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Originally Posted by GreyhoundGirl
I'm kinda the same way, except in my case it's not just greyhounds or whippets lol
I have dial up, and threads with alot of pictures takes a long long time to load so I generally don't look at ones that have alot of pix, and I don't post pix either, 'cept my siggy. No offence to anyone, I like pix of critters, it's just my dial up can't handle it.
I hardly ever look at picture threads. I don't have time, for one thing. My computer is old and slow.
For another thing ... and gosh, I KNOW this is going to sound rude, I'm sorry in advance ... but I don't necesarily want to look at the same dogs or cats over and over and over and over again. I mean, I like to look at everyone's pet a couple of times, it's interesting to see what types of pets everyone owns and make the connection between the pet and the person. But looking at the same dog in a slightly different pose or in a different costume or whatever several times a week is just not for me. (And, BTW, I have absolutely NO ONE in particular in mind when saying this, so NO ONE better take it personally and be offended.)
I guess I'm just not that into pictures. I have some pictures of my dogs on the computer, but not many and I rarely take new ones. I can't even find the camera, actually.
If I do take the time to open a picture thread, I usually comment though, because it's a subject that caught my attention and interests me. I rarely post pictures, either. And I NEVER open the threads that say, "89 pictures" in the title. I appreciate the warning, though, because my computer would take FOREVER to open that.
I guess, not really being a picture person, I don't really understand what the big deal is. You post a picture; maybe someone comments, maybe they don't. You see a picture; maybe you comment, maybe you don't. Same with regular posts ... sometimes you make a post that generates pages and pages of responses. Sometimes you get one or two. It's not a big deal either way, as far as I can see.
I agree with the saying, get what you give. I know there is one person in particular that seems notorious for posting pics yet never posting in others' threads. When I first joined PT, I tried commenting in this person's thread but quickly saw that he/she never posted in mine, so I simply stopped commenting. It bugs me, I'll admit. Especially since this person posts very regularly, yet not much changes in the picture.
I don't post in every thread for the simple fact that I might not have anything more to add. For example, if there's 3 pages of "awww he/she is so cute," then I really don't feel the need to add another. And since I haven't been around much, not many people reply to my threads anymore, but oh well. Get what you give, right?
I do have to disagree with the person who commented about not knowing technology (sorry, I'm too lazy to look for your post to quote you). If you're techologically saavy enough to post pics, you should know enough to post a comment.
One thing I always try to remember while I'm at PT is something that Karen said a while back. Pardon my paraphrasing, but it was something along the lines of, "we're all here because we like pets, and sometimes that's the ONLY thing we have in common." I think that is so true, especially seeing the number of arguements that have been going on.
Sometimes I don't respond to posts because I just don't know how to word what I want to say. It is in my mind but it just will not come out right, and sounds so stupid! So I just keep my mouth shut. I think it has something to do with me being bi-polar. My mind is jumbled at times, and then sometimes it is just as clear as can be. Right now it is a bit on the jumbled side. LOL!!
Willie :)
Willie, I know what you mean. I think my age is catching up with me. Sometimes I want to post a reply, but when I type it out it, sounds pretty dumb or pointless. So I just don't post. When I do, I don't worry about who or how many views/answers I get.
Some days it takes a lot of concentration to remember how to post pictures. Since no one asks, I don't worry about it.
I'm in an older age group than most people so my interests are different. And I have a lot of 'been there, saw that' attitude just from living so long.
I do appreciate it when a thread of pictures is noted in the title with the number of pictures. I can bypass it if I'm pressed for time at work. Our network is very slow.
I'm pretty much the same, far too old to fit in, I delete my comments before I post them lately because they seem rather silly. I still come here a few times a day just to read up on what everyone is doing and check out all the cat photos.