> >We're a pretty welcoming and accommodating crowd, as the testimonies of nearly every regular participant here indicates.
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> Maybe. I hope so. My impression so far has been that the regulars are a close-knit group, and seem to take little notice of new people, especially in Rinkchat. Maybe I'm wrong, and hey, I know I'm not the most screamingly interesting person around. Eh. I still like the forum, and I've been coming to Rinkworks for almost two years, so I'm not ragging on it.
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> But then, the forum hasn't been as friendly as it usually is, what with the "useless post" threads and that goofy "people I hate" thread.
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> Just my observations, as a newcomer. Please don't think I'm attacking any of you.
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> ---Luba "have any of you read Philip K. Dick? Or does my name just sound dumb?" Luft

When I first came to chat, I felt horrendously welcome, due in part to Monkeyman's greetings and Nyperold's hugs. And everyone seemed to stop chatting to say hi to me, even when they didn't know who I was.

One of the Christian groups on my campus is a wonderful community of people. But at first, when you don't know what's going on, it can be a little different and you might feel out of place. That's not due to anyone being exclusive or unwelcoming and the feeling usually passes. I think this applies to here in some ways.

Gahalia