Well, gee whiz, I'm not telling how old I am anymore. Nobody will talk to me now! lol
Sandi!!! That's not it at all! If I may, I'm guessing that because your posts are almost always quite long, people struggle to find the time to stay on top of your thread. It can be a lot of work, esp if the other fellow DBers are working, raising kids, reading and posting to other DBers, etc. Sometimes journaling here is good for you simply because it's good to vent your feelings and free your mind -- nothing more. It seems like this is something that you do here quite often. Is that correct? I think that sometimes people will read a person's venting and not know what to say to them because there wasn't a specific question or issue that the poster asked to be addressed. When that happens, the reader just tends to move on to the next thread on their list. I think that if you have a specific issue or question you want some feedback on, you should try to be concise with your post. This will get you more posts from others. However, if you need to get something out by all means do it! Whether or not you get responses for it should at that point not be the focus. At that point the journaling is healthy for you because it gets things out for you. It lightens your load, because the best way to reflect on oneself is to study oneself and the issues at hand. Lay it out and dissect it.
Also, do you visit many people's threads? Reciprocating the favor by posting to others is a great way to build those Rs around here and keep them going. However, even when you build the Rs, it is best to try to vary the length of your posts so people don't feel overwhelmed all of the time.
And btw, thanks a bunch for reading my "last stand talk" draft for my W. I just got back into town late last night and haven't been able to get back to you. I really appreciate you taking the time to give me the feedback -- having a WAWs perspective on this was excellent. Thanks again!
