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Several things have been said about SoulCast lately, not to mention the time I've been here which is now two years and five months. When making comparisons, I'm at a total disadvantage. I know only this place. I did place a post on another site once, but didn't like their set-up very much. Nor were their posts as interesting (perhaps not fair as long as I was there).

Many people have left permanently, others left and came back. Some just 'look in' now and then. I assume they are on another site they like better. What's the big deal about Facebook and MySpace?

So, for those of you and there are many who are members of other sites, how do we compare?

Are other sites decidedly better? If so, how?

Is it considered a disadvantage to be anonymous by some?

I can't see that we have progressed much, if at all, considering the number of regular contributors. Is that bad marketing?

If we have problems compared to others, what are they?

Just curious. I have complained before, but here I am, still chugging along.






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  • CreativeWoman said on Jul 05, 2009....
    SC is my home.  :-)  I feel comfortable here and it works fine for me.  I like the anonymity.

    I am on FaceBook, but I don't go there often.  My computer is far too slow to really maneuver around it with much ease.    I consider it a place for fun quizzes and interacting with friends.  Doing that takes several minutes for each one though because of my connection.

    SC is where I come to work on me.  I share my soul and interact with other interesting people.  I don't look for any other place.  Unless something drastic happens, I won't either.

    CW
  • silverwhisper said on Jul 05, 2009....
    i'm not on SC much these days b/c i can't afford to spend that kind of time on anything that isn't job search-related. it's that simple.

    SC is better than any other blogging site i've experienced: it doesn't force us to categorize our blog entries into a single "channel", and the sense of community even exists on this site, never mind being better than even a lot of discussion forums in which i've participated over the years.

    i don't do facebook, mainly b/c i see what a time sink that becomes for others. i do however spend time on linkedin, which is directly related to job search.

    IMHO, the site hasn't progressed mainly b/c SC isn't for everyone. some people are here just to get something off their chests. that's OK, but that isn't what SC is really about.

    ed
  • gingersoul said on Jul 05, 2009....
    Ed.......hey, i am recently on linkedin too....an ex coworker of mine sent me the link so i am in ...its good for professional networking...

    I snooped around another site recently ...a mix between FB and SC...it allows you anonymity if you want, or total exposure...i saw good blogs there but i am sure i want to actively engage there...let's say i will keep it in mind in case SC would go (oh, the horror) to the gutter....;-)


    FB is on a fence for me.......i have my way to go around thanks to my daughter account so i can look and see without being seen (muahahhaah) but i am not still not buying it......
    MySpace.....never liked it, but again, i can roam there thanks to my kid account... i have to check her activity...right?

    I still like SC the best.
    But again.....who decides who SC is really about?
  • uniquely-ironic said on Jul 05, 2009....
    I have both a FB and MS account, though I don't use the myspace account much. (if at all really)  I set up there mainly to communicate with one of my soldier's angel people when I was active with that.  The site is too complicated and not fun enough.
     
    FB is fun for me.  A lot of SCers are there as well as a bunch of people from other parts and times of my life.  It's more like a roll call site where you can simply say "I'm here and still breathing" without having to put a lot of thought into it.  The quizes are fun if you're having a brain dead day.  You can "contribute" without pulling a brain muscle.
     
    SC is the place where I can really talk.  I also fell less pressure here to be anything but myself.  It's not a very comfortable feeling to blog about dating or other personal issue where my grade school bible class teacher can read it.  Here I have already established my friends and a trust level.  Sure I get creamed now and then, but for the most part it's usually great conversations with friends.
     
    I'm not sure SC will ever be "it" for a large population.  It is a great place to go, but not everyone is willing to put in the work neccesary to establish your friend base.
  • Lucytorial said on Jul 05, 2009....
    This October will be my third year here, I have many reasons I won't blog anywhere else.
     
    1. The set up as you call it here is friendly to use, I can actually post thoughts unlike facebook where you can't really post anything at all.
     
