I just left an LJ community

[figmo]

The one I left was fuckyoulist. I was getting tired of all that negativity getting in the way of hearing about how my friends are doing.

I guess I don't have the need to vent in that way in a public place.

Comments

[quadrivium.livejournal.com]

That sounds like a great idea -- dropping it, I mean. By the way, I do want to come out to a California con one day. It might be a couple of years, but I will do it. (I may never write any con reports, however. I've decided I just stress out too much when writing anything like that. I'm concerned I'll leave someone out.)

Good job

[jhitchin.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you dropped that. I read the first two postings on the community (I'd never heard of it before) and can't imagine why I'd ever want to read it again. That wasn't just negativity, that was no-holds-barred vitriol of a sort I would really prefer not to read again. Ew.

Re: Good job

[figmo.livejournal.com]

Part of it was sheer, unbridled inertia on my part. I much prefer dot_cattiness for the kind of venting I do. That group is more like, "Hey, I'm functional; what's your problem" and has even given me a few laughs.

[hitchhiker.livejournal.com]

Yeesh - I'm surprised you lasted there at all!

Wayto go!

[poltr1]

I've not been to that community, and I have no desire to do so. If I have a beef with someone, I'd rather take it to that person and work it out, instead of venting it in a place like that community or my LJ. (That's been my rule #1.) Maybe someday these kiddies will learn how to do that.

Re: Wayto go!

[figmo.livejournal.com]

I am soooo with you there. Non-communication with me (where someone cuts me off) drives me nuts.

The only times I've wanted to vent anonymously were situations where, for whatever reason, I couldn't.