I would believe it’s possible to write to write about all those topics on a postcard, given that the handwriting is small enough. I know that some find it difficult to write more than 3-4 sentences on a postcard because their handwriting is so large.
Since the suggestions mentioned by @brittanyjewell are all mentioned by the Postcrossing Team in the Help section, I guess they’ve thought it through and only suggested things they know is possible to write about on a postcard. But as I already mentioned, the handwriting is a factor, and most topics can be challenging to write about if one struggles writing small enough.
Calm down. No one is commanding anything! In fact there are a lot of people struggling with what to write on the postcard. So Postcrossing provides them with suggestions. You are nevertheless completely free to write whatever you want. And how much you want. And in which size.
Ok… And sorry. But I think, if something is not very close to reality, it doesn’t helps. Even, if transcribed from PC website. Not everybody can insert a big topic in the size of postcard. Especially a person who already has difficulties expressing himself and telling something.
I have a sugestion. Not so much a subject… more like a component (for the future):
Would it be possible to have these suggestions appearing randomly when we draw adresses and are taking a look at the recipients profile?
Much like the “hello!” in different languages that appear on top of the website. This could be something like "Don’t know what to write? What about… (insert subject/question)?". Or something like that.
Not as an order, just like a random and friendly suggestion.
nobody is telling you you have to write a long story on your card. this topic is just for people that want to but are out of inspiration.
@-Alter3ch0- i think that is a great idea. sometimes i draw an address that i have nothing in common with or my head is just empty and a random list would be great then.
Yes, this is a thoughtful idea. In the beginning when we started with the writing prompts, our fear was that everyone would be writing the same thing on their postcards, over and over… so we tried not to make them super visible, to not run that risk. After a couple of years though, I think we can say our fears were unfounded, so maybe it’s time to push them a bit more, so that more people are aware of them? Not sure about serving them with every profile, but somehow making them a bit more visible. We shall brainstorm ideas to make that happen!