Lurkers ... People that never post

[ROLLTIDE]

Why do you lurk and never post ? I would love to find out the reasons why you have not made a first post yet.


If you have never made a post on this site then do so now in this thread .

[lolacharisse]

I'm not a lurker, just a voyeur...and i've posted before. Can I post here anyways?

[ROLLTIDE]

I'm not a lurker, just a voyeur...and i've posted before. Can I post here anyways?

sure

[starfish]

meep

[Jason234]

Why do you lurk and never post ? I would love to find out the reasons why you have not made a first post yet.


If you have never made a post on this site then do so now in this thread .


Rollie, you're a lurker....

[Ares]

Rollie, you're a lurker....

I agree...people with over 4.000 posts should be ashamed of themselves. Start posting Rollie!! :icon_mrgr

[LI Phil]

I agree...people with over 4.000 posts should be ashamed of themselves. Start posting Rollie!! :icon_mrgr
wtf is that supposed to mean?

[Jason234]

I agree...people with over 4.000 posts should be ashamed of themselves. Start posting Rollie!! :icon_mrgr


well then why do members out top him with posts?

[Ares]

wtf is that supposed to mean?

It's a joke guys...geez la weez. Rollie is a top poster here and I was joking saying 4,000 posts aint nothin.

[panzer304]

sometimes just watching can be sooooooo sexy!

[soonermeteor]

I think a lot of people lurk becuase they dont feel like they have the energy to actually participate but enjoy reading both about the weather and watching us bicker and kid back and forth :fruit

[Jeffery McElroy]

I think people lurk because the instant they join, the ooze in their brain cavities melts, leaving them permanently frozen in front of their computers, with no way to leave the site. This theory must be correct, because nothing here is remotely interesting enough to leave someone captivated to a degree where they will spend hours at a time reading what we have to say. Those who survive this process, become leading posting members.

[Ares]

Is that what happened to you Jeff? Did your brain cavities melt? I thought you used to be smarter....now I know why...

[Jeffery McElroy]

I consider myself to be somewhat intelligent for my age at least. I have a somewhat low IQ, so I don't know how I will turn out in the big scheme of things. Perhaps I will hit this 'critical mass' or something.

[Ares]

I'm toooo inteligant (sp?) for my age. I use too big of words and it makes me sound like an adult. I HATE that!

[Jeffery McElroy]

words like what?

[Jason234]

words like what?


intelagant...

[Jeffery McElroy]

Yeah. Hey Keith, what is your IQ, if you don't mind my asking? I think mine is well below one hundred, so apparently I am below average.
Admittedly, this is not something that I am particularly proud of.
However, I ascribe to the theory of multiple intelligences, so I do not hold this against myself when thinking critically (and I don’t think anyone else holds it against me either).

[LI Phil]

I think mine is well below one hundred

http://members.shaw.ca/delajara/NormalCurveRod.gif


What is intelligence? The definition I like is that intelligence is "the ability to learn or understand or to deal with new or trying situations ... also : the skilled use of reason" (7)*. I have heard some people misuse the word smart to mean knowledgeable. That is like confusing velocity with distance. That one can lead to the other does not mean that they are the same thing.



I.Q. = Intelligence Quotient



Originally, "IQ" tests were created to be able to identify children who might need special education due to their retarded mental development (1). Binet's test included varied questions and tasks. The tasks even included unwrapping a piece of candy and comparing the weights of different objects (4)!



To relate the mental development of a child to the child's chronological age the IQ was invented. IQ = (MA/CA) * 100. The intelligence quotient was equal to 100 times the Mental Age divided by the Chronological Age. For example, if a certain child started reading, etc., at the age of 3 (CA) and average children start reading, etc., at the age of 6 (MA), the child would get an IQ score of 200. (Such a score is very, very rare). Since people wanted to also use IQs for adults, that formula was not very useful since raw scores start to level off around the age of 16 (2).



