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Here we are in the Virtual Community, talking to each other. [Some thoughts]Lurking is disrespect. If someone poses a question and you don't post because it is too difficult or you don't have the...
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This is an interesting topic. I've actually thought about starting a thread on the ethical implications of "lurking." Silence in cyberspace, though, can be motivated by various different reasons, many...
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You know that people are reading the threads and saying nothing. As a friend, why don't they at least nod their head and smile (metaphorically speaking)?
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"You know that people are reading the threads and saying nothing. As a friend, why don't they at least nod their head and smile (metaphorically speaking"Thought-provoking point. I'll have to think...
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*lurk**nod & smile* Yes yes, go on dear. . . . actually, nevermind that; I have something to add.In a way, I hate lurking, specifically for the reason you state, Nekroden - that being, that if you...
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That's what I'm digging for here. The people who are lurking to show up and say "______ makes a decent point" or "this discussion is boring" more often than they already are.
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', that if you listen to me speak and then say NOTHING, it is the same as a blank stare and a back turned. It is, in effect, taking advantage of the nature of the internet to be rude in a way you...
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Does everyone see it that way, Jilz?Thing is, when you make a post to a board, you have only the reactions of others by which to gauge what effect you have had (oooh, I know I'm going to get in...
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Some of these are more relevant than others -- but all, I think, are relevant: since the interpretation of silence in our society has long been the subject of debate. PSA Rebellion The Agora*...
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... I once read is the ratio of lurkers to posters in most communities.A bulletin board is not the same as a "RL" conversation. Furthermore, there are plenty of people who, in RL, don't have much to...
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It happens that I stay silent in RL when I feel I have nothing to add. It occured today when my classmates were discussing problems in relationships and I felt there was nothing I could say....
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Could we turn on the "number of hits by thread" thingie for a week? I would be curious.
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SABE: I'm afraid I posed a hypothetical; it's not a feature offered by EZBoard. I think BuzzPower has it, but that's not available for public use.I would love to run a series of experiments on how...
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What if those people actually do agree with Jim? Do you want them to have a virulent difference in opinion so that they can sue each other and you can get rich in the process? There's an example of...
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...once I figured out that Jerry Springer was motivated by hatred for his guests, he made sense to me and I stopped being so offended by him. MH
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As a frequent lurker here, I have found the virtual community's discussions and the unique personalities of its frequent posters to be quite fascinating. I enjoy visiting this board.
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You realise, of course, that you have now doomed yourself to a welcome thread in the Kitchen -- and possibly endless discussions about in which order you should see the SW saga?
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Is a cyberspace bulletin board more like a real life conversation or a classroom discussion? It's in-between. It's like a classroom, except that there's no teacher/facilitator guiding the discussion....
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I have a feeling that everyone seems to have missed your brief delurking, Redal Nestor :) (Turning back, whistling blankly, did not see anything, nope!)Our points of comparison thus far have been with...
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