life without the forum

[Swinging bee]

It is fairly apparent that the forum has a part (however small) to play in the lives in a fair number of forumites. it's great to communicate. that's human nature after all.

QUESTION....What would you do if there was no forum? or indeed, what did you do before it all started.?
To be honest I can't remember just exactly what I did to fill my time. "shift work and all that"...and if it stopped I don't suppose I would actually WRITE to anyone. I'ts a hard one (no smut) could always go on the Bristol Le Roc forum I suppose.

[stewart38]

It is fairly apparent that the forum has a part (however small) to play in the lives in a fair number of forumites. it's great to communicate. that's human nature after all.

QUESTION....What would you do if there was no forum? or indeed, what did you do before it all started.?
To be honest I can't remember just exactly what I did to fill my time. "shift work and all that"...and if it stopped I don't suppose I would actually WRITE to anyone. I'ts a hard one (no smut) could always go on the Bristol Le Roc forum I suppose.

If there was no forum Id probably still have a job in 6 months

Before forum use to do a lot more private e-mail ,I think ??

work no NEVER

[Missy D]

If there were no Forum I:-

Would have finished my invoices at work last week.
My lounge would have been decorated this year.
The cat would have been to the vet.
My car would have been serviced.
I would have a fridge full of food.
This list is endless.

Ceroc forum! pure life distraction!

I love it

[under par]

If there were no Forum I:-

Would have finished my invoices at work last week.
My lounge would have been decorated this year.
The cat would have been to the vet.
My car would have been serviced.
I would have a fridge full of food.
This list is endless.

Ceroc forum! pure life distraction!

I love it

But you decorated the invoices.

finished the lounge..

took the car to the vet...


and serviced the CAT...

Very distracting this forum

[dee]

Before i discovered the forum, my house used to be really clean and tidy. I would always be doing my garden, and dating loser men just for a bit of company

Now i have joined i have made lots of new friends, dumped the losers and when im feeling down i always know there will be something on here to make me smile
My kids may complain that their dinner is either burnt, or not cooked at all but im glad i joined

[senorita]

It is fairly apparent that the forum has a part (however small) to play in the lives in a fair number of forumites. it's great to communicate. that's human nature after all.

QUESTION....What would you do if there was no forum? or indeed, what did you do before it all started.?
To be honest I can't remember just exactly what I did to fill my time. "shift work and all that"...and if it stopped I don't suppose I would actually WRITE to anyone. I'ts a hard one (no smut) could always go on the Bristol Le Roc forum I suppose.

Yes it is a great way to communicate with other dancers, as its very difficult to talk/discuss anything in the dance enviroment and can seem anti-socable at times to others...after all we are there to dance our socks off!....not talk ;-)

Well the forum has given me an insight to what other people think in different topics, it brightens up my day, I have made knew friends, got to know people better, picked up lots of tips, learnt lots of things ecetera ecetera, ...Its a great way to have the opportunity to speak to lovely people...its brillant!!!

[dee]

serviced the CAT...:rofl:

poor cat

[senorita]

Yes it is a great way to communicate with other dancers, as its very difficult to talk/discuss anything in the dance enviroment and can seem anti-socable at times to others...after all we are there to dance our socks off!....not talk ;-)

Well the forum has given me an insight to what other people think in different topics, it brightens up my day, I have made knew friends, got to know people better, picked up lots of tips, learnt lots of things ecetera ecetera, ...Its a great way to have the opportunity to speak to lovely people...its brillant!!!

As I was saying before the computer decided to cut me off!!!!

BUT to answer your question:....I come into work much earlier to log on...& I hardly nowadays have a break...break wots that!!.. or have a lunch break as I'm on here!! .....PLUS I used to leave work in time to go home ....but now I always leave much later.....as I stay behind being on here!!....pretending to do work .....shhh dont tell my boss please....the internet bill is increased!!!

[Lynn]

Without the forum would I still be dancing MJ? I'm not sure, but unlikely. I might not have had any contacts with dancers outside NI, or it certainly would have been slower to develop them, and therefore wouldn't know about weekenders, which have been my 'dancing lifeline' the past 1 1/2 years.

So I guess without the forum I would be dancing salsa!

