Andy G
Hospitality Officer
- Joined
- Sep 20, 2010
- Messages
- 1,897
- Location
- Australia
- Vessel Name
- Sarawana
- Vessel Make
- IG 36 Quad Cabin
I am constantly amazed to see, that some members who join the forum manage to amass a huge number of posts in a very short time, then disappear into the ether, like a moth to drawn to a flame.
Whereas, others have been members for seven or eight years and have not managed even 100 posts, yet they still pop up from time to time.It's interesting to see what the topic is that prompts them to post a reply after a hiatus of a couple of years.Are these the quiet studious types who read the threads but feel no compunction to voice a view.The natural 'lurker'.
Some members post mainly on OTDE, and do not appear to even own a boat, and boy can civil manners 'go out the window' there quickly.
Then there is the bulk of us, we lurk for a while, then inexplicitly suffer a bout of verbal diarrhoea, commenting on all those technical things we really know nothing about, until such time as some one who really does know what their talking about slaps us down, and we retreat to take stock, and lick our wounds.
What fun. :lol:
Whereas, others have been members for seven or eight years and have not managed even 100 posts, yet they still pop up from time to time.It's interesting to see what the topic is that prompts them to post a reply after a hiatus of a couple of years.Are these the quiet studious types who read the threads but feel no compunction to voice a view.The natural 'lurker'.
Some members post mainly on OTDE, and do not appear to even own a boat, and boy can civil manners 'go out the window' there quickly.
Then there is the bulk of us, we lurk for a while, then inexplicitly suffer a bout of verbal diarrhoea, commenting on all those technical things we really know nothing about, until such time as some one who really does know what their talking about slaps us down, and we retreat to take stock, and lick our wounds.
What fun. :lol: