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[dragonimp]

Last post mostly stemmed from how disconnected I feel and not liking it. LJ's pretty much all I use right now but it's obviously not all there is, I hardly see some of you on LJ. But the one chatroom I knew about seems to have died. Specifically on my mind was not having a way to talk out writing problems, when other people seem to be doing so, somewhere, but mostly I just don't like feeling so isolated.

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[eve_n_furter]

"It does feel like being caught somewhere between "need headspace" and "where'd everybody go?"" - This is a very valid point too, and applies to any kind of limited interface communication between strangers, I think. It's a fine line between too little and too much.
The few net communities I have been into for more than a few weeks, have all had strong moderation: by stated rules and/or implied ones. (The fanficrants community is a good example of the latter. Besides the usual wank, the discussions on rating, what should be warned for etc., is pure social training.)
I lurked around LJ for months before taking the risk of making a journal, and haven't regretted it yet. Maybe I have gotten thicker skin over the years, but there's also a lot of kind, patient, funny and skilled posters in this corner of the net ;)