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Whenever I post a reply to a thread, I always check back to see if anyone's quoted (paid attention to me on) whatever I've said.
Not because I've got a big head but because I want to be included. I want to feel like I belong. I want to feel like I'm a part of this community. The only community ever I've felt akin to. I've been here for over a year and no-one has ever shown an interest in being a friend and yet, I see other members befriend other members. It's just like in real life. I'm always on the sideline watching life go by!! !! !! !! !

It's not because of ego. It's because I want to feel like I belong. Like I'm liked. Like I'm being included but that never happens and I feel just as alienated on this site as I do in real life. If not, more so!

I've got over 1,000 entries on this site and I doubt I've had more than 20 replies to ANYTHING I've ever said. That's 0.5% interest in me. Perhaps I'm dumb. Perhaps I'm not worth replying to but the one thing I do know is this place isn't special. It's just as cruel as the real world. Perhaps even more so. At least in real life, people pretend to be interested in me. Here, I just get ignored. I've even stopped checking my stupid Alex emails because I know no one has cared about me or what I've said. No one has even paid attention to me. Just another lesson on being ignored. I'm getting used to it. I'm beginning to expect it. HELL - I'm even beginning to enjoy it. I think it's a form of masochism and a good source of self-pity. I give up - in life and here!! !! !! !! !! !!

Wow, I am sorry you feel that way. I always read your posts and when I have a response I respond to you. I don't only respond to certain people and not others, I don't know that many people only respond to people they like. It's just that, for me, if I have an appropriate response to a post I respond, if not than I don't, it's not personal. But for what it's worth, I like you and I have never not liked you. I have no problem being a friend to you here. I am glad you shared how you feel. I don't want you to feel like you are not liked or included here. You are just as important as anyone else here. That's how I feel anyway. But I am sure that others like you too just as much as I do.

I think you're cool.

What have you entered for your location? Is it a star?

He's Australian.

There are times I don't know what to answer, and there are times that I do but cannot write it in words.

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I like your posts and always read them. I don't reply to most posts unless I wish to add or correct something. Yours are usually perfect in my opinion. No need to change a thing.

Including your OP here. You are right, a lot of us should add our agreement to your posts when they are particularly good.

People here generally only respond when they disagree with someone. If you want more responses, post your political views, religious views, etc. Especially if you've got some weird ones.

I have read a lot of your posts too, but i only quote someone when i want to use that person reply to increment mine, be it a first time member or a veteran (actually, isn't that how this works?). I don't do it for personal reasons.
I'm sorry if you feel like that. WrongPlanet shouldn't be a place that makes you feel more lonely that real life.

forums are a pretty crappy way to interact, but for us aspies it's a nice outlet.

I can't see your face, I dont really know much about you. There are hundreds of people on here. If I met you in real life we would probably be friends. (Aspies make good friends)

If you post on a popular forum such as this you will be lost in the crowd.

It would be nice to have forums dedicated to countries and states for more intimacy.

Have you considered joining or starting a local IRL meetup group for asperger's?

Depending on a forum for a sense of community will lead to misery.