05-31-2016, 02:40 PM
(05-28-2016, 06:24 PM)kylake Wrote: CBB, as you well know there are a bunch of lurkers on this board that view, read, listen and never post squat. I mean when you see a post has had a couple of hundred views or more and only 5 comments. I guess that is the nature of the beast (internet social media, etc).
I know once you even mentioned you didn't post on trip reviews and pictures people post unless you find it....something of great interest. That does not promote anyone to repeat what they are taking the time to do.
I really "like" this post. In years past I was very active on this board, always sharing my trip reports and pictures. Can't really put my finger on when I started to lurk more but pretty sure it had something to do with all the "crap" from another board kept showing up and up and up. But even that kept me lurking just not that often.
While I didn't write my reports for the board specifically, I enjoyed sharing them. Getting feedback about something, or having a person or a place in common usually came with some chatter. Then came the capability of adding photos. (people love photos) and I REALLY enjoyed sharing my words along with my pictures. There were a couple reports I made with just words and aside from a few, "I like your writing", they were read by hundreds but rarely commented on.
I put lots of love and time into them and call it ''wanting a pat on the back" but I love feedback, interaction or simply a "like".
I started to share my last trip report and got really frustrated as I couldn't add more than one picture at a time, which had to be resized first. I gave up and removed what I had already shared.