I've seen more reaction to the idea that lurkers who delurked are not worth considering than I've actually seen the espousing of the actual idea. I know Allyson mentioned something of the sort, but that's about it, to my memory.
Please...Wesley...why can't I stay?
Fred ,'A Hole in the World'
Bureaucracy 4: Like Job. No, really, just like Job
A thread to discuss naming threads, board policy, new thread suggestions, and anything else that has to do with board administration and maintenance. Guaranteed to include lively debate and polls. Natter discouraged, but not deleted.
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§ ita § - Aug 16, 2007 7:23:43 am PDT #1103 of 6786
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Jon B. - Aug 16, 2007 7:26:36 am PDT #1104 of 6786
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Sophia -- I appreciated your brainstorming as well, even if I didn't like the particular idea. Sorry if I came across as snippy.
Wolfram - Aug 16, 2007 7:28:01 am PDT #1105 of 6786
Visilurking
Okay. I just wanted to add my own comment to the reaction side and the idea that lurkers may actually be part of the target audience to every post.
§ ita § - Aug 16, 2007 7:39:29 am PDT #1106 of 6786
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I just don't want group perception to create a resentment to lurkers out of nothing much.
Liese S. - Aug 16, 2007 7:51:29 am PDT #1107 of 6786
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Yup, definitely. We love you, lurkers! Be happy! We're glad you're there!
Wolfram - Aug 16, 2007 7:54:55 am PDT #1108 of 6786
Visilurking
I don't think my post created any group perception of resentment, but I can appreciate the concern.
§ ita § - Aug 16, 2007 8:02:45 am PDT #1109 of 6786
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I don't think my post created any group perception of resentment,
No--I mean, if just one person talked about it, it wouldn't ping me at all. But by now more people have talked about the resentment than have expressed the resentment, so I wanted to point that out (and, if I'm wrong, get corrected).
Sophia Brooks - Aug 16, 2007 8:42:31 am PDT #1110 of 6786
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Sorry if I came across as snippy.
You didn't, really Jon, but thank you. I was having this moment of being all "OMG, I am being all Gang of 14 again, aren't I?!?!"
Scrappy - Aug 16, 2007 9:14:52 am PDT #1111 of 6786
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Not you, Sophia! IMO, Your posts are always caring and cool to read. Plus the added bonus of !Theater!
victor infante - Aug 16, 2007 9:28:35 am PDT #1112 of 6786
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
Doesn't mean they don't want to talk to people here; I think they just want some more focused threads to do so.
Seems I'm late, but for the most part, I barely follow the social threads. They move too fast for my taste, and frankly, the conversations there rarely interest me. But that's me, and I mostly live in the show threads.
I think it's wrong to marginalize the lurker perspective in the poll results
Can I just say I'm in love with the phrase "lurker perspective"?
That being said ...
Yup, definitely. We love you, lurkers! Be happy! We're glad you're there!
I'll be honest, I don't much care about lurkers. And if I know who you are, I don't consider you a lurker. Just quiet. Which is different. And there are some people who seem to consider themselves lurkers who aren't, and really can't be, because I know who they are. So I'm not talking about them. I'm talking people who never post, and never have. I don't even dislike them. I have no emotional attachment to hypothetical people.