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quantumfluff Highlie 
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posted March 01, 2002 14:22
   
I've been wondering. How many lurkers are there in these forums and what makes them decide to post? Also, are the rest of us really that interesting that we have lurkers in the first place. I am proud to be a pretty dull and some of what gets talked about here is prety mundane, but we seem to have lurkers judging from posts by newbies which are smack on a particular topic. This could not be by chance - they have to have been here for a while waiting for the right thread. So, why are you standing outside the window in your raincoat with one hand in your pocket? And how long have you been at it? IP: Logged |
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The Pope of Perl Geek Apprentice 
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posted March 01, 2002 16:24
They're either trolls or paranoid schizophrenics who think the Man will get them if they register for anything on the internet. ------------------ IP: Logged |
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Xanthine Highlie
Posts: 513 |
posted March 01, 2002 17:41
Maybe they're just witing until they have something to say. ------------------ IP: Logged |
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macadddikt18 SuperBlabberMouth!     
Posts: 1126 |
posted March 01, 2002 21:18
Well, I happen to be a paranoid schizophrenic who has been lurking on this forum for a few years. I just got bored and decided to register on day. so here i am. My posts may not be the best in the world, but hey, now one is perfect. nayt ------------------ IP: Logged |
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Janeway Super Geek  
Posts: 234 |
posted March 01, 2002 21:53
Actually, even after I registered I lurked alot. Then I decided to catch up with Tau (but I don't think it's gonna happen soon). IP: Logged |
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ZorroTheFox SuperBlabberMouth!
Posts: 1117 |
posted March 02, 2002 09:06
I only lurked for a couple of days, i just wanted to make sure this is a place I wanted to post.........Z IP: Logged |
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dragonman97 Geek
Posts: 97 |
posted March 02, 2002 14:19
I'd say I lurked a little before registering, after seeing that this is a great forum, and decided to join in. So sayeth a newbie. IP: Logged |
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platypus Super Geek
Posts: 198 |
posted March 02, 2002 15:02
I lurk more often now that I *have* registered than I did before. ------------------ IP: Logged |
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iballoondesign Alpha Geek Posts: 283 |
posted March 03, 2002 13:35
Dull Men's CLub is perfect for my big brother. 
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EroticLibrary Neat Newbie 
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posted March 03, 2002 15:35
As a long time lurker of many forums, I can say that I do so to make sure there will be frequent interesting topics to reply to. Yet I remain clueless as to why I registered here. IP: Logged |
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Evilbunny Highlie
Posts: 614 |
posted March 03, 2002 19:59
You are from Colorado? What part? IP: Logged |
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quantumfluff Highlie
Posts: 672 |
posted March 03, 2002 20:20
quote: Are you saying that we don't have frequent interesting topics?  Well, maybe we do, maybe we don't. You're point about lurking for a long time hit what I was really trying to get at with my initial question, but perhaps I did not phrase it well. IMO if you lurk in a place for a long time, it means you find it interesting. Yet, I simply don't find other peoples conversations all that interesting by themselves. It's much more fun to be in the conversation. Thus, I can't understand lurking for anything more than a few days or weeks.OTOH, I've repeatedly seen newbie's pop up on threads that they had deep opinions on. To me, it seems to be too often for chance. So I belive that some people (such as yourself) must be lurking for a long time. I just got curious about human nature and wanted to try to understand how some other people tick. IP: Logged |
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MacGoldstein Geek Larva
Posts: 25 |
posted March 04, 2002 08:32
I'm not so Schizophrenic as much as I am obsessed with the [potential] little blinking stars under my name. TAU, I'M COMING FOR YOU! But I read the comic every day (even though its published about every other day) for about a half year before getting into the forums. Then I realized that for a geek and a mac user, this was the place to be. I registered, and am now on my way to Blabbermouth, the next generation. 
