Have you noticed this site has lot of lurkers

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I was a lurker once.



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Question: How long did you all lurk before ya joined in....? :hidin:

I've been a "lurker" for a few years now. When I signed up thought it would be good and it is, but I was turned off by all the b***ng about spot burning and "temporary guest workers" fishing in peoples spot. So i've never posted.This is my first and I would thank you all for the tips and advice that I gotten from "lurking".

The guests are probably S-B members in stealth mode

ah, flushed you out!!:bl2:

Welcome! but I think all the tips and advice (and spots?) should at least be worth the "expense" of registering. Allowing lurkers to lurk forever seems to make this appear "cheap", it is really much better then that. I am not saying there should be a fee but to see 2 or 3X as many lurkers on then members seems wrong too. In time I think members might post less because it is all lurkers on board and those tips and advice will not be there.

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I was a lurker once.



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Question: How long did you all lurk before ya joined in....? :hidin:
about a year....but I wasnt addicted then(to the site.....fishing yes:D )...I would just look once in awhile

I think at one time we were all lurkers,myself included.

I'm starting to think there are a few like me here.
Registered for a few years but just don't post very often for whatever reason. I can't stay logged on for more than 10 or 15 miinutes(bad modem) at home and I don't have the time in work to do anything but read. And I am addicted I have to keep coming back. Not here for spots; just tips and how-tos. (Originally)

I check this place three times a day. I love it!

I still lurk without signing on.old habits:D

Some of the "guests" are Yahoo search bots and they seem to be investigating every stinkin nook and cranny on this site. I swear every day they go thru 10000 posts than start back at the beginning the nexy day :cputin:

Many are people poking around and looking through the site...

What's a search bot, and what is their function? Who is behind their search/program? Is this happening on other sites? Can they do damage to the site? Just wondering.....

wait a minute...this isn't porn?

I guess I should have {LURCH] first ============ :bc: DMF

Some of the "guests" are Yahoo search bots and they seem to be investigating every stinkin nook and cranny on this site
Yeah John, what's their purpose?

Yeah...what is their purpose?:hidin: Its not that we are paranoid.....we just don't like people watching us!:laughs:

Search "bots" go through and entire site (where allowed) and "index" the site. Essentially they dredge the data and bring it back to the server at the search engine company. So, theoretically, if you typed "//^%:af:(@:wall: " into a search engine you would likely have a page from here written by Clammer, that is of course of the search engines knew Clammerese

And I thought it was Big Brother looking out to protect our coastline. :D

I lurked for about 15 minutes before I decided to invite myself to the site. I'm known to do that type of thing:devil2:

I've never lurked for 1 second!
I jumped right in from the 1st day I can here!

Me too Ronnie. Of course there were only about 200 members when I registered.:wavey:

Trojans can hide inside the bots. I deal with these crackpots all day. Like to DDOS them....for those few of you who know what that is...I won't

DDOS = Daring Drunken Orifice Submission :blush: :wavey:

-spence

DDOS Distributed Denial of Service. Stops them dead...:liquify: :liquify: :liquify:

Whats' in a name? I learn more than I can offer others...

I'm much to opinionated to lurk, but everyone needs an audience.Keep lurking, sooner or later we'll find you!

Well, by shutting down lurkers after some period of time you force them to join or leave. And I think most would join, this site is kind of addicting and it does not cost you anything. It would force you to become one of "us" and increase our numbers and keep out the dunnage only looking to pick up drifting tips and never contributing anything. I would also think it could shut out many of the bots that visit every day. I don't like knowing there are lots of peeping toms reading or "monitoring" but not contributing to the site day in and out. What good is that? None of this is up to me anyway. I am just a sb.com cult member like some of you. And it doesn't really bother me....I am just more vocal this time of year for some reason. Must be the lack of herring this year.

Like many of you said, we all were a lurker for some period of time...but what is reasonable? How hard is it to register? What is the problem there? I just as soon not have every person in the world be able to read my posts.

I am tired of hearing...Oh I don't go to those kinds of web sites...yet they seem to know all about them...hmmmm. (You know they are full of it)

Perhaps there should be a private "lounge", "saloon" or "cockpit" where lurkers can not go? We could all gravitate to there to divulge our hot fishing secrets out of the prying eyes of the skulking lurkers.:hs:

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A good time to say Hi to all..........

