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Is anyone else finding it hard to keep up with discussions on this site? I am a bit overwhelmed and losing interest due to the stream of continuous new posts. Many of them being pretty blah. How do you keep interest and relevant?

Akfishlady 8 Jan 15
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I wander through and only even click on the ones that catch my eye. The title has to draw me in. There's a lot here, so I would hope there's something for everyone. When all else fails, post something you'd like to talk about!

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You can select the few whose post you found relevant and follow only their posts. Or find the category of your interest and follow that category alone. You don't need to be in all discussions after all.

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Not just you, the subject matter can be like riding a bike on flat ground. Resistance comes fast bc its not easy.

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I've had to categorised what I want to look into.

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Pick and choose what you're interested in.

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Yeah I am they don't have a app so I have to wait till I see it on Facebook I'm very web illiterate I only have a phone been at it for a year still don't know what I'm doing but I agree I'm not sure how to even use this website.

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Yeah I am they don't have a app so I have to wait till I see it on Facebook I'm very web illiterate I only have a phone been at it for a year still don't know what I'm doing but I agree I'm not sure how to even use this website.

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Key in And follow the ones of most interest.
I too am seeing some posts that aren't of interest, but , I also appreciate the new blood.
Some are really cool, actually quite a few...
Hang in there...

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Don't be overwhelmed just look for topics you like and read comment absorb. No reason to make it laborious it is a lot of fun.

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This is the first site that I have become a part of that is not intensively focused on discussions concerning religion, atheism or theology. I would like to see a discussion board so that those who wish to ask questions or have deep discussions could post there. I simply thumb through the how's the weather post and only join discussions that are interesting and where I might contribute. This site is much more fun than others as here I can throw down a few jokes.

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I followed a few people who have posted interesting things and focus on the notifications. After that I'll scroll through the first page to see if there is anything interesting.

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You can make them a little more interesting, and just like any site operating on random people, it’s hit and miss. Sometimes it’s nice to challenge yourself to get out of your comfort zone and do a little research, iv learned a lot by letting the conversations guide my google searches. You can find a lot of relevant information from seemingly “uninteresting” posts.

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The big problem is the same questions.

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I don't mind it. I suspect many of the posts are made for level points. There will always be those gunning for the "points" in "the game," and that's okay by me.

The one or two great posts that come along on occasion are worth wading through a sea of blah. 😀

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Just comment on the ones YOU find worthy of responding to . You're not required to answer all, unless you're a "point junkie", and are doing it to rack up the numbers !

I scan through, and pass by those that are too generalized, trivial, or simply don't interest me.

ditto

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I browse by subject. I’ve also started to search by tags.

I agree, posts are becoming redundant—same questions over and over. This is what happens when people don’t bother to search old posts, seeing what’s already there. This also happens when people just don’t care (or know) that there are archived posts.

"The universe is so big there must be aliens somewhere," for example. I'm wondering how long it'll be before there are more posts like that on this site than there are planets in the universe that could potentially support life.

Support life...I think we need to remember that not all life need the same things.

I also think there is life out there. How can we be open minded and claim there isn’t the possibility. 😉

@Jnei

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start your own topic or look at the categories that interest me, read bios or look at the posts if a particular individual

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I've trained my eyes to pick out interesting stuff at a glance. I hope you won't lose interest too much - your posts and comments are among the ones that don't make me think "blah!"

Jnei Level 8 Jan 15, 2018
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Well, you are not required to contribute to all discussions. I read, first, those that are one-liners.., then, go to the two liners...and so on.

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