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- From: deviass@ecf.toronto.edu (Deviasse Robert)
- Subject: Re: Do you ever feel...
- Message-ID: <C17n2F.H9G@ecf.toronto.edu>
- Organization: University of Toronto, Engineering Computing Facility
- References: <PRAUDA.93Jan19003730@dol-guldur.hut.fi> <1993Jan19.195152.21160@coe.montana.edu> <1993Jan20.165648@cs.bham.ac.uk>
- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 15:30:12 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan20.165648@cs.bham.ac.uk> pxf@cs.bham.ac.uk (Pranath Fernando) writes:
- >Yes don't go, stay !
- >
- >Pierre the lurker
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- > .
- >
- > \_/
- >
- >('lurker' is such a horrid name !, seems to be associated with perverts who wait
- >outside playgrounds wearing raincoats with sweaty armpits, oh dear I fear
- >freudian analyses on the way ! why not call silent people 'magical elves' or
- >something, I know that was'nt very catchy, but I don't 'lurk' ! I just enjoy
- >reading all your nice stuff !!, oh well... time to dissapear again ..........)
- >
- >Oh and by the way sorry for not inserting the text of the message, It's a bit too
- >complicated for me......!
-
- Magic elves? You mean like a will-'o-the-wisp or ARC-specter? Could work.
- Although, 'lurker' by your definition does describe some ARC-members (right
- rip?)
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- Alright, I suppose I'm partially responsible for popularizing the 'lurker'
- word; when I started posting to ARC, I bracketted my posts with the
- *delurk*-*enlurk* pair.
-
- How about ARC-spectator, ARC-onlooker, ARC-spy, or ARC-watcher? Hmmmm, but
- then what could replace 'delurk'?
-
- Take care, and stick around, ARC can always use a few more semi-lurkers
- Robert
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