hi :) sorry u feel that way. i try 2 answer as many posts as i can, and im sure others do 2. sometimes the threads move pretty fast tho. xx

I'm sorry you are feeling left out! Is there something you wanted to talk about?

It can happen, but I hope you dont feel left out, if anyone posts and its gets pushed down dont be frightened to bump, im pretty new here too and i try to watch out for those lonely threads

I don't ignore new people on purpose. SOmeitmes where I am at with my own issues dictates what I will or won't write. I just don't feel I have anything good to offer. I will try better, i certainly never meant for anyone to feel like they did not belong here.

Sorry you feel that way. I gues the "clique" consists of us who post a lot. We don't try to ignore anyone, but toocool's right, it is awfully hard to keep up on who's here and who's not, and the threads can disappear in a matter of minutes, so if you're not monitoring the posts 24 hours a day, things do slip by. As in everything, it's the squeaky wheel that gets oiled, so it's the people who keep posting who are most likely to be noticed, and the threads anyway.

hey don't knock what you don't know yeah we have a group of friends here but we never ignore so called newbies. I'm sorry but that isn't right.

I have tried to get involved here and answer as many posts as I can... but I don't feel I get the same and I have noticed other new ones who have maybe only one or two replys. I seems more a game room I guess.. nothing wrong with games.. but they shouldn't happen at the exclusion of new people's posts. This is a depression community and I assume most people, like myself, come here looking for some kind of help or connection. Just my rant for the day.

what does "bump" mean

you know I see what you're saying but I receive a lot of requests of concerned people asking for my attention to other people who are feeling crappy because sometimes yeah everyone's depressed themselves and not everyone can always deal with others problems. Please don't feel excluded it is never intended that way I think that the game posts get more attention because a lot of people are trying to escape their own problems.

oh and bump sends a post straight to the top of the board if you don't want it to get lost near the bottom ^_^

bump puts the thread to the top of all the threads - people do it if they want people or someone specific 2 c the threads. im with laynie on the mood thing - if im feeling REALLY low or if someones experiences r 2 close 2 home, i cant help as best as i could if i was feeling happier. so sometimes i think no comment on the thread is better than one line tht isnt gonna help em any.xx

The games are a method that some of us use to help alleviate our depression; we help, too, but there are times when humor and play help more than anything. If nothing else, it can help to brighten the day for those of us who read and participate in them.

yeah, bump

I have to admit I dont join in many of the pub or games threads in case I miss some f the others but I dont always reply to posts because sometimes I dont know what to say or dont feel able to help because im pretty low myself. Im sure others feel the same but we do try.

Just because you don't see a lot of replies to a post doesn't necesarily mean people have ignored it. I'm sure many people do what I domuch of the time when someone is in pain or asking for help I write a message of send a hug rather than replying on the threadsomehow it seems much more personal to me that way.

As to the clique, yes, I've made some good friends in the months I've been here, and we do joke around alot because it's an escape from feeling bad, but I know that if I'm trying to help someone and don't know what to do there are so many of the "jokesters" I can count on to help immediately if I ask. It's not as public as putting a "PLEASE HELP" call on the board, but it does get support to people very quickly.