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Title: Lookit all the lurkers....
Post by: Lurker on Feb 16 06 08:35
I sense...LURKERS!!!!

[a  href="index.php?action=who"]14 Guests, 3 Users[/a]
         [span class="smalltext"]            Users active in past 20 minutes:
[a href="index.php?action=profile;u=39" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"]TehBorken[/a], [a href="index.php?action=profile;u=18"]purelife[/a], [a href="index.php?action=profile;u=10"]Future Canadian[/a]            
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Title: Re: Lookit all the lurkers....
Post by: Future Canadian on Feb 16 06 08:42
And are you one, "guest"? Register if you haven't already. It's a gas here.
Title: Re: Lookit all the lurkers....
Post by: TehBorken on Feb 16 06 08:45
And are you one, "guest"? Register if you haven't already. It's a gas here.

Hmmm, asking a lurker to register....methinks that may break certain unwriten Laws Of The Universe. (//forums/richedit/smileys/Thinking/3.gif)
Title: Re: Lookit all the lurkers....
Post by: Future Canadian on Feb 16 06 08:50
Oops. Not yet fully wise in the ways of the internet sensei TehBorken.
Title: Re: Lookit all the lurkers....
Post by: TehBorken on Feb 16 06 09:02
Lurker does not participate in normal forum discourse,        but he's out there...watching, reading every message. He is usually quite        harmless, and more often than not his silence reflects a natural reticence        rather than sinister motives. If a fight breaks out he will quietly observe        to avoid revealing his position. Occasionally, however, some mysterious        impulse drives him to de-lurk and attack. This totally unexpected assault        is universally regarded as an ambush, and other Warriors will turn on        him savagely. Lurker seldom sticks around to fight it out, however, and      after a brief exchange, he once again slips out of sight.

[img]http://redwing.hutman.net/%7Emreed/Assets/lurker.jpg" height="459" width="600"]
Title: Re: Lookit all the lurkers....
Post by: purelife on Feb 16 06 09:05
I'll put my cyber dollars that these lurkers are from Discover Vancouver!!! :D

Panhof advertised us.  Woo hoo!  :D
Title: Re: Lookit all the lurkers....
Post by: purelife on Feb 16 06 09:06
I'm glad to know that we can see the "lurkers."  I thought that that was pretty cool to see which page they are viewing and such.  COOL!  
Title: Re: Lookit all the lurkers....
Post by: P.C. on Feb 16 06 09:15
Hi purelife.....TehBorken.

[img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px" src="http://ghettobaby.net/Emoticons/newemotes3/latestemotes/lurk.gif"]
Title: Re: Lookit all the lurkers....
Post by: Future Canadian on Feb 16 06 09:17
Hey PC.[/DIV]I learned something new today on this thread. Is this like "Don't feed the trolls"?
Title: Re: Lookit all the lurkers....
Post by: P.C. on Feb 16 06 09:28
Good morning FC.

I'm not sure I follow you.
Title: Re: Lookit all the lurkers....
Post by: Sportsdude on Feb 16 06 09:54
that pic scares the crap out of me teh borken![img style="WIDTH: 28px; HEIGHT: 26px" height=92 src="http://discoverseattle.net/forums/richedit/smileys/Shocked/5.gif" width=86 border=0]
Title: Re: Lookit all the lurkers....
Post by: tenkani on Feb 16 06 10:55
ROFL! TehBorken, that site is one of the true gems of the Net     (http://discoverseattle.net/forums/richedit/smileys/Happy/21.gif)

[A href="http://redwing.hutman.net/%7Emreed/index.htm"]http://redwing.hutman.net/%7Emreed/index.htm[/A]
Title: Re: Lookit all the lurkers....
Post by: P.C. on Feb 16 06 11:09
Hey tenkani..[img style="CURSOR: pointer" onclick=url(this.src); src="http://www.cheesebuerger.de/images/smilie/froehlich/c020.gif" border=0]

