Joseph Porta Posted February 11, 2001 Share Posted February 11, 2001 (pops out head from the grass) Aaargh ! (promptly vanishes) ------------------ " Mind, Sir, or I shall take off my belt, and by Thunder my trousers will fall down" -Mr. Hardwood, Blackadder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWinterbottom Posted February 11, 2001 Share Posted February 11, 2001 Ok!Ok! I am coming out of hiding now..sheesh I have been lurking here for 5-6 months since I got my hands on this lovely piece of software. And my reasons for not taking a more active role yet? Well, I must confess that I don't play the game THAT much so I tend to pop in every now and then to read and learn from any posts I find of interest. And btw, I like the XFL...(Flameproof suit ON) Jolly good show! Mr Winterbottom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pzvg Posted February 12, 2001 Share Posted February 12, 2001 What! talk? to you people? why on earth would I want to do that? I have no need of some glorified virtual society to make me feel unacceptable and unwanted, stupid and diminished in value, I have a wife for that Really, mayhaps we have nothing to say? ------------------ Pzvg "Confucious say, it is better to remain silent, and be thought a fool, than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruggie Posted February 12, 2001 Share Posted February 12, 2001 I've been lurking since I got the game last October. It's been a great source of info on tactics and game mechanics and has given me a few good laughs. Don't post much because I don't have much to contribute and 2 cents isn't worth much these days. Oh God, I feel so naked. Look away! I'm hideous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeE Posted February 12, 2001 Share Posted February 12, 2001 "Really, mayhaps we have nothing to say?" Heheh - you think that's a requirement for posting here! LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windopaene Posted February 13, 2001 Share Posted February 13, 2001 I'm a lurker, because I have very little to say. Of course as soon as BTS gets the game BACK IN STOCK and I can actually play something other than the demo.... Then I will have more to say... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelton Posted February 13, 2001 Share Posted February 13, 2001 Ok Mr Hobbes, tell me this, if you are so brave why did you use a different alias to that which you normally use, for your coming out... eh JIVE... As for kicking ass, I do believe I beat you in the last two games we played... ha ha ha ha... Me I'm a lurker, I don't have much to say at present, but I do like to watch... does that make me a voyeur... I have been around since the beginning, and no doubt will be here till the end, because quite frankly this game is the dogs proverbials... That is so long as my wife does not castrate me in the meantime... 'I'm just popping on to check my mail dear, only be five minutes...' [This message has been edited by chelton (edited 02-13-2001).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedbump Posted February 13, 2001 Share Posted February 13, 2001 I have labeled myself as a lurker (although am approaching the "Magic" 30 posts. The truth is I just can't come up with a witty and creative Signature.... Speedbump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueFalcon Posted February 13, 2001 Share Posted February 13, 2001 Been lurking since before CM was released. When you could pre-order the game and get the free poster. Once I got the game I forgot the website, till I decided to give PBEM a try. Now I lurk trying to find new strategies and tactics, learn of problems in the game to avoid (i.e.assaulting HTs) and see if my opponets have posted their favorite tactic/ weapon. But If I see an opportunity I will post. Especially now that the board has become my escape from work. But mainly I lurk. ------------------ Stay Alert!! Stay Alive!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedbump Posted February 13, 2001 Share Posted February 13, 2001 Bump...(sounds of exerted (was going to say heavy, but you can guess the responses) breathing)..."Gotta get 30..." Speedbump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoffel Posted February 13, 2001 Share Posted February 13, 2001 He MikeE just for you.......... This smiley is not in the forums database. If you want it let me know. ------------------ h.s. [This message has been edited by Stoffel (edited 02-13-2001).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_Sniper Posted February 13, 2001 Share Posted February 13, 2001 Hi All I acquired the game a few months ago, and has been mostly stayed in the lurk mode since then. Oh, I posted a few replies, maybe less than half a dozen - I almost split my sides laughing on that Geezertruppen post a while back! - which made me come off the closet. But by and large, I was content trolling these pages for gems of wisdom which helped my gameplay against the AI and my son (via TCP/IP; yes, I am over the hill). I love this forum and try to read it every day if I can (mostly at lunch time at work) and have to suffer occasional snide comments for being a "warfreak" amidst a very politically correct work environment. Nonetheless, the forum is a source of joy and occasional bewilderment (what in the world is the Peng thread all about?); and even the posts in the Peng thread can be very lyrical sometimes. Being a "pro lurker" suits me just fine, as it does not require much effort (barring the snide comments). But I do realize that I have to give something back to the forum in return. It will be a while though. I am just halfway through reading a dozen books on Panzer Commander + German tank encyclopedia + Achtung Panzer + other tomes from Amazon.com, and I don't feel competent enough to cross swords (so to speak) with the heavies in the forum. It suffices at this point that I am very supportive of this forum and BTS, and will do my part to spread the word.(I voted four times to make CM:BO the best strategy game in the recent magazine poll, and asked my son to do same). All of you guys (and Kitty) are wonderful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted February 13, 2001 Share Posted February 13, 2001 What dark sniper said, exactly. Love the game, and am hopelessly addicted to the forum. I wonder, for each regular poster, how many lurkers are there? Mu guess would be a ratio of 15 to 1. Cheers, Murph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Clark Posted February 13, 2001 Share Posted February 13, 2001 Wow! Nice words Dark_Sniper! P.S. - I also have no idea what the Peng thread is all about. SHHHH! Don't tell anyone! [This message has been edited by Mr. Clark (edited 02-13-2001).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badinfo Posted February 13, 2001 Share Posted February 13, 2001 I am a lurker! I have been watching these boards and making the occasional post under one of my two old names that I cant recall the passwords for since the demo came out. Was here for the crashing of the server Just find a lot to read, but very little that seems to require my reply lol. CM is fantasic, truly what all us old SL/ASL players were waiting on, hell its what I was waiting on when I was crawling along the basement floor pushing 1/285 scale tanks playing Tractics hehe. Remember.....we are out there....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcents Posted February 13, 2001 Share Posted February 13, 2001 I slave away on a Level 2 help desk, supporting the assorted morons and debris of today's technological world. The last thing I want to do is type. I hate it. With a passion. If I was coding, that would be different, but instead I'm forced to document the idiotic ramblings of sophmoric users. Lurking is fun...typing, bad. ------------------ The only thing worse than fighting with allies is fighting without them. - Churchill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ales Dvorak Posted February 14, 2001 Share Posted February 14, 2001 HEY Lurkers, Uncle SAM wants you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GillFish Posted February 14, 2001 Share Posted February 14, 2001 Hello, my name is GillFish and am a Lurker. In fact, I'm the worst kind: I've been watching and haven't even registered (gasp!). But I've been watching a long time. (que quavering old man voice) Why I remember when CM was just a bunch of screen shots and quicktime movies and the first Peng thread implosion, and, and, and ..... (voice off) Time to register, thanks for this thread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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