topic Re: Can someone please explain the difference? in Community Chat

Can someone please explain the difference?

SilleeMee — Sun, 05 Jun 2016 21:46:24 GMT

Between this "Community Chat" forum and the "Among Friends" forum? Seems to me they could be one and the same.

Re: Can someone please explain the difference?

Noel7 — Sun, 05 Jun 2016 21:50:45 GMT

Everything you ever want to know is right here:

http://community.qvc.com/t5/Community-Chat/Community-Chat-or-Among-Friends/m-p/2802022#M860383http://community.qvc.com/t5/Community-Chat/Community-Chat-or-Among-Friends/m-p/2802022#M860383http://community.qvc.com/t5/Community-Chat/Community-Chat-or-Among-Friends/m-p/2802022#M860383

Re: Can someone please explain the difference?

philogirl — Sun, 05 Jun 2016 21:53:01 GMT

A guess: not much if any difference, but I would put personal stories on Among Friends and current events comments on Community Chat. The more the better, I say.

Re: Can someone please explain the difference?

SilleeMee — Sun, 05 Jun 2016 21:56:20 GMT

@Noel7 wrote:
Everything you ever want to know is right here:

http://community.qvc.com/t5/Community-Chat/Community-Chat-or-Among-Friends/m-p/2802022#M860383http://community.qvc.com/t5/Community-Chat/Community-Chat-or-Among-Friends/m-p/2802022#M860383http://community.qvc.com/t5/Community-Chat/Community-Chat-or-Among-Friends/m-p/2802022#M860383

@Noel7,

Gosh, I had no idea it could be so complicated!

Re: Can someone please explain the difference?

Lilysmom — Sun, 05 Jun 2016 21:56:53 GMT

Yes, Among Friends is a place for more personal posts and Community is more a place for current events, news clips, more general discussions. LM

Re: Can someone please explain the difference?

Maudelynn — Sun, 05 Jun 2016 22:19:23 GMT

My take:

The difference is, in Among Friends you can talk about religion, as long as you agree with the religious tenets being discussed.

Many of the posts in Among Friends actually could be in the CC and many threads in CC could be in AF (,for example, the doobdoo shoutout).

If people talked religion in Community Chat, many would pipe in to disagree or question. So the religious discussion stay in AF and there's an unwritten rule that those discussions remain unmolested by others who may not see things the same.

Re: Can someone please explain the difference?

jaxs mom — Sun, 05 Jun 2016 22:23:18 GMT

Do you just want to have a debate over something? Post it in Community Chat. Is it a current event or gossip topic? Community Chat.

If you want to have a personal discussion where people are more likely to be nice? Post on Among Friends.

Re: Can someone please explain the difference?

SilleeMee — Sun, 05 Jun 2016 22:25:51 GMT

I'm finding it interesting in how each person interprets the forums' contents and where certain posts should be placed. Seems there are many unwriten rules.

Re: Can someone please explain the difference?

truffle — Sun, 05 Jun 2016 22:51:13 GMT

It is my firmly held belief that in Among Friends you won't find a lot of the baiting threads that are made by people who also belong to other boards that are supposedly better than this one. The moderation will not allow those folks to disrupt like they are allowed to do in Community Chat and you notice that they do stay away. Too bad a double standard exists! When boredom hits the "better" boards we see a different tone.

Re: Can someone please explain the difference?

butterfly123 — Sun, 05 Jun 2016 23:06:31 GMT

Thanks @Maudelynn

I stand corrected

Have a great night💚

Re: Can someone please explain the difference?

Maudelynn — Sun, 05 Jun 2016 23:14:35 GMT

@butterfly123 wrote:
Thanks @Maudelynn
I stand corrected
Have a great night💚

Hi butterfly,

This is my opinion only. Nothing correct or incorrect, You have a great night too!

