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I find that the Journals section is a bit of a community within the community. Your entries are sheltered a bit from the wilds of the board, and those reading and replying to them, generally seek them out. There's some comfort and intimacy in this which I relish.
I use my journal here to share personal experiences that don't necessarily merit their own threads, but that I want to get out there. Those who care, can follow my 'adventures' as they progress across several entries, and hopefully get some enjoyment along with a bit of insight into who I am. It lets us share ourselves beyond topical opinions. Granted I'm not sharing every sordid detail, but I feel that's mostly noise anyways.
<b>Do you feel like you know members of TFP better when they keep a journal as opposed to just boards/chat?</b>
I think many of us present our best behaved social selves here, but you can glean patterns through journal entries much easier than through the boards.
The Boards, Chat, and Journals all offer different pieces of the puzzle. Keeping a journal here is me contributing as much as I can.
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Building an artificial intelligence that appreciates Mozart is easy. Building an A.I. that appreciates a theme restaurant is the real challenge - Kit Roebuck - Nine Planets Without Intelligent Life
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