ThaiVisa: I'm Addicted With No Cure In Sight

[gburns57au]

Bloody gab-a-lot newbies.....

[lazeeboy]

Bloody gab-a-lot newbies.....

dont know how i used to get by before tv ............ah yes i had a life

[JetsetBkk]

5 hours later and he's still at exactly 20,000. What's happened to him? Has the 'puter broken? Has he gone out for a drink? Has the RSI finally turned his digits to stone? (You can still use a pencil between your teeth, Jai Dee! )

Send out a search party!

[scousemouse]

Hello everyone.

My name is Jai Dee and I am a ThaiVisa forum addict.

From this website:

Here are some potential benefits of regular online forum participation:

Intellectual exchange

Learning new ideas and refining old ones

Enjoying community membership

Influencing the forum's evolution

Contributing to others

Making new friends and contacts

New business leads

Keeping up with current events

Learning about new opportunities

Here are some potential negative effects of excessive forum usage:

Reduced concentration and focus

Reduced productivity

Chronic procrastination

Increased pessimism and/or apathy

Being distracted by endless debates and idle gossip

Gradually substituting tribal group think for your own intelligence

Impaired social skills, neglected relationships, and a weakened social circle (a consequence of substituting online socialization for face-to-face conversations)

Reduced energy (forum participation is sedentary compared to more active social outlets)

Reduced self-esteem

Career and income may suffer (including loss of employment)

Forum addiction

Me, I'm into current affairs… Thailand specific. That's why I spend so much time in the news forum. I like to be informed, and I'd like to think that my efforts are helping to keep other people informed too.

Thailand is my home now. I live here and I work here. I'm fortunate enough to have a job that I have been able to organize to an extent that I have a lot of free time… resulting in me looking around for something else to occupy my mind and my time.

ThaiVisa fills that void for me.

But… I have become addicted.

I'm a ThaiVisa junkie.

For the benefit of other forum addicts out there, I'd like to share with you a couple of tips or things to do on those rare occasions whilst the forum is down or offline that may help make your forum experience a more enjoyable one when it's back online again.

Feed the kids/pets/wife/girlfriend/<deleted>-buddy etc. This allows for a longer uninterrupted time on the forum when it's finally back up and running.

Clean out all your temporary files and cookies. Then reboot your computer. This does nothing to help the forum get back online faster, but it's always handy to be ready for when it's finally back up and running.

Now would be a good time to relocate your computer. Place it closer to the toilet so that you spend less time traveling to/from to the toilet and more time for the forum when it is back up and running. Consider the purchase of a catheter as a possible alternative option.

Clear a specific area on your desk and assign it as for snacks and junk food only. Then stock this area well. A two week supply should be the minimum amount to place here. In fact, remove your printer or scanner and place even more snacks in that area too. Printers and scanners are rarely required for forum usage. A beer fridge under the computer desk is also handy. Don't forget that catheter option I mentioned before.

If you currently have no rubbish bin in the vicinity of your computer, clear this area of all the empty coke cans, potato chip bags and pizza boxes. Purchase a great <deleted>-off sized rubbish bin instead of the smaller office sized trash can for your computer area. This will reduce the number of times that the rubbish needs to be emptied and more time for the forum when it's up and running.

Make a sign for your front door that reads: Use back door only. Make one for your back door as well that reads: Use front door only. This will help deter unexpected and unwanted company that may cause you to miss the moment the forum is back up and running again.

Buy or otherwise make, a small padding, approx the size of 2x4 inches. Tape this to your forehead well. This helps for when the forum is back up and running and you've read / posted for sooo long getting your fix that you fall asleep at your computer and your head hits the keyboard. Also useful when you slap your head after reading posts by the Donz. Prevents trips to the hospital, hence more time for the forum.

Be sure to pause once or twice while performing the above to swear, rant, or rave at your monitor. Flipping it the bird is always a good choice, too. This does nothing to help the forum get online faster but does in some strange, weird way... help relieve tension.

By the time you perform all of the steps above, George or Huski should have fixed all the problems and the forum should be up and running. Now is the time to sit back, take a deep breath, open a fresh snack, crack open a new beer, and enjoy your forum experience.

Now… the flip side…

Can forum addiction kill?

Read this.

sorry ???? , ..... oh , sarcasm and the rest .

[t.s]

consdering how little enjoyment i actually get out of the site, i look at Jai dee's post as an excellent reason to take a break.

