Lurkers Anonymous

The ClubHouse: The Game II - Mysterious Puzzler: Discussions/Challenges: Lurkers Anonymous

Guruchaz

Monday, January 22, 2001 - 07:34 pm Click here to edit this post

I dedicate this thread to Juju and Merlin who is "in the game" and in The Game.

Current lurkers take note and come out, come out wherever you are. Of course, you can't some in here but there should be plenty of room outside.

Anyone in here want to give some advice to the lurkers? Juju? Merlin? Anyone?


Azriel

Monday, January 22, 2001 - 07:36 pm Click here to edit this post

Be brave! Guru is the only one that bites and we have him safely caged in here!

Guruchaz

Monday, January 22, 2001 - 07:45 pm Click here to edit this post

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Juju2bigdog

Tuesday, January 23, 2001 - 08:46 am Click here to edit this post

Okay, Gu, I have a shocking and scandalous confession to make. You dragged it out of me, and I hope you are happy.

During Big Brother, I did not hang out at Big Brother Fan Club. I hung out over at BigBrotherBlows, a site that was a whole lot coarser and edgier than BBFC. I started off with the live action on BigBrother 2000 and tiring of that, came to BBFC. Then I discovered Big Brother Blows and got hooked over there. I would go to BB2000 and see what saccharine line they were putting out over there, then come to BBFC for the live feeds, and then go to BB-Blows for the real action. It was enormously fun. The boards were closed over at BB-Blows because they did not want any dweebs posting useless sh4t such as whether they thought Josh was really cute. Anybody used to the heady vitriol of BB-Blows would naturally find BBFC overly tame, which I did. folks over here were just too darn nice.

(And, Guru, maybe you would also like to admit you hung out at BB-Blows. I notice you appeared on the BBFC board about the time BB ended, and everything died down over at BB-Blows.)

So, BB ended, things totally died down at BB-Blows, but were still going over at BBFC, so I moved over here to see what was going on. Having been used to being a lurker over at BB-Blows, and not having the possibility of posting there, it did not occur to me to be other than a lurker here. Plus, at that time, you did not have to be a member to just lurk on this site.

Then Game I got going on BBFC, now known as TVclubhouse, (TVCH), and I followed that. I did have to sign up and get a username and password to be able to follow Game I. I did not follow much of what the discussion groups were saying about Game I because I still considered them a pretty boring bunch (okay, I happened over and got into the synchronicity thread once, what do you expect?). I just stayed over on the game board. Then Game I ended, and I came over to the discussion groups, and all holy hell was going on there. It was ugly, ugly, ugly, way worse than anything that had gone down at BB-Blows, because these were real people who seemed to be reduced to cannabalism.

And that is where I actually entered the TVCH community. I was going to leave then, but it was both horrifying and sad and sort of morbidly fascinating, so I hung around for a little bit. Then, you, Gu, sprang into action and started calling out for things to change and appealed to the lurkers to come out. That is when I sprang into action and started doing a comedy routine, anything to get folks' minds off what had just occurred on the board. Soeur and Merlin came out at the same time, and I think for the same purpose. Perhaps Elitist could make up a term for us - The Healers? And the rest is history.

How I ended up in here, locked in the house, I'm not sure.

Glad you asked, Gu.

Oh yes, I was supposed to give advice to the lurkers. Okay, lurkers, if you want to get in on the action, what you do is go down to the bottom of this column and type something in that blank box down there. Then it will ask you for your username (like Juju2bigdog, etc.), and you type in your member password (if you do not have a memeber i.d. or password, go get one, sign up to become a member; it is easy). then hit the Preview/Post button, and it will give you an opportunity to revise your message or go ahead and post it. If you are ready to post it, simply hit Post this Messsage, and it will go onto the board. See how easy that is? You can learn clipart later.

Guruchaz

Tuesday, January 23, 2001 - 10:07 am Click here to edit this post

Yes, you roh Juju! You just made my list (not the one you think). lol!

Yes, I admit that I watched a lot of the BB action online at the BB2000 site. In fact, I had downloaded the camera utility where I could visit all 7 cameras without going directly to the website. I would spend a lot of time in the AOL BB chatrooms "fueling the fire" and "enhancing the conversations" so to speak. I slowly found other BB sites just by listening for them and following links to others. There were about 4 or 5 I would go around to. I think I found the TVCH somewhere around the first of September (maybe late August) and liked what all was going on here. I also have to say this was the best designed messageboard (and still is).

So, if I understand you right, the irony of all this is that all the mayhem going on during Game I actually kept your interest and caused you to stick around? I'm sure Flint and Neil would love to hear all this. LOL!

I started to enjoy hanging out here and being the "jackass" and probably will continue to be so but just not at an extreme level that runs people's ideals into the ground. Like I said a few days ago, once you get to know everyone here on a more personal level, behavior like that starts to eat at a person inside provided they aren't some sort of psycho crazy person. I don't think I'm certifiable yet. huh huh

However, on the opposite side of the coin, I don't think I'll ever be able to turn the "jackass" switch to the off position. I just have to do what I can to sort of keep it jammed in the middle instead of always on.

Thanks for your words, Juju. Lurkers unite!

Juju2bigdog

Tuesday, January 23, 2001 - 11:43 am Click here to edit this post

LOL. Long live, Guru, leader of the lurkers!

Ever heard that Harry Belafonte song? "Jakckass will jump and bray. Let him bray, let him bray." Quite a catchy tune.

Guruchaz

Wednesday, January 24, 2001 - 03:43 pm Click here to edit this post

"Don't stand there and be hungry. Come on in and get fed up."


(Stolen from a restaurant sign)

Azriel

Sunday, January 28, 2001 - 07:46 am Click here to edit this post

~bump~

Hi, lil lurkers :)

Come out, come out wherever you are.

Juju2bigdog

Sunday, January 28, 2001 - 08:08 am Click here to edit this post

Yes, lurkers, come to chat and freak us out. Come in as Lurker3578, etc. or some other name we won't recognize. Look how much attention ducky is getting.

Guruchaz

Tuesday, January 30, 2001 - 09:31 am Click here to edit this post

First, you really have to want to be a part of the Game. That means that you are participating as much as you can allow time for.

Be prepared to subconsciously go beyond those boundaries and possibly even neglect some routines from time to time as you really get to know everyone and more things are going on inside. Just make sure you eat. lol!

I think I've stated this before, but here's something to think about, especially those that arrive here just to "jackass" around 24/7: Be who you are on the outside and don't be like the rough side of sandpaper (maybe the smoother side) because as you interact in a close environment, you run the risk of meeting people that you really truly like. Avoid alienating people beforehand just for the sake of controversy as it could eventually serve to create a stressful emotional situation whether you're prepared for that or not. It's almost similar to Ocean's A,B puzzle that seemed to stump everyone. Just a warning and some wisdom.

The high points here are a combination of things. When everyone is here interacting at the same time, that's definitely a high point. The group chats, oneonone chats, the hot tub and living room type posts, and the challenges where we all work together towards a solution is a high point. Most importantly, those special instances where you click with certain inviduals is priceless and makes it all worthwhile. It makes you want to be here the next day and the day after that.

I would highly recommend The Game to anyone outside who hasn't experienced it, especially all the lurkers and new arrivals. It's the best way to really get comfortable with people here in a short amount of time.

(copy of my response from Topics)