Lisa, I'm so sorry you feel this way!! It was VERY intimidating for me as well when I first started coming to Stratics runs. It wasn't because people werent nice, it was because I had so few friends and everyone else seemed to know everyone else!! I was always afraid of messing up and I know I probably did because I was so nervous!! Then I met Twinkleberry and we became good friends and she introduced me to Dane and we became good friends. I hung around with them A LOT outside of the runs. This made going to the runs easier for me. Then I would be introduced to others, become friends, and then did things with them outside the runs. Going in the factory, mint, or doing buildings with other toons is where you get to know them and I really suggest you give it time. You will start hanging with the SFs from stratics that you have, and you will be with their friends. As you play with their friends, you may end up SFing them and so on. You WILL get to know some of us well and make more friends. I think part of the problem is that there has been such an influx of new toons that everyones friends lists are so full! But as you play with these toons, they will work hard to make room. As bad as it may sound, it is hard to delete a friend from your list to make room for someone you don't know and don't know if you will even be working on the same thing. I have deleted good friends that I havent seen in a while to make room for a toon only to have that toon not play much or not at all!! I know that I have deleted most of my toons from my other accounts on Sally to make room for people.....I have to get a new code when I want to play with them and Sally!! LOL I have always said I will NEVER delete Twinkleberry's toons from my toons even though she no longer plays! The only one still on there IS Twinkleberry. She was my first Stratics friend and I am still hoping beyond hope that she will come back!! I know you are friends with Steve, Marge, my Precious and Bella, and I'm sure others. As you hang out with us, it will get better!!!
I agree with Steve, don't worry about chosing a wrong gag. Just have fun!! I know I choose wrong a lot. We all try to choose right but it happens. My friends will kindly mention to me "you just used hynogoggles to lure one level 3" or "I thought you had drop"!!! It usually happens when I am distracted by things going on at my house or more often when I am talking too much!!! It is not a big deal!!