Mave wrote:Most of the time, I remedy it by reminding myself that the world doesn't revolve around me and after all, there are 1000+ members on CAA who have their own problems/interests and are not obligated to pay attention to every single little post of mine.
So very true. But I can relate, long time ago, I used to ask myself why do many members who post pointless posts get more notice then I do. You would have people quoting pointless things, yet you felt your reply had much more substance to it. Kind of sucks... but that's life. But it doesn't bother me as much because I know this isn't life. Online isn't real life, and I'll proably never meet most of the members anyways. In the real world, it doesn't matter if you have 3000+ post or not. Chances are I wont know or recognize ya anyways... Because I only know the words you write, nothing more.
I used to think that way too, then I realized that the world doesn't revolve around me like it did when I was younger. As we all get older, we get into the real world where popularity doesn't matter. As in real life, I don't like playing the popularity game, selecting some members cooler then others. Some people may play that game, usually the younger ones, but I don't. I recognize and remember most of the members here at CAA.
Although some people don't think people really pay much attention to them, or feel unrecognized at times there are people who do notice ya... like me for instance. I may not reply to as many posts as I used to, but I still read a majority of them. To be truthful, I remember many members who have very low post counts too. What makes someone memorable isn't their post count, but the quality of their posts. I mean, if someone posts a lot of replies with no substance such as, "HAHA, that's funny," or "I agree;" just to raise their post count, then of course people may not really know you as much as some of the other members. When they do that, I only know them for their avatars, not their personality.
You could probably give me a list of many members who felt left out and I could probably remember certain posts they have made in the past.
In my eyes, you shouldn't feel left out because you aren't. To me, it's all about the quality of what you say, and nothing about y'alls popularity online or in real life. If you had something worth while to say, chances are I've read and remembered it... whether or not it was quote or commented on.
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