If a newcomer stumbles in here without lurking for a while to work out what's going on
they deserve everything they get for being stupid.
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Tue 1 Nov 2011, 15:29, 4 replies, latest was 14 years ago)

Oh this^
I lurked for many a month
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Tue 1 Nov 2011, 15:29, Reply)

I was watching several posters for years before I dipped my toe in one evening

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 1 Nov 2011, 15:30, Reply)

Is this a rape thing?

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Tue 1 Nov 2011, 15:31, Reply)

I wonder how many people lurk around here?

( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Tue 1 Nov 2011, 15:32, Reply)

I think anyone lurking here should reply below

(PsychoChomp, Tue 1 Nov 2011, 15:33, Reply)

That seems to have worked well, I feel

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Tue 1 Nov 2011, 15:36, Reply)

They've probably got me on ignore already.

(PsychoChomp, Tue 1 Nov 2011, 15:36, Reply)

*checks*
I only have one person on ignore
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Tue 1 Nov 2011, 15:38, Reply)

GOSSIP
Who?
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 1 Nov 2011, 15:44, Reply)

mortal wombat yeah
apparently. I think he was posting massive pics on here
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Tue 1 Nov 2011, 15:45, Reply)

I think that account got banned or something.

(PsychoChomp, Tue 1 Nov 2011, 15:46, Reply)

meh
I'll leave it ignored
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Tue 1 Nov 2011, 15:47, Reply)

Oh that's fair enough
I've only ever had one person on ignore, then I decided it was daft; unlike MW, it was someone who was contributing a lot so I was missing stuff
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 1 Nov 2011, 15:51, Reply)

We get on a bit better now though eh?

( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Tue 1 Nov 2011, 15:56, Reply)

HAHAHA DO YOU SEE WHAT I DID THERE
I totally PRETENDED I still had you on ignore when I never have HAHAHA
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 1 Nov 2011, 16:08, Reply)

I waded straight in like a FOOL
and got the full treatment. I would therefore agree with your assesment.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 1 Nov 2011, 15:31, Reply)

I was going to question whether there was such a thing as a newcomer
as lurking is the usual method of (not)joining in, but you have challenged this viewpoint.
I, on the other hand, lurked for far longer than was really healthy...
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 1 Nov 2011, 15:33, Reply)

I think lurking is a bit weird.

(PsychoChomp, Tue 1 Nov 2011, 15:33, Reply)

Why?
Think of it as research
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Tue 1 Nov 2011, 15:35, Reply)

It's like listening in to conversations.

(PsychoChomp, Tue 1 Nov 2011, 15:36, Reply)

Maybe
Or like sitting in the corner with friends and not joining in to their conversation
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Tue 1 Nov 2011, 15:36, Reply)

But your friends can't see you.

(PsychoChomp, Tue 1 Nov 2011, 15:37, Reply)

I'm blind OK?
Don't fucking rub it in
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Tue 1 Nov 2011, 15:38, Reply)

Being blind doesn't make you invisible.

(PsychoChomp, Tue 1 Nov 2011, 15:39, Reply)

Who said that?

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Tue 1 Nov 2011, 15:39, Reply)

Hahahahahahahaha!
*clicks*
( girlinthehole, Tue 1 Nov 2011, 15:46, Reply)

I find the idea of all the shite on here being read out to you in a Hawking voice by your blind-man's computer
Absolutely hilarious
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 1 Nov 2011, 15:40, Reply)

haha!
As do I
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Tue 1 Nov 2011, 15:41, Reply)

Is this not what normal people do then?

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 1 Nov 2011, 15:37, Reply)

lurking on here is weird
I used to lurk and read board and QOTW, but that makes more sense i think...
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 1 Nov 2011, 15:35, Reply)

Depends on how long you do it for
Oh...
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 1 Nov 2011, 15:35, Reply)

Erm, I'm with Chompy on this one, actually
Someone who lurks for months on end can wade into conversations armed with knowledge about the participants - "So, Monty, you're skint because you take MASSIVE DRUGS, and I understand you, Mr DogFucker, make bad jokes!" - and they know nowt about that person. If that happened IRL you'd be well freaked out
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 1 Nov 2011, 15:40, Reply)

To be honest I've been here since the beginning
and I still have no fucking idea what's going on.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Tue 1 Nov 2011, 15:35, Reply)

It reads like a drunken night out, most of the time

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Tue 1 Nov 2011, 15:44, Reply)