Drisgirl, don't worry. You'll never be as unpopular as me! I've never had an arguement with anyone, never been nasty to anyone, yet when I join a thread, it often stops dead.
I joined around 18th June. Everything I said was completely ignored and often still is. However, people must be reading my posts as I notice that "methinks" is becoming popular. I've used this word for years and thought I'd get vilified for it. A couple of other phrases of mine, (and methinks), have appeared in one person's posts. They're a very popular person so I gather, they're passing my phrases off as their own and getting lauded for it. Such is life. How unoriginal!
I also use prithee? and sirrah. Let's see how long it takes for them to do the rounds.