Question for the board..

[freakygirl]

When you read a thread and have an answer, do you just hit the "reply" button.. type away and hit submit? Or do you finish reading the thread to make sure someone hasn't already answered the question or made the same comment you are about to make?


I read the whole thread usually. Unless it's like 80 pages long then I just close it and forget about it. If someone has already said what I was going to say.. I don't post the same advice again. I might add to it, if I can.

 

[amelia]

i usually read the whole thing..or atleast scan it..unless it's a personal opinion thing...

 

[Siren]

 

[Azwed]

Ahh depends.

Sometimes I will put a quallifer in front of my post saying I have not read the whole thread yet.

For some subjects I will go through a long thread and reply to any post that I see that gets me going.

 

[PacificBlue]

I try to read the whole thread before posting a question or posting a response. Sometimes that endevor takes several days and it depends on how I feel about the subject.

 

[patient1]

My approach is similar to yours, but by the time I reply, proofread & submit, people with faster fingers & internet service like you can still make me look stupid.

 

[deliciously_naughty]

Depends on the length of the thread...I will confess that when it's over 4 pages either I don't comment or I just read the first few and the most recent posts.

 

[freakygirl]

My approach is similar to yours, but by the time I reply, proofread & submit, people with faster fingers & internet service like you can still make me look stupid.

that happens to me too..

and you aren't stupid

 

[sigh]

I try to read the whole thing first. Call me anal.

 

[Wiggles]

I've been reading the first post, if it interests me I'll click Reply, then read the posts w/out av's and such to mess up the words.

If I'm feeling extremely lazy, or the topic just isn't interesting/ personal enough, to read everyone elses posts I'll add a little 'I don't know if anyone else has said this but I just wanted to quickly add...' thingie.

 

[PumpkinSmasher]

I read the one liners and skip everything else.

 

[april-wine]

I try to read the whole thing first. Call me anal.

Hmmmmmm I am so trying to be good here...........

 

[Sillyman]

I read the whole thing first. I want my comments to have maximum impact.

 

[patient1]

Look at that- I responded as soon as I saw the thread, yet I'm 5th of 5 replies posted at 12:05

 

[Cheyenne]

Depends on the thread and how much time I have. For personal opinions, I may not read the whole thread before posting. For someone asking a quesiton, I probably will try to read the posts so I know if my answer is already there.

 

[Never]

Depends on the thread and how much time I have. For personal opinions, I may not read the whole thread before posting. For someone asking a quesiton, I probably will try to read the posts so I know if my answer is already there.

 

[bluntforcemama]

I like to not look before I leap.

 

[sigh]

Hmmmmmm I am so trying to be good here...........

Why start now?

 

[freakygirl]

Depends on the thread and how much time I have. For personal opinions, I may not read the whole thread before posting. For someone asking a quesiton, I probably will try to read the posts so I know if my answer is already there.

smartass

 

[Never]

Better than a dumbass.

 

[Nomad4112000]

I try to read it thats why my posting is so low. I don't read very fast that and I'm Narcazzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

 

[PhxPlay4n6]

Depends on the thread, but usually I'll browse it first...

 

[freakygirl]

Better than a dumbass.

true

 

[rubymyst]

I try to read the whole thing first. Call me anal.

...but not retentive