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Calendargirl Mon 09-Mar-20 13:24:25

Several threads all with ‘lurkers’ in mind. Is it just me, but really not keen on the word. I fully understand the context of why it is used, but it has such a sinister, menacing ring to it.
Having said that, I can’t think of a more suitable alternative. Any ideas anyone?

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Squiffy Mon 09-Mar-20 13:36:02

Browsers ??

I agree with you Calendargirl, 'I've always thought that 'lurkers' has quite a sinister ring to it!

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grannysue05 Mon 09-Mar-20 13:36:39

Pop-ins ?
You know ... you can pop in and out when a subject/thread interests you.

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CariGransnet (GNHQ) Mon 09-Mar-20 14:26:06

Liking pop ins. It's a term we have borrowed from Mumsnet and fairly universally used, but absolutely take your point

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Oopsadaisy3 Mon 09-Mar-20 14:30:59

They seem to be information gathering threads, they will know even more about us.......

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NanaandGrampy Mon 09-Mar-20 15:12:07

So if I take out game threads and politics thread and now lurkers threads.... not much left. It reminds me of banks that only give the best deals to new customers not old faithfuls lol

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Pantglas2 Mon 09-Mar-20 15:13:46

Readers as opposed to Posters.

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CariGransnet (GNHQ) Mon 09-Mar-20 15:31:39

Everyone is eligible to win - we have made this very clear on our page about activities this week. We too are not keen on the deals-for-new-subscribers-only things.

And re the information gathering...now sincerely hoping that my predilection for Ryvita is not used by the powers that be grin. Seriously though, we have tried to keep to conversations that most people can contribute to and don't think that too many top secrets will be given away.

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