findingfriends | Entries tagged with posting frequency: sporadic

Is there an interesting story behind your username? Not really. I dig the song, and I was in a future punk phase lol.

Location and language(s): Canada, English. Trying to learn Spanish.

Age range (e.g 20s, 30s, etc.): Late 30s.

Hot button/deal breaker issues that will likely lead to unfriending: I will let you know when/if this becomes relevant. Outside of the general rule of trying your dang best to not be an asshole, I honestly try and give people a chance.

Do you have an "About Me" post new friends can read to get a sense of who you are, the people you talk about regularly, etc.? Yes, its the same post as my Friends Only post.

Is your profile up-to-date or at all useful? Absolutely useless, has nothing important in it at all except some interests. Check the friends only post, lol.

List a few things you think it's important new friends know about you right away: Genderfluid, living with mental illness & disabilities. I have really amazing people that I am working with and spent a lot of years working on it. Everything else will probably come in time?

You mostly write about: Day to day life, reflections, thoughts, plans, hopes, dreams. Things I'm working on, projects, interests.

You never or very rarely write about: Not much of a fandom person so probably not any fanfiction, fanart, or anything like that.

Is your journal mostly public, locked, or a mix of public and locked? Almost exclusively locked.

Do you use filters for certain types of posts (e.g. fandom-related posts, or posts about sex, or mental health issues, etc.)? I don't.

Your posting frequency (e.g. daily, every few days, weekly, etc.): It really fluctuates!

Does your journal frequently include any of the following: memes, linkspams, gifs, photos, videos, etc? Not really. I might end up posting links to my vlogs and reaction channel when/if I ever get that up and running again, people are more than welcome to ignore it. May post a photo here and there but I haven't done a meme in a hot minute. Sometimes they're fun?

What do you enjoy most about journaling? Its a great way to document what is going on, release stress and let things out, and in a community journaling aspect its also a great way to connect with people on a deeper manner than what a lot of modern social media offers.

How often do you read your friends list (e.g. daily, every other day, once a week, etc.)? Every few days I try to check in.

You really enjoy reading about: What everyone is up to! Honestly, I just like getting to know what is going on in peoples lives, what they are doing, etc.

You have very little interest in reading about: shrugs. If something doesn't tickle me, I just move past it.

Your thoughts on journals that regularly include any of the following: memes, linkspams, gifs, photos, videos, etc? Its fine for the most part. If its NOTHING but those things then I might have less interest as I want to find more connection and read about what's happening in peoples lives and the things they're up to. A little though, no problem. Sometimes memes and links and stuff help you get to know people more!

When it comes to comments on your posts, what matters more -- quality or quantity? Quality. Comment what you feel and however it rocks for you.

Do you unfriend people who don't comment much, even if you know they are reading you regularly? No.

What is your approach when it comes to commenting on other journals? If I have something to say, I say it.

When you friend someone, but things don't really click, do you unfriend them without warning, or do you send them a note first? How do you prefer to be unfriended in similar circumstances? Depends. If we don't click at all and hardly know one another then I will probably just unfriend. If we've gotten to know one another somewhat well and things are not clicking all of a sudden, then I might try and talk to them first.

AND LASTLY

Friending memes often ask people to list their favourite TV shows, movies, books, etc., but more often than not, those aren't things people actually write about in their journal. Do you have any favourite TV shows, movies, books, etc., that you DO often write about -- not necessarily in a fandom sort of way, just in general? At the moment, not really. I might talk about some music I like or a show/movie I watched that I enjoyed if I feel like I have something to talk about regarding them but I can't think about anything in particular right now.

Any final thoughts you'd like to share with potential new friends? Hello, and I hope we can become friends!!

erinptah

Is there an interesting story behind your username?

I was 10 or 11, I was coming up with Sailor Moon OCs, I flipped to the “list of mythology topics” page in what must’ve been the family World Book Encyclopedia, and picked half a dozen names basically at random. One of them ended up being Sailor Ptah.

…you want to see some art, right? Of course you do.

