I lurked for months before joining. I still lurk occasionally, but now I post most of the time.
Poll: Are you a Lurker?
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I seem to go in phases, although my default status is something of a semi-lurk. Sometimes I'm more active, but I'm very much inclined to go into full lurk.
Occasionally a lurking phase will be triggered by, or at least coincide with, the rise of a 'personality' who makes the forum generally a less pleasant place to be. More often it'll be triggered by some stupid trend that gets on my nerves - the zombie obsession was tedious, the 'last ___ you ____ is now ____' thing (y'know, "the last enemy you killed in a game is now dating your sister" or whatever) that's been going on for the past month or two is teeth-grindingly irritating, the problems in the Publisher's Club forum... all that sort of stuff. I find these forum irritants are generally best ignored, disappearing until it stops is a pretty effective solution.
Of course, often I'll read through a topic with every intention of replying, only to find that one or more people have already said exactly what I wanted to say. No point responding if it just amounts to "I agree" and brings nothing else to the discussion. The other thing I do regularly is write out a good, worthwhile response but delete it before posting. Usually this happens when it's a bit of a rant about something - often it's cathartic enough just to write it, by which point the moment is gone and there's no real need to post it out there so I just abandon it.
Probably also worth noting that I was using the site for a full year before I ever bothered to sign up an account.
Occasionally a lurking phase will be triggered by, or at least coincide with, the rise of a 'personality' who makes the forum generally a less pleasant place to be. More often it'll be triggered by some stupid trend that gets on my nerves - the zombie obsession was tedious, the 'last ___ you ____ is now ____' thing (y'know, "the last enemy you killed in a game is now dating your sister" or whatever) that's been going on for the past month or two is teeth-grindingly irritating, the problems in the Publisher's Club forum... all that sort of stuff. I find these forum irritants are generally best ignored, disappearing until it stops is a pretty effective solution.
Of course, often I'll read through a topic with every intention of replying, only to find that one or more people have already said exactly what I wanted to say. No point responding if it just amounts to "I agree" and brings nothing else to the discussion. The other thing I do regularly is write out a good, worthwhile response but delete it before posting. Usually this happens when it's a bit of a rant about something - often it's cathartic enough just to write it, by which point the moment is gone and there's no real need to post it out there so I just abandon it.
Probably also worth noting that I was using the site for a full year before I ever bothered to sign up an account.
I was until this comment. I came here for the Zero Punctuation, and stayed for a lot of other things. On the whole, I don't lurk too often in forums. Contributions are a lot more fun that observing from the internet peanut gallery.
I've been lacking time to give in-depth replies to some of the posts I read, so I'm steadily becoming a bigger lurker. If I can't contribute something at least a tiny bit meaningful, I'll just pass it over. Also, I abide by a "don't post when angry" rule, so sometimes, when I see posts so full so ignorance and disrespect, it just irks, and I'll close the tab before I do any damage. ^_^
Still try to post from time to time, though, of course, but the sheer amount of posts that come through here is staggering, and I just don't have the time and energy to keep up.
Still try to post from time to time, though, of course, but the sheer amount of posts that come through here is staggering, and I just don't have the time and energy to keep up.
I take the approach, "If you don't have anything to say/write, stop talking/writing." So I'll check a few threads, see what a few people have talked about (up to around the second page) and if I feel my opinion has been stated enough times then I am just wasting space by saying, "I agree with posters X, Y and Z." Otherwise it might be a topic that I really do not have much input because I do not know it in and out. So I'll read other people's opinions so I can understand the concept better.
I see what you did there. I see what you did. *Claps*poiumty said:I prefer to remain a Hydralisk.
I lurk a lot, which is better than repeating what someone said or saying something boring and inconsequential. I don't consider it a bad thing.
As a lurker I tend to hide underground around choke points and take great joy in slaughtering huge numbers of marines and zerglings. Mineral fields are fun to burrow behind as well.
I lurk alot. Until something interesting comes along, or im sufficiently bored.
I lurk alot. Until something interesting comes along, or im sufficiently bored.
I do it all the time. Sometimes your just interested in hearing other peoples opinions without giving your own.
