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What's it Like When you First Joined TheSite?
Former Member
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Hey Everyone, :wave:
Whether you have been on TheSite for 2 years or 2 days, you all probably had a wide range of emotions when you first joined.
Some people were happy, excited, nervous or overwhelmed.
Let's hear all of your experiences of what it was like for you to join TheSite :hyper:
Whether you have been on TheSite for 2 years or 2 days, you all probably had a wide range of emotions when you first joined.
Some people were happy, excited, nervous or overwhelmed.
Let's hear all of your experiences of what it was like for you to join TheSite :hyper:
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It was scary though and sometimes felt really exhausting despite the fact I wanted to talk but I remember receiving a PM from another member not long after I posted and she helped an incredible amount with making me feel more at ease and it was so helpful to hear about her own experiences. If it wasn't for her I doubt I would have allowed myself to become so involved with TheSite in the first place.
I am sure many other people had similar stories about joining that I'd love to hear about!
Honestly my initial thought is that there are more than enough things set up on TheSite that would help to put people at ease - there is SO much information and everyone is so welcoming when a newbie introduces themselves. I really don't think there's much more you guys could do. It depends an awful lot on the individual themselves and how much they're willing to read/say etc.
Having said that, I think a thread like this would help if you could make it more highlighted/permanent? It can be overwhelming when you see how close and how open the regular members are so as a newbie, it would be really nice to read their experiences of being a newbie themselves because it just goes to show that we were all in exactly the same boat at one stage - it might help them to realise there's really nothing to be afraid of or nervous about.
But now I love TS. Great support network and has opened a wide range of opportunities for me!
Feeling great about this place so thanks guys *hug*
Yes you most certainly are rosebud and you're liked/valued here just as much as other members
Hey there SomethingINeed,
Welcome to TheSite boards! :d
Agreed. Whatever website you join, it is scary at first. It doesn't matter what other members or any of the site team do - it will be, imo, scary.
I guess, one thing to say, would be that when I first got here I found it a little bit cliquey. But that's probably a given when you join any sort of forum or online community, I think. People are going to know each other and have their friendship groups. Perhaps that's what separates peer support from other services. It didn't make me feel any less welcome, that's for sure.