evertide said:sure this post will most likely get mixed responses or get me into trouble with the magi..
I sincerely hope not; this site is still far from a military dictatorship last time I checked. You're only expressing an opinion, right or wrong... can't be kicked out for that!
As to your suggestion that people are cliquish... I think that yes, people can be - but even IC that is sometimes actually more justifiable - who *would* your character go and talk to in a room full of people? Their friends, usually. What I don't think you'll find from most players is that, unless you catch them at a particularly intense moment of RPing, they would completely ignore you if you approached them. If you then also go so far as to try to talk to people who seem less busy, I really think you'll find a better reception that you've been getting so far. Of course, this is an issue frequently raised, so there must be something to it... and we, the older players, have to make sure as far as we can that we do things right, too.
Nothing else to say, except... I also agree whole-heartedly with everyone else's replies, and I hope you stick around to try again a few more times. If I see you, I'll be sure to make an effort to say hello.