( Art + the rest of the questions behind the fake cut )

jerrbear_81

Is there an interesting story behind your username? Nope. It's just my nickname (sans the 81)

Location and language(s): Midwestern United States. I mainly speak English, but I do know a few Tagalog words and phrases

Age range (e.g 20s, 30s, etc.): I'm in my forties

Hot button/deal breaker issues that will likely lead to unfriending: Bigotry. Especially racism, homophobia, transphobia, and ableism

Do you have an "About Me" post new friends can read to get a sense of who you are, the people you talk about regularly, etc.? Not a post, but I did fill in the About Me that section on my profile

Is your profile up-to-date or at all useful? Yes

List a few things you think it's important new friends know about you right away: I'm severely disabled to the point that I qualify as a quadriplegic. Can be opinionated. I want to be understood, not pitied

You mostly write about: Whatever is on my mind or documenting my day. I also plan on posting some of my writing

You never or very rarely write about: Most likely I'll never write stories featuring straight folk as main characters. Or, I would very rarely write those stories

Is your journal mostly public, locked, or a mix of public and locked? It's going to be a mix of public and locked. Some of the stories I want to post will be NSFW

Do you use filters for certain types of posts (e.g. fandom-related posts, or posts about sex, or mental health issues, etc.)? Yes. Or, at the least, they would be tagged and/or placed behind a cut

Your posting frequency (e.g. daily, every few days, weekly, etc.): Sporadic at best. Sometimes it will be daily, but most likely it will be anywhere between every few days and weekly

Does your journal frequently include any of the following: memes, linkspams, gifs, photos, videos, etc? It probably will at some point. Although, I doubt I'm going linkspam very much

What do you enjoy most about journaling? Not only does it give me something to do, but it gives me a chance to practice some writing. I also like the social aspect of blogging

How often do you read your friends list (e.g. daily, every other day, once a week, etc.)? I try to look at least every other day. Failing that, once a week. However, I definitely take a look when I go on the site

You really enjoy reading about: In regards to blogs, anything relatable. If we're talking books, definitely fantasy

You have very little interest in reading about: Conservative politics

Your thoughts on journals that regularly include any of the following: memes, linkspams, gifs, photos, videos, etc? I have no issues with any of these

When it comes to comments on your posts, what matters more -- quality or quantity? Quality

Do you unfriend people who don't comment much, even if you know they are reading you regularly? No. The reasons I may unfriend someone is either because they are being offensive, I find them unpleasant, or we have a falling out. I rarely drop people (though I might drift away if we don't talk enough)

What is your approach when it comes to commenting on other journals? I'll usually comment on anything that catches my eye. But, if I don't comment, that doesn't mean I didn't like the post. Sometimes I just can't think of anything to say

When you friend someone, but things don't really click, do you unfriend them without warning, or do you send them a note first? How do you prefer to be unfriended in similar circumstances? Usually I'll unfriend without warning. The only time I prefer to be unfriended with a note is if I did something hurtful

AND LASTLY

Friending memes often ask people to list their favourite TV shows, movies, books, etc., but more often than not, those aren't things people actually write about in their journal. Do you have any favourite TV shows, movies, books, etc., that you DO often write about -- not necessarily in a fandom sort of way, just in general? I don't write about that stuff often, but I might make mention of stuff I like

Any final thoughts you'd like to share with potential new friends? Wolf Parade is an awesome band!

Current Mood: cheerful
Current Location: Somewhere in the Midwest
Current Music: Carry On – Fun

suncani

Is there an interesting story behind your username?
Suncani means sunny or shiny in serbian. I wanted something fairly neutral when I started participating online and it's stuck
Location and language(s):
UK, UK english, tiny bits of spanish and french. I used to speak more but it's whithered with disuse
Age range (e.g 20s, 30s, etc.):
early 30's
Hot button/deal breaker issues that will likely lead to unfriending:
Bullying, anti's anything that's imposing your opinion on others. We can disagree but everyone likes what they like, you don't need to tell them they're wrong or a bad person for it.
Do you have an "About Me" post new friends can read to get a sense of who you are, the people you talk about regularly, etc.?
Erm sort of? While I don't have too many posts I think they're a good reflection of the things I like and am most likely to talk about.
Is your profile up-to-date or at all useful?
Well the interests are but I think that's all that's on there, as I wasn't entirely sure what to put.
List a few things you think it's important new friends know about you right away:

