― Tom, Monday, 5 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago)
― jel --, Monday, 5 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago)
Anyway, these were my main conclusions from a study of 16-24 year old diary writers:
Young people gain the following from writing an online diary:
1.A chance to write about feelings, that are hard to articulate to friends and family, or events that cause upset or new emotions 2.A chance to talk about everyday life and things that make them feel happy or amused 3.A good system for self reflection, which can show how they’ve changed and grown over time, or be reminded of good or hard times 4.An opportunity to make and interact with new friends and receive support and advice.
All these seem fairly obvious to me now! And, I do so wish I'd investigated the audience/honesty angle more.
― gareth, Monday, 5 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago)
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 5 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago)
― Maria, Monday, 5 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago)
― Joe, Monday, 5 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago)
― di, Monday, 5 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago)
― Andrew, Monday, 5 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago)
― anthony, Monday, 5 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago)
― Chupa-Cabras, Monday, 5 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago)
― rainy, Monday, 5 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago)
also, beyond how personal the content is, there is a spectrum of how it is voiced: is the writer talking to himself or to an audience. it's not either/or, there are gradations. (haha, i just had to deliberate over whether to type "himself" or "herself")
― Ron, Monday, 5 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago)
― lyra in seattle, Monday, 5 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago)
― Elisabeth, Tuesday, 6 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago)
― Nicole, Tuesday, 6 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago)
― mark s, Tuesday, 6 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago)
nb tom i would love to see you writing more about personal (ie nonmusic) things - i was reading some of your archives the other day and thinking about this actually.
― maura, Tuesday, 6 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago)
Methinks the blog suffers from being written at WURK all the time so it is either madness or bored depressed ramblings, so glad some people like it anyway...
― Sarah, Tuesday, 6 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago)
― toraneko, Tuesday, 6 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago)
And hey can people dish on where your onlinediaries are???????
― halo halo, Friday, 9 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago)
maybe you shouldn't hang out with musicians then liz.
― di, Friday, 9 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago)
It's my opinion. I'd rather my friends expressed their opinions to me - even and perhaps especially if they were critical of me. True I seem to have a higher quotient of blunderingly insulting people where no insult was intended. What other friends have I insulted?
― :(, Friday, 9 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago)
― Ron, Saturday, 10 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago)
― halo halo, Saturday, 10 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago)
i guess what it boils down to is that i've noticed you making negative comments about people before, and i was trying to point out that it's going to bite you in the ass sometimes, as it may have here. i don't know if this was a big deal or not, that's between you and di - i'm sure you'll work it out. and i'm not really trying to pick on you. I don't know you very well at all, but there are things i really enjoy about your personality, this is just one side that rubs me the wrong way sometimes.
so that's my opinion, for better or worse. no hard feelings i hope, i would like to be friends.
I like doing and having an online dream diary much more than the "real" one - which reminds me, something I really like/ lean on with my diary is the fantastical element, if that makes any sense. I get anxious over whether anybody reads my dreamlog & whatthey think. Even if they are just skimming for revealing stuff or for their name is okay! (there's lots of genitals and humping and stuff in it ! And if that's boring or y're avoiding that kind of thing well there's a good photo of some beautiful horses, at least)
― jel --, Saturday, 10 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago)
― Andrew, Sunday, 11 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago)
― unknown or illegal user, Sunday, 11 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago)
― mark s, Sunday, 11 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago)
― Ron, Sunday, 11 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago)