ADMIN Re: Here's a very strange thought ...

[Celeste Chang]

No: HPFGUIDX 16671

> > >For all your 1100 members, this is a very cliquish, insular 
little
> > >group.
> > >It's difficult for a new member to get a toehold.  New members 
who
> > >do post
> > >are rarely acknowledged.

I might have disagreed with you, earlier on... but... *shrug*

It was merely that after I brought up a certain subject, I got no 
responses that could I find. After reposting it, another person then, 
who seemed to be an older member of this list went back into the 
books, read up, and ventured her own reasons on why she thought it 
likely that my opinion might be true. She seemed to get a lot more 
responses than I did. Not a big deal.

But I wouldn't call this group insular or cliquish. Just a little 
overwhelmed by the number of posts and posters. I have a feeling that 
people tend to form a certain respect for the opinions of some older 
members(I mean older as in 'having been on this list longer), and that 
to a certain degree, if the name is commonly seen and the person has 
well-supported theories, that person is more likely to have their 
posts looked at. After all, with so many posts, most members have to 
sift and filter through posts. But the longer someone has been on the 
list, the more time they have to gain the respect and attention of 
others. A new person may start out with a very insightful first post, 
and, thereafter be put on a reader's mental list of 'people worth 
reading', so to speak. But I feel this happens more commonly with the 
people who have been here longer, who have offered more opinions, and 
who most people are most familiar with.

Sorry if I've offended anyone. *mutters* I'll probably regret this 
outburst later. Heaven hath no fury like the hormones of an 
fifteen-year old.

- Celeste