lurking
Posted by MehndiMan on April 23, 2001 at 03:44:15:
In reply to: Welcome posted by Candi* on April 21, 2001 at 13:23:14:
: I don't know why some people lurk for so long? We are nice people: aren't we?
To me, lurking for a while in a forum is both useful and a gesture of
respect to the existing participants. When I first found the forum, I,
like most, had *many* questions to ask. By the time I finished reading
all of the archives, all of those newbie questions had been
answered...in great detail, since most of the questions had been
hashed out (and re-hashed over and over, as the new people who arrived
who didn't read the archives kept asking the same old questions). So,
not only did I get my questions answered, but I avoided bothering the
existing participants with questions which had been asked and answered
many times in the past.
In addition, I was able to get a feel for the types of people
here...yes, most of the people here are quite nice people...but I
didn't know that when I first arrived, eh?
So, if you ask me, I'd say a big problem with most forums is that new
people don't lurk long enough before presuming to speak up. My lurking
and gradual de-lurking was just me practicing what I preach. (:
Follow Ups
- Re: lurking
Kenzi 23:30:58 4/23/2001
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