Dunno if it's too early for me to have a say in such matters, but I'll just tip-toe in here, I guess.
From what I know of this forum, it seems heavily relient on member interaction and donation (as are most forums).
Sure, lurking may be great on certain imageboards, but they don't have to worry about user donation when they get money for advertising on their site.
Personally, I didn't lurk when I got here. I found these forums, and with a cry of "AWESOME!" I was a member.
If too many people lurk, the forums risk getting stale and we all lose out. The automated deletion message seems to be a way of saying "You know you're allowed to talk here, right?".
Anyway, this is an Animorphs forum (for the most part). If you've read any of the books or anything by K.A., you've already got common ground to talk about. And even then there's the general discussion board.
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