how do you feel about "crashing"

ie. posting on a board where you don't technically "belong"

ovbiously this does not apply to just LIF - it could be anything, say a cancer survivor board when you have never had cancer, or a gardening advice board when you live in a penthouse apartment

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i am not one to crash other boards at all and typically i do not read boards that do not interest me. There are times (boredom) where I lurk.

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I really couldn't care less.

If I'm on a particular board, let's say 'Newlyweds" and single people post - it really doesn't affect my life in any way, shape, or form. If I'm posting on a board that's pretty specific to my situation and I get 'attacked' - again - no skin off my back. I'm not going to tell them they can't post.

Totally reminds me of LIW and bride-to-be's posting on the Newlywed board, or 08ers posting on the 2010 board. It was ridiculous.

So if people want to 'crash' - I just really don't care.

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Usually, I resist if it is not something I have experience with. I lurk but rarely post.

Before I became a parent, I didn't post on parenting, etc.

However, if it a topic interests me enough and I want to post, I'll post.

I'd be less likely to do on a health board or something like that unless I had relevant experiences.

I've never posted on the Childless Family board-but I feel like I could if I wanted to because at one time DH and I were childless so I have relevant experiences (though, probably horribly tainted by the fact hat I have a kid now). However, I don't for fear of coming off all "I used to think that way too before I had kids" and yada yada yada.

Message edited 7/3/2009 2:59:00 PM.

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I won't crash to offer an opinion on a board that I shouldn't be posting on, whether I agree with or support the thread/post or not...I just feel that it's not my place. That being said, I think it's ok to crash a board if you're looking for advice or an opinion that the posters might be well suited to answer (i.e. a ttc'er posting on pg or a pg woman posting on parenting)...I guess it depends for me

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Although I may not technically belong to certain boards, I lurk and sometimes crash when I have a question that is specific for that group or have experience that applies to someone's post.

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I lurk on a whole bunch of boards but don't necessarily post on them.. I like to see what's going on, on the other boards but if it's not something I can contribute to, I definitely won't post

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I think that there may be questions or posts that pertain to anyone on any board. I wouldn't solicit advice on parenting or pregnancy but I may comment on a picture or ask a question about a toy. We all have experiences that may help someone else down the road.

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I just realized you stole this

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I realy dont mind it as long as the person crashing isnt doing so to offer unsolicited advice or opinion.

I would never go on parenting and explain how annoying kids on planes are LOL

but I see nothing wrong with going on pregnancy and congratulating someone who came out of hiding OR just the other day I posted on parenting about a toy I was looking for AND everyone was very helpful.

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I have no problem with it. The thing is, no one really knows who anyone is online. There are people with kids who may not want to announce that they have kids--people who have had diseases or addictions who may not have discussed that. There are also people who are affected by things even though those things didn't happen to them directly. You never know what you're really dealing with online.

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I don't have a problem with.

Personally, I read a lot of the boards, and don't post. If I have info that can help someone out on a board "I don't belong on/to" I will still offer it. I just wouldn't post regularly, but I wouldn't be annoyed or mad by someone else who does.

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No problem at all.
All ideas are always welcomed.
A single person could have been a nanny having great advice to offer on babies/toddlers.

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I am not a parent...so I dont belong on the Parenting board (and it has been apparent the few times that I actually posted on there) just as parents that may have an afternoon free of their children do not belong on the Childless Family board....

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Just like in real life, if it isn't my business I don't comment. I don't look for nor give unsolicited advice.

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crashing dosnt bother me but i dont do it unless i feel i could really help someone out, i worry that if i crash people would "look" at me like i dont belong. i lurk on all the boards out of boardom a lot.

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I am shameless when it comes to that. And I am not talking about just LIF or me.

Just because you live in a penthouse (the example provided above!) does not mean you are not a gardener or used to have a huge house in the country.

Maybe people ASSUME too much of who should be where or not there. Like they should report to them first.

NOBODY owns any boards.

I posted recently on the pregnancy board. If someone asks about a c-section who the heck is going to answer but someone who ALREADY had a kid. The fact that you are not PG does not mean that you cannot contribute about your c-section experience. As long as you answer the topic, I don't see why this is an issue.

Because you are married does not mean you don't know about divorce, etc..

Unless your answer is completely off topic then I think ANYONE can answer anywhere.

And in the case of LIF, only Ron and Liz can decide who can and who can't post and where.

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Posted by CrankyPants

I just realized you stole this

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It doesn't bother me. I feel like we all have our own BTDT experiences to share.

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I think of it like sitting in a crowded restaurant, where you can hear every word of the conversation at the next table. Unless the person at the next table is choking and you speak up to offer to do the heimlich, you focus on your own conversation, try not to listen and hold yourself back from chiming in.

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I dont mind, i post anywhere, no one really can tell a person they cant

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I post on another site, where each board has its rules listed, and what you can and cannot talk about, and who may post there.

Unless I see this, I think anyone can post where ever they want, and I'm not bothered by it