Jessamine , I think at Windlyn we do tend to keep most things in the posts as light hearted... or as Ashton said " more of a fun pass time rather than a overly serious chat site " ... I think anything of a more personal message is usually sent via private message to member's.
Once in awhile someone may post something more personal but if they do they usually put it inside a spoiler to minimize who is able to see it & to take up less space.
My concern is there are "robots" on every site so the more you can limit personal information the better.
If you want to have a more in depth thread I am sure you can go ahead & do that so long as it is within the TOS of Windlyn & respects Windlyn member's.
I can talk about personal experiences but I am not a trained professional so I can't give professional advice.