# Welcome me! (or not) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 12, 2002, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-me-or-not/142293 "2002-12-12T18:43:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![LifeIllustrator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/958977/32.png) [@LifeIllustrator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LifeIllustrator)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-me-or-not/142293/1 "2002-12-12T18:43:55Z")
Hello everyone. I was concerned about introducing myself in a forum with the word mundane in it, but alas… …and before you ask, I know not the meaning of life, nor do I have a shred of artistic ability, so I leave it to you to figure out the meaning of my name. I am almost 30 years old. I am a male. I am married. My favorite forum is the Pit. I have a sometimes extremely boring job that allows me to read not only everything posted at the Straight Dope, but everything posted on the entire internet. I first found this place about a year ago, but only in the past month or so have I been an active lurker. I wanted to make a comment in a thread, so I finally signed up today. Don’t count on me for any ground breaking threads, but mostly for a few wiseass comments, and a few additions to a current discussion here and there. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![UncleBill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/d26b3c/32.png) [@UncleBill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBill)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-me-or-not/142293/2 "2002-12-12T18:46:13Z")
Hey Mikey! He Likes It! ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-me-or-not/142293/3 "2002-12-12T18:49:36Z")
Don’t underestimate the value of wiseass comments! Welcome to the party! ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-me-or-not/142293/4 "2002-12-12T18:52:18Z")
I’ve always wondered why people lurk so much before they post. I know we’re supposed to lurk as a sort of courtesy rule, but since when do [lots of] people follow rules? Almost every new post I see has the poster announcing their dutiful lurking beforehand. Surely if one is a decent enough human being they don’t need to lurk much, if at all in order to post within rules of courtesy. ---
**Author:** ![cuauhtemoc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecb155/32.png) [@cuauhtemoc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cuauhtemoc)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-me-or-not/142293/5 "2002-12-12T18:54:04Z")
Do you work for Life Magazine? Anyway, welcome. And yeah, the Pit is really cool, isn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-me-or-not/142293/6 "2002-12-12T18:54:37Z")
I should add that my last statement refers mostly to usenet ‘newbies’. I don’t see the ‘Ive lurked for a while’ as often in the SDMB. Ironic really - usenet is a ‘place’ you’d expect people to be _less_ curteous. ---
**Author:** ![LifeIllustrator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/958977/32.png) [@LifeIllustrator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LifeIllustrator)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-me-or-not/142293/7 "2002-12-12T18:56:53Z")
I think people lurk to get a feel for a community they have stumbled upon. Usually it takes a little bit of lurkage before you decide it is a community you want to participate in, and take the effort (I know, what an effort!) to sign up a user name. Or maybe that is just me. Thanks for the welcomes. ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-me-or-not/142293/8 "2002-12-12T19:04:28Z")
Forgot to welcome you. Welcome to the boards. P.s. I like your location. Look at that! three exactly the same length sentences! And I didn’t even intend it that way. ---
**Author:** ![Cyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a88e4f/32.png) [@Cyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyn)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-me-or-not/142293/9 "2002-12-12T19:12:59Z")
welcoming you. ---
**Author:** ![Honey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honey/32/5074_2.png) [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-me-or-not/142293/10 "2002-12-12T19:13:09Z")
::Hands **LifeIllustrator** a welcome basket filled with blueberry muffins, 2 rolls of orange life-savers and a gift certificate for a Hickory Farms Beefstick:: Welcome aboard! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Kal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de053/32.png) [@Kal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kal)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-me-or-not/142293/11 "2002-12-12T19:34:34Z")
::swipes the blueberry muffins and shoves 'em in his mouth:: Wllcumb to th’ brrdsh, **LiffIllsttr**. ---
**Author:** ![LifeIllustrator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/958977/32.png) [@LifeIllustrator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LifeIllustrator)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-me-or-not/142293/12 "2002-12-12T19:36:16Z")
Oooh, now I can get myself one of those 3 pound beefy beef sticks at Hickory Farms. ::Hands Kal a napkins:: show a little pride man, c’mon! ---
**Author:** ![welby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d78d45/32.png) [@welby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/welby)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-me-or-not/142293/13 "2002-12-12T19:36:43Z")
I choose. . .not ---
**Author:** ![Kal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de053/32.png) [@Kal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kal)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-me-or-not/142293/14 "2002-12-12T19:48:23Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by LifeIllustrator \* > \*\*show a little pride man, c’mon! \*\* I have no pride, just a murderous rage that is only lessened by bacon butties, Gypsy lovin’, talking 'bout wolverines and playing with my Speak and Spell. Now, just give me those packets of life-savers and you can be on your way. ---
**Author:** ![Indygrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@Indygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indygrrl)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-me-or-not/142293/15 "2002-12-12T20:31:46Z")
I’m new as well. Didn’t lurk or anything, just jumped right in. I’m from Indianapolis, 28 years old, etc. [http://www.geocities.com/christiebelle1972/](http://www.geocities.com/christiebelle1972/) That’s our website, hosted by my friend CB. I’m the one with red hair and bangs. We like to party a lot, which is pretty obvious once you look at the pics. ---
**Author:** ![cadolphin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c37758/32.png) [@cadolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cadolphin)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-me-or-not/142293/16 "2002-12-12T21:00:23Z")
Welcome **LifeIllustrator** and **Andygrrl** I lurked for 6 months and came out of lurkerdom only after **Rico** figured it out and outted me…leaves me wondering what took him so long. \<\<\ **Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-me-or-not/142293/17 "2002-12-12T21:42:03Z") > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by LifeIllustrator \* > \*\*I think people lurk to get a feel for a community they have stumbled upon. Usually it takes a little bit of lurkage before you decide it is a community you want to participate in, and take the effort (I know, what an effort!) to sign up a user name. > > Or maybe that is just me. > > Thanks for the welcomes. \*\* In my experience, on the SDMB (or anywhere probably) you only have to lurk for a day (spend the day reading the posts) to figure out weither it is a worthwhile community or not. Don’t get me wrong LifeIllustrator - this is not a dig at you. People probalby enjoy reading only. And I have nothing against the act of lurking. It just surprises me how many people seem to do it, and how long they do it for. ---
**Author:** ![Cusefan95](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/65b543/32.png) [@Cusefan95](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cusefan95)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-me-or-not/142293/18 "2002-12-12T22:47:21Z")
Lobs, that is probably true. I knew after a couple of days I would eventually be posting here. Hey Andy, don’t invade my introduction thread! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Rico](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rico/32/3582_2.png) [@Rico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rico)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-me-or-not/142293/19 "2002-12-12T23:00:17Z")
Welcome all of you from a real **old** -timer! Enjoy your stay. Please clean up after yourself. We all need to help keep the place tidy in case the **Perfect Master** happens to drop in for a visit. 😉