I’ve been a lurker here for about 5 years. Some of the regular posters almost feel like old friends. I almost never post, though. I suspect there are a flock of us like that. So why is it? Are we all social voyeurs? Shy? Can’t spell?
For my part, it seems like others often express what I think, maybe better than I would. How about you? Lurked for how long? Why no (or rare) posts?
The reason I hardly post is because sometimes I feel like I might not have a clue of what I am talking about. Add the fact that I can’t spell all that well and I’m a tad afraid I am going to make a fool of myself.
Often when I post on a forum, I think I’m making a clever or amusing remark. Then I realize that I either missed an obvious point making me look like an idiot or that my comment could be taken in an insensitive or otherwise bad way. Consequently, I err very heavily on the side of not posting.
Oh, go and make a fool of yourself, then. I’ve had a million :smack: moments on this board, but I keep coming back for more because with each mistake I make, I learn something about myself I didn’t know before. Or about human nature. Or something. It all seems worth it in the end. I think the biggest mistake we make in this fear is assuming people will care or remember that you said X stupid thing 3.5 months ago. 99% of the time, they don’t.
I lurked for awhile before joining up…then I posted for a bit…now I lurk again. I probably won’t renew.
After so much trying, I realized that I simply don’t fit in here. Not a bad thing necessarily. I just got tired of posting things that I thought were funny, and getting no responses. I tend to forget that I have a very odd sense of humor I guess.
There are other things as well, but I don’t feel like putting forth the effort of typing it all out. This is only a website after all.
This board is fine to read when I am bored. I just don’t feel the need to spend money for it any longer.
It seems like most of the times I am beaten by others with comments I would have made. In the few threads I have participated in(not ones I start), I am ignored. Or maybe I’m just lazy