Re: Can someone please explain the difference?

occasionalrain — Sun, 05 Jun 2016 23:19:21 GMT

Most of those posting in Among Friends are Hallmark enthusiasts. They want supported, their hand held, and enjoy uplifting human interest threads. They say ahh a lot. Occasionally, an intriging thread will get misguided and find itself there so stopping by from time to time can be rewarding.

Re: Can someone please explain the difference?

catwhisperer — Sun, 05 Jun 2016 23:28:08 GMT

@occasionalrain wrote:
Most of those posting in Among Friends are Hallmark enthusiasts. They want supported, their hand held, and enjoy uplifting human interest threads. They say ahh a lot. Occasionally, an intriging thread will get misguided and find itself there so stopping by from time to time can be rewarding.

@occasionalrain....very well stated. I think you hit the nail on the head.

Re: Can someone please explain the difference?

hckynut — Mon, 06 Jun 2016 00:13:01 GMT

@SilleeMee wrote:
Between this "Community Chat" forum and the "Among Friends" forum? Seems to me they could be one and the same.

Nope. This forum is not even close to the AF forum.

hnj

Re: Can someone please explain the difference?

Trinity11 — Mon, 06 Jun 2016 00:37:42 GMT

I think this forum has more authenticiy than Among Friends. People speak their mind freely and don't drench their words in syrup. I think we get to see a lot more conversations here where people show you who they are. Over in Among Friends, there are a lot more passive agressive posts. Here posters tell it like it is..... no holds barred.

Re: Can someone please explain the difference?

jaxs mom — Mon, 06 Jun 2016 00:40:39 GMT

I don't for a minute think we are seeing people no holds barred. I don't even say 20% of what I really would just in the interests of not getting my post deleted or because it's just not worth it in the long run.

Re: Can someone please explain the difference?

Trinity11 — Mon, 06 Jun 2016 00:53:34 GMT

@jaxs mom wrote:
I don't for a minute think we are seeing people no holds barred. I don't even say 20% of what I really would just in the interests of not getting my post deleted or because it's just not worth it in the long run.

I think what I should have said was that the cumulative posts of any given poster here eventually show who they are. Everyone has a day when they may need to vent a little.....but over the course of a few months, we usually get a small window as to what the content of their posts will usually be.

Re: Can someone please explain the difference?

chrystaltree — Mon, 06 Jun 2016 03:00:35 GMT

Don't over think it. Just post to whatever board you want to post to.

Re: Can someone please explain the difference?

Marcail0825 — Mon, 06 Jun 2016 05:50:30 GMT

@chrystaltree wrote:
Don't over think it. Just post to whatever board you want to post to.

I agree.

Re: Can someone please explain the difference?

Mominohio — Mon, 06 Jun 2016 11:14:26 GMT

@Marcail0825 wrote:
@chrystaltree wrote:
Don't over think it. Just post to whatever board you want to post to.
I agree.

Sorry, but I don't agree.

No matter what is written in any rules or guidelines about forums (here or elsewhere) the people that actually do the posting end up defining what actually is discussed, the general array of topics and the tone of the forum.

In essence, the Community Chat forum is indeed more about current events and opinions are expressed in a more blunt fashion and the topics can get controversial. Not that some nice topics don't show up here, but even then, the responses can be more contentious. People who have used these forums realize that if you post in Community Chat, expect to get opinions and input that may differ greatly from the original spirit of your post. Expect to be called out, and challenged. Expect that this is the place where the 'meanest' of posters will let their true colors be seen.

In Among Friends, the tone is most generally kinder, and more supportive, and the topics less controversial. Most posters who have been here awhile will be kinder here, or avoid posting in the same manner they would in CC. Many long time posters purposely stay away from Among Friends when discussing contentious issues, and are aware of the desire for people to be more civil when posting there. I guess I have detected a kind of unwritten rule that certain forums here have different expectations of behavior when participating on them.

Also, if looking for a lot of responses and input, Community Chat has much more participation and many more new posts to view and participate in.