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Tammy
02-14-2008, 03:38 PM
I find that hard to believe....Where are all you non-posters.....?

Tammy
Scarlett
02-14-2008, 03:41 PM
I find that hard to believe....Where are all you non-posters.....?

Tammy

Maybe they are all of our friend/family/neighbors/co-workers spying on us. :p
Jean in Newcastle
02-14-2008, 03:42 PM
Lurking! (But not me!)
SapphireStitch
02-14-2008, 06:08 PM
I'm a lurker, and one thing that keeps me from coming out of hiding is that I don't have a cool avatar and siggie and stuff like that.:o
Mrs Mungo
02-14-2008, 06:11 PM
I'm a lurker, and one thing that keeps me from coming out of hiding is that I don't have a cool avatar and siggie and stuff like that.:o

That's easy enough to fix! What is something you love that we could get a pic of? Who is an author you enjoy?
Pam "SFSOM" in TN
02-14-2008, 06:13 PM
I'm a lurker, and one thing that keeps me from coming out of hiding is that I don't have a cool avatar and siggie and stuff like that.:o

Yeah, but you have mad emoticon skills. :cool:

It's not that hard to make a signature if you want one, though. I wouldn't have one except that 1) I like to tell everyone what SFSOM means and 2) I'm not a homeschooler now and I sorta allude to that in the signature line.

Anyway, just go into your User Control Panel and play around. Don't be hidin'. :D
Mom2legomaniacs
02-14-2008, 06:14 PM
And SapphireStitch is a cool moniker too. You could do all sorts of clever things with that!:)
Crissy
02-14-2008, 06:14 PM
I'm a lurker, and one thing that keeps me from coming out of hiding is that I don't have a cool avatar and siggie and stuff like that.:o


Avatar, shmavatar!
Who needs a picture with such a cool name? :D
imeverywoman
02-14-2008, 06:44 PM
Remember, I'm the computer idiot...
ELaurie
02-14-2008, 07:06 PM
Oh, I know the answer to this one!

Google - free avatars ; )
Mrs Mungo
02-14-2008, 07:17 PM
Oh, I know the answer to this one!

Google - free avatars ; )

Or you can make your own with your own photo (like I did!) using photoshop or an avatar sizer program.

Then you go to the User Control Panel up top. Then you click on the left where it says "edit avatar." Then click the browse button and find it on your computer.
Rich with Kids
02-14-2008, 08:15 PM
Meez.com (http://www.meez.com/?r=73824)is where I aquired my avatar. I think she's sassy!
Elisabeth in IL
02-14-2008, 08:33 PM
I'm guessing lurkers but can't you lurk without joining?? I know that I lurked for a couple of months at a Guinea Pig sight before I joined and posted.
Pegasus
02-14-2008, 09:20 PM
I just tried adding an avatar. Let's see if it works.

Pegasus
5webblets
02-14-2008, 09:48 PM
Plus, I find this new format REALLY intimidating!

Lindsay
PariSarah
02-14-2008, 09:50 PM
Yeah, two delurkers!! Let's get some more!!
Karin
02-14-2008, 11:41 PM
I'm a lurker, and one thing that keeps me from coming out of hiding is that I don't have a cool avatar and siggie and stuff like that.:o

Don't let that stop you--I don't have any of those yet, either. I have an old photo of me in my old mime face I'd like to scan and use, but 1. I don't know if I still have it or if I purged it and 2. if I still have it, I have no idea where it is since we've moved. As for a cool signature, I don't know how to choose just one thing.:D
Bilby
02-15-2008, 12:31 AM
I haven't posted yet. I need to figure out how to do this. Maybe just doing it is the way to go? I was mainly a lurker on the old board - the time zones are so different (I'm in eastern Australia). Most people are posting here while I'm busy doing what homeschooling mothers are supposed to do.
Jean in Newcastle
02-15-2008, 12:37 AM
Don't worry about the time zones. It will just mean that your posts will be waiting for people when they wake up! Also, I'm surprised how many people must have insomnia on this board. We are in the Pacific NW and I am on sometimes up until 11 pm and I still see people posting from the east coast of the U.S.!
Blue Hen
02-15-2008, 12:57 AM
Great Avatar. Pegasus is cool and wouldn't it be grand to have horses with wings. Maybe someday it will happen.
~Puddins~
02-15-2008, 12:57 AM
I've been lurking for several days, but hope to start contributing more! This would only be my...ummm...third post...ha! :D
Blue Hen
02-15-2008, 01:00 AM
Thanks for trying Lindsay and now you are on your way to posting all the time.
;)

