Why do some new members do this?

[Slice0Pie 815]

Why do some new memebers join the forum and the they just disappear is a short period of time?

I don't understand..

When new members join, they seem all happy, say in the Welcoming plaza there is happy to be here and hope to meet new people, and then in a week or two, or whatever, they just disappear?

 

I know some awensers I guess, but what do you guys think?

[CMQuickfireTK 751]

how do they do it? I envy them.

 

OT: there are just some people that do that on forums... it's annoying I know

[~Luminiferous Ether~ 107]

Some, like me, simply can't shuffle it into their day.

It's an annoying, but true fact.

 

For others I'd assume the magic wears off.

[Midnight and Shira 123]

Loss of interest, confusion, shyness, loneliness, family matters, or lack of time are all possibilities for reasons of why they may disappear.

 

Honestly, it doesn't really bug me, and therefore I don't really think about it.

[Scootalove 10,689]

Maybe they have a busy schedule, I call it the ''New Members Disappearing Theory.'' I think they just introduce themselves, then decide to stay away for a while.

[Octavia's Melody 128]

Why do some new memebers join the forum and the they just disappear is a short period of time?

I don't understand..

When new members join, they seem all happy, say in the Welcoming plaza there is happy to be here and hope to meet new people, and then in a week or two, or whatever, they just disappear?

 

I know some awensers I guess, but what do you guys think?

I'm more interested as to why it irritates you 

Ehh I think it comes down to the schematics of the board/community. It may look like a great place at first glance, but then the novelty effect wears off and they realize that there's nothing there for them. Or as others have said, they have a busy schedule.

Edited December 18, 2013 by Octavia's Melody

[GhostPony750 959]

Well, some don't find any interest in these forums. It happens to me sometimes when I join other forums.

[aoEAF2FBvC0MIo2Q 3,674]

You know, about a year ago, people here would've thought I was one of those members since I didn't start getting active until many months after I had joined here. The thing is, this place used to be "the second pony forums" but is now the primary one as I've been growing more and more resentful towards that other pony forums... 

 

But I'm getting a bit off track here. Point is, maybe some of them might return and become regulars like what happened with me. You just never know.

Edited December 18, 2013 by SunBurn

[Misty Rose 3,216]

Why do some new memebers join the forum and the they just disappear is a short period of time?

I don't understand..

When new members join, they seem all happy, say in the Welcoming plaza there is happy to be here and hope to meet new people, and then in a week or two, or whatever, they just disappear?

 

I know some awensers I guess, but what do you guys think?

 

They just join but then get busy. It happens But then those members sometimes come back and get active when they have more time.

[ghostfacekiller39 23,860]

Because my incredibly suave and sexy demeanor is too much for their minds to handle.

 

You know, I posted a status wondering the same thing today.

 

I guess they just get bored or find something else or whatever.

[Courageous Thunder Dash 7,824]

Sometimes, they simply just don't know what to do first. They enter their first post in the Welcoming plaza. They must be guided in order to ensure the long stay. 

[Hyper Tumble 1,483]

It could be that they thought that they'd never make any friends in a forum as large as this, or they could've just re-thought their decision to join.

[Mightymags 1,053]

I sort of did the same thing though. I joined, hung around for a while, then got busy and forgot about it. Then in the spring of last year I got on more and more and it became a regular thing. 

 

I think it just has to do with word about the site getting out so more people come to check it out then get busy and forget about it. 

[Gone Airbourne 21,977]

I think it all has to do with the individual more than anything. When I first joined I had serious doubts to whether or not I wanted to stay and I did not get on that much the first couple of days. It wasn't really till I started making some friends and really getting hooked to the place by posting and discussing stuff you know. I know I have said it before, it was the first forum for me and a great place to begin with being a forum goer. I think it all depends on the person if they are more active on another forum or if they do not see the appeal to the site as other might.

[)O( Scarlet )O( 1,259]

I know one particular person who's sole purpose of joining here was to abuse me. That's all she's ever done.

[Cakebandit :3 1,064]

Probably a combination of shyness and boredom maybe they don't like being around people or being social

[Vertigo_95 572]

That happened to me on another forum board, this forum board to be exact:  http://3dsforums.com/index.php, that I joined a few days after coming here. The only thread I made was in the welcome board, and then never went on again, even though they have a MLP thread going on there, which is pretty interesting. But it can happen to anyone. Right?

[Leavinh 313]

In the cases where I have done this, it's been all out of shyness and not really knowing what to do or how to meet people on forums. To me, it's like joining a groups of friends that have known each other for a long time. There are inside jokes you may not get and group dynamics you don't understand, so that can make it difficult to be active in that group. It might even be a bit intimidating.

Edited December 18, 2013 by AyoMistadurrk

[Thrashy 2,800]

One reason could be that the novelty of it all wears off quicker for some people. Especially if they've joined other MLP-themed forums before and realize that, by and large, we're not really talking about anything here that hasn't already been talked about elsewhere.

[ReverseFaller 2,484]

AyoMistadurrk, on 17 Dec 2013 - 8:37 PM, said:

In the cases where I have done this, it's been all out of shyness and not really knowing what to do or how to meet people on forums. To me, it's like joining a groups of friends that have known each other for a long time. There are inside jokes you may not get and group dynamics you don't understand, so that can make it difficult to be active in that group. It might even be a bit intimidating.

I agree with this. Although I've only made 1 friend on the forum in my 7 months or so of being here, I've still had a blast. I also have been checking this site daily for a good few months now. Luckily, this forum has so many members that friends aren't required to have a good time. I can just come here and casually post, which I find pretty convenient.

[NavelColt 22,883]

If you don't latch onto a community rather quickly, which is done through lots of warm welcomings, ease of access and tons of other factors, it's quite easy to just sort of drift off target, actually.

[Lightning Bliss 1,674]

I don't understand why they do it myself, my only guess is they join the forum thinking that it will have no learning curve as far goes as navigating, then they see how truely big it is, get intimidated and give up. That or they aren't satisfied with the number of new friends they get.

 

I did my research before I joined the MLP forums in regards to navigating it so I would avoid the intimidation part hehe.

[Dddrgn 450]

Some people just forget about the forum entirely, or just can't build up the courage to post. Other reasons could be busy work schedules, bad situations coming out of nowhere, whether it's financially or not, or they could just be lurking but never posting.

[Bucky McGillyCuddy 956]

Not everyone is devoted to discussing ponies as much as the rest of us. I'm sure the majority of new users have other stuff in their lives  more important than My Little Pony (as strange as that might sound to some of us haha). I've never been so active in the forums as I have been in the past month or so, mostly because of season 4 but also because I spend 99% of my social life on the forums. 

[Sweet Dreams 1,893]

Sometimes it must be a lack of interest I guess. I've done the same on Serebii forums when I joined there. I posted about five times, then I just gave up. A bunch of people were already friends and I felt a little left out. I didn't really get a warm welcome or anything, and I found the layout of the site boring and a little confusing. Also, I didn't have the time to post there at the time.

So, I think it could be a combination of those things for most people.