Lurkers

WALSH: Hey, a whole chunk of people listen to Rush that he calls lurkers, who really hate him ... ❋ Unknown (2004)

And you don't even need to be an active participant in the discussion: A 2008 study in the Journal of Medical Internet Research found that "lurkers" - individuals who read but do not post responses to online support group forums - reap the same empowerment benefits as active commentators. ❋ Leslie Goldman (2010)

The others are primarily "lurkers" -- people who don't contribute but track the postings of others. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Knowledge management people know this, and the general category for the 90% is "lurkers" - people who are in the community but never appear to participate. ❋ Jack Vinson (2010)

While the number of active users and their level of participation have been considered the top measures of success for an online community, this year survey respondents are paying close attention to non-active users or "lurkers" - people who observe the community, but don't participate in the discussion. ❋ Unknown (2009)

While the number of active users and their level of participation have been considered the top measures of success for an online community, this year survey respondents are paying close attention to non-active users or "lurkers" -- people who observe the community but don't participate in the discussion. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Among journalists surveyed by Brodeur, 48\% say they are "lurkers" - reading blogs but rarely commenting. ❋ Unknown (2008)

But your two responses suggest that the regular posters if not necessarily the lurkers are a still smaller group than that, representing a particularly anxious, and sometimes less-well-informed subset of that "elite" population. ❋ Flavia (2009)

But this was like the tone-deaf talk of bloggers who had complained about "lurkers" - people who read blogs but didn't blog themselves or even bother to comment. ❋ Giovanni Rodriguez (2012)

I'm not sure if this challenge brought in new readers to the blog, but I did feel the presence of some lurkers, which is good, I guess. ❋ Tina (2010)

The others are primarily "lurkers" — people who don't contribute but track the postings of others. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Cyber Command the U.S. military has streamlined responses to attacks, while NSA has sharpened its intrusion detection efforts and the Pentagon has enhanced its ability to search for "lurkers" within DoD networks. ❋ Susan Landau (2010)

I'm sure there are plenty of 'lurkers' around who've popped by once and never said hi. ❋ Ben Abraham (2008)

Well, almost every class and particularly ones with larger numbers of students include "lurkers" who sit and listen but don't join in. ❋ James F. McGrath (2010)

I think there might be "lurkers" interested in a Oaxaca update once in awhile, but I'm not sure. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Dave - "Oh shit look i got 10 lurkers" John - "Imma [cap] them fewls with my [aussie] guns [pew pew]" ❋ Aaron Chapman (2007)

❋ Monk Mojo (2003)

Be [careful] dude, [I saw] The Lurker over there last [week]. ❋ LukeDuke (2004)

It's the 3925th time (random [number]) [I go] on Urban Dictionary, but [the first time] I post a definition. I guess that makes me a lurker. ❋ Insert Nickname Here (2010)

Rob:My [Profile] views just jumped from 14566 to 14589 [in ten] minutes!! Fred:God damn [lurkers]!! ❋ Merritt (2006)

[Mongo]: That kid [Tonto] is a lurker. [Thor]: He is creepy. Tonto: I am right here. ❋ Grimace (2003)

There are ALWAYS more [lurkers] than [registered] [members]. ❋ Atomik Spongeface (2008)

Dude, [how come] you never [comment] about anything I write on my [site]? You're such a lurker. ❋ Juicebox (2005)

Person 1: [Who's that]? Person 2: [The lurker]. He shows up everyday, just [ignore] him. ❋ 120000417 (2006)

[The guy] was just [another] lurker with [no life]. ❋ Light Joker (2005)