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Re: Why Lurkers Don't Post!
Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2010 8:18 pm
by Bluestone
NP,
The board keeps stats about how many posts a member makes, but not how often they visit the site. You may be right though. I'm sure a lot of lurkers are transient. I've done the same thing myself, and for the same reason. I'm sure that a lot of the numbers on many boards are inflated by this phenomenon, especially boards that have been around for a long time, such as DS.
Blue
P.S. Thanks for those who re-voted after I wiped out all of the votes in error. Keep voting, guys and dolls, we are very interested in what you have to contribute through your voting pattern.
Re: Why Lurkers Don't Post!
Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2010 12:44 am
by astrokill
I mostly don't have time. For me, I have several forums to go to, and because of this, if I were to respond to each forum, it would take me two hours, as I have to think before I type.
But if I read the forums, it take sme only 15 minutes - 30 minutes to scroll down.
Re: Why Lurkers Don't Post!
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2011 11:10 am
by Lunfardo
my english grammar is very bad, but in russian a have more than 8 story about sex and death....
Re: Why Lurkers Don't Post!
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2011 5:56 pm
by Bluestone
Lunfardo wrote:my english grammar is very bad, but in russian a have more than 8 story about sex and death....
You can email them to me. I'll translate them and post them under your name in English as well as Russian.
Blue
Re: Why Lurkers Don't Post!
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2011 6:45 pm
by bullseye
Your question seems to assume that in the natural order of things almost everyone would post, but clearly that isn't happening. You might get more interesting results by asking not why people don't post, but why they do. At least you would get some answers, since you'd be asking the talkers to keep talking, instead of asking the silent to suddenly speak up.
Re: Why Lurkers Don't Post!
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2011 6:51 pm
by Bluestone
bullseye wrote:Your question seems to assume that in the natural order of things almost everyone would post, but clearly that isn't happening. You might get more interesting results by asking not why people don't post, but why they do. At least you would get some answers, since you'd be asking the talkers to keep talking, instead of asking the silent to suddenly speak up.
Very good point. I'll do it!
Blue
Re: Why Lurkers Don't Post!
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2011 8:15 pm
by LadyAsh
Blue, if they posted they wouldn't be lurkers. So, they are lurkers because they don't post and that is the reason. It is not complicated, do I have to get my headmistress outfit out and instruct you again?
Re: Why Lurkers Don't Post!
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2011 9:15 pm
by Bluestone
LadyAsh wrote:Blue, if they posted they wouldn't be lurkers. So, they are lurkers because they don't post and that is the reason. It is not complicated, do I have to get my headmistress outfit out and instruct you again?
That would be cool! Beat me! Beat me! Please, beat me! 
Blue