To lurk or not to lurk

[Pat]

that soo bites there commodoreTech and I feel your pain there!!! But hey its good to see a post from a lurker and please dont be affraid to post in a MD or even start a MD from scratch....  Authors here thrive on constructive critizim....

[JoeST]

yeah, Comadore, the two highest posters on the forum got most of their posts from "bland" replies so don't worry, the author wont mind. 

Joe

[CommodoreTech]

yeah. I'm building up another region though, save for the fact it's Maxisland.... although last time it was Berlin, and I got Konradshohe up to 400k population, Tegel up to 230k and Spandau up to like 340k or near abouts....
But meh, my new region which I started last week is doing fine, 120k pop already!

[Pat]

Hey now Joe hehehe are you saying Im bland or get the bland replies lol  either way I know I can be a pain but hey its all good!!! 

[CommodoreTech]

ahaha lol.

[builderbuiltoff]

hi, to all yes iam a big lurker and that is because my english is not as it shut be.
thats why i not always respons on several things.
but the last year my english getting forward so i will getting more to respons,but dont blam me for my bad english.
and i wanna thank all lotters batters modders for all the great stuff on the sites they made my cities looking great thanks to you.

well good every one

[CabraBuitre]

I still lurk lots more than I post...  I follow lots of MD's and CJ's and though they're all good in their own ways, it takes something special for me to leave a note. 

I do, however, save lots and lots of pictures for things that inspire me.  I have saved no less than 2 GB's of pics, usually in specific genre's... canals/rivers/lakes, W2W, palaces/cathedrals, parks/plazas, transportation (esp GLR).  When you compare this to the 2.5 GB I have in my plugins it really shows how much I've saved!

[papab2000]

I lurk day and night! I love to lurk at all of the interesting pictures, writings, and see what people are working on. When I see something I like I comment. 

[blade2k5]

I lurk in the shadows because I'm a predator and waiting for my chance to pounce on unsuspecting prey

[mmm11105]

I'm mmm11105 and I am a lurker

Why? Too lazy to comment/don't want to make a post consisting of a long form of 

When? Everyday

Other sites? TONS

[Lilojame]

I lurk around only in specific technically oriented topic where I don't know much and I try to learn. If I manage to get more knowledge from it and if I feel that the opinion on that matter would be helpful then I voice it.
I also just lurk when I really don't like something IF I am unable to give an advice on that subject. I don't want to look at bat in progress or MD and simply say that I don't like it. It wouldn't be fair towards creator if I cant try to help.
I am lurking in threads (mostly MD ones) that are long and try to see every picture and read every sentence before I voice my thoughts on the work but when I manage to see all of it then you will hear from me.
In any case, I lurk just as long as I don't have the bigger picture than the last 2 pages, so if I didn't yet voiced my opinion on your work then you should know that or I am trying to see all before I do or I didn't had the time to visit yet but eventually I shall.
Do I find myself to be a certified lurker? No, I don't.
And as far lurkers go, I don't have anything against them because each and every one has its reason for being one BUT since having my MD up there I also know how much even a simple "Hello, I seen your work" or repeating comments mean. It gives a creator a sense, that others are interested in his or hers work and with that he/she trays even better to please the viewers, give them as much as possible and get out of it as much also. I know, that when I have a bad day or when I fell unappreciated or even when somebody in RL puts me down... when I look at nice comments in my MD (I don't mean just the praises but also the constructive criticizes) it makes me feel better because then I know that at least somewhere I must be doing something at least ok and in some strange way it gives me also a little boost so that I go and confort the person that ruined my day and stand up for myself.
In any case, my belief is, that everybody deserves to hear a praise when he or she does something good or/and advice when something could be changed.
And when I download something, I also try to say at least "Thank you". Didn't managed to say that to all who created things that I downloaded from LEX but I there is this list where you can see what you downloaded and I am using it not only to see if something is updated but also to go back and leave a comment (I believe I should be up to date with that at the end of this year).

Anyhow, I am sorry for this long post...

But before I stop witting I want to express the gratitude to all the Baters and Loters and Admins and Moderators and MD Creators etc. You guys are great! Thank you very much for your wonderful creations and for the superb environment that you are keeping here. Thank you for everything that I learned from you and I will learn in future, for all the help and thank you for every nice word!

[Vandy]

   < VANDY, looking around cautiously, steps up to speak... >

Hello, All.

I'm not a newcomer to SC4D, however; I guess you could consider me a "returning member".  I tend to lurk more than I post for the simple reason that I'm still feeling feeling my way back through the "halls of the establishment" as it were.

