Out Of Place

[Sweet Misery]

I know that i've only been here for what? four days..... i think.
Well, if you haven't noticed already, i'm very shy xD.
Being the noobie i am, i feel out of place.
i feel like a loner.. i try posting in threads you know to stay active in this wonderful forum, Y'know but, like everyone i see has 2 billion post it's like whoa o.o It's not the fact of how many post, it's just i feel out of place because i haven't made any "friends" due to me being shy.
I need to act!
but, I don't wanna be like freak and just out of the blue Pm people saying wanna be my new friend? yeah like no one does that.
So, help me out hurr please
oh and I'd like to know when you first started out in FFF did you feel out of place and how'd you start making "friends" i seem to be having trouble.
:mark:

 

[Marshy]

If you come chat in the Shoutbox and if you got msn, i'm sure you can make friends here. It's not too difficult. I know how you feel. I get that a lot on forums, i still feel outta place here. So don't feel bad or anything, just gotta talk it up and i'm sure once people get to know you better, you will have lots of friends

 

[Shu]

Well ma'am step up to the plate! You just earned the quickest step to getting recognized. Actually to be honest.. if you keep making well thought out posts anyone will notice you in a heart beat. I generally stay out of the limelight like yourself, but I still like applying my mind to a post every now and again.

The staff here is mighty friendly and the people here are pretty damn cool. You don't have to chime in on the SB to get noticed neither.. heck you might see me on there 2 times in a week if lucky. My schedule is wack.

Take it easy.. and keep up the posting.

 

[mattbgamer]

I agree with what Kyle and Shu both said. Whenever your on the site scroll on over to the SB and just start talking with us, trust me it works. I was the same exact way, I thought if I made a few posts people would start to say hi and want to chat some more. Well its a two way street you gotta get out there and start talking. Dont be afraid, trust me from the few threads you have posted in I know people are gonna like you just fine.

 

[Sweet Misery]

@ Zhakiri
Yeah i got Msn, Yahoo and Aim it says it on my profile xD.
YOU out of place on this forum? you've been here a long time! like since '06 not saying anything
Yeah I've been on the Shout out thingy or whatevs but like i don't wanna jump into a conversation between people who are close you know?
idk i think i got issues
but thanks anyways
much appreciated xx [:

I agree with what Kyle and Shu both said. Whenever your on the site scroll on over to the SB and just start talking with us, trust me it works. I was the same exact way, I thought if I made a few posts people would start to say hi and want to chat some more. Well its a two way street you gotta get out there and start talking. Dont be afraid, trust me from the few threads you have posted in I know people are gonna like you just fine.

@ Jedi

thanks, really you guys are helping me tons like you don't know how much.

hugs for Jedi
and i'll consider talking more on the SB kays? :]

Well ma'am step up to the plate! You just earned the quickest step to getting recognized. Actually to be honest.. if you keep making well thought out posts anyone will notice you in a heart beat. I generally stay out of the limelight like yourself, but I still like applying my mind to a post every now and again.

The staff here is mighty friendly and the people here are pretty damn cool. You don't have to chime in on the SB to get noticed neither.. heck you might see me on there 2 times in a week if lucky. My schedule is wack.

Take it easy.. and keep up the posting.

@Shu
okay, i'll work hard on posting [:
Yeah i've seen you before you seem pretty cool and thanks for helping me.. i so needed that xD.
hugs for Shu ! [:
thanks much all of you guys =]

 

[Mitsuki]

I was just looking for you in the SB moments ago. =]

But yeah, MSN and SB works a lot, although you don't have to necessarily force yourself to jump into the SB and befriend everyone you meet there. Take your time. What Shu said is true though - posting well-thought out posts is definitely a great way to be noticed. Don't feel shy - there's really no need to. xD We're all pretty laid-back here and yes, while some of us are closer to others, that doesn't mean we have a limit when it comes to chatting with newer members.

I don't really remember much when I first came here, but yes I suppose I did feel a little left out since this was my first forum and I was kinda paranoid of getting into trouble. I didn't read the rules (didn't even know we had rules until weeks later) so I was kinda walking blindly, I guess. xD How did I make friends...? Um, I don't know actually. I don't think that was really my initial intention when I first joined. I remember I posted a few times, kinda got bored and was about to quit, but then the RPG Inferno intrigued me. I had to make 50 posts before I can access it though, so I spent a few days posting. Took me about two weeks to reach the 50 mark I think. By then I kinda got familiarized with the place and a few of members (General Beatrix and Aerith struck to me the most) and from there we hit it off and voila, now almost three years later I'm still here. =]

Just take your time - you'll eventually meet friends here.

 

[Aztec Triogal]

Hahaha Are you the person who called me a smart ass in the "itch" thread? Well welcome to the forums. No need to feel out of place among us. There are a lot of extremely strange people here so you really shouldn't feel intimidated. Like Mitsuki there actually has 6 fingers on one hand and Shu was legally married to a walrus named Herbert for about 3 hours one time. We're all strange in our own right so stick around, post, and continue to enjoy my threads.

