# Lurkers Anonymous: Roll Call Part II **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 16, 2008, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lurkers-anonymous-roll-call-part-ii/449513 "2008-05-16T03:12:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![CateAyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/50afbb/32.png) [@CateAyo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CateAyo)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lurkers-anonymous-roll-call-part-ii/449513/41 "2008-05-17T00:34:23Z")
yeah Hi! I am Hawk and I am usually invisible, even when posting. bye ---
**Author:** ![hopesperson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e95f7d/32.png) [@hopesperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hopesperson)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lurkers-anonymous-roll-call-part-ii/449513/42 "2008-05-17T00:43:18Z")
Hi. I’m a lurker at 0.06 posts per day. And, if history is any indicator, this post will likely be the last in the thread. Fun while it lasted. ---
**Author:** ![wisernow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/13edae/32.png) [@wisernow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wisernow)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lurkers-anonymous-roll-call-part-ii/449513/43 "2008-05-17T01:18:29Z")
At 0.32 a day, I am sure I make the grade of a reasonably efficient lurker. Besides the reasons already posted which apply to me just as well, I actually like reading the posts more than writing, because I am always sure that someone else will most certainly come along and say what I am wanting to say. So I just move along reading and enjoying more and more posts instead of spending time writing something that some other poster can, and does and better. ---
**Author:** ![Landshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/77aa72/32.png) [@Landshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Landshark)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lurkers-anonymous-roll-call-part-ii/449513/44 "2008-05-17T01:30:07Z")
0.17 posts per day. Yep, definitely still a lurker. And I’ll just say previously stated reasons for not posting more frequently pretty much reflect my thoughts. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_Dirx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b77776/32.png) [@Sir\_Dirx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Dirx)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lurkers-anonymous-roll-call-part-ii/449513/45 "2008-05-17T01:48:04Z")
[QUOTE=Lady DeathKraft] Lurker McLurkerson, here. I have the same problems listed above. In addition to that, I’ve killed a couple of threads which makes me a bit gun-shy. So, hello. :waves: [/QUOTE] Killing a thread is bad enough, but it’s even worse to start a thread that turns out to be stupid and uninteresting. And to kill your _own_ thread that way? yeah… I’m lurker-ish. I tend to go through periods where I’ll ignore the boards for a while, then lurk for a while, then have a brief fit of frenzied posting. Then I lather, rinse, and repeat. In addition to the “someone else said it better already” problem, I also tend to start a post, then half-way through I decide it’s not worth it and move on. ---
**Author:** ![Sal\_Ammoniac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@Sal\_Ammoniac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sal_Ammoniac)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lurkers-anonymous-roll-call-part-ii/449513/46 "2008-05-17T02:15:39Z")
Amazing… an entire thread full of people whose usernames I don’t recognize. Well, except for\*\* Buckler of Swashing\*\* and **sandra\_nz**. You blasted Antipodeans! ---
**Author:** ![Mona\_Lott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee7513/32.png) [@Mona\_Lott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lott)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lurkers-anonymous-roll-call-part-ii/449513/47 "2008-05-17T04:57:55Z")
Joined 10/01. 211 total posts. .09 posts per day. I think I’m a lurker. ---
**Author:** ![Bad\_Samaritan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bad\_Samaritan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bad_Samaritan)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lurkers-anonymous-roll-call-part-ii/449513/48 "2008-05-17T05:20:06Z")
Another lurker. I used to read this board daily, but to my eyes it’s gone through a noticeable decline in the past year. Now I just visit a few times per week. If the renewal wasn’t so cheap -I’d be in permanent lurker mode. ---
**Author:** ![LemmeOut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/5f9b8f/32.png) [@LemmeOut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LemmeOut)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lurkers-anonymous-roll-call-part-ii/449513/49 "2008-05-17T05:49:04Z")
I agree with the feeling of being intimidated by the brilliant posters. Thread killing is a scary thing. I’ll finally get the oomph to post and it just dies. You just want to go curl up in a ball. Maybe we can change that? I don’t care if you just post to say “Me too.” Just post; your opinion matters. To me, it does. Really. If the whole idea bombs, I vote we blame it on \*\*Kolga’s \*\* dog. **Hirka T’Bawa** , thank you for starting this thread. Maybe it will bring a bunch of us out of the lurker closet and we’ll have some fun. (two hours and countless edits, if anyone’s keeping track. 😃 Hitting submit before I think too much) ---
