Why the hell do people lurk and not post?

[eldiabo3005]

Thought process of a lurker:

"now that i'm done having sex with my dad, i think i'll go surf the internet"
"hey, a really cool forum"
"i bet they would never accept me though"
"i guess i'll just lurk because i'm not worthy to talk with these guys"

Seriously. My friend used to be one. They do all of that. Except the dad sex thing. I made that up.

I like the thought process.

[Arch0wl]

How did you get your IP to say something else?

You don't. Routers and ISP's do it automatically sometimes.

[Diabolicus]

purterbing... especially the sex with dad thing....

[SotN]

Well, I guess I can explain lurking. It has nothing to do with acceptance or anything like that.

1) Information. This doesnt really apply to FFR, but if you wanted to learn something, the best place would be to go to the forum. God knows I check forums every other day just to see if a patch or mod came out.

2) Interest. Suprisingly enough, the vast majority or forums are filled with idiots, trolls, and power-tripping mods. If a place doesnt look interesting, why the hell should you join? The best place to see an example of this is http://www.shoryuken.com

Would you want to join that? No. Would you read it? HELL YES.

3) Time. Some places just arent worth your time. Maybe once a week it is, but most of the time it's boring and slow.

These factors determine whether you want to become a regular or not. Regs are the lifeblood of the forum. (but that's a whole different topic)

I'm sure somebody with more experience could explain it better (synth?).

p.s. Because you all cant understand lurking, you just become n00bs in my eyes.

[Diabolicus]

oh i understand lurking completely now thanks to your superior intellect.

[SotN]

I dont even know why I try...

[eldiabo3005]

Geesh, that place has alot of Posts!

[SotN]

And 58% is stupid flaming. (they counted. It was sad)

[Diabolicus]

I dont even know why I try...

me neither *shakes head*
BTW I WAS JOKING!

[Arch0wl]

Or people are just antisocial scared fucks. What's so bad about shoryuken? It looks fine. I wouldn't join it though because I don't play fighters.

[Diabolicus]

yeah it looks lie a "friendly" place... NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I play a lot of fighters though.

[Arch0wl]

So what? Flaming adds fun to the forum.

[Diabolicus]

hmmm yes it does, in small dosages.

[Arch0wl]

No, not really. I love this forum because I can say whatever the fuck I want and most forums are extremely pussy about flaming.

[Diabolicus]

well yeah but at least your posts are intelligent flaming, not like ohter people who are like
"your gay"
"no i am not"
"you suck"
"fuck"
"fuck"
"shut up nerd"