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For me, I think it's combination of all of those. I mostly enjoy the interesting information and the interesting and unique people here.

I like this most of all,due to the fact that
there is not many teeny bops on here causing
chaos,being rude..or ignorant.

Everyone has there own side of the story,
own views,and is respected that way.
all adult-like.

I also like to talk to other kin,
other vamps,or goths.
Makes me not feel so alone.

The Journals, and Forums.

I have been here for a total of 4 years or so. I came across it first when ibwas searching for vampire pictures. I gave it a miss. Then a few months later, I met this site once again and so I signed up on the spur of the moment. It was nothing earth-shattering.

The very fact that I became a Premium member says alot. I have never paid for any online membership - except on Rave. I was drawn to the Forum. It was casual yet serious. The Society system captivated my interest too. I was also drawn to the leveling-up aspect of this site. It seemed fun, what with all the interesting names and stuff. I was never in it for the people, though I have come to know several beautiful people on here. I am not a social butterfly and would rather keep to myself and just do my thing. The Journals - mostly through Bloody Feather - made me feel at home. Words can't get any darker than this.

I am addicted. I even signed up for a data plan so I could check into it wherever I went, on my cell. Sad, but true. Maybe it's just a phase. Maybe I'll get over it in time, I guess. :)

I love all of your answers and can't wait to read more. As an avid gamer the site compelled my "completionist" mind set with having always one more thing to see, rate, and or read. It challenged my competitive side with top ratings being displayed publicly and the user levels, kept me interested with leveling perks and once they were developed the societies provided a sense of family and home. Although I have had periods of absence I will always come back

You can meet people on here that are hard to meet in real life.Also there is this sense of understanding and also non-spamming which keeps me here.We do have our share of drama queens(and kings),but all in all it's a peaceful corner of the Internet

The friends I have made.

I Love Vampire Rave Because I Can Express Who I Really Am .. With Out Any One Judging Me

awesome friends, and the profile designing most any way i want them

It's my comfort zone. Here I've shared information that I never did in the real life.

I stick around because of the friends I have made. I know I have a place I can always go. I pretty much socialize on the internet, so VR has been a good place to "hang out." Its consistent, drama and good friends! What more could you ask for? Haha!

I like that I can totally be myself around random strangers without fear of being judged and I like the freedom to discuss various paranormal and supernatural topics in the forums

I like that there are bastards on here that are smarter than me, that can bitchslap me when I get uppity, and as a resource for aquiring new spheres of pursuit. I also like the politics, the social dynamics, and that moment when someone realizes that getting rated a one (1) might be the best gift you'll ever get from a member (next to, of course, someone you respect getting you a premium account, and if you're really lucky they might be the same person.)

This is not an invitation to rate me, but if you do, I'll certainly return the favour.
*wink*

well after 7 years, i would have to say everything. the site, the friends, the building of my page and of course the information.
but, in general, everything. bottom line is i enjoy it when i am not going through hard times.

Is not addiction, is a place where we feel comfortable talking about any subject that is taboo for the rest of the humans. You can not go to Starbucks and engage in a conversation and talk about witches, vampires or werewolf. So, VR, is my family away from work.

most of us can't be what we are in real live. But we can on vr. So thats why is so much fun hire. Plus the levels, forums, covens, rates,database,... Evry time i come back i learn something new.

This is a social network where I discover like minded people who empathise with the Gothic, Vampyre and occult communities. However I wish people were more geared towards discussion of those issues in a deeper sence of the words.

Some of us truly have nothing better to do so we hang around on this website

I think it that there is such a diversity in the people that surf here. That's what keeps me coming back. Also, I enjoy the forums, my journal which I've been writing in since September of 2009, and being able to create my own pages and stuff. I like that a lot too!

I just love it...makes me feel at home and well guided....

I paid to be here so I kind of figure might as well use it :p
plus I have a coven, and sweet friends here :)
And its the only place I can talk to them :)

this is day four of the grow in addiction. I will have to say as someone fresh and new to the site? it is because I can openly be me. I hide things because its a game not because/ people just won't get it./ the people! some are awesome! some are simply pathetic. and Lorde the drama.

