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And as far as the "Admirer's" thread, (with the exception of the stupid ones), I don't have a problem with the "lurking" admirer's.  Although, it would be nice to see them come out of their shells.  Trust me, if TB & I could do it, anyone can!  HAHA  ;D

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I agree with you on that. I understand that some people are afraid to come out of the shell which is kind of understandable. But, I am referring to the "stupid" ones (as you called it). It just seems that someone or someones really don't "get it" and think they are being cute. I am surprised they didn't respond to this thread-YET!



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Yeah thats nice, but whats a lurker?
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Does this answer your question?  ::)

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Does this answer your question?  ::)
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He wanted to know what a "lurker" was, not a "luker".

;D

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He wanted to know what a "lurker" was, not a "luker".

;D
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oopsie  ;D

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Kinda makes you wonder what the message board would be like if Chucky set the message base to registered posters only. I wonder how much more civil we would be to each other?  ::)  ???

I, like CatV and SS, am kinda tired about wondering who said what about whom, trying to guess what one said and who is the lurker vs. registered. I bet if Chucky was some way able to do an IP trace would find that 90% or higher of all "guest accounts" are registered users. :P
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8) 8) 8)An IP trace sounds like a good idea,but it doesn't work if someone does most of their posting from a public place,like a workplace,school,or cafe.Also,a married couple or roommates might have the same address but ,well,be different entities.There are also probably some people who don't know how to register--as witnessed by the regulars who needed to "start all over again".A lot of what the lurkers say is pretty goofy,and it kind of makes people think your thread is silly,but I just try to laugh along with them as long it's not nasty.Cheers! :o

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Lurker isn't really the right term.. guest posters, anonymous posters, are closer. A true lurker is someone who never creates and account and just reads messages without responding.

I'd say there has been some innocent anonymous posting, and some by people just visiting who want to ask a question, but for the most part, it's gotten abused lately, so I've had to end it. I dislike forums with registration requests, but without them, trolls run wild, and any meaningful discussion is drowned out.
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:(Guess you gotta do what you gotta do.If someone wants to ask a question,and isn't a regular,they may have to change their name if they forget their pass word,at least I made mine easy to remember.Cheers!

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Well ya know the old saying, one bad egg spoils the whole bunch (or I think that is the saying).

I think not allowing the lurkers, trolls or whatever you call them was a good idea.  (Now before you stone me) I am gonna miss some of the regular 'lurkers' like Zella mentioned in the announcements thread...but the others are NOT gonna be missed.  The past few weeks have gotten horrible, and most of the time I am only able to look and not post since my home computer is still messed up.  Of course that means if I am not able to borrow my dads laptop til I get mine fixed, I will be out of luck posting anything.  But in the long run I think we will all be better off.  And who knows...once people get the idea that they can't come here and try to ruin it all for us, Chucky might lift the restriction.

Of course, this is only my 2 cents in the matter, but I really think stopping all the crazy posting will stop fights and hurt feelings.  We have had to deal with changes before, and I bet with time we can come to accept this change too
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Said it perfectly SS. :)

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The only problem I have with lurkers is the ones that are writing threatening or irrelevant posts, which accounts for almost all of the lurkers. Chucky's new sign-up policy resulting from excessive lurking has inconvenience me on the thread in which I can't reply to because the box won't show up when I press reply, including answering quizzes and PBG. I agree with Chuck 100% in requiring members to sign in. That way, we know who the real Internet fans are.
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:o :I don't remember any threatening posts,but those were probably deleted before anyone could read them.I mainly saw irrelevant posts.Maybe these peole didn't register because they know how silly their posts are.Cheers! :P

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Well ya know the old saying, one bad egg spoils the whole bunch (or I think that is the saying).

I think not allowing the lurkers, trolls or whatever you call them was a good idea.  (Now before you stone me) I am gonna miss some of the regular 'lurkers' like Zella mentioned in the announcements thread...but the others are NOT gonna be missed.  The past few weeks have gotten horrible, and most of the time I am only able to look and not post since my home computer is still messed up.  Of course that means if I am not able to borrow my dads laptop til I get mine fixed, I will be out of luck posting anything.  But in the long run I think we will all be better off.  And who knows...once people get the idea that they can't come here and try to ruin it all for us, Chucky might lift the restriction.

