Re: Admin: was: Re: Lurkers

Lurkers ARE members who do not post daily.  As JIJ wrote, there is no negative
connotation to it.

However, I believe there may be an air of "separatism" being associated with
this topic and want to emphasize that all members are appreciated and welcome,
regardless of their amount of participation in the various topics.  Sometimes
we have to remind ourselves of this.

The term is relative.  In some chat rooms on the internet, only one post daily
is considered lurking...

Patrick Orr - Glad you all are here and glad there is money coming in to keep
it going.

Phoenix, AZ  Zone 9
USA



Glenn Grigg wrote:

> I want to request Linda M and others to find a gentler word than
> "lurker" to
> refer to list members who do not post daily!

  JIJ wrote:

  As to the term lurkers. That is an accepted term in "internet-ese" and
  there is no negative connotation associated with it, It means simply
  "people who listen (or read posts) without commenting publicly".



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