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Please no one reply, the thought of this being included on the homepage latest messages list is acutely embarrassing.

This is my obligatory dull first post. I have repeatedly visited this site for approximately six months or more, and registered for an account three months back, which leads me to think that I want to participate in some way. Any reluctance shown may be attributed to the view that although I have a lot of information and opinions to share, I do not quite possess the communication skills necessary to do so in a comfortable and readily accessible way.

I find the prospect of posting to so many potential readers frightening. It provokes the same kind of terror of having to walk into an actual room full of people. I hope that this can be overcome by posting regularly, although in my experiences of actual social contact I seem incapable of ever learning enough protocol to get by.

I have Asperger's Syndrome and I am voluntarily mute. My intention is to post next in the Social Skills and Making Friends section, as I am very isolated and drawn to the seemingly painless method of advertising for online companions. I also enjoy computers, mathematics, science and technology, so may also soon feature in those threads.

To WrongPlanet!! !

Hi ViatorRose

welcome to WP,

I hope you enjoy posting here.

Greetings.

Have fun.

welcome i wanted to not reply like you asked, but just had to... i wanted to say i know how frightening and embarrassing it can be posting here and getting responses. sometimes i feel like every letter i type is leaving an indellible mark on cyberspace, and if someone does read and reply its like i'm changing the future course of their universe, and thats a terrifying thought. unfortunately there's no way i could tell you that without replying to your post! sorry

i'm also quite isolated, have pretty severe communication difficulties both written and verbal, mostly mute in real life, and (well, was) a mathematician too.

I can be quite apprehensive when talking IRL. But I take pride in my grammar and vocabulary when writing, so I'm normally quite skilled and confident when writing online.

The way I see it is, I'm fine with lots of unknown people reading what I type as long as I'm confident that the reader will get from it what I'd like them to get from it; as someone misunderstanding or unfairly judging you for something you wrote can be quite annoying. And if all else fails, then God bless the Edit button.

ViatorRose, I can image that posting on the internet could make you feel like a whole load of faces are staring down onto your writing, judging you. But like I said before, it can help alot to make sure your message very expressive and persuasive for what you have to say.

too late...we already did...

Sometimes I wish I could be voluntarily mute...it would save me a lot of trouble...

welcome...what you describe is known as being a 'lurker'...nothing at all wrong with that...everybody goes through that

Nice to meet you, ViatorRose.

Welcome to the forum, ViatorRose!!

Sounds like me lol, but i have to talk once and a while because i have alot off sisters and brothers.
Also nice to meet you and take care.

hello ViatorRose

Welcome ViatorRose!

Hi ViatorRose welcome to the "right" Planet