I am incredibly inconsistent and my brain generally hates me. This means I can take forever to reply back to comments and triple think what I write. So if you get a comment that seems a bit odd, it's probably been edited to death. If I take a while to respond I'm not annoyed or uninterested I'm probably been reclusive. You mostly write about:
Things that I've found that I think are interesting, what I'm reading, current projects, a little bit of politics
You never or very rarely write about:
At the moment I'm still figuring out what I want to use my journal for so am loathe to say I'd never write about something, but that might change
Is your journal mostly public, locked, or a mix of public and locked?
Mostly public
Do you use filters for certain types of posts (e.g. fandom-related posts, or posts about sex, or mental health issues, etc.)?
I don't think so?
Your posting frequency (e.g. daily, every few days, weekly, etc.):
Aiming for at least every few days but this has been fairly sporadic so far
Does your journal frequently include any of the following: memes, linkspams, gifs, photos, videos, etc?
I like a good linkspam but try to limit to 2-3 and explain why I'm highlighting them
What do you enjoy most about journaling?
Chance to write regularly and attempt to become better at getting my thoughts down on paper in a coherent manner
How often do you read your friends list (e.g. daily, every other day, once a week, etc.)?
Daily
You really enjoy reading about:
Whatever other people are interested in. If someone has a passion for something it comes across in their writing and makes it interesting
You have very little interest in reading about:
Unrelenting negativity. Yes, the world is not as good as it can be, but I need some hope otherwise I end up sliding too.
Your thoughts on journals that regularly include any of the following: memes, linkspams, gifs, photos, videos, etc?
Some is good, if that's all their is, I may struggle to comment but will probably still read
When it comes to comments on your posts, what matters more -- quality or quantity?
Happy with either, whatever people choose to do is great by me
Do you unfriend people who don't comment much, even if you know they are reading you regularly?
Nope, I only really clean out lists once in a blue moon and then it would be complete inactivity for months/years
What is your approach when it comes to commenting on other journals?
If I have something to say, I'll comment but will generally be quite restrained in commenting I can be shy sometimes.
When you friend someone, but things don't really click, do you unfriend them without warning, or do you send them a note first? How do you prefer to be unfriended in similar circumstances?
Tend to just unfriend and would prefer the same. Sometimes things just don't click for any real reasons
AND LASTLY

Friending memes often ask people to list their favourite TV shows, movies, books, etc., but more often than not, those aren't things people actually write about in their journal. Do you have any favourite TV shows, movies, books, etc., that you DO often write about -- not necessarily in a fandom sort of way, just in general?

What I write about tends to be what I'm interested in at the time, I can be a bit of a butterfly skipping from one thing to the next Any final thoughts you'd like to share with potential new friends? If there's anything you're curious about come and say hi!

dreamwriteremmy

Is there an interesting story behind your username?

I have two main accounts here on dreamwidth, I am accepting friends requests on both accounts and they predominantly have very different content.

This one

dreamwriteremmy is my personal account, and its story spawns from a fairly niche but popular 2007-2014 LiveJournal self-insert Kingdom Hearts RPG series called World Refugees, which was a spin-off of the ever popular "Zombie Invasion Meme" going around at the time of creation. My character went by Emmy and originally used my old journal

ladybrighid3333. In 2009 I switched journals and chose this name because it was the name my character had chosen for herself in-game a a year or so earlier.

dreamwriters is our writing/art/public-fandom account. The story behind it is that it was a err... typographical error of sorts? XD Haha. We wrote a guest article for a Healthy Multiplicity by the plural friend currently running it a couple years ago as a part of the December Blogging Meme and as a request from a singlet (at least i think they were a singlet) with a plural friend looking for tips on ways to manage dissociation and time-weirdness, and at the time, all our sites used the tag "The DreamWriters Dreaming" and uh said plural friend didn't ask us for our system name tag and assumed that our system name was DreamWriters based on our website names. So, it kinda stuck and we decided it was too much of a hassle to correct them and why not? Superheroes can have 2 alteregos, why can't we? XD So Dreamers United became our personal overarching system name and The DreamWriters is the professional overarching alterego system name, which we use for business/advocacy purposes. And a couple years ago we corrected the username on this journal to be dreamwriters on all its mirrors. :D

Location and language(s):

northeastern massachusetts, currently Lowell MA. I speak predominantly English. I know some Spanish (used to be fluent but i don't remember a lot of it anymore), a tiny bit of Russian, a tiny bit of French-Canadian, a tiny bit of Cantonese Chinese, and a tiny bit of ASL. I'm currently only actively learning Cantonese and ASL, though.

Age range (e.g 20s, 30s, etc.):
30s

Hot button/deal breaker issues that will likely lead to unfriending:Eh. Proselytizing in general for ANYTHING (I love my Jesus-loving friends and my non-Jesus Loving friends -- I'm a Unitarian Universalist and an eclectic religious syncretist. I blend spiritual beliefs under the umbrella of "most spiritual teachers taught Love". Witch and Healer is a part of my personal spirituality and no one is going to change that for me). Abusive behavior if I get a report from someone else that you ain't a good person. Sometimes we just don't click and i may unfriend you for that too, but generally i'll let you know and i'd appreciate that being mutual.

