True communication is, or should be, a healthy Two-way exchange of ideas and information. This applies to Any form of communication between parties. No matter if it is between two individuals or the masses.

Not meaning to be critical but a sincere question - Why are there often a very high number of 'Views' of a post - sometimes in excess of a 100+, and yet the number of 'Replies' can range from Zero to only a very, very few. When a post has a significant number of Views that means At Least that many people actually visited the site, had an interest in the commentaries and the information that might be gleamed from a subject comment, was of interest enough to take their time out of their day to read it, and then simply moved on.

But - why visit this great site of Sunny's, of its membership, why take the time to 'check-out' what's happening - daily, to check-out what the thoughts, ideas, experiences of those who love this way of life - whether it is a full-time, part-time, or occasional participation thereof?

If each view, no matter if it is 10 or 100's, equates to 'a person' then that is a Lot of interest - a Lot of People actually visiting each day, and a lot of opinions/thoughts that are silent ...not being Shared, not being 'communicated/exchanged'. Remember - true 'Communication' can Not happen if there is not at Least a two-way exchange between parties. Without 2-way, something written, or spoken, is just 'information thrown out there that may land somewhere or may land nowhere'. But it is not communication in the sense of what it is supposed to mean. Communication cannot happen in a vacuum, in my opinion.

I have read posts of concern from existing members wondering is this site dying, 'it is not as active as it was', what is happening, etc. ....well when I see that a post is getting 100, 200, 300+ 'views', that tells me that there Are a Lot of people, a Lot of Interest, a Lot of Potential 'Life' left in this site. And, as I a New visitor/member, I hate to see that potential sitting there hiding in the wings. Silent Majority has never been a good thing. Participation IS the Lifeblood of a group, any group.

I make these comments not in the light of criticisms, but in the light of hope. ...If you take the time to read a post, then take the time to give it some thought, and even - consider communicating those thoughts to everyone else.

Well, for one thing, this board is pretty crude about counting "views". For instance, I entered and exited this thread a couple of times and each time I did, the number of views increased. So, If I read a thread, then come back and read some more, then come back and finally see a post I wish to reply to, You've got three views, only one of which represents my reply.

Also, I've got to assume that search engines are also bumping up views as they crawl the site.

However, it does seem like a universal truth that most people are looky loos and don't tend to post. Maybe we should treat this thread as a "come and introduce yourself if you haven't before" thread.

Edit: The act of editing this post a couple of times caused me to add 4 more views to the total.

Yes I have noticed that DipperDave. 'Free' is not always the most sophisticated technology, and that is understandable and yet worthwhile everything considered.

But, it seems to me that there are many who are just 'looking' without participating. Which is Ok too - but participating, in anything, is what makes the world go round - and Remain 'viable'. ...just say'in.

At the 'current' time in the last week or two my guess would be that there are somewhere in the neighbor of 10 +/- members who are actively making comments about posts recently occurring. That means even taking in consideration your example - and facts, 10 people reading/re-reading, writing responses, etc. could probably not be able to generate 300+ 'view's. Leaving lots of look'ie loo's. :)

...it would be great if the look'ie loo's would become more active. It would help the site and everyone else who visits it, either regularly or only once in a while. It is here for the purpose of to both educate And to Enjoy a common bond and experiences.

Maybe I shouldn't say anything I guess... but my wife, and mother, said I never could keep my trap shut when I should. :)

P.s. ...not sure what your meant within your comment in second to last paragraph. Hope I did not do anything wrong by jumping in a few days ago. If so, well, ..well I don't know.

No, quite the opposite. I was encouraging anyone who is just reading to go ahead and say, "Hi."

Thank you DipperDave. Appreciate the Welcome.

I know I Did 'just jump in', didn't know how else to do it. But like real life for us, clothes and experiences are unique. Experiences are many, and varied, while clothes are a necessary evil with a love/hate relationship. Love to be without them, and hate the necessity of having to wear them when weather and society requires them!

As I have noted, my experiences and life histories are a bit unique. But we grow from both difficult times and good times. ALL in life are learning opportunities - necessary opportunities important to each of us.

If only the world could experience the freedom and acceptance which we, and our families, have learned to share. It would never be perfect, life is not intended to be, but it would be so much easier to accept and understand our differences. We can dream can't we... :)

In addition to what is already said, I would imagine many who read don't always have anything to add in response on many topics, so that further bumps the views/replies ratio.