Thus the deviation IQ replaced the ratio IQ. It compares people of the same age or age category and assumes that IQ is normally distributed, that the average (mean) is 100 and that the standard deviation is something like 15 (IQ tests sometimes differ in their standard deviations).





What is a standard deviation (SD)? Simply put, the standard deviation is a measure of the spread of the sample from the mean. As a rule of thumb, about 2/3 of a sample is within 1 standard deviation from the mean. About 95% of the sample will be within 2 standard deviations from the mean (3).



With the standard deviation and a mean, you can calculate percentiles. Percentiles tell you the percent of people that have a score equal to or lower than a certain score.



High IQ societies (http://members.shaw.ca/delajara/criteria.html) ask for certain percentile scores on IQ tests for you to be eligible to join them. Mensa asks for scores at the 98th percentile or higher. For a list of the selection criteria of other societies, click here (http://members.shaw.ca/delajara/criteria.html).



There have been various classification systems for IQ.



Terman's classification was (6):



<TABLE cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=1 width="50%" align=center border=1><TBODY><TR><TD>IQ Range</TD><TD>
Classification

</TD></TR><TR><TD>140 and over</TD><TD>Genius or near genius</TD></TR><TR><TD>120-140</TD><TD>Very superior intelligence</TD></TR><TR><TD>110-120</TD><TD>Superior intelligence</TD></TR><TR><TD>90-110</TD><TD>Normal or average intelligence</TD></TR><TR><TD>80-90</TD><TD>Dullness</TD></TR><TR><TD>70-80</TD><TD>Borderline deficiency</TD></TR><TR><TD>Below 70</TD><TD>Definite feeble-mindedness</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>



(Terman wrote the Stanford-Binet test (1), which has a SD of 16.)



Later, Wechsler thought that it would be much more legitimate to base his classifications on the Probable Error (PE) so his classification was (6):



<TABLE cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=1 width="50%" align=center border=1><TBODY><TR><TD>Classification </TD><TD>IQ Limits</TD><TD>Percent Included </TD></TR><TR><TD>Very Superior</TD><TD>128 and over</TD><TD>2.2</TD></TR><TR><TD>Superior</TD><TD>120-127</TD><TD>6.7</TD></TR><TR><TD>Bright Normal</TD><TD>111-119</TD><TD>16.1</TD></TR><TR><TD>Average</TD><TD>91-110</TD><TD>50</TD></TR><TR><TD>Dull Normal</TD><TD>80-90</TD><TD>16.1</TD></TR><TR><TD>Borderline</TD><TD>66-79</TD><TD>6.7</TD></TR><TR><TD>Defective</TD><TD>65 and below</TD><TD>2.2</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
Mental deficiency used to be more finely classified using the following technical terms that later began to be abused by the rest of society (5):

<TABLE cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=1 width="35%" align=center border=1><TBODY><TR><TD>IQ Range</TD><TD>Classification</TD></TR><TR><TD>70-80</TD><TD>Borderline deficiency</TD></TR><TR><TD>50-69</TD><TD>Moron</TD></TR><TR><TD>20-49</TD><TD>Imbecile</TD></TR><TR><TD>below 20</TD><TD>Idiot</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>These are now largely obsolete and mental deficiency is now generally called mental retardation. The following is the currently used classification of retardation in the USA (5):

<TABLE cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=1 width="35%" align=center border=1><TBODY><TR><TD>IQ Range</TD><TD>Classification</TD></TR><TR><TD>50-69</TD><TD>Mild</TD></TR><TR><TD>35-49</TD><TD>Moderate</TD></TR><TR><TD>20-34</TD><TD>Severe</TD></TR><TR><TD>below 20</TD><TD>Profound</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>Moreover, "educable mentally retarded" is roughly equivalent to mild mental retardation, and "trainable" mentally retarded is roughly equivalent to moderate (5). The DSM now requires an assessment of a person's adaptive functioning as an additional criterion for labeling someone retarded. IQ is not enough. Maybe the same sort of thing should be done for labeling somebody a genius.

