Everyone Read, Please!!!!

We have been having new members posts going by unanswered by anyone and this shouldn't be happening - imagine how you would feel if your first post - or second or third - went unanswered? How about if your posts were going unanswered now?

We really need to welcome new members - this is not the job of just the Moderators. We all can and need to help each other out. Until there has been enough research done to know what treatments work for each person, we are all we have - so please respond to posts - don't let them go unanswered!!!

It only takes a few moments to type a few words welcoming them or to type a few words of encouragement!! If you like the "feel" of this forum, this is how we keep it that way!! It take participation from all of us!

I would like to add to Traveler's comments:

There are some posts to which we don't have an answer to or that its topic may not apply to us. We can in these cases do a "bump".

What is a bump? Glad you asked!

A bump is when you reply to a post that has "0" replies and that has fallen way down on the list with BUMP in the reply. This will bring it back to the top of the topics list, thus making it more prominent once again so that others can see it and reply.

Also, there are posts where someone is posting a link or commenting on an article that they have read online. It is good forum practice to reply with a "thank you" to let them know that you enjoyed their post or that you found it interesting.

I myself have posted before about a particular article that I found on the internet which I thought was earth shattering and the greatest thing since sliced bread, yet, when no one replied about it, well, it really bummed me out... so yes, it is nice when we say "thank you"

This thread makes me smile as I am one of the new comers. Thanks guys! :)

Awesome!! Thank you everyone!! Let's keep on trying to just be nice and post even a few words. As Healing said, even just a thank you can go a long way! And there is too much to do for the Mods, even though we have quite a few right now, we have some out sick, one out having a baby(!!!!!!!!!) and others may just be having a busy day or a bad day - so we count on the other wonderful members of this forum to help out - and make this a real community where we all care about each other and their progress!!

I have felt very welcome and so far both of my posts have been answered with a wealth of knowledge and support. Asking questions of complete strangers is scary, but Lyme is scarier. I was hesitant at first, but now I already feel very comfortable :)

Hi kkarcher welcome and a big hug