Yet, they are the very definition of lurking! Perhaps the negative connotations will cause them to no longer want to be lurkers. Perhaps you'd call them ghosts?
NAME CHANGE FOR LURKERS
by snowbird 24 Replies latest jw friends
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PEC
How about X-User, the truth is here.
Philip
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snowbird
Snowbird...what were you most afraid of?
lisa
What was I most afraid of? Appearing stupid and being laughed off the board. Crossing the line from simply being inactive to becoming the dreaded "A" word. JW's were my life for 30+ years, and it was hard to accept the fact that they were just another religion. I made a post here a month ago about crossing the Rubicon - which refers to taking an irrevocable step. Once I made that first post, I knew there was no possibility of my ever going back to the JW's. That was THE defining moment in my life.
Thank you for asking.
Snowbird
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5go
On the TV show Babylon 5 a lurker was what people were called when they lived in down below ( the slums ). So why should we change it again?
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Warlock
Why does everyone want to change everything?
Warlock
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bigdreaux
how about inactive? lol
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PEC
Inactive, I like it, all the inactive speak up now.
Philip
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5go
Inactive, I like it, all the inactive speak up now.
Philip
Sorry to shoot this one down. This word all ready a meaning in our community. Inactive means one who is not going out in field service. Where as lurkers tend to be both active and inactive that respect.
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PEC
How about interested ones.
Philip
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BizzyBee
How about "shypatents" = shy + participants.
Or shy-pants? Or just "readers" - as opposed to "posters"?