Originally Posted by
Rachel
As usual, I think Lory's spot on.
Personally, I don't either actively search for forum gatherings or avoid them; and, after a few unsuccessful attempts in the past of asking random strangers 'are you on the forum?', I no longer even try and identify if someone's a forumite or not. I just try and be the same with everyone ..., as you would, no?
I must admit, though, the idea of forum gatherings do scare me. However, not because they consist of forumites, nor because I find forumites particularly cliquey.
It's just me in any similar social situation - I'm not very good at chit chat with groups of people, and knowing what to say. So after I've said hello, I feel a bit stupid and lost. (So, um, what are your hobbies? Oh, dancing. Right, yes, me too ....)
But it's not that I don't want to get to know people. Obviously it's fine once you've had a dance with someone and a chance to get to know them a bit ... But that's just me and my own paranoias - I wouldn't dream of blaming anyone else for it.
Rachel
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