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First, True Lurkers didn't respond on- or off-list. :)
Second, there are surely plenty of articles on the web or groups.google re:
the sociological "facts" as it were re: participants in a forum. Not really
different from "live" large-group social interaction. This stuff is worth
digging up and reading about IF you're really interested in it. However,
there is little effective "intervention" because lurkers are happy to lurk.
Third, I usually respond off-list, contrary to the assumption that an
on-list response is "better" but in line with the old newsgroup rule (not a
troll not a troll not a troll) that held you SHOULD respond off-list and let
the original poster summarize usefull responses ... thus saving bandwidth
me-too, me-too, insults, etc.
Fourth, me-too, what he said, she said, he said, he said, they said, etc.
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