 2003, at 10:02:52
I personally do NOT have any expertise in developing any type of format/program. BUT, I have tried to follow one of those PHP formats as you refer to them. I get extremely frustrated as I do not have a clue how to actually use them. I have tried to glean information re professional ideas/problem solving without success from such "Chat/messages" and with much frustration. Sometimes I felt like I was reading the same point/question over and over and never finding any answer. The idea of smiley faces and flaming fires do not do anything to help me figure out whether I want to read the lines. Why would we want to lock up a topic? They usually die a death of their own.The flexibility to post here is something I treasure with little censorship except for civility. a BIG :)!!!!!!!
Change is hard for me. I was thrown for a loop when the registration format was introduced in 2000. I actually stayed away for some time before I tried to register. When I did, I must have done something wrong 'cause it never worked. I dropped out again until I was desperate and needed to figure it out - a very unhappy me :(
To change the ease of reading and posting messages that is currently in use and working well in my opinion is a bit mindboggling (Ithink I'm overreacting a bit, but why change somthing that does work?). It took me a long time to get to know the current posters when I was so familiar with those of '98,'99 era. The new ideas seem to indicate that I would feel like I would have to start learning something new again.:( Another change requires way too much of my energy :(
I have tried to use the Webmded depression forum (Ithink that's the name). I can't becuase I can't follow the threads. It's a very frustrating site. Maybe useful, but not for me -way too complicated. Psycho Babble, on the other hand, while tropics can be wild, woolly, scary, silly, sad, knowledge-laden and sometimes even happy often provides a sense of serenity and comfort just because of the way it has been programmed(? if that's the right word) :)!!!!!!!!!!
It's probably frustrating for those in the "know" to feel that there is a better way so why not use it, but this way does work already. Please, don't rock my boat. It tips over way too easily and way too often.
Just my thought on this topic...
MA
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