I meant Kilroys....laughing Bob
-----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Richards, Robert B. Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2012 1:44 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: How many subscribers? How about Kirbys? _m_(. .)_m_ U Bob -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Chris Hoelscher Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2012 1:36 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: How many subscribers? How about ... observers .... Chris hoelscher Technology Architect | Database Infrastructure Services Technology Solution Services 123 East Main Street |Louisville, KY 40202 [email protected] Humana.com Keeping CAS and Metavance safe for all HUMANAty -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John Gilmore Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2012 1:25 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [IBM-MAIN] How many subscribers? Shorn of explicit context the term 'lurker' does have negative connotations, but LISTSERV lurking itself is innocuous, much more innocuous than posting. Such research as has been done on LISTSERV lurkers suggests that the more recondite the notional subject of a list is the more lurkers it has (as a percentage of that list's subscriber count). A LISTSERV devoted to Old-Kingdom Egyptology---There is one---is likely to have more lurkers and fewer active posters than one for Florida Tea-Party members. The term is not of course IBM-MAIN specific. It dates back to the bulletin boards, and it is now so well established and widely used that attempts to replace it or kill it off are not very likely to succeed. Moreover, the obvious candidates to replace 'lurker'---'watcher', eavesdropper', and the like---are themselves pejorative in one way or another. John Gilmore, Ashland, MA 01721 On 9/12/12, Skip Robinson <[email protected]> wrote: > Peeping Thumb? > . > . > JO.Skip Robinson > SCE Infrastructure Technology Services > Electric Dragon Team Paddler > SHARE MVS Program Co-Manager > 626-302-7535 Office > 323-715-0595 Mobile > [email protected] > > > > From: Greg Shirey <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Date: 09/12/2012 09:50 AM > Subject: Re: How many subscribers? > Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> > > > > 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 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain CONFIDENTIAL material. If you receive this material/information in error, please contact the sender and delete or destroy the material/information. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
