lurkership

plural lurkerships

1. InternetuncountableThe state or quality of being a lurker.

   I'm going back into lurkership - but I'll probably pop up from time to time, be warned!

   1999 March 16, TragedyTrousers [username], “Re: back home to a new world - the world of modems”, in uk.games.computer.quake2 (Usenet)

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   Sorry, have to come out of my state of lurkership to respond, completely off-topic, and say as far as I know it's actually only America (maybe Canada?) that has a silent 'h' in herbs.

   2000 July 20, Samantha, “Re: Eddings pronounciation^([sic]) guide”, in alt.fan.eddings (Usenet)

   I was just starting emerge from lurkership into this discussion group when it has lately become swamped by this non-controversy.

   2001 April 5, Tom Wallis, “RE: New venue announced for discussions of Akinicity.”, in rec.heraldry (Usenet)

2. InternetcountableThe lurkers who frequent a newsgroup, message board, etc., taken as a group.

   The lurkership has expanded because I've given each of my flying monkies^([sic]) computers!

   2000 May 5, Gilligan, “Re: .asa lurkership expanding”, in alt.sailing.asa (Usenet)

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   This newsgroup might have a higher lurkership than normal because of the theat^([sic]) of harassment from the cult, the general level of flammage and spam, and the controversial nature of the topic.

   1996 December 2, Martin Hunt, “Re: Nobody cares what cult critics think”, in alt.religion.scientology (Usenet)

   I should imagine we have quite a large lurkership, who have subscribed and are desperately waiting for a few meaty threads.

   1997 November 22, Stuart Lavin, “ABRR: Make ABRR Glorious Again”, in alt.books.robert-rankin (Usenet)