6 original posts. Over 230 views. Not a single reply. Not even a single KICK.

[MiddleFingerMom]

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That's feedback, folks. And it's feedback I finally have to hear.
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This should be a two-way street -- and I'm assuming it's my fault that it's not.
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No matter what some very kind people have said -- the non- response feedback is what speaks loudest.
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I'm going to take a break for awhile.
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[betharina]

1. damn it.

really. i never post replies. i lurk. i search for your posts daily because they make me laugh. maybe just a" LOL" would of helped. i will keep searching for your posts.

[solara]

9. same here n/t

[emilyg]

2. I read all your

posts - sometimes I get lazy. :hug:

[Gold Metal Flake]

3. There wasn't one person in Sylvia's who was screaming, MFer I want more MFM!

MFM is the shit. He forages the intertubes and brings back the funny every day.

[pacalo]

4. What this thread needs is...MORE COWBELL, dammit!

[Amerigo Vespucci]

5. But...

...I post all kinds of things from YouTube and such that get page views and no comments. Sometimes one of my posts will spark a fond memory, maybe that person saw the band in concert in their prime or something, but more often than not, people watch the clip, enjoy it or don't enjoy it, and comment or don't comment.

Sometimes I'll put a lot of effort into a poll I think people might enjoy and no one votes...that's just DU, ya know?

Maybe people aren't seeing some of your posts as a two-way street, you know?

Maybe they are appreciative for a much-needed laugh but don't want to run the risk of "one-upsmanship" by posting a response.

I've seen enough comments here to know that you're appreciated...and that's what I'd call the real feedback people are sending you...so I can't say much beyond that, but if you need a break, yeah...take one, recharge the batteries.

:toast:

[kentauros]

6. What are you going to break?

And most importantly, where?

[Kali]

7. hey

:wtf:

[dimbear]

8. No, seriously, it isn't feedback. That's just the way the internet is.

A cold dark evil place.

Don't let it get you down.

You amuse.

You know it.

:)

[texanwitch]

10. I said something about the bath suit picture.

Where do you find these pictures.

I do enjoy you posts, the Lounge wouldn't be the same without them.

[slay]

11. I enjoy but don't always comment

something has to really strike me to get me to comment - like this thread. don't feel down - i post shit people don't comment on either. and many threads i post on here in the lounge only have a couple replies usually. it's all good. :)

[Duer 157099]

12. There are so many of us who seek your posts out EVERY day

I mean, we scour the lounge just for your threads, and we view them and we laugh and we marvel that you've taken time in yet another day to make us laugh, but for whatever reason, we don't reply or kick the thread nearly enough as we should. I am very guilty of that all the time, and I don't even know why. Sometimes I'm just in a rush to view them all quickly because I have limited time, and then just never kick them. I'll bet if there was a "rec" button available, they'd get lots.

We love our MFM posts!

[Skittles]

13. I sent one of your cartoons to a co-worker a couple days ago

he sent back "GENIUS!" it was the 2009 CALLED one :rofl:

[denbot]

14. I read many of your posts..

I have also been here ten years with less then 2500 posts. That is roughly 250 posts a year..

Lighten up Frances.

[Name removed]

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[HERVEPA]

16. Geez. Most of the time that's all I read in the lounge.

For most of your posts there's no need for a reply.
Why do you think you get so many views? People like your stuff. It's tremendously original.

[MiddleFingerMom]

21. Thank you for the kind words and the encouragement...

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...but the vast majority of posts I make have some of the lowest views on the board.
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I'm OK with THAT... I used to give poetry readings. :rofl:
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It's the lack of communication OTHER than that that gets to me sometimes.
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I was sincere in my thanks, BTW.
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[Obamanaut]

17. Good grief. nt

[City of Mills]

18. Sorry, I put you on ignore some time ago

Can't help you!

[rbnyc]

19. My son has behavior issues...

...so one of the things we've done is use positive reinforcement. Depending on the good behavior we are trying to encourage, we've instituted a variety of rewards. Trouble is, he's responding so well that we are not able to keep up the same reward system, especially when it comes to rewards that cost money. It was different when he was earning a reward once a month, or once a week. But now he's earning them every day. We are so proud of him and we want him to keep up the behavior that delights us so much, but we have to adjust our system. We are trying to introduce the idea that good behavior is its own reward. The reward is the internal satisfaction of knowing he is awesome.

