Former lurkers unite!

[mierin]

There seem to be enough of us hanging around to actually start a group, so let's see if this catches on.

Ahem.

Hi, my name is Meg and I am a former WC lurker. I've lurked for about three years and it feels good to be out of the closet. I once registered over there and posted a couple times under a user name that I can't even remember. Unfortunately, I got overwhelmed and gave up. Here's to hoping I can stay with it this time. :rolleyes:

So, how long did you lurk? Did you ever actually post? How does it feel to be out in the open? Let's share our lurker history.

[TMat13]

Wahoooo!! Big ole lurker screaming out of the closet here too!! I got married almost 3 years ago so I guess I have lurked about 3 1/2 years. I posted a few times every now and then but I hope to be much more vocal here! ;)

[mierin]

Welcome, TMat13! It's good to have some company. We need to round up some more. :)

[bellaprincess]

Hi I'm also a former lurker! I posted a a few times because I thought I was going to get engaged soon( at that time), then I had a big breakup and just kinda gave up on posting but would lurk every now and again!
:) Nice to meet other fellow lurkers!

[Holls]

OKAY i know you won't believe me with the number of post i have, but Summer (Camdynlyn) can vouch for me... I WAS A WC LURKER! NOW I RECOVERED THANKS TO CONSTANT CHATTER! :p Now i'm WAY COOL!

[alliannie]

Oh me me I want to join. I lurked for about a year. I joined and had about 50 posts but it was so overwhelming for me :o . There was always so much going on. I have alread posted here practically more than I had there!! Im not shy just couldnt do it :D !!!!

[ptrecluse]

Hi, my name is PT and I am a former WC lurker. I've been a lurker for close to a year now. :o

I think the people over here are much friendlier and more welcoming.

Thanks for the LA (lurkers anonymous)

[kristin9903]

me too!

I think I had about 500 posts, mostly from my planning days, which was over 2 years ago (I got married in '03). I had a couple of failed journals that were just too boring to keep up with...and I couldn't really find my niche at the WC.

I don't necessarily get shy, it just seems that I read threads after someone else has given my opinion on the matter and I don't feel the need to chime in. Hopefully, I'll do a better job of speaking up here! :)

[alliannie]

Kristin I agree with you! I just agreed with people and couldnt see the reason to state the same thing time and time again! Glad Im not the only one :D

[Katy]

What a FUN group! I think I might have to lurk here :D

[Michelle]

YAY! Other lurkers. I love it! I want to join!

I was a lurker over on WC who would post occasionally. But I was always afraid to. But I'm definately trying to get better over here on constant chatter.

I joined in early 2003 for my August 2003 wedding.

Great idea for a group! :)

[mierin]

Holy crap, guys! I go to bed and this thread grows to two pages. :D Okay, I'm going to take my first shot at shout outs. I've never done these before, but I've certainly seen them done. What, with all the lurking and all. :rolleyes:

bellaprincess, glad to have you. I agree that it was hard to find a place over there if you weren't married or engaged. It feels a little more inclusive here.

Holls, you are an inspiration to all the former lurkers here. We can only hope that one day our post counts will climb out of the teens like yours. ;)

alliannie, I know exactly what you mean. I felt like I couldn't keep up with things and there were already such established groups. It was very overwhelming for me.

PT, it's good to have you around. I think Lurkers Anonymous is a great name for this! There should be a 12 step program for us. :D

Hi kristin. I tried to journal, too, but I think I was always comparing myself to the people that had really awesome journals, with a million friends, and would tell interesting stories. My feeble attempts at journaling were so boring, even I wouldn't have wanted to read them.

Katy, I'm so glad you dropped by. I can't thank you enough for CC. This is a great format and a great bunch of women. It's exciting to see how it's grown.

And last, but not least, welcome to Michelle. I think with all this lurker support, we can get you posting more often.

Whew! I feel so accomplished. And now I know why everyone was complaining about not being able to see more than one reply at a time over there. That would have made this difficult.

[nic]

I am another (mostly) lurker from WC. I've been registered there since 2001 (got) married in 2002) and I think I had about 900 posts. So I wasn't a complete lurker but I didn't post a ton either.

I tend to get intimidated by large groups in real life so alot of threads on the WC were overwhleming to me. I'm trying to get over that and participate in this community a little more.

[juliebug]

I too was a mostly lurker. I had a planning journal which I managed to keep up, but once my wedding happened, I never even posted a recap. (Recaps/vendor reviews were the parts of other people's journals that I liked the best, but I just ran out of steam.

nic ~ you could have taken the words right out of my mouth here:

I tend to get intimidated by large groups in real life so alot of threads on the WC were overwhleming to me. I'm trying to get over that and participate in this community a little more.

I saw alot of fun things that I would have liked to join in, but in alot of cases I felt like there were groups that were *established* and I felt weird intruding.

I'm going to try to be less shy here and post away!

[honey_bee]

Whew, finally a group I feel like I belong in!!! :p I lurked on WC for almost a year before assembling enough courage to start posting hear and there. Somehow this place just feels more welcoming and friendly. Glad that I was able to get in on something so great early in the game!

[k8lyn]

another long-time lurker 'fessing up. i got married in 2001 and registered on the WC in 2000. eeks! i'm on-line virtually every day at work (shhh, don't tell anyone) and follow so many threads avidly, but just don't feel the need to post. i doubt things will change too much over here, but even if you don't see me posting, you can be pretty confident that i'm here! (that sounds a little creepy, eh?)

[lawyergirl25]

I lurked over there too. In 3-1/2 years I amassed a grand total of 700 posts. I just found that there were always other people there to say exactly what I wanted to say. I want to be a more active member of this community (I'm getting a little tired of the other boards that I frequent), so I'm making a concerted effort to post more.

I suppose I am a reformed lurker. :)

Hi - I'm Melinda and I'm a former lurker. HI MELINDA! ;)

[mierin]

i'm on-line virtually every day at work (shhh, don't tell anyone) and follow so many threads avidly

k8lyn, I do the exact same thing. My browser is up all day and I'm a little embarassed to admit how much time I actually spend online rather than doing work. My job sucks, though, so I don't feel TOO guilty. :)

[PalmBch2002]

My name is Christine, and I'm a lurker.

I hope to be more active in posting but I can't guarentee anything! I'm trying though!

[Kristibell]

Another former lurker here. I'm Kristine and, I lurked on the WC for years. I think I registered back in 2002,for my 2003 wedding. I posted a little bit in the local section and some parts of the planning boards when I was in wedding planning mode. I hardly posted at all after I got married. I guess I never really felt like I'd fit in. That's probably mostly my fault though, since I didn't really jump in and get going.

I'm hoping to break the lurking habit here. So far this is much less overwhelming for me and I can definately see myself fitting in more. Even online I can be pretty shy and it will take me a while to find my groove, but I have been looking for a community like this for along time. I'm glad it'sere and I look forward to getting to know you all :)

[houseblend]

Add me to the list of former lurkers (see current post count). :D
I always mostly lurked because there were a couple of people IRL that I suspected hung out there and knew my username (which I have now changed). For personal reasons, I felt uncomfortable posting certain things that they would read. Silly that I don't mind sharing these things with complete strangers, I guess! :rolleyes:

Anyway, CC definitely seems much more friendly and fun, so I'm just jumping right in, head first this time! Here's to hoping I don't belly flop! :p

[PookiePrincess]

I'm a lurker...I'm a lurker!

I lurked on WC for about a year. Like Kristen said, I felt once someone said what I wanted to say, why say it again? Plus, I'm a shy person, so I usually don't have a lot to say...just like to see what's going on. I am trying to post more though!

[hockeybrat]

I was a former lurker. I think in the 2 years or so I was actually on the WC, I posted a whopping total of 300+ posts before the changeover. ;)

It took me a long time to post and it was usually fun threads like the Britney thread or something silly. ;)

I just really couldn't get a grasp of things over there. I was a reformed "Camper" from a now defunct hockey board where I was accused of being the Board Queen :o and I wasn't sure if my "language" was too snarky or too "out there".

added: When I got to the WC, I felt really intimidated by all the back story.

[IrishMeg]

I was a lurker on WC. I had about 1200 posts but the majority are from the last year or so. I actually joined WC in January 2002.

