[OSList] Are You a frequent Lurker on OSLIST?

[Patricia Haines via OSList]

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> On Dec 11, 2014, at 5:13 PM, Kevin O'Brien via OSList <oslist at lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:
> 
> Lurker & occasional contributor
> 
>> On Thu, Dec 11, 2014 at 4:53 PM, Annamarie Pluhar via OSList <oslist at lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:
>> Interesting "game."  I'm a lurker and an occasional contributor.
>> 
>> Annamarie Pluhar
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>> On 10 Dec 2014, at 18:25, Daniel Mezick via OSList 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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