Lurkers
 

There are 50 lurkers here on the Stevie Ledge as of now on a slow Stevie news day . Register and join in the fun.:nod:

Dude, I've been dying to start a thread on this whole topic for a while now so thanks! Especially with all this new stuff going on, they're everywhere! I'm always trying to get the lurkers to come out and play. I mean seriously, what do you have to lose? Once again lurkers, I dare you... and I promise, we won't bite (well most of us, anyway ;)).

Agreed... come on in and join the party!! :blob1: :wavey:

I lurked for ages before I joined. It can be a bit daunting if you've never joined in before, but I agree come on and join the fun :thumbsup:

I remember I lurked for ages. Joining has been the best. So lurkers you're missing out on a boatload of fun.:thumbsup:

Mick

Why are they lurking? What is the reasoning? When I see a stevie nicks or fleetwood mac site, I just sign up. Don't get it.

Some people are shy.....Some are checking the territory....I don't know. But they REALLY should join:nod:

Mick

I was very shy and lurked for years because I felt my contributions would simply get lost in the very large sea that is the Ledge. The cliques intimidated me as well. But after joining and starting to become active, all of that went out the window. I really enjoyed sharing my thoughts and feelings, and eventually debating and befriending others. It's sooo much better to join and contribute to the Ledge than just watching from afar. So "come in out of the darkness" lurkers... it's a fun party here! :woohoo:

I suspect that a good chunk of these so-called "lurkers" are either ex-regulars, banned members or people belonging to other sites who, for whatever reason, hate to be associated with the Ledge and go on other boards to complain about it. :rolleyes: Really... some of you haters need to get a life.

Nice to see the Ledge in "full swing" again. I was just telling my friend that it's like 1998 all over again with all the activity on the boards!

It's also quite possible that some people just have more interest in reading what people are saying that in chiming in themselves.

lurkers....come in ~ out of the darkness...


(see what I did there :p)

Well there are heaps of 2010/2011 newbies and that's great

I lurked as well before I joined. I didn't want to waste my time joining a crappy board, so I checked out the membership.

What's the "vibe" of the board? Serious? Silly? Intellectual? Goofy? High energy? Laid back? Some or all of the above?

What's the demographic of the board? Is everyone a tween? A senior citizen? or is it a broad spectrum?

How do they treat newbies? Some communities are brutal on "newbies" who don't understand how message boards work and thus make netiquette blunders, ask "stupid" questions or questions that have been answered on the board a million times prior, etc.

How do they treat each other? Are there a lot of arguments and fights? Are there are a lot of judgmental people? Are there a lot of cliques?

If there are moderators, what are they like?

Finally, I lurked until I felt like there was a topic I wanted to reply to. I didn't want to post just for the sake of it. I think my first post was asking about Stevie's tour schedule for Trouble in Shangri-La.

Once I got up the nerve to join The Ledge, I enjoyed myself during the five years that I was a regular. I also encourage lurkers to sign up. If you don't like it, you can always go back to lurking.
Dang! Way to make the Ledge look good. lol

They could all be bots, you know. ;)

I lurked around a couple months before signing up. Now I'm signed up(obviously) but I have very lurkerish behaviors. So from a lurkerish/shy/insecure ledgie point of view these were/are some of my issues:

1. You must have a real grown up email address to sign up- not just a freebie gmail or aol or something. School emails work too I guess. Not everyone's job is cool with them using their work email to sign up (not that I would ever do that or anything).

2. I think I know a lot about the Mac but you guys know much much more. I don't want to say something wrong (or god forbid post something in the wrong thread) or say something that offends yall.

3. I worry that I'm not articulating my thoughts into words accurately. Durt, Durt, Durt.

4. I'm afraid that someone will think I'm a freak if I mention that I constantly wonder what Stevie smells like and if I ever meet her I'm going to sniff her...and I don't know what I will do if she smells bad.

5. I'm a shipper. There, I confess, I AM A SHIPPER. It's not the only thing that keeps me interested in the MAC, but yes, I'm a shipper until the bitter end baby.

Okay, I'll stop there. Silly to waste a bunch of time making silly excuses.

I think it would be nice to have a ledgie sponsor like in NA or AA (not that I know anything about that either- hehe.)

