Greetings all,

I lurk and perch and UPO as well - and I occasionally post.  What I do that
you don't see, is to forward emails and websites that I think will be of
particular interest to the South Dakota adult ed ESL teachers on the small
listserv that I manage.  I bet a lot of us do that, in one way or another.
So rest assured, the information that gets churned up and disseminated in
these big mammoth listservs goes out even further than you might think.  I
have mostly lurkers on my SD listserv, but every now and then someone
comments on what a timely or interesting or useful tidbit I sent their way.


And I apologize for being so late contributing to this discussion - that's
definitely the O part of UPO.


On 5/22/07, Holly Dilatush-Guthrie <Holly.Dilatush-Guthrie at ccs.k12.va.us>
wrote:

>

> 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."

>

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