It all makes this place amazingly unique.


oh. and I haven't gotten banned yet haha. thats always nice.

I really like climbing the status system, however, the higher you are, the harder it gets and the more frustrating it becomes LOL!! I've been trying for three damn days just to go up like, .30 lol!

I enjoy the ability to express myself on my profile the most, the unique leveling system second..

Most of all, I've met a few real great people.. one of which I am spending my life with

I've been here since the beginning and although there are times that I disappear, I always come back ... hence me being here for 9 years and only a level 76, but I'm not here for the levels, I come back because I can be myself on here and I have met a lot of very unique people on here, so I have become attached to and some where we bonded the first time we talked.

The vast amount of knowledge on here and the diversity. I've made some great friends here, love VR for those reasons!!

Getting to talk to people with similar
Interests form around the world.
Where else would we find it?

The feeling of community is was got me. Plus the many different conversations I've had on here that I could never have outside of this site.

I think it's a place where everyone is accepted and everyone can feel free to be themselves and not be judged.

cause of the information it gives and society to hold on to and communicate learn to write and etc, i can go on but i dont want to bore you,

I think for me it's meeting people like me. I get to post in forums and express my views in an open setting of some sort with out being persecuted for it. this is a wonderful resource.

At times it can be like rubber necking accidents, and we all know that is fun!

nearly eight years later, it's still about making connections...

and, getting my stories 'out there'...

I stand by what I have said before to others we come on this website for friends....also drama to excite our boring lives...but in most cases because we have truly nothing better to do

I have been here for 7 years now. Most know me as Payne.

I have been addicted from the beginning and that has never changed. I am addicted to the competition of leveling,the people from all walks of life that I would normally never have any other contact with,the ability to code and work my profiles to reflect myself.

I love the database and the fact that I can find pretty much anything my morbid little mind desires within it. I enjoy seeing the new things that Cancer will come up with after all of this time.

Some of the people here have a tendency to suck with their drama...but I still love VR.

There's this guy I like, we agreed not to date but still like each other a lot, he won't add me on Facebook so I still come back

On the side note it's still a fun place to come, even with how busy and drained I've been lately I still come back

I love VR, but I'm not addicted. I could go for a week without logging in but mainly it's because I'm too tired from work...lol

i'm addicted cause i love to do coding the html is wonderful i have two other profiles on here as well , i am proud to be here and will keep continuing on to it, thanks cancer for making it cool website,

I come here for the occasional chit-chat, but I guess the point is that I keep coming back. :)

@ MadScientist

At times it can be like rubber necking accidents, and we all know that is fun!

I've only been on here for 2 days, but I'm already addicted. I'm a teenager, but I love that I can talk to people on here and not have the he said she said drama. I also like that this is a place for people who might not fit in with society because we may have darker views or interests. Out there, we are called weird, in here we are the norm.

I used to be,I am coming back,trying to :)

I am just starting and already addicted :D

I love the free spirit here.

Plenty of fun, chats, friends
Why wouldn't you keep coming back?

I need a darker social network from what is offered by the mainstream, in order to feel whole.

I'm addicted to the endless number of people, culture, and lifestyles of everyone on VR. I can't get enough.

Well let's see. I believe it is the coffee. Yep. That's right. It is the coffee. You see with the hours I keep, nothing beats a good cup of café con azucar. I work a little on a novel or screenplay and then pop on over to VR to see what's going on. I take a long drink. Ah. Can you taste it? Colombian fresh and dark. Then I check on my stats and rate some newbies. A little sip there and again. And when I'm ready, I work a little more on that novel or that screenplay. By sunrise it is time to rest. Yes, it is the coffee that does it.

It's been said but the friendships I have made in Obscure, Taboo and Depravity. I really enjoyed posting in the Obscure and Taboo forums just as I enjoy posting in Depravity's forums. I don't post in the General Discussion forum much but I do read the threads and responses. :)

I love being here .. I can be who i am on the inside and not hide it ,and not be judged

Initially I was addicted to something "new" some place to hang out and chill.

Share a few laughs.

What's kept me on VR for nearly 8 years now...

