Lurkers!

[Jeff_AZ]

OMG you making this reference makes me love you all the more! (Geez, it really is like that. )

[LZurg]

This is for @OBNurseNH’s reply too! And some MLP for @ScottFL just because!

[SirGreggLadyV]

@OBNurseNH

does anyone remember faceless Jason?

Oh, yes. You can definitely recognize him on the forums. It has been a while since I’ve seen him.

[janamelia]

@OBNurseNH

remember faceless Jason? @Heidelj where are you and your monstrosity anymore???

Yes

I miss him even tho I don’t think a plain olive green circle was in that last mishmash.

[janamelia]

@LZurg

just realized this is the internet equivalent of the teen rom-com makeover sequence where I’ve taken down my hair and replaced glasses for contacts and now I’m suddenly hot

I’m definitely keeping the olive green circle with the J.

[ScottFL]

@LZurg

teen rom-com makeover sequence where I’ve taken down my hair and replaced glasses for contacts and now I’m suddenly hot!

[emcglone]

@WakandaForever

I’ve spent all day thinking about what to plan next and wishing there were threads for planning to go everywhere! And a thread to help me decide which place to choose and when to go. Too many choices. It’s a big world. So far all I have is a top 10 list.

Start one!!
(I haven’t read any further. Maybe you did already)

I’d be a regular in that thread.

[janamelia]

@WakandaForever

all day thinking about what to plan next and wishing there were threads for planning to go everywhere! And a thread to help me decide which place to choose and when to go

So this stems from paper maps when that was what there was.
Pinpoint your location. Dot, circle, star.

Draw a circle. Use a compass, string and pencil, appropriately sized round thing (cup, bucket, etc)
Day trip - maybe your circle is 60 to 90 miles from center (dot, star, etc) to edge.
Weekend trip - maybe your circle is 200 to 300 miles.
Week - now we’re talkin! Maybe your circle is 500 to 1000 miles and your home dot is on the edge of the circle!

Where to go? Look inside your circles to see what’s there which meshes with what y’all are currently interested in. Maybe it’s waterfalls and there are a cluster of them within one area 75 miles from your home. Weekend adventure!

Maybe it’s vacation time and DS is suddenly into sand dunes. One of your biggest circles has 2 state parks (inland) and a national seashore within the circle, if you overnight in two different areas.

Or maybe it’s museums, historical stuff, skiing.

It just cracks me up the dino tracks, waterfalls, and sand dunes we’ve been to for kids who grew up to no real interest now. But we have memories - some awfully funny.

[motherofdaughtersthree]

@janamelia

So this stems from paper maps when that was what there was.
Pinpoint your location. Dot, circle, star.

Draw a circle. Use a compass,

I really like this idea. I do like maps in general, though

[OBNurseNH]

circle circle dot dot now you got a cooties shot

[WakandaForever]

Do you remember the old paper trip-tiks from AAA? I used to create those in addition to the digital ones back in my 20s as my day job counterpart to bartending. So many travel possibilities! I loved maps after working there. Still do.

[NoBellePrizeWinner]

Holy cow, I leave for a few days and come back to 100s of comments. Let’s see what we have here…

@davej

you are one of the good ones

Not sure about this, but definitely agree with this:

@davej

Though there are a lot of good ones in the Liner crew

@ThorKat

I just go ahead and comment anyway. Like this, 8 hours later!

Or like this, 2+ days later?!?

@MamaMousse

Hello there!

Howdy! So glad you’re here!

@eightyeightkeys

As cheesy at it sounds, following this forum does bring me doses of joy throughout each day

This forum was a big reason I didn’t go insane during our family’s medical crisis in 2018. Have stuck around ever since. I hope all of you do too. Lurker or not.

@ThorKat

I was welcomed by every single one of them

I think this is what sets this place apart. How welcoming the “active talkers” are. Of course, there is lots of snark and sarcasm as well, but I think its usually pretty clear that this is for fun and just part of the friendly nature of the community.

@ThorKat

I only came out of lurking in 2021.

This statement made me laugh, it would be so odd without any context. Thanks for that one.

@ParkRanger

Everyone here before me is one of the Founding Mothers and Fathers

There are multiple “generations” of Liner Mothers and Fathers. I got on in 2018 and I still feel like a noob.

@ParkRanger

I wonder how many “active posters” there are

Can’t get active posters very easily (writing some kind of web “bot” could do it), but it would be easy to track these site stats every day. After a while you’d get a pretty robust number for active daily users. I wonder how often the stats are recalculated. If the “Last 24 hours” is more-or-less live data, it would be interesting to track it hourly somehow and see a time plot of activity. I’m such a nerd…

@ParkRanger

Actually I never really lurked. I started by asking a bunch of annoying practical WDW questions, and gradually got sucked into all the rest of … whatever it is we spend so much time on here

I have the same origin story!

@LTinNC82

blurple circle with a basic L in it

I love it. Don’t change it.

@Jeff_AZ

For a while my claim to fame was that I came up with the Barf Bag Rating Scale™

Good times. Your fame has grown to include many diverse aspects at this point. Keep it up dude!

@Sunshiney_Disney_Momma

Wait, really

I think you should edit your quote to the [redacted] version.

@DumboRunner

I guess I’m now a lurker

So good to hear from you! Glad you are still here!

@ScottFL

@Shmebulock

took a screenshot with my avatar and posted it on a group WhatsApp chat

No. Not creepy at all

Yeah that’s what I was thinking.

@heathernoel

things can ebb and flow, but you can always pick up where you left off. And in the meantime follow when you can and like things a few days behind!

Yes!

!!! LURKER AWARD !!!

@Tnamaybee gets the award for Lurkiest Liner for 8 YEARS OF LURKING!

ETA - I know this doesn’t consider comments, so probably not 8 years of lurking, but whatever. Can we get @Randall1028 to make a Lurker achievement for @Tnamaybee?

[NoBellePrizeWinner]

Ok, now that I’ve spent waaay too long catching up in this thread, I really need to get some work done. Happy Monday everyone…

[SirGreggLadyV]

I had one created in 2020 to take highways from SC to WDW without going on the interstate. We ended up not using it. It made the trip take a lot longer and Gregg wasn’t feeling well.

[NoBellePrizeWinner]

@eeeevah

Anyway, cheers to you and your ability to bring out the lurkers!

Cheers!

[LZurg]

I would still get them in the 2010-2014ish time frame (and previously), but then specifically because the kids liked something tangible and flipping the pages when we drove far enough to finish one. I didn’t like when they changed the size from the longer/skinnier version to the version that’s basically a regular sized sheet of paper folded in half…it just felt wrong somehow!

[Randall1028]

@NoBellePrizeWinner

Can we get @Randall1028 to make a Lurker achievement for @Tnamaybee?

I’ll have to think of something… not really sure how to depict it without it looking creepy off the top of my head.

[Tnamaybee]

@NoBellePrizeWinner

@Tnamaybee gets the award for Lurkiest Liner for 8 YEARS OF LURKING!

Oof, I did not know it showed how long it has been since my last post. Even with comments it has probably been about that long…

Haha, guess I will see everyone again in another 8 years!

[ParkRanger]

Cats can have a lurkish quality without necessarily being creepy.

[Randall1028]

@ParkRanger

Cats can have a lurkish quality without necessarily being creepy

You just want cat pictures. You ain’t foolin’ me!!