how much time do we spend on here?
 

i realise this should be a poll but i am at work and havnt got the energy to do all that.

so due to the amount of intervention related posts i am asking how much time you spend on here and do you think its too much?

personally i am on here at work, which does limit the amount of posting i can do and also i am on here in the evenings in between doing everything else.

Too much, lately.

I don't sleep well, so I go online for about two or three hours at night. I can also log on at work (as I am now). Whilst online I always keep an eye on a couple of forums.

I think it's okay. It's my friends who spend 20 hours a week playing World of Warcraft, then go on the WOW forums, listen to the WOW radio stations and then spend all their non-WOW time talking about WOW that concern me.

A lot. At least 5 hours a day.

Like Hip Priest, I don't sleep well either, so when I wake in the middle of the night, I sometimes browse the forum. I'm also on at insane hours of the morning before I go running. And I'm on at work.

So in answer to the question, way more than is healthy.

perhaps there should be some kind of support group for those of us that spend an unhealthy amount on here.

Well...also more than is healthy but I don't have problems sleeping so no night browsing at least. I'm another who can access the internet at work which is a dangerous thing indeed. I check a few forums and also think of stuff to check out on wikipedia because wiki is great. Also, thanks to Hip Priest, I check newscientist.com a hell of a lot.

Funny, I know a few people who play WOW pretty heavily. One has just given up and is trying to sell his character on ebay.

Yeah, and who's going to run it, someone else from the board? Haha

I know someone who's like that with Second Life, to the point where he spends actual money on a regular basis to buy virtual 'property.' Then again, he also makes real money off of building virtual objects on that game, so maybe he's the smart one.

hah hah

too much time here lately

but it beats tv-- and you can do this while listening to records

if you spend real money on virtual property then you really have got to go to a support group.

What is Second Life?

Anyway, my friend doesn't spend actual money on virtual objects or anthing. Not that it makes it any better. We worked out the other day that he has spent at least the same sort of hours on the game per week as you would in a part time job over the last 14 months.

Usually I'm on once a day,
some days I don't get on though.

Wow. Now that's dedication.

Second Life is a virtual reality game that's intriguing for its technical capabilities and graphics, but there's not really much to 'do' on there. I tried it out for a bit - you create an identity on there and can get jobs, own property, open businesses, build homes, etc. It gets dull really quickly unless you know how to build virtual objects and/or use Photoshop, both of which I am far too technologically retarded for.

It's all free unless you decide to get obsessive and buy all kinds of property and virtual goods. There are people that buy islands for $1000, or pay over $200 per month in membership fees. INSANITY.

I think I own a tavern on there haha. But I haven't logged onto it in months.

Sounds like something for rich, bored virgins.

i'm like Hip Priest, i go on at night at home and during work ... except now they are claamping donw on internet usage in work and i'll gonna get my ass kicked for it but fuck it.
its a nice forum full of nice people

And pedophiles.

Seriously, that place is a haven for fetishists. It literally traumatized me.

OH right...that must be the game that you hear about people buying Islands for $10,000 and stuff like that I imagine. It's sort of fascinating how people are starting to live half their lives inside virtual worlds essentially. Not exactly the kind of future that was predicted for virtual reality. If people can get into stuff that much through just a screen, imagine what will happen if and when those VR helmet things actually become a practial reality.

We are heading into a seriously fucked up world of Phil Dickian reality blurring if we're not careful. I mean there were a few people who actually died because they were gaming nonstop for a few days and forgot to drink water....seriously fucked.

I'll steer clear.
It takes a lot to actually traumatize me, though definite damage was done by seeing Joanna Newsom and Coco Rosie. I'm still in anger management sessions after those shows.

Pretty much all day during the week. I'm barely on on the weekends because I'm way too busy

hahahahahahahaha, now you'e made me laugh!!!

Ugh, what would possess you to do that in the first place?

we all spent way too much time.
espescially the ones with over the 700 posts ( in my opinion)

YO!

If it saves Hip Priest from spending unhealthy time listening to the Bambi Slam, I say post away! :)

:eek:

What is your problem with The Bambi Slam? You've not explained.

They were wonderful.

Do you know, there's a chap on here who doesn't like Gaye Bykers on Acid? :eek:

Bizarre world!

See you all tonight.

Love.

I just think they're a funny band to hold a torch for.
That, and they had the worst graphic design ever.
Plus, I enjoy making fun.

Sorry Hip Priest,I have to second that one.

Yeah that was funny.....that Joanna girl kind of sings like a baby. I can see how that was traumatizing.

If you're on the board at work and when you get home, I think you should make some real friends that you can talk to and hang out with because it's not healthy to have a life exclusively on the internet.

Go take a walk, the world is beautiful!

That would be me. I defend it.

In fact, I'm going to defend in the style of someone very, very annoying.

You're obviously only saying that because you spend a lot of time thinking about me. I don't spend any time thinking about you. I don't really care at all. But you obviously care. You're probably a troll. I think you're a troll. You shouldn't get annoyed with me, I don't get annoyed at you or try to wind you up. But you're obviously a troll, you smell bad and you probably need an internet dating service. And you're a troll.

Excellent, sir!

:)

have some rep.

Why, thank you ever so much old chap. So flushed with appreciation am I, I shall reciprocate forthwith.

i'm usually on 2 to 3 hours every night. i can usually sleep only 6 to 7 hours a day. plus that whole dst change really fucked me up even more...

I spend about 1-2 hours every couple of days here.

nah kid, you were born yesterday

no shit. i am about to take a trip accross america, you are not any of the people i would like to meet.

I generally forget to log out so it seems like i'm on a lot but in fact i'm not.I'm on a lot when i'm at work cause i'm by myself in the office and it can be tedious.

you not working at the nt anymore man?