Same old posts

Quote by Nyaeve80
Does anyone else experience that sinking feeling when they connect here to the forum and find the same old posts that they have already answered from a couple of days ago?

I need to get out more.

Yes, and even more when you answered them a couple of years ago. But for every old question, it's usually a newer poster, and they don't know. Therefore, I try to be polite if the question was asked politely, as I would like to be treated the same way. Unless it's a rule break (which I often respond to harshly, if I see it), that new poster might turn out to be a wonderful friend, or somebody lonely. You never know. Some people are just curious. One person recently asked a perfectly normal question about sanitary towels, and was initially ridiculed. But it was both a newer question, and a valid one, since they did not have to wear them. I was embarrassed by the response they got by rude people, but others got there before me with proper answers.

You don't have to answer the questions, but if you do, remember that it might be the person's first experience here.

Internet days are real-life hours, I've found. Especially over holidays, the forums can be slow to move along. It's at that point that I watch crap on Youtube or go and do something else, or take a break from Lush (days or weeks or months). When I come back, everything seems fresher.

Quote by Shylass


Yes, and even more when you answered them a couple of years ago. But for every old question, it's usually a newer poster, and they don't know. Therefore, I try to be polite if the question was asked politely, as I would like to be treated the same way. Unless it's a rule break (which I often respond to harshly, if I see it), that new poster might turn out to be a wonderful friend, or somebody lonely. You never know. Some people are just curious. One person recently asked a perfectly normal question about sanitary towels, and was initially ridiculed. But it was both a newer question, and a valid one, since they did not have to wear them. I was embarrassed by the response they got by rude people, but others got there before me with proper answers.

You don't have to answer the questions, but if you do, remember that it might be the person's first experience here.

Internet days are real-life hours, I've found. Especially over holidays, the forums can be slow to move along. It's at that point that I watch crap on Youtube or go and do something else, or take a break from Lush (days or weeks or months). When I come back, everything seems fresher.