Poll: lurkers vs. posters

I only lurk, that is until I come across a thread that has just started, then I post the most witty/controversial thing I can think of in order to garner the most likes...

I kid, probably 50/50, but it's mainly dominated by WBAYDN, love the sense of community in that thread.

 

very cool how (so far) the polling data of the first two choices are consistent with the third.

 

I post at least once a day, read it all day long. I have a problem.

 

I post about 5 times a day

 

I love reading this stuff and generally have a bit too much to say. I love the humor.

 

I joined a few weeks ago and this will be my 70th post so I guess I'm not going to be accused of being a lurker anytime soon.

 

I lurked for a couple years, created an account, lurked for another year and just recently started posting. I still don't post a lot as I always seem to be late to the conversation and any points I'd make have already been made. Plus as far as my beer knowledge goes I'm mostly full of shit.

 

I mainly come on to browse trade threads and read up on beer talk if I find the thread to be interesting. I'm far more in the lurker category, but I do post here and there when I have something to say. I usually only go into threads thatlook interesting or have a title that draws me in.

 

I like that your post is a perfect representation of this. Nicely done sir.

 

Was this posted via phone? If so, props that endurance.

 

I suspect there's a lot of folks that are only active in the trading forum. I know of a couple guys in my town who are active traders, but don't even look at the other forums. If that's happening in my small city, there's gotta be more from the larger cities.

 

I lurked on the forums for a minute until I officially joined when someone asked a question in the Mid-Atlantic forum I knew the answer to. I was afraid to join because I talk enough about beer in "real life" and, yep, talk about it on-line just as much now.

Posting-wise, I'd say I'm a WBAYDN regular at this point so I'm pretty consistent there. I'll chime in in my regional forum to tip off other local BAs where some beer may be or my opinion on a local brew. I'll throw my .02 into the occassion thread in this section but that's about it. 50/50, I guess.

 

Yeah, I remember that early June morning when you literally came out of nowhere like a lightning bolt, and we have all been the richer for your presence on here since!

 

Yes it was. In fact all my posts here are from my phone. My notebook is becoming as obsolete as my old desktop with every phone upgrade. For the curious, I use the iPhone 6 plus. Cheers....

 

I visit multiple times a day but only post if I've got insight on the subject.

 

I started squawking the minute I made an account.

 

Poster that the number goes up and quality goes down as I drink......as many have said.

 

About 50/50 for me. Usually I post in threads like this where everyone is relevant to the discussion. If you are talking about Cantillon or other stuff I have no access to (then I never post.)

I am on another (non beer related) forum where I have over 10,000 posts although I seldom post there anymore.

 

I'm online all day for work, so it breaks things up. Why not?

 

I'll only post if I think I have something relevant to say that is on topic. I do learn a lot from threads I don't post in though.