So...are most Escapist users lurkers?
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if i can't think of anything to add that won't get me modded, i won't post.
also, if most Escapists ARE lurkers, you'll probably never know, because they probably won't tell you so now
also, if most Escapists ARE lurkers, you'll probably never know, because they probably won't tell you so now
I'm not specifically a lurker. I can be on some days. It's really more mood dependent than anything.
I know I have a reasonable post count but that goes back ages and I spend a lot of time on here (like, shitloads) but don't post that much "per thing I look at" if that makes any sense.
I know I have a reasonable post count but that goes back ages and I spend a lot of time on here (like, shitloads) but don't post that much "per thing I look at" if that makes any sense.
I commonly fall to the curse of the ninja. Usually my thoughts have already been expressed far more eloquently than I could ever achieve.
But I reply every time I think I have something to add to the thread.
now, if you'll excuse me...
*lurk lurk lurk*
But I reply every time I think I have something to add to the thread.
now, if you'll excuse me...
*lurk lurk lurk*
Some poelpe just enjoy it and feel like what they would contribute to a thread and say isn't a good enough read or has already been said. Or they just enjoy a good read.
I come on there some days and don't reply to any threads but enjoy a good read of them and lurking the website/forum.
I come on there some days and don't reply to any threads but enjoy a good read of them and lurking the website/forum.
If it's a topic of interest, and I have the time to share my thoughts, I tend to reply. However, if my point of view is already stated by other users multiple times, I don't exactly feel the need to say it again. I'm not dedicated to posting 100% of the time on The Escapist (so much content, so little time!), and I'm sure everyone else isn't either. Some days I lurk, some days I give my two cents.
What were you doing there? Yelling at all the trees?AnonymousTipster said:
Also, are you asking for more replies in this thread, or threads in general?
Most threads have an interesting title, but fail to deliver in the opening or the idea. Some threads present information with little discussion. Others are just fun to lurk.
I rarely have anything to add to a topic, and I won't post until I've read the whole thing to make sure I'm not repeating what someone else said. If the topic gets to be 17 pages long, then I stop reading before the end and don't post either. Unless it's really interesting.
Yet I spend quite a lot of time on the forums. There are some interesting discussions that are fun to read, and even the trolls are more articulate than on other forums I've seen.
Yet I spend quite a lot of time on the forums. There are some interesting discussions that are fun to read, and even the trolls are more articulate than on other forums I've seen.
I mostly lurk, I chime in when I feel it is necessary but usually someone has already said what I was going to, and it seems unnecessary for me to say something like "^this" or "ninja'd". I like to add to discussion or just not bother.
Also this is my 300th post in over a year, which goes to show how much of a lurker I am.
EDIT: interestingly I have just done what I have just said I don't like to do, but in this situation it seems justified.
Also this is my 300th post in over a year, which goes to show how much of a lurker I am.
EDIT: interestingly I have just done what I have just said I don't like to do, but in this situation it seems justified.
A lot of the time I just like to see what people have to say, I can rarely think of something worthwhile to post... :/