Yeah thats why I lurked for ages. I felt like I really didn't have a clue about FM or Stevie compared to some ledgies, but then I thought what the heck you have to start somewhere and I am learning more and more all the time :D

And sometimes a lurker is just a member who's not signed in...possibly because they're at work. Not that I would do that, of course, though for the record I'm not here right now :) Not that I post very often anyway, but I do jump in every now and then!

Kristin K.

Young Turks
 

THIS IS MY VIDEO OF YOUNG TURKS THAT I TOOK IN ATLANTA...HOPE YALL ENJOY!!!!
PS IM A NEW LEDGIE...I LOVE IT!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0Zo1H76E7s

I'm not sure this is entirely true? I don't even have a 'real grown up email address', all of mine are web based like hotmail or yahoo or something of that sort. Pretty sure the one I used to sign up for The Ledge was yahoo... :confused:

I joined the ledge last year and I distinctly remember that I had to use my university email.

Thanks for the clip ,we wanted to go to the Atlanta show and WELCOME ABOARD!!!

Dear Lurkers, THE TRUTH:
1.There most certainly are cliques.
2. A good chunk BITE!
3. BEING ON THE LEDGE IS AWESOME.:thumbsup::wavey:

I hopped off The Ledge due to the clique aspect.Not that I was ever a keen poster I suppose,BUT things look a lot more civilised and equal these days,so that's great

There are a lot of bots, truly. Many of them from Russia.

I joined around the time of SYW. I didn't like the climate here really. So, I ignored the Ledge for several years.

Michele

Well, I only joined a month or two ago, and I just checked and the email I used was a yahoo account. Perhaps the rules have changed?

I lurked for years and then registered a couple of years ago, but still haven't got out of the habit of lurking so very rarely post... but your comment, Louie, about Lori's knockers this tour has got me on a roll. There'll be no stopping me now! :woohoo:

You come bearing gifts no less! Welcome to the fold! :thumbsup:

I'm so glad my inappropriateness brought you into the light! :lol:

I have been around for years on the Mac/Nicks boards. I stopped posting for the most part due to the fighting and bickering.

These are exciting times for Stevie fans! I am trying to enjoy every moment leading up to the release and the tour. I always hope for more new music from her and Mac, you never know when they will finally really retire.

Thanks for starting this thread! It's good to see people that normally keep quiet posting.

Mark:)

I understand what you mean Kena. I've been here for awhile but go through streaks of lurker behavior without replying to any threads for months. Sometimes my life is too busy to do much more than skim over what's going on, and over the years the intensity of my fanhood waxes and wanes. Also, I've never figured out what a shipper is. Can anybody help with that?
Thanks,
Ricoh

Shipper = Stevie + Lindsey relationship obsessed people. You know, people who think Stevie and Lindsey are still in love and will still end up together.

I wonder what clique I'm in?? :shrug:

Your in the most rare and elite cliques of Ledgies who hang out with Stevie every so often and listen to her music with her.

Hee hee, yay! Thanks :). I guess I am ;).

Hey- I'm in that one too! Lindsey, we should get Stevie lettermans jackets or something. ;)

Jamie

If nothing else, the ledge is pretty much the best place for the most up to date info on anything FM related. I cannot fathom why I read of fans on FB or whatnot wondering how a show went, what the set list was, when the next show is, etc when all you need to do is look here... And these people are not blind to the existence of this place. Wierdos... :shrug:

As for lurking, what's the big deal? Not everyone has the desire to contribute. What are you missing out on by not being a member?

I lurked on this forum for nearly 10 years before I decided to come out of my shell...or thought I might have something to contribute.

Thank you-I wonder how I missed the meaning of shipper for so long? Anywyas, I'm definately not one of those (even going so far as to think of shippers as being a little foolish (NO OFFENSE!!). Just think it's all part of the stage act now-after about 35-30 years of fandom there are certain things you get a little jaded about!
Thanks again Louie!
Ricoh

I was a lurker for a LONG time ! :o I don't know why either ! This site has been nothing but very nice to me . So, thank you all by the way ! :xoxo:

You must be right, I wonder why they changed them? :shrug:

As for lurkers I think some people just don't want to talk in forums and prefer to lurk to just check out all the latest info. My brother is a huge Stevie/FM fan too and he has no interest at all in joining the ledge.

Comes from the X-Files and the battle between the Shippers and the Noromos (no romance contingent). Swoon. Sigh.

Michele