I'm still adjusting here, so I lurk more than I post. I've found that I have a hard time both in real life and online getting to know people. I'm more likely to watch and figure out who's who. Plus, it helps me decide who I really don't like! Sometimes I feel like a stalker, though! :D

[mierin]

When I got to the WC, I felt really intimidated by all the back story.

I've tried to put a lot of the stories together and I understand bits of it, but some of it seems to go back years and years and is just beyond me. Makes for some interesting reading and is a great way to avoid work, though. :D Someone should put together a tutorial for all us newbies.

[Jazz]

Cool thread! I was mostly a lurker at the other place, too -- the newness of this place is helping me to start to just jump in -- and like houseblend, trying not to bellyflop. :)

I'm not very confrontational in real life, so the various squabbles tend to send me in to non-post mode. But I'm finding there's lots of great spaces here just to chat without the squabble.

[irish74]

Me too! I joined WC in 2002 and was a major lurker for about a year, then an infrequent poster. Glad to know I wasn't alone. :D

[southhavenjen]

Hi, my name is southhavenjen and I'm a recovering lurker. I joined the other messageboard that shall not be named in 2001 and married in 2002. During that time, I only visited the Wedding Planning forum.

I was able to kick the habit after my wedding but fell off the wagon bigtime in early 2004 when I was planning a bridal shower for a friend. I wanted to get some ideas for the shower, but ended up discovering NWCC and the Newlyweds forum - uh oh.

I amassed a total of 164 posts during my whole time at the other site. I don't think I'll be speaking up in every thread here, but I do feel WAY more comfortable posting in threads that interest me and where I feel I have something to add.

[alliekat75]

:eek: Another lurker coming out! I registered "over there" in 2002 to plan my 2003 wedding. I may have posted 50 times, but I've lurked almost everyday, mostly in FP and NWCC. (Work really does stink.)

Like many others of you have said, I've never felt compelled to jump in and say, "Yeah, I agree with so-and-so."

I love, love, love it here and hope to make some new friends. Thank you for starting this group. What a wonderful idea! :D

[Oh, and look...this is my FIRST post! Yeah for me!!!]

[evagatesgreen2]

I guess I count as a lurker. On the other site I would post mainly in the word and movie game threads or my journal. :o I try to engage in conversation but I am never sure what to say.

[Natasha]

i considered myself a lurker on thew other board. i mainly stuck to my journal, and my 4 or 5 friends journals, but never really got into group posting. i'm trying to be better now and maybe actually make some friends...

[strwbrygirl]

I lurked quite a bit on WC for the past 4 1/2 years (yikes!) and posted occasionally- I still am fairly paranoid about RL people finding my comments, so I tend to put my rants and stuff in LJ, but I'm hoping to comment more here than I did on WC. Great topic idea, and it's nice to get to know y'all! :)

[Kates]

I'm a total lurker.:D On WC I only had about 300 posts but I lurked everyday!

I'm hoping to delurk a little more on CC, but it's so hard. I always worry that if I start a thread, that people won't respond, or will be biting in their response. Gaw, I hate being sensitive.

[pompomgirl]

Cool thread! I used to post regularly "over there", but then after my wedding, fell out of it and lurked off and on.

[IrishMeg]

I always worry that if I start a thread, that people won't respond, or will be biting in their response.

Me too! :)

evagatesgreen2, aren't you Angel_Kirsch over there?? I saw you around all of the time! I would never have known that you were more of a lurker!

[PrincessButrcup]

I just did a little research to find out how long I've actually been lurking on WC. I apparently registered in May '01 and posted 72 times using that name. Then I ended up reregistering (as PrincessButrcup) when I actually got engaged in May '03. Since then I have only had 20 posts.

I have tried starting a journal a few times now, but I have always failed. I guess I just feel like there isn't much of interest going on in my life. But I have really enjoyed reading along about everyone else.

IRL I am fairly shy & tend to stay back & watch what is going on, which is probably why I never posted much. And, as others have said, when you agree with what has already been said, why repeat it again?

I have just started an LJ (link below) and am trying to put myself out there on these boards. Hopefully a fresh start is all that I needed!

[amyloo]

My name is Amy, and I am a hard core lurker. It's not my fault, the problem is that I only type with three fingers- thus by the time I think of a witty remark and type it in- the conversation has moved to to a completely different topic. So I just stay out of it and yell at my computer. :D

[evagatesgreen2]

Me too! :)

evagatesgreen2, aren't you Angel_Kirsch over there?? I saw you around all of the time! I would never have known that you were more of a lurker!

I tend to lurk in the feisty threads with my trusty popcorn. ;)

[mierin]

I always worry that if I start a thread, that people won't respond, or will be biting in their response. Gaw, I hate being sensitive.

Me three, but look what happened here. I can't believe this thing is up to four pages already. And everyone is so nice. I always knew the lurkers would be a good crowd. :D

Carry on!

[Michelle]

Who would have ever thought that there were so many of us lurkers? I always felt guilty for being so shy, but now I don't feel so bad because I know that there are other people out there! :)

How is everybody doing coming out of lurkdom? Are you finding constant chatter a lot easier or are you still hesitant to post?

I have to admit that I am still a little slow in posting because I want to make sure I say the right thing!

This does get easier though, right?

[amyloo]

Hi Andrea!! It's your date twin AKA: belcanto. Have you seen any of the other March 12th brides over here?

[houseblend]

Question for all lurkers :

What I find really weird sometimes is that I really feel like I know a lot of the frequent posters on the boards - you know the ones with a high post count and are not shy. The weird thing is that they most likely have no clue who I am. It is kind of weird to feel like they are my "friends" when they have no clue who I am. Anyone else feel this way?

[PrincessButrcup]

I'm still somewhat hesitant to post, but I'm really trying! :D I'm very amused that the lurkers have a nice long thread going!

ETA: I totally agree, Houseblend! I feel like I know these people & as they start private journals in LJ, I feel left behind. But, I know that it's my own fault for not joining in the conversation.

[alliannie]

Wow there are so many of us! Welcome to everyone new!

Houseblend-I feel that way it is like we "know" them. We see their thoughts and opinions and all frequently! But if we posted its like well who the hell is she??

I think so far I am doing a good job coming out! I have over 50 posts. Thats so many for me! Woohoo!

[mrsface]

Count me in! I lurked you know where for about 2 years. I think I have about 50 posts total over there....

I thought this new sight would be a great time to come out of the closet, if you will... See, in only a week here at CC I have almost 10 posts? :o Okay, okay. I'm not doing quite so well on the recovery part, but I'm trying!

Question for all lurkers :

What I find really weird sometimes is that I really feel like I know a lot of the frequent posters on the boards - you know the ones with a high post count and are not shy. The weird thing is that they most likely have no clue who I am. It is kind of weird to feel like they are my "friends" when they have no clue who I am. Anyone else feel this way?

That is so true! I feel a little guilty sometimes when my DH asks about the boards and I tell him all the lastest goings on- I feel like an imposter. But man, I learn all sorts of things from lurking.

What a great thread! Thanks for letting me know that I'm not alone.

[nic]

Houseblend-You took the words right outta my mouth

[fuzzyslippa]

Hi, I too was a lurker on the other site for almost 2 years. I started posting a bit when I was first planning my wedding, but now that I'm married I mostly just check-in, and watch the drama with popcorn in hand. So glad someone started this thread!!! I'm looking forward to getting to know you all.

[mierin]

houseblend, I think you hit the nail on the head about why it feels so weird to post sometimes. I've been watching some of these people for years. Some of their lives are so interesting and it's fun to see someone get married and then start having kids etc. But it feels VERY strange admitting that in public. I feel a little like a stalker and I don't want anyone to think that of me.

It feels a little like meeting a celebrity, if that makes any sense. You know who they are, but they don't have any idea who you are and why you know so much about them. And you don't want to make a total ass out of yourself in the process.

Aargh! The torture of being a lurker! :rolleyes:

[alliannie]

:D :D fuzzyslippa--I love your avatar!!! :D :D

[apoppy]

Thanks mierin for starting this thread!

I too was a serial lurker. In three years, I think I posted less than 75 times, even with a planning journal. I found a lot of the other posters to be somewhat intimidating--it felt sort of like being at a party where everyone is brilliant and witty, and you can't think of a good thing to say until you are on your way home... ah, shyness...

