Lurkers Unite!

  Hi!  My name is June....and I'm a lurker.     

I love this board!! I rarely have anything to add to what has alreday been posted, but I appreciate what has been said by so many, day after day.  OH has been my rock, people and their experiences have helped me thru so many times that I know without the knowledge that I've pulled from here, I never would have made it thru.  I may not post, but I keep my profile updated and I love reading other's profiles and stories.  Without OH, I don't know what else I would have done.  It has also been a great resource for my friend and family to come to and get questions answered and calm fears they have about what I am going thru!  Posters keep posting, thanks so much, we lurkers thrive thru you!!  Much Love and Happy Losing!   xoxoxox,  nita

Hi,  My name is Joanne and I am a completely lurker.  I post mainly on the Dec06 board.  I just wanted to say that I enjoy reading every single post, even the OT ones.  I feel I learn from every post.  I'm not sure why I don't post.  I will try to respond to more in the future. Joanne

I just wanted to say that I'm a lurker, but I only read stuff that I have questions on or if sounds like something I am going through also.  I have responded to acouple of things like working out or about slow weight loss.  But I am on here everyday just looking for certain topics. Kat V.

I’m about 75% lurker, 25% poster.

* I was glad to see the views because I thought no one ever read my posts. Now, I'm glad to see someone read my posts and at least someone may have gotten something out of it. I'd rather be read, than completely dissed. Can you imagine if you posted and no one even read your posts? To me that means they read your NAME and chose not to read what you posted. Now that's insulting. * I'm glad to see the views because sometimes it shows that the readership here is much higher than it appears! * Sometimes posts ask questions and warrant a reply. Sometimes they're just supplying information, making a statement, that doesn't really warrant a reply. I realize that I do that a lot... try to supply info. People love to answer questions and help other people... and those get more replies. * I have dial up. I've figured out that it I turn off peoples signatures I can read a little quicker. But to reply, I can play a WHOLE game of solitare while I wait for the reply page to post. I DO THIS! * Some people use a vague or misleading subject to get you to read it, or flag it as hot when it's superficial. It turns out they didn't desperately need some help, and I purposely don't reply to them.

* Some of us are suffering from obesity related depression and just don’t feel like talking all the time. That’s why I don’t go into the chatroom much. Most of the time, believe it or not, I don’t have much to say.

* Eric Klein posted something a week or two back about showing people how to search for the answer to their questions by going to the search box, clicking on Q&A, typing their subject, and hitting go. He even suggesed doing it for them and replying with a link to the posts you found to help them. So if you don't have an answer, you can help them find it. We should do that more often!

I love this forum! Thank you all for posting your problems, your finds, and for educating me beyond my expectations prior to surgery!

Marianne

I am definatley a lurker but I do want to say that OH and these forums have answered so many questions that couldn't be answered thru the other resources that I have tried.  You all are very wonderful people and thanks so much for sharing your stories.  Kudos!! I am beginning all of the appointments and trying to get into the surgeon.  Anyone used Security Health Insurance in WI?

Im a luker on most days and I am sure everyone would thank me for that. I am not a mean person but a very in your face truthful person. Most posts wouldnt want my advice. If i can be helpfull in a positive way then I post. If what I think has already been posted then I do not feel the need to restate that point. I do read every post on the page that I sign into at that time. Please dont be upset that I don't post I would rather be a posstive than a negative nelly !! We have enough of those people already here... Cheers

Dail -up here  ..lol... the reason i don't post much is it sometimes takes a long time to get there ,so i read and that takes soom time too .all i have to say is i love obesityHelp and all of my wls bro's and sister's i have learned so much .thank you all god bless Brenda in tx .PS HERE IS SOME HAPPY DUST FOR ALL OF US

I am a lurker most of the time, I love this site and am grateful for the info here and most of you are my HERO's

I'm a lurker too. I've learned so much on this site and I thank each and everyone of you for that. This site offers so much good advice, support and warm wishes to everyone. I'm not on the site much but when I am I read posts and if I can answer any questions I always do and if I have a question I feel comfortable enough to post it here. Lately coming on to this site I've been seeing stuff about people being unhappy on what some people are posting, why is it so upsetting to some people. You can usually get an idea from the subject line and if it don't interest you or it's something you don't want to read just stop reading it and move on. Some people may not have anyone else to talk to or feel comfortable talking face to face, let them vent here. Is it really going to hurt anyone? Karen