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Posted by shar on July 27, 2003, at 14:07:32
I noticed you mentioned chat rooms, and my experience has been that they are not too welcoming to new people. However, if you start slowly, make neutral comments (or supportive ones) here and there, but visit regularly, you will eventually become part of the crowd. If you ask for anything at the beginning, you probably won't get it.
It's kind of like being the new kid in school, or new at a job, or something. Or, I guess, being a new kid on PSB, even (we've been around so long we've probably forgotten what that was like...tho we started on the old one-board system). I always felt pretty comfortable on PB and PSB (well, I don't post on PSB anymore, but before the brou-ha-ha I felt comfortable), I think because I started with meds issues which are not all that personal or private. Then, becoming more 'social' sort of emerged.
It may not be worth it to do the chat-room thing because there are cliques, and you do have to go through being ignored, or people being rude, or whatever. But, once you've established your presence, it can be alright.
I don't do any real chats anymore, I just go to the trivia chats occasionally (playing trivia). I always have terrible computer problems with time lag and freeze ups, and I can't even get onto the psycho-babble chat system at all (I had trouble with that at ASH as well). Good old yahell.
Oh well, that's my 2 cents worth.
Shar
Posted by tina on July 27, 2003, at 16:40:18
In reply to Chat Rooms--Tina, posted by shar on July 27, 2003, at 14:07:32
thanks Shar. I think I'll stay away from them from now on. If they aren't being mean to me, they are trying to pick me up. I don't need taht right now.
HOw are you doing these days?
Posted by NikkiT2 on July 28, 2003, at 9:58:23
In reply to Re: Chat Rooms--Tina » shar, posted by tina on July 27, 2003, at 16:40:18
It does take a while to find the right chat room for you.. I remember trying some really bad ones (and yahoo ones do seem to be worse than most!!)
I can always introduce over at the site I use.. OK, so its a BDSM one as its base, but there are some lovely people there, and some nice "safe" rooms.. also, the average age of chatters there is much higher than your average chat room so you don't get the abusive twerps, or the constant trying to be picked up (unless you go to "naughty" rooms where cyber sex goes on!)... the main two rooms I use are chatted in mainly from 8pm - 10pm GMT, and 11pm - 1am GMT, so if that fits your schedule let me know and we'll set something up.
Or.. a friends chat site that is kinda empty these days, but we're trying to get busier.. http://pukka.hyperchat.com Its an old fashioned HTML type chat, so might take some getting used to.. Oh, and I'm "Tooshie" over there (long story re; name) I can let you know all the nice people to chat to there (if they have a coloured name, or a (was) before their name I can vouch for them!!)
Nikki xx
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