Poll: Forum Anxiety?

[Mr.Pandah]

Problems....posting on an internet forum? Where you're essentially anonymous? No. Zero problems here.

 

[Smiley Face]

I don't really get 'forum anxiety', because I'm usually pretty good at writing and getting my point across. What I do get is 'forum fatigue' - it'll happen when there's a LOT in one thread that I want to respond to, or the opinions I want to respond to are so blindingly stupid, or when it's hard for me to find the right way to bring my opinion across... I just give up and move on.

 

[Kapol]

Yes, yes, yes. I can't really say how many times I've written out a post, sometime a full page in length, and just... didn't post it. I've had so many times where people will try dragging me into a long arguement I don't care about. It seems so much of this forum has now been dedicated to arguing that it's not worth my time to post the simplest thing. For example, I won't even talk about Mass Effect 3 here because of... well, the obvious reason. Which is too bad considering it was overall one of the best games I've played in a while and this seems the best place to talk about the good parts.

 

[Suicidejim]

I get it with new threads, I suppose, but that's more because I'm generally waiting for the 'someone else already did this thread!' brigade who will then pull up a thread from a year and a half ago with 4 responses on it, and for my transgression I will be banned from the Escapist and forever after shall be hunted by the moderators until I'm found lying in a hotel in Bulgaria with a keyboard shoved through my sternum.

I assume that's how it works, anyway.

 

[AbstractStream]

There are a lot more "yes" votes than I ever would have imagined. Never would have guessed.

As for me, no. At least not anymore. When I first started posted in forums years ago, it was something new so I was pretty paranoid. Now, I don't really care.

 

[Phlakes]

A lot around here for the last few months. The place feels like a warzone, and most people are just shooting for the sake of shooting. I even blocked this place for a couple weeks after ME3 came out when everything crossed the line, circled around the Earth, crossed it again and launched into space.

And now that people already have massive butthurt about the weapon spawns in Halo 4, I might have to do it again when that comes around.

 

[Ickorus]

Sometimes I get a bit nervous when posting a new thread or when a thread is in regards to a touchy subject I have a good long think about it before posting but in the vast majority of cases I don't really have a problem posting.

 

[ElPatron]

Not usually.

But it appears when I see (8) posts that replied to me and I think "I have shit to get done, they'll have to wait" and when I come back I start hesitating as if the time that passed changed my opinion and I end up contradicting myself and look like a fool.

 

[WhyBotherToTry]

I always think about what I write and read over it before I post it, and if I think it sounds stupid then I won't bother. I wouldn't call that anxiety though.

 

[Nouw]

I used to not have it but now I do. I guess I'm a bit more self-conscious of myself now and don't want to leave a bad impression upon others. I guess it's stupid...

 

[arnoldthebird]

In other forum's yes, but Escapist is a decent community. You will rarely be 'trolled' or abused for having your own opinion.

 

[Yuno Gasai]

I get it with new threads, I suppose, but that's more because I'm generally waiting for the 'someone else already did this thread!' brigade who will then pull up a thread from a year and a half ago with 4 responses on it, and for my transgression I will be banned from the Escapist and forever after shall be hunted by the moderators until I'm found lying in a hotel in Bulgaria with a keyboard shoved through my sternum.

I assume that's how it works, anyway.

I'm pretty sure you've just described an upcoming CSI special. *nod*

 

[Vanitas likes Bubbles]

Tis' easier for me to communicate through text than talking, don't know why.

I think it is because I can't look into another persons face when I'm talking to someone, because I think tis' rude.

 

[museofdoom]

Hey, aren't you the girl who has that thing where you see colours when you hear sounds? Is it photosynesthesia?

Yeah that would be me. And It's synesthesia

I guess some people do remember stuff haha

 

[omega 616]

Hey, aren't you the girl who has that thing where you see colours when you hear sounds? Is it photosynesthesia?

Yeah that would be me. And It's synesthesia

I guess some people do remember stuff haha

I assumed it started with photo 'cos photo is light, which makes up colour and there is photo sensitive epilepsy. I was still close though haha.

I only remembered you 'cos your avatar first confused me, then with the synesthesia it reminded me of QI.

 

[Psychedelic Spartan]

Just roll with it dude.

It's just like talking (granted, typing on a forum requires less confidence but still), you just need to be confident about the thing you're trying to say, get it across in a clear way, and avoid the Religion & Politics section of the forums.

For that way leads to madness.

Yeah pretty much what Daystar said. It's essentially talking but (not to sound rude or anything) you're hiding behind the internet, so there's less judgement in my opinion.

 

[lacktheknack]

Only when making threads, which seems silly as most of them die quickly.

 

[ThePenguinKnight]

There are occasions where I'll worry about not properly getting my ideal point across. I often speak as if I'm speaking seriously, but rarely am.

 

[somonels]

It is a symptom of a social anxiety. One can dehumanize the forums and internet as a faceless force, which in itself is a blatant attempt to lessen the effects of the anxiety.
But it beats actually believing there is importance in these 'social' relationships.

 

[Vault101]

errrm...no not really

somtimes I get a quoted message and I think "yep...Im about to get torn apart"