[LI Phil]

i think iq is bullshit, anyway, but the last time i was tested (about 10 years ago), i scored a 149. so i guess that makes me like a super-genius according to the above information.

yeah right.

i place much more faith in the actual USE of one's intelligence, rather than the raw intelligence itself...things have always come fairly easy to me, so i tend to be rather lazy...with the exception of the computer of course, where i would guestimate my "computer iq" to be somewhere between "borderline deficiency" and "moron"

[The Bug]

I agree IQ is BS. I know a lot of people who are very smart but have no idea about things going on in the world around them. I think to be intelligent requires knowledge of a lot more than just IQ smart standards.

[Jason234]

I'm really stupid actually...I just learn fast and remember things well.

[Jeffery McElroy]

Thanks for posting this, as it was quite informative. I don’t really know what to think though. According to an IQ test, I am average/dull. However, talk to my teachers, and they will tell you I am an artistic genius. I have talked to my psychologist about this, and he says adhd hinders my creative potential, but I find that I am much more abstract artistically when I am off my medicine, and I muster the focus to do so when necessary (ie, when I am doing something I enjoy). With that said, perhaps adhd is actually some form of a heightened sense of artistic talent? One of my mom's causes is Autism, and she has a friend who is autistic, yet has profound insight on many things. The mind is so vast and incredible; a simple test cannot possibly determine all there is to your intelligence. If highly immature, I am an intelligent reasonable person, in an age group of unreasonable adolescence. This is why I have no friends and cannot stand general education, I think.

I would still be interested to take the test again, as last time I took it I was very young.

[The Bug]

I don't know why I laugh when I see you write that.... my psychologist

[Jason234]

Thanks for posting this, as it was quite informative. I don’t really know what to think though. According to an IQ test, I am average/dull. However, talk to my teachers, and they will tell you I am an artistic genius. I have talked to my psychologist about this, and he says adhd hinders my creative potential, but I find that I am much more abstract artistically when I am off my medicine, and I muster the focus to do so when necessary (ie, when I am doing something I enjoy). With that said, perhaps adhd is actually some form of a heightened sense of artistic talent? One of my mom's causes is Autism, and she has a friend who is autistic, yet has profound insight on many things. The mind is so vast and incredible; a simple test cannot possibly determine all there is to your intelligence. If highly immature, I am an intelligent reasonable person, in an age group of unreasonable adolescence. This is why I have no friends and cannot stand general education, I think.

I would still be interested to take the test again, as last time I took it I was very young.

people that can't wait to grow-up never do grow-up...keep that in mind.

[Jeffery McElroy]

Well, I like psychologist… but not neurologist. Every one that I have encountered has been obnoxious. I had my brain MRI’d once, and I have this large collection of fluid trained up in my brain. I used to have severe migraines, but I don’t have them as often now. Yeah… I’m messed up.

EDIT: Now Keith, what does the process of growing up entail?

[LI Phil]

According to an IQ test, I am average/dull

i'd say that's about right, but not in terms of iq...

i've done extensive research into iq tests (though not in some 20 years or so), and they have always been inherently biased, especially against the lower classes...(so jeff has no excuse there)...i will always remember one question on a test which was given to about 1.5 million "doughboys" (WWI infantrymen and draftees, not officers), which was the picture of a tennis court without a net...as a test of iq, these men were asked to "draw in" what was missing...now probably 90% or more of those taking the test would never have even seen a tennis court, so how could they possibly know what was missing? Yet, this was taken as a sign of low intelligence...of course the "upper" (leisure) classes would recognize a missing net, so they would correctly insert what was missing...

is this a fair judge of intelligence???

they've gotten much better over the years, removing many of the cultural and class biases so rampant in the early tests, but they, at least as of 20 or so years ago, were still held as being biased against the lower classes

[The Bug]

maybe it is from some of the meds you take? Just curious. I mean, I am not a doctor. I have heard though that exercise can help cure a lot of health problems. Just a suggestion if you want to get off the drugs.

