Widgeon
Well-Known Member
Seriously (because how else should one reply to this thread?) how many of the posters of the type described in the thread "Roll up, roll up..." do you reckon are actually real? I've only been on the forum for a few months but there do seem to have been so many of these that I've stopped giving them the benefit of the doubt - I can see why some of the long timers tend to shout "troll" early on.
Also with my serious hat on (in answer to the original question), I am more of a lurker than a poster because a) I'm not very interesting; I don't have my own horse and can usually find the horse related answers I need in ways other than on a forum, and b) I agree that things can seem to escalate quickly (so to speak) and I would rather not be shot down for being an idiot/troll/terrible pet owner by someone who doesn't actually know me.
But I really enjoy this forum - I love seeing people's success stories and picking up bits of information about things I'd never considered before. Personally I'm grateful to the people who post regularly, it helps make up for my current lack of horsey community *weeps*
Also with my serious hat on (in answer to the original question), I am more of a lurker than a poster because a) I'm not very interesting; I don't have my own horse and can usually find the horse related answers I need in ways other than on a forum, and b) I agree that things can seem to escalate quickly (so to speak) and I would rather not be shot down for being an idiot/troll/terrible pet owner by someone who doesn't actually know me.
But I really enjoy this forum - I love seeing people's success stories and picking up bits of information about things I'd never considered before. Personally I'm grateful to the people who post regularly, it helps make up for my current lack of horsey community *weeps*