Where the action is.

It has surprised me that no matter how many hits you get on a website, comments are few and far between. It's the same on some blogs. From what I read in a book called, Daggerati (the spelling doesn't look right--book not handy to check), written before the turn of the century, it was anticipated that people would flock to sites where they could socialize.

Well I finally found a web server that lives up to this expectation. All along I've wanted to find the perfect spot to share my writing, and to interact with other Christians. A very apt name for this meeting place is freewebs 'Forums' You simply go to your favorite topic and watch the game evolve.

Watch long enough and someone will say something you can't resist responding to, but you do at your own risk; some topics are knock down/drag out--such as on 'hot topics' and 'rants&raves'-- even the general discussions can end up being a circus, if your forum title includes any word or name that hints at Christianity, or faith; even topics considered sin, such as gay issues. Any member can start there own forum; all you need is a question, or a topic you want feedback on. It's as simple as posting a blog entry. It always starts at the top of the list, so if you have a catchy title, you could be glued to your computer before you know it.

I went in about 5-6 weeks ago, looking for friends to get traffic on the website I built there. Now with freewebs and LiveJournal, I can be busy answering messages and comments all day.
I've been a relative hermit all summer, but it's been far from boring.

I can empathize with the gays when it comes to dealing with 'gay bashing' since as a participant on the forums I have become a target of 'Christian bashing' and have experienced the bewilderment of where such outlandish ideas come from.

There is one major nemesis for Christians at the moment: he's very proud of himself; he takes advantage of the freedom granted to him as a 'cash cow'--knowing he will not get the boot, for slandering those who oppose his doctrine. So he prowls through all the forums looking for whom he can devour; turning every attempts at pleasant chats, into battlefiels. Frankly it can be as stimulating, as it is infuriating; I just thank God that it's not face to face--it does check our emotional responses. But there maybe a sense of freedom in the anonymity of blogging behind a user name, that allows people to say something they wouldn't under normal circumstances.

While browsing through portfolios of people I've become curious about, some interesting writings came to my attention. There is some tension with a big paying clients and the new policies, which will deminish their service in favor of the now hugely popular forums. It seems the older business types with websites are slowly leaving, and the target market is young and out for a good time socializing more than building websites. Essentially it's the entertainment vallue, which draws the traffic and advertising revenue. Wouldn't you just know that money was involved in where the action is? It strikes me as one of those which came first questions.