I am in agreement with y'all about contributing and being involved; that interaction has been the most enjoyable aspect of FlyerTalk for me. Thank you for welcoming me so warmly!




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"Lurking" has such a negative connotation. A lurker would be waiting to do NO GOOD! They might finally pounce when they see their opportunity. Is this a pre-FT trait? Perhaps they should be simply described as just "readers"?

yes doc: please use "Readers"

Rudi,

How do you always manage to be so right? I'll see if iknuP can change the title.

Well you'd never catch the old pro's of this group being imposters!

(At least not of ourselves)

well, I have to go against the politically correct trend - I like "lurk", if only because it is a great verb describing the behaviour of my black cat in dark corners and under furniture when he is interested in something but doesn't want to look too uncool or overenthusiastic. I like all the nuances that simpler words lack.
Any "lurkers" who really don't like it should post their opinions, in which case the term would no longer apply...

PremEx, I'd describe you as a prowler, peeping mark or "silly person outside in the heat".

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Here's a definition:
Lurk Following a newsgroup or sitting on an IRC channel and reading the messages without saying anything, as if you were 'lurking in the shadows', staying out of sight of the other users.
(from the Internet and UNIX dictionary http://www.msg.net/kadow/answers/ )

Alas, no OED definition, as I don't have my copy with me, and internet access to it is restricted.



[This message has been edited by baobab (edited 07-06-1999).]

A verbose thing, that OED....

Lurk
1. a. intr. To hide oneself; to lie in ambush; to remain
furtively or unobserved about one spot. (Now only with indication
of place.) Also, to live in concealment or retirement.
c1300 Havelok 68 Hwan he felede hise foos, He made hem
lurken, and crepen in wros. ?a1366 Chaucer Rom. Rose 465
There lurked and there coured she, Fer pover thing, wher-so
it be, Is shamfast, and despysed ay. c1375 Sc. Leg. Saints
xliii. (Cecile) 89 Valaryane..fand the bischope sanct urbane
lurkand ymong pure men mekly. 1390 Gower Conf. II. 355 And
thus lurkende upon his stelthe In his await so longe he lai
[etc.]. c1400 Destr. Troy 1167 Silen to the Citie softly
and faire; Lurkyt vnder lefe-sals loget with vines. c1470
Golagros & Gaw. 1080 Sal neuer freik on fold, fremmyt nor
freynde, Gar me lurk for ane luke, lawit nor lerd. 1547 Boorde
Introd. Knowl. xxiv. (1870) 181 To lyue in rest and peace
in my cytye I do lourke. 1596 Dalrymple tr. Leslie's Hist.
Scot. I. 20 Fisches lurking amang the stanes. 1605 Camden
Rem., Rythmes 25 When Philip de Valoys the French King lurked

Thanks, NJ Dave

The concise OED is easier to lift than the full version, but this may be one instance where brawn and brain-power intersect

Hey, don't you believe for a second that Catman is shy. I have the photos to prove it!



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I like lurk! I like negative words...like "airline food!"

If anyone wants to buy pictures of an unshy Catman, please let me know. Catman has already tried to buy them all, but I kept the negatives. Anyone want to "lurk" at the pictures?

Ooops sorry doc,

When I popped on earlier, I just saw Rudi's post re "Readers" so I gave him all the credit.

Now, as I read it more carefully, I realize it was you who made that excellent suggestion. Mea Culpa, Mea Culpa. Maxima Mea Culpa.

I will be more careful in the future.

Thank you for the nice comments, Punki. I still feel I am shy, I just need to get used to new people and learn that they are ok.

OMNI: SO JAWS & Wanderlust, buddies... pals.. chums... You have pixs of me! I don't remember being photographed!!! Now you wouldnt' be posting those pixs now... I have a reputation to uphold!



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MEOW! MEOW! MEOW!!!

that's ok Punki Just go on giving me all (good) credits and blame all others (one of Machiavelli's hot tips for managers).