Do you feel like in all the time/years you been here that you never felt truly part of this community?

PK's thread...!It is mine now. Hours later...

I don't exactly feel like I'm part of the community nor overlooked. I wouldn't mind getting to better know the people on here but idm if I don't. I rarely have any conversations in my dms but it's not like I'm dissatisfied by it. Am I a lurker? I don't know because I post sometimes and I do religiously lurk the meme thread. I'm quite content with the minimal interaction I have on this site, even though it's usually through pics and gifs, not even words lol. Just here for some fun. Also I feel like the people who are anxious about talking to others shouldn't stress so much. The first move is the hardest but it gets easier the more you do it so why not practice on here right? Plus everyone is nice so no need to worry so much. Except for me, I'm a bully HAHAHA

Hopefully those that want to be seen more in here could post you're thoughts in this thread. It might not be easy if you are particularly shy but it is the only way to meet people. Try you're best and go for it. It's best to try than be unsure if you should or not, especially if the thought comes back constantly. I'm personally not really active in the forums but more on message / friends walls / comments. So I would be so so in the community I think. Which is fine for me. Small confession here to help others. It took me literally years to join a club in university, when I was there, that had like minded people towards me. I was shy, unsure and a bit embarrassed maybe about joining but all of those were my own doing, my own limits. Eventually I took that deciding step and I'm glad for taking it. It went well but even if it did not I would have been satisfied because I'm not sad or unsure what could have happened. Second quessing later on about what could have been is not fun, if you had the chance of doing it but did not because you denied yourself of what you wanted to do. So I'm rooting everyone here. Do your best and what you will be content with. If you need friends or new minds to talk with, then maybe this thread will provide those. Anyone is free to send friend invites to me at least if you feel that the small wisdom that has accumulated to this so called adult is worth it.

for me a lot of people on this website just don't really fit criteria i think are pretty easy to fill. i'm only on here for memes and helping out people who are in need of help. o_o edit: i don't belong to the community in this website. i also have a feeling there is only 2 "groups" and i'm not even sure what those groups are or who they consist of. edit2: because i'm not interested. edit3: i like talking to people, so i just dm random people on here. unlucky me though, everyone just shows disinterest if i talk to them and they don't seem to enjoy chatting as much as i do :P

Lurker here, while I don't really fit into the "community," I have stayed here because some of the posts are interesting to read and there are a few people that I like to talk to.

I think we're all a part of the community on this site to some greater or lesser degree. The more popular people who actively talk to people and partake in forums will always take the spotlight but there's plenty of people backstage or even in the audience itself - we might not always see them but they're there and they probably want to interact with everyone but they're too shy to go into said spotlight. If there's anything I've learned in life and that's if you want to meet new people, make some friends, get a partner, etc. You have to put yourself out there and take that initiative, it's unfair to expect people to constantly do all the work for you. I almost never get friend requests nor do most people go out of their way to message me but that's why I took up the mantle to make sure shit happens. Even though my whole strategy is just waffling bollocks until something works, I've found it works wonders with almost everyone I talk to. Sure there are some people who don't seem engaged in the conversation or perhaps just aren't interested in talking to me at all and would rather not reply which is always a little sad when that happens but oh well, I can't fault them for that but I find the vast majority of people I talk to are totally engaged with talking to me about pretty much anything and we have a blast - it's not foolproof but I must be doing something right because it certainly works for me. So basically if you want a friend, a partner or just someone to talk to on here - you have to make it happen and go out of your way to make it work out in the end. Almost everyone is really nice here, sure you might find the occasional weirdo or someone you simply won't gel with but that's to be expected on a site like this but don't be afraid to talk to people whenever you can.

I don't think I am, I never intend to give big contributions or something. Well, I don't see a clear community anyways. I'm just compensating my awkwardness with ebin random images/posts. I suck at talking anyways.

I mean I just float around here and there talking to more ppl would be nice, but there’s a limit to how much I can talk to ppl with out it feeling taxing or a limit to how much I can be away from ppl with out freaking out. ;-;