lurker

n. someone who reads the messages in an Internet new group without out responding or participating. (Sometimes considered derogatory.) These lurkers read everything but never contribute.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Merari	-	Biblical
Isla	IE-lə	Scottish
Charlotte	['ʃa:lət]
PÁDraig	PAW-drig, PAW-rig	Irish
A&Eth;AlbjÖRg	-	Icelandic, Ancient Scandinavian
Naoki	nah-o-kee	Japanese