These 'leave a message for an Orger threads', what do you think of them? Does it make Org notes somewhat redundant? What purpose do they serve? Is it being chicken so as to not address someone directly?

I say do away with them.

I agree...but these threads are fun for some...not me cause no one probably leaves me any messages.. don't read the threadss anyway

but I have over a thousand orgnotes

What fun are they? I don't see it. If anything they are used to be malicious without direct confrontation.

JDInteractive said:

Some of them are malicious, but sometimes I use them to say things to people that I may not have the guts to say---yet. Sometimes it's just good fun. Redundant, yes, but it's all in good fun.

JDInteractive said:

Agree...I said they were fun for some, not me

It's a good way to anonymously vent.

i haven't opened any of them to be quite frank

xplnyrslf said:

True....

hokie1 said:

yep..and just like with any other thread..you can feel free to join in or not, you can just ignore the thread all together.

Ahh some times it is good to vent.

hokie1 said:

I think that's off. Why just not be honest and upfront with people if you have a problem with them?

JDInteractive said:

I guess I was raised that if you do not have something nice to say then do not say anything..the thread let's you get it out without offending or hurting the person.
It is just a way to vent.

I notice that you edit many of your posts...

JDInteractive said:

You're right. It is always best to be upfront with someone. Sometimes though you may not feel like having an upfront confrontation with them right at that moment. And, like it's already been said....it can feel good to vent.

Just a personal preference I guess. I don't really see the harm in it. I have left messages for people before, but I always end up talking to them about it if it's serious enough. Sometimes they're just silly little things. Like I said before--it's all in good fun.

shanti0608 said:

Well that's just a contradiction in terms. You are keeping something to yourself but then you aren't in a sneaky way. It's true and somewhat hypocritical of me considering that I edit my posts. I will not be posting on them in future. If I have something to say to someone I'll say it in a note. That's what they're there for after all.

JDInteractive said:

I do most of my replies, thoughts, thank you's and bugger off's through orgnotes actually.
Some times I just feel like venting in general.
Just depends

shanti0608 said:

Totally off topic, but I like your sig. It's so simple and we've heard it a million times before, but it's so powerful in it's truth.

JDInteractive said:

Sometimes it's to no avail, and adds to the tensions, and I don't want to log onto a website to argue with people.

In REAL life, I'm more direct.

hokie1 said:

Well it actually popped into my head by a thought/reaction I had the other day while I was on the org.
It is a very general & obvious statement..it is very true and very fitting.

There are two specific situations where I attempted to "smooth things over", and was blocked by the other member. I was polite and direct, nothing improper.....In one case I knew it was a waste of energy, as she was angry all the time, the other was a surprise.
It doesn't always work to communicate directly.

Once in a blue moon i'll enter one now to see if there is anything funny to read- most times there's not

I don't leave messages in them anymore because it lead to misunderstandings with a person that was reading my posts and thinking it was them I was speaking to

JDInteractive said:

I didn't realize there was a "Leave A Malicious Message For An Orger" thread...

On the "Leave A Message" threads, however, 95% of the messages are usually rather innocent and goofy, with half of those messages being pretty obvious who they're for (and often the person they're meant for responds directly with an equally goofy and innocent message). The whole thread is by and large harmless and serves as a way for people to talk back and forth about "whatever" without hijacking other threads that actually have a topic.

Now there may be a handful of people who constantly use them for public venting towards an anonymous Orger they're having issues with...if so you may have an issue with THEM moreso than with the thread. In which case you may want to orgnote them instead of starting this thread, your own version of "Leave A Message", and calling them out without actually calling them out.

Byron said:

Exactly...
I see no harm in it. If you do not like the thread, you can do what I do when there's a thread about big breasts, I just ignore it and move on to another thread that interests me.

Byron said:

My issue is with such threads though. I just think they're really, really pointless. Having said that, so is posting on the Org! Note to self: get out more.

JDInteractive said:

...I was about to say lol..."A pointless thread? On the Org? No way!!" ...

shanti0608 said:

...Change the channel if you don't like what's on that station.

Byron said:

I know what you're saying but I don't like the way it encorauges certain folks to be malicious behind people's backs.

JDInteractive said:

I feel ya..I got what you are saying.
I think if it relieves tension or stress and no one gets hurt in the process then it is not a big deal.

JDInteractive said:

I dont think they are, i think that they would totally say those things to their faces but this site is full of weak ass pussies that cant deal face to face and just report when they get anyone stand up and say "no more" then it gets so you actually cant say anything without people getting pissy and reporting so if you say it like this the only people that know are the ones involved.