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Originally Posted by casstony
It really doesn't bother me either way, but in support of the lurkers not everyone is comfortable posting on a forum. There are always more guests online than members - I guess the lurkers like to keep up with things but may not feel they have anything to add or are simply a little timid?
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I don't know if this is true. I think a lot of the "lurkers" are just webbots and not people sitting infront of screens. I use another forum (in woodwork not astronomy)
and it has the same problem. Even in the middle of the night there will be hundreds of "lurkers" but are they real?