Pages: 1 2  Next -- Posted by Silence of Thought at 11:44 am on Aug. 27, 2008 Goodbye everyone, I'm done with this forum. LiveWire just isn't for me. I feel obliged to at least do something before I go instead of leaving quietly, so I'm going to write about what I don't like about LiveWire and what I think is wrong with it. First of all, I think it's a really bad idea to try to seek certain types of advice (the "serious" stuff) from non-professional strangers on the internet. You could just ask a close friend or relative to help you out, or see a guidance counselor, therapist or psychiatrist. That's what those people are there for, forums are definitely not a good substitute for such valuable sources of counsel. It's much better to seek advice from trusted individuals who know and understand your situation than from unknown strangers who honestly don't care that much. Also, I never really saw a lot of purpose in LiveWire. I belong to a few other forums outside of this one, and they actually work for a few simple reasons: 1. COMMON INTEREST- All the other forums I belong to are for people who have the same hobbies or interests that I have. Thus, the forum members are brought together for the common goal of communicating with people who share a certain thing. LiveWire is a forum about what? Teens, you could say (although many members are above or below adolescence), but an age group isn't really the best thing to make a forum about. 2. SMALLER COMMUNITY- LiveWire is fucking huge. When I first got on I was astounded by the number of topics that came up and how many replies there were in such a short amount of time. Although this initially impressed me, I came to realize that a large forum community is actually a burden. With so many people, nobody know each other very well, and the size of LiveWire makes most topics only active for the first 15 minutes. 3. LACK OF POINT SYSTEM- Although most forums I go to have rankings based on number of replies/topics, nobody is as obsessed as LiveWire members. So many people here somehow believe that getting a high forum rank is a true achievement, so make meaningless and hastily-written posts or topics just to advance among the ranks. Because of this, the few decent, well-thought topics are drowned in stupid things like "what should I eat for breakfast", "should I clean my room today", and "here's a question that I decided to ask on this forum rather than taking 10 seconds to Google the damn answer". I first joined LiveWire because a friend introduced it to me. I was quickly turned away from most of the topics because of the amount of trolling, useless responses, and poor presentation of a situation. I clung to the intellectual forum and a few others in hopes of getting decent topics and enriching arguments, but I soon learned that in forum arguments everyone is absolutely stubborn and substitutes rational evidence with immature insults. Thus, LiveWire offered nothing to me. A lot of people say they go on LiveWire just because they are bored...really, there are so many better ways to spend your time- finish your homework, find a hobby, hang out with some friends, go out and kick a ball...almost anything is a better use of time. A few last minute words of wisdom: -Just because someone has an opinion that is different from yours doesn't mean they are ignorant. Really, this word is the most overused word on this forum. -Religious people aren't all mindless, science-hating, irrational, stubborn fanatics, okay? Just because someone has a little bit of faith doesn't mean they can't offer a credible opinion. -Conforming isn't a sin, just because someone agrees with a norm doesn't mean they are brain-dead sheep. I understand that individuality is important, but it shouldn't be forced upon people. It's okay to go along with popular opinion, it's not going to make you some sort of slave. -I'm sure the vast majority of us started learning English grammar and spelling in kindergarten or first grade (unless English isn't your native language), is it really that hard to use it when you type? People like me really appreciate it when we can understand what you're typing. -LiveWire, I'm not trying to destroy this site, I'm just saying what I think is wrong with it and what annoys me about it. -Please don't ask me for my points. Thanks for taking some time to read what I have to say, I'll stay on for a bit longer just to see and possibly respond to the replies. -- Posted by Trash at 11:45 am on Aug. 27, 2008 Who are you? -- Posted by moonkin at 11:45 am on Aug. 27, 2008 GTFO