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<p>[QUOTE="TIF, post: 3304709, member: 56859"]You've expressed this sentiment before. I fear that saying it again is going to have the opposite effect of what you desire. If the responses aren't meeting your expectations, you can adjust your expectations or adjust your behavior (meaning the content or style of your writeups).</p><p><br /></p><p>I agree with Doug's assessment. I read your post but had no coins to contribute and nothing insightful to add, nor did I have questions, so instead I clicked "like" to acknowledge your efforts. </p><p><br /></p><p>Maybe you covered the subject well and people had no questions, or maybe it was a collection of facts others have read before, or maybe it wasn't their area of interest. Or maybe they just haven't seen it yet-- it was posted less than 24 hours ago. Or, maybe you didn't ask any questions which would elicit dialogue (request for posting coins of Ekbatana notwithstanding).</p><p><br /></p><p>Sites like this tend to fill a more social need rather than scholastic. I think the ancients section of CoinTalk is far more educationally oriented than <i>most</i> hobby sites and coin sites (and I like that about CT), but it is still just hobby-specific social media. I come here <i>to have fun--</i> to see coins, to show my coins, and to learn a few things <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. </p><p><br /></p><p>Also, in past weeks/months there has been a sharp increase in the number of new threads. I can't keep up with all of them and have stopped trying so my reading and interaction is rather hit or miss, often skipping threads which are outside of my general collecting sphere. In particular I tend to skip posts which are dense and dry. When such a post is not in my general sphere of collecting, reading it is a chore rather than a joy.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TIF, post: 3304709, member: 56859"]You've expressed this sentiment before. I fear that saying it again is going to have the opposite effect of what you desire. If the responses aren't meeting your expectations, you can adjust your expectations or adjust your behavior (meaning the content or style of your writeups). I agree with Doug's assessment. I read your post but had no coins to contribute and nothing insightful to add, nor did I have questions, so instead I clicked "like" to acknowledge your efforts. Maybe you covered the subject well and people had no questions, or maybe it was a collection of facts others have read before, or maybe it wasn't their area of interest. Or maybe they just haven't seen it yet-- it was posted less than 24 hours ago. Or, maybe you didn't ask any questions which would elicit dialogue (request for posting coins of Ekbatana notwithstanding). Sites like this tend to fill a more social need rather than scholastic. I think the ancients section of CoinTalk is far more educationally oriented than [I]most[/I] hobby sites and coin sites (and I like that about CT), but it is still just hobby-specific social media. I come here [I]to have fun--[/I] to see coins, to show my coins, and to learn a few things :). Also, in past weeks/months there has been a sharp increase in the number of new threads. I can't keep up with all of them and have stopped trying so my reading and interaction is rather hit or miss, often skipping threads which are outside of my general collecting sphere. In particular I tend to skip posts which are dense and dry. When such a post is not in my general sphere of collecting, reading it is a chore rather than a joy.[/QUOTE]
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