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General Discussion => WAY Off Topic => Topic started by: nime5ter on February 05, 2013, 12:24:31 PM
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In your native language, what word or phrase do you use to describe a person who regularly reads forum posts and knows what is happening in a particular online community, but doesn't actively post or contribute content to a forum?
(In English we refer to "lurkers" -- that is, they are people who lurk ...)
This question is just idle curiosity, based on a conversation I'm having somewhere else.
Thanks!
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In your native language, what word or phrase do you use to describe a person who regularly reads forum posts and knows what is happening in a particular online community, but doesn't actively post or contribute content to a forum?
(In English we refer to "lurkers" -- that is, they are people who lurk ...)
This question is just idle curiosity, based on a conversation I'm having somewhere else.
Thanks!
Hi nime5ter, how are you?
The only german word that I know for such person is "Trittbrettfahrer". This symbolized a person who jumps always to an already moving train. (The moving train is the forum)
Greetings from
special'K
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In your native language, what word or phrase do you use to describe a person who regularly reads forum posts and knows what is happening in a particular online community, but doesn't actively post or contribute content to a forum?
There is no equivalent of Lurker in Punjabi , but the best way to describe them sarcastically.
Ghar Ghar Buwa Sungdinay.
Direct Translation.
house to house door sniffing. :biglaugh
(https://voxcommando.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm4.staticflickr.com%2F3282%2F3286694000_b7429acc3b_z.jpg&hash=129d8a3981eb775753af919fea1031b7ac50791d)
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Hi nime5ter, how are you?
The only german word that I know for such person is "Trittbrettfahrer". This symbolized a person who jumps always to an already moving train. (The moving train is the forum)
Greetings from
special'K
Hi Kalle,
I'm good, thanks for asking.
Trittbrettfahrer is a new one for me, I can't deny. :biglaugh
Do you think that, as this German Wikipedia article implies, it might be more common to just use the English term, even in German? http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lurker (http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lurker).
That seems to happen fairly often with Internet slang and technie-nerd talk in some languages.
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There is no equivalent of Lurker in Punjabi , but the best way to describe them sarcastically.
Ghar Ghar Buwa Sungdinay.
Direct Translation.
house to house door sniffing. :biglaugh
xtermin8r -- ... thanks for the imagery! ;)
That's an awesome expression. I wish I knew how to pronounce it, because I feel like I need to add it to my vocabulary.
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Hi Kalle,
I'm good, thanks for asking.
Trittbrettfahrer is a new one for me, I can't deny. :biglaugh
Do you think that, as this German Wikipedia article implies, it might be more common to just use the English term, even in German? http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lurker (http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lurker).
That seems to happen fairly often with Internet slang and technie-nerd talk in some languages.
Do you think that, as this German Wikipedia article implies, it might be more common to just use the English term, even in German? http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lurker (http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lurker).
I think it doesn't exist a similar word for Luker in german. It looks like the word LUKER is born in the world wide web.eb ;-)
Upps, I've found some similar terms:
parasite - Parasit, Schmarotzer, Drohne
sponger - Schmarotzer, Nassauer
freeloader - Schmarotzer
scrounger - Schnorrer, Schmarotzer, Nassauer
hanger-on - Anhängsel, Schmarotzer
parasitical worm - Schmarotzer
:biglaugh
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I guess I should stop saying "I'm schmarotzer than you"!
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I guess I should stop saying "I'm schmarotzer than you"!
::banana ::wiggle :biglaugh 8)