    2. I can keep my thoughts free here, facebook I cannot say anything I want too many people I work with are there, ergo no privacy.
     
    3. People are fascinating here, on facebook or myspace its seems a little "look at me" not quite my style.
     
    I use face book to keep up with friends, it does have a fabulous chat feature for me thats why I go there "Just in case I can catch up with someone"
     
    I think those that stay around here are of the same kin in the sense that you can engage your thoughts and emotions here "for those of us not alting" and learn, grow or even have a good laugh.  It has none of the forebearence that other sites do.
     
    Soulcast can be a mine feild to wander through it can also be frustrating, alot like life really.
  • truthsayer said on Jul 05, 2009....
    I ended up with both  facebook and myspace accounts because of my children, and some friends of ours...so we could all keep in touch on the same page.  But I don't see SC as the same at all.  If SC had become what I think the developers had hoped, then it would be somewhat, or quite different.  But like alien said in a recent blog...we are living in sort of a Trog world now.  Not a lot of depth to anything anymore.  I said what I can to SC to say.  The posts live on.  I didn't nuke them as I threatened so often to do.  My family made sure of that.  They see some merit in the place as a place of record.  We'll see, you know?  Meanwhile, I met some of my best friends ever...spiritually speaking, that I never would have met otherwise.  So I am grateful for every single spiritual and intellectual interaction.  Always will be  : )

    Love y'all, Truth y'all,

    Truthsayer
  • Lucytorial said on Jul 05, 2009....
    Truth ((waves madly)) sometimes though, people are tired of the seriousness of life, they are bogged down in heavy weight realities, here there are always people or posts that can lightenthat load, we don't all need to be serious, intense or proferring indepth conversations.
  • diabolicdame said on Jul 05, 2009....
    Well I havent looked for or found a SC replacement.. there is a warmth and intimacy about this palce.. most of the people are really interesting and nice.. and there's a kind of freedom in sharing your 'diary' so as to say with strangers.. it also forges strong bonds I think.
     
    I am on facebook and another networking site.. they are more about funa and games and keeping in touch with friends.. I havent over a hundred friends on each.. but these are people who knew me in school, college, relatives etc.. many of them are just acquaintances.. I dont wanna share my diary with all of them!
     
    I suppose its the difference between going to a busling night club and a cozy coffee shop.
  • Mr_Box said on Jul 05, 2009....
    i pop in and out of SC from time to time as my mood suits me. sometimes i'm here a lot and other times i don't check in for awhile. but i have recently joined up at facebook and i love that place. however its not the same thing as SC. 

    if i have something important to share that takes more than a few lines to say, i would say it here at SC. facebook is more for socializing and just being silly than for sharing serious personal thoughts or lengthy stories about your life. 

    and for me, i don't always  have the energy to write a blog or read something heavy and personal from someone else, so that's when i'd rather just goof off at facebook. 

    not to mention the main draw of a place like facebook for me is the privacy settings. i choose who reads me and who talks to me, and vice versa. that's golden. i dont wanna be bothered with trolls and a whole host of strangers lurking in the shadows reading my life.

    so i guess its not really either/or for me. i like both places for different reasons.
  • truthsayer said on Jul 05, 2009....
    I agree Lucy (((((waves wildly back...and throws some Tootsie Rolls her way ; )))))

    I keep in touch on Facebook, which is more of a networking, lighthearted, keeping-in-touch-kind of place...for me.  I saw this place as more of a well thought out place for digging deeper into my soul's issues.  Oh, I can toss my Tootsie Rolls with the best of ya' ; )  But I am grateful to have had a place to share things of a deeper and higher level...anonymously...and get into other people's heads and hearts.  Not everyone is as cerebral or action oriented as I am...yes, I am both ; )  But still, I have really appreciated this place for ways it has helped me to find my voice, and come to terms with what it is that I really do stand for.