Maybe I just need to practice speaking up a little more

[ptcrn]

Another former lurker coming out of the closet!

My name is Jen, and I've been lurking on the WC for about a year, I guess. I'm planning my wedding which is July 30th, so I starting going just to gather ideas and pictures & stuff. But then I got sucked in to reading all the journals... it was just so interesting reading about other people's lives! I probably only posted 2 or 3 times. I'm going to get better over here though, especially after the wedding!

Mierin ITA about feeling like a stalker! That's exactly how it is for me, I really felt like I knew those people, but I never felt comfortable enough posting in someone's journal and admitting my lurker status. :o

[evagatesgreen2]

Hi Andrea!! It's your date twin AKA: belcanto. Have you seen any of the other March 12th brides over here?

Hi! I haven't seen any of the other March 12th brides on here but I have seen one of the later March wedding girls over on myspace.com

Maybe we should post something in their journals so they can come check CC out. :)

[eponymous]

So, how long did you lurk? Did you ever actually post? How does it feel to be out in the open? Let's share our lurker history.

Hello, my name is Kitlyn! I lurked from Jan 03-December 04 and finally decided to start posting then. I logged about 650 posts in less than six months... talk about a way to emerge from lurkerdom! I like posting/being out in the open, but I found that it really unbalanced my relationships TPTMNBN - I knew a lot about people and a lot of history, but no one knew me.

[babyfood]

Hi everyone!

I was GonnaGetMarried on WC before but have been wanting to change my name since I got married :rolleyes:

So now I am also babyfood at WC.

I am, and will probably often be a lurker. Although I was able to buy too much off the clothing thread in Parenting :o .

My name is Tiffany, I married DH July 19, 2003 and we had Ethan, our first baby Dec 11, 2004.

And therefore the reason for lurking.... I almost always have Ethan on my lap and have to lock my keyboard so he can bang on it. C'mon that has to be the best reason ever for lurking.

Anyway, he's napping in our bed right now so this is one of the rare times I can post.

[quest]

My name is quest and I am (was?) a lurker on that board the board that shall not be named.

I registered I think in 2001, got married in 2002, something got messed up with my username so I reregistered, and lurked/sometimes posted ever since.

I think for me, the reason it's easier to post here is because we're all starting from scratch (sort of). And everyone is nice :D

And for the record it is hilarious (in a good way) that there is Lurkers Group Thread. We need a mantra. Lurkers Unite! Lurk no longer! Come into the light! There is peace and serenity...in the light!

Forgive me, I got carried away and it's almost time to start the long weekend :)

[alliannie]

Lurkers Unite! Lurk no longer! Come into the light! There is peace and serenity...in the light!

Forgive me, I got carried away and it's almost time to start the long weekend :)

LMAO!!!!

[PrincessButrcup]

houseblend, I think you hit the nail on the head about why it feels so weird to post sometimes. I've been watching some of these people for years. Some of their lives are so interesting and it's fun to see someone get married and then start having kids etc. But it feels VERY strange admitting that in public. I feel a little like a stalker and I don't want anyone to think that of me.

It feels a little like meeting a celebrity, if that makes any sense. You know who they are, but they don't have any idea who you are and why you know so much about them. And you don't want to make a total ass out of yourself in the process.

Aargh! The torture of being a lurker! :rolleyes:

mierin - I know exactly what you mean. A few months ago I was in Target and saw someone whose journal I used to lurk in. I was lookling to see if it was her, but didn't want her to think I was some psycho staring at her. I felt like a huge stalker!

[kristin9903]

"I too was a serial lurker. In three years, I think I posted less than 75 times, even with a planning journal. I found a lot of the other posters to be somewhat intimidating--it felt sort of like being at a party where everyone is brilliant and witty, and you can't think of a good thing to say until you are on your way home... ah, shyness..."

Ah....apoppy I feel ya there. :)

I feel all stalker-y, too, sometimes. Damn being introverted. :)

[Katy]

hey guys, I admit, I will more than likely be lurking in this particular thread (but only because I'm one of you and well, the board stuff just keeps me too busy to be in too many threads). But I liked to let you know that this board is totatlly open to new memmbers. I'd love to find other women that didn't just come in from the other site.

Keep up the good work -- and I'm lovin' the mantra! :D

[JRose]

delurking to say...

I recognize a good amount of you...so you aren't nearly as invisible as you think you are :D

[southhavenjen]

Question for all lurkers :

What I find really weird sometimes is that I really feel like I know a lot of the frequent posters on the boards - you know the ones with a high post count and are not shy. The weird thing is that they most likely have no clue who I am. It is kind of weird to feel like they are my "friends" when they have no clue who I am. Anyone else feel this way?

ITA! It makes me feel stalker-ish, too, especially lurking in people's journals. There are a couple journals whose owners still haven't made the switch over here. I am dying to go in and say "come on over to constantchatter" but I can't!

[Pineknot]

Wow....I belong somewhere!! :p Every forum I go to, I still don't feel like I fit in. Witty Username posted the link to this thread in another thread and I knew I finally found a place to call home.

I had been at WC for about a year and I think I made 10 posts...maybe. It's not that I didn't want to say anything, it's just by the time I wanted to say it, I risked looking like a stalker.

I have watched women get married, have fights, make children, buy homes and get divorced. There are just so many great women I love to read about, but unfortunately, they don't even know I'm there. And so many threads balk at having stalkers, I then start feeling like one. Course, that only pushes me into the background more.

I'm thrilled to have a place to say, "I'm normal....HONEST!!"

Back to lurking.............. :p

[LilMarty]

Wow, what a great thread!! I am definietly a lurker too. I joined WC when I started planning my wedding in 2002, I posted some but mainly lurked. I was one that would really try to journal but was never good at keeping it up. It is so funny to hear some of you talk about others' journals and how you feel you know them. I totally feel the same way too! I feel like a stalker but I promise I am not... just bored at work!

I always hope to be more active but never feel like I have much to say. Hopefully I will now, I really like this community. :)

[kugrrly]

Hello my name is Erin and I am a WC lurker. I joined in 2001 for my best friends wedding. I kind of stayed because I enjoyed NWCC for gossip and what not. I never really belonged over there because I was not married or engaged. I felt dumb doing a "someday" journal so I continued to lurk with the occasional post... I think my post count was 134 in 4 years!! I am enjoying it over much better!! Al of the people that I enjoyed reading are over here!! :)

[Ginnie]

I've been a member of WC for almost a yr and I've made a total of 3 posts I think. I'm just scared I think that people will think I'm weird. :rolleyes: Which is funny b/c IRL I'm so outgoing. I've already made a couple posts here, so hopefully I will soon become a delurker. :) :)

[wonderpup262]

Hi, I'm Carrie and I lurked on WC for about 2 years, mostly due to shyness. But also, I was WAY too busy to do a journal or spend time on the boards when I was planning my wedding. And after the wedding I didn't really see the point!

I'm not planning to lurk on CC. Since everyone is new here (even though there are many established relationships), it feels less intimidating to start posting!

[Michelle]

I have a question for everybody.....

How many of us have been lurking in this thread more than posting? I'll fess up to it! I've been. I keep coming over to read about everybody but get a little nervous about what to write.

But since I know there are more of us out there than I thought, I don't feel so bad admitting it! ;)

Have a great and safe holiday weekend everybody!!!

[anjuli]

What a interesting group this is! I'm a semi-lurker at the other site. I posted a lot more during my wedding planning days, but now it's mostly in my buddies' NW journals and NWCC threads. I'm probably going to be a semi-lurker here too. I just don't have that interesting of a life to start a NW journal.

[numberlady]

I'm a former lurker trying to break out on these boards too. I mostly lurk because I can't log on much during the day and it seems that is when the majority of people post, so by the time I am able to log on, everything that I would have contributed to a thread has already been said...much like this thread. I totally agree with these:
it felt sort of like being at a party where everyone is brilliant and witty, and you can't think of a good thing to say until you are on your way home... ah, shyness..."

I think for me, the reason it's easier to post here is because we're all starting from scratch (sort of). And everyone is nice

It is nice to see I am not alone. And I do recognize a few of you, so your certainly not invisible.

