I just watched the youtube video of Nine Naked Men, Mew, and it's all your fault. Just saying.
I miss that aspect of GEnie discussions as well. But I think it's the nature of non-threaded discussions -- you have to read everything before you respond to anything, and by the time you've caught up, either people have addressed your point, or you've run into 5 more points, so your response blends into the conversation as it occurs; it doesn't splinter and die out as quickly. I suppose if any LJ were just one non-threaded conversation, it would essentially be GEnie., but I get the sense that the daily journal aspect of LJ was supposed to be its initial sell point. But in terms of the mix of personalities and the general lack of snark, LJ is as close as I've seen.
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Re: Sideways and slightly OT (sorry)
Date: 2007-03-29 02:23 am (UTC)I miss that aspect of GEnie discussions as well. But I think it's the nature of non-threaded discussions -- you have to read everything before you respond to anything, and by the time you've caught up, either people have addressed your point, or you've run into 5 more points, so your response blends into the conversation as it occurs; it doesn't splinter and die out as quickly. I suppose if any LJ were just one non-threaded conversation, it would essentially be GEnie., but I get the sense that the daily journal aspect of LJ was supposed to be its initial sell point. But in terms of the mix of personalities and the general lack of snark, LJ is as close as I've seen.