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TechnoGram Super Geek
Posts: 245 |
posted March 04, 2002 09:12
quote: yeh, me too. i read way more threads here than i post to, but it's nice knowing i can join in and have fun when i want to. ------------------ IP: Logged |
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Tau Zero BlabberMouth, the Next Generation.
Posts: 1685 |
posted March 04, 2002 09:50
quote:Oooh, feel the love. Come on up, plenty of room at the top. IP: Logged |
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macadddikt18 SuperBlabberMouth!
Posts: 1126 |
posted March 04, 2002 12:20
what i really wonder, is why try adn catch up with Tau? what really happens when you get that many posts? Can't be anything more than a title change. having more posts than Tau really is not that motivating for me. But having more than Zorro, that is motivating. Nayt ------------------ IP: Logged |
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ZorroTheFox SuperBlabberMouth!
Posts: 1117 |
posted March 04, 2002 16:50
so, when ya pass Me are ya gonna let Me cath up again and get a small head start >;o) ........Z IP: Logged |
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macadddikt18 SuperBlabberMouth!
Posts: 1126 |
posted March 04, 2002 19:41
yeah, when i catch up with you we can race or something to catch the next poster. Nayt ------------------ IP: Logged |
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ZorroTheFox SuperBlabberMouth!
Posts: 1117 |
posted March 05, 2002 15:00
unfortunately, I think the next one up is way too far for us to catch. It would be easier if some of the topics were more interesting, I sometimes have a hard time thinking of something to say. there are a lot of threads I have left bare.........Z IP: Logged |
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Jade Dragon Geek Larva
Posts: 26 |
posted March 06, 2002 03:42
[Lurker in de-lurk mode] I've been reading JoT comics for quite a while, but hadn't really realized there were forums too. When I did, I mostly scanned the "headlines" box; when I saw one asking about stuff to do in my hometown of Montreal -- well I just had to do the "neighbourly" thing (hey, us Canucks are supposed to be friendly!) and helped the guy out with a detailed write-up on what to see and do when he comes up later on this week.... So, yeah, I'd say that some of us lurkers only delurk when a topic that hits close to home comes up and we'd like to speak from a non-anonymous viewpoint. As to my other posts? Well, I was up all night anyway, so I thought I'd post my two pieces of gold-pressed latinum in (heck, Canadian pennies aren't even worth the effort...) ------------------ Proud member of ehMac, IP: Logged |
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macadddikt18 SuperBlabberMouth!
Posts: 1126 |
posted March 06, 2002 07:17
zorro, i think the next one up is steen. Maybe snaggy. We maybe able to catch them, but i doubt it. I leave a lot of theads bare also. I also find it hard to come up with things to post. We need a good debate or something like that. Nayt ------------------ IP: Logged |
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Tau Zero BlabberMouth, the Next Generation.
Posts: 1685 |
posted March 06, 2002 09:42
A wise man speaks because he has something to say; a fool, because he has to say something. IP: Logged |
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TechnoGram Super Geek
Posts: 245 |
posted March 06, 2002 10:24
quote: i wish you'd take your own advice sometimes you can be extremely annoying, especially when you post lame answers to nayt. there are many of us who actually enjoy his posts flame, flame.... or should that be lame, lame? IP: Logged |
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ZorroTheFox SuperBlabberMouth!
Posts: 1117 |
posted March 06, 2002 17:47
quote: I am a master debater, oh wait, I was thinking of something else. but seriously, I have never been the social type, so this place has helped Me out bunches. I never knew what to say, now I can at least think of something even if it isn't the best thing ever said. The only problem with debates is some people tend to take things way too seriously..........Z IP: Logged |
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ZorroTheFox SuperBlabberMouth!
Posts: 1117 |
posted March 06, 2002 17:48
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Swiss Mercenary BlabberMouth, the Next Generation.
