I don't think making friends with people, or being part of a 'clique' has much of anything to do with anything. I don't come on here to make friends, I don't meet people (they're miles away), I don't add people to my facebook, or chat to people outside of this forum. Someone added me to the facebook page, but I don't post on it... I do look at it occasionally, so I suppose I'm a lurker there.
I just post when I want to post. If someone was in the UK and passing, I'd always offer a place to stay because I have no reason not to, and it could be fun (and I try not to turn opportunities down should they arise!!), but I don't think you need to make friends here to join in, or feel part of the "community".
I'm a bit funny about adding people to my personal space... I don't even like adding work colleagues to my facebook and I see them every day.
I have gone into chat before, but if I'm honest, I never got particularly thrilled by it.....
I like commenting on things, and I can't hold my own water so post things a lot (pictures, random waffles). But I am like that in real life.... I just share a lot of mundane wiffle with anyone near to me
I talk to strangers at bus stops (and I don't even use buses). I don't form lasting friendships with them though
I wouldn't be put off from posting because people seem to chat to each other.... just post
This is literally one of the only websites I go on. I don't browse tons, I look at facebook and here. Dunno really....... it's just been there for the past 7 years