tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18440943.post2856832345548925875..comments2023-09-08T04:38:55.306-04:00Comments on The Heron Clan: LurkingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18440943.post-36936265368637978962012-11-11T19:39:55.674-05:002012-11-11T19:39:55.674-05:00Joyce, if you comment, you are, by definition, not...Joyce, if you comment, you are, by definition, not a lurker. And as for "friendly," that is about behavior...<br /><br />swanSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03961893281142538409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18440943.post-91763805305432548652012-11-11T19:38:26.398-05:002012-11-11T19:38:26.398-05:00weirdgirl, I am glad you "put your hand up,&q...weirdgirl, I am glad you "put your hand up," in time, and I will continue to insist that it is not the "nudge" that is needed, but the open invitation and assurance that people are welcome to engage. Perhaps that is just semantics on my part. But...<br /><br />swanSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03961893281142538409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18440943.post-31351227714294252542012-11-11T19:36:18.052-05:002012-11-11T19:36:18.052-05:00Fondles -- I think an invitation is a kind thing t...Fondles -- I think an invitation is a kind thing to extend, but I am still not entirely sure that anyone actually NEEDS a push. In my experience, people join the conversation when they can; when something calls out to them; when they feel that they have something valuable or valid to contribute... And, all of that assumes that they actually WANT to participate in the first place.<br /><br />swanSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03961893281142538409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18440943.post-10503342345442549902012-11-11T10:45:21.934-05:002012-11-11T10:45:21.934-05:00I kind of use it as an opportunity to tell my frie...I kind of use it as an opportunity to tell my friends whose blogs I read but don't say much on - HI, I'M STILL HERE! :) <br /><br />My husband raised your same points a couple of times (he didn't remember saying the same thing last year)- but it's fun to blog hop and say hi. :) <br /><br />HI, I'M STILL HERE. :)Coninahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12267844904414770524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18440943.post-61539059710265692832012-11-11T09:49:47.871-05:002012-11-11T09:49:47.871-05:00i agree with your points, but i wanted to play alo...i agree with your points, but i wanted to play along cos it's my very first LOL day :)<br /><br />i admit that it was the thrill of seeing if anyone would say hi... but also, realising that some people needed a push.and invite. and so, I'm kinda glad that i had so much fun with it :)Fondleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03538688586112598309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18440943.post-78438540255465824302012-11-10T21:51:58.121-05:002012-11-10T21:51:58.121-05:00You raise some interesting points that I hadn'...You raise some interesting points that I hadn't really considered before. I have a blog myself, for my photography, and whilst my stats show that people occasionally come by my dusty corner of the interwebs they rarely make their presence felt. I often wish they would.I 'lurked' on many blogs for a long time (including here!) until I felt 'brave' enough to contribute my 2 cents in the form of a comment, though I wanted to long before I did! I agree with PK that sometimes some of the anonymous audience need a bit of a nudge to put their hand up and be 'seen'. :) <br />Fond regards<br />weirdgirlweirdgirlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18440943.post-78196573828389657022012-11-10T21:33:15.133-05:002012-11-10T21:33:15.133-05:00It is what it is. I lurked and really didn't k...It is what it is. I lurked and really didn't know if my comments were welcomed or if I were jumping into a conversation to which I was not invited. We didn't have a LOL at that time. I would have appreciated it. Of course I have a big mouth and eventually joined anyway. But some people need a nudge.<br /><br />PKPKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02050453501744475319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18440943.post-9537274550789113882012-11-10T18:16:06.225-05:002012-11-10T18:16:06.225-05:00I occasionally comment on your posts, so now I'...I occasionally comment on your posts, so now I'm not really considered a lurker but a friendly reader? Whatever the name, I enjoy visiting.<br />Thanks<br />JoyceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18440943.post-13271980562431200562012-11-10T14:53:22.945-05:002012-11-10T14:53:22.945-05:00Hi Swan, it's funny, I was thinking kind of th...Hi Swan, it's funny, I was thinking kind of the same thing. It's not so much that we love our lurkers as that we want them to de-lurk so they can become our friends.<br /><br />I've done it before and might again, but this year it didn't appeal. <br /><br />-sinsinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00082648132476803815noreply@blogger.com