lurkers

lumberjim · 04-14-2005, 08:24 PM

most....well, many of you know how i feel about lurkers. I think they're a little creepy. but now i have two RL friends that read regularly ( or so they say) that have both registered and neither of them has posted a peep.

so, should i OUT them? or let them lurk. they're both really funny, btw. you;d like them. they're just shy.

i'm torn.

glatt · 04-14-2005, 08:33 PM

I don't get it. Why be shy?

Actually, it's easy for me to say, I don't know any of you in the real world. I might act differently here if people I knew came here. Not post differently stuff, but post less frequently.

breakingnews · 04-14-2005, 09:28 PM

Completely true. I hesitate to tell people about the cellar, except for my closet Web nerd friends who dick around on forums of their own. It's odd - one of my better friends and I have shared web sites, but our tastes in forums don't really mesh.

I say out them, but that's your call. I probably wouldn't myself, though.

Did I see someone on here from Lville, NJ?

Pie · 04-15-2005, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by breakingnews

Did I see someone on here from Lville, NJ?

That would be me.
- Pie

BigV · 04-14-2005, 10:34 PM

sure, out them.

then, they get welcomed, yay, like the plunge into the cold pool. y'jus can't do it sloooww.

Or.

They hate being outed, and never post and then make OTHER usernames, don't tell you anyway and your "outing" fizzles.

Acutally, until they post, what's the point? I mean, I could look at the members list, and say, hey, this one and that one, they're LJs friends... woo hoo. With no posts...

let'em lurk.

Bullitt · 04-15-2005, 12:38 AM

I'll admit I'm somewhat of a lurker. But its really only because I'm not old enough to have the life experiences the most of the rest of you have had to speak intelligently on most the matters discussed int he forums. So i pretty much stick to talking about things I actually know something about.

wolf · 04-15-2005, 12:56 AM

We don't have much life experience or intelligence in matters discussed either, but that doesn't stop anyone.

wolf · 04-15-2005, 12:56 AM

Let LJ's buds lurk in peace. He's the only one who's freaked out by it. I, for one, like him off balance.

xoxoxoBruce · 04-15-2005, 06:45 AM

Drop in the bucket...for every one Jim knows there's a thousand more he doesn't. Bwahahahahaha.

breakingnews · 04-15-2005, 08:34 AM

I wonder what his reaction would be (or anyone else here) if I dropped in IRL and asked for "lumberjim."

"Who?"

Me: "Oh, he'll know. Just yell it really loud."

LJ: "Who's there?"

Me: "COCK!"

lumberjim · 04-15-2005, 05:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by breakingnews

I wonder what his reaction would be (or anyone else here) if I dropped in IRL and asked for "lumberjim."

"Who?"

Me: "Oh, he'll know. Just yell it really loud."

LJ: "Who's there?"

Me: "COCK!"

now THAT'S funny!

breakingnews · 04-15-2005, 01:04 PM

What are you doing there? I went to high school there ... grew up just next door in princeton.

Pie · 04-15-2005, 01:34 PM

Uh, I live here. I went to grades 1-2 in L'ville, then middle and high school in Princeton. I came back to Princeton after college for grad school; then settled in L'ville because it's cheaper than Princeton.

- Pie

Elspode · 04-15-2005, 03:31 PM

Out, 'em, LJ. In fact, if you have any compromising photos of them, out them by posting the pics. Great icebreaker.

Beestie · 04-15-2005, 10:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elspode

Out, 'em, LJ. In fact, if you have any compromising photos of them, out them by posting the pics. Great icebreaker.

Hmmmm. Where to post ... where to post...

Hey! How about the reverse makeover thread?!?! [cracks knuckles]

04-14-2005, 08:24 PM	#1
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	lurkers most....well, many of you know how i feel about lurkers. I think they're a little creepy. but now i have two RL friends that read regularly ( or so they say) that have both registered and neither of them has posted a peep. so, should i OUT them? or let them lurk. they're both really funny, btw. you;d like them. they're just shy. i'm torn. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

04-14-2005, 09:28 PM	#3
breakingnews Q_Q Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: somewhere in between Posts: 995	Completely true. I hesitate to tell people about the cellar, except for my closet Web nerd friends who dick around on forums of their own. It's odd - one of my better friends and I have shared web sites, but our tastes in forums don't really mesh. I say out them, but that's your call. I probably wouldn't myself, though. Did I see someone on here from Lville, NJ? __________________ Gone crazy, be back never.

04-14-2005, 10:34 PM	#5
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	sure, out them. then, they get welcomed, yay, like the plunge into the cold pool. y'jus can't do it sloooww. Or. They hate being outed, and never post and then make OTHER usernames, don't tell you anyway and your "outing" fizzles. Acutally, until they post, what's the point? I mean, I could look at the members list, and say, hey, this one and that one, they're LJs friends... woo hoo. With no posts... let'em lurk. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

04-15-2005, 12:38 AM	#6
Bullitt This is a fully functional babe lair Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Akron, OH Posts: 2,324	I'll admit I'm somewhat of a lurker. But its really only because I'm not old enough to have the life experiences the most of the rest of you have had to speak intelligently on most the matters discussed int he forums. So i pretty much stick to talking about things I actually know something about. __________________ Kiss my white Irish ass.

04-15-2005, 12:56 AM	#7
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	We don't have much life experience or intelligence in matters discussed either, but that doesn't stop anyone. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

04-14-2005, 08:33 PM	#2
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I don't get it. Why be shy? Actually, it's easy for me to say, I don't know any of you in the real world. I might act differently here if people I knew came here. Not post differently stuff, but post less frequently.

04-15-2005, 06:45 AM	#9
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Drop in the bucket...for every one Jim knows there's a thousand more he doesn't. Bwahahahahaha. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

04-15-2005, 08:34 AM	#10
breakingnews Q_Q Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: somewhere in between Posts: 995	I wonder what his reaction would be (or anyone else here) if I dropped in IRL and asked for "lumberjim." "Who?" Me: "Oh, he'll know. Just yell it really loud." LJ: "Who's there?" Me: "COCK!" __________________ Gone crazy, be back never.

04-15-2005, 01:04 PM	#12
breakingnews Q_Q Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: somewhere in between Posts: 995	What are you doing there? I went to high school there ... grew up just next door in princeton. __________________ Gone crazy, be back never.

04-15-2005, 01:34 PM	#13
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	Uh, I live here. I went to grades 1-2 in L'ville, then middle and high school in Princeton. I came back to Princeton after college for grad school; then settled in L'ville because it's cheaper than Princeton. - Pie __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

04-15-2005, 03:31 PM	#14
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Out, 'em, LJ. In fact, if you have any compromising photos of them, out them by posting the pics. Great icebreaker. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

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