Motokid
New Member
Thanks lovermuffin and sar for adding your thoughts, along with acolyte.
This thread is an offshout of the constructive criticism thread. This conversation really deals with the way new members are recieved and responded to, and reacted with, across the entire forum. Not just the Writers Showcase section.
There is almost a frat-house mentality about the General Chat area that does take getting used to. You need to give it time and really, for the most part, you need to participate, and ask questions, and have fun. As was stated earlier, getting involved requires getting involved. There are established "friendships" , but that does not mean that there isn't room for more at the bar. Remember your first day at a new school? First day at a new job? First day at camp? Feeling alone, left out, ignored...until you joined the soccer team, or were forced to sit down at a lunch table with a bunch of other people......
Here's my suggestion. If you want to get involved in a discussion, start your own thread. Ask us a question. Basically you have the party, and invite us to attend. Then you'll be an integral part of the conversation.
This thread is an offshout of the constructive criticism thread. This conversation really deals with the way new members are recieved and responded to, and reacted with, across the entire forum. Not just the Writers Showcase section.
There is almost a frat-house mentality about the General Chat area that does take getting used to. You need to give it time and really, for the most part, you need to participate, and ask questions, and have fun. As was stated earlier, getting involved requires getting involved. There are established "friendships" , but that does not mean that there isn't room for more at the bar. Remember your first day at a new school? First day at a new job? First day at camp? Feeling alone, left out, ignored...until you joined the soccer team, or were forced to sit down at a lunch table with a bunch of other people......
Here's my suggestion. If you want to get involved in a discussion, start your own thread. Ask us a question. Basically you have the party, and invite us to attend. Then you'll be an integral part of the conversation.