[Guinness]

Me me me. I was a previously a lurker and now I am trying to join on these boards. I lurked for 3 1/2 years. I always had lots to say, but never tried to figure out how to post. I also tried not to admit that I was addicted, now I give up - I am a CC addict already :D

Nice to know I wasn't the only one. I always felt guilty when someone said 'lurkers come out'. I thought I want to, I am not stalking you, I just don't have a clue where to begin. . .

[KKay]

Hi! My name is Kris. I admit - I'm a former lurker. This thread has forced me to come out of hiding. It's definently time to 'fess up when I've been lurking in a thread titled 'Former Lurkers Unite'!! :D Hopefully I'll have more time to post on CC than I did on the 'other' site.

[KatieK]

Me too! I lurked for ... oh ... I'd guess about 3 years. I was always to overwhelmed to post much - I think I might have two or three times. :rolleyes:

I'm hoping to turn over a new leaf here though! I'm glad to see so many others doing the same - I could use the support ;)

Katie

[fuzzyslippa]

allieannie Thanks! I love my avatar too! cows are so cute.

Also wanted to say that I agree with how when you lurk, you feel like you get to know the people who post regularily...kind of a weird position to be in, because when you do want to post, how do you explain that you know all of this info already...anyways, I'm planning on being a non-lurker here, as long as I can find the time to post more often. :)

[Anna Low]

Question for all lurkers :

What I find really weird sometimes is that I really feel like I know a lot of the frequent posters on the boards - you know the ones with a high post count and are not shy. The weird thing is that they most likely have no clue who I am. It is kind of weird to feel like they are my "friends" when they have no clue who I am. Anyone else feel this way?

Me! (frantically waving hand in the air) Me!

I was a lurker from the very onset of the "other" place. Knew who everyone was, remember (somewhat vaguely) a lot of the comings and goings, but as I rarely posted, no one had the foggiest notion as to who I was, other than my sign up date indicated I wasn't a troll. I'm not really shy---I just don't have time to compose a good response when I am at work---most of the time, I have just a second or two to skim the interesting threads and very little more.

[popculturejunkie]

Okay, I suppose it is time to come out of longstanding lurkdom. I registered at the other site whose name I dare not speak ;) when I was planning my wedding in 2002 and used the site to gather ideas and hear about vendors. I posted a handful of times with information for SF Bay Area brides.

My excuse for never actively posting was that I didn't dare get started because I didn't have time as a busy grad student. Plus, I never quite got the technical hang of things.

I'm not sure how involved I'll be here even though I agree that this seems like a great community. Perhaps I'll stick to the gossip (can you tell by my user name where my heart lies?!?!?) and other fun stuff. :p

Thanks for motivating us lurkers to out ourselves - it's nice to see that there are other folks like me!

[ptrecluse]

I can not believe that we are on page 8 already. Wow that's a lot of lurkiers :D

I am extremely shy in real life and have a hard time starting conversations with strangers. I think this site has allowed another side of people to come out, even the popular posters seem different over here. It's fun to have a group over here to get to know.

~ PT

[mierin]

Hi everyone! I'm so excited that this thread has grown to 8 pages. I feel like a proud mama. I think it's good that we're all coming out of the closet to say hi. Now we don't have to feel like stalkers anymore. :D

Anyway, it's sooo late here but we just got back from a Pennsylvania family event. I'll be back on tomorrow (well, today) at a more decent hour. :rolleyes:

I think my husband wants to say hi to everyone:

I would like to thank you all for posting so many replies to this thread. It makes my wife very happy that there are other lurkers out there. She has been on the other site for 3 years and I am glad that she is finally posting. :D - Allastair

[eponymous]

QOTD (of sorts): Did anyone lurk on boards that had absolutely nothing to do with them? If so, which ones?

Personally, I was a dedicated lurking on the TTC with charting threads for MONTHS, despite the fact that I use BCP and aren't trying to conceive for years, if ever. I felt so rediculous - and yet was so excited for some of the regular posters who had been there so long when they got BFPs.

[mierin]

QOTD (of sorts): Did anyone lurk on boards that had absolutely nothing to do with them? If so, which ones?

Oh lord, I lurked everywhere. I've been married for nearly two years and I still looked at the dresses. We're not having children for another several years, either, and I loved the TTC and Parenting boards. I learned things in there that I never even thought about before! :eek:

[IrishMeg]

Personally, I was a dedicated lurking on the TTC with charting threads for MONTHS, despite the fact that I use BCP and aren't trying to conceive for years, if ever. I felt so rediculous - and yet was so excited for some of the regular posters who had been there so long when they got BFPs.

Absolutely!! I am not a parent nor TTC and I lurked faithfully on both of those forums. If someone I find interesting gets pregnant, I lurk in their pregnancy by month thread over in groups! When they have the baby, I am THRILLED and I feel like one of my friends had a baby. Its weird to be so happy for a person you barely know and yet I am.

ETA-ptcrn, is that your pug in your avatar?? If so, join us in the Pug Mommy thread over in pets!! We love to have new people and pugs join us! :)

[kristin9903]

I lurk in family planning, too. The baby bug has hit full force for me, but we are still a couple years away from TTC. I read the charter's thread, since I chart for BC, and I also read the current month's pregnancy group because it's just so exciting to read birth stories and see pictures of all the adorable new babies! Too sweet...and reading about all the adjustment/no sleep helps curb my need for kids (for the moment ;))

[SusieQ]

Hello all, another lurker here. Since finding the WC after getting engaged in May of 2004 I would check the boards everyday, spending hours at a time sometimes. I ended up finding about 6 or 7 journals that I would keep up on a daily/weekly basis. I did have an account but only posted a total of about 14-15 times. Hopefully I'll be a little (or a lot) more active here.

[ptcrn]

Absolutely!! I am not a parent nor TTC and I lurked faithfully on both of those forums. If someone I find interesting gets pregnant, I lurk in their pregnancy by month thread over in groups! When they have the baby, I am THRILLED and I feel like one of my friends had a baby. Its weird to be so happy for a person you barely know and yet I am.

ETA-ptcrn, is that your pug in your avatar?? If so, join us in the Pug Mommy thread over in pets!! We love to have new people and pugs join us! :)

Thanks Meghann! I actually posted some pictures of my baby the other day! That is a great thread, I love looking at other people's pugs :)

I am the same way about lurking in posts I don't really belong in- I lurk big time in the TTC threads and parenting-- and I'm not even married yet! I'm a labor and delivery nurse, so I love reading people's birth stories and hearing how they feel about their pregnancies and births. Stuff like that has always been very interesting for me.

[MiCo]

It is so refreshing to read through this thread and truly not feel alone. I have felt so many of the same things others have mentioned. Of course, I'm late in replying so most things I was thinking have already been said....why doesn't that surprise me :rolleyes:

I really want to get the hang of things around here as the technical stuff at the other place was always a bit beyond me (sad but true). I joined back in 2002 and married in 2003 and had a baby this Jan. and rarely posted (more when I was planning). I kept thinking I would jump into the Jan.'05 Mommy Thread but by the time I realized it was there, it was so far gone that I didn't feel like I "should", do you KWIM?

Anyway, I am happy to know that I am not alone and look forward to making more of an effort to be a part of the community vs. sitting on the sidelines lurking.

~Anne

[ptrecluse]

QOTD (of sorts): Did anyone lurk on boards that had absolutely nothing to do with them? If so, which ones?

I used to love to lurk in the family planning section. You can feel the excitement of a BFP even though I didn't know anyone over there. It brought back fond memories of the day I found out I was pg. My daughter is no longer a baby, baby so I think the baby lust hit again and drew me to those boards. My favorite part was the nursery decorating thread, there are some amazingly creative ladies on the boards.

mierin - Thanks for starting this thread, it was an awesome idea.

[tbell]

Me! I joined WC in 1/04 and only have like 100 posts. I wanted to start a journal, but I am usually only on the computer at work and didn't want to devote all my time to updating my journal (little did I know that I would devote all my time to reading everyone else's weddings!) I feel much more comfortable posting here.

[Anna Low]

[QUOTE=kitlyn]QOTD (of sorts): Did anyone lurk on boards that had absolutely nothing to do with them? If so, which ones?

I found myself lurking on the Parenting board. Not a parent, no intentions of being a parent, yet, I was fascinated by the whole aspect. And, I also loved the Pets board. Don't have a pet, but loved the pictures.

