The evolution of a e-cigarette-forum poster...

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DC2

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You start by posting in the New Members Forum.
You ask what to get because you are so overwhelmed with information.
You are asking stupid questions that everyone has asked since the dawn of time.

You learn though, and nobody beats you up because we've all been there.

Then you get your starter kit.
And now you are posting in the New Members Forum.
But your posts have changed, and now you want help with the issues you face.

Over time, you get answers, you try things, and you learn.
Now you think you know a lot, even though you really don't, but that's not your fault.

So maybe you start to post replies in the New Members Forum to help others.
Perhaps your information is valid and useful, but perhaps not.
Maybe it only applies to you in your particular situation.

Anyway, eventually, you move out of the New Members Forum.
You explore the wider world of e-cigarette-forum.com and many emotions hit you at once.

You want to contribute.
You want to learn even more.
You want a lanyard and an E-Dobbit and you want to try some Tasty Vapor juice.

Then you realize you are pretty much screwed because there is no end.

This goes on for quite a while, until you find your sweet spot.
And we all find our sweet spot, no matter how long it takes.

Then you move to some of the more esoteric forums.
And where you move depends on your personality.

Do you go to the modders forums?
Do you go to the DIY juice forums?
Do you go to the campaigning forums?

And then you stumble into the Outside forum.
And you get lost in the inevitable struggle of good and evil.
And then you leave the forums in disgust.
:D

In the end, we all contribute to the goal, and the goal is the most important thing.
And that goal is doing what we can, for who we can, when we can.

And it doesn't matter where you do that.
Just so long as you do that.

Even if it isn't even on these forums, but just with those that surround you in your daily life.


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5cardstud

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I loved your poster, especially this part. It is my favorite part:
And then you stumble into the Outside forum.
And you get lost in the inevitable struggle of good and evil.
And then you leave the forums in disgust.

You need to add, after the modders forum, and after a few days you know your in trouble cause there's no way out.
 
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kristin

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I miss posting in the New Members forum. I liked helping people. It's frustrating to see a newb ask a question and see 5 other newbs give him the wrong answer! LOL ;)

I went straight to campaigning. But I spend a fair amount of time in the Outside.

You forgot one - some people "move on" to other vaping communities. :p
 

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Good post DC2. Hmm,.....I have more of a 'shotgun' approach to learning at ECF. I am all over the place. I usually start with the 'quick links' at the top of the page and work my way down thru 'mark posts read'. lurking or posting along the way. Then do it again tomorrow and the next day and the next day etc.
To me, this forum and vaping are part of the same thing. I look at this fine forum as one thing and not separate pieces. I am hooked on both vaping and ECF! :cool:

I learn something every day. :D
 
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jjujju

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I miss posting in the New Members forum. I liked helping people. It's frustrating to see a newb ask a question and see 5 other newbs give him the wrong answer! LOL ;)

I went straight to campaigning. But I spend a fair amount of time in the Outside.

You forgot one - some people "move on" to other vaping communities. :p

WHAT?! There are OTHER vaping communities?!?!?! ;) (Not as far as I'm concerned, teehee!) :D
 

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There is always humor in the truth. This post made me laugh pretty good, thanks for that. :D

Personally, I find myself somewhere in between buying endless ammounts of mods and juices, and slowly finding the place I enjoy posting the most.
How ya making out these days good buddy?
 
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