Do you take it personally when people don't respond to your posts?

[Onlooker]

Poll question: Do you take it personally when people don't respond to your posts?

[freetobegay]

1. I wished people wouldn't respond, but they always do!

[sundog]

2. Or you

can always reply to your own if you're feeling neglected...

[H2O Man]

3. no

I talk to myself a lot.

[No Mandate Here.]

4. You mean we're asking for response? LOL n/t

[Misinformed01]

5. only if I write something I think is incredibly witty

I am only witty when I am drinking though.

[terrya]

6. Of course I take it personally. eom

[jobycom]

8. Here, I'll help you out.

:-)

[terrya]

10. Thank you! You're a kind and caring person.

:-)

[jobycom]

11. You are so welcome. I suspect that you are also kind and caring.

[terrya]

14. I try to be.

The world has enough rude people. The alternative is right here. A LOT of kind and caring people at DU. :-)

[jobycom]

15. Absolutely. DU is a haven for kind and sensitive people

Except on Nader threads, but you can't expect perfection.

So, how's the weather where you are?

[terrya]

18. Here in Chicago? Not too bad.

Probably mid to upper 70's today. It's going to be a nice one. :-)

And what about the weather where you are, Joby?

[ProfessorGAC]

20. Pretty Mild, Indeed, Today

I had a videoconference with folks in the Philippines this morning. It was 5:30 CDT in the North Shore, so i left the house a little before 4am and i drove all the way up there with the top down on my car. (I live 55 miles south of the city, and HQ is 20 miles or so north.)

I think that might be the first time this year i've been able to go ragtop down at highway speeds before sun up.

The Professor

[jobycom]

24. That sounds nice

I love open roofs just before the sun comes up. Nice and crisp. Good start to a day, eh?

[jobycom]

23. In Austin? So-so for Austin

It's a bit overcast, high 70s here, too, but not too humid. Might get hotter later, they say.

So, terry, any plans for the weekend?

[jobycom]

7. Responses are way down lately

Notice how many threads are all vertical with almost no stairstep? Everyone posts a comment and runs to the next thread, never to return. We used to have long, involved discussions, now it's just grafitti.

Well, can't talk, gotta run to the next thread.

[welshTerrier2]

9. Exactly ...

oops ... sorry ...

meant to respond to the base post :<))

[WillParkinson]

12. I would have chosen 'sometimes'...

If I post something that I think is pretty good and I get no replies I sometimes feel bummed over it.

[SarahB]

13. Gernerally no

There have been times where I knew that someone was purposely NOT responding because I wrote it for rather complex reasons, but hopefully that's all been worked out now. Other than that, I don't care really. I have no problem realizing that what I wrote might be not as interesting as I thought it was.

[SCDem]

16. For some reason if people don't respond in makes me feel

like I am out of the loop. Either that or people are quietly chuckling at me behind their lap tops.

[jobycom]

25. I feel like that, too, at times

I'll have a string of posts that no one replies to, and I'll start wondering if maybe all of DU thinks I'm a joke and has put me on ignore!

Such fragile egos we have!

[pagerbear]

17. What? Did you say something?

[johnnie]

19. I used to

When I first got online years ago I felt a bit bothered that I would say something and either kill a thread or be left in the dust. I have learned that it doesn't really matter if people respond to me or not.
To be honest though, in offline life I have many people who want to talk to me and hang out with me. I have been told numerous times that I am interesting and great to talk to. It amuses me online because I haven't found many friends or good discussion. But as I said, it doesn't bother me...I just have an offline personality and on here I am pretty bland. It's all good.

[woofless]

21. Not any more.

I have come to realize that not everyone can appreciate wit, erudition and the wisdom that comes with age.

Besides, I'm quite aware that I'm full of shit. That helps.

[NoPasaran]

22. No. I take it as validation

of my low self-esteem.

[texas1928]

26. YES (SOB)

I sit in a corner and rock and cry.
:cry:

[belladonna]

27. Depends on the post, I think

Now that I've responded to yours, go respond to mine. It's sinking faster than Shrub's poll numbers :cry:

[camero]

28. Just when I've said something really profound

and hits a nerve in our society. Of course I expect nobody to answer but sometimes I'd like to hear the excuse for what I say being true.