    Thanks for writing this piece my dear friend beyond.  BeyBey ; )

    Love and Truth go hand in hand,

    Truthsayer/Lovegiver : )
  • beyondtheveil said on Jul 05, 2009....
    CW- Your first line said it for me. I too have a comfort zone here and the anonymity is a required. I could not have written here without it.

    Ed- Hey, thanks for stopping by, I know you are busy with other things. Life must be taken care of first and I hope the job-search site produces for you. I also realize SC roped in a lot of your time. Perhaps later, we'll be here.

    soulgirl- It's always good to track the young ones on the net. I would do the same, especially with a girl. It's good to hear you like SC the best. That's what I wanted to hear. If it ever bombs, you better contact me.

    unique- You also brought up one of the things important to me. About the bible school teacher, right? In fact, I don't want anyone I know reading my SC posts. My wife can get in here, she knows my password but doesn't sneak in. Or so she says.

    lucy- What people have told me about FB and MySpace seems to have some of that "look at me" to them. It's also what I don't want. I keep up with my friends other ways. They have their good points, my wife found some old friends there (can't remember which one). The alts bother me too, by the way.

    truth- I'm really sorry you were turned off by SC. There is some bantering that can get on one's nerves, but that's also a part of what the site is for. I'm also thinking you wanted anonymity too. Am I right?

    diabo- It looks like a lot of people like FB for keeping up with those they may not otherwise have access to, which is fine by the way. It's just not me. I looked into connecting with my old high school at one time and didn't pursue it. Perhaps that would be a good thing. There is warmth here, I mentioned that in another place. I liked the night club-coffee shop comparison.
  • gingersoul said on Jul 05, 2009....
    BeyBey.....you betcha, my friend....:-)

    You will be one of the first.....don't even doubt it...:-)
  • beyondtheveil said on Jul 05, 2009....
    mr box- I can understand that. If a place is fun for you, go for it. This is what I wanted to know, what is the draw of other sites. It is true people lurking in the shadows can read you, but that's what I have anonymity for, so it doesn't bother me. At least we now have private messaging.

    truth- I was glad to hear what you said in your second comment.
  • beyondtheveil said on Jul 05, 2009....
    Thank you, soulgirl. 
  • moonriver said on Jul 05, 2009....
    hi beyond.
    i find it difficult to compare across the board, because each social networking or blogging site has its own pros and cons, its own dimples and warts.

    like ddame said, it's like comparing the many eating places or watering holes or even broadcast stations of one big city (which the internet feels like).
    some individuals will tend to settle on one or two that gives them the ambience they seek, get comfy with the other regulars, and that's that.
    others like to go bar-hopping, sample different surroundings, and meet lots of new people.

    me? i'm just a weekend piano player here, my friend.
    my real industrial-strength stuff, i strut elsewhere... :-)

  • gingersoul said on Jul 05, 2009....
    BeyBey......oh, you are so welcome...;-)
  • UnicornForm said on Jul 05, 2009....
    No problem, where are you getting this from? I have a myspace, it has to many ads and not enough conversation or interesting reads. Facebook has games that ...well to me are pointless for life. I love soulcast.
  • silver_phoenix said on Jul 05, 2009....
    beyond- I'm over blogging. I think that's why I've been away lately. SC never seems to change. There are not enough stimulating blogs to read. (Just pissed off some people there, sorry). I guess it's just not really the "place" for me.

