What's the deal? (crossposted by request)

[Grace]

This is probably going to sound rude - but expressing my opinion. This post sounds so 7th grade. So-and-so has more responses than I do.

[Sevaede]

This is probably going to sound rude - but expressing my opinion. This post sounds so 7th grade. So-and-so has more responses than I do.

Your response isn't much better.

I am not talking about folks that have more posts than I do. That is not what this post is about! Okay? I am TALKING about when I post something and myself being confused because I see people talking but it feels like nobody wants to speak with me.

Thank you to those who ARE and WERE helpful and put a new spin and perspective on things for me. I really appreciated those and they were uplifting!

[Catsnclay]

Gosh, please don't take offense by some of the replies

When I first joined, I too felt like you do. Practically no one responded to my threads, but take a simple thread from someone else, and there was the 5 pages! I too was floored, shocked and saddened. But I kept my chin up and kept going.

I do a lot of reading here.....there is NO way I can even read every post let alone answer 50 % of them! I would be here all day long!! I read what sounds interesting to me, and I respond when needed (look at how many posts I have - not many!! I think I've been on PT for 2+ years, and Im not even close to some people that have thousands of posts. If I make it to 1000 by the end of this year, I will be surprised )

I usually eat lunch over PT and therefore do not have the time to spend here like I would.

Don't take offense, don't get mad, actually don't worry about it!! Don't let the little things get to you in life, there are a LOT more things to worry about than people responding to your threads!! lol
Just have some fun!

[sasvermont]

ZZZZZZZZZ

[Randi]

Well, we've had this discussion before - a few times I believe.

It does seem that some people here go out of their way to NOT reply to certain other people’s posts, but then, PT has grown quite big over the last few years. I simply find it difficult to keep up, and I admit that I first look for threads or posts started by the ones I know best, AND for the ones writing funny, informative, or simply well written posts - but I always take a look if a subject is interesting to me, and if I have time, I reply.

When I don’t have much time, I tend to reply to posts which are on the first few pages, then later, I may take another look and find the rest. I don’t bother replying to posts when I can see the person hasn’t made an effort to even spell it right, or is using run-on sentences.

However, there are some examples of members who always get lots of replies, and NOT only people who have been here a long time, or has many posts. Some of you knew John (Jonza), he used to get quite a few replies to his posts, even though he had less than 300.

Cinder and Smoke is another good example, but of course, they have some excellent helpers in Boots, Bowser and Phred. I suppose we all enjoy posts with some substance!

[mruffruff]

I personally will only respond to a post that interests me or where I can offer some help. I rarely look at who started the thread or who had the post ahead of mine.

On some threads, there are already a dozen or more replies that say what I would. And I usually skip threads that have 25 pictures of an animal in 25 similar poses. With dial-up, it just takes tooooooooooo long!

And I skip those argumentative threads. They serve no purpose.

[slick]

Come on people, there are more important things in life than views or posts. Good grief, Charlie Brown.....

double ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ, and please ignore my snoring......

[aki]

Come on people, there are more important things in life than views or posts. Good grief, Charlie Brown.....

double ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ, and please ignore my snoring......

I do think it's a little discouraging to new people who are really trying to reach out and be a part of this. I am guilty of the same things, mainly because I can't come here a lot so I post and run sometimes. Then check back later.

[Sevaede]

Come on people, there are more important things in life than views or posts. Good grief, Charlie Brown.....

double ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ, and please ignore my snoring......

I do think it's a little discouraging to new people who are really trying to reach out and be a part of this. I am guilty of the same things, mainly because I can't come here a lot so I post and run sometimes. Then check back later.

That's EXACTLY what I am talking about. I have noticed several people try to reach out, join, and be a part of this community. Then, their feelings are hurt because (they *feel*) nobody really seems to give a hoot about them, their pets, or their situations. You can't help but feel ignored when you put effort into helping and trying to get help and it just goes unnoticed.

Thank you Randi, aki, and mrruffruff. Your help and perspectives are wonderfully appreciated.


Again, thank you to those of you who ARE and WERE helpful.

[Sevaede]

Gosh, please don't take offense by some of the replies

When I first joined, I too felt like you do. Practically no one responded to my threads, but take a simple thread from someone else, and there was the 5 pages! I too was floored, shocked and saddened. But I kept my chin up and kept going.

I do a lot of reading here.....there is NO way I can even read every post let alone answer 50 % of them! I would be here all day long!! I read what sounds interesting to me, and I respond when needed (look at how many posts I have - not many!! I think I've been on PT for 2+ years, and Im not even close to some people that have thousands of posts. If I make it to 1000 by the end of this year, I will be surprised )

I usually eat lunch over PT and therefore do not have the time to spend here like I would.

Don't take offense, don't get mad, actually don't worry about it!! Don't let the little things get to you in life, there are a LOT more things to worry about than people responding to your threads!! lol
Just have some fun!

Well, then maybe some shouldn't purposefully try to offend.

I'm *just* venting. So, what types of venting is allowed?

It's NOT about the posts themselves or the views, though. It is about trying to be a part of something, trying to make friends, and then making posts that *need* some sort of reply and then get nothing (and then someone else can post the exact same type of post and get the answers *they* need).

It is about feeling that the community that you are trying hard to be apart of doesn't give two hoots about you, your pets, or your situation.