Posted by JenStar on May 23, 2005, at 15:07:13
In reply to Re: Small boards - only viewable by members??? » partlycloudy, posted by Dinah on May 23, 2005, at 9:24:16
I agree with Dinah. It takes some courage for newcomers and sporadic posters to join into conversations with "seasoned" babbles who have relationships established and are comfortable with each other. It takes time and multiple posts to get people interested enough in you before you actually join the "inner circle" of whatever group in which you are interested.
I'm afraid that making small, private groups will drive many of the interesting posters here into seclusion with the others to whom they regularly post, and will lengthen the "breaking the ice" period for newcomers. I'm worried that many of the regulars will migrate to the smaller boards, leaving big holes in the other, bigger boards. If people like Dinah and GG and some of the other backbones of the community left to spend most (or even more) of their time in small groups, I think the rest of us would feel a bit isolated and lost.
But then again, I'm a sporadic poster and reader; I come in from time to time and drift away again. It's interesting to hear what the regulars have to say!
thanks for listening,
JenStarIt does feel kind of
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