03-17-2009, 03:32 AM
Quote:That is ironic, since "Lurker" denotes StarCraft (Zerg Lurker), so your name is a oxymoron.
Definition of a Lurker. Since you seem to be on the slow side...the part you want to read is this:
Quote:By contrast, many modern Internet communities now advise newbies to lurk for some time to get a feel for the specific culture and etiquette of the community, lest they make an inappropriate or redundant comment, ask a Frequently Asked Question, or incite a flame war. This leads to the tongue-in-cheek command to "lurk more", often intentionally misspelled as "lurk moar". The verb to "de-lurk" means to start contributing actively to a community having been a lurker previously.