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bvbirdygirl

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#1
everyone knows how the purse forum has around 31000 members?
well. there are 456 pages of people who havent posted a single thing (for quite some time, i might add..)
that equals 22,000 people that are inactive. so tpf is sadly not a popular as one might think...only 9000 active members, (and of those, one hundred pages of people who have posted only once!)

its a small forum after all :smile: lol.
 
#2
I think there are alot of lurkers...they may not be inactive, just choose not to post.

I look at two things, alot of time when I read a thread, I will look at users viewing the thread...alot of times there are quite a few people on, that I never see post.

Also, look at the number of people who have viewed a thread, that is unique users...and that is always alot larger.
 
#4
i agree w/ twinkle.tink, there are probably many lurkers.

i used to be a lurker long before finally taking the plunge and signed up... took me a few months to finally join and participate.
 
#5
Many forums I've participated in have a year- long policy with lurkers (that are registered members), that is, if the person hasn't posted in a year, their account will be deleted. I think that's a good and fair policy.

This should be in Feedback, btw.
 
#6
i agree with tink's theory that most of those people probably lurk.

i've been a member of quite a few forums over the years. i have WAY less than 50 posts at most of them, but still check them pretty frequently (3x a week or more). heck, i have a forum that i've checked daily for years that i've NEVER posted on. it's VERY intimdating to post in a well established community, especially if you only have a passing interest in the topic or you're just researching. that doesn't change how much i've learned from each of those places.

i think it's unfair to trivialize the lurkers. everyone has to find their cyber fit. even if a particular place isn't yours, doesn't mean you can't learn from it or enjoy it. i'm just grateful to vlad and megs for creating this place where i finally DO feel comfy enough to post and share. now i can give back to the lurkers what i've gotten from active members all these years. :flowers:
 
#7
Yep, there must be a few lurkers on there for sure!!! I remember at first, I signed up here and felt a bit shy to just go on and post... I was such a bag newbie :P But now, well, I'm glad I joined :nuts:

And I have to admit, I read a lot more than I comment... I believe if I commented on every thread I've read, that my post count would be at least twice what it is now :P
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#8
I was a lurker when I first joined. I didn't even know that tPF existed for about 1 month, I thought there was only tPB. I did feel intimidated at first
b/c this is a well-established community, but everyone made me feel welcome. :smile:
 
#9
cant figure out what this thread is supposed to be about?LOL!
Lots of peeeps just look in here.when they are ready to post..they will do so..Still a great place to be...posts or no posts
 
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twinkle.tink said:
I think there are alot of lurkers...they may not be inactive, just choose not to post.

I look at two things, alot of time when I read a thread, I will look at users viewing the thread...alot of times there are quite a few people on, that I never see post.

Also, look at the number of people who have viewed a thread, that is unique users...and that is always alot larger.
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ITA!! I always see a LOT of lurkers.
Not that that's bad though..my mom is a lurker on a Marie Osmond doll forum lol. She likes to read the new info about the new upcoming dolls etc. but never posts. I thnk she's kind of intimidated to post because of the cliques they have around there..everyone already knows each other, etc. At the beginning when I joined TPF, I lurked and barely posted because of the same reason. I kind of was ignored at first lol.
 
#11
Hmm. I kind of post. I notice the same people in their their fav. forums. I'm mostly on the LV forum, but I really lurk the Hermes forum, because I think the ladies over there are hilarious lol. nothing but love for them!
 
#12
You need to be signed in to view pictures and certain threads. So people sign up, eg to see deals and steals, but not necessarily want to participate in discussions.
 
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