[silvergrey]

Thanks PookiePrincess for directing me to this thread. I was a big time lurker at the WC. I would poke around the boards when I needed study breaks, but composing posts seemed so hard! I was always afraid of saying the wrong thing, and since I wasn’t around much, I knew I wouldn’t be there to clarify if anyone misunderstood me. Paranoid, I know. :)

I’ll probably be a relatively active poster for the next month or so, but once school starts, I’ll be back to lurking.

[eponymous]

I'm really amused at how many "views" of this thread there are in comparison to posts. Come on out, lurkers! :cool:

[Michelle]

I've kept up on this thread by doing what I do best... lurking! :)

[evagatesgreen2]

I wonder if the lurkers on this thread are the ones who don't normally lurk(the super chatty ones) ;) :p

[mierin]

Geez, because of that supid IE error, I couldn't even lurk here! Glad to see things have carried on in my absence. :D

10 pages of lurkers! Woo!

[nic]

Me too. I can't believe I actually got into a thread. I've been booted off this sight about 100 times in the last 2 days. This is just a tease, I know when I try to go into another thread I'll get that stupid error message again.

[mierin]

nic, I finally downloaded Firefox, which is free, and now everything is working. :confused: I don't understand, but I'll go with it.

[IrishMeg]

mierin, it must feel pretty good to have a thread you created get to 10 pages long! Thats no short order for a lurker! You are offcially reformed! :)

[nic]

After I posted, I got the darn error message again. But, knock on wood, it's been okay for the last hour our so.

[evagatesgreen2]

I miss the thread killers thread on the WC. ;)

[Ilovemygeek]

I can't believe I just found this thread! I was a major lurker on WC. I joined before my wedding in 2002 and posted so infrequently that I actually forgot my screen name and password.

I lurked for a long time after my wedding and finally rejoined at the beginning of this year, but I made the switch to CC and I love it. I have already posted more here in the past few weeks than I ever did in the years I was on WC.

[mierin]

mierin, it must feel pretty good to have a thread you created get to 10 pages long! Thats no short order for a lurker! You are offcially reformed! :)

Heh. No kidding, IrishMeg! And I'm over half way to 100 posts. I still don't really get how you "get to know" people. I feel like I'm just randomly posting around. I guess that just happens gradually.

[B&BAddict]

Another Lurker checking in, I did have an account on the other place when i got engaged back in 2000 married in 2001, I don't even know what my account name/password was.

I think the lurking begain with one of those can't sleep , middle of the night times when you feel like you have reached the end of the internet, you have seen everything there is to see, but your still awake and bored, , and then you remember oh yeah I like flowers and cakes and pretty pictures, where can i find those? Oh yeah, that other site..

I didn't post much because I felt like I was interrupting something, or what i thought
had been said over and over.

Mierin, I am originally from the south shore as well,. small world!

[mierin]

Mierin, I am originally from the south shore as well,. small world!
Hi B&B! Where did you live on the south shore? DH and I are in Quincy right now, but we've been in Braintree and Weymouth. He's actually originally from NH and his parents still live in Dover.

[B&BAddict]

Hi B&B! Where did you live on the south shore? DH and I are in Quincy right now, but we've been in Braintree and Weymouth. He's actually originally from NH and his parents still live in Dover.

Hi mierin,
Too Funny, i grew up in Rockland, worked in Quincy for 12 years, and now i live in Dover NH.

[mierin]

Too Funny, i grew up in Rockland, worked in Quincy for 12 years, and now i live in Dover NH.
The world is getting smaller and smaller. My DH plays darts at a bar in Rockland, TK O'Sheas (I think that's how you spell it). We're there quite frequently. And his mother is actually a guidance counselor for Dover Middle School. Weird weird weird. :D

[Boopy]

I can't believe I'm finally writing this. I was a lurker for about four to five months on the WC, then made the transition to lurking here! My wedding was in June 2004 so I didn't even find the WC message boards until after my wedding. Well, I've finally got up the nerve to post. I don't know why it seems so hard. Even now, as I sit here and type this I'm a little nervous. :o I guess it always seemed like such a close knit community and I didn't feel I had much to add. I've always been a little shy. I guess it even carries over to the cyber world!

I hope to be more involved here. I guess I'll see what happens!

[apoppy]

Welcome Boopy! Have no fear, many of us are trying-to-reform lurkers. Who better to understand your shyness? I hope that you find a comfortable place to settle on CC. :)

[alliannie]

Welcome Boppy! We all know how you feel :o . Your in the right place. :D
Also...does anyone have journals?? I feel like since I dont know anyone I dont have journal buddies :( . I would love to not just lurk but become journal buddies with some of you since we are all trying to come out together!!! So post back to me or better yet post in my journal :D . (shaking head in shame...Im trying so hard to get buddies... ;) )

[mierin]

Come visit mine! It's a little lonely. I'm off to say hello in yours.

[PrincessButrcup]

Sheepishly admitting that, since I last posted about 2 weeks ago, I've been lurking in the lurkers thread! :eek: I'll try to come visit some lurker-journals!

[Sha259]

Former WC lurker here! I lurked during my whole wedding planning process (since 2001) and even then later on afterward. I could never seem to keep up with the rest of the ladies, as I was never a posting demon, and I am still not. Oh well, glad to be here to introduce myself. :)

[alliannie]

Welcome Shamena! Sorry no one welcomed you sooner. I am working hard to become a good journaler and journal buddy! Hope to see you around!

[evagatesgreen2]

Where's the thread for people who feel ignored? :p I have been posting in one thread on the board for a few days now and the other people in the thread talk around me like my post isn't even there. :(

[houseblend]

evagatesgreen2 - That happens to me all the time. Sometimes I just want to start a new thread "Am I on your Ignore List"? :p What thread is it? I'll come answer your posts!

[evagatesgreen2]

It was on the sailing thread and I have tried to engage in conversation but the majority of posters want to chat about buying boats and such. :p Just starting to give me a complex. :o

Maybe there should be a "Am I on your ignore list?" thread, because I am starting to feel invisible like I did on the WC or even on the WC on LJ threads. :confused:

[houseblend]

Well, I don't know a thing about sailing, so I'm not so sure I would be much help on that thread. It is definitely hard not to take it personal at times, but I think sometimes it is hard to know people agree with what you say or are even reading it because of the non-verbals that go along with a message board on the internet. Plus us lurkers can be a bit too good at lurking! :) I'm sure there must be lots of us that feel this way at times, though.

[evagatesgreen2]

I think the bloom is off the rose for me involving sailing. :p This past weekend I fell in the cabin and busted my butt! :o

Oh well, back to lurking in the controversial threads. ;)

[Katy]

Where's the thread for people who feel ignored? :p I have been posting in one thread on the board for a few days now and the other people in the thread talk around me like my post isn't even there. :(

Who are you kidding, that happens to me quite often as well (well, maybe not as much here, but it happened quite often over there. I was just now catching up on this thread and I noticed that many of the lurkers that came out of the closet STILL have low post counts.

Come one ladies...start posting :D

[mierin]

Where's the thread for people who feel ignored? I have been posting in one thread on the board for a few days now and the other people in the thread talk around me like my post isn't even there.
Try not to take it too personally. I'm still getting used to it, but a lot of people seem to know each other and it can take a little while before you feel totally involved. I still don't entirely, but it helped to answer other people's questions and start a journal and just post whatever and wherever. Then people start to recognize your icon and pretty soon they recognize you. At least, that's what I'm hoping. :D Don't give up!

[evagatesgreen2]

I started a thread in the tv/movie section which has had activity(yay me!) :)

I'm just a chatty person by nature so I will most likely pounce on any new posters in there. :p

[Vishenka69]

Where's the thread for people who feel ignored? :p I have been posting in one thread on the board for a few days now and the other people in the thread talk around me like my post isn't even there. :(
This happens to me a lot too. I was on WC for 3 years and only had about 1300 post count. Wonder how long it'll take me to even get to a 100 here. Although whenever I started a thread looking for advice (this is where the most of my posts are), everyone was always very helpful.

[boilermaker]

How on earth did it take me so long to find this thread. I was such a lurker on WC...joined in 2001, had about 500 posts before the big change. I actually started as a big poster, but all my journal buddies left, my name got messed up, and viola..a lurker was born.

