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i think the issue is at least in my case that if i join on someone who i see online i join to talk to them and when i am done talking to the people i know in that instance i usually just hop around so unless newfags join in while i'm talking to someone i barely notice them
if that makes me an asshole then i'm an asshole not gonna apologize for enjoying the friends i already have but neither do i actively reject people from joining in on discussions, i think the barrier for entry is having enough balls to join in on a conversation with people you don't know yet, usually just waving a hello with a smile is enough to get you accepted into the discussion i just go around blurting "hello there" to announce i am there and then i just hover around until i find something i can talk about with them