My Message (and Special Request) to New Members

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OK. Looks like I've going to have to be the “nasty woman” and put on a “Hillary Clinton hat”. I've been at this site for a little over a year. Love it here!! The people at this site are very nice. Do know how I know that they are very nice? Because I can't tell you how many times I've seen “Mr. or Ms. New Member” start their first discussion by asking the same questions. What is this site about? How do you make money? How does it work here? Most of the time, many older users who have been here for a while, probably much longer than me, respond kindly and try to give you – the new member - a little push so you can be active here too. But you know what? Try to imagine those 3 questions being asked over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over … And the patient and kind respondents being courteous and respectfully answering them over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over … Yeah! That's what it's like! I'm being honest. You can interpret me as being nasty. But I'm at the point now that when I see a discussion written with those questions, I ignore it! I don't own this site. I don't have any “authority”. But there's a Help page written by the site owners. When you decided to create your account you must have already had some kind of idea what you were going to be doing here. The other members won't say this because they are too nice! So I'm saying it! * * * Dear New Member: You are very welcome here. This is a special request. Can you please start your first discussion with … anything else but those 3 questions? Thank you. * * * P.S. Hope you like the illustration. I happen to like vintage hats and vintage art. That's one fact about me. Why not start your first discussion by sharing one fact about you? That's how easy it is to get started at this site, make friends and earn money!