Last post Tue, May 06 2008 12:23 PM by Mshores. 21 replies.
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!"
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.
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
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!
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.
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
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.
