Just happened to be traipsing around the site this a.m. before the Pepsi
kicks in, and I noticed that the majority of the people on my "Who's
Viewed Me" list are people I have never seen posting in the forums.

I don't know that this even really means anything; it may be a simple
function of the math involved -- how many "lurkers" are there per
poster? I have no idea. Based on my experiences some years back, with
several Usenet groups, I would imagine it's at least 10-1, but that's
based more on history and inertia than it is on anything tangible.

More to the point: I can't imagine why anyone wouldn't want to join in
on the posting. It's fun, you learn things, you get to meet a lot of
great people, you can work on your typing skills -- and it seems to me
that there really is no other way to generate any kind of attention here
other than by posting.

Lurkers don't get noticed. Except maybe when they show up in "Who's
Viewed Me."

I suppose someone might sign up solely for the purpose of checking out
locals and maybe e-mailing them, trying to meet someone that way. And
maybe that works.

But to me, there's so much more to this site....

Alot of folks don't use forums.


But I'm a lurker

i know how ya feel lex


atleast they can just say hi
no pun intended




party on....

You're right Lex and to be honest I don't email or Im anyone I haven't
seen out for an airing. That's how I get a feel for people by reading
what they post. Been at this long enough now the min someone I have
never seen post wants to IM me it sends up a flag.

more people that you can think of are lurckers. you will get used to it
after a will. And some just like to IM you.

I am not really fast at this but I try, I hope you don't think I am
lurker lol

I have had a few local ladies email me that never post. I lost my yahoo
account that I was keeping in touch with them and have emailed them here
on JSH with no response. They haven't even checked their email. So there
are some who join, look around, email a few and poof, their gone.

sorry lex didnt whant to say after a time you have been here longer than
me. I misse read the name thaaught it was a new commer.

lurk
lurk
lurk

hey Nicky look!! I'm lurkin' here!!


Maybe I'm part lurker from my fathers side.

I've been here a little over two months and have been viewed 1,097
times. I don't know if that means one person has viewed me X number of
times or if that's the number of different people. And I've gotten a lot
of email but nowhere near 1,000 of them.

If they wanna look, let 'em look. Could be they clicked on my picture to
enlarge it and said, OMG....and ran like hell.

No prob, chikita, I put up a new pic today (the "Full House Career
Pyramid" which I find amusing for some reason) which no one will
recognize right off the bat --

The thing that interests me about this topic is that I figure these
people are looking at my profile solely because they read something I
posted. Let's face it, I'm all over these threads; and no one who looks
at my profile is ever anywhere near my area, so I doubt if I'm turning
up on too many local searches in Canada and New York and California.

But if they're reading the forums anyway, why not say hi, introduce
yourself, tell a joke, share a poem, toss out a topic or an opinion or
advice on raising chichillas or something.

The way I figure it, everyone has something to say. Here's the perfect
place to say it.

Hi Lex.
Of the 9 people who have viewed me in the short
time I have been here, 5 are from the forums,
2 I have not noticed in here yet and
1 is just plain scarey, but I deleted him!

I will often look at threads and find I don't
wish to post in them, or not feel I have anything
fresh to add.

Hi Lex.
Of the 9 people who have viewed me in the short
time I have been here, 5 are from the forums,
2 I have not noticed in here yet and
1 is just plain scarey, but I deleted him!

I will often look at threads and find I don't
wish to post in them, or not feel I have anything
fresh to add.

Just a thought
but I was reading through all of this and was curious
Has anyone wrote any of the people that have viewed you and tried to
bring them into the forums
Some people are more shy than others
Once again just a thought

I don't think of it as lurking...I use viewing to see if I think there
could be a connection...and if someone has viewed me I think if they do
not contact me then there is something about me that isn't attractive
and I don't give it a second thought..I thought that was how it
works

Imbroglia, Hi,

that's been tried elsewhere, some people did not want to join in, some
came in once and were never seen again, some could get quite rude about
being disturbed.

So I think if someone wants to join in they will if not,
there is no way of making them.

Good point Illusion

I agree with starry, or if someone wants to Im" I check their bio first.


I check out folks I cant say hi to every body gee willikers~~`;)


but if someone is lurking could be a compliment aye?


*thumbs up*

i dont lurk


i just perv legs




party on...

I've started to post more cause Im off after knee surgery,
just wanted to say that alot of times I view someone just
want to see where they are from. I'm looking for someone to
date in central ohio it wouldn't do me much good to look closer
at someone in South Dakota.
Thanks, you guys are cool.