Writing Testing the Waters...A Survey.

[Sara]

1. Do you spend much time in this forum?
2. Do you contribute a lot of poetry?
3. Do you read a lot of poetry posted here?
4. For the most part, do you enjoy it?
5. How would you describe most of the poetry posted here? Insightful? Light hearted? Moving? Mind-numbingly depressing?
6. Do you write [or have you, in the past, written] much poetry that could be considered "depressing"?
7. Did writing it make you feel any better?
8. Do you prefer reading "depressing" or "lighthearted" poetry?
9. And does the phrase "you have to suffer to write" mean anything to you?

[G/S/B Master]

1.No
2.No
3.no
4.a little
5.light hearted
6.no
7.no
8.both
9.no



P.S. i came here because everything else isn't so new.

[Guest Shift]

[color=royalblue]size=1]1. Do you spend much time in this forum? Yes
2. Do you contribute a lot of poetry? [b]No[/b]
3. Do you read a lot of poetry posted here? [b]Yes[/b]
4. For the most part, do you enjoy it? [b]Yes[/b]
5. How would you describe most of the poetry posted here? [b]Excellent... the stories too![/b]
6. Do you write [or have you, in the past, written] much poetry that could be considered "depressing"? [b]No[/b]
7. Did writing it make you feel any better?[b] I didn't right any...[/b]
8. Do you prefer reading "depressing" or "lighthearted" poetry?[b]No[/b]
9. And does the phrase "you have to suffer to write" mean anything to you?[b]No[/b]

[Spikey]

1. Yes
2.Yes
3. yes
4. yes
5. Very good.
6. yes a little
7. not much but a little
8. Lighthearding
9. not really. i like to write though.

[Justin]

1. Do you spend much time in this forum?

Yes.

2. Do you contribute a lot of poetry?

No. My poetry sucks. lol...

3. Do you read a lot of poetry posted here?

Yep.

4. For the most part, do you enjoy it?

Yep.

5. How would you describe most of the poetry posted here? Insightful? Light hearted? Moving? Mind-numbingly depressing?

All of the above.

6. Do you write [or have you, in the past, written] much poetry that could be considered "depressing"?

Umm...not really...I used to strings together sentences that came to my mind whenever I got depressed...but I wouldn't call it 'poetry'...

7. Did writing it make you feel any better?

Yep.

8. Do you prefer reading "depressing" or "lighthearted" poetry?

Depressing...unless the Lighthearted is histarically funny...

9. And does the phrase "you have to suffer to write" mean anything to you?

Yes.

-Justin

[asar]

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Cera [/i]
[B]1. Do you spend much time in this forum?
2. Do you contribute a lot of poetry?
3. Do you read a lot of poetry posted here?
4. For the most part, do you enjoy it?
5. How would you describe most of the poetry posted here? Insightful? Light hearted? Moving? Mind-numbingly depressing?
6. Do you write [or have you, in the past, written] much poetry that could be considered "depressing"?
7. Did writing it make you feel any better?
8. Do you prefer reading "depressing" or "lighthearted" poetry?
9. And does the phrase "you have to suffer to write" mean anything to you? [/B][/QUOTE]

1. I usually visit it about each second time i visit otaku.
2. Not yet, i'm bulding up my confidence
3. I read most of the new posts and things that catch my eye
4. Yes
5. Some of it is really quite good - very beautiful imagery, and
other bits need work. Een so the standard is good
6. Yes, especially during the middle of high school
7. I suppose it was cathartic for a while after i wrote it - got it off my chest so to speak
8. Good poetry is good poetry, no matter what it's about.
9. Yes, i think suffering gives what you write a more human element - you understand how your writing creates images for people.