[MiddleFingerMom]

20. Thanks, everybody, for the encouragement, but I'm going to take that break...

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...for awhile and re-build my enthusiaam for doing what I do.
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The Lounge HAS no rec button -- EXCEPT for a simple "kick". You wouldn't have
to "LOL" or anything... that kick would speak volumes.
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And it doesn't have to be kicked much -- but if you enjoy it, a kick to keep it
in play until the next Lounge shift comes in would help spread that laugh.
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This "request" is for everyone who posts -- I reply to some threads that have
held some interest for me simply because I see no other replies and know that
just the slightest acknowledgment of existence gives feedback to the OP. And
that absolutely NO response can tell any OP "Well... that sucked."
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"Kicks" can get out of hand -- nothing but one OP's posts near the top of the
page... but there's a huge difference between ignored and overkill.
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I'll be back.
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[Swede]

22. Recharging time,dude.

I've done it lots of times.

[Obamanaut]

27. Here's a 'kick' with a question. Why must there always be a 'good bye'

thread.

Just simply not logging on/not posting will provide a break, without appearing to solicit "Oh, please don't go" responses.

It's just an anonymous internet message board.

[LucySky]

29. because in this case...

there are a lot of people who look for his posts. if he left without saying bye, people would be wondering if he was ok.

[WinkyDink]

23. Yikes! I was hoping there was a cartoon at the end! Come back, Sheba!

[Tuesday Afternoon]

24. pacing/timing

at the rate you have been posting your genius had to burn out at some point. it is a remark to your depth that it has taken till now.

dude.

remember once

I said

my shit be sparse.

too many gems at once are too easily taken for granted.

it is the RARE gem that gets the notice.

you have inundated us with your gems and we have come to take them from granted. tis a shame but, there it is.

pace yourself like a long distance runner instead of a sprinter

my .o2


at today's rate of inflation, I think that means I owe you a couple of these

:hug: :hug:
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and these

:applause: :applause:

[Kali]

26. good point

he used to do these as collections to an e-mail list

when you get them like that you can spend more time and it is more personal so you tend to reply more (although I confess I often laughed and forwarded without replying then too)

here there is a LOT more "competition" for attention, not just for funny, but for music/info/vibes/fighting etc etc

anyway, MFM should know that he is appreciated

[driver8]

25. Happens to me all the time.

What can you do?

Fuck it.

To be polite, I always try to leave a comment if I read someone's post. Not worth losing sleep over it, though.

[nolabear]

28. C'mon, Babe. Have a little faith. You know there are lots of us who love your posts.

Oh, the pressure...

I click on most but feel funny just saying LOL or some such, when I can't ad some little creaative flair to it. But I get your message; you'd like more, and I'll try to keep it in mind. But when I fail, close your eyes and imagine me laughing my zaftig ass off, because that's most likely what I'm doing.:rofl:

[rurallib]

30. Gotta do what you gotta do, but a bunch of us await your return

You are the king.
I don't think anyone catches the spirit of the lounge like you do.
Leftyfingerpop was good. But I think you really capture the what the Lounge is about.

the cartoon of the secretaries playing solitaire manually because the computer was down was about the best.

[pintobean]

31. To be honest, I think its overkill.

I like you and think you're a good person, but I don't even click on your threads anymore. Coming to the lounge and seeing so many OPs from one person is discouraging. Its like listening to a top 40 am radio station; there might be some good stuff, but the redundancy prevents me from tuning in.
Not to mention other peoples posts that get lost in a cloud of MFM. I could solve my problem by putting you on ignore, but that seems rather harsh.

[LucySky]

32. that's what ignore is FOR

and in my opinion, it is better to do that instead of making a disparaging comment to someone who may not be feeling all that great right now, based on his OP.

[pintobean]

33. Thank you for your reprimand

The man was looking for feedback and I provided some. Sometimes, we don't want to say or hear negative things. Sometimes, they need to be said.

As to the ignore function, its up to each individual to use it as they see fit. I'll use it my way, you do whatever you want.

[LucySky]

34. i'll leave it up to you to discover the irony in this post.

[pintobean]

35. Its only ironic

to the self-righteous.

[pacalo]

41. Feedback? More like a grabbed opportunity to tell someone what you thought of him.

If seeing so many of MFM's posts are irritating, then you should be using the ignore feature -- that's the purpose of it. Then it'll be much easier for you to navigate the forum. Using it is nowhere near as "harsh" as the "feedback" you seemed to think MFM was asking for.

MFM's posts are so uplifting I'm baffled how they could irritate anyone. For myself, his posts keep me coming to the Lounge. I think he's gifted in humor as well as in his writing. That's my reason for speaking up; I don't want him feeling discouraged.

[pintobean]

42. You're dead wrong about my motive.

Maybe its time to calibrate the clairvoyance.