[Jason234]

what am I a frikkin health teacher...i'll answer it anyway.

it entails maturity physically and mentally; getting a job, having a family (depending on your prefrence) , continuing on life. You know the rest.

[LI Phil]

I had my brain MRI’d once

and they found nothing

[Jason234]

maybe it is from some of the meds you take? Just curious. I mean, I am not a doctor. I have heard though that exercise can help cure a lot of health problems. Just a suggestion if you want to get off the drugs.


i've already suggested a course of action he doesn't like to hear it.

[Jeffery McElroy]

Oh I exercise... I do weight training, and lots o' walking. My dad had the same problem when he was younger, and it fled with age.

[The Bug]

well, I hope you do too. I find that even though I don't do weights just pilates and yoga that I still keep my spirits high which is good for the whole body and soul.

[soonermeteor]

More than just IQ tests, i think most intelligence or apptitude tests are crap, i would trust achievement tests more. I know kids who got 1400's and 1500's on their SAT's and are dumb as dirt at school, while my best friend who has had straight A's throughout her life got a 1010, not that bad but deffinatley not what you would expect when you see her work in school.

[LI Phil]

Oh My dad had the same problem when he was younger, and it fled with age.
what problem was that, your mother?

[Jeffery McElroy]

what? headaches.

[The Bug]

well, Phil, you would know about that wouldn't you??? ehem,....Ft. Lauderdale?

[Jeffery McElroy]

As far as the advice Keith gave me, he said 'meditate'. Ok. What does that mean? Meditation for me is listening to the roar of hurricane charley set to the imperial drum march playing at 60dbs.

EDIT: My mom hates ft Lauderdale… she would never go there.

[The Bug]

not even for spring break?

[soonermeteor]

Id go to Cancun for spring break :icon_twis :locked:

[The Bug]

i went there for my graduation party. It was quite and interesting trip. I couldn't understand a word anyone said. I had fun though.

[soonermeteor]

Its hard to not have fun in cancun, :icon_twis

but its expensive :icon_evil

[Jeffery McElroy]

I like the Florida Keys.

[The Bug]

I don't remember it being expensive but we did have those bands so our meals and most drinks were paid for. Just had to pay to into the clubs and whatever we bought, but my friends hooked up with some locals so...we were a little out of it most of the week. Good times. I should post some pictures ... I just don't have a scanner here. Maybe Monday I can email you some. Are you going?

[Jeffery McElroy]

My parents went to Cancun. When I get enough money, I would like to take a boat of mine and cruise all the islands off the Caribbean. My dad used to be hired by all the billionaires in the Bahamas because he was so good at fishing. He said he has seen boats with spiral staircases up to a master bedroom up on a second story. Yeah, I want that boat.

[soonermeteor]

I just went to Cancun. We had those bands too, but i just know before hand that there were some large sums my mom was mentioning, but thinking about it, you probably split it between a group? So that would be cheaper for a single person.

[LI Phil]

As far as the advice Keith gave me, he said 'meditate'. Ok. What does that mean? Meditation for me is listening to the roar of hurricane charley set to the imperial drum march playing at 60dbs.

EDIT: My mom hates ft Lauderdale… she would never go there.
keith said "MEDICATE" not "MEDITATE"

and last time i was in Ft. Laud. there was this really HOT co-ed like 2 years older than me (this was around Thanksgiving time in 1987)...she said she was having some "marital problems" and we hooked up after a night of jello shots and cheap beers in the elbow room (if i remember correctly)

we drove for miles and miles to some place i barely remember, but all i know is there was all kinds of star wars stuff all over the place (she said it was her "roommate's" but if she was supposedly married, it had to either be her hubby's, or hers, or she had a secret house unbeknownst to her hubby). one thing led to another, and eventually my lightsabre lost it's sheath...we never kept up but i did get one letter about 9 months later announcing she had given birth to a son and that it definitely wasn't her husband's...

she said i'd learn of my son someday through some kind of divine circumstance (which i have now interpreted to be a chance meeting on a weather board talkback)...

you do the math...

