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12-19-2010, 04:49 PM

#41

jojosnana

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Join Date: Oct 2010

Location: Farmington Hills, Michigan

Posts: 5,626

This site seems to be rather addictive. I love seeing the new projects everyone is working on or finished with.

12-19-2010, 05:33 PM

#42

Jackie R

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Join Date: Oct 2009

Location: St. Louis Cnty, MO USA

Posts: 1,064

Quote:

Originally Posted by quiltingaz

I don't know the answer to your question but if I spent more time sewing and less time here I would get a lot more projects done. :lol:

I definitely agree with you and others on this board. I try to be a little picky about what I read now because it can be so time consuming and I have enough trouble getting time to sit at the sewing machine or to get another project going. But it's soooo addictive and interesting here (and educational too). What's a person to do?

12-19-2010, 05:44 PM

#43

fishnlady

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Join Date: Mar 2010

Location: Anchorage, Alaska

Posts: 416

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Originally Posted by Deb watkins

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigsister63

When I first joined this board I was reading everthing and got SO much how-to info and links. Now it seems that a lot of the posts are repeats of previous posts. Now I skim through the topics and ususaly read how to questions/need help. some are new/different and others are same as past. Maybe to make it easier on readers topics should be searched for info before new post is listed.

Yes, many of the posts ARE repeat questions. Since I have been here for quite awhile, if I have a question, I know to go to the search section and look through the posts and answers. Though I have to admit, I didn't understand what search was when I first joined. Wonder if there is some sort of 'intro tutorial' when one signs up that would explain all of the Board features?

Deb, your hired, wonderful idea. I bet you could make a great tutorial for us new ones.

12-19-2010, 06:39 PM

#44

Dwbbie

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Join Date: Sep 2010

Posts: 36

You are right about the site being 'addictive', it takes on a whole new meaning! Who will share the tutorials they are looking at-with me? : )

12-19-2010, 08:23 PM

#45

Annz

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Join Date: Nov 2009

Location: West Roxbury, Ma

Posts: 10,353

Yea I love looking at the board but in the last couple of months I've had to make a concious decision not to open the message board but I've saved all the previous messages so I can look at them when I have more time.

12-19-2010, 08:33 PM

#46

pookie ookie

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Join Date: Sep 2009

Location: Trifid Nebula

Posts: 1,304

Just read two pages of 'recent posts' or one page of a section (like Photos, for instance) and call it a day. Can't read it all. If you try to do it, you'll go bananas.

12-19-2010, 08:45 PM

#47

sewingsuz

Super Member

Join Date: Nov 2010

Location: Arizona

Posts: 7,850

Pat, For the last two weeks I have thought the very same. I love this site however, can't keep up but love it and keep coming back. I am surprised I got any xmas baking done. Merry Quilt reading.

12-19-2010, 08:57 PM

#48

sewingsuz

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Join Date: Nov 2010

Location: Arizona

Posts: 7,850

It is wonderful, Thanks everyone for all Info. I joined in Nov also and I am overwhelmed.

12-19-2010, 09:19 PM

#49

fleurdelisquilts.com

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Join Date: Jun 2010

Location: LA

Posts: 1,551

I love that you said this. This basically what I do. If the title catches my eye, I'll click, read, and respond.

My question: do you feel that you should respond to everything you read? I worry that I'm lurking if I just read and move on without responding.

Quote:

I usually start with the UNREAD TOPICS - scan the titles and look at the one's that MAKE SENSE -
I skip the ones that are vague - like
"OH LOOK" - "NEED HELP" - "I CAN"T DO IT" "HERE"S ANOTHER ONE"
Oh Look? at what? - Need help? with what - I can't do it? What?
Here's another one? Of WHAT? :shock:
(all titles just made up by me)

Am I alone?