    As far as Facebook and Myspace are concerned, they aren't really that different. You can blog there and get read too. Only diff is maybe the people reading you will be ones you know in real life. But those places also offer more than Soulcast does. All sorts of Apps and games, photo galleries, etc. I've had a few diff FB accounts and ultimately got rid of it altogether since I don't need anybody from high school/s and past colleges contacting me. But I Myspace simply to let some longtime friends see recent photos.
  • Hegemone said on Jul 05, 2009....
    SC is definitely my blogging home, so far no place else has compared.  I originally wrote on Myspace but I soon had to stop because friends/family were taking things I had said out of context and so I deleted all of my posts and pretty well stopped using Myspace completely.  After a few months I had the itch to write and share again so I tried out three different blog sites.  Of the three, SC was the only one in which there was actual interaction, it has an easy interface and all of that good stuff.  The other two were either boring and resulted with no interaction or the interaction that I got was completely hostile and unwelcoming.  I use Facebook, which I didn't used to hardly at all, but it's been nice getting to know certain people a little better once I've reached that comfort level.  SC is what it is, to some it's more, to others less, maybe that's part of what makes this place what it is.
  • queenparanoia said on Jul 05, 2009....
    what's great about this place is that were a community... i love it here.... people read you because of you... theyre intersted what you have to say or think... ive been to several blogging sites before and nothing can compare to soulcast... ;-)
  • beyondtheveil said on Jul 05, 2009....
    moon- I get your meaning. My not being familiar with any other site leaves me blank as to what is out there. I'm not looking for another, I don't even like the thought of having to start over somewhere else. I am curious as to what others like compared to this one, though. Industrial strength stuff? Now you have me going. But perhaps I'd rather have you as entertaining.

    uni- I'm glad you have found a home. We certainly need more regular people here. The way you describe those two sites, I wouldn't be interested either.

    phoxy- The others don't sound stimulating either, at least to me. Photo galleries and games especially aren't my thing. I like the pics people put up here, but they are on a more personal level. I can understand wanting to communicate with real life friends on a site, but I don't want that at all. SC does seem quite different than the others.

    hege- Considering several sites you have tried, I take it you feel SC is unique compared to them?

    queenie- I've always liked the community feeling also. It does usually take a while to become known, you do have to invest the time, but I've found it well worth the effort.
  • moonriver said on Jul 05, 2009....
    beyond -- my industrial-strength stuff is sooo boring. IT stuff mostly, a necessary commodity in today's world, but best tucked away and working unobtrusively behind walls and underground like T3 cables. 
    at multiply i can post bland family pics and updates, and my kin will say, "nice pics. i didn't realize your hair's become gray." 
    at fb i can explore networks of family and old friends across the world, then follow up some other way (usually, email). i rarely do the fun apps. 
    there's a community spirit at fb too, btw, but it's less defined, more fragmented.
    here at sc, where i spend most of my fun blogging time, i can go wild and crazy, and be surprised when other bloggers applaud me and ask for more... :-) 


  • beyondtheveil said on Jul 05, 2009....
    moon- Yup, I'd definitely rather have you the way you are here. I like stories, I like your poetry and wild and crazy - not to mention changelings, of course, one of my favorite moonriver sides.

    Your Chinese quotations are pretty good too.
  • ALIENated said on Jul 05, 2009....

    SoulCast is simple and anonymous. Facebook sucks as far as I can tell. It is mainly for kids and marketeers have taken it over. I communicate with close friends by email, not by posting my personal life to the world. That will eventually get you in trouble. I have not looked into MySpace for the same reasons. I only got on Facebook to view some pictures posted by a friend and I only sign on to it when I think of it, which is less and less often. The freedom to say whatever you want is the selling point on SoulCast. There are no PC thought police here. Well, there are, but they have no clout.

  • beyondtheveil said on Jul 05, 2009....
    alien-  I communicate with my friends by email and telephone. And of course visiting when I can. The layout here is great as opposed to what little of others I've seen. SC feels wide open, the others closed off. 
  • superbozo said on Jul 05, 2009....
    I like the anonymity and the sence of community. I have a face book account but only visit it now and then I set it up more to catch up with people in the UK I have not seen in 15 years to that end it has been sort of successful I seem to be meeting more and more SCers there now though.
    I feel like I have met new friends here even if I do not know what everyone looks like.
    I have never really blogged before coming here I did try one other site but it didn't really work out or feel right. Here is simple to use and navigate with out all the bells and whistles of personal back grounds that make it impossible to read the content at times. I think the fact that there isn't a million people posting makes it easier to find the blogs that I am interested in reading. The fact I have got to know some people here just means I have to catch up with them now too. So I keep coming back.
  • ALIENated said on Jul 05, 2009....

