Guest: I'm only a chechako here myself, so I well recall the eerie silence that greeted my sparkling repartee the first time I posted on a non-music thread. Fortunately, I first came here to find information I needed, so I was already appreciative of the prompt, courteous attention that is a standard Mudcat response to serious inquiry.

After following some BS: threads and doing some thinking I have come to the conclusion that my purposes are served by what I say here more than by what I hear in response. I think that may be true for at least some others who are frequent posters.

Post for yourself and enjoy it. It's fun. If others don't react to your gems, tough on them. I know a lot of people that go through life, immune to all the snazzy stuff that surrounds them, never open to new ideas or viewpoints. A man (or womqn) having fun is hard to resist for long. And after a while, if no one else acknowledges us, maybe Joe or Mac or somebody will give us a thread of our very own, that nobody else can post to and we can just spend eternity acknowledging each other.

Have fun, my friend, and get a name.

Spud