Has anyone else found, eithr at this forum or another, that light-weight fodder gets the most responsebut when a comment or question is posed, which is really provocative - something with a little heft to it - users, I don't know, resent it or don't know what to do.

I was perceiving it as cliquish behavior, but I think it's something deeper than that.

As I sit here & see 30 responses to "what color fish is your favorite" and the ilk, I realize why I dislike forums. I bid a fond adeiu.

Good luck to all the great CHILDREN, for they are the most welcoming and the most talented, as a matter of fact! It was fun to read all of their brilliant stories. I am glad there are places like this for them!

Take care Cole and AngelGirl...and Laurence! It was so good chatting. The Lost Tribe is a stellar suspence-packed story in the making! I will continue to come back to read it, from time to time.

I'm sorry you didn't find here what you are looking for.
I bid you a fond adieu too and good luck to you!
we alway will happy when you'll come back!

What is the reason you dislike forums?

I think that the bigger questions are not the sort of things that just any person can answer... and for some, it's just simpler to answer the silly stuff instead. They don't know the answer, but they don't want to just post a worthless response.
Well, if you feel you must leave, I can't change it, and I will bid you adieu as well.

Thats funny Tara because ive seen you post a different response for every coment anybody makes it seems like you were just trying to build up your amount of posts which to me is even more immatue than asking what color your favoriate fish is...

I too regret that you were unsettled by your experiences here.
Speaking for myself and those of my ilk, we try to keep this a fun, light and safe place for children of all ages.
When off topic's returns (sometime after the release of VV3) you will find that there are indeed many questions/topics that appeal more to the adults in the forums.
Regretably, these do require much more supervision by the forum moderators, so that section is temporarily closed until they can devote more time to it.
I'm sorry to see you go, but know that you are welcome back at anytime you choose to return. As my friend Laurence would say:
Bon Jour! I hope lifes' journey takes you to places where you will find satisfaction and happiness.

I'm sorry you're leaving Tara. But what is so bad about asking what color your favorite fish is? Maybe people are curious about what other people think, and like Krystal said, people don't want to make a useless response to a more serious question.

But leave if you must.

Dear TaraMAdams,

We will miss you. I do hope you change your mind.

It sounded to me like you think that the only people who chat or post here are children. But the truth is that these past few days since you've registered just happened to fall on Spring Break (the end for some, the beginning of it for others). If you check out the polls where we were asked our age range, you'll find that there's a good balance between young people and adults.

I'm sure that I'm not just speaking for just myself when I say that forums like these help ease the high stresses of life (for both the older and the younger). That's not to say that we never answer the heftier questions, but more that we're often here to find an outlet that's fun, like answering the simple little questions.

Anyway, I am sorry if I've overlooked yours or anyone else's serious or thought provoking questions. Personally, I don't resent any of them. But honestly, I had been here reading for a whole year before I decided to post anything. ALL the people here are wonderful! And I love the fact that I can be myself, and that I don't have to take anything here too seriously unless I want to.

Either way, I wish the best for you!
- HappyPlayer

Bye Tara!

Along the lines of what HappyPlayer pointed out, about how not all the people that post are children, I thought of a topic you might find of interest. Forumer's Age Groups