170 lurkers tonight Why don't you join??

[kwolfe]

greendeere,
I agree with you. Sometimes it is better to not participate in those threads. I mostly lurk because I am only reading. I won't comment unless I can provide some helpful advice or a little humor.

 

[RobS]

I did, and I actually posted once yesterday.

Welcome aboard Darla!

 

[scott_vt]

Some of them lurkers might be members, I don't always log in when I swing by for just a few minutes. But ya'll oughta join if you ain't done it yet.

Mornin CD,
Good point and the lurkers may have timed out on the forum amd not even realized it ! It happens to me quite often.

 

[roxynoodle]

I have found everyone super helpful and am really glad I found this forum! No one has tried to make me feel stupid for asking questions. I wasn't too sure how a woman would be accepted but I haven't found it a problem at all, thanks guys (and the handful of other women)!

Welcome to TBN, Darla!

 

[49tandc]

I access this site multiple times each day along with other favorite sites, but seldom log in because you can only learn when you are listening (reading) and no need to login just to read. I do not have anywhere the knowledge or experience as others here to add anything and want to learn (by reading). I have learned a tremendous amount and am very grateful to find the board. I really appreciate how others conntribute & provide pics of their adventures. If I have specific questions, I'll log in and post a question, when I do something worthy, I'll contribute. I just don't think I have much to contribute. Not all lurkers are bad.

49T&C

 

[DmansPadge]

Is seems like most new users will say something to the affect of "been on the forums lurking for a while but just now joined." I think it catches on pretty quick. A bunch of anonymous users today will be members soon.

 

[billbill1]

Some could also be members that are no longer allowed to be members but are reading to keep up with what's going on.

 

[CDsdad]

I joined pretty soon after I came across the site, but lurked still,mostly because as I kept reading others posts I realized some bashing did take place and some uncalled for statements were being made, but soon learned who most of the ones were that was doing so and pretty much realized some people had rather convince themselves they were never wrong and all others were..........Then, there was all the other 99% good and helpful and knowledgeable ones who were easy to spot, to make up for the stage fright.

That's exactly right. And is also the reason I lurked for about 6 months before posting.

Pretty soon a fellow can see who's got good sense, and who just posts to stir crap or have their posts seen with the various fonts, colors, didos, and other ornaments they choose to put on them.(I won't call names but regulars here know those crazy fonts and colors)

For every 1 that sux there's 100 good ones here. Welcome aboard if you just joined, and jump on in if you haven't.

 

[dapper]

Like some have said, I spend hours reading, and not logged on. I don’t log on unless I have something useful to say. Usually by the time something has been asked, it will have been answered by people with more knowledge than me, and no since in repeating the information. It is my favorite place to hang out on the web though, and after a short while you quickly learn that there is always something more to learn. My appreciation and thanks to all the knowledge people hear that let me lurk. I hate boards that make you log on just to read a post.

 

[norsker]

I just checked and there are 117 members online tonight and 170 lurkers.

Lurkers: Why don't you register and join in??

It's not the cost holding you back; TBN is free.

I joined well over a week ago but it was nearly a week before my account was activated so that I could post, so I suppose that I would have probably shown up as a lurker to you in that period of time.

These forums are very interesting but possibly growing beyond a size that is reasonable to manage. Either that or the Admins need to spend a little more time here.

Russ