Now...I have to go back and read this whole thread...

[ptrecluse]

evagatesgreen2- "Where's the thread for people who feel ignored?

I sometimes feel the same way as you do which is why I have been "lurking" a lot the last week and barely posting. ...sigh...

Welcome boilermaker

[evagatesgreen2]

Has anyone ever killed a thread? I've done that a lot. Not sure if it is my posts that do it or I am just late to the party and the threads have run their course. :p

[mierin]

I don't even know if I've posted in enough threads to kill one! :o

Sometimes I really don't even know where to post around here. I don't want to say something that's aleady been said, and by the time I see some of the threads they're already five pages long and I feel like I'm interrupting. I just don't understand how lots of people already have several hundred posts!

I think I need a class in remedial message board posting. :rolleyes:

[evagatesgreen2]

You could always pop into catty threads and ask someone to pass the popcorn. ;)

The several hundred posts members I am impressed by. I don't have 200 posts just yet but I don't know how you get so many since the boards only opened a month ago? :eek: :p

[boilermaker]

Thanks for the welcome.

I have most definitely killed threads and been ignored. It's a viscious cycle because if the thread would keep going or people would acknowledge that I had an opinoin, I would prob keep on posting. But it gets really frustrating when you post something, noone responds to it, then a "regular" poster will post the exact same thought and everyone comments.

We'll just have to be on the lookout for each other in threads and take them over with lots of posts :)

[mierin]

You could always pop into catty threads and ask someone to pass the popcorn.
Heh. Good thought. People are just not catty enough around here, though. I haven't found a good fight yet. Has anyone posted about cash bars in the wedding section yet?

I swear some people had 200 posts by the second day. It's taken me a couple weeks to get to 170!

[PrincessButrcup]

I don't even know if I've posted in enough threads to kill one! :o

Sometimes I really don't even know where to post around here. I don't want to say something that's aleady been said, and by the time I see some of the threads they're already five pages long and I feel like I'm interrupting. I just don't understand how lots of people already have several hundred posts!

I think I need a class in remedial message board posting. :rolleyes:

I feel the exact same way! In fact, I almost didn't post THIS because it had already been said. :rolleyes:

[mierin]

In fact, I almost didn't post THIS because it had already been said. :rolleyes:
You've got to know you can say ANYTHING in the lurker's thread! If we can't post anything we want here, there's no hope at all for us. :D

[ptrecluse]

I just noticed that I only have 27 posts and I think I joined a few days after the CC started. Half the time I'm to afraid to post because of how so many on the WC would act if they disagreed. I don't sense that over here but I am still alittle gun shy.

mierin - you crack me up with this"You've got to know you can say ANYTHING in the lurker's thread! If we can't post anything we want here, there's no hope at all for us."

[Katy]

Guys, don't let large threads scare you off. I used to get that way over there as well. I later would just jump in and say "I didn't read this entire post and I don't know if this has been said before but..." Usually there's no problem with this. Also, if you change the way you view threads (in your User CP) threads that were once 10 pages will now only appear as 3 or 4 pages :D Not nearly as daunting, you know.

I've also found that it much easier to post in gossip-type threads where you just give your opinion (ex: Brit's new haircut is horrible!) and then move on. You can do it so easily and quickly (and rarely push someone the wrong way) yet it gets your name out there. Also, don't be afraid to ask questions. I'll post about ANYTHING I have a question about (new shoes, where to find picture ledges, favorite body scrubs, how to cook chicken, summer BBQ ideas, you name it).

[ramaba]

hi, I lurked for most of my stay on WC. I commented a lot and kept journals, but nothing of real substance. I was rmf49 from early 2001 on.

[Michelle]

Hi Ramaba! I just wanted to welcome you to CC. You're not alone being a lurker, we're all lurkers trying to come out of our shells! :)

[ptrecluse]

Michelle- Your dog in your picture sig is absolutely adorable. What type of dog is it? I love white fluffy dogs.

[mierin]

ramaba, let me second the welcome. Good to have you. Now start posting! :D

[Michelle]

Michelle- Your dog in your picture sig is absolutely adorable. What type of dog is it? I love white fluffy dogs.

Thank you! That's my baby boy Connor (or as I like to call him, Con-dog) :) He's a Bichon. They are great dogs, so much fun to have!

[PookiePrincess]

Hey fellow recovering lurkers! I haven't been in here in a while, but wanted to say, jump in wherever you can. I try to give advice if I know what I'm talking about. I know everyone doesn't know who I am, but I'm trying to get more involved. Also, what I do is pop into the journals that don't have a lot of responses and read and post and just say hi. That's the best way to find friends...find a few journals you like and check up on them. (You can come visit mine...you won't kill the thread and I promise I won't ignore you.)http://www.handykult.de/plaudersmilies.de//happy/roflmao.gif

[Sha259]

(You can come visit mine...you won't kill the thread and I promise I won't ignore you.)

That just made me crack up. :p

I can soooo relate to everyone who expresses their reluctance to post in mega long threads, or journals that are already 15 pages long after 2 days :eek: I still get that way, even here. But when I was on that "other" site, I was mainly a lurker because I never had the time to check the site all day, so when I got on, all the threads started that day were already 5 pages long. :rolleyes: Now, however, I am on the PC all day at work, (like now), and I check all over the place and am trying to keep my post count up. I started a journal (for the 4th time) and I am looking for journal buddies!! :D Oh, and I seem to be a huge thread killer :/ Anytime I post in a thread (even my own) people must see my name and avoid anything that has to do with me :( I don't want to be a thread killer!!

[evagatesgreen2]

I seem to have killed my thread in the tv section. :rolleyes:

I had people post in it(yay!) but they haven't been back in a while. :p :o

[Sha259]

Maybe we should have a group called Thread Killers Unite...but would anyone post in it? :confused:

Eva - let me go browse the TV section. ;)

[evagatesgreen2]

There was a thread on the WC with the name Thread Killers Anonymous. So many people posted in it, not sure if that was a good thing or a bad thing lol! Not sure how big it ended up being. I wonder if it could be found on the WC or if it got erased during the changeover?

I vote for another thread killer thread. It could be a tie in for this thread. :p

[mierin]

There was a thread on the WC with the name Thread Killers Anonymous. So many people posted in it, not sure if that was a good thing or a bad thing lol! Not sure how big it ended up being.
That thread was HUGE! I think no one wanted anyone else to be the thread killer so they kept it going.

[evagatesgreen2]

I ended up having the most posts on that thread. :o :p

[Sha259]

Hmm, you can see how much of a lurker I was. I didn't even know that thread existed. :rolleyes:

[alliannie]

I knew the thread existed but I was to shy to post in it. Proves I was a big time lurker. It was so big and scary. :rolleyes:

[evagatesgreen2]

I went ahead and started a journal on here. I wonder how much I will lurk in it. I have a bad habit of lurking in my own journals posting sporadically. :o

[mierin]

I knew the thread existed but I was to shy to post in it. Proves I was a big time lurker. It was so big and scary. :rolleyes:
Ditto. I can't believe I lurked over there for 3 years and never posted anything. How silly of me!

[PrincessButrcup]

I knew that it existed, but never even looked in it!

[evagatesgreen2]

Ok I am getting picture happy and keep posting in my journal and didn't notice someone had posted until I got the email notice. :o

[Michelle]

Oh no you guys! I just realized that I'm turning into a lurker again! I was so good when CC started, but I'm finding myself lurking more and more. I have to pull myself out of my slump! :(

[evagatesgreen2]

I'm glad you de-lurked to post. I was worried I had killed this thread for good. :o

[mierin]

Oh no you guys! I just realized that I'm turning into a lurker again! I was so good when CC started, but I'm finding myself lurking more and more. I have to pull myself out of my slump! :(
:eek: No more lurking! Come post some more in my journal. Or post in the TAR thread. I know I've seen you there. I've been trying to make dailing posting goals for myself and that's helped somewhat. Also, having a journal is forcing me to post because I would feel a little silly if I just dropped off the face of the earth when there are people talking directly to me.

[Sha259]

No more lurking! Come post some more in my journal. Or post in the TAR thread.

