donsr:
for Lurkers?...i do not like them... you either want to play, or not.
if you don't have the time to play? you shouldn't lurk
if you have the time to play..RTJ
No offense intended, but do you take
everyone who RTJs? Many games do not. Lurking can be for those who like a (possibly unique) concept but CAN'T play for one reason or another. It's not usually about WANTING to play.
For example, I created a set of gestalt rules for D&D 5e which are now used in multiple games on here. I applied for all of the games, and got into none of them (each had more than two dozen applicants for a game taking 3-6 players). I considered asking to lurk so that I could see how my rules played out, as I don't have a local group to test them out on and so this was going to be my testing grounds. If I don't have access to games playing my rules, I have no idea how good (or bad) the rules are. I don't even know who the players are, to get their feedback. I'm running a game, of course, for part of my testing, but I also wanted to do it from a player's (or non-DM) perspective. Lurking would give me that opportunity.