what is up with the "guessing game" posts??

I don't come into this forum that much so just wondering, is it weird to anyone else when people already know the gender of their baby and then post a pic not for confirmation or asking for help, but smart-alecky, as some kind of test "to see how good you guys are". One lady posted pictures of her kids' ultrasounds she had already given birth to, to test everyone's accuracy before posting her actual ultrasound (!) I think this is kinda rude and a huge waste of time for people (including the poster), but I understand GD makes people do nutty things sometimes. Is this just me, am I overreacting? I know you guys always have the option to guess or not guess but I hate to see people spend time away from their kids and their real lives on people who don't even actually need help and for babies whose gender is known or even more so for kids who are already born!

I saw the same post, yeah its a little strange, I just skip over those

Putting my two cents out there. I haven't been able to post here yet..boo hoo...anyway I personally think there should be a minimum number of posts (5 or 10) you should have before you are able to post a pic up for discussion. I just browse this forum because I am not good at guessing, but I always see members who post just the pic and that's it really, and they are not"really" members and once they get some guesses, that's it and they are done here. Just a thought, I don't know if that exists already, and no one may agree, but its a suggestion..lol.

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Originally Posted by missmegrn

Putting my two cents out there. I haven't been able to post here yet..boo hoo...anyway I personally think there should be a minimum number of posts (5 or 10) you should have before you are able to post a pic up for discussion. I just browse this forum because I am not good at guessing, but I always see members who post just the pic and that's it really, and they are not"really" members and once they get some guesses, that's it and they are done here. Just a thought, I don't know if that exists already, and no one may agree, but its a suggestion..lol.

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I agree! I come on here to guess for people ( I am no expert) but try my best for them. I hate seeing posts unanswered especially from regular posters! I do see an awful lot of first time posts here looking for guesses or people just joining looking for guesses then off they go once they have their guesses but don't contribute!

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Originally Posted by missmegrn

Putting my two cents out there. I haven't been able to post here yet..boo hoo...anyway I personally think there should be a minimum number of posts (5 or 10) you should have before you are able to post a pic up for discussion. I just browse this forum because I am not good at guessing, but I always see members who post just the pic and that's it really, and they are not"really" members and once they get some guesses, that's it and they are done here. Just a thought, I don't know if that exists already, and no one may agree, but its a suggestion..lol.

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:agree: it's also really hard for me to track people who are regular posters because so many of the user names are identical...I do think it's fine that new posters post their pics but maybe if the regular users were in a different color or something it would be easier to see! Or a private forum for Dream Members or something.

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Originally Posted by atomic sagebrush

:agree: it's also really hard for me to track people who are regular posters because so many of the user names are identical...I do think it's fine that new posters post their pics but maybe if the regular users were in a different color or something it would be easier to see! Or a private forum for Dream Members or something.

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I think that is an excellent idea! I'd love a private dream member U/S guessing forum so when I do get to post mine :pray:it will be kept private.

Although I do tend to skip over those posts, this forum is meant for guessing- it is a public forum- and it is open to anyone to post of course. Not everyone has GD that posts on here and that is okay because everyone is welcome here.

I do understand people wanting to post the "obvious" boy/girl
shots to get "confirmation" because if it's finally their dream gender, they are simply excited to be posting. I get that. The site gets a lot of traffic and "nub guessing" is mentioned in many forums across the Internet with often times, links back to here.

I am happy to create a Deeam Member ultrasound forum because any of those posts do not show up in google searches like the public ones do.

An ultrasound forum for us dream members would be great! That would also keep the dream members posts/pics from getting "lost" among the other posts. Good suggestion!

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Originally Posted by atomic sagebrush

:agree: it's also really hard for me to track people who are regular posters because so many of the user names are identical...I do think it's fine that new posters post their pics but maybe if the regular users were in a different color or something it would be easier to see! Or a private forum for Dream Members or something.

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Can you do it by number of posts? I really don't want to become a Dream Member because I am done having kids and don't need to worry about the diet etc. I been around almost a year. I don't plan on going anywhere, but want to share in the excitement for the regulars on here and guess.

I think some people may come to this site as they have no clue how to guess on a nub... Hence the Internet search for someone who can help. I myself have posted guesses on some pics and gotten stuff all guesses on my own, so I understand the frustration. But I won't be paying to become a member. I simply don't have the money.