Michelle, Meg is right. Don't let lurkdom take you over!!! If you don't feel comfortable starting your own journal, you can still come post in mine. I am always on the lookout for journal buddies, or people to post and make my journal longer :o . I haven't really made posting number goals for myself, but I have made the goal of checking my subscriptions daily and posting to each subscribed journal, and then regular subcribed threads, and then I will go and check out the rest of CC. That seems to be working so far. And I am getting to know so many nice people. It makes we wonder why I ever lurkered in the first place. :)

[Michelle]

Thanks for the support guys!

Meg - I've been lurking in your journal! :) But I will definately post more, I promise!

Sha259 - I'll definately come visit your journal. Maybe one day I'll start one. First I have to commit to keeping up with other journals before I start one of my own! :)

[PrincessButrcup]

Oh no you guys! I just realized that I'm turning into a lurker again! I was so good when CC started, but I'm finding myself lurking more and more. I have to pull myself out of my slump! :(

I've been doing the same thing, but I have improved greatly! (Giving myself a pat on the back ;) ) I have really tried to post in the gossip/TV/chit chat threads when I have something to add.

[Ilovemygeek]

It is so easy to fall back into lurking! I keep telling myself that once I get pregnant I will start a journal, knowing full well that I could start one now chronicling our time while we are TTC. Sigh. Maybe someday.

Now I am off to find places to post.

[PookiePrincess]

The easiest place to not lurk in is the games. They are easy for getting the post number up, which doesn't make you look like a lurker! There's plenty to choose from (word game, movie game, song game, this or that game)

[evagatesgreen2]

How does the song game work?

[PookiePrincess]

Whatever song is posted, you post a song with one of the same words. If I posted Don't Mess With My Heart (Black Eye Peas), the next person will post a song that has one of the same words in it's song title.

[wine4me]

Hi guys!

I came out of the WC closet of lurking when I came across this site! I fig'd joining CC would be the reason I'm out and about.

Nice to meet some fellow past WC lurkers. :)

[PrincessButrcup]

Welcome wine4me!! I love your name! :D

[Michelle]

Welcome to CC wine4me!!! :)

[evagatesgreen2]

Hi Wine4me! :)

[mierin]

Hiwine4me! Jump on in and start posting.

[Sha259]

Hey there wine4me!!http://www.nearlygood.com/smilies/waveystd.gif Welcome to CC. I hope you like it here and start posting up a storm.

Kristi that is a good idea for getting the post count up. I need to get back into doing that.

[Michelle]

I did it! I reached 100 posts! I thought that this would be the best place to make my 100th post since I am a reforming lurker!

Hmm... now I'm feeling motivated. Could this possibly inspire me to start a journal? I might have to try that one of these days! :D

[PrincessButrcup]

Congratulations, Michelle!!! What an accomplishment for a former lurker! You are "Way too Cool!" :D

[mierin]

I did it! I reached 100 posts! I thought that this would be the best place to make my 100th post since I am a reforming lurker!

Hmm... now I'm feeling motivated. Could this possibly inspire me to start a journal? I might have to try that one of these days! :D

Jour-nal! Jour-nal! Peer pressure! :D

[PookiePrincess]

Michelle-

No peer pressure or anything, but if you start a journal, I'll come visit!

[alliannie]

I agree with everyone else..journal journal!!! :D Then we could visit yours just like you do ours!!!

Welcome wine4me!!

[Sha259]

Oh yea!!! Michelle, congrats on reaching your goal. And I think you should soooo start a journal. Oh come on, you know you want to. Only a small amount of peer pressure. :p

[evagatesgreen2]

Another vote for a journal! :D

[PrincessButrcup]

I'd come visit, too!

[ptrecluse]

WOW!!! I haven't been checking in over here lately but wow look at how many pages we have. WOOHOO!

I don't have a journal because I just don't have that much to say but I love posting in the movie and song chain threads.

Michelle - Your dog is still the cutest ever.

[Michelle]

Hi Everyone! Okay, I'm going to do it!

Sometime within the next couple of days, I'll start a journal. Thanks for the motivation! I'm giving into peer pressure! :D

Ptrecluse - If I start a journal and keep up with it even though I never have much to say, that will prove that anybody can do it! :)

[mierin]

I'm going to have to keep a close watch because I MUST be your first visitor. :D

[bedazzled]

Okay, I'm scared! But I'm coming out of lurkdom (have to admit, it's a cozy and comfortable place) to post.

I've lurked on the WC for the last six months and been impressed with the friendships that others made over there, though I think it was precisely that (i.e., the fact that all these relationships already existed) that kept me from posting myself...I kind of felt like an interloper. :p

Hope to be more active in the community over here! And if you guys start journals, I'll definitely visit. :D

[evagatesgreen2]

Hi Bedazzled! :) Glad you came out of lurkerdom.

Heck I made most of my WC/CC friends by playing the games. Also it beefs up your post count(lol!) ;)

[PrincessButrcup]

Michelle, let us know when you start your journal so we can come visit! (and increase our posts ;) )

Welcome Bedazzled! I know exactly what you mean. I have always been very impressed by the relationships that others have made.

[Michelle]

I did it... I gave into peer pressure and started a journal. :) It's a little boring right now, but hopefully it will get more interesting as time goes on. Thanks for the encouragement ladies! :)

[evagatesgreen2]

How many posts does it take to get the coolest of the cool logo?

[mierin]

How many posts does it take to get the coolest of the cool logo?
500, and it looks like you just got there. Congrats! You are SO not a lurker anymore.

[evagatesgreen2]

I post way too much in the song/movie/word games. :o

You should have seen my post count on the WC.

[alliannie]

Welcome bedazzled. Lots of us have journals you can come visit and de-lurk in!! We are all journal buddies.

And YEA Michelle has a journal. I mean its not like you had a lot of peer pressure to start one of anything :p

Andrea your post count is so impressive for us lurkers! I think you might have graduated to a real poster!! But youll always be one of us! :D

ptrecluse- You should start a journal too!! Trust me I have nothing to say either but somehow someone everyone visits. Youll have to let us know if you ever start one!!

[evagatesgreen2]

Can I still lurk in here? :o

[mierin]

Can I still lurk in here? :o
I think this is the one thread where no one will EVER care if you, or anyone else lurks. I love the lurkers! Lurk away! :D

[alliannie]

You know what I just thought of!?!? Do you think people lurk in our journals like we used to in other peoples(and maybe still do ;) ?

I know people lurk in this thread bc it has so many views and not nearly as many posts. But I think people are inspired to read it when they see the title. It is definitly a successful thread. :D

[mierin]

You know what I just thought of!?!? Do you think people lurk in our journals like we used to in other peoples(and maybe still do ;) ?
Absolutely. My journal has over 700 views and only a little over 100 posts. There HAS to be lurkers in there. Or just people who peeked and thought I was boring. :D

[apoppy]

I don't think you're boring...I just like to lurk! :rolleyes:

[Michelle]

Absolutely. My journal has over 700 views and only a little over 100 posts. There HAS to be lurkers in there. Or just people who peeked and thought I was boring. :D

Sorry to break it to you, but you're not boring! I'll admit to going in there and reading it but not always posting. But not anymore, I'm in the process of reforming my lurking ways! :)

[Michelle]

You know what I just thought of!?!? Do you think people lurk in our journals like we used to in other peoples(and maybe still do ;) ?

I know people lurk in this thread bc it has so many views and not nearly as many posts. But I think people are inspired to read it when they see the title. It is definitly a successful thread. :D

Same goes for you too.... I'll read your journal a lot more than I post in it! :) But I'm getting better!

[evagatesgreen2]

I've been lurking in journals after I made my initial posts. :o I worry I will be the boring one and no one will want me posting in their journals. :(

[mierin]

I've been lurking in journals after I made my initial posts. :o I worry I will be the boring one and no one will want me posting in their journals. :(
Don't be silly! You're more than welcome to post in my journal and I know everyone else here would say the same thing.

Michelle and apoppy, thanks so much for the journal love. You made me blush a little! :o

[Kristibell]

Okay, I'm really bad. I've been lurking in the lurkers thread!

[Michelle]

Okay, I'm really bad. I've been lurking in the lurkers thread!

You're allowed to lurk in the lurkers thread! But I think I speak for all of us lurkers when I say, come out and talk to us! We want to talk to you! :)

[Sha259]

It's been a while since I have been over here. And look at all the love us former lurker's are getting:D.