Those are great ......and who would you associate yourself with the closest on the Flame Warrior Roster.
Title: Re: Lookit all the lurkers....
Post by: kitten on Feb 16 06 11:26
I always lurk before I leap.  It helps to know what you are landing in.(http://discoverseattle.net/forums/richedit/smileys/Teasing/12.gif)
Title: Re: Lookit all the lurkers....
Post by: P.C. on Feb 16 06 11:37
I do a fair bit of lurking too, Kitten, except I call it staying informed.  It's a fine line, that decision to add a 'neither here nor there' comment, or move on. And for this, we must face the shame of being lurkers. *snicker, giggle*  [img style="CURSOR: pointer" onclick=url(this.src); src="http://www.cheesebuerger.de/images/smilie/traurig/g050.gif" border=0]     I have to say, there are times I've posted when in fact I should have moved on.
Title: Re: Lookit all the lurkers....
Post by: tenkani on Feb 16 06 11:40
"and who would you associate yourself with the closest on the Flame Warrior Roster." That's a tough call.
Title: Re: Lookit all the lurkers....
Post by: P.C. on Feb 16 06 11:43
OMG.....tenkani is TOP of the looky loo lurkers thread...[img style="CURSOR: pointer" onclick=url(this.src); src="http://www.cheesebuerger.de/images/smilie/musik/f020.gif" border=0]
Title: Re: Lookit all the lurkers....
Post by: P.C. on Feb 16 06 11:58
I see you as a Kung Foo Master/ Big Cat........with but a infinitesimal drop of Android.
Title: Re: Lookit all the lurkers....
Post by: kitten on Feb 16 06 11:58
There are times I have looked back and wished I had posted before the topic faded in the distance.  One of those "too late smart" things.  I don't like to resurrect a dead topic for some belated thoughts.
Title: Re: Lookit all the lurkers....
Post by: P.C. on Feb 16 06 12:03
Sometimes old threads deserve a bump, especially if resurrected with new insight.    Go on....be daring.[/DIV]At least it would be a post that was given some thought, and THAT can't be bad.   [img style="CURSOR: pointer" onclick=url(this.src); src="http://www.cheesebuerger.de/images/smilie/froehlich/a025.gif" border=0]
Title: Re: Lookit all the lurkers....
Post by: tenkani on Feb 16 06 12:12
Ha. It's funny how some posters fit half-a-dozen of those categories and others fall neatly into one or two.
Title: Re: Lookit all the lurkers....
Post by: P.C. on Feb 16 06 12:57
What's funny is how easy it is to 'assign'  one of those characters to certain posters, but how reluctant we are at assigning one to ourselves.  (I think I may be in denial) LOL
Title: Re: Lookit all the lurkers....
Post by: Future Canadian on Feb 16 06 04:33
I think I may have been a bit of a "lurker" when I first started on DV. I'd read and read and read, too shy to butt in, then once in a while I'd post without remembering my manners and drunk on anonymity. I was never that mean or anything. Just stupid and inexperienced, and usually just mean to christians espousing their faith.
Title: Re: Lookit all the lurkers....
Post by: Legion on Feb 16 06 04:55
I'm a lurker. When I'm really into a forum I'm also an archivist.

Reed has a more specific diagnosis. "Basically, flaming happens because people are not good writers," he said. "Whenever they think they're expressing irony or wry humor, their writing is not good enough to convey that sense, and people take it the wrong way. When you're writing rapidly, you're not editing ....I can't tell you how many times someone imagines they're being wryly ironic, but to everyone else they are merely abrasive and sarcastic.
- [a href="http://redwing.hutman.net/%7Emreed/warriorshtm/lat.htm"]Flame Warriors[/a]

I guess you can also refer to me as an accidental troll.
Title: Re: Lookit all the lurkers....
Post by: tenkani on Feb 16 06 05:06
LOL. You're also an evil ninja clown. You have this amazing ability to humiliate trolls without their knowledge and leave them scratching their heads. It's really entertaining to watch    (http://discoverseattle.net/forums/richedit/smileys/Happy/19.gif)
Title: Re: Lookit all the lurkers....
Post by: Schadenfreude on Feb 16 06 05:17
[img height=475 src="http://members.cox.net/knowlan/advs619.jpg" width=308]

Mild manored Clark Kent.
Title: Re: Lookit all the lurkers....
Post by: Legion on Feb 16 06 05:30
Once again tenkani, you are indeed correct. I just can't seem to post deep serious opinions. Is it any wonder why I can't post to any of my Asperger forums?
Title: Re: Lookit all the lurkers....
Post by: tenkani on Feb 16 06 05:45
The wonder of the Net is that the carefully traveller can bend it to his will. There are a million microcosms floating before us, instantly accessible and just as easily discarded. It connects us to data and even community, but we remain at arms-length, because moving on is just a click away. Maybe that's why we like it here, eh bro?    (http://discoverseattle.net/forums/richedit/smileys/Happy/14.gif)
Title: Re: Lookit all the lurkers....
Post by: kitten on Feb 16 06 07:38
  What I like about the Internet is that I can monitor what I say, instead of opening mouth and inserting foot.  If  I don't think it makes sense, I don't have to send it.  Inreal life it's too easy to say something  and then have to fall on your face apologizing because it came out the wrong way.[/DIV][A href="http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb001_ZNxdm824DFCA" target=_blank][img alt="Bag Head" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/4/4_18_5.gif[/img][/A]





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Title: Re: Lookit all the lurkers....
Post by: Lurker on Feb 17 06 09:41
TEH LURKERZ!!!

