12-17-2014, 12:18 AM
[#0000FF]Yeah. Beware the lurker.
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I'm guessing that if it were possible to survey all active members we would find that a high percentage were once "lurkers"...folks who were leery of jumping into joining a website and being beat up like they are in so many of them.
There is a downside of course. When too much sensitive info is disclosed on an open forum it can (as has) contribute to undue pressure where more pressure is not needed.
But is the solution to totally exclude everybody who is not an active participating member...or potential member...instead of being more careful in posting details?
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I'm guessing that if it were possible to survey all active members we would find that a high percentage were once "lurkers"...folks who were leery of jumping into joining a website and being beat up like they are in so many of them.
There is a downside of course. When too much sensitive info is disclosed on an open forum it can (as has) contribute to undue pressure where more pressure is not needed.
But is the solution to totally exclude everybody who is not an active participating member...or potential member...instead of being more careful in posting details?
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