Some burning questions

[hymnia]

I've found that my f-list has gotten a little out-of-control (in terms of size), and that it's stressful trying to keep up with it. I'm curious how others cope with this, and I hope everyone who reads this will take a few moments to fill out this brief poll. It shouldn't take more than a minute.

Comments

[buongiornodaisy]

I've recently divided my flist into filters, which you can access through the links list on my journal. With all the communitys I have friended, it's hard to skim through those posts and not skip a friend's post. I'm hoping that keeping my friends and my communities separate I can read friends' entries more often.

[hymnia]

You know, I've had community and non-community filters set up for ages, but I haven't really used them. Since you commented, I've just been playing around with them the last few minutes, and I think it might be a good way to go--I could read the non-comm list first, spend all the time I want on that, and then if there's extra time, check communities. Yeah. I like it. :)

[heatherhobbit]

I could read the non-comm list first, spend all the time I want on that, and then if there's extra time, check communities.

That's what I usually do, and even though I don't have time to comment on all of them, I generally know what's going on with everyone and comment when I have time.

[major_dallas]

Well considering my work situation, I think I have a little more time to read LJ posts than most who work for a living. There are rare days when I'm just too busy to get online though. Admittedly I may not always comment, but I do try to read what my FLIST posts. Afterall, they were kind enough to share their thoughts, least I can do is give them a moment of my time...

Outside of the fandom, I do want to know what my FLIST thinks about on real life issues both at home and abroad. If for no other reason than to maybe get different perspective than my own, especially from those who live in other parts of the world. The online fandom has turned inot a positive learning experience and I hope it continues long after Harry Potter.

Cheers

[hymnia]

I agree with you. In fact, that's why I'm so stressed and bothered by the impossibility of reading my whole f-list. When I first started my LJ, I said in my very first post that one of my main reasons for doing so was to get to know my fandom friends on a deeper level than just fandom-ness. And when I had 20, 30, even 50 people friended, I did read pretty much every post. But now that I have 90-something friends? I just can't do it. So I find myself skimming and often skipping "real life" posts and reading only fandom-related posts. ARGH! Not what I want to do at all. But it's hard...I can't keep up with the real-life occurances of that many people. So I stick to fandom because it keeps things simple--it's familiar, common ground, so it's easier and less time-consuming for me to read, process, and respond. But I don't want my friendships with fandom friends to be based solely on fandom. It's just that because I have too many friends and not enough time, that's what's happening. If I can trim down my f-list (and I've already narrowed

[ronniekins77]

Wanted to comment here as well. :)

How thoroughly do you read your f-list?

It really depends on how much time I have. If I have heaps of time (like on the weekends) I will read nearly every post on my flist. If I don't have a lot of time (like during the week) I will skim through a person's post. If something sticks out to me, I will read the entry in it's entirety. If not, I move on. That being said, I have 154 friends, so if I actually read each and every post & commented on each and every one, I would never get off the computer!

What do you think of having separate journals (including blogs on other websites) for different purposes, such as one for "real life", one for fandom, one for politics, etc.?

I don't see the need of having blogs on other sites. Livejournal fulfills all my needs. I signed up for a GreatestJournal and a Xanga awhile ago, never used them, and then deleted them. I much prefer this site. However, on Livejournal, I do have other journals - one for my graphics & one for my writing.

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[springdove]

agreed on the other journals thing. i recently started up a journal on myspace, and it's just nothing like my group on livejournal. the people here are so friendly and thought-provoking. i really enjoy my livejournal friends. mostly i'm just keeping the myspace account b/c i managed to find lots of friends from high school on it, and it's a good way to keep up with them. i can't see myself ever being as involved with my myspace account as i am here, though.

[heatherhobbit]

I have 3 filters.

Filter 1-All "people" journals
Filter 2-All "people" journals and a few of my favorite communities and news feeds
Filter 3-Everything

Which filter I used depends on how much time I have. I generally scan through everything first for any really important posts or posts that I feel deserve my attention like "My Dog Died" or "He Proposed". Then I go back and try to read as many as I can. My flist has gotten out of hand, too, but I can't bring myself to drop any of the individuals. I like all of them and can't imagine taking them off. It's really difficult to keep up, especially when I'm very busy or rushed.

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[solusfides]

I have found that if there is a user who's posts I never read, I do eventually just remove them from the flist, but there are very few of those that I've had to do.

for the most part, I will skim through the list, and if (time permitting, and that is a huge variable) it is something that I am insterested in, I will read it.

there are some people I wouldn't mind seeing more posts from, and some that I look forward to.
For example, the users, neondragon and eldritch_sky are both artists who post their works, sketches, thoughts, etc. I find those very intriguing. The thing is, do you "read" an image... or not?

As for the "I wouldn't mind seeing more posts from...", I am as guilty as many others, but time is truly a huge variable. *sigh* I'd love to post more than I do right now.