[Jamie89]

Originally Posted by Livia

We have some really great people who come for BB then disappear. If only we could get half a dozen of them to stay it'd change the face of TiBB. Or if we could get some of the great previous posters to return.

I came on for this summers BB (coz y'know it was so exciting ). lol

I did find it a bit cliquey and I thought about leaving a couple of times to be honest. It might sound silly but it was a bit intimidating that you all seem to know each other and have banter and in-jokes and things, and I've never been a member of a forum before so I wasn't really sure what to expect, or what makes a good poster, and at first I was just testing the waters really, because none of my mates watch big brother and I just wanted a place to chat about it. I'm glad I stuck around though coz I've actually really enjoyed it and even sticking around after on-season and taking part in the non-BB things, I've realised that it just takes time to fit in, like anything I suppose. And I do feel more included now. I reckon a lot of people who come on for BB end up leaving maybe because they don't really feel like part of the community though so maybe it could be a good idea to actively try and get them involved in things, maybe invite them to chat on non BB threads (they might not be aware of all the other forums on tibb like I wasn't at first) or even just some kind of newbie introduction page where they can tell existing members about themselves and get to know people better. I'm not sure, but it is a good site so it would be nice to see more people getting involved and sticking around for longer.