i’d like to hear your answers to these questions as you seem to be quite bothered about the forum. i’m curious why you would continue being a lurker if everything you see here is so abhorrent to you. are you spending time on GS to run away from issues in your life instead of having discussions with the people involved? because that would be lame. and hypocritical.
in answer to your questions:
both. it depends on the forums you frequent and the questions you ask. the rule of thumb is: the dumber the question, the more ridiculous the answers. as someone else mentioned, for eg, Weddings, Parenting, Fashion & Beauty, Health, and Household forums are usually full of very valuable posters who have equally valuable advice to offer, and they do so frequently.
both. nothing wrong with either, is there?
i haven’t yet done that and will not in the future either, unless it is a private entry in my private blog to be shared with guppans i consider friends and whose opinions i value. just like i would only consult on issues with the people close to me in real life too.