The friendships/relationships I've built

One of the reasons why I came back to VR was cause of the friends that I have met here and those who I call family

for me i love the sight i can be myself, there is some great art work , you do things and complete goals to be able to do more things, its better then fb

I try to get on here whenever i can,my tower is shot,but i try :D

for the vampires of course.

but it is true. i looked around one day and said, i am not meeting the people who i actually want to be friends with and set upon changing that and viola- here i am

it used to be fun and entertaining 5 years ago but i think all the little drama wars changed things so much, even the kinds of memberships the site gets now has changed imo

i use to be addicted to rating and leveling and playing with profile designs but these days i am addicted like a creature of habit in hopes to find a needle in a haystack is mostly why i come, it is the vampire theme that i like

i believe that a site and the memberships of reflects it's owner don't you agree

I come to chat with my coven members, and I also come to Vampire Rave to enjoy the forum discussions, because the members have similar interests as me in the supernatural and occult topics.

I've become addicted due to the really nice people I've been talking to. I know trolls and flame wars abound everywhere, but I haven't talked to a jerk yet. That's a huge perk. :)

I was going through a shitty time in 2004, when I joined VR. The Rave made me happy. So of course I could never stay away forever.. Just 5 years, apparently.

I have to say, It's because we can be ourselves. Not without criticism of course, but we like to be who we are away from people in our everyday life who wouldn't understand. Then suddenly, VR is our everyday life. Just don't let it go to your head. I dated people from this sight and although I'm happy for the life experience it gave me, I wish I hadn't done what I had.

My only personal qualm other than that is how much drama is here. I know it is not simply me either. I know several people here who have taken to calling it "DramaRave".

I really like the ability to create a portfolio and, as a premium member, have as many pictures as I want. I've had a few hiatus' where I left for a period of time due to others' drama and just got sick of it, but I always come back. I've decided just to ignore the two-faced people out there because anywhere you go where there is a multiple amount of people, there's going to be ones that are two-faced. I am just going to stick to the ones that aren't and ignore others' bs :)

I joined back in my senior year of high school, forgot my user name and password cause I lost access to the internet, made a new account my ex fiancee didnt want me on here, then when I could I made this account. I dont really do much on this site but I have my mate to chat with and well hes level 71 and Im 76 I cant have his level surpass mine so Im rating people and doing other crap so that dont happen other wise Im only on now for him and to keep my level above him. Oh look Ive become petty.....

I went five years without logging on. Came back three days ago and sank right back into the addiction. I think I have checked FB once in the last three days. I had forgotten how much I liked VR. I really think working towards increasing status can be addicting.

I'm not addicted to it. I have a look in the main forums once a year, check in every few days to see if anyone's set my Coven on fire, mill around a bit and then log off again.
I used to be much more active on the site, but that's because I had friends on here a few years back.

Still trying to surpass the mate with my level hes 73 Im between 76-79 it changes for some reason when Im logging in and out 0_o and well, just being social and giving helpful advice to others weather they want it or not hehe

for me its the theme of the site n the people here.

Vampire Rave like other social media sites are a way to escape from the reality of our lives. Whether we create a profile based on who we actually are or who we wish we were, we are still escaping to a different world when we log on. The addiction comes from the desire to step out of our real lives.

It's more people like me. The people at work share none of my interests such as the paranormal, scifi or horror.

I'm really new here, but I am addicted as well. I like the atmosphere here on the site. So far everyone has been really friendly and nice. I like that I have a journal and can post pictures on my profile. I also like that I can level up and have something to work towards.
I am sure I will be spending a lot of my free time here on the site. I am happy to be among people of similar interest, spiritual path and kin.

I just love everything about vampire rave. my favorite website.

The addiction is growing.

I really enjoy everything about VR. I have met some very nice and interesting people here. As mentioned, you can be who you really are and nobody judges you. I never thought that this site would be as addicting as it is.

I can honestly say that at first I wasn't a huge fan of the status/leveling system, now it's like a game to see how far I can level in a day.

I love it here.

It gives me a place to spread my wisdom. Very few places these days seem to not acknowledge the sheer beauty and power that wisdom can exalt. It helps me better my own artwork through journals, giving me tips and advice by how others write.

