lurkthreshold
/ˈlɜːkˌθrɛʃhəʊld/nounVerified NewThe invisible barrier a long-time lurker must cross to post for the first time in a community.
Years of reading build both expertise and debt, and the first post gets drafted like a legal filing. Communities that lower the threshold well gain their best members out of the silence.
Etym. — lurk + threshold — the doorway between reading and belonging.
Rel. — commentwilt · shibbolethsweat
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