I disagree with the analogy. I've been on IBM-MAIN,RACF-L etc since '98 and
posted seldom, but posted, thereby absolving me of the lurker Scarlet
Letter. I've read the Chicago Tribune since the Eisenhower administration
and never been tempted to send a letter to the editor. I suppose my
continued subscription renewal (until they went Internet) could be construed
as "feedback" to the Trib.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg Shirey" <[email protected]>
Newsgroups: bit.listserv.ibm-main
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2012 11:26 AM
Subject: Re: How many subscribers?
Well, this *is* called the IBM Mainframe Discussion List. Joining a
discussion group and then choosing never to discuss anything is not quite
the same as reading a newspaper and choosing not to provide feedback.
I suppose "lurker" has a somewhat negative connotation - is there a better
word? "Viewer?" "Observer?"
Greg Shirey
Ben E. Keith Company
-----Original Message-----
From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Bill Fairchild
Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2012 8:42 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: How many subscribers?
Are people who read daily newspapers but never write a letter to the editor
also lurkers? When I access data with a RACF rule that allows me read-only
access (such as SYS1.MACLIB ), am I a data lurker?
Not implying, just questioning.
Bill Fairchild
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