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Comment by sk8eycat on May 10, 2012 at 3:20am Steph, I probably will start a discussion about cat fiction in a day or two; I had a typing and printing job that I had to finish tonight so it could go out in tomorrow's snail mail, and I have a feeling that the Pet Press ads are going to start coming in next week...so I'll try to get my act together by this weekend.
The only cat warrior books I've read have been Mark Rogers' "Samurai Cat" series, and I got those mostly for his artwork. Oh, I know about Larry Niven's series about the Kzin, but I've never read any.
So many books, so little time....
Comment by Ian Mason on May 10, 2012 at 3:19am Nice pic. How's the sailing going?
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Comment by sk8eycat on May 10, 2012 at 12:36am Ruth...I'm kinda shy about starting discussions. Many people in here are so brilliant that I feel as if my interests and concerns are trivial. I've been thinking of starting a discussion in one of the cat-fan groups...to see if anyone else enjoys feline detective novels. Does that sound too silly?
For me, it somehow feels easier (in other online forums too, not just Hang With Friends or A/N in general) to respond to a discussion than to stick my neck out and start a Brand New Topic.
Comment by Ruth Anthony-Gardner on May 8, 2012 at 12:44am Thanks, Ian. The only thing that bothers me is how few people start discussions. I imagined as our numbers grew, my contributions would dwindle to insignificance. What's wrong? Why don't people share stuff more? For example, I read about how surrounded new members often feel in their profiles, but that's seldom discussed. Is there some subtle way I'm discouraging member contributions?
Comment by Ian Mason on May 8, 2012 at 12:21am There's a lot of us about, Ruth and this is a good place to "hang out".
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