I just have to say, that no one should ever feel bad to be a lurker. I know how it is. You read up on a thread too late and find that everything you wanted to say had been said. You follow someone to their journal only to find that it has 25 pages!!!:eek: So you feel like an intruder into their life too late. I even admit that I still lurk in curtain places, and in some people's journals. Sometime's you just don't feel like posting, and that is okay.

I just hope that this thread can be an inspiration for those who want to start posting more often. And it is definitely okay to lurk in a former lurkers thread. We have all been there.

I also have a confession: I almost started lurking in KimandGino's journal, but only because I wanted to see if she had had her baby. And she did! :)

[mierin]

I also have a confession: I almost started lurking in KimandGino's journal, but only because I wanted to see if she had had her baby. And she did! :)
Me too! :o And then I felt bad. I really need to say hi. But I'm shy!! She seems to know everyone.

[Sha259]

Aww Meg I felt the same way too. She does seem to know everyone!! Her and Summer. Those Carolina Girls are one big group :eek:

[DelSol]

Hi Everyone!

I lurk more than I post. Most times I don't have much to say and I think I'll bore most people plus I am shy. Then I think no one knows you so there is no reason to be shy, I still don't post much. I'm trying to be better at posting now that I am home all day searching for a job. I was recently laid off.

So hopefully I can get off my lurking butt and start posting more.

[ptrecluse]

I'm almost at 100 posts, I am so excited. :D

I've been playing in the game threads a lot lately. I hope I hit 100 before I leave work today.

I see so many lurkers with journals on this thread, I've lurked in a few ;)

[ptrecluse]

I did it 101 posts Woot! Woot!

[DelSol]

ptrecluse ~ Congrats on making it over the 100 post mark!!! :D

[Michelle]

100 posts!! Way to go Ptrecluse! :)

[Scoutesina]

My name is Maria and I was a lurker on that other board for 4 years. I think I posted less than 20 times. I never started a thread, but it seemed like when I finally thought of something to say and chimed in...nothing but cricket chirps.

Over here I posted my generic intro in the welcome page, sure that the same thing would happen but not wanting to be rude and not introduce myself--and lo and behold my boring little 'howdy' got FOUR responses. This place is much more welcoming! Also I don't feel like a dork hanging around a wedding-themed board so long after getting married. I love it here!

[houseblend]

Glad to see you made your way to this thread Scoutesina! :)

[Michelle]

Welcome Scoutesina!

You'll love it here on CC, everybody is great. I look forward to chatting with you on CC!

[mierin]

Hi! Welcome aboard Scoutesina. A lot of us on this thread lurked for numerous years and now many of us have journals. So, there's hope! :D

[Sha259]

Scoutesina- Welcome to CC in general and to the Former Lurker thread in particular.http://www.nearlygood.com/smilies/waveystd.gif You will find alot of supportive ladies here willing to help us move past the lurker phase of our lives and become regular posters.

[DelSol]

Welcome Scoutesina!

[PrincessButrcup]

Had to come over here to make my 100th post!!! :D


Welcome, Scoutesina!

[Michelle]

Had to come over here to make my 100th post!!! :D

Happy 100th Post Day! :)

[PrincessButrcup]

Thanks, Michelle!

[ptrecluse]

Welcome Scoutesina

and Congrats on the 100th Post PrincessButrcup.

[alliannie]

Welcome Scoutsenia and congrats Princess!!!!!

[DelSol]

Yeah! Another one makes it to their 100th post! Congrats!!!

[PrincessButrcup]

Thanks ptrecluse, alliannie & BeachBride

[evagatesgreen2]

I finally made it to the coolest of the cool ranking and now all I seem to do is lurk. :rolleyes:

[PookiePrincess]

I don't have time to post much these days. I check journals and that's about it. My weekends are the time to live on CC if I have the chance. I do lurk still, but not as much. If I have something to say, I join in!

[DelSol]

Here it is, my 100th post!!!! :D

[ptrecluse]

Congratulations on the big 100!! BeachBride19426

[Michelle]

Yay for 100 posts BeachBride!!!!!

[mierin]

Congrats on 100, BeachBride! :D

[PrincessButrcup]

Yeah, BeachBride! Congrats!!! :D

[DelSol]

Thanks Everyone! :D

[mierin]

I had to come in here to celebrate 500!

Woo! I think I've kicked the lurking habit. :D

[PrincessButrcup]

Congratulations mierin! I think that you are officially reformed! :)

[Michelle]

Happy 500 Post Day Meg!!! :)

[PookiePrincess]

YAY MEG FOR 500 POSTS!!!!http://www.handykult.de/plaudersmilies.de//party/dance2.gif

[DelSol]

Congrats on the 500 mierin!

I hope I can get there one day!

I can't believe tomorrow is my 9 month wedding anniversary!

[apoppy]

I have a question for all of you lurkers and former lurkers. ;)

Would you consider taking part in one of these regional get-togethers that WC/CC ladies sometimes organize? Or do you think you would be too shy?

[PookiePrincess]

Honestly, I think I would be too shy. Especially if the people weren't people I normally talk to on here. If they were my normal journal gals, it would be nice to meet in person, but weird if I didn't know much about them beforehand.

[mierin]

I actually just met up with a couple Boston ladies and we had a great time. We were total strangers and had never talked on here, except to set up the GTG, but it was really nice to meet some people in real life and get out of the house for a while.

Happy 9 month anniversary, BeachBride! It goes by so fast.

[Sha259]

Happy High Post Count, to all you ladies racking up your posts!!!http://www.nearlygood.com/smilies/party-smiley-050.gif (http://www.nearlygood.com)

As to whether or not I would go to a GTG, I think I would. The ladies here are all around pretty nice, and I am not typically the shy type in person, so I would be game. It would be nice also to meet my journal buddies, except we don't all live in the same state :(.

[Michelle]

It's official.... I have more posts here than I had at the other place!

Here is my 200th post! :D

[evagatesgreen2]

Woohoo! You rock! :D

[alliannie]

Michelle~I posted congrats in your journal on then came here and saw your post here so Ill do it agian..Congratulations!!!

[PrincessButrcup]

Congratulations, Michelle!

[Michelle]

Thanks Andrea, Annie, and PrincessButrcup! :D

[evagatesgreen2]

No Problem! :D

[evagatesgreen2]

I just made my thousandth post! :D I am now Queen of the Cool! LOL. :p

[PrincessButrcup]

Wow!!!! A thousand posts! CONGRATS, ANDREA!

[Michelle]

:D Happy 1000th post day Andrea!!!! :D Yay for being a Queen! :D

[evagatesgreen2]

:D Thank you!

Watch me go back to lurking now. :o

[DelSol]

Congrats evagatesgreen2 on making it over 1,000 post!!!!!

and

Congrats to Michelle for making it over 200 post!!!!!

[ptrecluse]

evagatesgreen2 Holy macaroni 1000 posts and you call your self a lurker. Just kidding :)

Michelle Congrats on your 200 plus post count. Woohoo

[evagatesgreen2]

I wanted to get to the Queen of the Cool mark. :o I have been lurking for the most part lately(aside from the word game)

[mierin]

Ugh. At this rate, I'm never going to get to 1000 posts. I've turned back into such a lurker and I actually haven't even been on in almost a week. Stupid school.

I need a posting pep talk.

[evagatesgreen2]

You can do it Mierin! We all believe you can do it! :)

Rah! Rah! Rah! :D


How was that? :o

Have you played the TPBM, word, movie game lately? That does wonders for your post count. ;)

[Sha259]

Congrats on being the Queen of the cool Andrea!

And I know what its like Meg, Today is Sept 9th, and I haven't really been on since last friday!!!:eek: Work has been way too hectic.:(

[mierin]

I'm right with you, Shamena. I didn't have any time over the last week and I keep looking at my journal page and thinking, "I can't catch up with that! What do I do?" This is my issue. I'm gone for a week and then I feel like I can't just jump back in even though I know I can. Sigh. I'm so hard on myself for no good reason. :rolleyes:

[houseblend]

You can do it mierin! I'm rooting for you!!!

I know what you mean, though. There's been a few times now where I can barely log on for a week or two for a variety of reasons. I feel like I have so much catching up to do when that happens.