I tried to convince Suskel to stay, even added him to one of the people I respect on my profile because he tried to cheer me up before.

I guess I could count as popular, I dunno, but really barely anyone talks to me except for my two best friends. Others regard me with contempt and scorn and most ignore me, but I'm fine with it as long as I have my friends.

At school, though, I happened to be the most hated and ignored kid. Nobody wants to make friends with me. But you know what? I don't give a crap, because I also have two best friends in my school whom I would rather talk to instead of letting others bother me with their scorn.

Here's a crazy idea.

Why don't YOU make the effort?

If you're feeling ignored, inbox some people or quote some posts.

People will respond. 

Suskel could have done the same, I never even saw his status.

A bunch of people probably didn't, so that's why it didn't get a bunch of attention.

If you're feeling ignored by your friends, maybe it;s time to start considering a better friend group?

Here's a crazy idea.

Why don't YOU make the effort?

If you're feeling ignored, inbox some people or quote some posts.

People will respond. 

Suskel could have done the same, I never even saw his status.

A bunch of people probably didn't, so that's why it didn't get a bunch of attention.

 

 

If you're feeling ignored by your friends, maybe it;s time to start considering a better friend group?

While I wouldn't word it so... similarly to this, I'll have to say that I agree.

One does not simply gain attention for no reason. If you want people to notice you, here, on the forums, post. If you're still not satisfied, post some more. The more you post, the more people see you. The more people see you, the more likely they'll go and wonder who this new, awesome user is, and the more likely they'll maybe send you a message. 

Also, be a cool person in general. Be funny, or be intelligent and insightful, or a mixture. Most people don't browse the internet to read boring things, so if you're funny, you'll most likely have lots of attention. Post silly things. I'm always posting herp derp stuff like this, and that's how I've gotten to be a bit more known and less "ignored" as a user. You really just need to define yourself.

With the internet, a big issue is the lack of physical communication, gestures, tones, and etc. You're still quite the newb, you haven't been here for very long, at all, so people don't know if you're silly head, a butthurt kid, a genius, a pancake, a turtle, or a psychotic yandere hellbent on seducing the admin(s) to get closer to Feld0 to murder him in his sleep and take over the entire forums. This makes people hesitant to speak to you, as, for all they know, you could actually be annoyed by them starting up a conversation. I've only seen you about two times before, so I'm still clueless as to what you're like (and it doesn't help that you have no "about me" on your profile), so I don't know if I would even want to start a conversation with you, at all.

The "popular" people (like Shankveld!) get spoken to more, because people know them more (that's why they're popular...), so they are a bit more relaxed and comfortable with them. You've just got to make yourself more known, so people can be chill around you, as well. 

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Now... for the real life issue... I got nothin'. People in real life are douches, so I personally avoid everyone in real life. They're really mean, and they don't make any sense at all. I really can't offer anything on that part...

As for Suskel leaving; yeah, I didn't see the status update, either. If it was during school hours, that's probably why. People are busy, and they don't check every status update in the world. I personally used to hate status updates, because they reminded me of Facebook too much, so I would never check them, and never post them. It took me like 2 months to actually write one... But my point is; not everyone looks at status updates to begin with. So there's a big filter out, there. I bet only, like, 4 people saw it, and the three that didn't say anything didn't know him at all, or didn't feel like they were personalised with him enough to really make a difference. 

I have another thing to add to this. 

You know how Applejack and Rainbow Dash are ranked in popularity?

RD is ten times more popular because she has STUFF. You know. Good screentime. A nickname (that people overuse). Having the ability to fart a rainbow. 

And AJ has little to no content that makes her special or any different from a background pony.

And you feel like one, right? You feel like a background pony and simply a filler of space?

Well, get more stuff, like Mei said. Post more. Do more things that make you stand out.

