May I Ask A Tough Question

For me, personally, I direct my political efforts in my local community and I'm fully committed there. I have most of my activism conversations elsewhere because I don't care to debate about them. Thus, the thread here doesn't help me. I imagine I'm not the only one in a similar situation.

I felt a lot of *fake* from the very first thread. Seemed like attention grabbing from a few (not all) of the peas involved. I just got a vibe. I do things on my own, don't need a thread for it. I totally agree with you. Some white ladies (culture not race) like to commiserate on shit like that with each other, perhaps viewing their own morality for a second (how regular was that thread posted before people stopped caring?)and feeling sorry for themselves. But it's all shallow to some of them.

Olan I understand why you're comparing them, because both were loved members of the community. However, I don't think this is an either/or kind of thing. They're very different.

I'm sorry it hurts you.

TBH, I never paid much attention to the thread so I'm speaking from assumptions about its nature. I knew Compwalla here for years and loved her contribution to the Two Peas community and beyond. And I know she'd appreciate what I do in my home community. That's enough for me.  

Its at the top (and started everyday) because someone (Not sure who) takes it upon themselves to start it every day. And then when people want to share what they're having for dinner, the thread gets bumped.

I am sure if you would like to take it upon yourself to post a Compwalla Call To Action thread every day, people would share what they've done. In all honestly, I feel like it probably fell to the side because it was a once-a-month post and people just get busy and forget. 

edited to add: for fun, I looked up who started the Compwalla Call To Action threads is in the past. It hasn't just been one person. I feel like this is why it has been forgotten -- no one has committed themselves to doing it and everyone else thinks someone else will do it. 

Well..keep bumping it then.

The dinner thread is so much more than what we're having for dinner. It is a community of Peas who respect each other and share our every day lives through encouragement, camaraderie, tears, fears and laughter. It is a lifeline to some Peas who are going through life-changing events and struggles. As others have said, it is comparing apples and oranges.

I don't post on the dinner thread because I'm not overly interested and as a practical matter, am not always sure what it will be.

I don't post on the call to action thread because I feel it's very easy to come across as bragging, even if that's not the intent. I am a full-time volunteer for causes that matter greatly to me, as well as a stay-at-home mom which is important to me. Every day almost, I am formally working towards those causes. (And of course, parenting!) But I don't feel the need to talk about it. I'm of the school of "Preach the Gospel. If necessary, use words."

This is a huge board.  Create that type of atmosphere in a call-to-action thread if you want to do so. I think that's a great idea.  AKathy created that for us and we kept it going.  It's really nice and encouraging and means a lot to me.

I don’t open or post in the dinner thread because it doesn’t interest me.

I also never posted in the call to action thread because that’s just not what I come here for.

This is a message board where I come for entertainment when I’m bored and need to kill a few minutes on my phone. Like right now I’m sitting in a lobby while my kids do Ninja Warrior Class.

I want threads where people are arguing about foot flushing and hand towels and poop knives. This is Pealand. I don’t really come here for the tough questions.

The dinner thread is a daily re-occurring thread that Kathy herself started that another pea continued in her name - that person posts a new thread every single day and it's mostly the same peas who respond. It's similar to the "game" threads or the "GYPO" threads - low key fluff. Dinner and getting dressed are everyday tasks that nearly everyone HAS to do.

The call to action thread was started by someone else in honor of Compwalla. I haven't seen it discussed in a negative light, but I also haven't seen anything about it until you bumped it today. From what I'm seeing, it never really did get very much traction and when it did, it was at election time when there were a lot of different opportunities to take action politically (canvassing, volunteering on campaigns, donating to campaigns, etc.).

There are also a lot of peas who avoid politics (some so vehemently that they want a separate board so they don't even have to SEE the red "political" tab), but most of us eat dinner and typically you aren't going to piss someone off by talking about the pot of chili on your stove.

        Okay, I think I missed that one along the way....