Poll: Are you a Lurker?

[iblis666]

i post in 1 out of 30 threads i read

 

[rabidmidget]

Yeah, I probably lurk a lot more than I actually post.

 

[macr]

yes
*crawls back in to the shadows*

 

[Evilsanta]

Sometimes. Really depends on the subject of the post. But I did go on a posting spree a while ago to get my post count to a 1000. But that was a while ago.

 

[YouCallMeNighthawk]

I do lurk quite alot, mainly because i never know what to post lol

 

[GrizzlerBorno]

I don't lurk. I have this annoying habit of shooting off my opinion to anyone who might listen. In here and in real life.

I literally kind of dislike myself for how much i like talking about my opinions
But there, I did it again

 

[badgersprite]

God no. This is me we're talking about. I can't shut up. Sure, there are plenty of times where I backclick on a post when I think it's not that great, or just don't have much to say that day, but it feels like I'm always posting.

I'm one of those people where, if I'm not posting, it's because I'm not online, or I'm not visiting the site at that time.

 

[dhd]

I almost always lurk, on most forums I read. Even on the Escapist, I'm here mostly for the videos.
It just seems like anything I would like to say, has already been said, and I don't feel any need to post it again. I mean, who actually reads the whole X amount of pages in a thread? so anything I post would probably go unnoticed anyway.

 

[Felgy76]

Joined October 29, 2008.
This makes post number 73.
Yes, I think that qualifies as lurking.

 

[Scarim Coral]

That whay I used to do on here before I join! These day however I only do it if the topic is interesting but I have nothing to say about the topic.

 

[MikhailGH]

Its often that similar thought to mine have already been said, so I don't feel the need to share mine. Simple as that. And when I see a post with 16 pages of responses I know that my comment won't really be important ^^

 

[albear]

ill take part in the polls (if its a poll thread im on)

but yeah most of the time ill just read what others have said and not give my own input,

i will post if i havent spotted a post that represents how i feel/ what i think about the topic in question, (if i can spot a response similar to what mine would be on the first page)

but chances are there are others that do fell the same way as me and have posted as such and i dont see the point in stating what has already been said

- as ive just noticed has already been said above ^^

 

[sjrskl]

yeah never really feel like i have to contribute to threads but usually do take part in polls

 

[CactiComplex]

I'd say I have a 50% lurk rate most of the time, yet here I've been oddly active with at least a post a day since joining. Unusual, really, given that my traditional approach is to lurk for a good few weeks before posting...

 

[Royta]

Youtube has taught me that it's better to read the comments, form your opinion about them, type a response and then delete the response without posting it.

That way you avoid flamewars and your inbox being spammed by haters because whatever you say, they will hate you.

Youtube really has a bad influence on me ;(

So yeah, I'm a lurker as my post count should show. I've been here about...4-5 years now?

 

[Penguinness]

Yeah I generally lurk. Infact I've don't think I've ever posted a comment on someone's youtube video, unless it was a friend's one.

 

[Spade Lead]

I lurk occasionally, somtimes I like to read a thread and just have nothing to contribute.

Or the vote in the poll is opinion enough.

 

[Rinji]

Up until yesterday I've lurked for over 2 years... yeah... so, in a way, I know some of the people here better than they know me.

Not to be creepy or anything... <.<

 

[omega 616]

Going into other peoples threads and not posting at all. Just reading what others post. I.E. Lurking.

I see. I used to only visit these forums, without even having an account here, just reading. Though lately I've started to spend more and more time here reading, as well as posting a bit. Especially the last few days. I still tend read way more threads than I reply to, simply because I can not think of something to add.

It's how it starts, the occasional post becomes "I have to get mah fix!".

On topic. it's about 50/50, sometimes I will just click a random thread and have a read, sometimes a thread will catch my eye and I will post.

I don't think anybody can claim to post on every single thread they click on, they might do though.

 

[Always_Remain]

I'm afraid I don't quite know what people mean with the term "lurking". Could anyone please explain?

Going into other peoples threads and not posting at all. Just reading what others post. I.E. Lurking.

Why is that a bad thing, if youve got nothing to say or contribute theres no real reason to post.

I wasn't trying to imply it was a bad thing?

Yeah I generally lurk. Infact I've don't think I've ever posted a comment on someone's youtube video, unless it was a friend's one.

Can't blame you. Youtube's community does kind of suck. A lot.