How do you really feel ? ?

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Originally Posted by janb

I would feel a bit upset too, especially if it was a question and i needed a lot of help. I guess you get know what guys like talking about and what they dont. But saying that i have also learned in my short time on here that you can talk about anything
I couldn't agree more.
I do get a little upset sometimes when I see that I have a lot of views to a thread, but no replies. But I also undestand that people are busy and sometimes only have time to glance, not reply.
 

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Originally Posted by mooficat

So you post a new thread - 45 people look at it BUT you only get 3 replies


How does that make you feel ??

maybe only 3 people will post a reply to this !!!
When I was new to the forums I felt a little left out, but I'm such a long time poster now I don't even look! I post because I want to or have been asked to post (ie - my cottage pictures, Nakita) Also, you have to realize that many of the views are also from lurkers who are not registered with TCS and therefore won't respond.

According to the forum home page, there are currently 134 users - 29 members and 105 guests. These guests would be lurkers or members not signed on and therefore probably will read your thread but not respond.
 
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well its been fascinating reading all the replies - thankyou all - and the number of views is now up to 145, with 22 replies. Now I do realise that these can be non-members having a read, as well as members reading and not having any comment. This is fine and I totally understand all the comments - "already answered", "point already covered", "no experience in that field" etc..etc...I also feel like one other responder, I like the fact that people are viewing my thread. My question is -

oh I wonder what they thought when they read that or looked at a photo ?

hum..mm..m.... all very interesting !!
 

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I'm a big blabber, so I try to post often. And I have my "favorite" forums, like crossing the bridge, and the kitten forum, so I am much more likely to post there. Usually I don't worry too much about how many reply, because it is such a fast forum, many really good threads get missed just because they move onto page two.

Occasionally, it does hurt a little to have a post that is important to me that gets overlooked. But one place that happens is the fur pics...and a lot of people are probably like me. Slow dial up at home (bad for checking pics), and fast at work. But at work I lurk most of the time. If I log on, I get booted pretty often by the work computer...so I ofter look at pics or read other threads, but don't reply...because I'm supposed to be working! LOL!

Overall, I love TCS, and usually everyone tries to make the others feel welcome. But of course there are some who become closer...like others who foster like I do, or those that lost a kitty to FIP like I did. Or the people who share a lot of personal info, like pregnancies, etc. You just feel closer to them. That is just human nature.
 

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This forum is just the greatest


I would get a little upset if i had no replies
but have never had that happen
Everyone is just so....well....friendly


Dont what i would do without TCS really
 

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Originally Posted by neetanddave

Maybe that's how Susie got all those posts!
Well Neet, I do reply to alot of threads...but believe it or not, I read more than I post..........and alot of times it's just to say good luck, or thanks for sharing, etc. I don't always have advice or an answer to a question. It's my way of gabbing on here since Jerry will tell you I chatter alot in real life.
 

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The other thing to remember about why there might be a lot more readers than replys-to is that you might be curious when you see a title and open a thread only to discover that you can't contribute or that it's not what you thought - you might not even read the thread but it will count towards the read total.
 

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The only time it bothers me is when I post pictures and no one looks at them
We all want everyone to see the kitties, and tell us how Beautiful they are right?
 

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Originally Posted by kittylover4ever

Well Neet, I do reply to alot of threads...but believe it or not, I read more than I post..........and alot of times it's just to say good luck, or thanks for sharing, etc. I don't always have advice or an answer to a question. It's my way of gabbing on here since Jerry will tell you I chatter alot in real life.

Me to Susie, My hubby is like living alone sometimes
He's very quite and I am a jabber jaws
He'll be upstairs and I'm down or vise versa, He the kind of person you don't really want to ask a question of
because you get an hours answer witch is ok once in a bluuuuuue Moon
And don't ask anything about what he does at work OMG,
 

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I always get upset when no one responds to my posts! It seems like some people will get like 23456 pages within 2 minutes and my thread dies right away
But I guess I'm not on here often enough to have developed a following.
 

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Originally Posted by lionessrampant

I always get upset when no one responds to my posts! It seems like some people will get like 23456 pages within 2 minutes and my thread dies right away
But I guess I'm not on here often enough to have developed a following.
Well, I like you LOTS!
 

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Apart from being a member of a large public support group, I have realised that there is also a 'behind the scenes' network at TCS, not just among people who already know each other. This has been very active for me since Napoleon died and many people have PM'd me with wonderful comments and personal experiences, that have helped so much. And of course, these never register as posts but are evidence of the active nature of TCS and the warm feelings of members for each other. I in turn have sometimes answered a post with a PM for various reasons, so don't forget all this message exchanging.
 

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I have dial up service at home so if I want to look at pictures it takes forever!!
I guess I'm kind of random on beginning threads and posting.
 

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i don't get many replies but it doesn't really phase me. . .it was kind of dissappointing on the URI thread though. . .oh well.
 

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Originally Posted by Renovia

i don't get many replies but it doesn't really phase me. . .it was kind of dissappointing on the URI thread though. . .oh well.
I have a question for others on this. If you have put a post on the Health, Behavior forums about a question, would you want to see a bunch of posts that just say "we support you" if the others really don't have any information?

I think a lot of people view them, but since we have no knowledge to help them, we don't want to clutter their posts.
 
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Originally Posted by katachtig

I have a question for others on this. If you have put a post on the Health, Behavior forums about a question, would you want to see a bunch of posts that just say "we support you" if the others really don't have any information?

I think a lot of people view them, but since we have no knowledge to help them, we don't want to clutter their posts.
umm.........well I would - even if its just a - sorry I dont know & some vibes ...
it does make me feel like someone out there understands how I feel........


I have also replied to threads when I have no experience, just to offer that support, so I hope that hasnt offended


well at the end of the day we all need different things eh !!
 

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Honestly sometimes the health and nutrition section just scares me I can barely get through each day after losing my sweet Bella, let alone hear about all the sick kitties it's just so sad.
 

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I tend to read more than post, and if I feel I don't know the answer to a question I won't reply.

Sometimes I just read them just to learn.
 
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