# 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:** 4
**Author:** ![Leah\_M](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/57b2e6/32.png) [@Leah\_M](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leah_M)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2008, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lurkers-anonymous-roll-call-part-ii/449513/61 "2008-05-18T10:48:18Z")
\*\*Join Date: 01-30-2006 PostsTotal Posts: 228 (0.27 posts per day) \*\* Eep, I think I qualify. I actually read here for a few years before I joined even as a guest. I generally don’t speak unless I have something I really want to say, and I hate feeling like I’m ‘spamming’. I read a lot more than I post since I generally view the Dope a lot at work, and it’s much easier to read with interruptions than post. ---
**Author:** ![Suse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@Suse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suse)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2008, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lurkers-anonymous-roll-call-part-ii/449513/62 "2008-05-18T12:58:07Z")
I guess I qualify, with .30 posts per day. I am not able to access the Dope at work, so I don’t often post through the week as I can’t keep up with the direction of threads and respond promptly to any replies. So on the weekends I’ll make up for it a bit, but honestly, most of the time I don’t feel that I have anything important enough to say. ---
**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 18, 2008, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lurkers-anonymous-roll-call-part-ii/449513/63 "2008-05-18T13:03:03Z")
I agree- I have mixed thoughts on those with a huge thread count. On some days I feel they know a lot on all topics: on other days I think they are just know alls. I don’t know which is correct- probably a bit of each. (Some contributors would fall distinctly into one or the other). ---
**Author:** ![Barking\_Dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Barking\_Dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barking_Dog)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2008, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lurkers-anonymous-roll-call-part-ii/449513/64 "2008-05-18T17:22:52Z")
_raises hand_ President! ---
**Author:** ![whitetho](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whitetho/32/1059_2.png) [@whitetho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whitetho)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2008, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lurkers-anonymous-roll-call-part-ii/449513/65 "2008-05-18T17:47:43Z")
[QUOTE=Hirka T’Bawa] I’m counting lurkers to be people with less then 0.50 posts a day. [/QUOTE] My post count as I type this is .50 posts per day, so I currently don’t qualify. So I’ll just sit quietly in the corner here for a few more days, until I do. ---
**Author:** ![Promethea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Promethea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Promethea)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2008, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lurkers-anonymous-roll-call-part-ii/449513/66 "2008-05-18T19:12:35Z")
I read far more than I post - there are a lot of smart people here and I generally find that any point I might make gets made without me being involved. In fact, as proof of this, even this observation has already been made upthread. When I do post, it’s generally in Cafe Society about old movies. ---
**Author:** ![GomiBoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b2d939/32.png) [@GomiBoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GomiBoy)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2008, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lurkers-anonymous-roll-call-part-ii/449513/67 "2008-05-18T19:16:02Z")
Spurting lurker here (and man do I love to say that without joking around. Thread-killer as well; whole heap of threads in here with my name as last poster. ETA: Join Date: 07-28-2003 Posts Total Posts: 1,519 (0.86 posts per day) So I guess I don’t qualify as a true lurker, but the post count doesn’t show when just an average… I go through spurts (like today) when work is slow or I’m traveling for work with my laptop but don’t have anything to do) where I’ll post lots, but not all that often. And usually by the time I see them at home, with the time zones and all, it’s gone round the houses once or twice and someone’s already said what I want to. ---
**Author:** ![Denis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5e9695/32.png) [@Denis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Denis)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2008, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lurkers-anonymous-roll-call-part-ii/449513/68 "2008-05-18T20:58:35Z")
I usually lurk for all the reasons given above. ---
**Author:** ![SpinyNorma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e5b9ba/32.png) [@SpinyNorma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpinyNorma)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2008, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lurkers-anonymous-roll-call-part-ii/449513/69 "2008-05-19T01:10:06Z")
I may win the prize for being a member for the longest time without posting\*. I’ve almost posted a few times over the years but, well, didn’t. One of my reasons (Oh, don’t sigh and whine–I’m not going to list all of them) is that once I registered, I discovered my chosen user name is _very_ similar to an already established member. I keep thinking I’ll change it but this is the one I’ve used since I’ve been online and I haven’t thought of one I like as well. So there. - Did I win? What’s the prize? A car would be good since mine’s in the shop with weird ailments but I’d settle for pie. ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2008, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lurkers-anonymous-roll-call-part-ii/449513/70 "2008-05-19T01:32:24Z")
