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Wicked Blue

(7,761 posts)
Thu Dec 26, 2024, 11:26 AM Dec 2024

I'm discontinuing the weirdness posts

and deleting the last few.

Hardly anyone reads them or replies. I put a lot of time and effort into them, but if they are consistently ignored - like everything else I post, why should I bother.

Also deleting the solstice meditation. It hurt a LOT that only one or two people seemed to like it.

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I'm discontinuing the weirdness posts (Original Post) Wicked Blue Dec 2024 OP
I like weird. But I have never seen your posts. surfered Dec 2024 #1
That's too bad dweller Dec 2024 #2
I didn't know there were Wierdness posts, other than my crazy posts. chouchou Dec 2024 #3
I only posted the weirdness now and then Wicked Blue Dec 2024 #14
Thanks for the posts. I enjoyed them rurallib Dec 2024 #4
Thank you Wicked Blue Dec 2024 #13
No need to delete your posts Docreed2003 Dec 2024 #5
Thank you, Docreed2003 Wicked Blue Dec 2024 #12
Ugh...that's a thankless job for sure Docreed2003 Dec 2024 #15
I like weird. I'll look for your posts. defacto7 Dec 2024 #6
I'm sorry for your sadness. Hope22 Dec 2024 #7
Thanks Wicked Blue Dec 2024 #11
Naaaa!! Never give up! Hope22 Dec 2024 #17
I hope you'll resume/continue the weirdness posts Dale in Laurel MD Dec 2024 #8
Thanks Wicked Blue Dec 2024 #10
I understand how you feel. 1WorldHope Dec 2024 #9
Always Check The Recs ProfessorGAC Dec 2024 #16
It's unfortunate that I missed your weirdness posts Niagara Dec 2024 #18
Oh no! North Shore Chicago Dec 2024 #19

dweller

(26,202 posts)
2. That's too bad
Thu Dec 26, 2024, 11:32 AM
Dec 2024

I looked at them when I saw the post , recced them too , sorry I didn’t comment then
I just searched , your Dec 8 post got 40 recs , that’s not bad … keep in mind many folk are away for the holidays


✌🏻

chouchou

(1,728 posts)
3. I didn't know there were Wierdness posts, other than my crazy posts.
Thu Dec 26, 2024, 11:35 AM
Dec 2024

Perhaps, many people are so bummed out regarding whats-going-down, they try to lay low for a short time.
Also, the Holidaze are over...

rurallib

(63,566 posts)
4. Thanks for the posts. I enjoyed them
Thu Dec 26, 2024, 11:49 AM
Dec 2024

I am having some weirdness going on in my computer so I am not replying to much these days. I think DU posting is not meshing well with my VPN.

So Thanks and here is hoping you can somehow avoid the wrath of trump next year

Docreed2003

(18,130 posts)
5. No need to delete your posts
Thu Dec 26, 2024, 11:52 AM
Dec 2024

Holidays and Weekends are notoriously slow on DU. Have some grace with yourself & your posts...you are appreciated, even if some of your posts slipped under the radar of folks.

Wicked Blue

(7,761 posts)
12. Thank you, Docreed2003
Thu Dec 26, 2024, 09:10 PM
Dec 2024

I'm a bit oversensitive at this time. Caring for our 15 1/2 year old dog, who can no longer walk or stand. Changing her diapers and washing towels and trying not to cry about seeing her so helpless.

Docreed2003

(18,130 posts)
15. Ugh...that's a thankless job for sure
Thu Dec 26, 2024, 09:27 PM
Dec 2024

But I know your fur baby appreciates your hard work!

defacto7

(14,014 posts)
6. I like weird. I'll look for your posts.
Thu Dec 26, 2024, 12:10 PM
Dec 2024

I also like the idea of a solstice meditation. Being non-religious I appreciate any human expression based on the awe one feels from understanding our planet and the cosmos as opposed to the usual religious rhetoric.

BTW, there are times in the day, the week or holidays when posts just drop off no matter what they are, outside of current news.

Hope22

(3,804 posts)
7. I'm sorry for your sadness.
Thu Dec 26, 2024, 12:25 PM
Dec 2024

We can’t control how things are received out here. Many of us throw things at the wall and they don’t stick. That being said looking for gratification out here isn’t easy. Better to pass out pb&j to the hungry in your neighborhood. 100% good feedback. Don’t give up. Take care!😊

Wicked Blue

(7,761 posts)
11. Thanks
Thu Dec 26, 2024, 09:06 PM
Dec 2024

I was hoping to give the Lounge some laughs with the weirdness posts but maybe I've lost my touch.

1WorldHope

(1,108 posts)
9. I understand how you feel.
Thu Dec 26, 2024, 12:52 PM
Dec 2024

I've felt that way before too. It's risky putting yourself out there on a forum that goes so far and wide. My beliefs and POV 's are often in the minority, but, that's okay. We still have something to say and sometimes people hear us. So, hang in there, we are all grieving right now.
I'm not commenting on much right now because I feel dead inside. ✌🏼 I'm hoping to recover. My guess is that we all are hoping to recover.

ProfessorGAC

(72,137 posts)
16. Always Check The Recs
Thu Dec 26, 2024, 10:12 PM
Dec 2024

I've seen posts with only 3 or 4 replies but 30 or 40 recs. So, there are plenty of people liking the post even of they don't comment.
Also, on the far right of the forum (or group) page, there is a "Views" column. Gives you an idea of how many people actually saw the post.
I'm here a lot & I can honestly say I've not seen those posts. So, you must be posting when I'm not looking. Could happen with others.
Hang in there. It's worth the effort to be creative even without short term feedback.

Niagara

(10,408 posts)
18. It's unfortunate that I missed your weirdness posts
Fri Dec 27, 2024, 09:17 AM
Dec 2024

I really wish you hadn't deleted them so I could check them out.



You should post what make you happy. Seriously.



I'm not a practicing Pagan or Wiccan but I always love when others who are share their wisdom and knowledge of rituals.


I'm always about positive energy and vibes.


North Shore Chicago

(4,110 posts)
19. Oh no!
Fri Dec 27, 2024, 09:34 AM
Dec 2024

I always looked forward to your 'weirdness.' They were odd, quizzical and funny AF! Never commented but always a rec. Try not to take the lacks of comments to heart, please think about the return of the weird.

May your pooch get better! What a beautiful soul living close to 16.


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