That's because there is no point to me posting until everyone else has posted. XD and I'm a girl. But assuming you are on mobile, you can't see my signature (since it states that I'm pregnant). But it's also stated on my profile if you click on my name and view the pop-up. XD
And I do that. I like everyone's post to let them know I see it, but when I post, I do it when I have the time for it. It's difficult to post from a phone, and I am not always on a computer to make posts.
Plus, you didn't have any emotes or anything on your message, so I couldn't tell if you were joking or not, so I took it that you were upset that I wasn't posting (which would be a stupid reason to be upset about because I have time to read stuff, which I can do in under a minute, but typing a response takes between 5-10 minutes. Pretty sure that is the same for everyone else).
But I was the first one to post to Mr. Hami saying to do the icebreakers. So, I was likely not going to post until after everyone else has posted. It's a courtesy thing that I do, so that when people get back from their life to make a post, they won't have to read through a bunch of messages so they could catch up. It's from being on Discord where everything is treated like a chat thing, and everyone takes turns to make a post, and there is a posting order. I get that a forum like this won't have a posting order (especially with how many people just stop RPing abruptly for days or weeks and never come back until a month later), but I will always have that courtesy thing, unless I get put into a conversation I need to be more active in.
Asking me to post, whether it's a joke or not, irks me slightly because I have a job and I need to take care of my needs first, and I'm stressed as all hell. It just sounds inconsiderate, whether you meant it or not. I know it's difficult to joke on the internet because there is no possible way to really show that you are joking, but that's usually why I have ECKS DEEES everywhere, to show that I'm not serious about what's going on. Otherwise, I take things with how they look like because there really isn't a whole lot of anything I could really do. I either take it as a joke and possibly anger someone who was actually serious, or I don't take it as a joke and possibly upset someone who wasn't being serious. It's a fine line that nobody can really effectively figure out, so sarcastic responses or jokes are super hard to figure out. I also don't know anybody here and how they are usually, so I can't really say if they are joking or not due to not knowing their mannerisms.
If this post sounds like I'm angry, I'm really not. Just letting you know what goes on in my head and to be a little careful next time. Not everyone can tell what everyone is thinking online and get their meaning. It's easier to do that face-to-face or even over voice chat because then you can hear the nuances of sarcasm or a joke. With words? That's difficult unless there's emotes or italics or bold letters.