# Post here if you have been lurking for the duration of the paid memberships **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 2, 2008, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-here-if-you-have-been-lurking-for-the-duration-of-the-paid-memberships/461753 "2008-09-02T21:37:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Scoobysnax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c4cdca/32.png) [@Scoobysnax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scoobysnax)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2008, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-here-if-you-have-been-lurking-for-the-duration-of-the-paid-memberships/461753/1 "2008-09-02T21:37:47Z")
I have been a “member” of this board since day 1, but have been a lurker for a majority of that time. When the board switched to a pay to post I stopped posting all together. So post here if you have been leeching off of this site like I have. ---
**Author:** ![CircleofWillis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/54ee81/32.png) [@CircleofWillis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CircleofWillis)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2008, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-here-if-you-have-been-lurking-for-the-duration-of-the-paid-memberships/461753/2 "2008-09-02T22:24:01Z")
Have been a lurker for a long time… never joined until today… ---
**Author:** ![Claptree](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58f4c7/32.png) [@Claptree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claptree)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2008, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-here-if-you-have-been-lurking-for-the-duration-of-the-paid-memberships/461753/3 "2008-09-02T22:25:22Z")
Don’t actually remember when I joined, but I do remember running out of free posts real fast. Been lurking ever since, as I’m a cheap SOB. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Second\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2008, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-here-if-you-have-been-lurking-for-the-duration-of-the-paid-memberships/461753/4 "2008-09-02T23:38:55Z")
I lurked for a few months before I guested last summer, then held out for the free site. Ha! ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2008, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-here-if-you-have-been-lurking-for-the-duration-of-the-paid-memberships/461753/5 "2008-09-02T23:44:13Z")
I let my subscription expire last time it was up because it was no longer with it for me - I had become too busy to make it worth the money. So I’m back now, but still busier than ever. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2008, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-here-if-you-have-been-lurking-for-the-duration-of-the-paid-memberships/461753/6 "2008-09-02T23:48:23Z")
Oh goodie…new people! ---
**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2008, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-here-if-you-have-been-lurking-for-the-duration-of-the-paid-memberships/461753/7 "2008-09-02T23:48:57Z")
> [@Claptree](#): > > Don’t actually remember when I joined, but I do remember running out of free posts real fast. Been lurking ever since, as I’m a cheap SOB. You may not know when you joined, but I’ll take a random stab and guess April of 2003. What do I win? ---
**Author:** ![Esseb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/df705f/32.png) [@Esseb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esseb)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2008, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-here-if-you-have-been-lurking-for-the-duration-of-the-paid-memberships/461753/8 "2008-09-02T23:54:29Z")
I’m only posting to find out when I signed up. I intend to lurk further. Hi all. ---
**Author:** ![thumbs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e0b2c6/32.png) [@thumbs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thumbs)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2008, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-here-if-you-have-been-lurking-for-the-duration-of-the-paid-memberships/461753/9 "2008-09-02T23:56:59Z")
I joined in Dec 03. This is (I think) my first post. ---
**Author:** ![Small\_Hen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ad7895/32.png) [@Small\_Hen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_Hen)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2008, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-here-if-you-have-been-lurking-for-the-duration-of-the-paid-memberships/461753/10 "2008-09-03T00:06:34Z")
I’ve lurked for 10 years, since I was 13. I had an account ages ago, when it was still free, but for some reason, my computer ran VERY slow on this site, and I could hardly use it. So, now I’m back. I think I’ll stick around this time. ---
**Author:** ![Llama\_Llogophile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2008, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-here-if-you-have-been-lurking-for-the-duration-of-the-paid-memberships/461753/11 "2008-09-03T00:10:03Z")
Me. Had a change of job which required cutting back on non-essentials. This also coincided with my not having much to say, so it wasn’t bad. ---
**Author:** ![rolandgunslinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/cdc98d/32.png) [@rolandgunslinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rolandgunslinger)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2008, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-here-if-you-have-been-lurking-for-the-duration-of-the-paid-memberships/461753/12 "2008-09-03T00:14:09Z")
I paid up the first time the boards went pay to post. Bought a new home and had to let the non essentials slide. ---
**Author:** ![Naturally\_Oblivious](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ec9cab/32.png) [@Naturally\_Oblivious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Naturally_Oblivious)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2008, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-here-if-you-have-been-lurking-for-the-duration-of-the-paid-memberships/461753/13 "2008-09-03T00:19:59Z")
I’ve been a lurker here for years. I want to say 2006, but not sure. Registered a little under a month ago to see if someone could help me find a book series I was searching for. ---
**Author:** ![incidental](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/22d042/32.png) [@incidental](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/incidental)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2008, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-here-if-you-have-been-lurking-for-the-duration-of-the-paid-memberships/461753/14 "2008-09-03T00:22:33Z")
Yay! Free posting! I had a temporary membership a couple of years ago, but I live off loans, so… ---
**Author:** ![Turpentine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecd19e/32.png) [@Turpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turpentine)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2008, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-here-if-you-have-been-lurking-for-the-duration-of-the-paid-memberships/461753/15 "2008-09-03T00:24:42Z")
Yes, I’ve just been very, very quiet for several years. ---
**Author:** ![Spud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spud/32/347_2.png) [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2008, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-here-if-you-have-been-lurking-for-the-duration-of-the-paid-memberships/461753/16 "2008-09-03T00:24:50Z")
I was an “old regular” from Snopes from way back when. People kept referencing the Straight Dope on that board. I came over back when the board was on AOL and I couldn’t see it. I read pretty much the entire archive. Then one day they moved to the real internet. It took me a few months to join in, and I was never a very prolific poster. Then life got in the way, and my job and family made it so I could rarely even read the boards. Paying to post was the final straw. About a year ago I decided to check back, and there were rumors of moving back to free so I checked in from time to time. Started the addiction again, but thought there were way too few voices, especially the ones I knew from way back when. Kind of feels like a reunion to be back, even though I doubt anyone remembers me. I didn’t ever add anything of much substance, just usually a toungue in cheek comment. ---
**Author:** ![wunderkammer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ed8c4c/32.png) [@wunderkammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wunderkammer)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2008, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-here-if-you-have-been-lurking-for-the-duration-of-the-paid-memberships/461753/17 "2008-09-03T00:25:58Z")
I’ve been lurking for at least three years (after running into the LotR mega-thread quoted somewhere else) and I think I know everyone here at least 5,721 times better than they know me. Creepy, huh? ---
**Author:** ![Thylacine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thylacine/32/1143_2.png) [@Thylacine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thylacine)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2008, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-here-if-you-have-been-lurking-for-the-duration-of-the-paid-memberships/461753/18 "2008-09-03T00:35:05Z")
I have been an occasional reader rather than a full on lurker but it is nice to be able to log in again and say something if I wish. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2008, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-here-if-you-have-been-lurking-for-the-duration-of-the-paid-memberships/461753/19 "2008-09-03T02:41:21Z")
> [@rolandgunslinger](#): > > I paid up the first time the boards went pay to post. > > Bought a new home and had to let the non essentials slide. I remember you! I’m a King fan… Welcome back! This is so cool to see so many old-timers coming back! ---
**Author:** ![Jenaroph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2008, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-here-if-you-have-been-lurking-for-the-duration-of-the-paid-memberships/461753/20 "2008-09-03T02:45:16Z")
Paid for the first year of subscriptions, but been reading for a while. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-here-if-you-have-been-lurking-for-the-duration-of-the-paid-memberships/461753.md?page=2)