For all you Lurkers [aka GUESTS] out there...

[sterusjon]

I'm a lurker no longer! I have been haunting these threads for more than a year. I did try, at one time, to register but ran into problems with a receiving the necessary emails into my email account. This OP prompted me to try one more time. Success!

I'm not a really chatty kind of person so it is unlikely I will post often. The 10 post limit/goal to receive added privileges is daunting to me right now but we'll have to see how it all goes.

Stephanie (Typing that in is a little weird but makes me smile!)

[Melanie Sykes]

I mostly read this forum from my phone, which makes it a pain to log in (and I certainly don't want to leave my phone logged in). So I lurk, but only to save time and effort. If I really want to say something, I'll log in from a computer (and I have been known to log in from my phone on the odd occasion). I suspect that this may be quite a common modus operandi, accounting for quite a number of lurkers.

It would be interesting to look through the logs of user-agents that have been accessing the site and seeing the how the ratio of mobile to non-mobile devices is changing. If you compared, say, a representative number of guest hits from mobile vs non-mobile devices against a representative number of logged-in member hits from mobile vs non-mobile devices, I think it would be possible to infer from the guest numbers how many of them are actually members who can't be bothered to log in from their phones. The user-agent log entries would also show almost exactly how many accesses are made by bots.

It would also be interesting to write a forum app, which allows your credentials to be stored so you don't have to keep logging in. The app could be protected by a passcode to stop your nosey kids using it. Maybe something I'll look at if I ever get time!

[Lacyfem]

Yes I lurked here too like many of us but haven't for quite awhile. I do lurk on some other sites for various reasons and do have my own other groups where I post some more explicit pics of me where there are lurkers.

[MysticLady]

If I ever get a picture of myself that doesn't look like an ape in a dress, I'll post it. Until then ...

Hey!! Gorilla's in dresses are Cool.

I once was a lurker here.
Not for very long my dear.
Quickly overcame my fear.
Now have new acquaintances that bring me great cheer.
Nearly time for a cold beer.

Maybe I should have stayed a lurker

Hugs, Robin

Robin..................you Poet. Should we change your name to Robin Shakespeare?

Some people may log out but keep a browser window open on a thread. I've done that. I often have several threads open all at once and when I log out, all the threads that are in the background are still open. I live alone so there is no need to close out my browser window and no one but me can sign into my laptop when it is dormant.

Reine, you have got to get a life, Girl.


Hi Everybody, You don't have too be a Lurker. You can be a Perker, like me. Definition of a Perker....A lurker that became a member w/ a cup of coffee close by.

Leona.........It's iced Coffee, I promise, again

[Jocelyn Quivers]

I lurked for a good while before joining. What prevented me was a fear that I would be tempted to post pictures of myself, start slipping further down the TG spectrum, maybe out myself to more people in life, buy even more clothing/items I did not need, etc. Of course all of that did happen after joining. Too late now to go back!

[shortskirt87]

Pardon me, but who cares?

[Melanie Sykes]

Pardon me, but who cares?

I feel the same about football, or any sport :-)

[ReineD]

Pardon me, but who cares?

Shortskirt, some people have it in them to help others, and that includes encouraging lurkers to come out. If that's not for you, so be it, but please don't knock others who care.

[Allison Quinn]

I lurked for a good while before joining. What prevented me was a fear that I would be tempted to post pictures of myself, start slipping further down the TG spectrum, maybe out myself to more people in life, buy even more clothing/items I did not need, etc. Of course all of that did happen after joining. Too late now to go back!

^ haha this happened to me too. Once I started to join forums and talk to people I stopping telling lies to myself and started outing myself to others willingly

[Cheryl T]

If I ever get a picture of myself that doesn't look like an ape in a dress, I'll post it. Until then ...

You weren't in "Planet of the Apes" were you?? Just kidding...

[MysticLady]

I feel the same about football, or any sport :-)

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Shortskirt, some people have it in them to help others, and that includes encouraging lurkers to come out. If that's not for you, so be it, but please don't knock others who care.

I think she may be referring to a post and not the OP, just saying

You weren't in "Planet of the Apes" were you?? Just kidding...

..................now that you mentioned it.

[Celeste]

I lurked in the background for about a year before joining.But it was because of the fear i felt inside.I just couldn't envision getting help in this forum from others.Fear is our worst enemy!...Looking back....the lurking was just another rut and holding me back from any progress.The idea here is to eliminate those things which hold you back,and not joining the forum is one of those things.

[Kate Simmons]

You weren't in "Planet of the Apes" were you?? Just kidding...

"I never met an ape I didn't like."

[Dani0948]

Been lurking for a while and have decided to stop the silence. Won't post a lot but hope to get more active going forward.

[MysticLady]

Welcome all you new folks to this wild and crazy bunch. Sometimes we cat fight but, we're all cats


Meow, phiss phiss

[Sometimes Steffi]

It must be terrible to be a lurker, Throughout the whole thread, people are saying how beautiful the OP looks. And the lurkers can see the pics. Awww, too bad.

[MysticLady]

Oh my gosh, look at this beauty. Aww lurkers, you can't see the picture, too bad. Join us and see what your missing out on.

[LPark]

I too have lurked for a long time. For a while, I couldn't get registered because of the ISP I use was rejected. Now I use a gmail account. So this is my first post. I belong to the senior class, age 69.

[Rebecca Star]

It doesn't bother me either way. Least the site is drawing visitors who are interested. I think that's a good thing

[angela2112]

Been a member on here for quite a few years but hardly ever post......never have much to say anyway. Think the last time I posted, I talked about the need to be upfront about cding before getting married and got shot down in flames. Still enjoy coming on to read the stories of others' lives though

[VS Fan]

I confess, i am a Bot.

Don't you mean a femme-bot? Austin Powers... anyone? anyone....? LOL

[Bootsiegalore]

smile!
How about members that post no photos, isn't that a type of lurking??
(some don't even have a image on their profile?)

absoloutely

[Julie York]

I'm a lurker no longer! I have been haunting these threads for more than a year. I did try, at one time, to register but ran into problems with a receiving the necessary emails into my email account. This OP prompted me to try one more time. Success!

I'm not a really chatty kind of person so it is unlikely I will post often. The 10 post limit/goal to receive added privileges is daunting to me right now but we'll have to see how it all goes.

Stephanie (Typing that in is a little weird but makes me smile!)

Hi there! SEE! At least someone was paying attention. I get to reply to your very first post Welcome.

[Tamara Croft]

Don't join, they're all C R A Z Y in here... you'll never get out

RUN AWAY!!!

[kimdl93]

Don't you mean a femme-bot? Austin Powers... anyone? anyone....? LOL

Definitely a fem bot...but certainly a bot, nonetheless. truly, lurkers, do be ware! You cannot stay around here long without being changed by the experience.