Very disheartening...new threads written and people read with no reply

6 In Team · 05-02-2005, 11:31 AM

Do the forum folks only welcome you to the forum when you introduce yourself (I got many welcome responses) but never reply to you again. Is this like High School...click click clicky?

Maybe this is a slow forum. I have never been on a forum and been ignored or not reponded too. I see people read my post but then don't respond.
I have seen others ignored..no way to treat people. Life is short and I was taught to treat others as you are treated.

...maybe you only like the folks who have been here awhile on the forum...I can take a hint!

lady cop · 05-02-2005, 11:34 AM

hang in there~~~there are so many threads that it is difficult to respond to every one. i am sure no-one is ignoring you---i'm not!

spot · 05-02-2005, 11:45 AM

I'm not sure that I see most of the posts on ForumGarden, though I'd prefer to. There are far more... conferences? folders? - than I'd expect. But it's a long time since I was on a bulletin board, I might just be out of practice.

minks · 05-02-2005, 11:46 AM

or maybe we have not yet formed an opinion or don't have an answer for you. We tend not to ignore our newbies.

Agnes · 05-02-2005, 12:00 PM

there are only so many topics i respond to. if i am interested in the discussion i give my 2 cents. it is impossible to answer everyone posting, i would never be able to get anything done & then be a forum flea. i can see you & your lab-poodle was sweet.

permalink · 05-02-2005, 12:02 PM

i only read the posts i find interesting. Dont really care who posted it or not!

greydeadhead · 05-02-2005, 12:12 PM

I really don't care who started the thread.. or posted to it.. if I am interested in the topic of discussion .. I post.. if not.. then I just read it and move on... It is not that I like or dislike the person making the post..

CARLA · 05-02-2005, 12:52 PM

As it was stated there are so many thread started here, that it's impossible to respond to each and every one of them. I only respond to those that catch my interest, and the ones I have time for.

Sometimes a thread can receive no response at all, then one day some one responds and off it goes.. PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE..!!

hotsauce · 05-02-2005, 12:53 PM

interesting question. hadn't thought much about it. i don't think people post only under specific people's threads. i was welcomed very well when i first started posting threads.

sometimes it is just difficult to get through them all. some people just like to read too...maybe not such a big "talker".

i have been REALLY busy and not posting much. not ignoring you!

permalink · 05-02-2005, 01:30 PM

I tend to start out looking at threads that have recent posts by someone i enjoy reading, coincidently most of them have replied here..lol
but i also enjoy reading some folks that i don't have a clue on the subject they are discussing. Ted for example, I know nothing on religion, wouldn't dream of trying to reply, however, he is a thoughtful concise writer i just enjoy reading.
And there are a lot of Teds to be found here.

But just the thought of posting after anastrophe, jives or the guy with the white beard...well frankly i get the heebie jeebies!

So it's pretty much never personal when you don't get a reply.
diane

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05-02-2005, 11:31 AM	#1 (permalink)
6 In Team Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Upstate, New York Posts: 16	Very disheartening...new threads written and people read with no reply Do the forum folks only welcome you to the forum when you introduce yourself (I got many welcome responses) but never reply to you again. Is this like High School...click click clicky? Maybe this is a slow forum. I have never been on a forum and been ignored or not reponded too. I see people read my post but then don't respond. I have seen others ignored..no way to treat people. Life is short and I was taught to treat others as you are treated. ...maybe you only like the folks who have been here awhile on the forum...I can take a hint! __________________ 6 In Team
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05-02-2005, 11:34 AM	#2 (permalink)
lady cop Banned Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: margaritaville Posts: 14,677	Re: Very disheartening...new threads written and people read with no reply hang in there~~~there are so many threads that it is difficult to respond to every one. i am sure no-one is ignoring you---i'm not!
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05-02-2005, 11:45 AM	#3 (permalink)
spot Ichabod Supporting Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Brigstowe Posts: 16,916	Re: Very disheartening...new threads written and people read with no reply I'm not sure that I see most of the posts on ForumGarden, though I'd prefer to. There are far more... conferences? folders? - than I'd expect. But it's a long time since I was on a bulletin board, I might just be out of practice.
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05-02-2005, 11:46 AM	#4 (permalink)
minks superstar Supporting Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: igloo apparently Posts: 23,433	Re: Very disheartening...new threads written and people read with no reply or maybe we have not yet formed an opinion or don't have an answer for you. We tend not to ignore our newbies. __________________ “Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.” Dr. Seuss
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05-02-2005, 12:00 PM	#5 (permalink)
Agnes Banned Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 434	Re: Very disheartening...new threads written and people read with no reply there are only so many topics i respond to. if i am interested in the discussion i give my 2 cents. it is impossible to answer everyone posting, i would never be able to get anything done & then be a forum flea. i can see you & your lab-poodle was sweet.
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05-02-2005, 12:02 PM	#6 (permalink)
skittles2004 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Very disheartening...new threads written and people read with no reply i only read the posts i find interesting. Dont really care who posted it or not!

05-02-2005, 12:12 PM	#7 (permalink)
greydeadhead Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: New England Posts: 1,042	Re: Very disheartening...new threads written and people read with no reply I really don't care who started the thread.. or posted to it.. if I am interested in the topic of discussion .. I post.. if not.. then I just read it and move on... It is not that I like or dislike the person making the post.. __________________ Feed your spirit by living near it -- Magic Hat Brewery bottle cap
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05-02-2005, 12:52 PM	#8 (permalink)
CARLA ALOHA..!! Supporting Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: San Diego, California (Native born and raised) Posts: 8,383	Re: Very disheartening...new threads written and people read with no reply As it was stated there are so many thread started here, that it's impossible to respond to each and every one of them. I only respond to those that catch my interest, and the ones I have time for. Sometimes a thread can receive no response at all, then one day some one responds and off it goes.. PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE..!! __________________ ALOHA!! MOTTO TO LIVE BY: "Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, martini in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming. WOO HOO!!, what a ride!!!"
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05-02-2005, 12:53 PM	#9 (permalink)
hotsauce Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,466	Re: Very disheartening...new threads written and people read with no reply interesting question. hadn't thought much about it. i don't think people post only under specific people's threads. i was welcomed very well when i first started posting threads. sometimes it is just difficult to get through them all. some people just like to read too...maybe not such a big "talker". i have been REALLY busy and not posting much. not ignoring you!
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05-02-2005, 01:30 PM	#10 (permalink)
flopstock Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Very disheartening...new threads written and people read with no reply I tend to start out looking at threads that have recent posts by someone i enjoy reading, coincidently most of them have replied here..lol but i also enjoy reading some folks that i don't have a clue on the subject they are discussing. Ted for example, I know nothing on religion, wouldn't dream of trying to reply, however, he is a thoughtful concise writer i just enjoy reading. And there are a lot of Teds to be found here. But just the thought of posting after anastrophe, jives or the guy with the white beard...well frankly i get the heebie jeebies! So it's pretty much never personal when you don't get a reply. diane

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