Do I get points for being a nice girl?

[AquariDem]

I respond to threads, and sometimes I start them. I'm very liberal, but don't keep up enough with what's going on (I've been really stressed out these days), or have the debating skills, to be successful on GD. I don't seem particularly intelligent when around other intelligent people. I don't know how to make up anything incredibly witty on the spur of the moment. I'm not into most of the classic movies and celebs that people normally talk about. I'm not someone who flirts with everybody. Basically, I've been pretty unremarkable for 1000+ posts. That kind of sucks.

[Kamika]

1. Join the club !

Welcome :D

Give me a Star Trek thread and I'll shine though

[GOPisEvil]

2. Everybody has value here.

You never know when a topic that is right up your alley will show up. We all have something to give and share with the class.

:pals:

[SOteric]

3. You bet!

Around here, you get points just for being liberal and showing up.

:pals:

[MrSoundAndVision]

4. only if

you're at church, or your grandmothers.

[Redbear]

5. Nice goes a long way in my book.

Sweet is good too.

Honest, sincere, kind...all those old-fashioned 20th century values.

Maybe we can bring them back.

[Nlighten1]

6. Nice girls rock!

Bad girls rock too...girls just rock in general.

[MindPilot]

7. Don't sell yourself short

1000+ posts, you write and communicate well; you're a liberal and feel overwhelmed. There's too much bad stuff going on and you worry about your ability to deal with it all,and you don't start fights.

Come close, I want tell tell you something really important...YOU ARE O-FUCKING-K! YOU'RE FINE! NORMAL. Ok?

[Feanorcurufinwe]

8. It doesn't sound like anyone hates you.

That's a good thing.

[WeirdSceneGoldmine]

9. Good job!

You get positive points for not being misunderstood.

[madrchsod]

10. well i`ve got 5000

posts and haven`t said anything terribly remarkable and i type with one finger so don`t feel bad

[nuxvomica]

11. You write real good

And your spelling is impeccible (sp?). That really sets you apart considering the only admission requirement is an email address. Bravo!

[mdmc]

12. I like girls and my coffee the same way

sweet and warm. du needs nice ! :~)

[Rhiannon12866]

13. Your posts seem more than fine to me.

Your spelling and grammar are good. You post intelligent thoughts. You are a very valuable member of DU and I, for one, am very glad to have you among us.:hi:

[bywho4who]

14. Please Be Nice

Ok I'll give you 1000(pts) :-) , but only if your nice. If your having fun dont't worry with the rest:D





:smoke: :hippie:

[bywho4who]

15. Go Right Ahead

Chop my head off Don't only has one "T" in it, Im so sorry:(

[Boudicea]

16. I like what I see, Aquaidem

Unremarkable people rock; I'm one too. love Boudicea

[Spirochete]

17. Nice is ALWAYS worth points.

I do a lot more reading than writing, myself, and my posts are always blase compared to all the articulate, knowledgable people on here, but that doesn't bother me too much. B-)

[Lexingtonian]

18. well, of course!

You know, the way I hear you speak reminds me of Shawnee Smith a little. Okay, not just a little. She flirts alot, btw, and not necessarily intentionally. And we love her for her imperfections and how she reveals herself- because it reveals us far more than her.

You really do sound charming, just somewhat selfconscious at this point. If I may offer an idea, the thing to do around here is probably to speak/write more from and about things you really care about, entirely without assumption that people do or don't share your thoughts and feelings, just that they too are reading and writing here in the hope of finding someone who has something to tell that resonates with them. (In Quaker jargon, it's that someone is "speaking to your condition". The opposite of it is preachiness.)

We all write more to find out what we ourselves are thinking than what other people think. But true dialogue happens at times, despite all the obstacles; it is a wonderful thing, and ennobling. I've found it helps me listen (though I am far from perfect, given my somewhat unfortunate tendency to get preachy).

Really, all I have is Joseph Campbell's advice: follow your bliss. You are here because you find DU a place where you feel you are learning something, and because you have a desire to speak about some things that matters to you in some way only you can know. Don't worry about the "competition"- you are here for some good reason, something you wish for draws you, and some of us get taught something every time you are here. We were all born princes and princesses, and though we try to forget it among all the humiliations and deprivations imposed upon us, the world hopes that at least a few of us persevere and achieve- serve- in some measure of that calling. (Okay, I suppose some of us were meant to become Queens...not entirely a bad gig, either. :D ) Let it be.

[radwriter0555]

19. Nah, be a bitch. I used to be nice, and no one paid any attention to

me, and I got abused, disregarded, disrespected, and generally cast aside.

So then I became a bitch, and people STILL treat me the same, and I get to tell them to fukc off!

Instead of playing victim, I get even. I'm MUCH happier now and I have NO repressed feelings!

Highly recommended. Important to get a real tough skin in this life.