[Shy]

[size=1]1. Do you spend much time in this forum? - Yes

2. Do you contribute a lot of poetry? - I don't like poetry, too melodramatic.

3. Do you read a lot of poetry posted here? - Yes

4. For the most part, do you enjoy it? - No

5. How would you describe most of the poetry posted here? -Depressing, or boring.

6. Do you write [or have you, in the past, written] much poetry that could be considered "depressing"? - No

8. Do you prefer reading "depressing" or "lighthearted" poetry? - lighthearted

9. And does the phrase "you have to suffer to write" mean anything to you? - Yes[/size]

[Raiha]

[COLOR=royalblue]1. Do you spend much time in this forum? Duh, I'm a mod here!

2. Do you contribute a lot of poetry? Every day.

3. Do you read a lot of poetry posted here? When the first line isn't: "I'm depressed."

4. For the most part, do you enjoy it? Depends on the content/grammar.

5. How would you describe most of the poetry posted here? Mind-numbingly depressing.

6. Do you write [or have you, in the past, written] much poetry that could be considered "depressing"? Of course.

7. Did writing it make you feel any better? Yes

8. Do you prefer reading "depressing" or "lighthearted" poetry? Depressing.

9. And does the phrase "you have to suffer to write" mean anything to you? Yes, but I 'm not telling why.[/COLOR]

[Treble]

[size=1]1. Do you spend much time in this forum?[b] Yes[/b]

2. Do you contribute a lot of poetry? [b]No[/b]

3. Do you read a lot of poetry posted here? [b]Yes[/b]

4. For the most part, do you enjoy it?[b] Yes, only the cheerful ones.[/b]

5. How would you describe most of the poetry posted here?
Insightful? Light hearted? Moving? Mind-numbingly depressing?

[b]Mainly all of the poems are very depressing.[/b]

6. Do you write [or have you, in the past, written] much poetry that could be considered "depressing"?[b] Nah I'm not much of poetry writer, I only read them.[/b]

7. Did writing it make you feel any better? [b]N/A[/b]

8. Do you prefer reading "depressing" or "lighthearted" poetry?[b]Lighthearted, it makes it more enjoyable to read.:)[/b]

9. And does the phrase "you have to suffer to write" mean
anything to you? [b]Yes[/b][/size]

[BabyGirl]

[color=deeppink]1. Do you spend much time in this forum? [b]Indeed.[/b]

2. Do you contribute a lot of poetry? [b]Nah, more stories...my story stuff is much better than my poetry.[/b]

3. Do you read a lot of poetry posted here? [b]Yep! And I'm amazed at the talent of most...[/b]

4. For the most part, do you enjoy it? [b]See above[/b]

5. How would you describe most of the poetry posted here? Insightful? Light hearted? Moving? Mind-numbingly depressing? [b]Insightful :)[/b]

6. Do you write [or have you, in the past, written] much poetry that could be considered "depressing"? [b]Oh God yes.[/b]

7. Did writing it make you feel any better? [b]Indeed :toothy:[/b]

8. Do you prefer reading "depressing" or "lighthearted" poetry? [b]The depressing stuff comes easier to me (go figure :rolleyes: ) but I try to write lighthearted stuff to balance out my inside feelings.[/b]

9. And does the phrase "you have to suffer to write" mean anything to you? [b]Of course...for more than one reason.[/b][/color]

[Roxie Faye]

1. Do you spend much time in this forum? [B]Uh..... a moderate amount of time.[/B]
2. Do you contribute a lot of poetry? [B]No[/B]
3. Do you read a lot of poetry posted here? [B]Some of it.[/B]
4. For the most part, do you enjoy it? [B]Yes.[/B]
5. How would you describe most of the poetry posted here? Insightful? Light hearted? Moving? Mind-numbingly depressing? [B]All of that stuff[/B]
6. Do you write [or have you, in the past, written] much poetry that could be considered "depressing"? [B]Nope[/B]
7. Did writing it make you feel any better? [B]N/A but when I'm depressed, and I read depressing poetry, it gets me more depressed, which actually makes me less depressed. (did that make ANY sense?)[/B]
8. Do you prefer reading "depressing" or "lighthearted" poetry? [B]Depressing.[/B]
9. And does the phrase "you have to suffer to write" mean anything to you? [B]Eh.. somewhat.[/B]

