Delurker Day 2005

Yesterday was Delurker Day 2005, and I missed it.

But it’s such a great idea that I have to write about it. The concept comes from Chris at Creek Running North, and was picked up by Agitprop and Lauren.

Here is Chris’ description of the day:

Like all of the bloggers above, I’m interested in knowing more about people who visit the site, but don’t comment.

I suspect that many lurkers are relatively new to the medium, and perhaps don’t know how much comments mean to bloggers. To a blogger, a comment is like a tip — it shows that what has been written is provocative or intriguing enough to elicit a response. For most of us, that interaction with our readers is what makes blogging worthwhile (it certainly isn’t the pay).

And it’s also the main way in which visitors to the site build community among themselves; such community-building is one of the best things that blogs can offer.

So, if you are a lurker, please delurk for a moment, and tell me something about yourself, or about how you feel about the site (or about blogs in general, or about anything). Please don’t be shy; I’d love to hear from you. If you’re worried about privacy, you can comment without providing a real name or email address (just make one up, like nospam@spam.com).

And to all the people who regularly take time out of their day to read this site and comment on my posts: Thank you.