I "lurked" for a while because I felt intimidated by everyone's vastly superior intellect. But they were all too eager to show me the ropes in my newbie thread "ROFL and LMAO. What do these mean?"

I think lurkers have a bad image solely due to the name. To lurk, as well as mean to lie in wait. Can also mean both to; lie in ambush, and to behave in a sneaky and secretive manner. Yes, it's not a particularly nice name. Maybe if someone changed the name "lurkers" to "readers", they wouldn't get this negative image.
Quote Originally Posted by Quina
I don't lurk. It's best to just get in and get out. You break a lot less hearts that way.
I love Mr Quina's posts, they're just soo ambiguous.