[a href="index.php?action=who"][img]Themes/default/images/icons/online.gif" alt="Users Online" border="0"][/a]                     [a href="index.php?action=who"]18 Guests, 6 Users[/a]
         [span class="smalltext"]            Users active in past 20 minutes:
[a href="index.php?action=profile;u=39" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"]TehBorken[/a], [a href="index.php?action=profile;u=6"]Witch[/a], [a href="index.php?action=profile;u=12"]Lise[/a], [a href="index.php?action=profile;u=2"]tenkani[/a], [a href="index.php?action=profile;u=18"]purelife[/a], [a href="index.php?action=profile;u=8"]P.C.[/a]            
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Title: Re: Lookit all the lurkers....
Post by: Lurk Monitor on Feb 17 06 10:25
SO MENY TEH LURKERZ!!!

[a href="index.php/index.php?action=who"][img]index.php/Themes/default/images/icons/online.gif" alt="Users Online" border="0"][/a] [a href="index.php/index.php?action=who"]684,918 Guests, 463 Users[/a]
         [span class="smalltext"]            Users active in past 20 minutes:
[a href="index.php/index.php?action=profile;u=39" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"]TehBorken[/a], [a href="index.php/index.php?action=profile;u=6"]Witch[/a], [a href="index.php/index.php?action=profile;u=12"]Lise[/a], [a href="index.php/index.php?action=profile;u=2"]tenkani[/a], [a href="index.php/index.php?action=profile;u=18"]purelife[/a], [a href="index.php/index.php?action=profile;u=8"]P.C.[/a]            
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JUZT KIDDING!!!
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Title: Re: Lookit all the lurkers....
Post by: Lise on Feb 17 06 10:31
(http://www.mediagroup.co.za/Gallery/eyes.gif)

Lurk ya!!!
Title: Re: Lookit all the lurkers....
Post by: kitten on Feb 17 06 12:31
Here's lurkin' at you, kid!!
Title: Re: Lookit all the lurkers....
Post by: tenkani on Feb 17 06 12:41
(http://www.motleycrow.com/ImageHost/6r63c9.gif)[/DIV][FONT color=#ffffff].[/FONT]
Title: Re: Lookit all the lurkers....
Post by: smithl on Feb 18 06 03:25
(http://discoverseattle.net/forums/richedit/smileys/Shocked/1.gif)  [FONT face=Verdana size=2]:p[/FONT]

[img style="WIDTH: 206px; HEIGHT: 272px" height=886 src="http://www.steveniles.com/gallery/albums/misc/lurkers01.jpg" width=323]
Title: Re: Lookit all the lurkers....
Post by: Lurker on Feb 20 06 03:31
LURKER REPORT!!!!!

[table border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1" width="100%"][tbody][tr][td class="catbg" colspan="2"]Users Online[/td]   [/tr][tr]      [td class="windowbg" align="center" valign="middle" width="20"]         [a href="index.php?action=who"]            [img]Themes/default/images/icons/online.gif" alt="Users Online" border="0"][/a]      [/td]      [td class="windowbg2" width="100%"]         [a href="index.php?action=who"]14 Guests, 6 Users[/a]
         [span class="smalltext"]            Users active in past 20 minutes:
[a href="index.php?action=profile;u=2"]tenkani[/a], [a href="index.php?action=profile;u=20"]Sportsdude[/a], [a href="index.php?action=profile;u=25"]Schadenfreude[/a], [a href="index.php?action=profile;u=6"]Witch[/a], [a href="index.php?action=profile;u=43"]SassyCassy[/a], [a href="index.php?action=profile;u=42"]Sleepy[/a]            
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Title: Re: Lookit all the lurkers....
Post by: P.C. on Feb 27 06 07:24
[A href="http://discoverseattle.net/forums/index.php?action=who"]42 Guests, 2 Users[/A]
[SPAN class=smalltext]Users active in past 20 minutes:[/SPAN][/DIV][SPAN class=smalltext][/SPAN] [/DIV][SPAN class=smalltext]Wow...  I wonder if there is something nasty going on over at DV ??[/SPAN]
Title: Re: Lookit all the lurkers....
Post by: TehBorken on Feb 27 06 07:26
P.C. wrote:
[div style="font-style: italic;"][a href="http://discoverseattle.net/forums/index.php?action=who"]42 Guests, 2 Users[/a]
[span class="smalltext"]Users active in past 20 minutes:[/span][/div][span style="font-style: italic;" class="smalltext"][/span]
I think some of the 'guests' are actually a search engine indexing the message board.

