Dose this bother anyone else?

The only time it bothers me is when I get NO replies whatsoever!

:)

Can't say it's never bothered me, if so I would be lying. Guess it all really depends on how I'm feeling that day.
But I know there are MANY times I don't reply to posts because I just don't have the time to reply to all of them.

We should just be happy that we have such a great place to post and not worry about the replies because we know there are many people looking in:D

Doesnt bother me. not anymore anyway. it kinda bothered me when i was new because i really wanted to fit in here.

ive joined many other boards that i have never felt welcome at and have never returned to them.
but theres just something about Pet Talk people that draws us 'victims' in ;) ;) ;) :D

Nah, it doesn't bother me. I do read more than I reply...for a lot of reasons, most of which have been listed already in this thread. One reason I have that I haven't really seen in here, yet...is that I try really hard to live by what I dub the "bambi rule"...if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all. ;) Sometimes I read threads that I know I'm going to disagree with or just not like what's being said or whatever. And, for the most part, I just don't get involved in those, unless it's a mature debate. I do, like a lot of human beings, have a bit of a curiosity for things like that, so, I read...but, I don't usually waste my energy in replying. ;) I wouldn't take it personally, but, understand when people do.

Time is my biggest problem, there are just so many members here and so many threads each day, I just can't keep up. Of course dialup doesn't help either! :)

Guess we all have different standards, because I think 5-10 replies is great. I know it'll be rare for me to get more, because I prefer to spend more effort on creating my own post thread vs. replying to everybody elses. I do read quite a bit, but time is limited, so something's got to give. I have to do what's enjoyable to me, so I spent 3 weeks working on my last post, my Mary Tyler Moore parody video of Oz, Murph and Gull. I was quite happy with it and felt it was something I could be proud of. If others enjoyed, great, that's gravy. That it's fun for me is my main goal though.

I may not be the best replier, but I think I add to the forum in the best way I can and that makes it enjoyable to me vs chore-like. Everybody needs to contribute in the way that works for them, without guilt. Let's have fun out there people. :)

Par..

It used to bother me when I was new, but then I realized that I also read lots of threads without replying... Maybe because sometimes I just enjoy reading them and I don't have anything to say. And sometimes, if you have nothing to say, it's better to don't say anything...