I would start this blog with an addendum: I'm a newb when it comes to YouChew.
I'm sure those of you paying attention have heard that same shit before. I've been on a few months... posted here and there... and, I'm going to say something that may seem pretty offensive to some, common sense to others, but YouChew seems a lot like memebase, except that there's only so many let in on the joke.
Don't get me wrong; I do like YouChew. I like memebase as well for some things. The fact of the matter is, they both have jokes that, unless you're in on it, you don't understand.
I guess the point I'm making is... I feel a bit lost. I'm not very internet-savvy (as either of the two horrible poops I've made will tell you), and I've tried to make do, but I feel like I've failed. There is simply too much I do not understand, and I'm not quitting, but sometimes I feel just overwhelmed with this group.
A lot of you know each other and have for years. In-jokes that have also survived for years. I suppose that's part of the problem with me but, I think it's part of... why it isn't as inclusive. I'll get to that latter part in a bit, but first, the former.
I'm terrible at getting to know people, even with the almighty shield we call the internet. I'm a recluse and I know it. I also know what it does. That's a known factor; the unknown factor is the thing I alluded to before this paragraph: YouChew and lack of inclusiveness. I'm not saying people aren't friendly - there's assholes everywhere, regardless of where you look - but I am noticing, more and more, the fact that there are some things I'm just not clued in on.
I'm not completely inept when it comes to researching; there's a lot of forums I've scrubbed the entirety of, just looking for insight. There are a lot of things I just can't understand. I think part of it is me being older than a lot of people here (old enough to be a lot of people's dad), and I think part of it is just... the community being used to and expecting newcomers to fail.
That might be a bit harsh. I know not everyone's like that - I haven't felt much -hate- really. Indifference, on the other hand, I've felt pretty strongly. I understand that with tight-knit communities, wherever they are, people are reluctant to welcome new people in. I actually feel like I've had a pretty good induction in some respects, but where I feel it lacking is the -guidance-.
For example, there's these pictures of kids surrounded by a blue bubble sometimes, and I don't know where they're from, and have no idea what relevance they have to what was said before it. I tend to simply ignore it and move on. I know that is going to seem elementary to a lot of people, but I simply don't understand it and don't know where I should look.
I don't want someone to hold my hand and tell me exactly what to do for this, but I do think that perhaps there should be something for new people to read besides a bunch of rules and whatever forums catch their interest. I'm sorry if I seem ungrateful or angry, I'm really not, I just wish that it were easier to get to know everyone and, as I said, I'm terrible at it. I just don't know what to do and I'm hoping someone can at least point me in the right direction.
I'm sure those of you paying attention have heard that same shit before. I've been on a few months... posted here and there... and, I'm going to say something that may seem pretty offensive to some, common sense to others, but YouChew seems a lot like memebase, except that there's only so many let in on the joke.
Don't get me wrong; I do like YouChew. I like memebase as well for some things. The fact of the matter is, they both have jokes that, unless you're in on it, you don't understand.
I guess the point I'm making is... I feel a bit lost. I'm not very internet-savvy (as either of the two horrible poops I've made will tell you), and I've tried to make do, but I feel like I've failed. There is simply too much I do not understand, and I'm not quitting, but sometimes I feel just overwhelmed with this group.
A lot of you know each other and have for years. In-jokes that have also survived for years. I suppose that's part of the problem with me but, I think it's part of... why it isn't as inclusive. I'll get to that latter part in a bit, but first, the former.
I'm terrible at getting to know people, even with the almighty shield we call the internet. I'm a recluse and I know it. I also know what it does. That's a known factor; the unknown factor is the thing I alluded to before this paragraph: YouChew and lack of inclusiveness. I'm not saying people aren't friendly - there's assholes everywhere, regardless of where you look - but I am noticing, more and more, the fact that there are some things I'm just not clued in on.
I'm not completely inept when it comes to researching; there's a lot of forums I've scrubbed the entirety of, just looking for insight. There are a lot of things I just can't understand. I think part of it is me being older than a lot of people here (old enough to be a lot of people's dad), and I think part of it is just... the community being used to and expecting newcomers to fail.
That might be a bit harsh. I know not everyone's like that - I haven't felt much -hate- really. Indifference, on the other hand, I've felt pretty strongly. I understand that with tight-knit communities, wherever they are, people are reluctant to welcome new people in. I actually feel like I've had a pretty good induction in some respects, but where I feel it lacking is the -guidance-.
For example, there's these pictures of kids surrounded by a blue bubble sometimes, and I don't know where they're from, and have no idea what relevance they have to what was said before it. I tend to simply ignore it and move on. I know that is going to seem elementary to a lot of people, but I simply don't understand it and don't know where I should look.
I don't want someone to hold my hand and tell me exactly what to do for this, but I do think that perhaps there should be something for new people to read besides a bunch of rules and whatever forums catch their interest. I'm sorry if I seem ungrateful or angry, I'm really not, I just wish that it were easier to get to know everyone and, as I said, I'm terrible at it. I just don't know what to do and I'm hoping someone can at least point me in the right direction.