# Ask the former lurker!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-former-lurker/216229>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 1, 2003, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-former-lurker/216229 "2003-12-01T08:05:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
**Page:** 2

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**Author:** ![sunstone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunstone/32/3372_2.png) [@sunstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sunstone)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2003, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-former-lurker/216229/21 "2003-12-03T02:03:55Z")

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Ha…I laugh at your lurkedness! I read posts for two years before registering, and I still read a lot more than I post. Mainly because what I have to say has been said before (or because I don’t feel strongly about the OP)

At any rate, welcome! And remember that reading (lurking) is not always a bad thing.

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**Author:** ![CaptBushido](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a88e4f/32.png) [@CaptBushido](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaptBushido)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2003, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-former-lurker/216229/22 "2003-12-04T08:24:10Z")

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Hey did you also recently come out of lurkerdom for some forums from a site called “Plinkomedia”. Because I’ve been lurking there for quite a while, and I think I’ve seen your user name there with a low post count.

If so, then I’ll just say that finding little coincidences like that on the Internet is cool…

If not, then… uh… never mind, about everything.

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**Author:** ![EarlGrey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecd19e/32.png) [@EarlGrey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EarlGrey)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2003, 8:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-former-lurker/216229/23 "2003-12-04T08:42:19Z")

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Hi Lando

I guess this is as good a place as any to post my first message. I have lurked long enough and have decided to bite the bullet and press the button …

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**Author:** ![Eternal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecb155/32.png) [@Eternal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eternal)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2003, 9:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-former-lurker/216229/24 "2003-12-04T09:21:57Z")

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Lurking is silly. Who wants to be silent and never be noticed when you could be loud and ignored?

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**Author:** ![EarlGrey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecd19e/32.png) [@EarlGrey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EarlGrey)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2003, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-former-lurker/216229/25 "2003-12-04T11:49:57Z")

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hmmmmm

… decides to ignore loud Eternal person 😃

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