just a question

[Alasse]

I hope i havent offended any one here

I posted pics of my animals here, and probably seemed to disappear not long after, but there was a reason, my parents have been staying and as i only see them once a year, plus working shift work, the internet was put on hold. They've now gone and i gotta try to catch up.

I try to post to others threads, mostly short though sometimes a bit more involved. I'm a bit confused though, short replies are considered rude ie: "awwwww cute", why is that? Personally i'd have thought that was better than nothing at all. *shrugs*

[Ginger's Mom]

I try to post to others threads, mostly short though sometimes a bit more involved. I'm a bit confused though, short replies are considered rude ie: "awwwww cute", why is that? Personally i'd have thought that was better than nothing at all. *shrugs*

This part of your post made me smile. This is a very big community, with many different opinions as to what is an appropriate response. Although someone may have said that they find those types of posts rude, you will also find people on here that say, they would prefer that people make some sort of response or acknowledgement of their post rather than none at all. So my advise to you is respond in the way that you feel is appropriate. And as far as posting pictures and then becoming involved in something else without having a chance to respond to others, that is fine, just don't complain that no one likes you or that people aren't trying hard enough to make you feel welcome, when you are not making any effort to truly belong. Personally, so far I think you are doing great.

[GreyhoundGirl]

I hope I don't offend anyone here, but....

I usually don't look at threads that are started by someone I don't reconise the name of . Unless the title sounds interesting. ei: game, something to do with a greyhound or whippet , or a question that I am somewhat knowlegable on.

JMO Of course

[cmayer31]

I read this board a lot, but don't participate too much. One of the reasons is that I come here a lot when I'm at work and I can view posts and enjoy them as a nice stress reliever.

I mostly post on the weekends when I'm at home, but the number of threads that I post to is pretty limited, but I do enjoy every thread that I read.

I also post pictures occasionally, but it doesn't bother me if people reply or not. I just enjoy sharing Riley and Frankie when I remember to take a camera with me on our outings.

[Catlady711]

I usually don't look at threads...Unless the title sounds interesting. ei: game, something to do with a greyhound or whippet , or a question that I am somewhat knowlegable on.

JMO Of course

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.

[Twisterdog]

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.

[Lobodeb]

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.

[trayi52]

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

[JenBKR]

I'm a bit confused though, short replies are considered rude ie: "awwwww cute", why is that? Personally i'd have thought that was better than nothing at all. *shrugs*

I feel the same way - I am usually on PT at work and don't have time to respond to every picture in detail. I do often go in and look at picture threads, but don't often respond. Actually, one of the reasons I don't respond to them is because I used to respond as 'aw, how cute' or comments like that and (this happened a while ago) I got a PM telling me that I was just trying to get my number of posts up by posting such 'pointless' comments. I probably shouldn't have let that get to me but it did, so now I barely reply to picture threads.

[elizabethann]

Interesting thread....considering I'm one of those "aaaaaaaaaaawww....how cute" people.

[Daisy and Delilah]

JenBKR: Just curious. Why would anybody PM you to tell you you were posting pointless comments just to get your number up? To me, that is unthinkable on a board like this. Seriously. I'm appalled to hear that someone would be that bold. I'm really sorry you got that PM. I have never thought you make pointless posts and I can't understand why anyone would feel that way. If there's someone on this board PM'ing people to inform them of such nonsense, I guess I'd better be on the lookout for the same PM myself

[JenBKR]

JenBKR: Just curious. Why would anybody PM you to tell you you were posting pointless comments just to get your number up? To me, that is unthinkable on a board like this. Seriously. I'm appalled to hear that someone would be that bold. I'm really sorry you got that PM. I have never thought you make pointless posts and I can't understand why anyone would feel that way. If there's someone on this board PM'ing people to inform them of such nonsense, I guess I'd better be on the lookout for the same PM myself

I have no idea! It was a long time ago - to be honest I thought about leaving PT for a minute, but I know all of the other PTers that I really like so I just ignored that person, and added that name to my ignore list. I had under 1,000 posts at the time but I was really close to 1,000, so maybe she thought that I was trying to get to 1,000. I don't know. Thank you though for your response!

[Blue_Frog]

Here's my thoughts (from a realitive forum-newbie)...

** warning: really long post, much longer than I meant it, once I went back and read it. Skip to the end if you want! **

I like to look at the picture posts -- seeing everyones pets is always really great! But sometimes - as a new member - it's hard to jump the mental hurdle, and break in and start posting on boards with people who have all been together for a longish time, who know each other and each others pets. Its not really being shy (im a goof and a talker so thats not a problem), and everyone has been really friendly here too! It's not intimidation either so much as it is trying to build up people's perceptions of me as a poster/responder.

I guess for me its trying to post intelligent, well thought out and/or interesting things since I dont have the post count (or tenure) here, and don't want to come across as a dreaded 'noob'! I like to try and post comments about the picture or pet if i can, but in a lot of cases [1] I've been responding to postings in forums asking for technical computer help, and such (things in my frame of reference per se), or [2] since i'm at work, i get a chance to browse through a lot of postings, but tend to take my breaks and lunch to make long(er) comments since I dont come here in the evenings or weekends, and sometimes [3] my first thought is the 'awww cute!', which i've been hesitant to post for the same reason that JenBKR mentioned happened to her (people thinking that i'm posting just to raise my post counts), even if awww-cute is what I think.

I've started a couple of threads since I started here in July, and for me I've always been more interested in the number of people that have looked at my post than the number of people that have replied. Its kind of along the same lines as what GreyhoundGirl was saying -- i'm still an unknown, and unless I have something interesting to say, or until I have been here longer to have my name become more recognized, well I really don't expect the kinds of responses that forum regulars get. I'm happy if a couple of people go in and look at my pets, or my posts, etc.


** end of really long post **


Summary: I look at a lot of posts, and I try to post when I have something to say specifically about the pet or the picture. I always appreaciate all comments (from in-depth to the aww-cute and smiley comments) in any thread I create, and I try to post in others' threads as often as I can.

Hope all that rambling makes some kind of sense from one newbie's perspective ... and I think this reply just ate up my entire lunch break!


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[Zippy]

I try to post and comment on lots of peoples threads.it is only fair.I am happy if my pic thread gets a smile or a awww how cute.

[Cataholic]

Actually, one of the reasons I don't respond to them is because I used to respond as 'aw, how cute' or comments like that and (this happened a while ago) I got a PM telling me that I was just trying to get my number of posts up by posting such 'pointless' comments. I probably shouldn't have let that get to me but it did, so now I barely reply to picture threads.

That is really unbelievable! (I don't mean I think you are telling a story, but, that someone would even state such a thing! Makes me remember why I have occasionally posted a PM. People like that are secret bullys, and **need** to be exposed). Sorry to hear you have taken that particular PM to heart.