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Yahweh_is_gracious

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PinkDiamond said:
I think I am going to take a very unpopular opinion in this thread. I really disagree with the negative view most people have about online interactions. To me, it is perplexing to spend any amount of time on a forum or social network if you suspect everyone and don't trust their opinions. Why care about discussing anything or sharing ideas online at all? Sure, there are trolls and fakes. There are also plenty of deceivers in real life too. It just takes longer in any online setting to weed out the fakes. Personally, I think the effort is worth it. We should always use caution before giving all our trust to anyone. We should also use discernment and not accept everyone's advice. It is really not that difficult. If a person's advice doesn't line up with Scripture we know we should reject it.

That being said, if you assume that everyone is living a deplorable life of sin offline, you will never be comfortable with anyone's posts. There is wisdom and then there is cynicism. It is best to give everyone the benefit of the doubt. Once you start to witness a pattern of negative behavior, contention, or malice in a specific person's posts then it is safe to assume that you should not trust that person. I've had very bad and negative experiences on other forums in the past. I understand caution. However, I also became friends with a very nice woman from a forum. We both put out effort to get to know each other. After a year of messages, skype chats, and Facebook, we met up for a week this summer. We had a great time and plan to take more trips together in the future. I gained a very good Christian friend. I had to deal with a lot of nonsense online just to meet a few nice members including her. If you paint everyone with the same brush before investing the time to really get to know them, you will miss out on making great friends. Maybe the members that defend other members share the same beliefs, have things in common, and have become friends outside of the forum.
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I respect your opinion. I also reject everything you've said in your post. Your experiences are yours. Mine are mine. What works for each of us isn't appropriate for the other.
 
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LaurenTM said:
I think some like the anonymity of the forums

I could have 2 heads and green skin...haha who would know?

and many people think ...'oh Christian! I can trust them...they will know'...I used to be that innocent

but I still would not ask advice on a forum cause if there are 23 people responding there might be 23 answers

I sure agree that a good number just want to be propped up with whatever they are doing that is creating havoc in their lives and the lives of others

viva the forums!
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If you got two heads and green skin, I'd like to meet you.
 
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Yahweh_is_gracious said:
I respect your opinion. I also reject everything you've said in your post. Your experiences are yours. Mine are mine. What works for each of us isn't appropriate for the other.
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I understand. I added to my post that my opinion might be unpopular. I expected that some posters might disagree with my outlook. I'm very extroverted by nature and I think that does impact my view of online relationships. I guess I just wanted to highlight the potential positive outcomes of online interaction. I normally only ever read the negatives or horror stories.

I guess we all have such different personalities and reasons for joining a forum. At the end of the day, as long as we all do our best to remain civil it's all good.
 
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PinkDiamond said:
I understand. I added to my post that my opinion might be unpopular. I expected that some posters might disagree with my outlook. I'm very extroverted by nature and I think that does impact my view of online relationships. I guess I just wanted to highlight the potential positive outcomes of online interaction. I normally only ever read the negatives or horror stories.

I guess we all have such different personalities and reasons for joining a forum. At the end of the day, as long as we all do our best to remain civil it's all good.
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Your opinion is popular on the east coast of Virginia.
 
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