    SC feels wide open, the others closed off.

    Exactly.

  • MissMimi said on Jul 05, 2009....

    I didn't like MySpace, but I do like Facebook.  It's fun, kind of like the high school cafeteria.  It's not better than SC, just different.  It's not anonymous, but very rarely do people talk about the kind of stuff you might read here.  You can share as much or as little as you like at FB.  If SC ever goes up in smoke, and I truly hope it doesn't, I will be dragging a few of you over to Facebook, kicking and screaming if I have to.  uni will help me, and she's tough.  ;)

    As for staying, I've been here nearly three years.  This is my neighborhood.

  • beyondtheveil said on Jul 05, 2009....
    super- I suppose if I had friends in another country FB could have its advantages. It would be free communication anyway. I agree SC is simple to use and considering my computer capabilities that's a plus. Wow, one million, that's way too many people.

    mimi- Can you be anonymous on FB if you want to? That's the only way I'd come over. How strange it is I feel so close to some people here, not knowing what they look like, not knowing some of their names even. I've built my own private world with the people here, and I like it. It's kind of like actually living in a sort of fantasy world. I just don't think I could put myself out there for everyone on earth.
  • wombat said on Jul 06, 2009....

    I joined facebook the night we couldn't get on SC, and I went--wow--so this is where everybody is.  A friend here had recommended it to me for weeks.  But as fun as it looks, I can't seem to get involved in it.  Too many pages to keep up with and so "busy" looking that I almost get dizzy!  (not hard for me)  I still like to look when I have time, but I like it here better.  It felt like "coming home" when I saw that SC was back up and running.

    I must apologize to all on facebook who are also here and have invited me to do this or that.....but I look and go, "I just can't.  I'm too confused, tired and lost there to catch up, or keep up."    Sorry to you all who are so nice there (and to the friend who invited me to join) but I just don't know if I can handle both sites right now.

    SC is where I can relax and put my feet up. 

  • MsStar39 said on Jul 06, 2009....
    Soulcast ls just a wonderful place and I feel at home here with all the great friends that I have met here. I look forward to reading their post and see what is going on in their lives.
  • bhalah said on Jul 06, 2009....
    me too, is not easy said is my home, couse is to big then, to important, but since i found this place, even if i left for a long time, y always coming back, this is a really good place i think, dont like, my space, or facebook, cant manage thouse, not for me defenetely, but here i feel right, hope get better and better, and...i prefer cuality than cuantity...
  • day2day said on Jul 06, 2009....
    i've always liked sc.   i haven't blogged in a long time.  needed a break i guess.
    it's been about a year, i guess.  but, the thing is, it's always been there in the back of my mind that i always felt better whenever i did write about my life and feelings.
     
    i tried myspace for about 30 mins and that was enough. i didn't want to do all those things they offered.  i guess i'm too private.  i prefer to remain annonymous.
    like someone up there said. 'don't want to piss off the family.'
     
    i've realized that 'getting things off my chest' is very important.
     
    thank you  sc'ers
     
    day2day
  • fearing said on Jul 06, 2009....
    Hi Beyond!  You've been here just a little longer than me.  (April was 2 years)  I'm still around.  Not as much as I'd like to be.  Too much going on in RL to write what I want to, read what I want to, and comment on what I want to.
     
    I'm on FB too.  It's okay.  I've enjoyed it but it doesn't hold the same pull for me as SC does.  I probably get on FB more but only because it is easier to come and go there. 
     
    SC has lost something since that first year we were here.  Remember the controversy and fighting?  lol!  Not that I enjoyed the fussing but it seemed like such a big deal then when there were so many serious bloggers and only a couple of pot stirers.  I miss those days.  ;-)
     
    Good to see you!
  • GrapeKoolaid said on Jul 06, 2009....
    I cleaned house recently but I'm starting to re-build the garden.  I never intended to go anywhere, just needed a little less clutter. 

