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[Vette]

As someone K9soul said,, theres lots of people who post here.. and it gets kinda hard to keep up with everyones post. i even miss posts of people who i am kinda familar with.
ill go back a couple of pages like page 13 or so,, and see threads i never seen before.

[MsMini]

Thanks for everyones replies. It sure turned out to be much more then I expected. I usually keep to the sidelines and jump in when I feel comfortable.I will try to post more pics .

p.s...as for Lorraine,if you knew her outside of here, she is quite a remarkable woman.

[finn's mom]

Originally posted by MsMini
p.s...as for Lorraine,if you knew her outside of here, she is quite a remarkable woman.

That's a really good thing of you to say, MsMini. I'm not going to lie, though, and, say that I can see that in her posts recently. But, I'm also not going to say that I doubt her goodness in "real life", and, I just think it's nice of you to say so in such a simple, non-dramatic way. Again, I think it was a nice thing to do.

Oh, and you will probably get some ugly remarks based on what you said about Lorraine. I hope I'm wrong, but, I just see it happening.

[Jadapit]

Originally posted by MsMini
Thanks for everyones replies. It sure turned out to be much more then I expected. I usually keep to the sidelines and jump in when I feel comfortable.I will try to post more pics .

p.s...as for Lorraine,if you knew her outside of here, she is quite a remarkable woman.

That she is!! I agree with you there MsMini

[Kfamr]

While she has said some nasty and untrue things about me on here without truely knowing me, I cannot say whether or not she's as you say off of this site. However, I wish she'd show how you speak of her here.

I hope no one takes this post out of context because it's not meant to be "rude" or offensive, it's truely how I feel.
I'm not sure what i've ever done to Lorraine previously but she seems to have some sort of grudge against me - and I wish we were capable of see how "remarkable" she is.

[jesse_3]

I agree with K9soul!

A belated wlecome to PT! My name is Stephanie (Steph for short) and my furbabes name is Jesse! If ya ever need anything, someone to talk to, etc. just pm me! I hope you enjoy it here on PT!!!

[Oggyflute]

Originally posted by Vette
As someone K9soul said,, theres lots of people who post here.. and it gets kinda hard to keep up with everyones post. i even miss posts of people who i am kinda familar with.
ill go back a couple of pages like page 13 or so,, and see threads i never seen before.

Happens to me a lot. Quite often I'm doing something else and I just pop in to Pet Talk every so often for a break as such really.

One thing I always try and do, is be positive. I like this place and everyone on here. I may even disagree with people on things, and I may even post my disagreement. But essentially I come here to smile, and I can hardly do that on top of a soapbox.

You have beauiful kids, the more you post about them, the more everyone will get to know them.

[Pawsitive Thinking]

Hi and welcome. I am sorry you felt ignored at the beginning. I have only been here a couple a weeks myself and can honestly say that all PTers here are the kindest, friendliest lot you could "meet". Give it time and you will be as addicted to PT as the rest of us

[aly]

Originally posted by MsMini
I had a few warm welcomes.And that was it.I realised that there are "clicks" and if you don't fit. Oh well.Some people post and don't get a single reply. I know it is quite a diverse group.But what do we all have in common?? Our dogs, no matter what breed, what size, how well behaved they are , how smart they are, it shouldn't matter.It is all in fun. I wonder if this POST will prove my point.hmmmmm

I'm not sure what you're upset about, but as you said, it is in FUN. No one should feel bad if they don't get as many replies as the next person. There are numerous possible reasons for that happening. Sometimes it is just a matter of the time of day posted. As long as you're posting for fun, it shouldn't matter.

There will always be cliques of friends in any gathering of people. Don't let it bother you, just join in the fun.

[finn's mom]

Originally posted by Oggyflute
One thing I always try and do, is be positive. I like this place and everyone on here. I may even disagree with people on things, and I may even post my disagreement. But essentially I come here to smile, and I can hardly do that on top of a soapbox.

Trev, THIS is why I love seeing a post with your name on it! Great thoughts!

[lv4dogs]

Welcome to PT!
I'm not sure if I saw or replied to your first thread, I try my best to welcome everyone and the such. But sometimes its hard. I have a busy life and the fact that I have no internet at home makes it even tougher.
As far as replying to other threads I try my best like I stated above and also because either someone else has already said what I would say or I am of no help. So I move onto another thread.
I don't search for particular people to reply to, I look for topics that are interesting or helpful or where I may be of some help.
Because I am pretty busy & have limited access to the computer unfortuantly I don't reply to pic posts or the sorts often, I'd rather spend my limited time trying to help someone or trying to learn more.

Your pups sure are cuties!

[IRescue452]

I don't really pay attention to who's posts I reply to. If its a subject I have something to say about and it hasn't already been said then I reply. I usually try to read all the new posts in the dog section and most in the cat, pet, and other sections. I don't discriminate on who I reply to but my post will have more insight if it is a pter that I "know" well because I will have more background information stored in my head to help with the reply. Say if I replied to something in dog behavior. If its a new person I might just assume they have tried nothing to fix a problem and give them tons of advice for a first time dog owners, even though they might know more about dogs than I do. If its a long time pter I might concentrate on what could be wrong with this dog and offer them more support than advice. It take time for me and others to get to know new people and their dogs. Currently their are several new members I'm trying to ge used to and sometimes the pt name even slips my mind and I'm wondering who this erson is and then it his me. So many people also sign up just to ask one question and then are never on again which can also be confusing. I don't think anybody has anything agaist you we just don't know you well enough yet to give the best replies.

[anna_66]

Well I just took a look back and seen that I'm one that never replied to your first thread. I'm truly sorry if you felt left out, but don't. Like others have already said it all depends on what you post, the time, the day and so forth.

I used to try to post to every thread but that's just literally impossible with so many people on the board. So now I try to post to what moves me at the time. I may not having something to say about a thread today, but tomorrow I will or maybe I won't have anything new to say at all so I won't post. I think it's the views that say something and not the replies. Who cares if you only get a few replies but you've gotten hundreds of views!

Anyways...welcome to the board. If those are your pups I can't wait to hear all about them and see more pictures, we definately love pictures around here

Anna

[Pawsitive Thinking]

Originally posted by Suki Wingy
Great. I come to this forum to get away from the drauma and depression of my life to walk into this.

Couldn't agree with you more - did get a bit heated didn't it?

[beeniesmom]

Welcome to PT. I'm sure you will make many new friends here. It just takes a little time.