Lurkers and the Reasons to Join. What Can’t I do if I Only Lurk?

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At any given time of day we will see as few as 10 and as many as 150 lurkers on our board. Some eventually become members. Some are afraid that they will start getting junk mail if they sign up with us as does happen with some websites.

We do not lend, give or sell your name to anyone. We never did and never will. We also recommend that once you become a member, you allow only the administrators to access your email. We obviously need to if you have a problem or to activate your account but we never know if a new member is there only to collect email addresses or send out spam emails. You will receive emails from us only if you contact us first or on your birthday if you give us your birthday information in your profile.

There are many reasons to join us. Of course, our sparkling personalities are one factor to consider. Our information on Aruba is another. However, you can take advantage of both of those without joining.

So, what can’t you do if you only lurk? You can’t respond to posts. You can’t start threads. You can’t send or receive private messages. You can’t click on new posts and only get the posts listed that you didn’t get to read the last time. You can’t create a calendar event such as your trip to Aruba, a bulletin board party, a birthday or an anniversary.

Worst of all you can’t join in our favorite section: ‘the good, the bad and the ugly’. There are some great threads there and most have nothing much to do with Aruba. Join us, join in, and start a new thread.