Harvey, Harvey, Harvey the wonder hamster He doesn't bite, and he doesn't squeal He just runs around in his hamster wheel Harvey, Harvey, Harvey the wonder hamster.... Hey, Harvey!
That's just how it's done online, unfortunately. I've never received a response from someone saying "no thanks"...people either write back if they want to talk to you, or they ignore you. It's just easier to not respond if you're not interested. Chalk it up to normal human laziness.
RE: any thoughts......
The hottest place on CS? C'mon...do you really think we're gonna be able to compete with the Iowa forum? Get serious.