ATRL: How long did it take before you felt a part of ATRL?

Callum

ATRL is constantly busy. There's hundreds of active members and some members have been here for many years. So I was wondering, when you registered on ATRL how long did it take for you to feel like you were truly a part of the ATRL community? Was it immediate? Did it take a week? Or a month? I'm curious.

H-I-M

When I got my first HIT gif, which was 2 weeks or something after I joined ATRL

KT&T

For me it was about 3 months mostly because I was not used the lingo on here and the openness of music and sexual discussions.

I'm JAVIng Fun

I think around 2 months, because I couldn't understand much of the vocabulary of ATRL yet

Igrt

I still don't feel too much like an ATRLer, but I started getting comfy in early 2012.

BlooRiverAnimal

Probably like a few months after I joined. Got used to the lingo, started chatting with other users etc.

Regina

I don't feel this. Probably because I don't converse with many people here. I just post in a couple threads and go about my day.

B2R4D

Even though I've been here since 2011, I only feel like I belong to
my main fanbase. As a whole, I still feel pretty irrelevant here.

J a y

Almost immediate because I knew some members on here already.

theo.

I had been lurking on the site for almost two years from late 2010 to late 2012 before I finally decided to become a member. I was trying to see if I could assimiliate into and accustom myself to the ATRL community; I learned what shade was, about the different stanbases, the warning points/ban system, the smilies/gifs...but even after that, I was unsure as to whether or not I would fit in here.

But so far, I have been standing out for the most part, rather than fitting in. Despite how many people say "I luv your avi," "you're iconic,"or "you're so well-spoken/funny/friendly," I still feel somewhat disjointed from ATRL itself a lot of the time.

But I would certainly say that I've started to feel more apart since about 2 months ago. I think that might be around the same time when I finally got used to the lingo.

itsryan

I've been a member for over a year and I still don't really feel like I'm part of the community.

Aden

I've been a member since 2011 but I still feel a bit irrelevant.

WFL

Never thought about it...

But i couldn't care less about being relevant on ATRL.

Kworb

A few months in when the regulars started inviting me to the AIM chat. The good old days

Gavroche

I don't feel it yet

Vato

A couple of months. When I joined, I lived in YTT until Kworb invited me to the AIM chats (remember this was 2003) and I started making friends with everyone

Last Boy on Earth

When we formed Teh Clique, now I'm kicked out of it and am independent soldier but

shoutout to my clique girls

Celebrate

although i've been a member since January 2011, I've felt only really belonging to ATRL in September 2012 when joining ATRL's Next Top Member, and really got active in that community

collin

I guess a few months

I never felt that out of place, really.

Prometheus.

It took me like 6 months to feel like I was even remotely relevant, tbh.