    I have accounts in social networking sites because that's an easy way to keep track of people I never speak to.  Turns out, I'm not so good at "networking".  But, once in a while, I get curious about them, look them up, and there they are.  Updating you minute by minute on their lives. 

    SC is the only place I ever post anything I write.  I've posted a few of the stories I've written here elsewhere, but they were written here. 
  • tbs230 said on Jul 06, 2009....

    I'm on FB and MS...mostly because they are social networks. I joined FB to keep in contact with my high school friends (ended up finding some elementary people too...), and myspace, mostly because at the time, it was more customizable then FB...still is really. This is all before marketers realized how great they were for getting there crap out there to the world. (It was much better before)

    Everyone knows who I am on those sites, and a lot of my poetry is up there. Its a nice way to keep in touch with RL friends. It part of a lifestyle for me, I guess. Like a cellphone, if you can understand the similarities.

    But SC is where I go with my pain and my joys. I feel that anonymity makes people more open to accepting others. You can't judge me on anything other than what I share. My relationship with people on SC directly relates to me and what I throw out there.

    I know a few of you pretty well, and I must say that I wouldn't choose another group of individuals to share my demented life with.

  • fragglesrock said on Jul 06, 2009....
    i think that comparing fb and sc is like comparing apples to oranges. i like them both but i use each for different things.
  • MissMimi said on Jul 06, 2009....

    I think you're right fraggie. 

    beyond, i think you can remain anonymous at FB, and you can always only share what you feel comfortable with.  Only people on my friends list can see my "wall" (profile).  Plus, I don't spill my guts there either.  I don't much spill them here anymore either. 

    Do you still feel anonymous here?  I haven't felt anonymous here in a long time.  Once you make friends here and people get to know the details of your life, you aren't anonymous any more, don't you think?

  • beyondtheveil said on Jul 06, 2009....
    wombat- If it's complicated and busy I'm sure I'd feel like you about it. It had me worried when we lost this site for a day, I was wondering 'is this it?, did it finally explode?'

    msStar- Me too. I guess that sums it up pretty well.

    blalah- The longest I've left is about a week. It's always because of a trip. I did throw a tantrum once and leave a few days, but we won't talk about that.

    day2day- I agree, I'm not putting myself out there either. I can't even remember how I found SC, but anonymous was the biggest draw.

    fearing- Wow, do I ever remember the SC battlefield! Kind of exciting actually. But I'm not asking to have it back. All of that was caused by a couple people and a couple alts. I do miss some of those bloggers, though, a lot.

    grape- hmmm...I almost want to ask why you want to keep track of people you don't speak to, but I won't. Something I do wonder about is why people would open their identities for the world on other sites, then strive to keep secrets here. Does that make any sense?

    tbs- Since you keep up with old friends, are you a member of those sites that center around one high school? I've seen them advertised, but never joined. If they are small and not open to anyone except one locale, I might consider that someday.

    fraggs- I thought they were basically the same. Does one center around you and the other games and stuff?
  • fearing said on Jul 06, 2009....
    I still can't wrap my noggin around alts.  Who the crap has the time to do more than 1 personality?  lol! 
     
  • GrapeKoolaid said on Jul 06, 2009....
    Generally, I don't keep track of people.  The friendships I forge with people are intense at the moment, but seldom last.  I just lose touch with people, you know?  But I recall our friendships fondly and think of them once in a while.  When I do, MS and FB are good places to track them down, I've found. 

    I don't understand the desire to keep anonymous here and be open elsewhere either.  It seems like FB and SC are polar opposites in that regard. 

    I enjoy my anonymity here.  Anyone who knows me in person knows me to be a bit more of a misanthrope than I present myself to be here.  I do have an image to maintain, after all.  :D
  • hottips4u said on Jul 06, 2009....
    SoulCast:  ~ one hell-of-a place to cut your blogging teeth ~

    The first mistake many have made here already, was comparing SC to any other site, simply because SC is not like any other site; thus incomparable in actuality.