Of course, this is only my 2 cents in the matter, but I really think stopping all the crazy posting will stop fights and hurt feelings.  We have had to deal with changes before, and I bet with time we can come to accept this change too
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I have to agree with Shaz on this one, Well said SS! In the long run this is better!

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Yeah, I suppose it's better in the long run, but is it really necessary? I mean, does one person answering his own posts really constitute a problem? I've seen others post as lurkers and speak their minds and p!ss a few people off but those have been few and far between...plus, it's usually just a few posts and then it's over and done with. If it's really bad Hairspray or Chucky can just lock the thread.

I didn't find the "Admirer's" thread all that annoying. It was kinda fun trying to figure out who was who...and they eventually let us know anyway.

Personally, I think we're over-reacting...however it will stop the b!tching so it does have its merits...

My 2 cents...for what it's worth.  ;D
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Ditto....what Jonman said.  :)

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Yeah, I suppose it's better in the long run, but is it really necessary? I mean, does one person answering his own posts really constitute a problem? I've seen others post as lurkers and speak their minds and p!ss a few people off but those have been few and far between...plus, it's usually just a few posts and then it's over and done with. If it's really bad Hairspray or Chucky can just lock the thread.
I didn't find the "Admirer's" thread all that annoying. It was kinda fun trying to figure out who was who...and they eventually let us know anyway.
Personally, I think we're over-reacting...however it will stop the b!tching so it does have its merits...
My 2 cents...for what it's worth.  ;D
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While it is true that ones that answer or revive our own topic are not the problem Jonman, its the ones who are saying stuff that detracts from others views or like a few on the admirers section who just posted to add to make the thread grow, not saying anything worthwhile at all. The b!tching was only on one thread however the "guest posing" was on MANY threads. As with many priviledges that have been revoked, it just takes few who constantly ticks the many off.  :-/

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oooooo I say! these new things are all very interesting when you come back after a while... but what happens if people have problems logging in, because now they can't post on the board if they do have problems...  :-/
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I agree that is a problem Kay, and maybe Chucky will reinstate it after things calm down and some people learn not to abuse the privilege.  ::)

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I've gotta agree with SS on this too.

We've had lurking trolls in the past, but never quite this bad.

It (meaning the lurking trolls) has spoiled it for all of us...especially those whopost from work or the public library.


I didn't like the new messageboard setup at first, but now I can't imagine it any other way...

I'm sure these changes will be just as easy to adjust to.
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:o :oHey,don't down people who post from a public place--not everyone has the phone capacity to do it at home,and there might be some people who might have been in a tornado or something and can't post from home.As long as someone is registered,however,and has their own password,it shouldn't matter where they post from.Cheers! ;)

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:o :oHey,don't down people who post from a public place--not everyone has the phone capacity to do it at home,and there might be some people who might have been in a tornado or something and can't post from home.As long as someone is registered,however,and has their own password,it shouldn't matter where they post from.Cheers! ;)
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I think XenaKat13 meant that the lurkers spoiled it for those who post from public places like libraries, or from work.  I don't think she was downing those who post from those places.

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I think XenaKat13 meant that the lurkers spoiled it for those who post from public places like libraries, or from work.  I don't think she was downing those who post from those places.
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:o :oI sure hope not!I'm sure some of the crackpots were posting from home anyway,or from their notebook.Cheers! >:(

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I think XenaKat13 meant that the lurkers spoiled it for those who post from public places like libraries, or from work.  I don't think she was downing those who post from those places.
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Thanks, TV...that's exactly what I meant.  I've had issues in the past myself with no phone service, no power or whatever...and had to go to the library.

I know I can log in from the library, but like some others I don't like to do anything that requires a password or other sensitive info in a public place....some of those whiz kids frighten me with what they can do.