To sometimes lurk on the groups of friends threads?

[bibbitybobbityhat]

I am not going to call them cliques because I think the word clique is a total misnomer and what is really meant is "group of people who know each other".

Anyway, I sometimes click on these threads and have a quick shufty. Is this akin to looking in someone elses diary?

Occasionally I feel the need to post something but then think the reaction would be "oy, how tf are you?"

WDYT?

RedBindippers is surely agreeing to Shineys earlier post!

Come and say hello then

I do occasionally go on to the Wankers thread & for me it's pretty much like going into a pub - everyone says hi & is very nice & buys me a drink & I then sit in the corner & listen & nod along, but by the time I've thought of something to say, the conversation has generally moved on....

Wonders where the wankers thread is? Must explore whole chat land and not just stick to whose being unreasonable this time!

Here's the latest wankers' thread

kitkatqueen - sorry, it was meant to be a joke!

The running 'gag' with the wankers' threads is that we don't want to call ourselves wankers, because there is a fear about swearing in the title of the thread.

Equally, there is a concern that it may appear to be too exclusive. There is always a lot of angst (typical wanker fashion!) about what to call the next thread.

Other than that, there's no especial story or theme to the thread. Inevitably the 'hard core' posters get to know each others' situations re family, kids, boilers, mould (to name a few recent problems), but that's only because we've been posting together for a while.

Just pitch in and post.

There are more of these "corners" than there used to be (sorry Scottish Mummy, avert your eyes for a second) a few years ago, aren't there? Or am I imaginging it?

I'm not sure, bibbity. When I joined, there were a lot of them: scuttlebuggers, lissie's tea shop, Lyra Zebbs and Oggy or something, etc etc. I don't see them so much any more, but different people have formed new ones. I still see the Twighlight Zone occasionally, and the barrrrrs.

Ah yes, the Twighlighters. I always wish I was cool enough to post on that thread but I'm usually a-snorin' in ma bed!

Oh they've always been there. Cod and Malory used to have Style and Beauty one, but I got told off for equating that to the friendship threads once because it was a useful outreach programme, or something

All the ante- and post-natal threads used to be in active convos too, so there were loads of love-ins.

becauseimworthit

No need to apologise, things frequently go straight over my head, its me every time

Also didn't realise that the thread was called Wankers iyswim? so that kind of adds to my face!

most probably I should just go to bed and stop babbling!

bibbitybobbity - I don't think it's wrong to lurk, but generally I don't understand what's going on on those threads. I often don't know quite what's going on on threads I'm nominally a part of.

I'd be upset if I thought they were seen as cliquey, because from my experience people are very friendly when you say hello.

What do you mean James?

Bran is very cross with you.

MUGGLEWUMP you lightweight

I'll hold your hand and decipher

come back!!