# 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:** 3
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2008, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-here-if-you-have-been-lurking-for-the-duration-of-the-paid-memberships/461753/41 "2008-09-03T05:11:01Z")
I’ve only been absent for about six months but haven’t been very prolific for years and just didn’t care enough to reup the last time. It’s nice to be able to post again. ---
**Author:** ![leafrog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/cab0a1/32.png) [@leafrog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leafrog)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2008, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-here-if-you-have-been-lurking-for-the-duration-of-the-paid-memberships/461753/42 "2008-09-03T05:18:56Z")
I joined in '99, but never posted that much. It got to the point where I couldn’t justify the $15 for the paltry contribution I made, and I could still read and enjoy. But I am excited to be able to pipe up when I do actually have something to add to a discussion other than “me too!” ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2008, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-here-if-you-have-been-lurking-for-the-duration-of-the-paid-memberships/461753/43 "2008-09-03T05:26:29Z")
Hi all you people whose usernames I recognize. Nice to see you all again. ---
**Author:** ![JavaMaven1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cab0a1/32.png) [@JavaMaven1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JavaMaven1)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2008, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-here-if-you-have-been-lurking-for-the-duration-of-the-paid-memberships/461753/44 "2008-09-03T05:49:42Z")
I didn’t bother to re-up after the first year, but have lurked occasionally. There really is no other message board out there quite like this place. ---
**Author:** ![Bacon\_Salt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/65b543/32.png) [@Bacon\_Salt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bacon_Salt)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2008, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-here-if-you-have-been-lurking-for-the-duration-of-the-paid-memberships/461753/45 "2008-09-03T05:57:28Z")
Oh, I’ve totally been lurking for the past several years. But how am I the first person to claim Bacon Salt as a username? Y’all are slacking.😛 ---
**Author:** ![With\_Rye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@With\_Rye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/With_Rye)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2008, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-here-if-you-have-been-lurking-for-the-duration-of-the-paid-memberships/461753/46 "2008-09-03T06:58:14Z")
I don’t remember at all when I joined, 2002 maybe? I was still in high school! Posting feels strange. ---
**Author:** ![Nicolas\_Bourbaki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecc23a/32.png) [@Nicolas\_Bourbaki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nicolas_Bourbaki)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2008, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-here-if-you-have-been-lurking-for-the-duration-of-the-paid-memberships/461753/47 "2008-09-03T07:13:00Z")
Been lurking one or two years. Got a guest pass in July, when there was talk of turning it free. I hope this makes the first page. ---
**Author:** ![3trew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/13edae/32.png) [@3trew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3trew)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2008, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-here-if-you-have-been-lurking-for-the-duration-of-the-paid-memberships/461753/48 "2008-09-03T07:14:22Z")
Well, I’m glad that’s over. I used to be 2trew, way back when, but that name’s already taken and I can’t for the life of me remember which e-mail address I used to set it up, so I’m just going to work on an elaborate story about how my username has changed to reflect my evolution as a person. Or, possibly, be banned as a sock. Either way, it’s nice to be back. ---
**Author:** ![Reverse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e79b87/32.png) [@Reverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reverse)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2008, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-here-if-you-have-been-lurking-for-the-duration-of-the-paid-memberships/461753/49 "2008-09-03T07:37:58Z")
I joined before the boards went pay-to-post and then ended up just reading. I would’ve registered but I had some trouble with the payment methods as neither really worked for me. ---
**Author:** ![tavalla](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tavalla/32/89_2.png) [@tavalla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tavalla)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2008, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-here-if-you-have-been-lurking-for-the-duration-of-the-paid-memberships/461753/50 "2008-09-03T07:50:56Z")
Used to post some a long time back. Left, went elsewhere. I’m a bit like Thylacine, upthread; never did post much. ---
**Author:** ![Theologue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c0e974/32.png) [@Theologue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Theologue)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2008, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-here-if-you-have-been-lurking-for-the-duration-of-the-paid-memberships/461753/51 "2008-09-03T08:38:43Z")
Paid for one year, didn’t renew. Due to my time zone, most of the interesting things get said before I have the chance to join a good thread, so it didn’t seem worth. I did continue to read, however, and I am very up-to-date on the happenings around here. ---
