I haven't been on WOL long but am already beginning to notice the signs of mild addiction. Is anyone else willing to own up to being addicted? And does it matter? Is it inevitable that we will be addicted to something so it may as well be something so very very positive as WOL?

Where else can you tap into a circle of intelligent, articulate, perceptive and often like minded friends just at the flick of a switch? I love the poetry - the imperfect and the perfect - it doesn't always have to be top class for me - just real will do.
The downside is the addictive nature - I just have to take a peek at what is being commented on and who is saying what. It can get a bit obsessive if you are not careful. I need to cut down on my consumption - maybe I'll start tomorrow...

Yes I too have an obsessive compulsion to visit the site daily,
posting when I feel the need too. I feel that the discussion boards are essential reading to anyone who writes poems,there is so much to learn. Its a inspirational,enlightening and at times quite emotional read. I love this community :-)

Me, too ... all of the previous. I'm pulling back a bit because I'm beginning to embarrass myself ... far too much to say. But I really do enjoy the interchange.

Here's an idea - let's set up part of the site where all the addicts can meet to overcome the addiction - WA (Wolers Anonymous) ...err..um...perhaps not

addicted to wool, no wonder you're feeling sheepish.

sorry (embarrassed face) .

It is a great site; there's a number of contributors whose work I love to read. I rarely comment because my critical faculties don't extend much beyond saying 'that's dead good that is' :-)

Agreed! it is compulsive to view something each day whether or not i actually join in discussions, comment, or post a poem.
Some of the discussions are out of my depth but that makes it all the more interesting to learn something.

Janet.x

John- nowt wrong wi' comments like that as long as you mean it :-)

Absolutely. I don't comment if I think something's rubbish because I would hate to discourage anybody being creative and the written word can easily be taken to heart.

The standard of some of the work on here is astonishing at times which can work one of two ways for me. It can inspire or it can make me think, 'bloody hell what's the point I'll never achieve anything like that'.

Absolutely addictive! I visit this site more than any other, and like you Val - need at least a daily fix.
The community on here is fantastic, and some of you are not so bad in real life either, just wish all the events were down here in the midlands.
I also don't comment very much - perhaps we could have a 'this is dead good, this is' button or tick box - would be nice to be able to just show appreciation sometimes.
Paul - don't really want the cure - quite like it here!
Cx

I've found this exchange fascinating - particularly enjoyed Paul's hilarious contribution. Christine's suggestion is worth thinking about if it wasn't too much trouble (though there would have to be a way of stopping some of us voting for ourselves (-; )

The family are staying here at the moment so can only rarely get to the computer and then usually hurried. Guess what - when you are mildly addicted the withdrawal symptoms are mild too.

Like all addictions the only way to tackle it is with replacement therapy. I replaced my recent WOL addiction by playing Facebook Scrabble with Chris Dawson, but I started getting addicted to that so I replaced that with posting on the International Anthony Burgess Foundation website but I got addicted to that, so I started actually telling people on Facebook what I'm doing every hour or so and I got addicted to that, so I started posting comments on Manchester City's official site but I got addicted to that, so I went to the pub....

....I'm still there.