i think that i've started a thread and didn't have any follow up posts. i think that i did it the first time i came on this board. i never did it for attention, it can be difficult to engage for me. it was hard to make my first posts let alone follow it. i've been reading this board regularly for several years now but i rarely post. speaking only for myself, it is kind of intimidating. after the first post i got several private messages that were really helpful. i never responded to any of the public posts i guess because i didn't feel that i had anything to contribute to the discussion, but i did read everything and i got good advice both publicly and privately. for me, i'm a sub and a lurker for a lot of the same reasons. it is hard to put something out there that can be criticized.