How Would You Describe a Special Interest Forum?

highpeaksdrifter · Jun 10, 2008, 7:02 PM

Like we have here at AZ to someone who knows little or nothing about them? Plus what attracts people to them and what keeps them here?

Philpug · Jun 10, 2008, 8:27 PM

Huh?

OldsnowboarderME · Jun 10, 2008, 8:48 PM

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Originally Posted by highpeaksdrifter

Like we have here at AZ to someone who knows little or nothing about them? Plus what attracts people to them and what keeps them here?

I don't try to explain it to them .. I found the site by accident or googling for something I can't remember now.. I have only a limited number of people that I can piss off at work but the Internet gives me access to hundreds..I believe posting on forums such as AZ is much like smoking cigarettes, very habit forming and difficult to break..

wa-loaf · Jun 10, 2008, 9:30 PM

Why that such a hard thing to explain? It's a place where people with like interests and obsessions can get together to discuss those interest and obsessions. My wife knits and spins wool. She spends all her online time at places called Soggy Granola and Ravelry. I'd rather she talk about that stuff with them than me.

**Greg** · Jun 10, 2008, 9:33 PM

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Originally Posted by highpeaksdrifter

Like we have here at AZ to someone who knows little or nothing about them? Plus what attracts people to them and what keeps them here?

I suspect you would have to find something about the person that they are truly passionate about. I mean, something they're really into; something that is a big part of their identity. Then ask them if they've ever tried to talk about that passion with someone that is not as interested in it as them and received a somewhat uninterested reaction. If so, indicate that there probably is a community like AZ out there that is full of other folks that are just as whacked out about that particular endeavor and love to yammer on about it. They might get it then.

OldsnowboarderME · Jun 10, 2008, 9:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Greg

I suspect you would have to find something about the person that they are truly passionate about. I mean, something they're really into; something that is a big part of their identity. Then ask them if they've ever tried to talk about that passion with someone that is not as interested in it as them and received a somewhat uninterested reaction. If so, indicate that there probably is a community like AZ out there that is full of other folks that are just as whacked out about that particular endeavor and love to yammer on about it. They might get it then.

Agree with you but I am waiting for more snowboarder to show up .. in the mean while I have the skiers to toy with ..

ckofer · Jun 10, 2008, 9:49 PM

It's an online community of folks with similar interests. It's that simple.

Philpug · Jun 10, 2008, 9:56 PM

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Originally Posted by wa-loaf

Why that such a hard thing to explain? It's a place where people with like interests and obsessions can get together to discuss those interest and obsessions. My wife knits and spins wool. She spends all her online time at places called Soggy Granola and Ravelry. I'd rather she talk about that stuff with them than me.

Wha?

wa-loaf · Jun 10, 2008, 9:58 PM

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Originally Posted by I [Hart] Skiing

Wha?

What he said. He just was a little more clear than I was.

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Originally Posted by ckofer

It's an online community of folks with similar interests. It's that simple.

GrilledSteezeSandwich · Jun 10, 2008, 11:07 PM

Huh...why is the sky Blue..why do you park in a driveway but drive on a parkway...der der der..dumbest thread ever..

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