LucasSloan comments on Attention Lurkers: Please say hi - Less Wrong

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Comment author: LucasSloan 16 April 2010 09:33:03PM 4 points [-]

I'm not sure if I count as a lurker...

I comment enough that I can top-level, but all of my comments come in relatively short spurts of activity interspaced by much longer periods of inactivity (say a day or two of activity per 1 or 2 months). Perhaps a good standard would be to go up to a randomly selected group of readers and ask if they know me by my screen name. Last time I checked this the answer was no, so I guess I'll call myself a lurker, but if anyone objects, I won't say boo.

Anyway, hi!

Comment author: Kevin 16 April 2010 09:37:44PM 3 points [-]

The definition is not very important, but I don't think you count as a lurker. Lurking is more like total non-participation, not occasionally participating. You're also probably above the median for karma on Less Wrong.

Anyways, all are welcome in this thread.