Fear of Posting!- Page 3

[ihearttheatre]

Posted: 2/26/06 at 4:13pm

I'm not afraid of posting, but similar to sweetestsiren, I'm afraid of joining threads with an established group. I'm afraid I won't be accepted into their clique and whatnot. The conversational threads are really intimidating if you weren't there from the beginning, and although I do spent a lot of time on here, I could never keep up with them.

I lurked for only like...a few hours before I joined. haha

[Bohemian1232]

Posted: 2/26/06 at 4:15pm

I lurked for a few months before I joined, and then lurked for a while after. Love threads can be intimidating at first, but then they just become fun.

[eponine88]

Posted: 2/26/06 at 5:20pm

I prefer to just lurk myself most days. I read almost every thread that is posted (because I am absolutely addicted to this site) but when it comes to posting I tend to stay in the background unless I know I really have something I want to say. Whatever- it works most of the time lol.

[ElphabaRose]

Posted: 2/26/06 at 7:52pm

I've been here for almost a year and I still barely post. I started my first thread last week. Some people can be really nasty, but some are really sweet and helpful, especially after you begin to sort of get to know them. If you feel like you have something to add to a conversation, post it. And don't let one or two people's rudeness turn you off, for every jerk on the board, there is someone who is quite nice and willing to share their experiences and knowledge with you.

[DG]

Posted: 2/26/06 at 8:46pm

I have a tendency to act on this board as I do in life, which is basically going where I like and doing as I please. As long as I don't have the intention of harm, what's the worst that could happen?

Posted: 2/26/06 at 8:47pm

whoo! i just posted a topic.. i felt brave yeah...

[DG]

Posted: 2/26/06 at 8:50pm

And there's responses to you, Shoot - so you've been validated. Whoo!

[ohhoney_]

Posted: 2/26/06 at 8:51pm

internet or not, people can still be people. and people can be snappy and judgmental anywhere.

hey there's a lot of actors here.
we're supposed to be in touch with out emotions.

Posted: 2/26/06 at 8:55pm

Ya know, i've always liked you DG.

[DG]

Posted: 2/26/06 at 9:08pm

Shoot - thanks! That's never an unpleasant thing to hear (or read, as the case may be )

"we're supposed to be in touch with out emotions."

ohhoney - I don't know if that was a typo or how you intended it, but it really gave me a giggle!

[Kristie-K2]

Posted: 2/26/06 at 10:00pm

I really love this broad and as a student of life I have learned many things here. BUT some people can be very nasty. There are times when I am afraid to speak for the fear of being told off. One time I was being "cute" and I said a few words about Tom Cruise. I was insulted and called a liar and someone said I should be banned. I felt terrible for days. So I just stay away from those awful people and just "lurk" very rarely post unless it is about Julie Harris or someone I really care about. As long as I can learn about Broadway and my favorite people I will keep coming back.

[Musical_nerd]

Posted: 2/26/06 at 10:03pm

I felt horrible when I was trying to fit in... I realized I was just going along with what people said and not being enough of myself, which really came out on some threads. One day I just, was myself. And it felt a lot better.

To anyone out there who is lurking, don't be afraid to post. There are always some people who will accept what you're saying, whether or not they agree with it.

[CanadianSnowbird]

Posted: 2/26/06 at 10:05pm

That's one of the problems with typing out messages. You can never really tell someone's tone.
I always felt at the beginning that everyone was just being nice to me because I was new, but secretly they were all PM-ing each other over how annoying I was. It's sad how much validation I get from PM's. I didn't feel accepted at all until I got one, and the first couple of days I kept checking my inbox, just in case.

[brdlwyr]

Posted: 2/26/06 at 10:08pm

Some lurkers are not very nice!

[nomdeplume]

Posted: 2/26/06 at 10:15pm

Now I tremble in abject fear of posting!

See:

https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?page=3&thread=887497&startthread=1943888 Updated On: 2/26/06 at 10:15 PM