Why do so many people join this forum and so few stay?
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Re: Why do so many people join this forum and so few stay?
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I'm Portuguese, people would say I sound something like a mix of Italian and Russian accent? I have no idea.
Some people said that I sound American because I watch a lot of American movies, so maybe that's one xD
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I adore the Portuguese language, when I was in Brazil it reminded me of Italian and Spanish...
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It's odd to hear someone saying they love my language because I seem to see people always frowning their noses at it.~
But have you tried codfish? It's a Christmas tradition in Portugal. Other people have turkey, we have codfish (not me anymore because I stopped eating meat 2 years ago, ehe). Every Portuguese person knows 1001 ways to cook codfish xD
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REALLY?!?! I love the Portuguese language! It's so beautiful. However, my experience is only with the Brazilian version, and I've wondered if it is different across the Atlantic?Himmelslicht wrote:Ohhh, our "caldo verde", yes it's good
It's odd to hear someone saying they love my language because I seem to see people always frowning their noses at it.~
But have you tried codfish? It's a Christmas tradition in Portugal. Other people have turkey, we have codfish (not me anymore because I stopped eating meat 2 years ago, ehe). Every Portuguese person knows 1001 ways to cook codfish xD
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Sorry you get skipped over!!! I know you exist!!Batesblogger wrote:I am a new user and to be be honest, some times it is a little intimidating to post in the forums. Most of the time no one bothers to reply to me, and several times I have had my posts purposely skipped, with the next poster quoting the person right above me and responding to them and ignoring me. It gets a little annoying when you see a thread with 500 something replies, yet only one or two people even bother to respond with a generic "Welcome" to a new member thread. There also seems to be not as much about books, and a lot more random or community posts.
I feel like a lot of the "book" threads don't get a lot of convo going on in them because people just post to increase their reviewer score so they can do reviews. And once they get reviews to do, they lose interest in the forums.
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-- 19 Dec 2014, 05:04 --ALynnPowers wrote:Sorry you get skipped over!!! I know you exist!!Batesblogger wrote:I am a new user and to be be honest, some times it is a little intimidating to post in the forums. Most of the time no one bothers to reply to me, and several times I have had my posts purposely skipped, with the next poster quoting the person right above me and responding to them and ignoring me. It gets a little annoying when you see a thread with 500 something replies, yet only one or two people even bother to respond with a generic "Welcome" to a new member thread. There also seems to be not as much about books, and a lot more random or community posts.
I feel like a lot of the "book" threads don't get a lot of convo going on in them because people just post to increase their reviewer score so they can do reviews. And once they get reviews to do, they lose interest in the forums.
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You are in a good company here. Welcome!Sarita Everson wrote:I'm very new here like a few days actually joined for the reviewing but I actually enjoy the forums as well. I'm still very intimitated when posting because I'm weird but maybe I can meet a few other weirdos here. Lots of people just do not get my weird obsessions with books and the way I totally become part of the characters.
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If that's the only thing that's weird about you, you're lucky!Sarita Everson wrote:I'm very new here like a few days actually joined for the reviewing but I actually enjoy the forums as well. I'm still very intimitated when posting because I'm weird but maybe I can meet a few other weirdos here. Lots of people just do not get my weird obsessions with books and the way I totally become part of the characters.
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I don't even think I know what this "normal" you speak of is referring to...Sarita Everson wrote:I'm trying to make friends not scare people away. Normal is overrated anyway.
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Lets hear it for all us abnormals!!!Sarita Everson wrote:I'm trying to make friends not scare people away. Normal is overrated anyway.
Welcome...the atmosphere is hospitable to strange creatures like us...though you may break out in random laughter
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