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Since everybody wrote write ups I feel like I should too.
I have been to dozens of internet forums. In fact I have even helped to found a political party in Brazil that was first organized in an internet forum. I have had very serious discussions in those forums involving topics ranging from military history to economic theory. However, this forum is rather special in that it's a very "homely" place, very personal in a way and feels more like a virtual family rather than a forum. In fact, I had difficulty not posting here so "addicted" I was, even when I decided to quit I forced myself to insult everybody so that it would discourage me to post here again.
Though now I obviously regret that for obvious reasons.
There are many people I like here as well and I hope to be less confrontational in the future (it's a symptom from my long years in more confrontational political forums). MoFo a forum worth staying in and indeed it's perhaps the best English language forum I have encountered. I post here continuously even though most of my interests (such as heavy metal music, animation, strategic computer games and graphic novels) are not shared among most people here. However, for instance, I feel more like posting here about a review of an animated series than in a forum about animation also because in those forums the marginal value of my review would be lower than here where knowledge about animation is more scarce.
I also should point out that I decided to register here at the same time that I had decided to move to the US. Since I was moving into the US I decided to get in touch with Americans online before seething my feet in the US. I had learned a lot. Thanks for everybody.
I have been to dozens of internet forums. In fact I have even helped to found a political party in Brazil that was first organized in an internet forum. I have had very serious discussions in those forums involving topics ranging from military history to economic theory. However, this forum is rather special in that it's a very "homely" place, very personal in a way and feels more like a virtual family rather than a forum. In fact, I had difficulty not posting here so "addicted" I was, even when I decided to quit I forced myself to insult everybody so that it would discourage me to post here again.
Though now I obviously regret that for obvious reasons.There are many people I like here as well and I hope to be less confrontational in the future (it's a symptom from my long years in more confrontational political forums). MoFo a forum worth staying in and indeed it's perhaps the best English language forum I have encountered. I post here continuously even though most of my interests (such as heavy metal music, animation, strategic computer games and graphic novels) are not shared among most people here. However, for instance, I feel more like posting here about a review of an animated series than in a forum about animation also because in those forums the marginal value of my review would be lower than here where knowledge about animation is more scarce.
I also should point out that I decided to register here at the same time that I had decided to move to the US. Since I was moving into the US I decided to get in touch with Americans online before seething my feet in the US. I had learned a lot. Thanks for everybody.
Last edited by Guaporense; 04-14-15 at 03:52 AM.
I think none of us will ever know what is to feel like Anne Frank, SC! 
I've rarely concerned myself with it
