Hey, all you lurkers! (I mean YOU!) Register and talk to us! - 2024 Edition

[My Very First 6 Chickens]

I lurked for a long time before I finally joined, and even after that, I was more of a ghost than a member
Honestly, getting engaged and interacting with the writer/roleplayer community on BYC encouraged me to be more active and explore the site more. I love what the collections of different groups and communities on the site can do to pull someone out of their shell

Same!

 

[chrissynemetz]

 

[SueT]

And when someone new DOES join, let’s recognize that and welcome them, and not jump on them for being naive….which did happen today.

 

[Plantasmagoria]

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About 16 years ago a wonderful member of our community noticed that there were a TON of people "lurking" (browsing BYC as non-members) and asked: "How can there be 100+ people lurking on BYC right now?"

Well, a LOT has changed since then... and as I type, I see this listed on the homepage of BYC:

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YUP, that's just over 160 TIMES as many "lurkers" as we saw online 16 years ago!

So, I'd like to echo the perfect words spoken 16 years ago: "C'mon, y'all, sign up and talk to us!

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...and once you join, reply here and let us know why you were lurking, what convinced you to sign up, and what we (as a community) can do better to convert more lurkers to members.

(oh, and if anybody notices a larger number of lurkers than the current 16,086 please screenshot it and post it here)

I would like to apologize if there is a strange lurker. My five year old wanted to look at coops so there's a rouge kid in BYC. Shes enjoying the pix!

 

[Patiocoturnix]

Lowest I’ve seen the lurker count in a long time

 

[Bantambird]

I have been a member for a long time, but I was a lurker even way back when this forum first started. I didn't feel like I had much to contribute before. I was lurking for information, that's all. After all, this is a great source of information for poultry related questions.

 

[Jenbirdee]

I joined after a few days of lurking! Hello!

YaaaaY that’s awesome ! hello and welcome @Plantasmagoria !!!

 

[BDutch]

I joined 8+ years ago because the members are a friendly crowd and wanted to learn more about chickens.

I did learn a lot about chickens over the years, about life around the world where people speak English and it is a great community to improve my English as well. Btw I had a lot of fun in the meantime too.

 

[BobStuart]

I lurked a few times and finally joined. After I joined I posted something pretty bad and got reported. lol

 

[chrissynemetz]