Posted by Robert Hill on November 06, 2006 at 01:49:06 from 195.92.168.168 user eclrh.
In Reply to: Re: Strange Mystery--off-subject-sorry! posted by PeterH on November 05, 2006 at 21:20:58:
The usual term on the Internet for reading a site without posting is 'lurking'. I don't think lurking necessarily indicates any lack of courtesy or courage. Indeed, it used to be considered a rule of netiquette that one should spend a reasonable period lurking on a site before first posting.