Addictiveness to this forum

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Civet
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28 Jul 2004, 5:57 am

Is anyone else addicted to this forum like I am? It's not just this forum, I find myself needing to check both this forum and two others that I read almost every hour (or two) that I am awake. I will be in the middle of doing something, and think "I want to check the forums now... there might be some new messages" and I stop what I am doing and come to check. If I am especially bored or procrastinating, I will sometimes go between the three of them, checking them one after the other over and over again (maybe up to two or three times each). Then, of course, I get distracted, and before I know it, I've wasted more time than I had intended.

Does this happen to anyone else? What can I do about this non-productive habit?

magic
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28 Jul 2004, 1:49 pm

Oh yes, I am addicted, just like you, Civet. And I have a long list of things that I should do, ASAP, but can't find time. Maybe I should ask Alex for a temporary ban? Just kidding!

Mich
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28 Jul 2004, 3:33 pm

Pretty much. And when I do, I usually click through all the posts.

:!: Mich :?:

Unico
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28 Jul 2004, 11:30 pm

I do that a lot with e-mail, and now with LiveJournal and a few forums. I'm very antsy.

alex
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28 Jul 2004, 11:48 pm

I'm definitely addicted!!

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Civet
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29 Jul 2004, 6:23 am

I'm glad to see I'm not the only one! Sometimes I think my life would be a lot easier if I didn't have an internet connection, heheh.

KtMcS
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29 Jul 2004, 7:23 am

I think it might be my latest obsession :lol:

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Torley_Wong
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29 Jul 2004, 8:55 pm

Yes, *hits refresh again*

flamingjune
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29 Jul 2004, 9:06 pm

I open this, my email and my livejournal friends list and leave them open all day. Sadly I was given a multimedia keyboard and I use key cuts extensively, so I just sit here watching tv with the keyboard in my lap jabbing at the refresh button repeatedly. :oops:

V111
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30 Jul 2004, 2:36 am

Nope i am not addicted wink wink nud nud say no more

focused
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30 Jul 2004, 3:05 am

I gave up crack for this!

CockneyRebel
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30 Jul 2004, 4:08 am

I'm addicted to this Website. this is the only place on the Internet or on this Planet that I feel that I can relate to people.

Prometheus
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13 Oct 2005, 10:24 am

Addiction might be a slight understatment for me. 3 hours a day when I have school is a bit much.

I wanted to revive this thread. . . . .

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Morlock
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13 Oct 2005, 10:33 am

OHHHHHHH frack wtf is teh goingz0z on!?!1!? OMGGGGG thhe forum si SOOOOOO addictive I chech om it 50000000 hours a day!!1

I gave up my Borg addiction for this.

jb814
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13 Oct 2005, 10:51 am

I think its come to that. I prefer forums to face to face interaction, not least because I'm more comfortable typing with my tongue in my cheek.

BlackLiger
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13 Oct 2005, 11:08 am

I'm not adicted, but I do come here reguarly (Well, I have a list of things that I do online, and check up on WP.net is 1 of them.)

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