blankmeister
Well-known member
When I first joined I thought it was very clicky, that feeling has gone and I hope new members see that.
This is very true. A new member can feel a bit intimidated at first with threads being hijacked or seemingly not taken seriously, or just ignored. Then another member will start a similar thread and it will go on for days with serious debate. But this is typical of any forum or club or group of people, say in the workplace etc. I think in any of these situations you have to earn the respect of fellow members and hopefully eventually begin to feel more at home. Ideally meeting members face to face would be brilliant, but that is not always possible.
As has been said, the forum is only as good as it's members (the ones that actually contribute that is!) and there is so much knowledge and information out there it's worth sticking with. Develope a thick skin, maybe bite your tongue sometimes and don't take things too personally.