I also use my breaks at work to log on, when really I should take a break from the computer. Or stay on in the office after I have signed off work (as broadband at work). And when I am online in the evenings its either instead of watching TV or doing stuff like ironing.

[Gnome Luster]

As I've only joined the forum I can answer this one easily. Without the forum I would have continued to be happy turning up at venues and dancing for fun thinking that most of my friends felt the same way. Now I'm left feeling paranoid that dancing for fun just really isn't good enough! I'm not sure this is a good thing for me!

[ducasi]

As my time on the forum matches exactly with my time dancing it's hard to separate the two...

When I think back though, without the forum (being shy) I'd hardly know anyone, (lacking confidence as a beginner) I'd have probably given it up, and even if I hadn't I wouldn't be having the same fun and enjoyment that I am (as I probably wouldn't be as good a dancer.)

I wouldn't have done all the busks in Glasgow, Perth and Stirling, or visited all around venues in Scotland. I wouldn't have met so many nice folks from around Scotland and the rest of the UK.

The only negative is that it does tend to sap my time a little...

I've tried cutting down my use of the forum from time to time, but I don't know if I could leave for any length of time.

I can think of a few people though who have been regular readers and posters who have just stopped or cut way down. Perhaps due to changed circumstances. (They found something else to waste their time on?)

Who knows? Maybe there is life without the forum...

[Lynn]

I've tried cutting down my use of the forum from time to time, but I don't know if I could leave for any length of time.

I did plan to have a break a while back - and if I had I wouldn't have ended up at the BFG, so I'm glad I didn't at that point. May do at some time, but as long as I'm dancing MJ I would think I would want to be on here from time to time at least.

I would miss the idle passing of time, the odd insightful comment (and the odd insightful people...), the useful information... but most of all I would miss the forumites.

[Minnie M]

Broadband
Didn't really need it before the forum

and ..... of course .... all you lovely forumites I would never have met if I hadn't registered

[Gadget]

What would I do? .... Probably be a bit more rested A bit less nagged. Not as challenged in my dancing. Not as inspired or experimental.

And definetly a poorer dancer: Only through stuff written on here have solutions and opportunities presented themselves to improve my dancing.

Oh, and perhaps my spelling would be twice as bad

[under par]

without the forum ...
....I might ..just might... spend a bit more time practising my putting and chipping and actually play a round of golf UNDER PAR

Then again I might not.

[Almost an Angel]

spend a bit more time practising my putting and chipping and actually play a round of golf UNDER PAR

Nope that's not going to happen
I'm sure Mrs Par would make sure you have enough chores to keep you busy!!!

[doc martin]

As I was saying before the computer decided to cut me off!!!!

BUT to answer your question:....I come into work much earlier to log on...& I hardly nowadays have a break...break wots that!!.. or have a lunch break as I'm on here!! .....PLUS I used to leave work in time to go home ....but now I always leave much later.....as I stay behind being on here!!....pretending to do work .....shhh dont tell my boss please....the internet bill is increased!!!

You never know, your boss might notice all the extra time you are putting in and decide to give you a raise.
If he does you could work out how much per hour you are being paid to post on the forum
In fact you could become the first professional forumite

[Jazz_Shoes (Ash)]

If I hadn't found the forum, it is unlikely that I would have started dancing Ceroc at all!

So a big THANK YOU to all of you lovely people who encouraged me to to come along, i'm so glad that I did

Ash x

[Piglet]

Am I right in thinking that without the forum the BFG would have cost me much more money?

Can you tell I'm an Aberdonian ?

[djtrev]

Without this forum I would not have experienced the thrill and share enjoyment of the two weekenders that I went to this year at Camber and Southport.For various reasons they were the highlights of my year.

Without this forum I would certainly not have the range of tracks that I have collected over the last 18 months,thro playlists and personal recommendations of forumites.
In many ways I feel sorry for the majority of so called music lovers because I doubt that hardly any of them will have enjoyed the experience of dancing or even listening to tracks like Vem Vet,Lola by Gotan Project,Lou Rawls and Fine Brown Frame,Patrizio Buanne,Eros Ramazzoti,Bette Midler and Slow Boat,Jive Aces,Indigo Swing,Touch and Go,InGrid,Leon Huff to name just a few.All fabulous tracks.
Leon Huff?? Sorry just put that in for Marc and Rachel!!