And Good Morning!
Title: Re: Lookit all the lurkers....
Post by: kitten on Feb 27 06 07:36
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Title: Re: Lookit all the lurkers....
Post by: P.C. on Feb 27 06 07:37
Good morning TehBorken.  I'm not sure what that means.

I don't know what it's like in your neck of the woods, but it's blowing like crazy here.  I may have to vamoose.  I don't like the looks of those trees out there, whipping around.[/DIV]Yikes
Title: Re: Lookit all the lurkers....
Post by: TehBorken on Feb 27 06 07:51
P.C. wrote:
Good morning TehBorken.  I'm not sure what that means.

A search engine hits the site and follows every link, one by one, catalouging the all pages. They usually run several processes at once so it looks like there are gobs of people browsing.

[/div][div] [/div][div style="font-style: italic;"]I don't know what it's like in your neck of the woods, but it's blowing like crazy here.  I may have to vamoose.  I don't like the looks of those trees out there, whipping around.[/div][div]
We lose power anytime someone sneezes within a 200-mile radius. And the power 'leg' my home is on is always the last to be restored. Me and a few of my neighbors sit shivering in our cold, dark houses, look out the windows, and watch everyone else turning on lights and TVs, making dinner, and staying warm. About 10 hours later our power comes back on for us.
Title: Re: Lookit all the lurkers....
Post by: P.C. on Feb 27 06 07:55
LOL.....same here TehBorken.  Candles and flashlight batteries are an essential on the daily milk and bread list.  Same thing with the power restoration here also, only difference here, is I can't see any neighbours, and heat's not an issue.  We're heated by wood only.....so cooking and heat are OK.
Title: Re: Lookit all the lurkers....
Post by: TehBorken on Feb 27 06 08:01
P.C. wrote:
[div style="font-style: italic;"]We're heated by wood only.....so cooking and heat are OK.[/div]
I have a woodstove and a generator so we'll see how it goes. Arg.

Anyway, I'm outta here for a bit. See you all later.
Title: Re: Lookit all the lurkers....
Post by: kitten on Feb 27 06 08:04
Good morning, TehBorken.  That sounds rough!  A Coleman stove would be useful,  don't you think?  Also lantern, tons of sleeping bags, wood fireplace, etc.  Sometimes modern conveniences aren't that convenient.  (http://discoverseattle.net/forums/richedit/smileys/Sad/5.gif)  
Title: Re: Lookit all the lurkers....
Post by: P.C. on Feb 27 06 08:10
Actually, I love it when the power goes out.  It rechannels your patterns.  It never ceases to amaze me, how much white noise there is, and it's absence when the power is out is almost audible.  
Title: Re: Lookit all the lurkers....
Post by: kitten on Feb 27 06 08:21
It does have a beautiful silence when the wind dies down.  Only thing wrong is that it gets cold in a hurry!
Title: Re: Lookit all the lurkers....
Post by: academe on Feb 27 06 08:44
TehBorken wrote:
P.C. wrote:
[SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic"]Good morning TehBorken.  I'm not sure what that means.[/SPAN]

A search engine hits the site and follows every link, one by one, catalouging the all pages. They usually run several processes at once so it looks like there are gobs of people browsing.



[DIV style="FONT-STYLE: italic"]I don't know what it's like in your neck of the woods, but it's blowing like crazy here.  I may have to vamoose.  I don't like the looks of those trees out there, whipping around.[/DIV]
We lose power anytime someone sneezes within a 200-mile radius. And the power 'leg' my home is on is always the last to be restored. Me and a few of my neighbors sit shivering in our cold, dark houses, look out the windows, and watch everyone else turning on lights and TVs, making dinner, and staying warm. About 10 hours later our power comes back on for us. [/DIV]==========================================

Definitely an American there...using miles instead of km...lol...i always thought you were TehGutch from DV...my bad!  It sounds like you live on an island the way you have things set up for frequent power outages..[/DIV]
 
 
Title: Re: Lookit all the lurkers....
Post by: Dunno on Feb 27 06 08:50
Definitely an American there...using miles instead of km...lol...i always thought you were TehGutch from DV...my bad!  It sounds like you live on an island the way you have things set up for frequent power outages..

I think he said he's in Seattle.
Title: Re: Lookit all the lurkers....
Post by: TehBorken on Feb 27 06 12:05
academe wrote:
Definitely an American there...using miles instead of km...lol...i always thought you were TehGutch from DV...my bad!

Lol, no, I'm not "TehGutch". I'm "TehBorken". Big difference. At least I'm pretty sure there is. And the Metric System is great, I support it every inch of the way. (//richedit/smileys/Happy/14.gif)


It sounds like you live on an island the way you have things set up for frequent power outages..

In a word, yes. Somalia has more reliable power than my neighborhood.