**Author:** ![LemmeOut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/5f9b8f/32.png) [@LemmeOut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LemmeOut)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lurkers-anonymous-roll-call-part-ii/449513/50 "2008-05-17T06:45:30Z")
I just spent TWO hours on composing a very personal response to everyone. And now it’s gone. No wonder our post counts suck. I need to have someone point me to whom I should kill or where the hell to recover this on my computer. _^&_#$ ---
**Author:** ![Waldo\_Jeffers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e99b99/32.png) [@Waldo\_Jeffers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waldo_Jeffers)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lurkers-anonymous-roll-call-part-ii/449513/51 "2008-05-17T13:25:43Z")
This has been a pretty good lurker thread. I’ve actually been thinking about starting to post instead of lurk for a while, and I’ve been waiting for an easy way to get started. I don’t think I would have ever come up an ‘introduce myself’ thread that I thought would have been interesting enough. I posted in another thread yesterday, maybe I’ll try to make 1 post a day for a while, and see how that goes. Unless someone beats me in, I’ll be the 51st post here. If I kill the thread on a new page all to myself, then I’ll see all you lurkers in another couple years. ---
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lurkers-anonymous-roll-call-part-ii/449513/52 "2008-05-17T14:09:12Z")
I have to stop gushing! ---
**Author:** ![Kolga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e56c9b/32.png) [@Kolga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolga)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lurkers-anonymous-roll-call-part-ii/449513/53 "2008-05-17T16:04:45Z")
[QUOTE=LemmeOut] If the whole idea bombs, I vote we blame it on \*\*Kolga’s \*\* dog. [/QUOTE] He’s used to that! ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lurkers-anonymous-roll-call-part-ii/449513/54 "2008-05-17T16:49:42Z")
Hmmm. At .48 posts per day, I guess I qualify, too, even if just barely. _waves_ ---
**Author:** ![arjee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/2bfe46/32.png) [@arjee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/arjee)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lurkers-anonymous-roll-call-part-ii/449513/55 "2008-05-17T18:19:03Z")
I’m a lurker! ---
**Author:** ![LemmeOut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/5f9b8f/32.png) [@LemmeOut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LemmeOut)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lurkers-anonymous-roll-call-part-ii/449513/56 "2008-05-17T20:59:20Z")
Okay, I’m trying to make another BIG “HI, How Are You, Please Post More” response and I’m doing it in Word so it doesn’t go away. Bear with me!! Woot on **Waldo** –first on second page! ---
**Author:** ![david8686a\_netscape.net](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/david8686a_netscape.net/32/3352_2.png) [@david8686a\_netscape.net](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/david8686a_netscape.net)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lurkers-anonymous-roll-call-part-ii/449513/57 "2008-05-17T21:44:14Z")
what a bunch of chatty kathies. ---
**Author:** ![Cyros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a698b9/32.png) [@Cyros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyros)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2008, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lurkers-anonymous-roll-call-part-ii/449513/58 "2008-05-18T01:37:42Z")
Hello, my name is Cyros and I am a lurker. This is mostly as I surf using my Axim 51v (have to watch the little one and computer is downstairs). Not too mention I am not as witty or smart as most other posters. ---
**Author:** ![pipperroo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7feea3/32.png) [@pipperroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pipperroo)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2008, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lurkers-anonymous-roll-call-part-ii/449513/59 "2008-05-18T03:44:29Z")
I remember the last lurker thread, I posted in it, too. I read alot here, but don’t post much. I renewed because it was pretty cheap and I get to have “charter member” under my user name. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Monkey\_Chews](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/65b543/32.png) [@Monkey\_Chews](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monkey_Chews)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2008, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lurkers-anonymous-roll-call-part-ii/449513/60 "2008-05-18T10:32:48Z")
Howdy. 0.15 posts per day. I go through brief spurts. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lurkers-anonymous-roll-call-part-ii/449513.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lurkers-anonymous-roll-call-part-ii/449513.md?page=4)