Morning folks, Lady Grey tea for me please.
Unexpected guest for OH scuppered Friday somewhat. They disappeared into the man cave & did important things, but I felt bound to feed them (to keep them tame!) Meanwhile I laundered & pottered about generally, but not really able to join in for a "session".
I wonder if you have time & would help unravel this a bit for me please & Im sorry it's rather lengthy......
As a newbie to GN I am still learning the ropes but I'm tangled by threads. I had been looking at GN for a couple of months & in the New Year signed up & made my first posts to disparate threads which appealed to some of my interests. So far so good, but I felt that I'd quite like a more "chatty" place to dip into.
The Chat forum contained threads which looked promising on the surface but deeper examination made me rule them out. THEN came the HQ shuffle & up pops the Cafe. I wondered if entering into something "new" like this might be a better option for a newbie. I was saddened, but not wholly unsurprised, to see feathers ruffled & fur flying. Some of the the initial responses seemed to me a little on the harsh side as there was (I thought) a simple answer - stick with your own preferred (named) threads regardless of which Forum they are in.
I am also more aware now of the "crossover effect" - sometimes posts are made containing remarks which are seemingly unrelated to the actual thread being read, but obviously refer to something elsewhwere, which if you don't know you can't "get"!
Some threads are many pages long; flipping helps navigation of course but it seems to me it would be better to have a separate daily thread in the Cafe... as well as threads which address specifics. (And yes, I am aware I'm tangling here too!)
Sorry, does anyone want another drink or a slice of battenburg or something... on me?
I hope I've not been too precious about this ... I'll learn, but your comments would be most welcome.