**Author:** ![Lucretia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/13edae/32.png) [@Lucretia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucretia)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2008, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-here-if-you-have-been-lurking-for-the-duration-of-the-paid-memberships/461753/52 "2008-09-03T09:24:27Z")
I also paid for the first year of pay-to-post, then didn’t renew. (Seems to be a bit of a minor theme!). I had a new job, and was very much enjoying living in Tampa. I have been lurking quite a bit, though. ---
**Author:** ![nicole1912](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9de0a6/32.png) [@nicole1912](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nicole1912)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2008, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-here-if-you-have-been-lurking-for-the-duration-of-the-paid-memberships/461753/53 "2008-09-03T10:39:31Z")
I haven’t been lurking here the whole time, but it’s been quite a while… Signed up for a guest membership without realising that meant you still couldn’t search and found I didn’t really have much to say. [Pauses for the howls of laughter from people who know me at such a statement.] Anyway, seems rude not to say hi, given how much entertainment I’ve had from reading you all over the years, so hi! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Fetchund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b2d939/32.png) [@Fetchund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fetchund)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2008, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-here-if-you-have-been-lurking-for-the-duration-of-the-paid-memberships/461753/54 "2008-09-03T11:10:38Z")
I’ve only been lurking since they announced that we would be going to free posting at just about the same time as my subscription ran out. Been reading alot, under JustThinkin’s log-in, and biting my tongue. ---
**Author:** ![CWN](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bc79bd/32.png) [@CWN](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CWN)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2008, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-here-if-you-have-been-lurking-for-the-duration-of-the-paid-memberships/461753/55 "2008-09-03T11:36:58Z")
> [@Theologue](#): > > Paid for one year, didn’t renew. Due to my time zone, most of the interesting things get said before I have the chance to join a good thread, so it didn’t seem worth. > > I did continue to read, however, and I am very up-to-date on the happenings around here. Pretty much the same here (although not the time zone issue) ---
**Author:** ![Mycroft\_Holmes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a5b964/32.png) [@Mycroft\_Holmes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mycroft_Holmes)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2008, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-here-if-you-have-been-lurking-for-the-duration-of-the-paid-memberships/461753/56 "2008-09-03T11:38:15Z")
> [@Lucretia](#): > > I also paid for the first year of pay-to-post, then didn’t renew. Ditto. ---
**Author:** ![Henrichek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/5daacb/32.png) [@Henrichek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Henrichek)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2008, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-here-if-you-have-been-lurking-for-the-duration-of-the-paid-memberships/461753/57 "2008-09-03T11:41:54Z")
I’ve been lurking for about 2 years, but made a guest account about a year ago. There have been a few occasions when I really wanted to reply to a thread but couldn’t. Next time it happens I can! ---
**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:** [September 3, 2008, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-here-if-you-have-been-lurking-for-the-duration-of-the-paid-memberships/461753/58 "2008-09-03T11:46:25Z")
Holy shit. We’ve got a lot of lurkers. ---
**Author:** ![Cider\_Depot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Cider\_Depot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cider_Depot)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2008, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-here-if-you-have-been-lurking-for-the-duration-of-the-paid-memberships/461753/59 "2008-09-03T12:00:35Z")
There’ll be more lurking out there. I lurked for a long loooong time. Possibly six years or more. Every now and again I had wanted to post, but never really had a strong enough opinion to voice it. Felt like I was reading other people’s mail all the time, so I dived in with a reply in a silly GQ thread about whether Australians ski, then I paid up and joined fer real. Now it all feels nice and legal. Still don’t have much to say though. ---
**Author:** ![sinical\_brit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/48db29/32.png) [@sinical\_brit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sinical_brit)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2008, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-here-if-you-have-been-lurking-for-the-duration-of-the-paid-memberships/461753/60 "2008-09-03T12:04:52Z")
Wow - i can post ! Hello ! Been reading the boards every weekday for the entire duration of pay-to-post. I am a stubborn bastard and refused to pay no matter how much i wanted to respond - which was often. ‘When come back, bring pie’ Man that feels good to type ! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-here-if-you-have-been-lurking-for-the-duration-of-the-paid-memberships/461753.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-here-if-you-have-been-lurking-for-the-duration-of-the-paid-memberships/461753.md?page=4)