as a real lurker without even an lj-account I´am not able to fill in your poll. but it is so tempting... as nearly everyone else I would have considered my sex-live as less then average but I would have answered the creativity question as more then average even if I never have anything contributed to fandom above lurking. most of the people seem to measure the creative output. for me it has been a question of creative potential. I would have linked the question of output (creative or otherwise) mentally with the question about success.
and concerning the f-list of a lurker: I would define my (potential) f-list by three components (I´m reading ljs since 3 years): 1. the journals I read because of their contributions to fannish and other (AND ist the important word) discussions and Metadiscussions. There are some I frequent regularly and there are some (like yours) that I stumble across always again, drawn by the themes in links and recs. These are the ljs which contribute to some discussions I have in RL and which I cite to friends and which are intellectual stimulating for me and give me the feeling: there are some people out there whom I would like to know and discuss things with them. 2. the journals I read because of the fic - these are in most cases - not the same people as in 1. Sometimes I´m curious and spy a bit on the author, sometimes not. These people seem "more far away" for me but I can be emotionally very attached to the fic. 3. the journals I started to read when I first discovered fandom and lj. these are like "former schoolmates", once in a while I have to look at them, to know how people are doing. For all 3 types of ljs I construct a strong concept about the personality of the person. I remember the comments, these people leave wherever. I seldom feel as a lurker mostly I feel as a part of fandom and forget about the "non-contributing-aspect".
lurker and other things
and concerning the f-list of a lurker: I would define my (potential) f-list by three components (I´m reading ljs since 3 years):
1. the journals I read because of their contributions to fannish and other (AND ist the important word) discussions and Metadiscussions. There are some I frequent regularly and there are some (like yours) that I stumble across always again, drawn by the themes in links and recs. These are the ljs which contribute to some discussions I have in RL and which I cite to friends and which are intellectual stimulating for me and give me the feeling: there are some people out there whom I would like to know and discuss things with them.
2. the journals I read because of the fic - these are in most cases - not the same people as in 1. Sometimes I´m curious and spy a bit on the author, sometimes not. These people seem "more far away" for me but I can be emotionally very attached to the fic.
3. the journals I started to read when I first discovered fandom and lj. these are like "former schoolmates", once in a while I have to look at them, to know how people are doing.
For all 3 types of ljs I construct a strong concept about the personality of the person. I remember the comments, these people leave wherever. I seldom feel as a lurker mostly I feel as a part of fandom and forget about the "non-contributing-aspect".