# Dopers with an early join date but low post count **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 21, 2014, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-with-an-early-join-date-but-low-post-count/684197 "2014-03-21T01:21:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2014, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-with-an-early-join-date-but-low-post-count/684197/61 "2014-03-22T11:09:01Z")
> [@Kansas\_Beekeeper](#): > > Join Date > 02-12-2004 > > Total Posts: 520 > Posts Per Day: 0.14 > > I’m shy. I just assumed the bees were keeping you busy. ---
**Author:** ![Kansas\_Beekeeper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c37758/32.png) [@Kansas\_Beekeeper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kansas_Beekeeper)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2014, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-with-an-early-join-date-but-low-post-count/684197/62 "2014-03-22T15:21:17Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > I just assumed the bees were keeping you busy. Gave up the hobby a few years ago. With all the bee diseases and mites, keeping bees is getting increasingly difficult and expensive. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2014, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-with-an-early-join-date-but-low-post-count/684197/63 "2014-03-22T15:24:09Z")
> [@Qwisp](#): > > I’m not an expert on _anything_ so don’t expect to ever see me swoop in to save the day! Good to know. Consider yourself “whatever :rolleyes:”'d 😉 ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2014, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-with-an-early-join-date-but-low-post-count/684197/64 "2014-03-22T15:51:40Z")
> [@Kansas\_Beekeeper](#): > > Gave up the hobby a few years ago. With all the bee diseases and mites, keeping bees is getting increasingly difficult and expensive. What are you going on about then?😃 Seriously, we looked into beekeeping and bought some magazines. Just getting our feet wet would be a big step, so we haven’t pursued it. ---
**Author:** ![Wolverine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ba9def/32.png) [@Wolverine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolverine)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2014, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-with-an-early-join-date-but-low-post-count/684197/65 "2014-03-22T16:12:38Z")
I would’ve delurked to post that I mostly lurk because someone’s already said what I said, but someone already posted what I would have said. So now I’m stuck and in a loop. a loop. aloop. ---
**Author:** ![vix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a88e4f/32.png) [@vix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vix)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2014, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-with-an-early-join-date-but-low-post-count/684197/66 "2014-03-22T16:37:17Z")
> [@Qwisp](#): > > I prefer to read rather than post. A lot of times someone has already said something similar to what I would have posted, but occasionally I post just because the mood strikes. For the most part I figure I’ll be ignored either way. Same here. I’m not concerned about being ignored, but I post infrequently enough that I figure most people don’t know who I am. This is post 1,504 for me. ---
**Author:** ![Archeonomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7cd45c/32.png) [@Archeonomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Archeonomist)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2014, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-with-an-early-join-date-but-low-post-count/684197/67 "2014-03-22T22:24:15Z")
I only have so much to say, so I have to spread it pretty thin. ---
**Author:** ![Molotok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@Molotok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Molotok)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2014, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-with-an-early-join-date-but-low-post-count/684197/68 "2014-03-22T22:41:39Z")
> [@Wolverine](#): > > I would’ve delurked to post that I mostly lurk because someone’s already said what I said, but someone already posted what I would have said. So now I’m stuck and in a loop. a loop. aloop. Me too! ---
**Author:** ![foxymoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/d26b3c/32.png) [@foxymoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foxymoron)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2014, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-with-an-early-join-date-but-low-post-count/684197/69 "2014-03-23T09:39:24Z")
**Charley** answered for me in post #47. ---
**Author:** ![Teaira](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9d8465/32.png) [@Teaira](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teaira)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2014, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-with-an-early-join-date-but-low-post-count/684197/70 "2014-03-23T14:20:14Z")
Join date: March 1, 2003 Posts: 154 (or 155 now!) Average per day: 0.04 I think I have a “somewhat” early join date, and a relatively low post count. As in real life, I prefer to listen rather than to talk, and like others, most of my posts have been in threads like this one (trivial stuff.) I just feel like I have nothing to add to most threads- there’s nothing interesting or unique about me, and I don’t have specialized knowledge about anything. Also, I hate getting into arguments with people and having to defend myself or my viewpoints. Most of the time, I don’t even bother to log in (too much effort!) This is probably the first time I’ve logged in within the last year or two… ---
**Author:** ![abderian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9de0a6/32.png) [@abderian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/abderian)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2014, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-with-an-early-join-date-but-low-post-count/684197/71 "2014-03-23T16:49:51Z")
> [@qubed](#): > > Normally, I wouldn’t post in this thread because you said exactly what I would have said. So meta. > [@Strainger](#): > > Of the [threads] that do catch my interest, a lot of times I just enjoy reading what someone with better knowledge of the topic at hand has to say. Or, someone has already said what I was thinking, and, unlike a lot of other posters here, I don’t feel the need to repeat it. > [@FallFast](#): > > Ditto. Already said don’t need to repeat it over and over and over again. > > I skim and read and only post if I have something original to add not just pile on the same stuff. > [@ashtayk](#): > > Exactly this. And I read the dope almost every single day. > [@pachabel](#): > > I’m rarely the first to see a post and I don’t think it contributes anything to simply add a “me too” post. > > I pay for membership because this board adds a lot to my life so I want to contribute in keeping it afloat. Pretty much all of this. ^ ---
