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Question: A question for my poetic contacts !?
I know my email gets overflowed with posts from contacts and responses to my posts, and it can take up a healthy chunk of time to wade through them!. By the time I'm done, I have long since dropped any thought of searching out poetry posts from people not on my contacts list!. And yet, I know there are such wonderful writings in there that I must be missing an opportunity to read!. Am I the only one that forgets to look that way more often, (if so!.!.!.!.I'm sorry!) or is that something we all need to do more often!?Www@QuestionHome@Com


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My email questions overwhelms Me at times! I do try to read them all,if at all possible! But(sigh) sadly,anything I have to say,most of the time,has been said,only much better than I would have! Or I just don't feel that I can contribute,anything of any value!Www@QuestionHome@Com

I do much of my reading while at work!. I keep my mind occupied writing machine programs for major modifications, but have to change focus sometimes or face burnout!. That's when I read the poetry posts!. Many times, by the time I get around to reading them, they have been deleted or resolved, and I can't leave a comment!. If not deleted, I do still read resolved poems, and unless it has something that really bothers me, I go to something else!.
I read Sydney's poem this morning at 7:15, but didn't get finished with the comment until 11:15!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

I can't possibly look at every e-mail!. There are times I have to delete without reading, and I regret this, because I know I am missing some good stuff!.

But I do read as much as I can and I have read more poetry (and other good questions as well) in the past few months than I read the previous ten years!. And most of the poetry is good--better than I can do (he said, humbly)!.

I usually just look at questions from my contacts, which now number more than 200!. (Not all of them poets, or I would never leave my computer--even for potty breaks!.)Www@QuestionHome@Com

Sin-I find I do not have time to answer all my contacts poems!.But I read them and usually star them!.But you are so busy writing them all the time!.I don't know how you can keep up all the writing let alone reading anyone else's work!.Seeing what you can write, I believe you should just concentrate on that part of it!.You contribute so much to this section!.I read all your poetry but just star it!.!.Keep up the great work!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

I always thought of poetry as a non contact sport until I came here!.

I try & keep my contact list low because I find too many overwhelm me & I find it hard to manage!.
Still I miss stuff all the time!.
E-mails I get lots, I answer way more mail than YAs questions everyday!.
That is cool & rewarding stuff, I like it, it is time consuming however!.
If I write a poem about you Sin, I will be sure to e-mail & let you know!.
I find your poetry easy to read!.
I cant read you that easily yet!. lol
You cant be there for everyone!.

You cant be omnipresent everywhere!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

I haven't got the email option switched on!. I go huntin' but because of the time diff I struggle to keep up with the rest of my contacts who are incredibly prolofic posters!. Which in turn does not give me much time to catch up on other general poets/postings!. Mea Culpa! I tend to wander in to Food and Cooking for a drool instead of reading other poetry q's!. I spend weekdays in front of a PC for 8 hours a day so spending my spare time on ya is giving me eye strain, but I enjoy it!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Let me put it this way !. !. !. my Poetry Contacts I know at least have talent!.

A lot of the rest of the Poetry section, and I know I'm overgeneralizing (at least to a point) !. !. !. well, I try not to say the things I want to say!. I'm a very opinionated person when it comes to what makes good poetry!. Not everyone that thinks they can do it really can!. And that's reality!.

And if I don't respond to poetry from my Contacts, 95% of the time it's because I feel that someone else has said what I want to say already!. We know what's good!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

*Maddamselflies Eyes* said it all!. My In box is flooded by my contacts asked questions!. I'm seriously thinking of disabling the automatic feature and search for their questions and starred ones manually!. Some times I don't get on to anything else but theirs!. It's a nice feature but it's overwhelming sometimes and I miss a lot of other good stuff!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

I used to neglect my contacts in order to read new poets!. Now, I stick with my contacts and don't even have time for all of them!. It's crazy! Sometimes I think I've moved to Mars or something and have left the Earth permanently!. My mind is in the stars and I think of all the poetic opportunities there!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

I don't have a lot of contacts, so it is fairly easy for me to reply most of the time, unless, like this week-end, I'm busy!. I always scroll the poetry Q!. There is one who posts most every weekend and I try to encourage her!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

No, you're not alone in that regard!.!.!.I often find that I don't have all day to be reading things, let alone responding & I try to look at my contacts' posts first!. If I was completely retired, it might be a different story!.!.!.but my computer time isn't limited to Y!A!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

You can only do so much,and it is your time!. It isn't a job!.
I am guilty of checking all and deleting, I do read my messages but if it is only questions to answer ,you can't get to them all!.
Do as you like !.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Normally I just stay with my contacts and their stars, but every now and again I make it a point to look for new questioners--depends on my mood!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

I opted out of the notices, They were way too time consuming
I look directly at my contacts profiles and find their poems!. I do not comment on all of them as I feel my answers are either redundant or I simply have nothing to say!.!. My mind is not as sharp as I would like it to be!.
I never got notices when I started, that function was not working so I learned to find the posts I wanted and I find it much easier for me that way!.


I no longer care if I am ignored!. yes it hurt a bit at first!.!. I will admit!.
I have outgrown that phase!. I realize this is the internet, not my kitchen table!. (sad analogy) that is what I come up with when am zosted!.!.!. g nite, Sin

edit;
sadly am still awake,
I go through my list of contacts, then hit poetry at large!. I pick and choose and star the ones I think deserve more attention than I can give them!. It really works quite well!. The past few days been too busy to do much of anything in Y/A!.Www@QuestionHome@Com