I think you are correct about there being many more of us out there, that we dont know about...lets not forget all the lurkers...I know, that for each one of us that posts at FR, there are many more that lurk and never post...
There is no way of knowing their numbers, but I feel their numbers are large...so when we post, we should post, not just for the jousting and such that goes on various threads, but also we are posting for the lurkers, who for whatever reason, do not post, but do indeed lurk and learn...
What an amazing point of view, thank you. It made waking up in the middle the night worth while. :)
There had been times that I have posted articles that well are not generally acceptable on Free Republic but the reason I posted them was to generate discussion and the hope if just one person does a search and pulls up the thread that they might learn something and help them to make informed decisions. If this were to happen at least once it is so worth all the threads I have posted.
I have no doubt the lurker's number's are high. I also have a feeling that some are shy and worried about discourse that might end up ruffle feather's and just do not want to go there.
I bet the number of hits to FR far exceeds the actual membership.
So, in closing, it is always a good idea that in posting that you consider who the reader's might be and the impact just one thread can make to folks all over the world.
Again, thanks for your delightful comment!
Along those lines, I ran across this a few days ago written whimsically by another FReeper:
"Post as if you are talking to the thousands that will read you, not one numbskull." :-)
Pretty funny .......... and true.
;-)