Just larking around and learning a little here and there. Great site and thanks to all the regular posters, great wisdom being passed (sometimes) and am now itchin for it like you.........

tight lines.....

Sandman:

I know the lurking feeling is creepy but I signed on but didn`t post much for quite awhile which many can still do. Be a member and just read for all their visits.

How about that other site that has a special fee driven membership where you are privy to current reports. I don`t think S-B wants to go there.
There is always PMs to let your compadres know if you want to.

Its a tough one to define. Kind of like illegal immigration.

I found this board by doing a search for striped bass....not looking for a message board... I would pop on here and there forgetting about it for months.....
for me the whole concept of the message board was too weird........Ive never been one to "belong" to any type of group or club......so I lurked until I felt comfortable....I cant believe all the obsessed fishing nuts like me Ive met from this place .....truly amazing

I lurked for a few days before deciding to join. I'm now on here all hours of the day and my girlfriend keeps saying "why are you so addicted to that site?" she has no idea!:laughs:

Never lurked just jumped in both feet and asked who wanted to go to Cuttyhunk and fish for a weekend. I offered a place to stay and to cook and they all thought I was some kind of nut case:huh: Boy look at all the friends I have made since that first post. And we did get out to Cutty twice that year.:wiggle: Yes John I remember you caught the biggest fish both times but Clammer and I had more fun:bshake: Anyone ever see that pizza del. guy????????

Maybe I'm just naive, but what's the big deal about so-called "lurkers"?
Granted, I'm a newcomer to this board and a surf googan,
but I could care less about how many unregistered people are people are viewing this site.
I have only participated in one "Keep The Lights On" raffle, but if there were a monthly fee to be registered here,
I'd pay it because I learn so much about fishing, and I enjoy the opportunity to express my opinion
on all manner of topics in The Scuppers.
IMHO, targeting Unregistered Guests for expulsion/exclusion smacks of elitism.
What if we were all required to "register" on EVERY web site we visit?
How many times per week do you use Google?
You should be required to register.
How often do you use the web to obtain some sort of valuable information?
You should be required to register.
By the way, my own personal choice was to register immediately.
I found this board by doing a search on striped bass,
and immediately upon entering and being unable to view photos,
I registered.

John,

learn the kung-fu of robots.txt and you can ban robots from indexing your site.

And as for lurkers, I was a lurker for a while. Met Notaro through this site, and came out into the "open" and well, I'm sure a lot of people lurk because they dont have anything to say that they feel is worthwhile to contribute, on top of all the cruft other people post.

John,

I'm sure a lot of people lurk because they dont have anything to say that they feel is worthwhile to contribute

That never stopped me :scream: from posting.

I think Sandmans post was designed to get more people involved, not a slight towards lurkers. Lurkers might be the smartest of all. Keeping their yaps shut and just deciphering where all the best spots are. You know kind of the Da Vinci code of fishing. Where is the Holy Grail of spots, and all that good stuff.

Why worry about the guests 90% of the members don't post :doh:

Here's one for ya.
Mass Bass show thread.
134 posts
almost 4000 views.
Now yes this one was a bit controversial.
But it could have been looked up for the informative content..
Not sure if the revenues are different if u post or not.
Click on a sponser i think that Matters.It does at the other place.

I found this place and a few other good ones thru a guy that works at Red Top. I was on the phone w/ him looking for info about rod/cooler racks and he asked me if i had checked the classified/buy-sell-trade forums on this site, SOL, CTF,etc. I responded with, "Huh? What's a forum?" The guy gave me the web sites, I found them and instantly registered on 5 or 6 the first day. I still do a lot more reading than commenting. Tons of great people and info!!! I just didn't see there being any good reason to lurk.

I'm a stalker, does that count?

Just checked for the hell of it. The reports never get updated.

I figured it out when I first registered.
The best spots are in saltwater.
Between NC and ME.

I joined so I could look at the fish-porn.
(Can't see pictures unless you register.)

I started out on "Tim's" site in Jersey and moved on to "Pete's" on Long Island. That's where I do most of my posting. I come here about once a week and I must say that you guys are top notch. I don't relate to the fishing and social situations up your way so I keep my trap shut. Keep up the good work and I'll keep lurking (even though I'm a member)