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Moo's Quick Guide to Making Friends on ADISC:
- Fill out your profile. As many of the fields as you possibly can. The more info you put in there, the greater the chances someone else will see something there, realize you have something in common, and decide to talk to you about it. This is how conversations get started, and how you meet people.
- At the absolute minimum, you MUST have an avatar set on your profile. This is required to get to EC status, which lets you message people. Its also required so that people can remember you, visualize you, etc. It makes making friends a LOT easier.
- Post an introduction thread which gives more information about who you are, your likes, interests, etc. Show us how interesting you can be. Tell an interesting story about yourself. You're trying to portray yourself as a person who is likable.
- Join our Discord (link in site navbar). Start talking to other members in real-time in Discord, not just on the forums.
- When you see a forum post you think is awesome, reply and say so.
- When you see someone with similar interests, say hi.
- Open up about the interesting/difficult/etc things in your life. The more people know you, the easier it is for you to make friends.
- Similarly, display an interest in other people. Ask them how their day went. Ask them about themselves. Try to discuss topics with them that they're obviously interested in them. If you struggle with basic social skills (which is actually a very common thing) then buy some books on the subject, read them, and put their suggestions into practice.
- Be nice. Nice people make more friends.
- Invest time regularly. Whether that's posting once every few days, or talking with people a couple of times a week, ultimately the only way to build friendships is to invest time in them.