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Posted on: Sat, May 3 2008 4:28 PM

Posted by: ArkanzanWheeler Posts: 384

Daisies:

I also am a member on a Van Dyke discussion forum, and I only lurk there.

That is due to the fact that one isn't allowed to have another opinion except "Oh dear that is so awesome! I agree completely!"

Why would you want to be a member of a group that acts like that, it is not a discussion group, it is an agreeance group.  Without different opinion, things would get boring fast with me.  I have plenty of ideas, but bouncing them off of other people to get their ideas of them is what helps get a better idea.  Sometimes the way I think is wrong (I hate to admit it though) and it takes someone else to show me why.  We all need to be able to take criticism as well as praise.

Posted on: Sat, May 3 2008 5:56 PM

Posted by: Daisies1 Posts: 0

ArkanzanWheeler:

Why would you want to be a member of a group that acts like that, it is not a discussion group, it is an agreeance group. 

You are so right. Actually that is just the same word I came up with.

But I have to stay a member of that group, just to get whatever news about the Van Dykes there might be.

You don't get anything here. Nobody even mentioned when Dick turned 80. (But all TV stations bent over backwards when Doris Day turned 80. Her movies seemed to run in an endless loop.)

Pft.

Daisies

Posted on: Sat, May 3 2008 6:59 PM

Posted by: Dillon Posts: 24

J25

Please don't be reluctant to contribute to this forum or any other because the underlining purpose of this website is for people with differing disabilities, backgrounds, experiences and values to communicate amongst ourselves in order to make our lives and life experiences richer.

 
You may be experiencing what I experienced and as a result we can share a slice of life and develop a common bond.  You can learn from among the many members on this website and they can learn from you.

Nobody knows all the answers. 

I was a lurker for a day or two and hesitant to post because my self-confidence had been damaged from repeated disappointments in my life.  But as I read, I realized I am not alone.

So keep posting.  We all can learn from each other.

Rock on! 

Posted on: Mon, May 5 2008 2:35 PM

Posted by: Daniel502 Posts: 431

I was a lurker immediately following my diagnosis with MS. I wanted to ensure that Disaboom was a generally upbeat community with people who could provide helpful answers to my many questions. After a short time, I was hooked and came out of the lurking shadows. 

Posted on: Mon, May 5 2008 2:42 PM

Posted by: Justin DeCastro Posts: 589

If surfing is lurking then I guess I am a lurker of sorts.  It's kewl to lurk, I think, except in dating websites, cuz then it gets equated with voyeurism, and not too many folks like "watch queens."  LOL LOL LOL   Unless you're an exhibitionist and like to do "show and tell" on dating websites, and then that can be pretty kinky, which is kewl, too.

But elsewhere, like on websites where debate is running high, I can't lurk too long before I get sucked into the argument.   I'm a magnet for debates, I guess.

Justin 

Posted on: Tue, May 6 2008 12:23 PM

Posted by: Mshores Posts: 203

I try not to lurk but to look for what is interesting and where I can comment without looking like a total goober. I can do that well enough after people know me.

Posted on: Mon, Aug 18 2008 1:55 PM

Posted by: Daisies1 Posts: 0

ArkanzanWheeler:

Why would you want to be a member of a group that acts like that, it is not a discussion group, it is an agreeance group. 

Yeah, who would want that? 

Posted on: Mon, Aug 18 2008 2:31 PM

Posted by: shellGVchick Posts: 1,261

I have to admit I'm a Lurker but usually it's on post I have no experience with and know nothing about.  I'll read them but I have no right commenting on something i have no idea of.  I think that can be a little different. Not so much lurking but just respecting people's threads.