'Conversations with Dead People'
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.
Current Stompy Feet: Jon B, P.M. Marcontell, Liese S., amych, msbelle, shrift, Dana, Laura
Stompy Emerita: ita, DXMachina
Although there is one type of person who meets ita's definition of NOT-a-lurker, but not victor's -- the person who has donated money to the board but never posts.
Okay, this is probably one, maybe two people.
Still, what do we call the almost-lurkers? Lurkeresque?
If a lurker falls in the forest...
...and it's whitefonted, do we highlight the text?
Still, what do we call the almost-lurkers? Lurkeresque?
Hangers-about?
I still don't see how we can take their needs or wants into account.
Although there is one type of person who meets ita's definition of NOT-a-lurker, but not victor's -- the person who has donated money to the board but never posts.
Well, there's always exceptions. But money talks, in my book. That's someone who has made an investment, in some form, in the site.
I'm lost. I'm surfing on Blackberry so humour me.
If you want to make changes (or not) to accomodate the people who have expressed no wishes, can you raise your hand? And also explain how you would accomplish it?
If you want to make changes (or not) to accomodate the people who have expressed no wishes, can you raise your hand? And also explain how you would accomplish it?
Nah. When they want something, they'll pipe up.
Still, what do we call the almost-lurkers? Lurkeresque?
Lurker-lite.
Okay, not raising hand. Just making argument for argument's sake, 'cuz *Buffista*.
I may have had some kind of point about the Lite Lurkers, but it wasn't terribly important, and I seem to have forgotten it.