 

[Gingerbread Lesbian]

Don't worry about how many posts people have, it means absolutely nothing other than...they post a lot. But as Aztec said we do have a lot of extremely strange people, take Mischief for example, she's just pure weird and even though she's 39 she doesn't feel out of place and Chowowa he likes to read the back of condom boxes for some reason or other.

Anyhow, I'll be your friend since I'm normal but you should indeed come and visit the SB for a little chat.

 

[Big Casino]

I wouldnt worry to much about it, once some time passes ul get used to things and ul come across people who have the same interests as you. Ul find everyones generally nice people, theyre just here to talk about ff and all their other interests, so get posting, have a look around and ul meet people with the same interests as you. Feel free to talk to me whenever ya want

 

[Dionysos]

I know how you feel. It took me months before I felt like I was settling in a little bit. Now I have some friends, but still feel a bit like an outsider. But this is what happens in a forum community as large as this.

Yeah I've been on the Shout out thingy or whatevs but like i don't wanna jump into a conversation between people who are close you know?
idk i think i got issues

I see what you mean, if people are talking you don't want to thrust yourself upon them. What I usually do is watch a conversation like a moron for a while, and then if the topic moves on to something I can think something up to say, then I hop in and type it out. It's mostly nonsense, but slightly relevant. But I find myself never saying "hi" in the shout box, for fear of disrupting the flow.

Then again, most conversations are about penis' anyway so I'm pretty sure you could get away with just putting yourself in there anyway without the fear that you are disrupting something important.

But anyway, this forum takes a long time. There's a lot of members here, and it takes a while for people to grow fond of new members. People have to know that you're here, and not just introducing themselves then clearing off. So thats why, for lack of SB or MSN, people might not notice your posts. They may not intend to, but its just what happens.

I wouldn't be concerned after 4 days, it is only 4 days. I'd be much more concerned if it was 4 months and you still hadn't made any friends.

So msn, SB will help, I'm sure we'll get to know you in some time soon.

Good luck, and see you around.

 

[Saga]

The Shoutbox works wonders for meeting people. >_> Seriously. When I first joined, it was under the insistence of General Beatrix/Mark and I was all WHOA WTF @_@ and then I vanished for like, a year and a half >_> I come back and BAM, here I am D= >_> Unlucky fer some. xP I've made most of my FFF friends through the SB and adding them to MSN. =)

Everyone here is friendly. Like Ryan (Salve) said, sure, some of us are a little odd xD But that's what makes everyone here so awesome. ^^ Come chat in the SB. I'm nearly always there xD And don't feel scared to just jump into a conversation in there. The topic changes constantly in the SB. ^^;



ROFL Ryan. <_< Dave reads the back of condom boxes? xDDD Ohhh, the SB last night, I remember. Lmfao. >_>; And Kelly's not THAT OLD! xD

 

[Bambi]

I wrote an essay and LOST it. What a swine This site hates me Im sure of it

Anyway. I dont really remember much from when I first joined, I had never been on a forum before so I kinda jkust stuck to the FF section for ages. I was really daunted by the amount of memebrs and always thought Il be lucky iof even one person remembers me on a day to day basis. And looking at the top 5, I Was just like woah, those guys have 3000 posts, Il NEVER get anywhere NEAR that

...xD

I didnt even iscover te SB till about 3 months later. Someone had to tell me where it was, there I met Jane (Clementine) And we always seemed to be on at the same time, and quickly became friends. The sb i a good place to make new friends, altjhough again, fo there are loads of people in there its probably a bit daunting again

For me, I think I finally felt like I fit in after a forum game called Survivor, after that I dont think there was anyone who didnt know me, mostly because Im an idiot >_>

Try posting in spam games, I posted in there abit at first, that helped me settle in, without diving right into spam. That place can be a scary one xD

But as Aztec said we do have a lot of extremely strange people, take Mischief for example, she's just pure weird and even though she's 39 she doesn't feel ou of place

One day Ryan......ONE DAMN DAY

 

[Kandy-Sugar]

oh and I'd like to know when you first started out in FFF did you feel out of place and how'd you start making "friends" i seem to be having trouble.
:mark:

It does feel like my posts get overlooked sometimes because I'm not friends with anyone, and yeah I feel out of place sometimes because of that. However, it doesn't really bother me too much.

This is like my 5th or 6th forum so I'm used to forums and not too worried about 'feeling out of place' as much anymore. Out of all the ones I've joined this is the second one I've actually stuck with visiting every day.

Anyway when I first started out, (which wasn't too long ago anyway) I didn't join with the intention of making friends. Not that I wouldn't mind making a few. If it happens it happens. I joined just to have a few decent conversations/debates that I can't really talk to people here at home about.

No one I know likes or even knows what Final Fantasy is. So I joined just to have the comfort of being around people who feel the same way about Final Fantasy as me. So I don't really feel out of place that much here. =P I feel more out of place here at home when I try to start a topic anything Final Fantasy related.

Hope I didn't ramble too much =0

 

[Sweet Misery]

I feel more out of place here at home when I try to start a topic anything Final Fantasy related.

Yeah i feel the same way, when i talk about FF my parents just nod thier heads like "wtf is she talking about?"
This is sort of a place like KS said just to talk to people who have the same interest in FF.
So, thanks [: and don't worry hun, you didn't ramble xD