Was I the Only One Who Lurked?

True.

coco

I am also a member of the Enanbran fan club.

~Ulrika~

Who's Enanbran?

Who is "Enanbran"?

I lurked. I lurked for a long time. I did it so I could get a feel for what was going on. I also was learning in SL itself so I felt that I was uninformed. In the begining I just read what others said, and then went and learned what the truth was my self. Now that I know most of what is going on, I feel that I can post and make a valid point easier.

Isn't that that really chewy cereal they make in Portugal?

I'm still lurking.

I don't know about lurking, but I know there was a long time between my first forum post (which was to request First Land) and my second forum post, which was an event announcement.

In fact, if you hadn't had to request First Land in the forums, I would never have known the forums existed! I'm wondering if that is a factor in a reduction of new residents participating here.

Ironically, my first post was to report client drops... something that continues to plague me after every patch. I think I my second post about about hair. (chuckle)

Lurking before posting is a generall recognized and oft supported piece of netiquette, though granted it has become passe' in this day of 'validate me' forum posters.

There are a number of forums that require you to lurk before allowing you to post. Some that directly suggest you do so just to keep yourself from burning through your 'new person' credit before you realise you're stirring up a hornet's nest of invective with the general populace.

As much as some hate to admit it, social groups have pecking orders. And those who try to force themselves up the chain invariably discover just how strong the conformity machine can be, and how ugly.

To answer the question, I only lurked about a week or just shy of it. On the other hand, I've over 20 years of online interaction under the belt and let's just say there isn't much I haven't seen between seeding forums, modding them and hosting them... I didn't anticipate this place being that much different and as it turns out, I was right.

I do love being right. (grin)

Damned if I'm gonna pay any attention to your damned pecking order.

coco

I think there is a lot of merit to this comment.

Some people here are really brutal and dont really realize it because they are too much into the "game" of winning the forums. I never feel threatened, but I have lost enthusiasm for posting here because it seems like the pay back for my effort is either to be ignored or insulted. This is not always the case, of course, but a few incidents have been heavy enough to sour my desire to post.

Im not calling anyone out and its not really that serious of an issue, but it I think it is pretty intimidating to take the step from lurker to poster. Take a look at the current active users on the main index, plenty of lurkers online most of the time.

That's the best part, Cocoa... the more you try to ignore it, the more you validate it.

Pray do go on... and on... and on. (chuckle)

No one with any self-respect would kow-tow to other people's ideas of the proper pecking order on a forum.

coco

Yet you continue to do so. Telling. Very telling.

Or do you really not understand that you are doing so? (curious look)

Whose?

coco

Shut up.

I seem to be a lurk master, I don't have a very high post count to begin with and The first post I can find of mine is from December of last year and I joined April 2004. I only post when I have something important to say or think I can make people laugh. I mainly watch the springeresque forum baqttles and laugh.

Uh, whoa. wtf. Eagle eye. Impressive.

I think you just solved a critical mystery. Much is explained in this revelation. Bravo.

i lurked for 1 year

Now, then, Dianne, you've more than made up for your broad brush in that thread way back when, so you needn't coddle me so these days. But thank you for your kindly opinions.

God knows where you're getting them, though -- this was the most restrained I've been in months.



Yes, brilliant, exactly what I was going for, I couldn't have put it better. It's not about learning how to kiss ass, but learning how not to infuriate inadvertantly. If you infuriate intentionally, well, that's a different story much less confined to newbies.



You are too kind to this Enanbran. Perhaps I should meet him and question his choice of nickname.

Bleh. Mr. Templar, an important missive awaits you in the metaverse. Why do you dally here? (grin)

Pecking order? There is no pecking order. The entire forum exists only for my amusement. There are no real people involved - only the ones I imagine as writing posts, and it is only the person I imagine that I am who reads it ;)

Well the very last thing I would *ever* do is "kiss ass" or engage in useless flattery, in fact I hate that sort of thing. If I say something like this I mean it.

But don't feel like I would not disagree with you if I happen to in the future, or that you cant scream and shout at me if you feel like it also.

Until I can get the ship repaired, I am stuck on this planet anyway so I feel it best to fit in with the "Hu-mans." A key part of that (as far as I have been able to tell), is getting irrationaly upset over nothing from time to time.