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Sometimes, especially during those weeks when the answers are coming in thick and fast, instead of reading the QOTW, I read through my "friends' activity" page to see which stories are clickworthy. This does bias my clicks towards people on my friends-list and the stories they liked, but it's useful for people with not enough time to read all the entries. To counter the bias, I still skim over the main QOTW to find those hidden gems.

But generally, anyone is welcome to receive clicks or join us, but we frown upon people who do nothing but slag people off, or write posts in the QOTW that contain no content but whingeing about the QOTW, or trolls in general.

@Lannes:
"It has become more like a forum on here recently rather than somewhere you went to post stories along with strangers and laugh because they were likely true because everyone was anonymous. Now it seems every knows everyone, and is out to impress them."

I still write whatever story is on my mind in whatever style I have in mind if it's relevant to the QOTW without worrying what others will think of it. One thing about QOTW I like is that it's sort of like a new social paradigm. Instead of showing yourself off at your best, you show yourself off at your worst. In other words, it's the opposite of trying to impress someone. You can truly be yourself! A lot of people on QOTW are 'survivors' - that is, they've been through a lot. Some have overcome it, and some are still coming through. Being able to tell stories about ourselves when we're at our worst helps bring ourselves 'out there' and lets other likeminded people find us.

@PJ
"NEVER ARGUE WITH THE CLIQUES
For it will only frustrate you, as even though you have a point, they tease you and you can do zero things about it, porque it is internet. One time, I upset someone, then later on I did a pun, then they were mean and replied loads of times so I stabbed myself in the cock."

Don't throw personal attacks round. Think of something that makes a good contribution to the QOTW and write about it instead.
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Fri 11 Jul 2008, 20:49, Reply)