Message Boards - do they do more harm than good?

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1. How have message boards had an impact on your life?

It really gives me the chance to be creative. I am at the roleplaying boards and its so cool to create stories with other peoples so its really nice.

2. How much of your life is consumed by message boards?

It doesnt really 'consume' my life. It's a hobby that I enjoy to do, I usually do it while doing other things. I think that it is very easy to multi task on message boards.

3. How have message boards affected your family life and friendships?

It hasnt affected my family life at all. When I lived with my parents we would be watching TV together and sometimes I will just get on the laptop with them and be on the message boards while talking to them and watching TV. Friendships, I actually made some here. I role played with a girl that lived forty five minutes away from me we went to the mall together and we have still been friends after six years!

4. Do you see message boards as a positive or a negative?


I think of it as a positive. You get to talk about things you enjoy talking about...getting spoilers expressing opinons and just having a little bit of fun when you are incredibly bored! I love the message board.
 
1. How have message boards had an impact on your life?

Message boards haven't really impacted my life significantly. I mean... I've met some "friends," passed time and learned some new things but I could go on living life normally without them. They just make for good fun at this point in my life. I guess what I'm saying is that, MB's have had an impact but nothing serious and life changing.

2. How much of your life is consumed by message boards? (not just the Internet)

I can't really give an exact answer to this cause it varies day to day. I spend a decent amount of time on them but I have other daily routines that take of consume most of my time so... I guess I'm gonna say that I come on for a few hours each day. Roughly three or four but it really depends, like I said.

3. How have message boards affected your family life and friendships?

Other than meeting new people online, my life outside of the internet hasn't been affected at all by message boards.

4. Do you see message boards as a positive or a negative?

Depends on the message board and the members :lol: Most times, they're a positive experience for me.
 
1. How have message boards had an impact on your life?

A pretty positive one. It's turned me onto shows and singers that I'd normally look past and has given me a place where I can gush/fangirl over things that I can't do with most people irl.

2. How much of your life is consumed by message boards? (not just the Internet)

The internet in general consumes like 80% of my time since I take a few online classes, but about 40% here.

3. How have message boards affected your family life and friendships?

It hasn't at all since nobody in my life knows that I venture into message boards.

4. Do you see message boards as a positive or a negative?

Depends on which kind of board it is I guess.
 
That's how I feel too. I feel closer to the people online and I can talk and obsess and ramble more here than in real life and no one thinks I'm that crazy...kinda...umm..maybe they do...but it's okay.

Thanks for the responses!
 
1. How have message boards had an impact on your life?

I met some of my closest friends on message boards. people I've traded Christmas cards and presents with and known for years now. just this year I went and visited one for a whole month.

2. How much of your life is consumed by message boards? (not just the Internet)

the internet in general completely consumes me. message boards consume at least 25% of my online time.

3. How have message boards affected your family life and friendships?

I honestly care more about some of my friends on message boards far more than I care about my real life best friend. I feel bad about it. but no one in real life cares about the same things as I do. message board people have my same passions.

4. Do you see message boards as a positive or a negative?

it could go either way, really, just depends what you're into
 
1. How have message boards had an impact on your life?

I think they've had a positive impact on my life, allowing me to learn about new artists, tv shows, and various other aspects of popular culture that I don't usually hear about.

2. How much of your life is consumed by message boards? (not just the Internet)
About an hour a day

3. How have message boards affected your family life and friendships?
Not much affect on my family life but have gained some internet friends becuase of it

4. Do you see message boards as a positive or a negative?
I see them as positive :)
 
It's kinda sad to see that this thread has had almost 70 views but that no one has answered. :( I was hoping that we could do a better job of helping with your project.
 
Thanks, Lem! :)

That's how I feel, too. Boards help you meet people from all over the world and one topic can lead you to an array of areas. Not too much it helps you broaden your views by hearing other people's thoughts.
 
I hope that lots of our posters will answer to help you out with your class project. :hug:

The way I read this (and I hope you don't mind me re-phrasing), you're asking four basic questions that people can easily answer:

1. How have message boards had an impact on your life?

2. How much of your life is consumed by message boards? (not just the Internet)

3. How have message boards affected your family life and friendships?

4. Do you see message boards as a positive or a negative?

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1. How have message boards had an impact on your life?

Message boards have given me a chance to discuss things with a lot of people who have a lot of different ideas, and I've been able to share interests with other people who were equally interested in them.

2. How much of your life is consumed by message boards? (not just the Internet)

I usually spend at least an hour a day at :ff:

3. How have message boards affected your family life and friendships?

If anything, they have enhanced my ability to have interesting things to say in conversation. But there has been no negative impact that I can see.

4. Do you see message boards as a positive or a negative?

For me, message boards have been very positive. Fan Forum in particular has offered me the opportunity to get to know some amazing people I would never otherwise have been able to meet.
 
Hey, everyone.

I'm taking a digital media class, and I'm doing an essay about message boards and how they impact you and your family's lives.

I was just wondering if I could get your opinion on the topic of message boards.


There are hundreds of different types of boards, :ff: just being one example as an entetainment forum. People's time spent here ranges from just when they want information about a show or celebrity to once and a while to every day, every hour.

How has that impacted your life? How much of your life is consumed by message boards - not just the Internet. How has the effected your family life, friendships?

Do you see message boards as a positive or a negative? It's great to meet new people and chat about things with people all over the globe verses I'm here all the time and my family and friends things it's bad for my sanity and I need to move on.​
 
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