RE: [Harp-L] re: lurkers

[Jim Peters <jfp2455@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello Fellow Harp-L members,

I will confess to having been a "lurker" for at least the past two years. I have corresponded
in response to a few emails, however for the most part am here to listen and learn.

I have received valuable information from this forum, and hope it is available for my
harp education for years to come.

There is no shame in lurking, I'm here to learn from the masters of the instrument, and those
with much more experience than I. As I gain in my harp skills and knowledge, I hope to move
out of my comfort zone and participate more freely in the give and take of this forum.

My thanks to those who actively share your knowledge through the Harp-L list. We often
never know, who's life we have impacted, for the better.


                                                                                                             Jim

> From: shermfam@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] re: lurkers
> Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2014 07:10:35 -0700
> To: robert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> CC: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
> 
> I guess I'm a lurker too but I get so much out of reading the posts and replies.  Often there are about which I've wondered but didn't quite know how to formulate a question.  So, thanks to all.
> 
> 
> Kathy
> 
> > On May 31, 2014, at 15:10, Robert Hale <robert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > 
> > I invite all lurkers to jump in and enjoy this wonderful forum.
> > 
> > My experience on Internet forums and email lists has been very successful.
> > I rarely see anything that looks like a poke, and I hope none of my posts
> > have sounded like one. (Religious and political forums excepted)
> > 
> > Thicker skin is probably a good idea. Also, gently kindly questioning off
> > list to the person you think you have received a Barb from.
> > 
> > Many times the writer will admit to having flown off the handle.
> > 
> > I think we are a micro-model for international diplomacy. (Whoops,
> > META ALERT).
> > 
> > One social skill is probably writing "I think" rather than an absolute "it
> > is."
> > 
> > I don't think there is necessarily a life span for an Internet group, even
> > with evidence of some closing.
> > 
> > Robert Hale
> > Mesa, Arizona
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > -- 
> > Robert Hale
>