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Trying to understand people
- Thread starter clueless
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francesca
New Member
clueless said:
I've seen that with lots of forums and groups, I don't know what happens, especially with a forum like this where you can see what its about before you register. I've also noticed this forum attracts a lot of guests, one day I was on here and it was me and 64 guests!
francesca
New Member
Stewart said:
Nicely put if a bit shudder making.
It occured to me after I had posted that perhaps some people can't find the confidence to post, I think that happens a lot when people are new to forums. It can also be hard trying to get into an established forum, I' sure some people like the attention they get from an intro but then don't want to work at becoming a part of it. I can remember how nervous I was when I posted my first thread on here, I searched everywhere to make sure it hadnt been covered, and then it was totally ignored
Some supersensitive souls might have given up at that point, obviously I'm not one of them 
Guilty of overuse of emoticons here, sorry
Stewart
Active Member
francesca said:when I posted my first thread on here, I searched everywhere to make sure it hadnt been covered, and then it was totally ignored
I just signed up, went on a barrage of Dan Brown, contributed to a number of others, and then, after 68 posts, I went to the introductions thread and said Hi!
clueless
New Member
I never went to the introductions thread. In real, not virtual life, I hate introductions, never know what to say to strangers and just feel uncomfortable. I thought I didn't need to go through that in the forum, so I just got in the middle of a thread.
Then I realised I had made a mistake, but by then it felt stupid to introduce myself.
Then I realised I had made a mistake, but by then it felt stupid to introduce myself.
mehastings
Active Member
Perhaps they intend to come back and never do. I registered at work and was instantly sent on a call. I didn't get back to it until a day or two later. I could easily have forgotten and never come back.
MonkeyCatcher
New Member
I registered for the site, but did not post for about a week or two. I was a little nervous at posting at first, so I just left it for awhile and then began posting because I had heaps of spare time on my hands since it was holidays. I must admit that I almost forgot about the site, and only remembered when I was looking through my favourites one day
~MonkeyCatcher~
~MonkeyCatcher~
francesca
New Member
clueless said:
I think that's fine, the introductions are a bit like going on those work courses, or starting an evening class, and you just know that the person in charge is going to say 'Lets go round the room, everyone introduce themselves and tell us a bit about why they are here'' and you just want to say ''Arse''
I knew this was a good forum when no-one said 'wavin atcha!' on the intro thread.....
novella
Active Member
I always think people who register and don't post just wanted to look at the personal information of members, look for e-mail addresses and stuff like that. You have to register to access those pages.
Also, say your kid is looking at this site and you see it bookmarked or in the browser history. You might want to register just to look at what the kid is doing here.
Also, say your kid is looking at this site and you see it bookmarked or in the browser history. You might want to register just to look at what the kid is doing here.
leckert
New Member
I found the site, registered, and was posting like a crazy person within 30 minutes. I tend to be more extroverted than most, though.
I have never really worried about what strangers thought of me, in real life or in the anonymity of an internet forum. Although friends can hurt my feelings, pissing off a couple of strangers was never high on my concern list.
I guess some people place more value on the opinions of others and want to make a good impression, but aren't sure how?
I would tend to think that a lot of the 'no-posters' are as Novella says, though. Parents checking up on kids. Or hippies.
Who knows? I'm just glad that those who did come back have stuck around. We have a pretty good mix of personalities, which makes this my favorite place to play!
I have never really worried about what strangers thought of me, in real life or in the anonymity of an internet forum. Although friends can hurt my feelings, pissing off a couple of strangers was never high on my concern list.
I guess some people place more value on the opinions of others and want to make a good impression, but aren't sure how?
I would tend to think that a lot of the 'no-posters' are as Novella says, though. Parents checking up on kids. Or hippies.
Who knows? I'm just glad that those who did come back have stuck around. We have a pretty good mix of personalities, which makes this my favorite place to play!
You should definitely do something about that.sirmyk said: