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Stuart, don't worry too much about people not commenting on your images.
There's certain people on here who refuse to comment on any image I post (despite the fact that I'm happy to comment on theirs); whether it be terrestrial or deep space. You just ignore it after a while and stop bothering to wonder what it is that you may or may not have done to earn their disinterest.
Your feeling of disenfranchisement may also have to do with the fact that admittedly, you have started or participated in some off-topic threads which have been locked on more than one occasion. Personally, I don't care, but, some people see that as a reason to keep away, as it were.
Sometimes, it's not the content of what you're posting, but, the tone in which it is being posted that can also be off-putting. For example, Cr**gS's (before he left or got banned, or whatever) insistence on being a hard arse in the science forum put people off so badly that the only ones replying to his threads were the same two or three people that were part of that clique.
Forums are awesome for knowledge sharing and banter, but, the problem of impersonality is a greater detractor than the tyranny of distance. Some of the things said on here wouldn't be said face-to-face, and, if they were, would be accepted with a smile.
Cheer up, and, start posting your pictures again!
H
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