Same same. I lurked here for months before I even made an account. Finally did just so I could subscribe to the
threads I wanted to follow. Then I took the risk to make a comment in the thread. What can I say - I'm shy.
I will say this, though - we've had a short run of being a bit more on the snarky and unfriendly side recently. I know why it happened - some of us felt attacked, and the others closed ranks around them, and we haven't completely let go of that reaction yet.
The collective "we" should. I loved the tone here before things got a little touchy. We can get back there - just need to take a collective deep breath and move forward. It seems, in general, we're almost there, and then something triggers someone, and we close ranks again.
Kill 'em with kindness, folks, and ignore the trolls, and have patience with the folks who don't get this Thread.