Other forums that you use

Meg · Post by **Meg** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 11:08 pm

Does anyone else go on other forums and if so what ones.

I go on casualty ones quite a lot and various actors sites.

Has anyone made any friends on other forums as well as this one and met up with them.

I made a frriend on a casualty one just over three years ago and we're meeting up on Saturday!!

Luv Meg
Xxxx

Post by **Daniel** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 3:51 am

Years ago - we're talking about 10 years ago I guess, I used to regularly go on a IRC chat room in the middle of the night to chat with a load of North Americans about the TV show Northern Exposure. In hindsight I must have been completely mad, although I'm still up in the middle of the night so some things don't change!

Does anyone use 'Second Life' which has been getting loads of media coverage of late. It's a 3D walk around world for chatting and building your own house and unusual stuff like that. I've not used it myself but the idea sounds interesting.

I suspect there's a good few World of Warcrafters on here. Not a social forum as such, but an opportunity to get online with other gamers and kill bad beasties. Again not something I've tried myself but my former flatmate had racked up 15 days playing the game last time I asked - and I'm sure now it's much higher than that.

Nowadays by online socialising is limited to MSN although I do post to a few groups here and there as the mood takes me.

Viva la internet revolution!

Dan.

Post by **Shadwell** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 2:20 pm

I have had access to the Internet for the past 11/12 years, and have made friends, but as far as we get is just swapping phone numbers, photo's, and such like, but never actually met any of them.

usually swap phone numbers etc. after a year or whenever I feel comfortable,

usually though I give my mobile number out, as it is a lot cheaper to get a sim card than to change landline phone numbers.

and if there is some other WoW'ers out there! then they can contact me on the Trollbane server, and character name Spohead! it was supposed to be just to chat to friends, but ended up being my main character!!

rah · Post by **rah** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 3:47 pm

i use a couple of band forums that i've made quite a few friends on. i guess that when you like the same band/s then you're going to end up bumping into people at gigs even if you haven't intended to meet them.

and because i've been using these forums for a couple of years now i've met and befriended people from all over the place, so it has the added benefit of always having a place to stay wherever you go!

Meg · Post by **Meg** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 4:16 pm

My friend and I are also going to see Wicked together in the summer, which will be fab. Then hopefully shes going to come down to Gosport in the summer.

Luv Meg
Xxxx

donnaf · Post by **donnaf** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 4:52 pm

I dont go on other forums but I used to have my own chat room n I made loads of friends on that. Met over 20 people. Was fun while it lasted but a lot of effort to keep in touch with everyone!

Philip · Post by **Philip** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 6:15 pm

Yes apart from the dyspraxic teens/matt's hideout and this one

I go on dond.co.uk
A couple of non league forum
A quiz forum
A two football forums of the team I support

I do not give any of my details out to anyone on the forums I go on (not even through pms)

Lumic · Post by **Lumic** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 7:37 pm

i go on an american ADHD forum not made any friends and feel a bit thick to be honest cos they all seem to know what there talking about everytime i post i never get answered jus go on there mainly for research now

i also go on a dog forum for yorkies infact am admin on it hehe and thats where i have found my new doggie who comes on 17th feb so i will meet one of the ladys off the forum on sat should be interesting

alot of my msn contacts are from the internet who ive never met b4 but thats easy if i dont like em block and delete haha

lauraj · Post by **lauraj** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 3:32 pm

Hi,

I am learning to drive and i found an excellent forum and get lots of support and advice from other learner drivers.
There is also a driving instructor that uses the forum and he specialises in learners with difficulties such as dyspraxia. he gives lots of good advice.
The site is http://www.2pass.co.uk
x

littlelostkitten · Post by **littlelostkitten** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 4:27 pm

i'm on a dyscalculia forum as well as this one. the've got good ideas on the whole maths front, as i suck at maths so much.

http://www.dyscalculiaforum.com

lauraj · Post by **lauraj** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 4:37 pm

I am TERRIBLE at maths, I got a U in my GCSE (unclassified). I wrote my name on the exam paper, opened it, could not make sense of it at all. Think i attempted a few questions but even they were probably wrong. whats the point of algebra? grrrrrr!

Post by **Daniel** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 6:20 pm

I managed a C in Maths. Somehow I struggled on at the top set in Maths but I was firmly at the bottom of the top set. In hindsight of lot of what was studied has had limited if any application in the real world. Perhaps if I'd ended up doing a numeric discipline things would have been different but that was never going to happen. Let me hand you over instead to those electronica-meisters Kraftwerk:

I'm the operator with my pocket calculator
I am adding and subtracting
I'm controlling and composing
I'm the operator with my pocket calculator

That's all you need.

gomababe · Post by **gomababe** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 8:56 am

Somehow i managed to get a ! {an A in other words} in Standard grade maths and a B in higher

. But other than this forum I don't go to any others about learning difficulties but I do go to ones about petsites, digimon etc, in other words my other online hobbies ^_^. it's al ot of fun and you get to meet the most amazing people.

Greg · Post by **Greg** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 6:16 pm

I've got some fetish forums and some gaming forums.
Currently a MUD is eating my life :S

Lithium_joe · Post by **Lithium_joe** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 10:30 pm

h2g2 - The Hitchikers Guide to The Galaxy - founded by Douglas himself before his untimely death. I masquerade there by another alter ego known as Clive, I run a community that has, at the last time of checking some 600 registered members, I write stories and generally lurk.

I met my finaceÃ© there and maintain many good international friendships via it.

Check it out at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/ (ignore the appalling colour scheme

- and switch it into classic goo or alabaster skins if you decide to register.

My club is here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/classic/A516647

My Personal Space here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/classic/U113478

Drop by and say hi and that your from dyspraxicadults.

Richard / Lithium Joe / Clive the flying ostrich*

*There are explanations behind each of my pseudonyms.