# Lurkers: Say something **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 15, 2011, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lurkers-say-something/585561 "2011-06-15T14:18:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Joey\_Tightlips](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/57b2e6/32.png) [@Joey\_Tightlips](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_Tightlips)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2011, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lurkers-say-something/585561/21 "2011-06-15T19:41:01Z")
Hello class. Roughly ten year lurker, couple dozen or so posts I would guess. I lurk from work where I know that nothing is truly private, so I tend not to post what’s really on my mind. And if you’re not going to be completely open, what’s the point? I almost started a thread last week in the Cafe section asking for a dedicated Game of Thrones thread where anyone who’s read the books are not allowed to post. Most people’s hearts are in the right place, but I can’t read the non-spoiler thread anymore because of vague comments along the lines of “If you didn’t like last night’s episode, you REALLY won’t like the rest of the series”. True, that technically didn’t reveal any plot points, but it is still telling in the types of things that are coming. There’s plenty more examples but I won’t go back there to find quotes because I want to be 100% spoiler free. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2011, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lurkers-say-something/585561/22 "2011-06-15T19:43:35Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > Some of you lurkers seem to be making the mistake of thinking they all have to be gems. Trust me, they really don’t have to. 🙂 Allow me to endorse that statement. If I could I would un-post at least 100 of my lame ones. Some of them, when I look back a few weeks later, are really embarrassing for various reasons. Same thing in real life! ---
**Author:** ![Gagundathar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a183cd/32.png) [@Gagundathar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gagundathar)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2011, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lurkers-say-something/585561/23 "2011-06-15T19:44:28Z")
“Something” Hey! Somebody had to say it! ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2011, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lurkers-say-something/585561/24 "2011-06-15T20:06:00Z")
> [@Joey\_Tightlips](#): > > … Best username/thread subject combo ever. ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2011, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lurkers-say-something/585561/25 "2011-06-15T20:16:17Z")
iiiiiiii…seeee…youuuuuu… ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2011, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lurkers-say-something/585561/26 "2011-06-15T20:24:24Z")
Hi. I’m a lurker. I’m just really really bad at it. ---
**Author:** ![Shocker\_Khan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c57346/32.png) [@Shocker\_Khan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shocker_Khan)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2011, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lurkers-say-something/585561/27 "2011-06-15T20:39:11Z")
Um. Hi? ---
**Author:** ![Uglystick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/87869e/32.png) [@Uglystick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uglystick)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2011, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lurkers-say-something/585561/28 "2011-06-15T20:45:59Z")
Lurk, lurk, lurk. All day long. ---
**Author:** ![Phedre\_no\_Delaunay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/839c29/32.png) [@Phedre\_no\_Delaunay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phedre_no_Delaunay)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2011, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lurkers-say-something/585561/29 "2011-06-15T21:16:38Z")
Whatever, dude. ---
**Author:** ![Greg\_Charles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2011, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lurkers-say-something/585561/30 "2011-06-15T21:16:43Z")
I read the oldest thread and now I’m missing Satan, Eris, and Fretful Porpentine. One got banned, one got married and lost interest, and one is gone forever. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![JBDivmstr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b4bc9f/32.png) [@JBDivmstr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JBDivmstr)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2011, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lurkers-say-something/585561/31 "2011-06-15T21:17:30Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > Some of you lurkers seem to be making the mistake of thinking they all have to be gems. Trust me, they really don’t have to. 🙂 Thanks, for the advice and encouragement, CW!🙂 Yes, I am a lurker. Or rather, was. 😉 And I kind of feel the same way, Big Bad Wolf does. But I’m striving to post more, and who knows, someday I might become as prolific a poster as some of the “legends”, that I’m starting to “recognize”. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![LilGypsyGirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/54ee81/32.png) [@LilGypsyGirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilGypsyGirl)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2011, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lurkers-say-something/585561/32 "2011-06-15T21:18:50Z")
> [@sandra\_nz](#): > > I post a bit, but probably not enough together noticed. So, hi. Same here. I will start a thread MAYBE once a year when the mood strikes. Mostly, though, I read and giggle. Sooooo…yeah. Hi. ---
**Author:** ![Clockwork\_Jackal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b5e925/32.png) [@Clockwork\_Jackal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clockwork_Jackal)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2011, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lurkers-say-something/585561/33 "2011-06-15T21:22:01Z")
Forcing…self…to post something. Must…talk like…Shatner. Don’t…know…why. ---
**Author:** ![Crazy\_Canuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crazy_canuck/32/5282_2.png) [@Crazy\_Canuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crazy_Canuck)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2011, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lurkers-say-something/585561/34 "2011-06-15T21:29:03Z")
Pretty sure one of those lurker posts was mine … was curious way back if those 5,000 post plus people even thought about the silent audience when they posted. (IIRC, for the most part they don’t) I’ve managed just over 100 posts in nine years, which is actually more than I thought I had, but still few enough that I consider myself a lurker. The usual combination of some-one-else-said-it-better, shyness, and living a fairly uneventful life. ---
**Author:** ![wisernow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/13edae/32.png) [@wisernow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wisernow)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2011, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lurkers-say-something/585561/35 "2011-06-15T21:38:50Z")
–Raises hand– Long, long time lurker…but avid reader. I just enjoy reading more than posting. This board has a lot of people with a superb sense of fun and wit and others with just as much knowledge. I love this board. And I am a charter member and will keep that status as long as I can… ---
**Author:** ![Cabari](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b782af/32.png) [@Cabari](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabari)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lurkers-say-something/585561/36 "2011-06-16T01:33:51Z")
I think I posted once before, and then promptly felt so silly that I went into hiding. I love this board to pieces, though. I read, I giggle, I think of witty replies, I neglect to actually post them, I walk away. ---
**Author:** ![mehgs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/74df32/32.png) [@mehgs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mehgs)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lurkers-say-something/585561/37 "2011-06-16T02:28:35Z")
I won’t become a regular poster until I figure out how to hook up a breathalyzer to my keyboard. Thanks for the years of entertainment you’ve all given me though! ---
**Author:** ![Lily\_Milliner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8edcca/32.png) [@Lily\_Milliner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lily_Milliner)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lurkers-say-something/585561/38 "2011-06-16T02:41:04Z")
I lurked for years before joining. Now I post a bit but still mostly lurk. I found that composing eloquent posts stressed me out, and that obsessively returning to threads where I had posted to see whether anyone had responded to my eloquent posts stressed me out too. I lurk to relax, so I decided I didn’t need the stress. ---
**Author:** ![Toucanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3bc359/32.png) [@Toucanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toucanna)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lurkers-say-something/585561/39 "2011-06-16T02:47:50Z")
Longtime reader. Joined recently so I could use the search function. Usually, when I think I have something useful to add to a thread, someone beats me to it. The few posts I’ve made about history/religion/politics, usually someone criticizes it, but it’s clear they didn’t understand my point. I’ll keep my head down from now on.☹ ---
**Author:** ![Between\_the\_Bars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4491bb/32.png) [@Between\_the\_Bars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Between_the_Bars)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lurkers-say-something/585561/40 "2011-06-16T04:08:11Z")
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