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chickadix
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Hello, my name is Maxine, but I hate it so prefer my middle name, Annie. Hello everyone😁
I’ve never been on a forum before so this is all new. I need to have a look around to see what people chat about.
I’ve never been on a forum before so this is all new. I need to have a look around to see what people chat about.
May I ask, if I find a conversation I would like to join what is the protocol. I don’t want to offend anyone through ignorance. Be safe everyone Annie
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Hi @chickadix - & welcome to this friendly & supportive community, Annie. I hope you are keeping well. Please do just join in with any discussions of interest; you just post underneath any such discussion. You might also like to try our virtual 'Coffee lounge,' for a chat & join in with the word games. I look forward to seeing your contributions in the forum.
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Hello @chickadix
Thank you for joining us, wishing you a warm welcome to the community.
I hope the above replies have been helpful in making you feel part of the community, it's great to see you pop up and say hello and I hope to see you around more often going forward.
As mentioned above, if you find a discussion that you want to comment on, you have to scroll to the bottom of the page where you'll find a text box. From there, you can enter your comment into the text box and press "Post comment" once you are ready to post it.
We have a categories page that you can find here, which will give you an overview of the kind of things we discuss on the community, and the coffee lounge is always a good option to start with because that has plenty of fun games and general chats going on all the timeOnline Community CoordinatorConcerned about another member's safety or wellbeing? Flag your concerns with us.
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