    This was my first experience with any on line forum whatsoever.  I did cut my teeth here (I'm sure the furniture still carries my escapades as an un-medicated curmudgeon to the community).

    SC taught me to be a more responsible parent. SC forced me to admit that the first line of defense of INTERNET exposure per minors remains solidly on the parent(s) of that given home; but, do not go as far as placing such a dire and daunting task upon any parent to maintain absolute control over access to the net and its collective of others mind debris... beyond instilling discipline and respect in ones children. Try and teach them something called honor; [to do the right thing even when no one is looking].

    That leaves a lot of weight upon an individual character', as well it should. As a guide to making consistent decisions about others happening upon your domain, so too the character measuring another must be totaled by an equal increment of common sense reasoning/accountability and, not excuses.

    Having worked through numerous sites in the past three (3) years, I have become more worldly than ever anticipated I would, if you will.  One may believe themselves an adult and mature in the real world of a everyday walk in life, but, the Internet is a proving grounds unlike any other on or off this planet.

    I found no other Patriot that defends the 1st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution as openly, nor as deftly aware of such importance afforded to the freedom of communication, and the weighted right to freedom of speech, than SoulCast.

    Appreciate your service SoulCast.  The lessons I've gleaned began here, many that has enriched my life via knowledge; a willingness to be maturely enriched by a brain ripened ovary or ovaries of a seed-bearing communication via an written or unwritten word or words, especially to the attentive.

    SoulCast has given to me a sense of not only the freedom to say whatever however, openly and without immediate recourse.  But even more, it gave me an equal right "not to say" conveniently what a majority often demands, often meticulously so.

    Freedom is for everyone, but not everyone wears it as well as the next.

    Thanx SoulCast, and community.












  • ABOVE_TOP_SECRET said on Jul 06, 2009....

    We love SOULCAST and the bloggers very much.

    The only other free blogsite that is even close to SOULCAST is http://catch22.21publish.com

    This is brand new, and cencorship free. We love them both!

  • beyondtheveil said on Jul 06, 2009....
    fearing- I can't do alts either. Not only the time, but I don't have a split or multiple personalities.

    grape- I'm a misanthrope too. That's a big hairy creature with a snow cone, isn't it?

    hot4u- I'm especially impressed by your last line on wearing freedom well. So many times people with ideas of security or misdirected assumptions attack their own and others freedom. I've had to flog myself on occasion because of being caught in this trap. Excellent, well stated point. I even wrote that down.

    above- Ok. I'm going to look at that one out of curiosity. Are you known there by this username?
  • mOOn_platOOn said on Jul 06, 2009....
    O

    Having read hottips' comment I am wondering what the current temperature is in Hell right now.

    SC is my "test site" for blogging. It is much simpler than other sites and less intrusive.  A great place for exchange of ideas when certain people don't mind the opinions of others getting equal time.

    O
  • beyondtheveil said on Jul 06, 2009....
    platoon- I think the temperature has cooled somewhat since a couple of goons were neutralized. I'm not talking about uncle sith, by the way.

    What an honor to be a test site, to know we shape the writings of great authors.

    Lets change our site name to 'Trinity'.
  • gingersoul said on Jul 06, 2009....
    LOL @ BeyBey....Trinity....lol.....

    But, mOOnie, i agree with him about your writing skill....don't forget about us in the future...:-)
  • quietone said on Jul 27, 2009....
    Hi ya beyond -  I know I have been in and out of SC for a while now, mostly out.  But, I have stopped by and PM'd friends and kept in touch here and there.  It has been over 3 years since I came to SC.  This is the only place I have ever blogged also, it was my "home", my salvation at one time in my life.  FB, like the rest have said is different, not better or worse just less intiment if you will.  I stopped blogging only cause I felt I had nothing to say!!!  LOL....... and I still really don't, but I am trying to come back cause I miss you all silly!!!

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