**Author:** ![Isilder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/cc9497/32.png) [@Isilder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isilder)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2014, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-with-an-early-join-date-but-low-post-count/684197/72 "2014-03-24T05:44:25Z")
Maybe they are alto-egos … ---
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2014, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-with-an-early-join-date-but-low-post-count/684197/73 "2014-03-24T05:52:16Z")
> [@vix](#): > > Same here. I’m not concerned about being ignored, but I post infrequently enough that I figure most people don’t know who I am. This is post 1,504 for me. - I REMEMBER YOU\* because folks here were worried that you may have perished in the 9/11 attacks. See…not so anonymous afterall are ya! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2014, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-with-an-early-join-date-but-low-post-count/684197/74 "2014-03-24T10:08:34Z")
> [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](#): > > I’m curious what others would consider a low post count. I’ve been a member for a little over 9 years but my average is less than a post per day. I think you’re just about average. Within about the same general range as me. ---
**Author:** ![jimbuff314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c57346/32.png) [@jimbuff314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimbuff314)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2014, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-with-an-early-join-date-but-low-post-count/684197/75 "2014-03-24T15:11:17Z")
> [@Teaira](#): > > … Also, I hate getting into arguments with people and having to defend myself or my viewpoints. > > Most of the time, I don’t even bother to log in (too much effort!) This is probably the first time I’ve logged in within the last year or two… Not trying to get into an argument or attack anyone but I don’t quite get this. The only time I’ve had to log in recently was when the board sw was updated. I think everyone had to do the same. Is this because **Teaira** is a guest? Re: OP. Low post count, few years since joining. Thought I’d lay low and suss out the board culture - you know, reconnoiter - for a while first. (Okay, 15 years or so.) ---
**Author:** ![Isosleepy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/isosleepy/32/479_2.png) [@Isosleepy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isosleepy)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2014, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-with-an-early-join-date-but-low-post-count/684197/76 "2014-03-25T03:48:39Z")
Often when I re-read one of my posts, I find it didn’t add all that much. Odds are any more posts would add even less. I’ve gotten a little post-happy these last few years, which is getting my per-year post count higher than I’d like it to be. Time to dial it back a little. Alternate answer: because I have a life. It consists of yelling at kids IRL to get off my lawn. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Panic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/don_t_panic/32/398_2.png) [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2014, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-with-an-early-join-date-but-low-post-count/684197/77 "2014-03-25T04:10:01Z")
> [@jimbuff314](#): > > Not trying to get into an argument or attack anyone but I don’t quite get this. The only time I’ve had to log in recently was when the board sw was updated. I think everyone had to do the same. Is this because **Teaira** is a guest? It’s just a cookie. ---
**Author:** ![zweisamkeit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zweisamkeit/32/4360_2.png) [@zweisamkeit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zweisamkeit)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2014, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-with-an-early-join-date-but-low-post-count/684197/78 "2014-03-25T05:16:13Z")
I’m not what I would consider a low post count (though I’m under a post per day average, as others have mentioned). But considering I’ve never taken a long leave of absence from the board - it’s been one of my top 5 visited sites since I joined 12 years ago - I think I’m less chatty than I could be. I also often feel like I wouldn’t be making a worthwhile/important enough post or that someone else already posted what I would say. But I also REALLY like just reading in depth discussions or complex debates to learn different viewpoints, arguments or information. I feel I most often can learn and absorb the most - with time for reflection - if I’m not participating, because a chunk of my focus would be on reading to figure out my response instead of just reading for understanding. This thread would definitely be for me on the Television Without Pity forums, though! I still go there pretty regularly and have a whopping 46 posts since October 2002. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![sangfroid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e0b2c6/32.png) [@sangfroid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sangfroid)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2014, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-with-an-early-join-date-but-low-post-count/684197/79 "2014-03-25T06:07:01Z")
385 posts 7/4/2004 .11/day As mentioned, much has usually already been said, and better than I could say it. Also, I like to read, and listen, more than talk. Two ears, one mouth, y’know. YMMV Also, threads like [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=203185) just make me like this place, even if I don’t really fit in with the cool kids… 🙂 Oh, and side note: also agree with **scabpicker**. I tend to be a threadkiller. No idea why. Which reminds me… How, exactly, did **Earthling** do [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=259417)??? ---
**Author:** ![jimbuff314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c57346/32.png) [@jimbuff314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimbuff314)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2014, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-with-an-early-join-date-but-low-post-count/684197/80 "2014-03-25T18:16:45Z")
> [@sangfroid](#): > > Which reminds me… > > How, exactly, did **Earthling** do [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=259417)??? Wow. I had never seen that thread. That was … that was … **Lobsang** was right. There are no words. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-with-an-early-join-date-but-low-post-count/684197.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-with-an-early-join-date-but-low-post-count/684197.md?page=5)