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elvan
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I don't have a clue how to use this site

Alright, I have been away and I am completely befuddled by this new format.  I will make a decision at some point about whether or not I can continue here.  I am not interested in gaming, quitting smoking is not a game, it is a one day at a time journey, perhaps I do not understand what has happened.  I certainly do not understand the idea that there have to be so many rules.  For one thing, many people, myself included, use capital letters to emphasize the importance of what we are trying to say, I do not think it comes across as anger.  I also am profoundly offended that I am expected to alter my form of communicating and I am supposed to agree to certain conditions in order to be part of a community...yes a community that is supposed to be supportive and helpful to others.  I feel as though I need to take some sort of course to be able to remain a part of the community.  To read that Thomas, who is one of the most powerful contributors to this site, has decided to leave, is seriously devastating.  I went away for a little over a week, I could not keep in touch because I had no wireless access.  I have clicked on community help over and over again and nothing happens.  Oh...do I have to agree to something first?  Is that the issue.  I am not using capital letters but I am feeling angry and I am not sure what I am supposed to do from here.  I expected to return to the site and be able to easily move into the new format.  I was not expecting so many changes.  I am tired, I do not easily adapt to changes, I apparently need to take a course to learn how to use this site for the purpose I thought it was originally designed to do, I am sad.#@

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Well gosh Ellen - you started a discussion, have commented on other people's posts, and rode the train!  I think that is a great start!

...are you allowed to write in purple : ))

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Apparently so -I have not been reprimanded as of yet!

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Hi Ellen!!  I am glad you are here!  You'll get the hang of it. 

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Welcome back, Ellen, I missed you terribly!  I hope you navigated the various transportation venues with minimum discomfort.  That said, I agree with everything you wrote, and briefly considered calling it Quits altogether, but couldn't figure out how to find an admin and ask how to take down my presence!  So, here I am, still working on getting around....

I have decided to continue as I did on the old platform:  catch up with people by reading blogs and comments (replies, now, I suppose), and continue my own journey through my blog, whether anyone is reading it or not.  I haven't gotten around to responding to new members, which I regret, but hope to find some non-learning curve time to do that soon.

A lot of people are suffering, this has been a safe place and I think big changes challenge that feeling of safety, at least it does for me.  While I don't appreciate being scolded for having a difficult time, I will continue to call things as I see them even while I am working on adjusting.  I hope to see you in my daily struggles....

Sending you a great big hug.

Jacqueline

hug

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welcome back.  I have figured out some very simple manuevers around here until I have time to explore other things.  They really need to put more tutorials or at least an option of viewing one, but they're working on it.  here's the link: https://excommunity.becomeanex.org/message/68124-now-im-getting-the-hang-on-this  

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cheyenne7
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Hi Ellen!!

Well join the gang.....this is very frustrating, agreed!!

When I first opened it, I too had to "agree" to the rules.....I'm impressed you read them, I didn't....I figured in order to move on, I must click the "agree" button. I Imagine I'll be breaking rules and be thrown off, probably on my quit day or shortly after.

Had no idea one couldn't capitalize.....are we in kindergarten?

Hope your trip was nice.....I was in Martinique a billion years ago, I remember it being quite beautiful, sadly poor, but the island/water was beautiful.

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Giulia
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For those Elders of us from the other platform, a while back, if you recall, we had a bit of a rile up concerning the new  "rules" that seemed to be implemented with the advent of our new Admin.  And I thought we had gotten over that.  Once you understand the community, obviously CAPITAL LETTER ARE FINE!  To make points.  The rules are standard procedures on most social sites (I think, I don't belong to any, but I think you have to abide by the same kinds of rules.)  It's really common sense.  You're not going to be PUNISHED because you use capital letter for emphasis.  Or purple letters, or the Big Font feature.   (Good grief, why would they enable such if they were concerned about CAPITAL LETTER usage!  But, hmm now I don't see that font feature available on my response here.)    Unless it's a really nasty, hate filled  comment - come on. Common sense.  It's all about common sense.

One would hope so.....it should be a comfortable place to come too for such a serious cause.

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I think it will be, that we will find that comfortable "home" that we've been used to.  It's only been two days since the change.  And its a MAJOR change for us all. I look at it like quitting - we want it all to be over with immediately, we want that magic bullet.  But education takes time.  If you look at it from a quitting perspective, it's really not that dissimilar, I think. 

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