RYL journals.
 

Hey there.

Um, I'm not sure if this is allowed, and if it's not, then well..delete it please. This is not meant to be harmful to this website, and I'm definitely not giving out the web address of the forum I'm describing, as to not try and stir up trouble/move members away from RYL.

Anyway, I'm quite an old member of a support site for teenagers and young adults, and a while ago there was an idea put forward, and then put into the early stages by the forum adminstrator, as to give members a journal to record their day or whatever. He eventually got rid of this, and decided not to have journals. I loved the idea, and after I found out the admin had decided against implicating journals to the site, started a campaign for him to at least think about introducing them. I've now realised the vast amount of features on that website that deter from the core idea to suppot teenagers that never even get used could be rid of and replaced with a journal system, which by the amount of members that have blogging sites and such, wouldn't be such a bad idea.

I was wondering what your thoughts were on RYL in relation to a support forum, and whether you believe they're useful, especially for emotions and whatnot.

Again, no harm meant. I hold RYL in high esteem, although I hardly ever use it.

Thanks.

Vicky.

use it loads.
think it's great :)

I've only used it once or twice, but I don't really care because I have a journal or blog on xanga. It's a friends/networking/blogging site.

I'm sure these journals are really useful to the people who are currently using them, and they could be useful to other people. Don't get me wrong I LOVE RYL, and I use all the forums, just not the journals.

I think they're great.

Because: gives people a chance to express themselves. Also, I comment them from time-to-time, and, people are always very greatful.

Comment a journal today (Y)

I would use/read the Journals but found them a pest to navigate and have forgot all about them.

Oh , we have journals on this site ? Wow , where are they ?

Sure, Jack. We all know you really have a Secret Girls Diary under your bed.
And the password to open it is Aimee.

;-)

Amanda; http://www.recoveryourlife.com/forum/blogs/.
Or, you can click on a person username and go through there.

Also FAQ Journals.

I have never used it in my life...I keep forgetting it exists

Lol - "Open SesAimee"

In truth, I was never a big Live Journal user either. My last entry is from 2005 lol.

Hmmm.. I agree with Aimee... People are sooo greatful if you leave a comment on a journal! They will be thankful or it! So its a good thing to leave comments...

I like having a journal on here. It is a way for me to vent or record what happened in the day without making a whole thread about mememe :P
Also, if you want to see how someone's doing, you can check their journal (assuming they have one) instead of searching through their posts.

Haven't really been buuuvered.

Well, I decided to vote for yes, although it was a quite hard decission.
I guess almost nobody reads diaries of others at least I have the impression.

But though I write very often in my journal, although I find it sad sometimes that nobody seems to read it (view counts...only my visits :notsure: ).
But it helps me to write something there, so
1.) I could later read what happened on certain dates,
2.) I could write in the RYL- boards that more is written in my journal (because the boards can be read by everybody and entries can be find by searching machines) and
3.) because I am too lazy to write in a "normal" diary and well, I am here almost every day, so it is easier for me to go to my diary here and type a few words and
4.) because I can put smilies in and I could not do that in a normal diary because I cannot paint :-D .

I don't use them; I suck at journal-keeping and get really bored.

I can see how they're useful to others, but I prefer my Livejournal. I've used Livejournal for years so when journals come to RYL I made a few entries and that was it really.

Personally I don't look at the journals but that's more because I mostly don't get enough time to.

I like them. They're very good for venting. And also stalking- ahem- checking up on other people.

I think they are very useful. Sometimes I feel bad for posting about my problems but by having a journal there is a place to write things down, and I also like to catch up on how things are going for other people as well.

I do find them useful.
I mean I did with with my old account and I guess I will use it again with this account

I think they're quite useful.

I don't use them, but that's just because I'm addicted to my LJ, and I can't be bothered keeping up with two journals.

But they're good because it gives people a chance to get things out and express themselves even if they don't want to specifically ask for support / hugs on the forum. It also means it's easy to quickly check up on how someone is doing (in an entirely non-stalkerish way, of course!) and leave a comment to cheer them up. :)

haven't used mine as far as i can remember...
&i don't read anyone elses.

haven't used livejournal properly in a while either. just like random one line posts.