# Areas Where You Lurk on the SDMB? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 14, 2007, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/areas-where-you-lurk-on-the-sdmb/400155 "2007-04-14T23:39:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![fessie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c37758/32.png) [@fessie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fessie)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2007, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/areas-where-you-lurk-on-the-sdmb/400155/1 "2007-04-14T23:39:18Z")
I confess to a “lurk only” habit with respect to the political threads, because the usual posters are so much better informed, and they’re funnier than anything I could think to add. Anybody else? ---
**Author:** ![LVgeogeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b19c9b/32.png) [@LVgeogeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LVgeogeek)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2007, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/areas-where-you-lurk-on-the-sdmb/400155/2 "2007-04-14T23:43:42Z")
Ditto on the political threads. I generally “lurk” in General Questions. I like to read the posts because I feel like I can learn a lot there, but only rarely do I have anything to actually input into the threads. I read Great Debates, sometimes, but don’t spend a lot of time there. ---
**Author:** ![Bobotheoptimist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/919ad9/32.png) [@Bobotheoptimist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bobotheoptimist)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2007, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/areas-where-you-lurk-on-the-sdmb/400155/3 "2007-04-15T01:18:20Z")
I lurk in politics - I’ll read to see if there’s anything new, but usually it’s the same ol’ stuff and isn’t worth much effort. Religion - **Dio** has the knowledge and **Der Trihs** has the attitude, what could I possibly add? The Pit - I rarely post since I can’t really work up the hate. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2007, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/areas-where-you-lurk-on-the-sdmb/400155/4 "2007-04-15T01:20:26Z")
[QUOTE=Bobotheoptimist] The Pit - I rarely post since I can’t really work up the hate. [/QUOTE] Congratulations. I merely cannot sustain it. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Caridwen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c89c15/32.png) [@Caridwen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caridwen)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2007, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/areas-where-you-lurk-on-the-sdmb/400155/5 "2007-04-15T01:24:05Z")
I’ve been reading **GQ** and **GD** for ages. ---
**Author:** ![Not\_a\_Platypus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d26b3c/32.png) [@Not\_a\_Platypus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Not_a_Platypus)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2007, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/areas-where-you-lurk-on-the-sdmb/400155/6 "2007-04-15T02:52:19Z")
I’ll lurk in GQ. Typically I either can’t answer the question, or the answer I know has already been posted. Wasn’t that the forum where dude pondered, then posted about frying semen 'cause of its similarity to egg whites? It’s just amazing the odd things you can learn there. I rarely post in the Pit, except for mini-rant kinds of things. For the most part I just don’t have anything to contribute in there, so why bother? Besides, some small part of me is always whispering “if you post that, you’ll just get chewed up and lit on fire” and I wimp out. ---
**Author:** ![WarmNPrickly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d78d45/32.png) [@WarmNPrickly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WarmNPrickly)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2007, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/areas-where-you-lurk-on-the-sdmb/400155/7 "2007-04-15T03:42:26Z")
I lurk in GQ alot, but only post when my subject comes up. That is unless I have a question. I don’t bother with great debates, as all the contenders are pretty much already decided and I just can’t read those long threads. Ironically, I love to read Pit threads. Even some of the super long threads. I couldn’t shake a stick at any of those guys, but it sure is entertaining to read. I try not to post anything to close to my heart on the internet though. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2007, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/areas-where-you-lurk-on-the-sdmb/400155/8 "2007-04-15T05:03:26Z")
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