I'll confess first (raises hand in solemn oath): I drink up BBS posts like nectar from the gods.
We pretty much all use it. Our good, old, faithful BBS.
Sure, the filters drive us straight into the asylums, and we all grumble about off-topic posts, but even though we complain like old men, when the BBS goes down for a few days, we can't help but become frantic. The BBS has survived huge wars, and 100 of the "This article was fab!" posts. It's survived the harshest criticism, and the kindest words.
For an author, the BBS is addicting. No matter how tough the posts are, we keep checking back . . . maybe, somewhere hidden in those, "When did your grammar teacher die?" comments there will be one soft word. It only takes one word to give an inspiration to write another article. And hey, 59 posts on how much you blow as a writer can just give more fuel to your fire to show them. The BBS is an amazing place to post your thoughts, ideas, and even those very few kind words.
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