Posts: 1461 |
posted March 07, 2002 06:35
quote:Ooooo ouch! Just reading that hurt, and I was not even the victim. Now children, take this as a good example of a flame. No profanity, no insults and yet there is not the victim can do to come back. I can see that all those years of child management have paid off TechnoGram. IP: Logged |
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littlefish Geek
Posts: 71 |
posted March 07, 2002 07:25
Back on topic now. I post infrequently, generally when I am bored, yet should be working. As for lurking generally, I'm a wee bit shy and don't really believe that I am that interesting that you should all listen to my inane opinion. Also, no-one likes the "me too!" posts, so I only post when I have something funny (i think) to say. Also, silence is mysterious, and chicks dig that IP: Logged |
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TechnoGram Super Geek
Posts: 245 |
posted March 07, 2002 15:03
quote: speaking of child management, did you see the ones where i told insomnia to go to his room? ------------------ IP: Logged |
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ZorroTheFox SuperBlabberMouth!
Posts: 1117 |
posted March 07, 2002 18:23
quote: I like the whipping girl, I have to say that is the best smile yet .........Z IP: Logged |
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spungo Super Geek
Posts: 212 |
posted March 08, 2002 03:32
quote: Ah, man. There goes another kitty... ------------------ IP: Logged |
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zorgon Super Geek
Posts: 238 |
posted March 08, 2002 10:15
A more interesting question might be to discuss "why do people stop posting?" I used to be pretty regular, and I certainly don't like the site or the people any less, but I basically don't post any more. I think the background noise level got to be too high; I can no longer follow the interesting conversations, and many more of the conversations are uninteresting (to me anyway). C'est la vue, Ethel. Now I've gotta go back to work to earn more bucks to buy stuff from GeekCulture. I need new TubesRock tshirts... ------------------ IP: Logged |
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annie Super Geek
Posts: 241 |
posted March 08, 2002 11:49
quote: One of the reasons I've found that I might not post as often is that topics will tend to repeat themselves every once in a while. For example we've had the religion vs. science discussions a couple of times while I've been around, and there's only so many times that you can be interested in that sort of discussion. These "same topic" discussions usually start different, but they end up in the same sort of argument, so I don't tend to post to those because I feel like "I've been there done that". Sometimes they don't even start different. For example there are several "picture" threads where we're asked to post our picture. That and every once in a while you get newbies who seem to go on a posting frenzy and start new threads just for the sake of starting new threads on nothing in particular, and you learn to ignore those. (Disclamer: This is not true of all newbies, there's plenty of intelligent, nice newbies out there) ------------------ IP: Logged |
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ZorroTheFox SuperBlabberMouth!
Posts: 1117 |
posted March 10, 2002 20:00
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spungo Super Geek
Posts: 212 |
posted March 11, 2002 03:09
quote: Or did you 'shake some coconuts from the veiny love-tree?' ------------------ IP: Logged |
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quantumfluff Highlie
Posts: 672 |
posted March 11, 2002 05:54
"Shake some coconuts...". LOL. That's one I hadn't heard before. I see this thread has evolved from mental masturbation to a more physical kind. IP: Logged |
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ZorroTheFox SuperBlabberMouth!
Posts: 1117 |
posted March 11, 2002 16:02
I thought there already was a masturbation thread, do we really need another. Here is a great twisted tune on the subject, it is the one called One-Handed.......Z http://twistedtunes.com/alpha.asp?Var=O&Page=2 IP: Logged |
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quantumfluff Highlie
Posts: 672 |
posted March 11, 2002 20:00
quote:'cause people always steer the conversation around to what they love best. IP: Logged |
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ZorroTheFox SuperBlabberMouth!
Posts: 1117 |
posted March 12, 2002 15:30
I guess so, and I am one of them. Perhaps this topic can be realated to the original topic of this thread. I bet discussing masturbation made a few of the lurkers enter the fray.....Z IP: Logged |
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Jessycat Maximum Newbie 
Posts: 17 |
posted March 12, 2002 21:12
You may have put your finger on it there, Zorro... IP: Logged |
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spungo Super Geek
Posts: 212 |
posted March 13, 2002 01:52
quote: That's how the problem started in the first place ! ------------------ IP: Logged |
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