Yes, on occasion. And on occasion I read someone else's post that seems very deserving of a response and no one has responded to it.

I figure when that happens, the post either didn't strike a chord with people or else they didn't feel they could reply positively - though then again, people do post their disagreement with something.

I often want to just reply with a thumbs-up to something someone posted, but then I'd be ignoring all the other people's replies. So I rarely do that unless I have something of my own to add.

However, when I start a thread, I try to acknowledge every reply. Then I worry that I'm overdoing it and should back off and let people talk to each other without me commenting on every post.

So it's a fine balance. I think the only time lack of response would bother me is if I think I had a brilliant idea or insight and no one acknowledged it. Most of my ideas/insights aren't of that caliber, though, and most of the time I suspect I'm stating the obvious. Too obvious to comment on.

LNeal,

Yes, I understand and have been there many times.

You made yourself perfectly clear to me so don't kick yourself.

You keep posting and keep being you and please don't let it get you down. We need everyone on here and you are important to us.

I love this board, I try to read just about everything, staying up late to do so. I haven't been quilting very long and just by reading all this I learn something new everyday. The people on here are wonderful, it seems like all of them are friends. I don't post much and I don't want to post pictures of my quilts because I think mine are awful compared to what I see on here.
Keep it up ladies and gents.

This may be off topic, but please don't ever feel like your quilts are not worthy to be posted. We would love to see them!!

Sometimes when it's a post of pictures of quilts or something, and everyone is just saying "nice, beautiful, etc.", then I usually don't post. If someone is asking opinions, suggestions, etc., then I will post if I can put in something that adds to the discussion. If not, then I don't. I don't have hours to spend here, so I don't read everything. If you are around for a while, and post on a lot of the threads, then people start recognizing your name and will answer more often, too. Just keep going...it gets better!!

And here I figured it's just because I tend to say things that are not along the general line of thinking. :twisted: Even at that, there are lots and lots of times I don't say anything, trying not to offend.

I have noticed that some people keep their threads near the top of recent topics by responding every time someone adds to their post. There seem to be lots more new topics happening since the advent of the PDAs. I think the "old-timers" went there for the most part.

I think it comes down to time, sheer number of members and the speed of posting and sometimes a difficulty in expressing a view clearly. A message board is very different from communicating with people "live", so it does take a bit of getting used to. We are also a very diverse group, so sometimes there are cultural differences...this all adds up to missing some discussions or losing a thread now and then.

I'm one of those who tries to respond to replies to my threads. (I wrote about this in my earlier post on this thread.) I just want to make it clear that my purpose is not to bump my threads back to the top.

That is not my purpose either, but when someone ask a question or you have more replies to make I think it is quite acceptable. I don't pay attention to who may be purposely bumping up their topic. If you have to do that to keep the thread on the first page, then maybe the topic is not catching as much interest.

I didn't mean this the way it has been interpreted. In fact, I wish to retract that part of my previous post as I can't think of a way to phrase my thoughts without causing offense. In retrospect, I wish I had not written that and apologize for implying something I didn't mean to.

This is exactly why I feel funny responding to every single reply to a post of mine. If I post a picture of a project and there are a lot of "looks great", "nice job", etc. I think it can be way overkill to respond to every single one of them. I try to answer any specific questions and I also do a, "thank you everyone...."

I am sorry that you or anyone else here has ever felt slighted (((HUGS)))
In the last 4 months, the volume of topics has quadrupled at times here :D:D:D Between Thanksgiving and New Years I was kinda laid up and spent more time here on the board than normal... I could literally spend 5-6 hours reading ALL of the new threads and keeping up with the ongoing ones...and still miss some things :wink:
I really don't think anyone is intentionally ignoring anyone, it just gets hard to keep up some times :D:D:D
As much as we would all love to read and respond back to everyone, it just isn't always possible.
If I have ever done this, please believe that it was never an intentional slight, it was just an oversight.
Another thought is this...when I respond to others who reply to my topic, I read what has been answered and then type my responses, sometimes I wonder in doing this, we forget someone's reply? I don't always hit quote reply to answer, because sometimes that would mean doing this 20+ times, so many of us try to answer all/most in one response.

I try to reply when I can, but then wonder if you all are getting sick of hearing from me. :-)

I am the same way, out in the country, and this forum has become a welcome place to me. I dont always comment, but, I enjoy the company I recieve from you all.

I liove in the coountry , like ..baileys mom. This forum is company. God Bless every one of you

I feel this too Lisa! (sorry to edit you BTW!) When I get lots of nice comments if I post a quilt for example, I appreciate every single one and want to thank each person individually but that would soon get very long and I suspect boring for ppl checking in to find me saying 'thanks' to someone who just said 'nice quilt'! So in general I only respond to specific questions or comments and put in a general 'thanks everyone' now and then. I hope this doesn't make ppl feel ignored if I haven't responded specifically to their comment.

Some threads very quickly run to several pages and I try to at least skip read every one before asking a question, in case it's already been discussed but sometimes it's just not possible. We have so many members now and are such an active board, I guess we're victims of our own success! :-D

K3n, no need to apologize for editing me. I do that, too. It makes it easier to read and follow for everyone when you only keep the bit you're replying to.

And I'm glad I'm not alone in not always knowing when to respond and when I'm responding too much.

Maybe what was worse was that I called you 'Lisa'! :shock: :hunf: Sorry Lisanne! Duh! :lol:

I've felt that way before, like when I posted my first quilt. Some people said things, but then I'd see others post their first quilt and they had pages and pages of comments. I think it has to do with day of the week and time of day you post, too.

i'm sorry, but i'm confused by the question. none of your posts have been ignored. you've gotten at least a few replies to each one. you've receive many replies to most. you also have thousands of views. no few than 107 ... one topic was viewed 7700 times and got 658 responses!

i'm a moderator and i don't get that kind of action. :shock:

maybe i should be jealous.

:lol:

She is just asking a generalized question, not a complaint,

As one can see by my post, it is clear that I was talking about replying to a thread that has been posted by someone else and having your comment ignored. So that everyone may understand I was not whining about any post that I had started and felt ignored.
I only meant to use this thread to provoke thought to consider others this way when we are replying in a thread. I included myself so that I would do better about it too.

I see how easily someone can be misunderstood and am sorry that this has happened as I did not intend to be.

I hope this clears up any misunderstandings.