Reply #23: You can't take it personally.

[rbnyc]

I've been here for 10 years, donate regularly, have been a mod, have traveled to other cities to meet folks in person, have received flowers from DUers in the hospital and I often post threads that no one replies to. Part of me thinks, "Doesn't anyone like me anymore?" But I just have to notice that thought and let it go.

It's actually only been a relatively short while that we've had internet communities and online relationships. The signals and social cues that we are used to work a little differently in this world. Especially because there is so much instant gratification on the web, it's easy to overreact when people don't respond to you. Step back. Don't internalize.