Have you ever wished you never joined PC?

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    Pretty much the title. Have you had one of those moments where you've really thought about it and just regretted joining PC as a whole? Aside from the friendships, that is...so just take the friendships out of the picture and do you regret it?

    I...do. I'm just sick of how everyone acts towards eachother and that's just sort of making me wish I never joined.

    Edit; this post only reflects how I feel at the moment - it will change back to normal, being glad I joined PC soon enough.
     
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    Yes, sometimes.
    I sometimes think, I could have done something more productive with my time that is actually useful. (Ex. Studying, extra classes, more focus, etc.)
     
    Yes, I do. There are times where I wish I didn't join any online community, be it a social networking site, or a forum, because I feel like the internet eats up a large part of my day to day life, and I don't want it to. Recently I've been trying to cut back on the amount of time I sit in front of the keyboard and it's proven to actually be working. I've noticed I'm not on as much, but I'm still on enough for others not to notice a dramatic difference.

    But if I didn't join any forums, I wouldn't have met two people that stand out to me to be people who care about me more than - what seems to be - anyone in the world, even my family members. And that's something that's hard for people to show just through instant messages and texts, but both of them manage to do it. And I wouldn't go back on them by wishing I never joined (even though I met one of them elsewhere), otherwise we wouldn't have met and then I'm sure I would have been someone much less happy.
     
    I used to, sometimes, but I... don't anymore. I only regret ever letting PC stress me out to the point where it pervaded IRL. :(

    But honestly, even if I pretend that I could have made all my friends elsewhere, I still wouldn't wish I never joined. PC has taught me a lot, cheesy as it sounds. I joined when I was... what... 13? I've learnt a lot about interacting with people, improved my leadership skills, and even my writing ability. (It's much easier to string together coherent thoughts in schoolwork when you have to do it everyday in a post.) I've even learnt a lot about other countries and cultures just from interacting with people from around the world.

    Of course, I've had to deal with drama from all the immature people on PC in that time too, but it kind of helps prepare for real-world drama as well. >_> At least with PC drama you can get up from your computer and walk away from it when it gets too much so it's kind of like a step down from having to deal with "real" problems face-to-face. Not that some PC "issues" aren't real problems but it is much easier to take the option of dealing with them later simply because you can. So it's a bit like a stepping stone--learn to deal with idiots on the internet and it's easier to deal with them IRL. xD;
     
    I'll admit, there were times in the past, and more recently too, that I wished I had never bothered with this place. I get to blaming something that can't be helped or would have eventually happened on the fact that I joined this place, when really if I hadn't joined this place, I'd be up a creek without a paddle. With all the people that betray me irl, it's just...reassuring that I have real best friends from PC I can go to about it. Sure, they may not be able to hold me and I can't hear them tell me things are going to be alright, but even just reading big walls of text, it's still something. They could have just ignored me, but they don't. And if they're reading this, they know who they are.

    As for other things, I sure needed some leadership skills. And back talking skills. It all comes with the moderator territory. ;) Kidding, kidding. But seriously. I'm actually very shy in person and I don't take charge of anything. And I know being a mod helps. In 11th grade when I was section leader in band, I was awful. I didn't do...anything. I was afraid to. Senior year, I was still section leader and I got better, especially after I was modded. I don't know. It's like I somehow just learned the ropes of modding and then grabbed the section leader ropes? Oh, and I enjoy being blue and badass. Yeah. I like that part a lot.

    ...What am I even talking about now? lolooll Overall, I don't regret joining this place. It's like...home outside home. Or...inside home, because my laptop is in my house. Yeah. Home inside home.
     
    I don't regret joining PC. There was another online community (that shall not be named) that I and a lot of members regret joining. Everyday it's constant fighting and drama. I then became a moderator there and things lightened up once I was able to begin to get things under control.

    My point is I've seen much worse as far as treatment and bickering go than PC can ever fathom so I guess that's why I'm not phazed by it as much.
     