Do you have an "About Me" post new friends can read to get a sense of who you are, the people you talk about regularly, etc.?
Sort-of but they're only semi-up-to-date. basically anything linked on the friends only post is fairly relevant.
Is your profile up-to-date or at all useful?
so-so. it's a little outdated still. i haven't gotten around to fixing it up completely.
List a few things you think it's important new friends know about you right away:
We're plural. We are predominantly composed of fictives and factives (that means people based off fictional people and people based of RL people). We're disabled. We have mental health and learning challenges. We are cat people predominantly, though warming up to dogs. We're queer & an afab nonbinary femme. We are creatives and fandom people.
You mostly write about:
real life, innerlife, ranting, writing, to-do lists, fandom, cosplay, art, graphics, memes/quizzes, occasionally video posts.
You never or very rarely write about:
NSFW stuff on here, politics
Is your journal mostly public, locked, or a mix of public and locked?
a mix, but mostly locked
Do you use filters for certain types of posts (e.g. fandom-related posts, or posts about sex, or mental health issues, etc.)?
Yes. We have 3 requestable filters. We have the cheerleading filter which is a productivity filter -- you post your to-dos, and there's a subcomment thread for people to "cheer on" each other. You can request critiques, if you're doing a writing/art project, however critiques are opt-in on both ends. 😄 We have the In-System Personal Stories filter, which delves into fictive and factive trauma, squicky/taboo system stuff, and basically anything we don't feel comfortable making completely public at the time. The final filter is the Are You OK filter. Sporadically, we will post a comments disabled self-care checkin post that simply asks "Are You Okay? This is a gentle self-care reminder."
Your posting frequency (e.g. daily, every few days, weekly, etc.):
variable. Could be multiple times a day, could be once a month. It really depends on what's going on and whether i'm more on other social media.
Does your journal frequently include any of the following: memes, linkspams, gifs, photos, videos, etc?
Occasionally. Mostly memes/photos/videos. Occasionally linkspams and gifs. I always try to explain/image describe what most photos/gifs are.
What do you enjoy most about journaling?
Getting shit out of our brain basically.
How often do you read your friends list (e.g. daily, every other day, once a week, etc.)?
I read daily. I may or may not comment. You may have to wait a week until I do my binge commenting spree on old posts.
You really enjoy reading about:
I"m open to anything tbh. I like daily posts reflecting on day. I like posts reflecting on fandom interests even if I don't share them.
You have very little interest in reading about:
Eh i'm not so interested in rl nsfw/kink filters, though i will read them. ❤️ I tend to personally keep my kink stuff on a separate journal entirely from both of the above because i have a couple kinks people have STRONG feelings about. Feel free to ask me in a DM, if you're interested in that one, but i'm really selective about who i add to the locked stuff on it TBH.
Your thoughts on journals that regularly include any of the following: memes, linkspams, gifs, photos, videos, etc?
perfectly fine!
When it comes to comments on your posts, what matters more -- quality or quantity?
Neither tbh. I accept nonverbal/semiverbal/low-spoon commenters! See my commenting policy! :D
Do you unfriend people who don't comment much, even if you know they are reading you regularly?
Not typically. See previous question's link.
What is your approach when it comes to commenting on other journals?
I may or may not comment. I often look for a blogger's commenting policy, so if you have one I will ADORE you! Often, you may be waiting a week until I do my binge commenting spree.
When you friend someone, but things don't really click, do you unfriend them without warning, or do you send them a note first? How do you prefer to be unfriended in similar circumstances?
Typically, I will message you UNLESS you end up being the second deal breaker in which case I've been warned that you are not safe to interact with. If we don't click, please tell me you're leaving! That way I can remove you mutually.
AND LASTLY

Friending memes often ask people to list their favourite TV shows, movies, books, etc., but more often than not, those aren't things people actually write about in their journal. Do you have any favourite TV shows, movies, books, etc., that you DO often write about -- not necessarily in a fandom sort of way, just in general?
Young Wizards series, Magic Ex Libris series, Harry Potter, anything Night Vale Presents podcasts/books, The Sims, The Rise of the Shield Hero, Black Clover, Blue Gender, Studio Ghibli, Gravity Falls, some horror stuff occasionally. Sometimes MCU/DCU, various original fictions I follow.
Any final thoughts you'd like to share with potential new friends? i don't think so.

the_siobhan

Is there an interesting story behind your username?

Back in ye olden dayes of Usenet I was once involved in putting together a music festival-slash-meetup for the alt.gothic newsgroup. (Said event is still going on, I worked on years 4 & 8, and think this year was number 25.)

Anyway back in those days not everybody was online and Usenet and IRC were the main gathering places for people with similar interests, so being involved in the event meant that most of the net.goths knew who I was. I went on a trip to San Francisco and I was introduced to a woman at a club who immediately did a double-take and said, "Wait, are you the Siobhan?

