Do you feel part of the RF community?

[CDRaider]

Which is one reason why I give out as little info about myself as possible . Truth is , I get some type of demented joy when people think that i am half my actual age .... lol

Mine is the other way around, when people realize how 'young' i am they chalk up my opnion being different from thier's as being because i have 'experience in life' and that i can't possibly know anything.

I think thats why i like this forum, for the most part, i have NO IDEA how old anyone is here and for that matter i dont' even know the sex of half the people here which helps to take fully into account what they say.

Half the time when someone says something i read the post and then have to scroll up to see what religioin that were.

 

[Katzpur]

Which is one reason why I give out as little info about myself as possible . Truth is , I get some type of demented joy when people think that i am half my actual age .... lol

Yeah, well I bet I'm older than you. I'm 58. Just tell me if I'm right or wrong.

 

[Hacker]

I voted "yes" and for the most part, that's true. Much of the time I feel very much a part of the community. Occasionally, however, I feel like I'm an outsider. But that's kind of the way it is with me in "real life," too.

Well, now I don't have to respond because this is exactly how I feel.

 

[Pah]

.yes.

Ditto!

 

[Pah]

Yeah, well I bet I'm older than you. I'm 58. Just tell me if I'm right or wrong.

I think he is older - and I'm older too but not as good looking as you or kreeden

 

[kreeden]

Sorry Pah , but not quite . Close though . I'm 51 .

But I think that you are half right on the second part . We are not as good looking as Katz .

But the point of my post was that not knowing a person's age , or other factors that often limit our social standings , is kinda cool . There are no dress codes . No material standards what-so-ever . Young people , like CDRaider and others , can have their views heard with as much respect as an old fool like me , perhaps more ? Spelling and grammer becomes the only social tool . { other then the logic behind the post }.

 

[CDRaider]

I think that our avatars start to replace our age, sex, or dress.

 

[lizskid]

I feel a part of the community mostly. Part of that is due to how I approached it from the beginning. I missed the social part from my old forum, and have stuck to mostly those areas, so I interact more on a personal level, I guess. I go to other areas also, but, being new, I am trying to "get the lay of the land" with personalities, etc. I think when you do that, you find people with similar opinions, humors, etc., and then foster those through PMs etc. As to the frubals, those are nice, but, as Buttercup said, are often a form of communication rather than "rating" or whatever. It's another way of making connections, as I see it. However, if your comfort level is not doing the social things, then I think that is fine! I have just observed that the cliques, if you want to call them that, are merely people who know each other better(do I wish I could be part of those friendships? Sure! but that is not always possible when people have a history, you just forge new ones.), not feeling they are better. Sometimes, forums have trends in them, and I'm sure this one has once in a while, where there is more or less cohesiveness, and that's just part of the deal.

I hope everyone feels a part of it eventually, as they find their level of comfort in participation. It is not always easy to do so!

 

[Djamila]

In some ways, yes. In other ways, no - none of them especially negative.

 

[Hacker]

In some ways, yes. In other ways, no - none of them especially negative.

Awesome avatar! I like the Coexist symbol!

 

[Yerda]

Although there is no-one here I dislike at all, I wouldn't say there many I'd call friends. I don't feel part of a community here. I'd like to, but I don't tend to develop a sense of belonging with anyone other than the group that comprises my closest friends.