Originally Posted by
rgar7
I agree. I also lurked for over a year before joining just a few months ago. I have read 4 or 5 of the longest threads in their entirety and even though I'm a "newbie" I don't think that people like me and BarnyardRomeo should be given the axe. I say if Joe Blow decides to get in way over his head without doing his homework he should pay the consequences. He'll learn.
Fair enough, then on to my next point:
But during that time, what did you contribute to the community? I for one think of lurkers as the same guys that came over to the frat house every weekend but never joined... Pretty much leeches