Wow

[somekindofjerk]

1. as for the grammar/spelling issue: I don't know if misspelling something on a BBS neccesarily denotes a lack of English proficiency. I for one was in advanced placement/honors english courses throughout school, but I cannot type worht a damn. Thus, in order to avoid being made the fool by some random internaut, it takes me a quite a while to prep even a "quick" reply (and even then I leave in mistakes). As I recall, Kaos was at work while making the lose/loose post and most likly didn't have the luxury of time for extensive proofreading. As a rule of thumb, if I can understand what idea a poster is trying to communicate, I don't dwell so much on grammar and spelling.
2. Someone on the internet disapproves of your typing habits? Oh noes!!1!
3. So as I understand it, whatever gibberish I post will go unnoticed (so long as it's not particularly offensive, I presume), but once I break a postcount of 1k or more I'll have to bring actual substance to the table? ah nuts.

 

[KaosDevice]

Again, to reference my last post, it really wasn't the spelling thing. I find it funny that that is what became the issue, my point was that I posted this or that thing and the one response I got was a criticism of my spelling, not what I was talking about or the ideas there in.

That was what the whole issue was.

 

[Morrus]

I felt like I had as much to contribute as anyone else. I wanted to play, I wanted to talk with the rest of you, so when I finally jumped in, being pretty much ignored or what ever ..kinda hurt, just like it would to any other breathing person. On the end of all of the ASCII is someone else, you know who took the time out of their life to write this or that or make this or that observation. It is worthy of respect, YOU are worthy of respect for taking time to read this or write a response or a review of something else or whatever you write as part of the community. You took time to participate and communicate and that is important. And I took time to participate and communicate so I felt that was meaningful.

To be fair, though, there are people in this thread who you haven't replied specifically to. In fact, that applies to most of the people in the thread.

In fact, if you felt that people should have specifically replied to your post, should everyone in the thread have specifically quoted and replied to every post that came before theirs? That would make for one messy conversation!

I think you're using the "quote and reply" type posts as a measure of the reaction to your posts, which is a mistake. I'd guess that 99% of the posts on this board don't get specifically quoted and replied to. Generally, people read a thread and then add something to the conversation.

So, in short - don't sweat it. Your posts are being read by people, and nobody is "ignoring" you any more than you are "ignoring", say, Fusangite, who has posted in this thread.

Bear in mind, also, that anyone in a community is going to talk directly to their friends more than to a stranger. That's where the postcount thing comes in; it's not that the person has a high post count, it's that they've been around for some time, involved themselves in a lot of conversations, and are generally known to other people. They've made friends (and enemies!), established themselves, people are used to them. They know things about each other. This sort of thing happens as time passes and - naturally - as post counts increase.

Imagine yourself at a party with some friends -you tend to talk to your friends, and occasionally venture out to talk to a stranger. By doing that, you slowly get to know new people, and your group of friends expands - at the party, there are now more people going out of their way to talk to you specifically. I don't think it's messageboard or internet specific.

Stick around! You've already started to make yourself known with this thread!

 

[somekindofjerk]

Again, to reference my last post, it really wasn't the spelling thing. I find it funny that that is what became the issue, my point was that I posted this or that thing and the one response I got was a criticism of my spelling, not what I was talking about or the ideas there in.

That was what the whole issue was.

Back on topic then (I think so at any rate), I agree that it is rather off-putting to have the first response to your post being a critique of packaging and not the substance. That said, I doubt Kluge (or any who post similar responses to gramatical/spelling errors for that matter) posted out of mean-spiritedness; it is rather tricky to discern sarcasm and the like in typed form without the added context of gesture and verbal intonation.

 

[KaosDevice]

So, in short - don't sweat it. Your posts are being read by people, and nobody is "ignoring" you any more than you are "ignoring", say, Fusangite, who has posted in this thread.
Imagine yourself at a party with some friends -you tend to talk to your friends, and occasionally venture out to talk to a stranger. By doing that, you slowly get to know new people, and your group of friends expands - at the party, there are now more people going out of their way to talk to you specifically. I don't think it's messageboard or internet specific.

Stick around! You've already started to make yourself known with this thread!

I dig it, trust me Mor, I've been around a bit, I just had an off putting intitial experience. (Hence the whole 'I wasn't looking to be revered' bit in that last post). I just was kind of disappointed because I thought I'd got what I thought had been the lay of the land and didn't find the conversation (or droids) I was looking for.

I don't know if this was the getting known I was looking for. I essentially accused most of your regulars of being elitest and man, nobody likes that one. Sorry, but still kinda true.

Plus looking back that first post looks kind of whiney and needy and not what I was after at all. I'm going to go with my latest post as being What My Problem Was With Everything. Less needy, more spot on, while still being kind and pretty generous. I like to think of myself as one of the good guys.

 

[KaosDevice]

Back on topic then (I think so at any rate), I agree that it is rather off-putting to have the first response to your post being a critique of packaging and not the substance. That said, I doubt Kluge (or any who post similar responses to gramatical/spelling errors for that matter) posted out of mean-spiritedness; it is rather tricky to discern sarcasm and the like in typed form without the added context of gesture and verbal intonation.

Nah, I really have no problem with Kluge, he can go as large as he likes.

 

[Seeten]

Make sure you dont post about your favorite rouge character. If you do, I'll have to lay the smackdown. Rogue = villainous thief or skillful adventurer. Rouge = women's makeup and the french word for red. *grumble*

 

[der_kluge]

Nah, I really have no problem with Kluge, he can go as large as he likes.

Although I'm not entirely sure I know what that means, I think it's nice.

And I agree with others that I read posts that interest me, and threads that interest me, and really could care less about the people who post them. That is, if Crothian posts a thread talking about Scarred Lands, I'm just simply going to ignore it, regardless of how many posts, or whether I like Crothian or not. And Morrus has a good point, I've met a lot of the high post count people on here. So, if you're observant, you'll notice us poking little jabs at each other from time to time. It's because we've met in real life, and we're more comfortable doing that to one another.

A high post count usually only means one thing - the fact that we've been here since January 2002, or thereabouts. That's really about it. I don't believe my ideas are any better than anyone else's. Far from it. Like BardStephenFox, whoses ideas I admire, BTW, I also regularly look at posts from other low postcount people; Glassjaw, Turanil, and Narfellus come to mind, because it seems like that have a similar outlook as I do, there are others.

So, I'm not sure where I'm going with this. Welcome to the boards, I guess.

 

[der_kluge]

And FWIW, Kaos, we probably have more in common than you think. I'm a huge Homestarrunner fan, and I used to live in KC, which isn't terribly far from Topeka. And having been to Topeka, I can empathize with your choice of location.

 

[Raging Epistaxis]

...A high post count usually only means one thing - the fact that we've been here since January 2002...

Hmm. I feel so... deficient. :\



And KaosDevice, thanks for posting your clarifications and slugging through this mess 'o' posts. I have known the frustration you feel at the appearance of not being acknowledged (Thanks BSF!), but I always console myself with the idea that just because no one specifically responded to my post doesn't mean that no one read it or found merit in it.

Then again, I haven't started any threads yet...

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