[Jeffery McElroy]

Keith was referring to an earlier conversation I had with him, in which he suggested meditation to fix my adhd.

My mom was married in 87’ and I was born in 88’. She went to University of Miami to become a teacher, and then later a realtor, and was my dad’s girlfriend since high school. Juli was born less than a year after hurricane Andrew, and Jessica a year after that (poor mom). Now we are one big happy family.

[LI Phil]

and what part of my story doesn't jive with your mom's?

[Jeffery McElroy]

she was not at UM in 87, and she hates star wars. I look like my dad.

[LI Phil]

i never said she was...a co-ed is what she told me she was, and she couldn't have been more than 22-23...perhaps also, that is why she tried to play the star wars memorabelia on her "roommate"...she never said SHE liked it.

[Jeffery McElroy]

Then should I not look like you, in lieu of my father?

[ROLLTIDE]

Then should I not look like you, in lieu of my father?\\.

[Jeffery McElroy]

That is really cute, Rolltide. :icon_neut

[The Bug]

Yeah, I thought so too except that I sat here twice while it ran though waiting for something to pop up before I got it.... ah...the joys of staying home all day long. I am going crazy.

[LI Phil]

your dad and i look a lot alike apparently

[The Bug]

phil - you've got mail.

[LI Phil]

schweet......hang on a sec

[LI Phil]

booooiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnnnnnnnggggggg gggggg

[The Bug]

you likey?

[LI Phil]

me likey?

you likey?

[The Bug]

me very likey

[LI Phil]

damnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn


me likey make you two very happy

[The Bug]

:nanna shhhhhhhhhhhh PM....shhhhhhhhhhhh

[LI Phil]

:3some


shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

[The Bug]

well, i told you didn't I?

[LI Phil]

you very lucky

ima go eat some tuna very soon

[The Bug]

lmao. Yeah, I have a great recipe for a tuna dish

[The Bug]

I'll be back later - we need to eat some grub and read a few books and get ready for night night...

[Jeffery McElroy]

Hey, watch a great movie tonight with Madison. Like Forest Gump or something.

EDIT: uh... what went on back there?

[LI Phil]

lmao. Yeah, I have a great recipe for a tuna dish
i cannot wait to sample your tuna dish

[Fenris3372]

A big reason lurkers lurk is either they say something and are ignored or they have no way to "jump" in on a conversation

[Ares]

A big reason lurkers lurk is either they say something and are ignored or they have no way to "jump" in on a conversation

True dat. when I first came on, people really didn't pay attention to me.....now they usually respond to my posts. And phil, no comments here :icon_mrgr

[soonermeteor]

^ yah, internet forums are suprisingly hard to become "one of the gang" on, you just got to stick with it for a little bit and keep posting. plus i think rollie made it easier on this forum becuase of the welcome wagon

[Fenris3372]

is what i did

[The Bug]

HI Guys!!! How are all of you doing tonight?

Fenris you working tonight?

Sooner - I agree on your two top picks on hot women - you have very good taste

HCW - what time is your bed time? (kidding)

[ROLLTIDE]

Still trying to figure out the answer to this question

[The Bug]

yeah me too *scratching head*

I have even sent PMs to people asking them to post...

what gives?

[DjBabiuk]

I thought it was remarkably easy to fit in here. One crack at Jeff and shabam, people love me.

[TideGal]

I've never posted before because I'm new..and a little shy until you get to know me. :)

[The Bug]

come out of your shell, put your feet up - stay a while....

we don't bite - I promise (not hard at least)

[Stormlover]

I've never posted before because I'm new..and a little shy until you get to know me. :)
Until you get to know her...true/gig/
As for me, I came from another forum where I had over 7000 posts and the admin was an ahole that acted like a nanny and wanted to control every word said,so I guess I got burned out...but I also didn't understand others that never posted.

[The Bug]

snow guy - which forum - may I ask?

I think a lot of people came her for that same reason.

[Stormlover]

snow guy - which forum - may I ask?

