i hate how so many people here seem to be (and often admit to once being) intimidated by me. what the hell is so off-putting about me? i talk to everyone. i answer every comment, message, and email (eventually). i hold open house posts for lurkers, where i've made some of my best friends. how am i intimidating? i don't get it. :(
For me, at least, it's not that you are intimidating, it's that I'm shy, so interaction in general is intimidating. And yeah, you're super friendly and encourage the lurking, and encourage people to talk to you, but lurking is still easier than making contact. Maybe other people feel the same way.
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i hate how so many people here seem to be (and often admit to once being) intimidated by me. what the hell is so off-putting about me? i talk to everyone. i answer every comment, message, and email (eventually). i hold open house posts for lurkers, where i've made some of my best friends. how am i intimidating? i don't get it. :(
For me, at least, it's not that you are intimidating, it's that I'm shy, so interaction in general is intimidating. And yeah, you're super friendly and encourage the lurking, and encourage people to talk to you, but lurking is still easier than making contact. Maybe other people feel the same way.