I have a great deal of respect for MFM. He brought the Lounge back from near death (a fact that I have posted before). He has also posted some great OPs in GD - the reason I won't put him on ignore. It is out of respect that I gave him an honest response. It would have been much easier and safer to simply not respond. At post #31, mine was the only negative reply. I knew it would not be popular. Being honest has served me very well. Sometimes I pay a price for it, but that's pretty rare and well worth it. I really don't care who might be baffled by it, or may disapprove of it. I am what I am.

[pacalo]

43. I apologize if I was wrong about your motive.

But at least my speaking up gave you the opportunity to explain why your previous words were so harsh. As you can see by all the positive feedback MFM has gotten, there are many who disagree with your complaint that there are too many MFM posts. Why should MFM change for one poster when there are so many who look forward to reading them?

I'm glad that you respect MFM, as we all do.

[pintobean]

45. Where did I say he should change?

I simply gave my opinion. Nor, did I say I was harsh - that's your take. I don't owe you or LucySky an explanation for comments directed at MFM. He and I have communicated with each other over time here on DU, and I'm sure he has his opinion of me. He can take my opinion for whatever he thinks its worth.
I wonder if you two ever stopped to think that running to someones defense like that could be seen as insulting. I don't know if MFM would see it that way or not, but I don't think he's too shy or timid to handle himself on this board.

[LucySky]

46. let's put our differences aside and work to acheive peace among all men and women.

:pals:

[pintobean]

47. Works for me. Starting with us and working out from there.

:thumbsup: :thumbsup:
I thought you put me on ignore. I'm glad you didn't.
I didn't get the chance to tell you that your user name is the name of my dog. No kidding. We got her about a year ago and hated her name. On the way home from picking her up, my daughter (a huge Beatles fan) named her Lucy-Sky. We just call her Lucy, and the dog responded to it within a day. She's a very bright little dog and not at all 'yappy'.

[pacalo]

48. I'm with Lucy. It's all good, pintobean.

I'm sorry that I came across like Nurse Ratchett.



:hug:

[pintobean]

49. Lol. I didn't see it that way.

I just figured you were defending a friend. I was just defending myself.

Yes, its all good.
:grouphug:

[pacalo]

50. Thanks, pintobean.

I was defending a friend. Thanks for understanding. :hi:

[hedgehog]

36. Sorry about no kicks -but how can we reply when your posts say it all!

:hi:

[madmom]

37. When I come to the lounge I scour the first couple pages looking for

your stuff, the best I send to my daughter, she always gives a "snerk". We all need a break sooner or later. Please come back refreshed and fully equipped with more wit.:hug:

[applegrove]

38. My bad.

[astral]

39. If you are not floating on the top of the topic list . . . .

. . . . it doesn't mean anything at all. There is such a huge number of topics / replies / views throughout the day, how would it be if one person was so popular their posts were always at the top of the list?

I would probably click to see what the big deal is, like 'andibandi' at Webshots who has been #1 since I first saw the place in around 2000. And andibandi's a pretty hot little photographer, but I like to see whatever kind of pics strike my fancy at the moment. Even if I agree andiband's the best -- he or she (I thinks she's a girl) would still be #1 without my input.

And, my posts will always sink like a rock but does that make me not want to post? I always will post if it moves me to do so. I may laugh at other people's posts, get pissed, get sad, cry, say to myself, "I know just how you feel," but I don't necessarily post about it.

Topics grab me as I scroll down and I line them up in tabs and then enjoy reading them all. I don't pay much attention to who the authors are until something they say is significant to me in some way.

I find the responses to this here post of yours quite interesting. I come here to get a feel for the 'pulse of America' and what they all seem to agree on in such a lock-step manner.

Then I come to the Lounge to lighten up or cry about somebody's kitty or lost loved one . . . . or find some cool links to videos, whatever.

And if I start to take things too personal, which usually won't happen at DU, it's too huge, I just go away and don't come back until I feel like it.

How many people come here just to find out what some particular poster in particular has to say today?

It's a question! Seriesly!

[kimi]

40. I understand, really

I post at another board, and have been taking a break from there, for other reasons. Sometimes you gotta do it, for your own self. I get that.

That being said, I have to say, coming here and clicking on your links, has given me some of my biggest laughs and giggles and if I haven't fully shared that fact, I apologize. Honestly, I've shared your stuff elsewhere, and bookmarked some of your links, cause they just make me feel good when I've had some dark times. And, recently, I've had some seriously dark times. It's been good to chuckle at some of your links. Been good for me, just wanted you to know.

Hey, take care. I will miss your cartoons and links and general silliness. Cause we all need that in our crazy lives. Hugs.

[A Simple Game]

44. Here's a kick for you.

Thanks for the posts, I watch for all the time.

Get refreshed and come back soon.