[QUOTE=pantheon] I’m Pantheon, and I’m a recovering long-term lurker, just recently began posting more frequently, with the help of my sponsor (my employer who pays me to surf the Dope), my higher power (avis satanis!), and my support group (all of you here). .06 per day and rising. [/QUOTE] Wait…\*\*paid \*\* to Dope? Who is your employer? I must know now. ---
**Author:** ![MadPansy64](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dc4da7/32.png) [@MadPansy64](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadPansy64)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2008, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lurkers-anonymous-roll-call-part-ii/449513/71 "2008-05-19T01:33:01Z")
[thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=328473&page=1&pp=50&highlight=lurker+roll+call)#111 was my first post. I think I’m still a lurker, I’m just as good at it anymore 😉 ---
**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 19, 2008, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lurkers-anonymous-roll-call-part-ii/449513/72 "2008-05-19T01:47:09Z")
[QUOTE=SpinyNorma] I may win the prize for being a member for the longest time without posting\*. I’ve almost posted a few times over the years but, well, didn’t. One of my reasons (Oh, don’t sigh and whine–I’m not going to list all of them) is that once I registered, I discovered my chosen user name is _very_ similar to an already established member. I keep thinking I’ll change it but this is the one I’ve used since I’ve been online and I haven’t thought of one I like as well. So there. - Did I win? What’s the prize? A car would be good since mine’s in the shop with weird ailments but I’d settle for pie. [/QUOTE] Wow- you should win something. ---
**Author:** ![papaw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b77776/32.png) [@papaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/papaw)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2008, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lurkers-anonymous-roll-call-part-ii/449513/73 "2008-05-19T02:35:35Z")
Inveterate lurker here. ---
**Author:** ![paffinity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ec9cab/32.png) [@paffinity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/paffinity)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2008, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lurkers-anonymous-roll-call-part-ii/449513/74 "2008-05-19T02:40:19Z")
Though my start date may be misleading, I’ve actually been lurking for a good many years (just got my subscription recently). I’ve actually been here since about 7th grade. Keep up the good work Dopers you guys are enlightening to say the least. Hello fellow lurkers! ---
**Author:** ![maikai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/53a042/32.png) [@maikai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maikai)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2008, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lurkers-anonymous-roll-call-part-ii/449513/75 "2008-05-19T02:41:33Z")
Total lurker here: (0.09 posts per day) ---
**Author:** ![Hedda\_Rosa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hedda_rosa/32/1204_2.png) [@Hedda\_Rosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hedda_Rosa)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2008, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lurkers-anonymous-roll-call-part-ii/449513/76 "2008-05-20T00:00:15Z")
Under the rules I count as a lurker with 0.25 posts per day. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2008, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lurkers-anonymous-roll-call-part-ii/449513/77 "2008-05-20T00:14:58Z")
.03 posts per day. Or is it “.03 post per day?” I better just keep lurking. ---
**Author:** ![NajaNivea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/22d042/32.png) [@NajaNivea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NajaNivea)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2008, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lurkers-anonymous-roll-call-part-ii/449513/78 "2008-05-20T00:53:37Z")
[QUOTE=SpinyNorma] I may win the prize for being a member for the longest time without posting\*. [/QUOTE] Holy buckets! ---
**Author:** ![WomanofScorn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b5a626/32.png) [@WomanofScorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WomanofScorn)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2008, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lurkers-anonymous-roll-call-part-ii/449513/79 "2008-05-20T01:12:56Z")
I’m more of a lurker as well. Short, sweet, and to the point, no? **SpinyNorma** I feel like I should bake you a cake, or something. That’s quality lurkage there. Plus you and my step-mother share the same first name (minus the spiny, of course). ---
**Author:** ![SpinyNorma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e5b9ba/32.png) [@SpinyNorma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpinyNorma)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2008, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lurkers-anonymous-roll-call-part-ii/449513/80 "2008-05-20T01:22:04Z")
[QUOTE=WomanofScorn] I’m more of a lurker as well. Short, sweet, and to the point, no? **SpinyNorma** I feel like I should bake you a cake, or something. That’s quality lurkage there. Plus you and my step-mother share the same first name (minus the spiny, of course). [/QUOTE] Well, everyone’s good at something and, sadly, lurkage is what I’ve chosen. Hmm…this might explain a lot. Sad really. :smack: I’m looking forward to the cake though! Can I request white cake with chocolate frosting? I’ve almost de-lurked a couple of times before in the cat threads. My boy Bubba is very…special. Maybe next time. After all, in less than a week, I’ve doubled my post count! Edited because I can too spell. Really. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lurkers-anonymous-roll-call-part-ii/449513.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lurkers-anonymous-roll-call-part-ii/449513.md?page=5)