Being generic and commenting lots of threads...

[Gutterslut]

So having a picture thread, you hear a lot of the same comments....
"sexy/hot/gorgeous pictures"
etc..
and I TOTALLY appreciate all of them, but I feel so generic saying "thank you hun" every single time. Is there some way of not being so generic?
Or is it weird to just strike up a random conversation to each person?

I'm a very friendly/lovable person, and I just dont want to come across as a weirdo or something. Though being a weirdo does have its perks, I suppose aha.

AND...
Does it bother anyone else, recieving comments on your thread from someone you see commenting on every single other thread, saying the same exact thing to you as they have said to them?

I was chatting with another member about that, and they said they didn't like that. But I really dont mind. I've never commented lots of other threads, out of fear I would seem generic or whatever, but I've come to the point where I realize all of us in the Amateur picture thread are here for the same reason. To look at pictures, or to share pictures. Or both. So I should just start commenting when I want to

Just looking for insight
Sorry for blabbing. I'm hyper.
ps: happy new year!!!!!!!

<3 kandice

 

[Hocky9377]

Youre not being generic by saying that to every compliment. Youre just thanking them for their kind words, and theres nothing wrong with that. By saying "thank you" to someone who posts on your thread, youre showing that you are paying attention and not ignoring anyone. That counts to a lot of people.

I think people put the same comments on different threads because that is how they feel about the pictures they have seen. There are only so many words to describe certain feelings, right? So you are going to have some repeat comments. It shouldnt matter how many people they said it to as long as they say that about you and your pics.

Just my little two cents.

 

[Gutterslut]

Youre not being generic by saying that to every compliment. Youre just thanking them for their kind words, and theres nothing wrong with that. By saying "thank you" to someone who posts on your thread, youre showing that you are paying attention and not ignoring anyone. That counts to a lot of people.

I think people put the same comments on different threads because that is how they feel about the pictures they have seen. There are only so many words to describe certain feelings, right? So you are going to have some repeat comments. It shouldnt matter how many people they said it to as long as they say that about you and your pics.

Just my little two cents.

Thanks for your thoughts! It definitely makes me feel less stupid, haha.

And I do agree, there are only so many words to use, I guess I never really thought of it that way.

Or maybe I'm just overly paranoid?



Happy new year!

<3

 

[Hocky9377]

Thanks for your thoughts! It definitely makes me feel less stupid, haha.

And I do agree, there are only so many words to use, I guess I never really thought of it that way.

Or maybe I'm just overly paranoid?



Happy new year!

<3

Youre welcome. Glad I could help.

I dont think most people think of it in that way, that there are only so many words to describe things. I know I have commented on a few threads, and have said the same things, but I dont have a dictionary in front of me to find different words that have the same meanings. So I go with the ones I know.

Youre not being paranoid, just curious about things that others have said they dont like. No big deal.

And Happy New Year to you, too.

 

[MsTexas]

When I comment on a thread I try to be original but sometimes I find it hard cause there are so many good looking men around here, that I do find myself stating the same things over but I don't care ... its the way the person's pics strike me and how they carry on in their thread.

I post in some threads that are generic but got bitched out cause I didn't comment on the other pics that were being posted, which I don't feel that I need to. If you open a generic thread why should you have to comment on every pic that is in there? If I post and people comment on mine, I will certainly tell them thank you and move on.

Hmmm ... that sounded like another rant, sorry lol

 

[monique1971]

I used to sometimes not respond to short "Great pics hun" comments, and I strongly regret this now. If I ever did another picture thread, I would respond to every comment, even if only to say "Thank you."

That said, I do think that some people post on nearly every thread of every girl here because they somehow feel responsible for not letting anyone down. If the only reason you post on my thread is because you feel sorry for me and want to "encourage" me, please don't bother.

 

[justme7]

Personally, by and large I just post on the threads of those whose pics I find especially hot. I'll admit that sometimes my posts don't give a lot of detail about what I like other than saying they're hot and thanks for posting. I've found in some instances, anything I'd want to say as a compliment has already been posted by someone else (perhaps quite a few people even) and it just seems repetitive. I also seem to go through phases- sometimes I'll post a lot here and on quite a few threads, and then there are a few days where I'll seem to get bored with Lit and come to check pm's and some of my subscribed threads and that's it- I probably won't post at all.

I can see where responding to EVERY post would get monotanous- especially on a thread with as many admirers/posters as yours GS. I know you also get a ton of pm's and it's probably easy to feel buried underneath those at times. I don't think many- if any- of us guys around here every have to worry about those kinds of things...

but that's just my 2 cents...

 

[Blue_Sky_]

I used to sometimes not respond to short "Great pics hun" comments, and I strongly regret this now. If I ever did another picture thread, I would respond to every comment, even if only to say "Thank you."

That said, I do think that some people post on nearly every thread of every girl here because they somehow feel responsible for not letting anyone down. If the only reason you post on my thread is because you feel sorry for me and want to "encourage" me, please don't bother.