I've been told I'm not a prolific poster, however; when I do post it is with some amount of substinance.  Myself?  I just post what and who I am without giving much thought to the content.  It seems to come out okay.

I really don't much like being a lurkey turkey.  I'd much rather post in the wonderful threads that are posted here at SC4D.  I would say that the number one compelling reason why I don't post more (especially in MDs) is that my workplace blocks most image sharing sites.  Consequently, it is quite hard to comment on a thread in which I cannot view the graphics.

What's that?  You say I could post from home?  You are absolutely correct in that statement.  The only thing that keeps me from doing that more is time.  Once I'm home from work, had dinner, cleaned up and showered, there's not much evening left.  After practicing my piano lesson and just playing for fun, there's even less time.  Well, I'm usually not doing anything from 0200 to 0400 hours so I guess I could post then...   

I do want folks to know that even if I don't post in your particular thread, please know that I am reading them and enjoying all that is being posted.  I am working on a plan that will allow me to save and view threads off-line so that I can write replies and then post them.

Thanks to all who take the time and make the efforts to share a bit of yourself will the wonderful members of SC4.  I certainly appreciate you and what you do.

Regards,

Gary (Vandy)

[zakuten]

For me here at SC4D, I've always been rather lurky, compared to what I actually view. I wish I could be more active than I am, but for me- and it's hard to even say this coming from my position- it feels as if you don't count in SC4D unless you have position within a group. I'm also afraid to criticize for fear someone will take it badly and report me as spamming to the admins. Back at Simtropolis, when everyone was having the grand falling out, I made a post there to try to help keep things together. And it failed. That incident left me with a bad taste in my mouth for the various "teams".. I know that they produce great things, but it just seems like a giant clique network. So usually I keep my mouth shut and wish for the old days. Dramatic post, I know, and sorry.

[Pat]

Karin you're a budding lurker coming out of her shell....

Gary I am so very glad you are coming back around after some time off and I am soo very happy to see you!!! Hey speaking of needing a work around to posting and what not Devotions has now got whats called Subscriptor you might have seen it around... what it means is that for a year you get no ads and also can save a post for later but it would be for that thread you started it in... for more info check in your profile to get a better description....

zakuten contrary to disbelief this community here at SC4D is very helpful and even if you are not in a team it dont matter at all...  Heck a lot of folks contribute no matter what IE Derry The Tea Cat he aint on "team" and he does a lot around here... its just the matter of helping out and posting more...  Dont be affraid to critize at all as long as it contructive and not harmful, no one will report you to the admins here or the staff at all... As long as you explain in detail IE hey that is great but hey can I suggest you try______...... Now talk about dramatic I am king of that one lol and I hope that I might have convinced you to try us out at least once more....

Pat

[Lilojame]

Lol Pat, maybe, or maybe I am just a non-lurker in disguise... like a  ! 

Hm, zakuten... I don't want to argue here or something similar but I do have to agree with what Pat already said. I am here for not so long, am not a part of any team whatsoever and in all that time, all that I got from admins/moderators/creators a very nice feeling of being welcome to be here and a helping hand with a tremendous portion of understanding. Nobody at all at this site ever gave me a feeling that I wouldn't count anything. So, please, give SC4D another chance and just go out and post constructive criticizem when you have it in your mind and I am peaty sure that most of people here will be happy for your input. Anyhow, I really hope, that you will give this site a chance.

Regards,
Karin

[un1]

I'm rather different... 
I posted over 50 times one day, another day (like today) I only post once or twice.
Although, before September of this year, I lurked quite a bit. After September, I started getting more and more active... And well, here I am. 

-un1

[mitch]

Big time lurker here coming out of the shaddows...mostly i like to look at pictures from projects like the RHW et al, from the picture competition, or the many incredible md's here. Just like looking at how creative people can be so that somday a might be able to replicate somthing similar...its all inspirational. Thanks so far for all the awesome custom content! I'll be posting more frequently to extend my appreciation!

Cheers

Mitch

[buddybud]

Though i have my own development thread i am a major lurker. lol. Not sure why. I love to have people comment on my stuff but i rarely comment myself. I guess i'm part lurker. Does that make me a parker or a purker or may be just plain egotistical? Na i'm just anti social...hehe

lurkity lurk
Bud

[Pat]

LoL Buddy its all good though, its great to have you back no matter which way we gotten you!!! 

[knuckleball]

I might be of the worst lurkers out there.  Been a member at Simtrop since 2003 and here since Nov 2007.  It's not that I don't like to post, it just that I'm more of the quiet type.
Anyway, I'll try to be more social in the future.