It's a shame this thread turned into a debate. I'm pretty late on this, but let me just add that I do agree with Joel that a lot of "ignoring" is going on in this forum.
However, that doesn't mean the people who don't reply to your posts are inconsiderate shits who don't want anything to do with you or don't want to acknowledge your existence. Assuming such is a very bleak way to go about your online life. If any of them are like me, then they simply don't have anything useful to add, so they avoid posting altogether. If you say that's not being very "friendly", then I agree with you. It's not. But it is the proper way of posting in a forum, so you might want to set your mind on the question of whether or not a forum is the best way to establish an intimate community instead.
Anyway, I think this thread has served its purpose. If anyone wants to bring this argument up again, please do so by making a new topic.