Some people who have never posted anywhere are cutting their teeth here. Which is a compliment to the community.
But this thread it needed. Thanks OP I was a little uncomfortable with what you described earlier, when I first read it. Releaved it was an adult situation.
Second point, some find us through Reddit and find our strange manner of communication in threads and conversation awkward.
They apologize for 'breaking conversations' in threads, etc.
Some don't even bother to read the posts made before theirs. Just come in with a question with the very correct answer listed in the previous post. Coincidence and dead giveaway they haven't been lurking. But that is a
judgement on my part. If the person wasn't tactful enough to convince me they are paying attention to the content then throws out a post and there isn't anything resembling an awkwardness a first time post an adult with hunt and peck typing skills would make. I then have one thing to watch for.
I had a new user reach out to me before posting any messages
anywhere on FC. It was a very short time after I posted some pics of my setup. So I was hoping that might have been the only thing that got their attention. Fortunately they mixed with the group a little and there was an apologetic tone in the message that they did send. So I felt a little more comfortable that I was helping an adult with honest technical questions. But my second judgement call had to be made. I did direct them to the thread and they have set up camp here since.
One new user posted their face as an avatar which made them look a little underage and unaware to FC's style frankly, (But feel free to post what you like. Not judging that.
) then they changed it to an avatar. A few posts,as a matter of course in the conversation, they mentioned being 30yrs old with child. So I felt foolish for that judgement call having a babyface myself.
(Not really folks, just be glad you don't have to look in the mirror to shave this face.
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