I think a lot of people came her for that same reason.
Talkweather

[TideGal]

Until you get to know her...true/gig/


/angel

[The Bug]

wow...one I don't knwo about! lol...learn something new every day, but if the admin is an *** - I wont be visiting.

[Stormlover]

wow...one I don't knwo about! lol...learn something new every day, but if the admin is an *** - I wont be visiting.
The admin wouldn't even let you use that avatar,it would be too corrupting to the poor users that can't exist without him.He deleted posts with no message, suspends you with no reason given...acts like an ahole who thinks he's God,yet is too immature to take criticism...plus the forum breaks down about every day.

[The Bug]

well..I hope you find this a little less drama filled.

[LI Phil]

i totally agree...except for a bump which has now been totally cleared up, rollie is one of the best admins around...

lurkers however, i'll never understand

[jarcher]

I'm not a lurker, just a voyeur...
do you yahoo. .

[TideGal]

Well I like not being a lurker much better, but sometimes it takes awhile before you feel comfortable enough to jump in. At least for me. Kinda feels like horning in on a private conversation :)

[LI Phil]

not here

post away

[TideGal]

Thanks! Good to Know!

[Stormlover]

Thanks! Good to Know!
Oh God,and I thought this would be an improvement and now I see her,er him...whatever it is on here again as your choice for a picture./headscrat

[TideGal]

Oh God,and I thought this would be an improvement and now I see her,er him...whatever it is on here again as your choice for a picture./headscrat

ahh come on, you knew it was coming :biggrin:

[The Bug]

do you yahoo. .

we all yahoo....




/blink/

[jarcher]

we all yahoo....




/blink/

but do you all voyeur? /aliendanc

[QueenBee01]

HEY! i thought this was for the lurkers!!! well, move out the way. im coming in!! LOL

u guys r too funny not to join in;)

[Cass]

I just like to lurk ok!;-)

[ROLLTIDE]

I just like to lurk ok!;-)


:ban:

[Cass]

you cant ban me rollie sweetie, I set it up so you cant make changes to my account, lol..love you xox

[ROLLTIDE]

you cant ban me rollie sweetie, I set it up so you cant make changes to my account, lol..love you xox

Damnit


Sorry, this user is protected from being altered in the config.php file by the $config['SpecialUsers']['undeletableusers'] variable.

[QueenBee01]

haha he did it for real??

[Cass]

I am here forever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever..well you get the idea..

[QueenBee01]

haha. wow thas kinda scary, lol

[Cass]

I have already been here forever, a few more years wont kill me,,,or am I already dead...

[ROLLTIDE]

I have already been here forever, a few more years wont kill me,,,or am I already dead...

Is that why you don't post anymore ?

[ladybug]

I'm toooo inteligant (sp?) for my age. I use too big of words and it makes me sound like an adult. I HATE that!


This post is priceless. You are too intelligent BUT you can't spell intelligent. Sorry I couldn't resist :wink:

[Ares]

Ok....I surrender... I got pwned

[ladybug]

This was a funny thread. Jeffery was/is a hoot

[Ares]

Jeffie : Last Activity: 01-02-2006 11:58 AM

[ladybug]

Jeffie : Last Activity: 01-02-2006 11:58 AM

Really. Come back Jeffery. You are one funny dude

[ROLLTIDE]

I hear that Jeffery is in jail

[ROLLTIDE]

We need to get the lurkers to start posting

[Southernbelle]

I am too busy lurking.

[Squirrelmonkey]

I am too busy lurking.

is that you I saw peeking in my window?????? /run

[Southernbelle]

is that you I saw peeking in my window?????? /run

I saw the WHOLE thing.

[Squirrelmonkey]

Don't tell anyone O.K.?????

Please? It's Kind of embarrassing......:redface:


not everyone is hung like that

[ROLLTIDE]

Need to bring Jeff Back!!!!

[ROLLTIDE]

Have a great flash back friday

[Squirrelmonkey]

I have had too many flashbacks recently

[ROLLTIDE]

Lol


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk