lurker
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lurker
slang A person who peruses or frequents an online community, such as a forum, message board, or comment section, without leaving a comment or post of one's own. I've been a lurker on this site since the early 2000s, but recently I've felt motivated to contribute some of my own writing. There are a vocal minority on here who will shout down dissenting opinions, but I think most of the lurkers on our site are actually pretty tolerant and reasonable.
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lurker
n. someone who reads the messages in an Internet new group without out responding or participating. (Sometimes considered derogatory.) These lurkers read everything but never contribute.
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