[Sere Tuscumbia]

1. Do you spend much time in this forum? Yeah

2. Do you contribute a lot of poetry? I would, if people read it . . .

3. Do you read a lot of poetry posted here? Well duh!

4. For the most part, do you enjoy it? Depends . . .

5. How would you describe most of the poetry posted here? Mostly Depressing, but some of it is light.

6. Do you write [or have you, in the past, written] much poetry that could be considered "depressing"? Uh . . . yeah . . .

7. Did writing it make you feel any better? Kinda

8. Do you prefer reading "depressing" or "lighthearted" poetry? Depends on what mood I'm in

9. And does the phrase "you have to suffer to write" mean anything to you? When I have writer's block . . . and other times . . .

[The Evil King]

1. Do you spend much time in this forum?A- Yes
2. Do you contribute a lot of poetry? A-No
3. Do you read a lot of poetry posted here?A- No
4. For the most part, do you enjoy it? A-The stuff I read yes
5. How would you describe most of the poetry posted here? Insightful? Light hearted? Moving? Mind-numbingly depressing?A-lighthearted
6. Do you write [or have you, in the past, written] much poetry that could be considered "depressing"? A-no
7. Did writing it make you feel any better? A-no
8. Do you prefer reading "depressing" or "lighthearted" poetry? A-lighthearted
9. And does the phrase "you have to suffer to write" mean anything to you? A-yes

[Pressure]

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Cera [/i]
[B]1. Do you spend much time in this forum?
2. Do you contribute a lot of poetry?
3. Do you read a lot of poetry posted here?
4. For the most part, do you enjoy it?
5. How would you describe most of the poetry posted here? Insightful? Light hearted? Moving? Mind-numbingly depressing?
6. Do you write [or have you, in the past, written] much poetry that could be considered "depressing"?
7. Did writing it make you feel any better?
8. Do you prefer reading "depressing" or "lighthearted" poetry?
9. And does the phrase "you have to suffer to write" mean anything to you? [/B][/QUOTE]

[color=purple]1)Yes, lately I've begun to..
2)Not really.. stories about the one I long for.. cough.. but I plan to..
3)Absolutely, DeathKnight and Ravenstorture are amazing writers..
4)Unconditionally..
5)Ming-numbingly depressing.. well.. half of it.. about..
6)Yes..
7)Yes..
8)Eh heh.. don't take this the wrong way.. but depressing.. light hearted is usually to sugary for me..
9)No.. because you don't [/color]

[The Harlequin]

1. Do you spend much time in this forum? If possible
2. Do you contribute a lot of poetry? Not really, for everyone... else's sake
3. Do you read a lot of poetry posted here? Yes
4. For the most part, do you enjoy it? When it's well written
5. How would you describe most of the poetry posted here? Depressing, but not mind-numbingly so
6. Do you write [or have you, in the past, written] much poetry that could be considered "depressing"? Everything I write would be considered so (not my opinion either)
7. Did writing it make you feel any better? Not really
8. Do you prefer reading "depressing" or "lighthearted" poetry? Depressing
9. And does the phrase "you have to suffer to write" mean anything to you?
Yes

[Guest cloricus]

1. Do you spend much time in this forum? yes
2. Do you contribute a lot of poetry? some times
3. Do you read a lot of poetry posted here? yes
4. For the most part, do you enjoy it? no, but some of it is very good.
5. How would you describe most of the poetry posted here? Insightful? Light hearted? Moving? Mind-numbingly depressing? hmm- my answer would be bias
6. Do you write [or have you, in the past, written] much poetry that could be considered "depressing"? yes, very much so
7. Did writing it make you feel any better? no
8. Do you prefer reading "depressing" or "lighthearted" poetry? depressing
9. And does the phrase "you have to suffer to write" mean anything to you? yes - but not always the case.