of my /gl/ -- Posted by no day but today at 11:45 am on Aug. 27, 2008 And who are you, again? -- Posted by K r E s C e N d O at 11:45 am on Aug. 27, 2008 Can I have your points? -- Posted by The Artery at 11:45 am on Aug. 27, 2008 Give me your points -- Posted by Molfsontan at 11:45 am on Aug. 27, 2008 Would you mind parting your points with this poor newbie? -- Posted by Eos at 11:45 am on Aug. 27, 2008 Points for me? -- Posted by Maxxie at 11:46 am on Aug. 27, 2008 can I have pointz? -- Posted by robdude at 11:46 am on Aug. 27, 2008 very well written, good luck -- Posted by HatesYou at 11:47 am on Aug. 27, 2008 Well... we do love our points i guess. But i, unlike the rest, i am DYING to simply get rid of mine. I just loathe the red bar i do i do. Anywho, this long explanation was not entirely necessary for these members, as most of them won't read it completely and will simply bid you farewell. Eh, toodles. -- Posted by robdude at 11:47 am on Aug. 27, 2008 Quote: from Rtheory at 2:45 pm on Aug. 27, 2008 Can I have your points?  he has 5, remember reward points -- Posted by Serpent at 11:47 am on Aug. 27, 2008 awwww bye bye!!! xxxxxxxxxxxx -- Posted by K r E s C e N d O at 11:47 am on Aug. 27, 2008 Back off!! He's clearnly traumatized and metally retarded. I asked nicely [; He'll give me points -- Posted by Silence of Thought at 11:48 am on Aug. 27, 2008 The first 7 posts really illustrate a lot of my arguments. -- Posted by hornydude1992 at 11:48 am on Aug. 27, 2008 bye even though I didn't know u -- Posted by REDHOTCHEERIOS at 11:48 am on Aug. 27, 2008 Shut ur mouth some of us don't have resources like that shit..ur dumb -- Posted by bangalterdaft at 11:49 am on Aug. 27, 2008 I just joined today and I am starting to see the same things that you just covered in your goodbye letter. Any recomendations on better forums? I would like to talk and disscus topics with people that are a little more serious and who actually have something intelligent to say. -- Posted by K r E s C e N d O at 11:49 am on Aug. 27, 2008 Quote: from robdude at 7:47 pm on Aug. 27, 2008 Quote: from Rtheory at 2:45 pm on Aug. 27, 2008 Can I have your points? he has 5, remember reward points I gave away 15. I think I want 5. So yeah. I meant REWARD POINTS!. Pffs, course. [: -- Posted by HatesYou at 11:49 am on Aug. 27, 2008 Quote: from Silence of Thought at 1:48 pm on Aug. 27, 2008 The first 7 posts really illustrate a lot of my arguments. You're an idiot if you assume they weren't intentional. -- Posted by loverofneji at 11:50 am on Aug. 27, 2008 poins please? -- Posted by K r E s C e N d O at 11:50 am on Aug. 27, 2008 Quote: from Silence of Thought at 7:48 pm on Aug. 27, 2008 The first 7 posts really illustrate a lot of my arguments. My 1 fist really illstrates my anger. Also, caps. -- Posted by vicky91 at 11:51 am on Aug. 27, 2008 wow nice speech but you can get some good advice on this site and you have to find the right people to talk to if you wanna make friends. and the end of the day its about having a laugh as well as asking for advice, sorry we bored you and because you said dont ask for your points can i have your points? :D bye -- Posted by Silence of Thought at 11:51 am on Aug. 27, 2008 Quote: from bangalterdaft at 2:49 pm on Aug. 27, 2008 I just joined today and I am starting to see the same things that you just covered in your goodbye letter. Any recomendations on better forums? I would like to talk and disscus topics with people that are a little more serious and who actually have something intelligent to say. As I said, I think the idea of a "teen forum" is doomed, if you want quality forums, just find some that are specialized in your interests or hobbies. For example, one of my hobbies is Warhammer (I play Tomb Kings), so I use this forum, which has a very good community: http://www.khemri.co.nr/ -- Posted by Go Steph Go at 11:51 am on Aug. 27, 2008 points plz -- Posted by snowfish at 11:52 am on Aug. 27, 2008 yeah, you pretty much saw everything wrong with this site. But if you don't take it seriously and stick around for the lulz, it's somewhat less tragic. -- Posted by SophFairy at 11:52 am on Aug. 27, 2008 Eurgh. Okay then. Bye. -- Posted by Violently Happy at 11:52 am on Aug. 27, 2008 This site is starting to make me sick. -- Posted by LEONIDOS at 11:53 am on Aug. 27, 2008 POINTS TAKEN GOOD BYE. -- Posted by HatesYou at 11:56 am on Aug. 27, 2008 Quote: from Violently Happy at 1:52 pm on Aug. 27, 2008 This site is starting to make me sick. Would you like some of my medicine then? Pages: 1 2  Next