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It's easy to feel that way about the chat room because so many of the users know each other personally or happen to be long time friends. Those of us who are new do tend to get "lost in the shuffle", but please don't give up. Just do what I do: jump in there and keep commenting, joking, etc. and refuse to be ignored!
I can't be bothered with the chat room, I've found the same thing, it's a clique and I don't much care for cliques.
I've always had answers to my direct questions, but it did take a while for me to feel like I was really part of the community. You just can't have a thin skin on the internet. People are busy, some just lurk and read, others post sporadically, and then others post constantly - I wonder how they have time to do anything else!
But it's all good, the only real problems are handled by the moderators.
I use to love the chatroom. I have met a lot of people there but then it seemed to be taken over by very immature young people. I don't have anything against the young people on here because I have learned that "TheOldNewChick" is just the coolest kid I have ever met!!
When I was on there I would try to welcome whoever logged on. I guess the last time I was on chat I had some of those kids make fun of me so I left and never came back.
I do miss chatting with CC, diana, buster, countryboy, Kimmy and others
sometimes it depends on the time of day too. By the time day time working people get on at night, and it gets busy, I find daytime posts can get lost. Dont give up
Let's have a contest to see who can post the most boring topic, then time it to see how fast it disappears into oblivion.
(The last time I introduced a topic, I watched it sink like a stone, and I had such high hopes for it!
R.I.P. my cute post about a funny movie.... sob.)
Jackie , I think with your assertiveness you could be a vice-presidential candidate. I would like to hear more of your agenda to remedy this isolation feeling. I think that everyone here has had a topic flop in some conversation. I hesitate sometimes because I already have too many past feet in my mouth! I love the variety of topics on here. People expressing themselves from everywhere, and ny the way that is a beautiful butterfly!