[sriracha john]

Congratulations Jai Dee....

A big aspect of all those posts is that they were all made under one nick.

Your count would likely be collectively surpassed by some of those with multiple ones.

[Austhaied]

consdering how little enjoyment i actually get out of the site, i look at Jai dee's post as an excellent reason to take a break.

The fact you get "little" enjoyment out of the site is all the more reason this is such a great forum. I happen to know a lot of really great people from here. You get back what you put in i suppose..

[qwertz]

Jaidee, I earnestly suggest that you get a life.

There's more to life than staring at a monitor.

[JetsetBkk]

Jaidee, I earnestly suggest that you get a life.

I think he has. It's been nearly 8 hours and he hasn't posted again.

[game4shame]

Not addicted either.

this isn't the jokes forum.

[suegha]

This is the best 20k post ever! Er, I wonder how many 20k posts there have been...

Nice one mate, always enjoy your contribution!

[RakSamui]

start reading the samui forum it will cure your addiction, at least 10,000 of the posts would have be removed.

[the gent]

Generally speaking, reading TV makes me feel rather good about myself but I suspect it is for reasons most would not agree with.

[cobra]

Hello everyone.

My name is Jai Dee and I am a ThaiVisa forum addict.

Hi Jai Dee as we all refrain,

Now let the healing begin, let us recite the Serenity pray ...

Kudos on you 20k count, and keeping us informed,

[tracer5050]

2000 GREAT my fingers would be gone , but thanks i love to learn more about thailand . I only ge to live there about 4 months a year , But someday full time. Keep the infor coming

[tuky]

JD is one of the most well balanced guys I know, also I would guess that less than 1% of those posts would have been made from his home computer.

[ThaiPauly]

This is the best 20k post ever!

Nice one mate, always enjoy your contribution!

Second everything you say.

The fact that JD makes the majority of his posts while he is being paid for doing something else means that it does not really impinge on his home life. Jealous or what

If you had met his Wife then you would know that he would not dare neglect her (one of the country's most beautiful women))...and he does not.

He is a stalwart, and will go to any lengths to help his mates out as well.

One of the nicest guys I have ever met through this forum or anywhere else for that matter.

Cheers Jai Dee....top bloke.

TP

[Suszzy]

WOW!! 20,000 post

i'm impress.

what else can i say?

[Aujuba]

Although I don't post much I can't help but spend a lot of time looking through the posts. This is addictive and I often think it does take away from doing something more productive. I'm starting to wonder what life was like before the net.

Some people don't have cellphones as a statement. Living closer to the earth might not be such a bad thing at times. People used to chat more in pubs but often times chats in pubs end up in fights if the issue is serious. There are only spats here on Thaivisa. But I guess ThaiVisa always has rules and referees watching every conversation.

[Beardog]

Very funny- CONGRADULATIONS!

I am glad your a great help & a good man to know in person!

Beardog

[Mobi]

Hey JD, Mods may not always be my favourite people, but you are a top man, a real gentleman and a shining light in this murky world.

Many a TV member, including me, has much to thank you for your generous spirit and compassion for your fellow man.

Well done on your 20,000th.

I don't think you are any more an addict than the rest of us nerds, and from what I see, you still mange to live a useful and full family life, so don't worry about it.

Long may you continue to post, inform, and provide advice and help to us unfortunates out there in TV land.

All the best

Mobi

[roietjimmy]

Congrats, 20,000 good ones and still going.

Makes me feel sooo....., you know.....,inadequate!

[soundman]

20,000. Top effort. Congrats.

[JetsetBkk]

One of the nicest guys I have ever met through this forum or anywhere else for that matter.

Cheers Jai Dee....top bloke.

TP

But where is he? I think someone should start a "Where is Jai Dee" thread!

[MiG16]

congrats Jaidee, but mostly thankyou

for spending your time to keep us informed.

ohh and ignore the nay-sayers.

[qwertz]

Who's Jai Dee?

[Robski]

What did people do before cell phones and thaivisa.com?

Talk to the kids/pets/wife/girlfriend/<deleted>-buddy etc.

[Grover]

20000, thats a hel_l of a lot. and from what ive seen, mostly quality too.

[Ijustwannateach]

Missed this before- congrats on the hard work, Jai Dee!

[John_Rambo]

Congratulationd Jai Dee, i hope to reach a similar milestone one day....