when i don't get posts, I just think that I asked a hard question or one that the right person hasn't seen yet.

I don't know what "status" people are talking about but this is just a question, it doesn't matter to me one way or the other, just thought I would start a question kind of like the one that was here a few days or week ago about the purple thang. Not trying to start a negative debate just a friendly one. I personally do not reply to a subject I don't have an answer for. If it's something I too would like to know I just go back and look at it from time to time. This is what I was doing when I found several replies but the question was never answered. If I ask a question and no one has an answer, no problem. This is a very knowledgeable group of people and if I don't get an answer to a quilting question it's probably because I didn't word the question right and no one knows what I'm talking about, this is called my brain in working one way and my fingers another :)

I didn't mean to make peole get so defensive and angry in some cases. At least some of the replies seem angry. I better go back to being silent and just looking. Have a great one.

It has never occurred to me to post with an "ulterior motive"! I never thought about "upping my numbers", or being "top poster for the day", or even posting in order to "watch" so that I can follow a thread.
I must be awfully simple and naive; I just thought we were chatting! LOL!
Chats here like anywhere else have some comments that make you go, "doh!" :oops:

Jan in VA

I hope you don't stay silent, I think we all like to discuss many different topics and we all have curiosity questions once in a while. The folks on this board are awesome. But as on any board, when you communicate with the written (typed) word, you lose the ability to "read" the mood of the message because we can't see the body language or hear the tone of the persons voice. Actually I think this is question has received some interesting answers....just goes to show you how many ways a thing can be perceived.

Have a great day!

I don't usually post a reply if I don't know the answer or if what I would say has already been said. Although, sometimes, I post a reply to find others posted the same answer while I was typing! I'm a slow typer and sometimes a slow thinker. Hmmmmm! I don't worry about that "status" thing, my "regular here" comes and goes. It's okay by me. Anyway....Hi and welcome from Texas. (O:

I've noticed it, too....and found it irritating when I've asked a question. But --- shoot, we're all friends here and if a friend wants to say HI, it's okay with me!

A lot of us post without an answer to a question to be automatically notified when there is another reply to the question. Hopefully an answer we are all looking for.

Hey okie--Don't go back into hiding! It's a good thought that you brought up. Sometimes I see a post with a picture then it seems like there are 8 pages of things like "cute quilt" and I wonder why, BUT I'm thinking if it was a picture of MY project, i'd probably feel pretty good about that many people taking a second to say 'you done good, kid.' :thumbup:

I don't usually post if I don't know the answer, however, I just think it's a nice way to know that people actually read what you have posted. Some days I feel really talkative, other days, I just read and look at all the wonderful pictures. Didn't even know that posting meant anything but trying to be nice, and give an opinion.