Hello all
I've spent intermittent considerable time trying to coin a new
expression/term for lurkers --
how about an acronym -- UPO  (Unseen Participants, Overwhelmed?) 

UPOs  makes me smile

lurker  does not

thoughts? other ideas?  [Leecy's "perched" made me smile, too -- but
somehow poised/perched connotes non-involvement (not "flying" away with
the insights gleaned) -- and as others have indicated, unseen does not
necessarily mean not participating...]

and I'll likely be UPO for the remainder of this week!
Holly


"No matter what our attempts to inform, it is our ability to inspire that will turn the tides."
Holly Dilatush
ESL distance learning, Dialogue Cafe, Volunteer coordinator
Charlottesville City Schools Adult Learning Center
1000 Preston Ave., Suite D
Charlottesville  VA  22903
(434) 245.2815 office
(434) 960.7177 cell/mobile
http://theHsmile.org  ['home' to several Moodle CMS (course management systems/virtual classrooms)]
http://www.Charlottesville-ESL.org 
"Live with intention. Share inside~out smiles, inspire hope, seek awe and nurture in nature."