I was late in the whole email address thing, not getting my first one until 2016 or so. I know, that seems unbelievable, but it is true. That first email address wasn't even mine. Technically, it was my store's, but I used it as my own for various purposes. I have my own personal email address now, but I still have my store's email for the business uses. One of the first things I used this address for was to sign up for a forum on a gaming website I liked. I liked reading many of the ideas that were expressed on it, even though I couldn't comment or respond to anything I saw there. Over the years, I have since commented on many topics devoted to the specific games I liked. However, I only started a thread for the first time a few weeks ago. I was kind of scared finally starting a thread, since I was still unsure about all of the features and rules of the forum, but I felt that the information I had needed to be brought up immediately, since it was time-sensitive. Because of that forum, I started exploring other forms of social media. For instance, this very blog was started about the same time as my joining the forum. Well, that forum is slated to be taken down later this week, as a part of a much-needed update. Certain game forums, other than my favorites, were not working correctly. New sub-forums couldn't be added, as the basic structure wouldn't allow it. There are other minor ticks as well, but you can see my point. Hopefully, the forums will only be down a short time before they can be brought back better than ever. However, there is the possibility that they cannot be updated. In this case, the original forums might have to be returned, if able. There is also no timetable for how long the forums will be down. I'm worried that the forums might not return. I admit that the chance for this is small, but it is there. This possibility has got me thinking about looking into the company's Discord account. Now, I have heard some bad press about Discord, but I'm not sure what to believe. As the discussions on the site are private, I have never been able to look into them. I've been studying the site for months, even before the news about my forums came out. One the one hand, I like being connected and in the loop. I love the process of finding out new information even better than learning what the new info is sometimes. On the other hand, there is something about the private nature of the site that scares me. I am also afraid about the high learning curve on the site. As I mentioned, I still don't have a full working knowledge of many of the social media sites I'm on. I worry that I'm doing something wrong or missing out, because I don't have the working knowledge. I'll probably try joining Discord in the next few days. I'm still unsure if joining one discussion panel will allow me full access to other panel, or if I have to join each one separately. I'll do more studying before this happens, of course, but I'm not sure if where I'll find the exact answers I need. Wish me luck on my latest assault in my takeover of social media.
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