[OSList] Are You a frequent Lurker on OSLIST?

[Lawrence O'Connor-Gmail via OSList]

Hi,
I am a frequent 'participant' in the discussion- but almost always only in my head. I engage in the conversation, try-on different responses, sometimes even start composing them, but then hit 'cancel' rather than 'send'. Usually with the feeling that my opinion/view/response/experience is just not worthy of the group. So I lurk. And feel some shame about this. Forgoodnesssakes, I am even a facilitator! Thank you for the prompt/invitation to de-lurk!

> On 10 Dec 2014, at 23:25, Daniel Mezick via OSList <oslist at lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:
> 
> Some of us were on a call on Tuesday, talking about Open Space....and OSLIST....
> 
> ...the participants at the time were....
> 
> Chuni Li
> Daniel Mezick
> Karen Davis
> Linda Stevenson
> Lucas Cioffi
> Paul Levy
> Peggy Holman
> Skye Hirst
> Suzanne Daigle
> Tricia Chirumbole
> Harold Shinsato
> 
> We discussed OSLIST culture, and how the culture of OSLIST may not actually be very easy to figure out...
> 
> ...we talked about how this list has hundreds upon hundreds of members, with just 25 to 45 people (give or take) who post or reply with anything close to a regular frequency, and how some speak with highly authoritative voices.
> 
> ...we talked a bit about how the culture of OSLIST might actually be kind of intimidating for new people to participate in.
> 
> 
> The Game
> 
> We have no idea how many "regular lurkers" are in the group...we talked about trying to find out.
> 
> 
> So: if you are a "regular lurker", someone who examines these OSLIST threads periodically but does not actively participate ...  are you willing to play a little game? 
> 
> 
> The Lurker Game: you are invited to play...
> 
> 1. ...The goal is to collectively get some idea of how many of us on the list are "regular lurkers".
> 
> 2. ...The rules are: 
> If you consider yourself a "regular lurker", consider opting in to the game, by replying...
> If you reply, absolutely nothing further will be asked of you. All you are doing is identifying yourself as someone who lurks. That's it. 
> 3. ...We'll all track the progress by watching the thread, and seeing how many reply over time. 
> 
> 4. ...Participation is opt-in. 
> 
> 
> 
> To participate, just hit [Reply List] and enter "hey" and press     [Enter] ...or...
> 
> ... (optionally) just say whatever you might want to say, instead
> 
> We have no idea what might happen next; let's see what develops. 
> 
> Thanks!
> Daniel
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