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venusunderfire
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Hi. I just arrived this evening to the boards. 
Why haven't I posted yet? To be honest, it's a lot to take in all at once! I'll probably pick three or four topics that pique my interest and read them over for a week. Before I post my reply, I want to make sure that the same point hasn't already been made.
In any case, thanks for making a place for me to post my first time!
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karolynnc
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| I signed up not even 1/2 an hour ago...so yeah. Um...this is my second post. I'm going to try my best not to lurk and actually discuss things. I joined because I wanted to talk about books... |
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Mr. Pessimistic 
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| karolynnc wrote: |
| I signed up not even 1/2 an hour ago...so yeah. Um...this is my second post. I'm going to try my best not to lurk and actually discuss things. I joined because I wanted to talk about books... |
Well, as I said in response to your first post....welcome!! I am glad people are responding to this thread.
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karolynnc
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| misterpessimistic wrote: |
| karolynnc wrote: |
| I signed up not even 1/2 an hour ago...so yeah. Um...this is my second post. I'm going to try my best not to lurk and actually discuss things. I joined because I wanted to talk about books... |
Well, as I said in response to your first post....welcome!! I am glad people are responding to this thread.
Mr. P. |
Why, thank you Mr. P. |
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Chris OConnor
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| Hours and hours are being spent every day trying to bring this new forum up to the level where we can start advertising and bringing in new faces. Not everything is perfect yet and it might never be, but we're making major improvements every day. Bare with us guys. |
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Mr. Pessimistic
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I see many new members!!! Come on...let us know you are here!
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Constance963
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| Hi there! Hi there! I am new . I am looking forward to having some good book discussions. I am currently reading Atlas Shrugged so I was excited to see that is an upcoming book as I am looking forward to discussing it with someone and it prompted me to join your site. |
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viral malice
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| Why do so many of you guys lurk, then join and then NEVER make a post? |
I lurk and never post at almost every forum I like. I have little to no familiarity with most of the topics at the forums I lurk, so I read along and type what I don't know into a search engine and try to learn as much as I can about it. Obviously, knowing little about a topic prevents one from contributing to the conversation.
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I registered because I noticed I owned a lot of the books from the previous book discussions. I originally planned to not get involved. I intended to use the discussions to learn more about the books I read, as a lot of the time I lack the knowledge to critique what the author is saying. I tend to blindly follow what the author writes and I really hate that I do that. But Booktalk's friendly atmosphere makes posting less intimidating (only slightly so), so who knows, this thread may not apply to me in the future. |
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BookGirl
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Yeah, I joined yesterday and some of the stuff people are foruming about I haven't an opinion, that is why I haven't posted much. But I will promote my websites since I am posting!  if you want cheap books to buy go to www.mckenziebooks.com or if you have books to sell and want some cash go to www.cash4books.net |
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Loricat
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| viral malice wrote: |
I registered because I noticed I owned a lot of the books from the previous book discussions. I originally planned to not get involved. I intended to use the discussions to learn more about the books I read, as a lot of the time I lack the knowledge to critique what the author is saying. I tend to blindly follow what the author writes and I really hate that I do that. But Booktalk's friendly atmosphere makes posting less intimidating (only slightly so), so who knows, this thread may not apply to me in the future. |
I'm with you, VM -- one thing I discovered in the book discussions is that you can jump in at any time and say "Hang on a sec! Can you back up the bus, and tell me how you got there!?" So don't worry about lacking the knowledge (or the critical thinking skills -- my problem  ), just take part... |
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