I saw on Death the Kid's entry that you think everyone knows me and likes me, but that's not true. A lot get annoyed by me, including moderators, but I let it loose. Doesn't matter to me. I guess I get popular by being an AJ fan, which is exceedingly rare. Not forcing you to become one yourself, but as long as you post more often, I believe you'll make plenty of friends.

There are several factors working against you.

A.  You only joined the forums ten days ago.  Some of us have been here since inception and have had a lot longer to post/make friends here.

B.  You only have six active posts.  You may have more in Cloudsdale, I dunno, but that means you aren't talking to a lot of people.  Hit the threads, find a common interest with people aside from the obvious "we are all colored horse enthusiasts".

C.  This isn't a 50 person forum anymore.  We're sitting above 8,000 members.  This is both good and bad for becoming well known, as while there are more opportunities to meet people, the people that are already popular have an easier time retaining that.

tl:dr, be a good person and post more.  In time, people will come to you.  Simple as that.

I'm sorry to hear you feel ignored and that Suskel felt ignored, but you guys just need to try a little more to throw yourselves out into the forums, discuss more, in more topics, give thorough opinions. The deeper and more detailed you go, the better.

When I came here, I was just some newb rolplaying in a Discord POV in my intro. I posted, a lot, over the span of a few months, and I became known throughout the forum, long before I ever became a moderator. You -make- your own popularity on here, yourself. Be active, discuss, talk, keep at it, and people will naturally become interested.

I always felt ignored on the forums too, but I made the effort to talk to more people and now I feel like people know me a bit better.

Find a day not to hang with friends? Lol I don't have any in the first place...

I can say I've felt ignored before. Actually quite commonly. Being the middle child, I get little to no attention from my parents. I've kind of learned to deal with being ignored as I've put up with it my entire life. In fact, I almost retreat to the internet each day to get some attention...

Although I don't think I took the conventional route on these forums. I didn't start a Welcoming Plaza thread when I signed up, I just got straight to posting all over the place. My advice to stop feeling ignored: post a lot. People will come to recognize you and learn who you are.

Personally, I don't inbox people because I don't know anyone decently.

I don't want to be rude and randomly send an email to somebody who doesn't really know me.

I also have tried posting to make friends- a not many people seem to see my posts. I've also tried to find an hour to join in the General Chat Discussions. You know, cause it's hard to keep up with the chat on my phone.

My efforts have been slowing down, though.

Oh Unbelievability, you're so unbelievable. You've gone and made me seem like an antagonist here, lol.

I appreciate that, Unbelievability, but this is kind of embarrassing.

I guess I'll explain why I quit, but I'm also back.

My so called "friends" were, in a nutshell, jerkholes and did something terrible.

I was already frustrated, and something little set me off on the forums

I overreacted and left the forums for the period of time.

I've made up with my friends, and realized I overreacted when I quit.

And now I'm back.

I apologize for the inconvenience.

Also the little "feeling ignored" is true, but rarely bugs me at all. I guess I sounded serious to Unbelievability since I was still pretty sad at the time.

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As for your problem at school, Unbelievability, just ignore it. Follow your daily routine, and let them notice that your kind of straying away.

Also if you contact them in private, you can let them know how you really feel. If they are good friends, they will understand.

Personally, I don't inbox people because I don't know anyone decently.

I don't want to be rude and randomly send an email to somebody who doesn't really know me.

I also have tried posting to make friends- a not many people seem to see my posts. I've also tried to find an hour to join in the General Chat Discussions. You know, cause it's hard to keep up with the chat on my phone.

 

My efforts have been slowing down, though.

a GREAT way to make friends, is on the forums games and in the silly threads, why don't you make an effort? it works

I know what you mean. I try to make friends but I generally end up after a while getting put back in my place on the shelf despite my best efforts. I suppose you just have to keep on trying, and I'm sure you'll meet some people.

I don't like to private message people that i don't know really well because I feel like I would be bothering them. Although, posting on status updates and quoting posts is a good way to have discussions with people and make friends.