There are those looking for help in one way or another, sometimes it's through me. Others, it's through people like myself. That in itself is why I have returned to this site after two years.

It's a place we can come and interact with others who are like us and not be judged.

I find that there are plenty of judgmental people here. It never ceases to amaze me how nasty people are.

Anyway, I actually really enjoy the database. I've found some really great information in there! ;)

It's a site where I make friends with people that share my interests.

I agree there are some judgemental people here true but as opposed to other sites I feel one can be accepted a bit more here for being themselves, so in my opinion far less judgemental.

I know im addicted because I really want to find at least 1. I know I would want to turn. I wouldnt even hesitate

I do agree with you there, MV! (You know that you are my girl to the fullest!).. It's a lot easier to speak freely about who we are and what we do here than it is to on other social media sites! :)

I'm not addicted. I spend only time here when not trying to make money. I like most of the people here and on occasion hots a cam.

I'm not addicted, merely bored and in look of ridiculousness to laugh at.
VR provides plenty of that. I guess the few friends I have on here draws me back, too.

Well I am hooked on it so much I have the app. It's a great community full of lets just say very interesting people.

This place was so different from the rest. Before I joined, I was a part of various book communities that I enjoyed. Talking to others about what the character might do next, who we liked most and such. Most of these communities were teen related and eventually died. I was very disappointed and wanted something fresh about vampires. Yet not a site where you had to be one.
I'm addicted because of all the friendships I've made. :D I took a break for a year due to hardships but it doesn't mean I don't love the place. My favorite part about vr has always been the public chat.

I am addicted because they haven't made a drug or a recovery group to put an end to the addiction.
I tried to leave but keep coming back because there is no where else I have found that I can be free to be me and be able to express it on my own profile.
Acceptance for being a little odd and dark is wonderful.
Then there are the people, and my friends.

i am addicted to vr because i can have more fun on here than facebook or any other site related.

I just enjoy being here however if it became an actual addiction, I'd have to leave.

The people make it worth coming back pretty much every day, just to get to know them more.

After all these years I keep coming back for the wonderful friendships I have made. My second Family :)

i have been here for many years now i think for me as you call it the addiction is. being able to create your profile to express you and to be able to tell about yourself . i enjoy my friends i have made on here some are still here many are no longer here . the moveing up in the levels are always fun. i also enjoy looking and reading profiles see how people view the world them selves there friends and family. i also am addicted to playing hangman that little blue dude never gets old ..

It is a good site

I'm not addicted to VR.. I'm addicted to vanilla chai tea, I just come here when I have nothing to do..

the people i love and care about

its a great place to talk to people about their thoughts on subjects that alot of people dont usually want to talk about.

I love myriad of information available literally at my fingertips, the people are so varied and interesting, like any place there are those we love to chat with and those we prefer to avoid

vr helps me be who I am and not be shy about it.
It helped me with some issues I had and such..
Yes the drama gets annoying but..
You do have the few people that actually make a difference.
Making friends.. Losing friends.. Growing and moving on as a group.
We all are brought together in some way to this site..
Something makes us all come back for more.
Creating your page., running a coven., mentoring., and much more.
Maybe your here for the forum to learn more about the darkness and everyone in it.. Maybe your someone who likes to rate everything possible.
But who ever you are.. You love it... I love it..
It's vampirerave.. Who isn't addicted..

I think VR is a place that we can all let our hair down so to speak, much like facebook yet without the drama that pollutes it pages.
Tho Rave has some drama we can choice to be a part of it or ignore it, Friends/stalkers are a major part of why we keep coming back

I think for me it is more of an obsession then an addiction.

I am very pleased that so many have been able to share their thoughts on this subject and so many more still have the chance, I have become addicted to this forum post and can't wait to read the new responses every time I log on, adding to my addiction!

I love VR for the simple fact that I've made more friends here than anywhere else. It's hard for me to keep friends so the ones I have are cherished.

Online communities are definitely a way to meet new friends, I am new on here and this is my first day hope some new people. Given that I wouldn't say I am addicted or obsessed since I just started but maybe in time I will.

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