Really, this new format allows so much freedom in adding all sorts of fun to our posts.
:D
tabrizia
02-15-2008, 01:02 AM
I'm lurking because my homeschooler is only 10 months. So while I'm gathering information and learning stuff now, I don't really have much to contribute yet :).

That said I find it a lot easier to lurk and read the new boards then the old ones, I really do prefer this format.
WTMindy
02-15-2008, 02:03 AM
I've been lurking for several days, but hope to start contributing more! This would only be my...ummm...third post...ha! :D You only have 7 more posts to go! :D
Volty
02-15-2008, 02:34 AM
I'm lurking because my homeschooler is only 10 months. So while I'm gathering information and learning stuff now, I don't really have much to contribute yet :).

That said I find it a lot easier to lurk and read the new boards then the old ones, I really do prefer this format.

We're only at 9 months here. http://www.thestarvingbrain.com/forum/Smileys/default/highfive.gif I tried to post in that old forum a few times but just couldn't get into it. I did make a note if they ever upgraded the site that I would post more and I've made an effort to contribute.
sdWTMer
02-15-2008, 02:42 AM
Plus, my avatar doesn't really look like me! She's prettier! :D I couldn't find glasses to accessorize her with! Oh well. ;)
GLOWAcademy
02-15-2008, 12:41 PM
I'm a lurker, and one thing that keeps me from coming out of hiding is that I don't have a cool avatar and siggie and stuff like that.:o



SapphireStitch, I made you an avatar and a sig for your sig line :) I pmd it to you :) Enjoy:D
SapphireStitch
02-16-2008, 12:56 PM
Oh my, I posted a quick response to why I was lurking and never expected to get all this info...and GLOWAcademy even made me an avatar...cool!

Thanks for all the help, everybody! I'll play around with the graphics and see what comes from it. It took me almost a year to make up my mind to start a blog because I was being perfectionistic about it...I'll try to do better about getting started posting here.

Hi to all the other lurkers who posted! To those who said they hadn't been homeschooling long enough to feel good posting...let me just say it doesn't necessarily get easier with time. My oldest is 18 and I've been homeschooling her since kindergarten, and I think every year I know LESS about homeschooling than I did before.:rolleyes: I think we just have to leap in and support each other anyway.
CindyPTN
02-16-2008, 01:07 PM
I lurked for well over 6 years and my oldest is only 3 and half. So, you can see we're really interested in homeschooling and all of you provide great inspiration and motivation to take it up. As I've gotten more involved in blogging, I've become braver to comment. I still feel that I have very little to contribute, so I read and read.

I kind of miss the old format, just because it flowed like women's thoughts (spaghetti-like). I didn't have to enter every conversation to catch the "whispers" and on liners (which usually provide great laughs and smiles).
5webblets
02-16-2008, 01:22 PM
how to start a new thread! I know I must be an idiot, but I've been sitting here for forever trying to figure it out and I can't!
Help!
prairiegirl
02-16-2008, 04:25 PM
how to start a new thread! I know I must be an idiot, but I've been sitting here for forever trying to figure it out and I can't!
Help!

Go to the board that you want to post on. At the top of the first page, there is a blue button that says New Thread. Press on that and it will take you to the posting page.

Julia
mom of 3 (8,7,5)