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  1. kfwyre
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    I like this a lot. Plans are, by nature, abstract while experiences are a story with potentially interesting details and elements. A plan says "I'm going to work on programming" and leaves it at...

    I like this a lot. Plans are, by nature, abstract while experiences are a story with potentially interesting details and elements.

    A plan says "I'm going to work on programming" and leaves it at that, but a retrospective can detail, for example, a baffling error that took a weekend of head-scratching to debug. There's much more potential for substance in top-level posts, as well as greater opportunity for replies.

    I ultimately think this will make those threads more interesting, both to post in and to read. Thanks for taking the initiative to make the change and for taking the time to give us your thorough explanation!

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  2. cptcobalt
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    I love this. I have poked my head into previous threads, but I’ve felt weird contributing. I do a lot of creative work where I’m either 1) following a bit of established routine from week to week,...

    I love this. I have poked my head into previous threads, but I’ve felt weird contributing.

    I do a lot of creative work where I’m either 1) following a bit of established routine from week to week, or 2) mentally munching on with a lot of incomplete thoughts. If I posted my plans for continuing to follow my routines here, it’d be about the same post every week. If I posted about my ideas here, I might have already decided to kill them or write them down for another time by the end of the week.

    What I’ve done is usually way cooler than what I want to do. It’s makes it a cleaner outlet for self-promo if you have things you want to share (but may not be worthy of a full post) and also a bit more of a retrospective “what I did, how I did it, and what I’d do better in the future”. (Also, probably better opportunities for feedback!)

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  3. AugustusFerdinand
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    I guess I'll be the naysayer in the group. Stating that you are going to do something makes you, in a very tiny way, accountable to carry out that action. I am sure the people here have all had...

    I guess I'll be the naysayer in the group.

    1. Stating that you are going to do something makes you, in a very tiny way, accountable to carry out that action. I am sure the people here have all had things they intended to do and then procrastinated away. We all likely have projects that are piling up that are in the works, but haven't started/finished. The self accountability encourages people to do what they say they will.

    2. Stating what you are going to do allows others to participate, express interest, and provide tips so that you don't go down the wrong path for hours or days on end and have someone that adds to your accountability because they want to hear how your plans went.

    3. I think it'd be better as a double post on Thursday evening as a "What did you do this week?" and "What are you doing this weekend?" as by Thursday evening you'll know if whatever you wanted to get accomplished by the end of the week is possible to conclude on Friday and generally have weekend plans formulated by then.

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    Good move. May I suggest a recurring topic? "What have you been thinking about?": a vague question meant to let people share some of the ideas that may not fit elsewhere and may not warrant a post...

    Good move.

    May I suggest a recurring topic? "What have you been thinking about?": a vague question meant to let people share some of the ideas that may not fit elsewhere and may not warrant a post of their own. (Although if I were to run a forum, I would encourage people to make posts about things they think are worth sharing, no matter how vague or imprecisely-worded.)

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      1. unknown user
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        I was imagining a thought process crystallized, whether they're finished ideas, or something vague that you can't point your finger to but can maybe try to describe. Being able to express yourself...

        I was imagining a thought process crystallized, whether they're finished ideas, or something vague that you can't point your finger to but can maybe try to describe.

        Being able to express yourself in a purer, less-restrained, less-goal-oriented fashion is rare today. Encouraging that may be of benefit to the forum's members.

        Wording should be adjusted based on the natural assumptions the commenters present when writing under such a topic. No need to make work where work is yet to be necessary.

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    1. Adys
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      Same, I love the change.

      Same, I love the change.

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