I imagine that people who post generic, cut-and-paste lines on every thread are simply trolling. They're like the guys who check out every change pocket in a line of pay phones hoping to get a quarter. They’re just noise.

You seem to imply that some people post out of pity. I would doubt anyone makes the effort to do this, even if they just cut-and-paste.

Now encouragement, that's different. My hunch is that those posters mean to be complimentary, but don't take the time or have the skills to say something specific or articulate. I mean, we are talking about aroused guys here. We have enough trouble saying something coherent when we have all our cognitive faculties.

I don't mean to apologize for posts with generic compliments. But I wouldn't take them as negative feedback, either.

 

[monique1971]

You seem to imply that some people post out of pity. I would doubt anyone makes the effort to do this, even if they just cut-and-paste.

I think you'd be amazed at how peculiarly altruistic some people on this site are.

I take the point, though, that comments seeming to lack imagination, e.g. "Sexy pics, thanks for posting!" still can often be sincerely meant. I know that I've posted an unimaginative comment or two in my time!

 

[ROM]

So having a picture thread, you hear a lot of the same comments....
"sexy/hot/gorgeous pictures"
etc..
and I TOTALLY appreciate all of them, but I feel so generic saying "thank you hun" every single time. Is there some way of not being so generic?
Or is it weird to just strike up a random conversation to each person?

Don't say it to each one in particular...
My suggestion is that you keep a running track of how many generic "Thanks for showing me your naughty bits" kind of posts you get, and every so-many (10, 20, 50, whatever) just give a blanket "Thank you for all the compliments".

But that's just my suggestion - what do I know?

I find that it's much easier to say something original when the author of the thread gives me something to work with. If it's just a thread that goes "Here's my tits", then there's not much I can say beyond "Hey, nice tits!" If you want funny, then be funny and others will follow suit. If you want sweet, be sweet. If you want trashy, be trashy..

Oh...and.... Hey, nice tits! (*shrug* sorry, I don't do trashy that well)

...though if it makes you feel any better, I mean that in a "I'd like to see my cock between them" kind of way

 

[shyblacktoy]

There's only so many ways that you can say "thank you" so I think you can be forgiven for sounding generic. It can be more fun to reply to questions or flirty comments but I appreciate anyone taking the time to post something encouraging. If I make a comment on someone's thread and they don't acknowledge me with even a short generic comment, I just take that as their way of saying they'd rather I didn't look at their thread again

AND...
I don't mind if people say the same thing to me as they've said to other people. Nothing wrong in finding 10 different people sexy - it's not as though a picture comment is a marriage proposal!

 

[Ekserb]

Why not just let the "Great pictures! Post more!" comments build up for a day, then post a nice big "Thank you!" for all to see. Don't quote any one person when you do this, and then wait for the "Who are you thanking?" posts to pile up. Finally, post "You!" again with no quoted message. Hahah. This could on for a few days.

 

[monique1971]

I posted a few blanket "thank you to all who recently commented" posts when I had a thread. I honestly didn't mean to be dismissive. I truly meant my thanks sincerely, but I can seem how it came across as a bit inconsiderate.

Someone recently told me privately that this lack of personal thanks was a real problem in my late thread; I didn't make people feel "welcome." The same person told me that the reason why some women have such popular threads is because they take the time to thank everyone who posts personally. Color me cynical, but I don't think that is the MAIN reason why! I'm pretty sure guys will always be drawn to an attractive woman here regardless of her personality. After all, as the other poster noted, it's not like we're talking about marriage here. You're not planning to cohabit with the poster, just hang out in her thread. Why not stick around for the hot body and/or face, even if you think she's a bit of a pill?

But no one would want to come right out and say that, for fearing of seeming shallow.

 

[ShyNymph]

I've done both methods. I've done the generic "thank-you" posts and I've also done the individual thank-you's. Lately I have been striving to give individual thank-you's because not only is it more polite and encouraging for them to come back and visit, but because when I myself post in a thread I like a response as well, even if it is just a thank-you just to know that I was seen.

However I have the tendency to go into lurker-mode and will neglect my thread for a while, and then it seems like a sort of spamming of my own thread to go back and reply to backed-up posts. It's a conundrum I'm still sorting out. But if I'm actively posting, I try to respond to everyone and if I can't think of anything clever to say, I will just say "thank-you."

But don't get me started on the generic cut-and-paste PM's.

~ShyNymph

 

[monique1971]

But don't get me started on the generic cut-and-paste PM's.

~ShyNymph

Oh, c'mon, why not get started on those?

 

[bearlee]

Great thread

Thank you hun

 

[ShyNymph]

Oh, c'mon, why not get started on those?

Because that would be cause for a completely new thread!

I actually called someone out on a cut-and-paste PM, sent me the exact same PM about three days apart. When I called him on it and asked if he always sends the same thing to everybody, his reply: only to the ones that make me hot like you. Then I threw up a little and deleted. Some people just don't get it.

~ShyNymph

 

[george55]

Thank you hun