No, that's not really long, since some people will out do me. Even if it's the admin 
But in that year, is there anything I learned, while mixing in with my fellow aspies, which I officially couldn't count as my peers as such, since when I first joined I didn't have my diagnosis yet. So anyway; and mind you, I'm not really a big forum user as well, so a lot of stuff here is "new" in a sense.
- Users come and go. In the past year I talked (through AC obviously) with a lot of people about a variety of topics. Some people stuck around and some left without any real notice. From one day to the other they were gone. That's how it goes in life I guess, and especially with everyones personal background and geographic location opportunities arise in different ways for everyone. For me personally it gave me a more open mind how we're all scattered globally and how for everyone services and support work differently.
- Quite a few... dare I say, all active members on AC, come across as a tolerant bunch. We can agree to disagree, but that's about it. I haven't noticed users getting into heating arguments with threats and bad language as such. I'm quite sure some of our peers will be like this, but it seems we can keep it civilized without enforcing strict rules as such.
- For being people with a bit of social awkwardness, a lot of us are a talkative bunch and we don't really think it's a bit problem to let others take a peek in our personal lives as such.
- The sheer amount of different experiences in education and employment are interesting, as well as the views most of us have. Some have jobs, some have degrees, some don't for whatever reason.
- The variety of styles encountered here is fun, and nice to see everyone get along. Unlike special interest forums where people just go for interest X and have a small chat in a thread about something else, we're here not because of a big interest, but because of a shared... disorder(?) that makes us who we are. That's why we're here, add in movie, music, hobby, sexuality and other goals and you'd have a nicely mixed up bunch.
- In the past year I made a few friends, how superficial it might seem, through the means of facebook, who I got to know a bit better during my time on AC. Engaging in a bit of social interaction, even if it's digitally, sharing links and statusupdates with relatively little drama. To me it's a way to be a bit more social outside of a forum (or; and enclosed environment) with a rather trusted bunch.
Sounds kinda sugarcoated, doesn't it? But given my rather honest and upfront kind of posting on AC, some of you would probably have understood by now, that if I found something less fancy on AC, I would've told as such. So no... this blog is not sponsored by the admins.
But I thought my AC-anniversary would be a good reason to blog about this.
But in that year, is there anything I learned, while mixing in with my fellow aspies, which I officially couldn't count as my peers as such, since when I first joined I didn't have my diagnosis yet. So anyway; and mind you, I'm not really a big forum user as well, so a lot of stuff here is "new" in a sense.
- Users come and go. In the past year I talked (through AC obviously) with a lot of people about a variety of topics. Some people stuck around and some left without any real notice. From one day to the other they were gone. That's how it goes in life I guess, and especially with everyones personal background and geographic location opportunities arise in different ways for everyone. For me personally it gave me a more open mind how we're all scattered globally and how for everyone services and support work differently.
- Quite a few... dare I say, all active members on AC, come across as a tolerant bunch. We can agree to disagree, but that's about it. I haven't noticed users getting into heating arguments with threats and bad language as such. I'm quite sure some of our peers will be like this, but it seems we can keep it civilized without enforcing strict rules as such.
- For being people with a bit of social awkwardness, a lot of us are a talkative bunch and we don't really think it's a bit problem to let others take a peek in our personal lives as such.
- The sheer amount of different experiences in education and employment are interesting, as well as the views most of us have. Some have jobs, some have degrees, some don't for whatever reason.
- The variety of styles encountered here is fun, and nice to see everyone get along. Unlike special interest forums where people just go for interest X and have a small chat in a thread about something else, we're here not because of a big interest, but because of a shared... disorder(?) that makes us who we are. That's why we're here, add in movie, music, hobby, sexuality and other goals and you'd have a nicely mixed up bunch.
- In the past year I made a few friends, how superficial it might seem, through the means of facebook, who I got to know a bit better during my time on AC. Engaging in a bit of social interaction, even if it's digitally, sharing links and statusupdates with relatively little drama. To me it's a way to be a bit more social outside of a forum (or; and enclosed environment) with a rather trusted bunch.
Sounds kinda sugarcoated, doesn't it? But given my rather honest and upfront kind of posting on AC, some of you would probably have understood by now, that if I found something less fancy on AC, I would've told as such. So no... this blog is not sponsored by the admins.
But I thought my AC-anniversary would be a good reason to blog about this.