I thought that was hysterical and it's been my username ever since.

Location and language(s):

Toronto, Ontario, Canada. English. I am slowly and painfully trying to teach myself Spanish. (And I do mean painfully, I suck at languages.)

Age range (e.g 20s, 30s, etc.):

50's!

Hot button/deal breaker issues that will likely lead to unfriending:

Racism, sexism, ableism, transphobia, anything along those lines.

Any science denial, by which I mean I don't care if somebody is religious but a large portion of my country is on fire, so if they tries to argue climate change isn't real I will probably yell at them. I just lost my immune-compromised partner to the flu, so if somebody tries to argue anti-vaccine I will yell at them VERY LOUDLY and then probably cry for a while.

Do you have an "About Me" post new friends can read to get a sense of who you are, the people you talk about regularly, etc.?

Nope! I know I should probably write one! I know I never will!

Is your profile up-to-date or at all useful?

Up to date, yes. Useful, not so much. As in it's just as empty as it's always been.

List a few things you think it's important new friends know about you right away:

I'm queer & polyam and will mention multiple partners in my posts.

I have chronic depression and so my posts tend to be a bit... fatalistic I guess? I don't go on about terrible my life is or anything like that, but it does tend to colour how I express myself.

I have very strong political opinions. Again, I don't post a ton about specific political events but it does colour my worldview and that will come out in my posts.

You mostly write about:

My life. Things I'm thinking about, things that catch my interest.

You never or very rarely write about:

Sports. I genuinely have no clue about any of it.

Is your journal mostly public, locked, or a mix of public and locked?

99% public. The very few locked posts are usually posts in progress or for private conversations with specific people.

On the plus side that means if you skim my entries you can pretty much see what I'm about.

Do you use filters for certain types of posts (e.g. fandom-related posts, or posts about sex, or mental health issues, etc.)?

I don't filter, but I do tag everything.

Your posting frequency (e.g. daily, every few days, weekly, etc.):

Alas the era of having time to post every day is long behind me. I try to post weekly at the minimum but even that tends to slide - I mostly post from work and sometimes I'm just too busy. The depression doesn't help with that.

Does your journal frequently include any of the following: memes, linkspams, gifs, photos, videos, etc?

Rarely. I do the odd meme because it gives me something to talk about when the well is dry and I will post photos if I'm travelling.

What do you enjoy most about journaling?

I got into it because it was a great place to have conversations. I keep it up now because it's still the best format for lengthy posts. I hate Facebook like poison and twitter is not a great format for anything but quick check-ins.

How often do you read your friends list (e.g. daily, every other day, once a week, etc.)?

Daily

You really enjoy reading about:

Pretty much everything as long as it's actually coming from the person posting and not just endless reblogs. Daily updates about life or philosophical musings, it's all good.

You have very little interest in reading about:

Sports. The latest celebrity news. Diets.

Your thoughts on journals that regularly include any of the following: memes, linkspams, gifs, photos, videos, etc?

A little goes a long way.

When it comes to comments on your posts, what matters more -- quality or quantity?

Both are good.

Do you unfriend people who don't comment much, even if you know they are reading you regularly?

I don't unfriend people for not commenting. At some point I will eventually go through my reading list and realize that half the journals have been deactivated, and then I'll take them off.

What is your approach when it comes to commenting on other journals?

I never do it as much as I intend to for the same reason I don't post as much as I intend to. Eventually enough time will pass that I'll get embarrassed and I never will finish the comment that sitting half-finished in my drafts.

When you friend someone, but things don't really click, do you unfriend them without warning, or do you send them a note first? How do you prefer to be unfriended in similar circumstances?

I just unfriend. I friend people pretty fast and then just move on if we don't click. Likewise if somebody unfriends me I just assume I am not their cup of tea and I don't worry about it.

AND LASTLY

Friending memes often ask people to list their favourite TV shows, movies, books, etc., but more often than not, those aren't things people actually write about in their journal. Do you have any favourite TV shows, movies, books, etc., that you DO often write about -- not necessarily in a fandom sort of way, just in general?

I do a regular post about what books I have read recently and keep a count through the year. Those are tagged and the contents are behind a cut so they are easy to skip.

Other than that I don't really write about media unless it brings up some other thoughts I want to noodle on.

Any final thoughts you'd like to share with potential new friends?

Like I said, my journal is public so feel free to friend, I'll friend you back and we'll see how it goes.

[Edited to Add] I should probably warn people. I swear like a trucker.

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Suncani

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