    Only once, several years ago. Staff/former staff from the 2004-2005 era might remember the incident I'm thinking of. It's not so much that I regret joining PC, but I more or less regret nowadays how stupid and immature I was back in my teenage years. XD
     
    Even when you peel back the friendships that I've shared with people at PC, I don't really regret joining. True, i've had my share of tl;dr from PC, and have been treated rather poorly by a lot of members, but out of experience I know things like that only get better usually.

    That being said, I'm only here at PC to have fun and enjoy myself, not worry about what others think, or do.
     
    Oh yes. Lots of times. Especially when I run into certain people. (Which is why the 20something-th top poster doesn't post anymore :x)
     
    I don't regret joining whatsoever. PC has brought me many wonderful memories as well as low times, and I do feel its helped shape me as a person. Lord knows had I not joined at all, I probably wouldn't have felt myself develop at such a mature level.
     
    Sometimes online life in general totally stresses me out to the point where I think about just dropping everything and leaving altogether. Even though I only check PC, LJ and dA regularly, this can sometimes take up to three hours (especially when leaving comments on LJ, oi!) and I get to the point where I think it's a waste of time.

    Then I remember that all of my best friends live inside my computer, breathe, and relax. >]
     
    Sometimes. PC sometimes keeps me away from doing other things that are way more important, but that's my fault tbh -_-

    Some people on here really helped me out alot.
     
    Yes, sometimes I regret becoming a supporter, and wish I'd never come back after being banned, as I spend way too much time on here I should spend doing more productive things like revision. Also, if I hadn't joined here, I'd still know about events and new games, but wouldn't know so much that I don't find the games fun any more.

    On the other hand, if I hadn't joined, I wouldn't have an Arceus, Event Regigigas, or a Manaphy Egg...hence why I'm still here xD
     
    PokeCommunity is what got me into graphic design and while I am not considering it as a career, I do want to maintain it as a hobby for as long as I possibly can. S

    Sure I spend way too much time here every day, but I don't regret it, I just wish I didn't spend as much time on the computer, regardless of whether it was PC or an online game, the situation would probably be the same.
     
    Umm.. yes, and no. Mostly no. What I do regret sometimes, is actually spending so much time on the internet as whole (not just on PC), but also.. due to my life issues, if I weren't on the internet, then I'd still be withdrawn and sucked into videogames, or something. So at least, since I've found PC, I've met some really awesome people on here, and I've matured in a lot of ways since I joined. I'm sure in some ways I'm still the same as I was back in 2005, but that's just my personality. Can't do a complete 360. xD But the people here, and my staff positions.. they've changed me as person in some ways. Hell, I even have more confidence in real life situations. As weird as it sounds, allowing the internet to change you that much. Still, this place.. it's still social interaction, and reading facts, and opinions of other people. You learn from reading, and responding to those things.

    With the group of friends that I have IRL, I've definitively learned more, and discovered more about myself thanks to this place, then I would have with the situations I'm in IRL. This place feels like a second home, in a way. It's helped me cope with a lot of things I've gone through over the years, and that's.. not bad, in any way you try to look at it. So.. nah, I don't regret joining.

    Not to mention that my grammar might not be perfect, but it's better than it was when I first got here. Some with my graphics. Hahahah..hah.. =w=;
     
    idek what happened back then to make me want to wish I never joined PC, but right now nothing I said back then applies to now, so yeah.

    In the past I might've wished I never joined but really, if I hadn't have joined when I did, I wouldn't have become a better person (search "poke picture shop simpsonqueen" and then look at my recent OVP thread on who you look up to, for example XD) I'm honestly really glad I joined PC, even though sometimes I don't, but for the most part, I do, the good experiences make up for the bad that occured... in my noob days that spanned for four years. D:

    whyyyy do people keep reviving my terrible threads? XD
     
    Never have I had regrets about joining PC. This place has had so much impact on my life; teaching me how to interact with people, broadening my range of interests and knowledge base, and helping me to meet some wonderful people. If I regret anything it is a) my n00b days and b) interacting with a few people here and causing drama. But all in all PC has been one of the best things that happened to me. :3
     
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