I miss the First Saturday Socials. This pandemic will pass and they'll take of again.
Personally I've noticed that the last coupe of months there have been more new members who seem to just see a nice pic and don't bother reading the profile befor sending a "Hi", and nothing to back it up.
I understand shyness, but if that's all you have to open a conversation with, why should I engage? Tell us something about yourself. If you don't like to repeat yourself with new conversation openers let your profile do it for you. Write something about yourself.
I love the chats we have here. We've made some amazing friends, and we've had some amazing fun.
But this, for us and for many, needs more than just a cock pic and a wave.
We've welcomed many people, as we were welcomed ourselves 2 years ago.
But I do believe that the best way to combat the shyness and get a reply is to at least include some info on your profile. Stops you looking like a bot