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I've Got an Idea to Boost Members
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@beachwoman2006....Cindy it's really good to see you posting again. It's really a shame however that you've had to endure all the loss of that many friends this year. Condolences to you all at once and our thoughts and prayers go with you moving forward. Good luck with those 8 lbs I'm certain you will accomplish that.0
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Welcome back Cindy.
Sorry this year has been such a downer. Hopefully it'll finish fine, and next will be great.0 -
@beachwoman2006 - my condolences on all your losses this year. I sure hope next year is better for you.0
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Cindy ,sorry to here about your losses. It's good you were able to admit why you were struggling, and possibly clearing your mind. Hang in there.0
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Jerdtrmndone wrote: »Cindy ,sorry to here about your losses. It's good you were able to admit why you were struggling, and possibly clearing your mind. Hang in there.
Thanks!
THAT'S one of the things that I miss about the "old" GOAD (as it has been described). I was always able to post freely and clear my mind 2 -
@beachwoman2006 I did not realize Alan Schneider was gone. He was a tremendous guy, and we shared a good number of emails in private email, mostly about music. He once provided me with a boatload of Led Zeppelin mp3s, and he turned me on to Gov't Mule. Super nice guy. I am sad, now. I am sorry for you other losses, too. I have experienced several this year, too, including my teenaged hiking buddy.
@GavinFlynn1 I am sorry you have had to go through this patch of darkness, but I am glad you shared it. Depression is a difficult road to hoe. Trust me when I say I understand it. You may always contact me - anytime.
I post two of the daily threads. One of them gets daily responses, the other gets occasional responses. I don't see that as a bad thing. LTL is a good post as far as I am concerned, and I enjoy the humor in What Day Is It.
But, I also try to post a couple of items each week that are different from my daily threads. My favorite special meals post has gotten a pretty good response.
If everyone took the time make a post once a week on an alternative subject, that would make things at least appear more vibrant. Don't lurk. Post.2 -
@misterhub (aka Greg ) Yes, Alan died totally unexpectedly after a VERY short bout with sepsis. It came as a total shock to everyone.
I still keep in touch with Pauline (his wife) via Facebook and she's doing well. She just had a quilt made from all of Alan's ties (he had, literally, hundreds of ties) and another one from all the T-shirts he had collected at concerts they attended through the years.
Our sarcastic personalities kept us in touch with each other via the GOAD board, then email, and finally Facebook and Facebook messaging for many years. I greatly miss his sense of humor and still find myself thinking, "Oh I've got to tell Alan about this!" on a regular basis.1 -
As a "new" member of GOAD - at least one who has only experienced the MFP side of things... I must say that the old GOAD seems like an interesting place! Some of the "mean" / tough love GOADies sound a lot like some of the serious no-nonsense people on the main message boards who have been around a while and heard too much "woo". They are out there, and if we want to start attracting those types, a personal invitation in a PM would probably work...
But - I think that what we have here is pretty incredible. Maybe it's because I'm new, and a lot of the LtL topics are new to me... but I get a lot of value from this place, and although I'm not a huge contributor, I do enjoy participating as I can.
In short - this may not be the old GOAD, but it is a small and active community... and one that is appreciated by at least one member.3 -
I, too, have been up-and-down on my participation here on MFP. I've done some reflecting around this, and on "the good old days of GOAD," and have some thoughts to share.
First, for me, the "good 'ol days" were good because they fit a moment in my own life. If I had shown up on GOAD with my current mindset, I'm not sure I would have loved it there. In many ways, that's the struggle of trying to recreate something from the past--it's really un-recreatable, because it's so dependent on your personal state-of-mind.
My favorite on-line communities are those that I have strong relationships with the members. I keep in touch with my many of my core group of pals from GOAD, but those relationships have progressed past weight-loss discussions, and moved into discussions on many other aspects of life.
Having "real" discussions is hard in an anonymous group like this, and bringing in new folks only makes it more anonymous. Of course, that's because I am probably seeking something different than simply talking about weight all of the time!
Related to this, I've been below my WW goal for a few years now, so weight management is generally not always at the forefront of my mind, like it used to be. Yeah, like Cindy, I could stand to drop a few extra pounds, but it's just not that high a priority for me.
To Gavin's point, there were certainly phases that happened in GOAD, with influxes of different people (and personality types) at different times. I hope I wasn't the person to have said something mean, but if Gavin had come in at a different time, the responses would likely have been different.
I remember I once wrote something to someone that was really just mean for mean's sake. I have always felt bad about it, particularly because that person left the board and never came back again. I feel like that was a different time and place, and that I'm a different person now (both in real life and in on-line life).
I'm glad for the memories of the "good 'ol days," but there is no reason that this current MFP group can't bond well too.2 -
steve0mania wrote: »I remember I once wrote something to someone that was really just mean for mean's sake.
Perhaps you should consider changing your username to steve0meania.
Just sayin'
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So, is someone going to do the blog entry?0
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@bwmalone I like your comments above mainly on many levels. I've been coming to GoaD for quite a while at least since 2010 and certainly not on the level as many have. I don't know if I am considered to be an old Goadie but I do remember a lot of active threads that last at least as long as this one and many times much longer. I come to this board for continued weight loss support. I really like to keep it that way because if I wanted to get something more out of it I would head over to FB and broadcast it. I'm much to personal about my weight loss journey so I enjoy coming here and discussing it with folks that are like minded with weight loss weight maintenance or whatever type of weight journey they are seeking. I also like that it is closed to members as well. Maybe I'm missing something and probably am but I'll keep coming and keep on trying to enjoy it on a level that I hope works for me.
It can be difficult keeping the threads from being dull or having a lot of repetition. So far I think the group small as it is, is moving along pretty good. Just like it's been suggested however we could get more interested folks and put more topics out there for discussions. I firmly believe we will.
There were lots of people I followed when I first got on the GoaD board and I was inspired just by watching or looking at their numbers. They may not have even noticed it but my thoughts were often along the lines of if they can do this I can do it.
So bottom line I still like the board and do understand that others can have different interests outside of the board and it can be hard to keep the interest of everybody all the time. I obviously have other interest outside the board and other venues that I frequent but none about weight on the level as far as GoaD board.1
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