Posted by alexandra_k on July 17, 2005, at 13:26:02
In reply to Re: a conversation, posted by Dr. Bob on July 17, 2005, at 0:38:56
I think people probably have different reasons for having a look on Babble. Some people might be just having a wander on the net while other people might be looking for something in particular.
People looking for information might post their question on several different sites and see where they get the most helpful responses.
People looking to meet other people might be more interested in the conversations / posters at the site.
I was just looking for some friends. If I couldn't post over here I would have found somewhere else.
Its only NOW after posting for so long that I have gotten attached to this site and the posters here. I wouldn't have been so very upset if I couldn't have posted here to start with because I wouldn't have known the people here to really see what I would have been missing out on.
But that being said I'm not a lurker by nature. I would have realised I couldn't post pretty quickly. Other people who spend more time reading the posts might feel like they have gotten to know the posters and be more likely to feel a little slapped when they can't sign up.
Because not everybody reads the blurb on the boards. I didn't read it for quite a while. If there had been something there about the board being restricted then I would have missed it until I tried to sign up most probably.
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